Chapter 109: Hobby no Mi's Devil Fruit Quest Plan

New World, Fortis Kingdom, Urban Area.

"Rayleigh also wants to come along?" asked Ars, raising his brow.

Hashirama nodded, "He told me he wanted to come along. At the same time, he said he wanted to show off his high-level Haki mastery ability to Whitebeard. That old man has a childish attitude"

"You say such things, but you also have the same attitude, Hashirama" Rin said without turning her attention to the document she was holding.

Hashirama shrugged his shoulders casually then said, "Ars, at present the Dressrosa Kingdom has been destroyed. Supposedly the owner of the devil fruit that existed in the Dressrosa Kingdom has died and the devil fruit eaten by those users has returned to being an ordinary fruit that must be found, right?"

"Sure" Ars nodded, "That is his nature"

"Well, then. Are we going to make a move?" Hashirama asked seriously, "Especially regarding the devil fruit that Sugar ate. I myself don't pay much attention to the devil fruit that the Donquixote pirates eat. However, for this one devil fruit… We can't let it go"

"Can't let it go?" Rin was quite interested in this conversation and immediately raised her head, "What devil fruit did Sugar eat?"

"Hobi-Hobi no Mi"

"What ?!"

Even though Rin is a person who has just come to this world. However, Rin had read a literacy book about devil fruit. This also made Rin very surprised when she heard the name of the devil fruit that Sugar ate. Rin knows how dangerous this devil fruit can be if it is owned by the wrong person.

"Ars! We can't let this devil fruit be held by someone else " Rin immediately said seriously, "We have to get this devil fruit and seal it. This devil fruit is very dangerous."

"I know" Ars nodded then said, "Wait a minute. I want to try to communicate with Elie"

"Elie, how much does it cost to be able to get information about the current location of the Hobi-Hobi no Mi devil fruit?" Ars asked calmly.

[You only need to spend 100,000 points to get the information, Ars]

"100,000 points? Cheap enough?" Ask Ars

[In contrast to the information regarding ancient weapons. Devil fruit itself is quite common and information about its location is cheap. Each devil fruit has an information price of 100,000 points. It doesn't matter what kind. The price is the same ]

"I see" Ars nodded, "Well, I want to buy this information. Cut my current points"

[The Hobi-Hobi no Mi devil fruit has now returned to the world after the previous eater, Sugar, had died. This devil fruit is currently located on Cocomi Island East Blue. The specific location is in the forest behind Cocoyashi Village]

"Cocoyashi Village? It's quite a surprising location…" Ars muttered.

"Have you got the location, Ars?" Rin asked quickly.

Ars nodded then sighed "We were lucky"

"Lucky?" Rin and Hashirama asked while raising their brows.

"Yes. The location of the Hobi-Hobi no Mi devil fruit is located in East Blue, more precisely on Cocomi Island. This devil fruit is located in the forest behind Cocoyashi Village"

"Well, we've got it! Then, Hashirama, you go and get the item" Rin said excitedly.

"Do not!" Ars said firmly "Don't go for now"

"Why? Why can't you go?" Rin frowned, "Isn't it with us leaving now that the devil fruit will fall into our hands? That is a good thing"

"I agree with this Rin" Hashirama suddenly said, "Ars doesn't want me to go there. He considered my presence."

"Your presence?" Rin asked with a raised brow.

"I almost always appear in public as someone from the Fortis Kingdom's battle division. This is a very dangerous thing for us. If I always appeared, both the World Government and various parties would be aware that our current kingdom is not occupied by warriors. It was an anticipation that Ars didn't want." Hashirama said calmly.

"That's right, Rin" Ars nodded, "I didn't ask Hashirama to leave because of this. It was almost always Hashirama who appeared in public and that would be very dangerous for us. Even though we are currently still receiving protection from the fog that surrounds our kingdom. Even so, what about the kingdoms that we build cooperative relations with ? If the World Government finds out about our current status, they will carry out a full-fledged attack against the kingdom we currently have a cooperative relationship with."

"...." Rin was silent for a moment and felt that the reason Hashirama and Ars gave was true, "But... Are we going to let the devil fruit stay there? What if the World Government gets it? It will only harm us too."

"Don't worry, Rin" Ars said with a smile then patted his head gently, "The location of the devil fruit itself is quite hidden. Besides that, I definitely wo n't let that devil fruit fall into the hands of the World Government. We just need to wait a little longer."

"Wait a little longer?" Rin asked with a slightly red face because Ars's hand was currently on his head.

"We just need to wait for Ulqiorra or whoever Ars will summon later" Hashirama suddenly said, "At least, this task will be done by someone other than myself but he is in the battle division"

"Then, Ares. Why don't you summon someone with a weaker level of power than Hashirama? For example, Minato and others? How many points do you currently have?" Rin asked again.

"Right now I have 13.9 million points. The number of points required to summon Minato is 70 million points" Ars said calmly, "Compared to summoning Minato. I want to summon Ulqiorra"

"Why Ulqiorra? Is there a good reason you want to summon him?" Rin asked back strangely.

Ars immediately lowered his hand back from above Rin's head which made Rin frown a little but he didn't show it. Hashirama was also quite interested in the reason why Ars wanted to prioritize Ulqiorra over the others.

"Ulqiorra is a unique person"

"Unique?" Rin and Hashirama asked while raising their brows.

"Even though Ulqiorra's own level of power is weaker than Hashirama's. However, that was when these two were summoned for the first time. It would be very different if in the case Ulqiorra had started her training such as practicing Haki abilities and the like" Ars paused and continued, "Hashirama, you need a few days to master Haki skills, right? Especially the ability of Observation Haki which takes quite a long time. It's about a week or two or so for you to be able to use it."

Hashirama nodded, "Yes."

"Well, let's just say, you who can master Haki within 1 month can already be said to be a very genius or a monster" Ars paused and continued, "What about the case of someone who can master that ability in a very short time? A day or two of training?"

"...." Rin and Hashirama fell silent hearing this.

"That's beyond logic again" Ars said calmly, "Ulqiorra himself, apart from possessing a very frightening swordsmanship. He also has super regeneration abilities. Even if his hands were cut off or his legs were cut off, his body would immediately return to its original shape. In addition, he also has the ability to learn very quickly and from this learning ability, he can master an ability in a short time. One could even say that two days was too long for him. It will probably only take him one to half a day to master the ability to use Armament Haki exceptions since he doesn't need to learn it."

"Are you kidding me, Ares? Mastering Haki in one day?" Rin asked with a face full of surprise.

"I'm not joking" Ars shook his head, "Ulqiorra's talent is really scary for her. If Ulqiorra trained a little longer to increase her strength, it wouldn't be impossible within a year or two. Ulqiorra can compete or even beat you, Hashirama"

"Beating me? Hehehe… This is really interesting. I want to be able to meet him soon" Hashirama said with a smile.

"Besides, another reason for summoning Ulqiorra is to prove to the people who currently know about the three types of weapons that I said, that those weapons are true" Ars said calmly, "My plan is, by the time Ulqiorra comes into the world this. He will be training with Hashirama regarding Haki namely Observation Haki and Conqueror Haki. I myself don't know if Ulqiorra will eventually have Conqueror's Haki. However, I believe, he has. After that Haki training is over, I want him to go find Mihawk for a one-on-one match to prove their existence in this world along with those swords."

Ars paused for a moment and continued, "However, due to the occurrence of various kinds of situations like this. The previous plan may still take a long time to be realized. I will ask Ulqiorra to go to East Blue to get the devil fruit."

"How much does it cost to summon Ulqiorra, Ars?" Hashirama asked.

"80 million points" Ars said calmly, "He has entered the ranks of a higher power than an Ocean Emperor except Whitebeard"

"80 million points, eh? That's quite a lot" Hashirama muttered.

"It will take at least 6 to 7 days to be able to accumulate that many points with my current daily point income. That's even if it's not bothered by various things such as purchasing facilities and so on." Ars paused and continued, "However, there's no need to worry. The location of the Hobi-Hobi no Mi devil fruit itself is in East Blue and the East Blue area itself is an area that still considers the devil fruit a myth."

"Myth?" Rin asked while raising her brow.

"Has no one there ever seen a devil fruit eater?" Hashirama asked.

"Just say so" Ars nodded, "East Blue itself can be said to be a sea of hell for young pirates"

Ars's words immediately aroused the interest of Rin and Hashirama.

"For young pirates or even Veteran pirates who are in the New World and Grand Line regions consider the East Blue sea to be the sea of hell. Although East Blue is known as the most peaceful sea area. However, only a few pirates from the East Blue were able to break through the Grand Line or the New World. For the sea that can penetrate the sea area, that pirate is a pirate with great potential." Ars paused and continued, "This is because the person who guards the East Blue sea area is a very scary guard. The guard is known to the public as a Hero while to the pirates he is known as a Devil"

"Hero?" Rin asked back.

"What do you mean, Garp?" Hashirama asked.

"Garp! What do you mean Monkey D. Garp? That stupid old man?"

Ars chuckled softly, "He's not a stupid old man, Rin. Such is the character of Garp."

"Hmp! 'I feel like he really is an idiot" Rin said with a sniff.

"Yes. Garp is the one. If something happens in the East Blue area. No matter how small the case, Garp will definitely come to solve the problem. For example, there was a pirate who destroyed a small village, if the news reached Garp. The pirates who destroyed the village were only a matter of time before they were destroyed by Garp. Because of that, most pirates were newly formed in the East Blue region. Every time they attack an area, they will attack the Marine base first before attacking the citizens because they know they won't be able to survive if Garp hears the information." Ars paused and continued, "Besides, Garp also usually frequents the island every few months. very. By the time he returned home, Garp would have captured hundreds of pirate groups in the East Blue. This is also what causes East Blue to be the safest area."

"… That old man's strength is really scary" Hashirama nodded, "Of course, the pirates will think that person is a demon. Lucky for the people who were sailing when Garp wasn't there. They might be able to sail safely."

"That will be difficult" Ars said with a smile, "As I said before, the East Blue region is a region where the people don't know about devil fruits. Not to mention devil fruit, even Haki, they don't know about it. This is why there is a Marine named Smoker who is currently stationed on Loguetown Island is the most feared Navy in the East Blue region because of the owner of the devil fruit ability.

"Most feared? Isn't that too much?" Rin asked strangely.

"That's not too much, Rin" Hashirama shook his head, "With the condition of society like that, a devil fruit user is indeed very scary. Especially for Logia devil fruit users. If he is in the East Blue region, he will definitely become the ruler there if Garp doesn't come there for a vacation or that person doesn't cause much trouble until Garp comes after him" Hashirama's gaze then looked at Ars, "What devil fruit do people eat? the one named Smoker, Ars?"

"Logia Moku-Moku no Mi type devil fruit. An ability that can turn the user's body into smoke " Ars said calmly.

"Logia? Hahaha… It's a shame for the pirates who met Smoker especially the novice pirates" Hashirama immediately laughed out loud, "He will definitely be caught right away"

"Loguatown is an island close to the upside-down mountains, isn't it?" Rin asked.

"Yes. The town of Loguetown is there. There also usually the pirates will come to fill food supplies and all other needs to continue the journey to the Grand Line. However, since Smoker's deployment to the base, not a single pirate has been able to escape while Smoker is there. For those who passed and were able to go to the Grand Line, it was purely due to luck as Smoker wasn't there when they arrived."

"It's quite surprising to know that the pirates in the East Blue region must have good enough luck to be able to sail to the Grand Line" Rin said strangely.

"That's not surprising, Rin" Ars smiled and continued, "Luck is part of strength."

"Hmph! Only a fool would believe that" Rin said with a sniff.

"Well, compared to you joining our conversation. Wouldn't it be better if you focus on your judgment, Rin? The longer you judge it, the longer it will take us to start the construction process."

"Hmph!" Rin sniffed then his gaze returned to the document in front of him.

"Well, if what you say is true, Ars. We don't need to be so quick to go get the devil fruit. Just wait for Ulqiorra to come and take it."

Ars nodded, "I see." Ars paused and continued, "Do you have any plans regarding the construction of your department?"

"My departmental development?" Hashirama muttered then shook his head "I still don't have a plan"

"Well, then, slowly you design the construction for your department's territory. To be honest, I myself am not good at designing military areas like I told you earlier" Ars paused and continued, "Military areas will be left to you guys in terms of development."

"I understand" Hashirama nodded, "But, I think I'd better leave it to Tobirama for this matter. He's better at designing buildings and stuff than me."

"Tobirama?" Ars asked, "He is indeed a genius. However, I think you'd better rely on yourself for now, Hashirama. Because it will take me quite a while to summon Tobirama. I will prioritize calling the department leaders first for the military area before summoning his subordinates with a special case for Ulqiorra"

"I see." Hashirama nodded.

"You asked Kaijin and the others for help regarding the development problem. They will definitely be happy to help you" Ars paused and continued, "At the very least, if you want to start construction, every component that your department must have such as training grounds, residences and offices can be prepared using your own abilities except for the housing equipment. If you want to immediately start building a department, you can build a house that can be used by your over 300 subordinates. Regarding the matter of household appliances, you can ask Kaguya for funds to be used to buy these household appliances."

"what kind of dwelling is better? A house that is built per unit or a multi-storey building like a building where the workers live?"

"It's better if you build a building similar to the workers for your subordinates to live in." Ars paused and continued, "My plan is, when I pick up the families of the workers who have found homes, there will be a recruitment of as many construction workers as there are currently. get home. If your department is to be started soon, those construction workers will later be assigned to build your own territory."

"That's a good idea" Hashirama was delighted to hear this and continued, "Well, Ars. At the time of recruiting the construction workers, can it also be followed by the recruitment of your subordinates?"

"You want to recruit him immediately?" asked Ars with great interest.

"Of course" Hashirama nodded, "I want to start running my department right away"

"As long as there is still a place to live later. No problem. You can do it. However, don't recruit too many. You can recruit 9 to 12 people for the first time. So that later you don't bother teaching them about the concept of chakra. Then also, recruit people who are under the age of 12 so that you can teach them well and they can also catch your learning quickly."

"I understand." Hashirama nodded.