"I found him, and he was the one who gave me the Eternal Pose."
"And about the events of that year…"
"I know everything."
Luffy understood what Gordon meant without him saying a word.
"I won't tell her for now."
Gordon sighed in relief. "Sorry… if the truth gets out to Uta, I don't know what she would do."
What could she do?
After a period of sadness, she would recover.
Luffy shook his head. He would find the right moment to tell Uta, but for now, he let it be.
"Let me prepare rooms for your companions."
"Sorry for the trouble."
Watching Gordon leave, Luffy went to the corridor window, feeling the night breeze, and looked up at the moon above.
This is the New World.
One island could give him 10,000 Adventure Coins.
If he wanted to collect a large number of Adventure Coins quickly, there was a perfect place to go.
The sea area ruled by Big Mom was called "Totto Land."
In that sea region, with Whole Cake Island at its center, there were 34 islands scattered around.
"I don't know if it's calculated as a whole or individually… We'll check tomorrow."
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The next day.
Since everyone had drunk a lot the previous night, they woke up very late, one by one, around noon.
Uta was still excited and immediately found Luffy after waking up.
"Luffy, when are we going on an adventure?" Her sparkling eyes seemed to speak even more than her mouth.
Take me on an adventure! Take me on an adventure!
"Wait a moment."
Luffy thought for a moment. This girl had been on the island for ten years—if he didn't take her along, she would definitely be angry.
"When will it be?"
"Well, first, we need to gather everyone."
"I understand, I'll get ready!"
Uta clapped her hands excitedly and dashed off to prepare.
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Living Room
All the Straw Hat crew, including Uta, Gordon, CP9, and the prisoner Katakuri, were there.
"Luffy, what's going on?" Nami asked with a sigh.
Luffy handed her five hearts. "These five are for you."
Then he turned to Chopper and asked about the Haki fruit.
Earlier, he had given Chopper a Haki fruit and asked him to extract its active ingredients, hoping to create something like a strengthening water.
Chopper shook his head. The result wasn't ideal.
The active ingredient could not be extracted from a Haki fruit.
The moment the fruit's integrity was destroyed, it lost its special function and became a regular fruit with a good taste.
So Luffy could only show regret.
The system wasn't so easily fooled…
Thinking that, he told the group:
"We'll stay on this island for a while. Our main goal is training."
"This will be divided into two stages."
"The first stage is to train to master Rokushiki."
"The second stage is to master Haki—both Armament and Observation Haki."
"Lucci, Kaku, Blueno, Kalifa."
Luffy looked at the four CP9 members and said slowly:
"You four are elite marines who have practiced Rokushiki since childhood. You will serve as instructors. Once everyone masters Rokushiki, your hearts will be returned to you."
"Men teach men, women teach women."
In that sense, the four had no room to resist and could only obey orders.
In fact, even if they regained their hearts, it didn't mean they would regain freedom.
It was impossible for them to continue working for the World Government. After all, they had passed on false information before, and the World Government would surely kill them if caught.
"And you, Katakuri, will teach Haki to the others."
Katakuri frowned. "Straw Hat, you have so much confidence in your subordinates?"
Even for highly qualified people, it would take at least a year.
The Straw Hat crew was planning to stay on the island for a year?
And what about the deal with your "mom"?
"You don't need to worry about that. You're only responsible for teaching. Whether they learn or not is their problem."
In truth, Luffy didn't expect everyone to learn.
Although, when a crew member awakens Haki, they are rewarded with 3,000 Adventure Coins each time.
But honestly, it was very slow.
In the New World, he wanted Adventure Coins, and there were faster methods.
Just use the Haki fruit to give it directly to some of them while others continued training.
Giving Haki fruits to everyone required a lot of Adventure Coins.
For that, he would need to go to Whole Cake Island.
"In short, we'll do this first, Nami. I'll take Uta with me and leave this place in your hands for now."
"Eh? Where are you going?"
Nami blinked.
"I'm going to Whole Cake Island. I'll be back soon. Don't worry."
After organizing the crew's training plan, Luffy left the castle with Uta.
In an instant, he entered his Nika form.
Uta exclaimed suddenly: "That's the form you used during the Dome War! Luffy, when did you learn to do that?"
"Ten years ago, not long after you left."
Luffy opened his arms and smiled. "Don't you want to go on an adventure? Today, I'm taking you into a Yonkou's territory."
Uta laughed and hugged Luffy like a koala.
"This position is uncomfortable… Never mind, let's do it this way. Hold tight—it'll be quick!"
As soon as he finished speaking, they soared into the sky together.
"Wow~~ We're flying! This is amazing, Luffy!" Uta was thrilled.
"Don't move…"
Luffy warned seriously. If she moved too much, it would be awkward for him.
"Ehh~?"
"I have two Eternal Poses in my pocket: one for Elegia and one for Whole Cake. Help me out."
"Got it!"
Uta immediately began fidgeting.
"What are you doing?"
"You asked me to."
"I didn't let you play…"
"I'm taking the compass from your pocket. No rush."
"It's in the other pocket."
"But I got it."
"That's not an Eternal Pose…"
Lost, Luffy gave up.
This girl was really harder to handle than Robin.
Four hours later, they reached Totto Land's waters.
There were 34 small islands centered around Whole Cake Island.
When Luffy landed on the first island, a system notification caught his attention:
[You have landed on Jelly Island]
[Reward: 10,000 Adventure Coins]
Next:
[You have landed on New Flavor Island]
[Reward: 10,000 Adventure Coins]
[You have landed on Candy Island]
[Reward: 10,000 Adventure Coins]
…up to the final island:
[You have landed on Whole Cake Island]
[Reward: 10,000 Adventure Coins]
In a short period, his Adventure Coins surpassed 300,000, approaching 400,000.
Not only that:
[Your Adventure Coins have exceeded 100,000]
[New feature "Custom Update" unlocked]
[Custom Update]: When updating the adventure shop, you can select a previously appearing item. After updating, the chosen item will appear.
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(End of Chapter)
Sorry for the lack of chapters, many things happened these days that prevented me from updating.
"Hmph. If you really want to be useful, then entertain me, try to throw those pathetic power stones at me. Let's see if even your insolence can amuse a king."