"Moshi moshi... Doffy, long time no see."
"Fuffuffuffu... It has indeed been a while, my friend. Are you having fun out there?"
"It's been great. I've also improved my strength along the way..."
"So, I might need your help now, Doffy!"
"No problem. If you need anything, just ask!"
"..."
Night.
Karl ruthlessly rejected Nami and Robin's request for him to shrink down and sleep with them.
Returning to his room, Karl opened the Den Den Mushi and contacted Doflamingo, who was far away in the New World.
After some pleasantries, Karl finally stated his purpose.
The reason Karl contacted Doflamingo was to borrow his scientists to help create a set of clothes with great toughness, which could fit a one-meter body at its smallest, and stretch to at least twenty meters at its largest.
After stating his request, Karl didn't deliberately hide anything and told Doflamingo about his Monster Physique and its traits.
Upon learning that Karl could become stronger through evolution, and that after each evolution, his body would gain a trait similar to a fruit ability, Doflamingo was instantly dumbfounded.
To create clothes that can stretch from a minimum of one meter to a maximum of twenty meters...
Does that mean Karl's new trait allows his body to switch between one and twenty meters?
Is he a natural monster blessed by the sea?!
The shocked Doflamingo naturally agreed to Karl's request readily and quickly contacted his other partner, Caesar, and his science team.
Karl didn't even hide an ability that could be considered a trump card from him.
This showed that his efforts over the past two years had earned the other's trust.
Every request meant a favor owed.
After more than a year without contact, Doflamingo naturally would not, and could not, allow Karl to be disappointed.
So, he began to search for the best materials in the world, preparing to help Karl create a brand new set of clothes.
As for the armor, Doflamingo didn't need to worry about that.
Karl, with his Electro-Metallurgy, could freely change the size of his armor as long as he had enough material.
The next day.
After putting on the knight armor whose size he had modified with Electro-Metallurgy, Karl prepared to take Nami and the girls back to the Sabaody Archipelago.
On the deck, Karl listened to Yamato's excited talk about her travels and adventures over the past six months, while observing the changes in the girls.
First, there was Nami, who would be a 17-year-old girl in a few days.
Because of the constant supplements and the "electric current method," as well as having started to grow her hair long after meeting Karl, Nami now had no trace of childishness and was, in fact, more mature than her 18-year-old self in the original story.
Compared to Nami, her older sister Nojiko actually looked more like the younger sister.
Nami's change made Karl can't help but look forward to Carina's change.
But in the past half a year, someone had changed even more than Nami.
That was the 13-year-old Shirahoshi.
Shirahoshi, a giant sillago mermaid, had grown to a little over 10 meters in just half a year.
It was fortunate that Karl's galleon was a large three-masted one.
If it were a caravel, it really wouldn't be able to accommodate Shirahoshi.
To allow Shirahoshi to live in the ship's cabin, Nami had specially used the Float-Float Fruit's control ability to carry out large-scale modifications and renovations on the galleon.
Besides Nami and Shirahoshi, the three adults, Nojiko, Robin, and Yamato, hadn't changed.
But in the past six months, Nami and the girls had adopted a very fashionable style of dress, fully displaying their youthful charm and mature beauty.
Only the carefree Yamato had taken advantage of Karl's absence to change back into her white kimono and geta sandals.
"Soon, next year will be fine."
Looking at the several flowers that were almost ripe and fully ripe, Karl almost couldn't stop himself from drooling.
For Carina's sake, he had remained chaste for over a decade.
For a natural monster with boundless energy, this was undoubtedly a matter that required great perseverance and endurance.
With only half a year left, Karl no longer needed to endure.
A week later, Sabaody Archipelago.
After a long eight months, Karl's group had finally returned to the final point of the first half of the Grand Line.
"For the next few days, go and have as much fun as you want!"
Looking at Nami and the girls before him, Karl said with a smile, "No matter what happens, don't be afraid. I'll be watching over you the whole time!"
Karl, having completed his third evolution, was now more confident than ever before.
Although he hadn't tried going all out since completing his third evolution.
But with the experience of fighting Kaido, Karl knew what level his current strength had reached.
If the Karl of last year was just a pseudo-overlord of the seas whose physical and spiritual energy, and overall strength, were slightly inferior to a Four Emperor.
Then the current Karl, apart from his Conqueror's Haki, which required will and spirit to improve, his other comprehensive abilities were not weaker than Kaido's, and even faintly surpassed him.
If it weren't for the fact that Kaido was a Mythical Zoan user, and his physical constitution would be astonishingly enhanced after using his fruit ability.
Karl would absolutely dare to guarantee that his physical constitution was steadily superior to Kaido's.
Even so, Karl's normal state had also surpassed Kaido's normal state.
In other words...
Karl's current normal physical constitution was at a top-three level in the world, or even... number one in the world!
The fifth Emperor of the Sea was now a title he held in name and in truth!
From now on, only super-powerful individuals whose strength was at the pinnacle of the world could fight Karl to a draw, or even be slightly inferior to him.
Only a combination of two Admirals, or two overlords of the seas, could suppress Karl.
If it weren't for the fact that Karl's ability was the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit, then the title of "World's Strongest Creature" would now belong to Karl.
It was just that Karl had no interest in Kaido's title of "World's Strongest Creature."
What he wanted was the title of "World's Strongest Man"!
Therefore...
Karl decided that after returning to the New World, he would begin to realize his last three great dreams.
First, set a small goal...
Before the true child of destiny, Monkey D. Luffy, set sail, let the holder of the "World's Strongest Man" title change from "Whitebeard" Edward Newgate to Dragon Knight Karl.
But before that, let's first fulfill Shirahoshi's wish for an amusement park.
After returning to the New World, Karl would be busy, and there would be less time to accompany her.
And so, while he let Nami and the girls go shopping, Karl once again contacted Doflamingo and used the Donquixote Family's influence in the Sabaody Archipelago to book out an amusement park.
That's right, he was preparing to book an entire amusement park for Shirahoshi to play to her heart's content.
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