One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 176: Gathering energy to suppress volcanic eruption!

In March of the year 1491 in the Haiyuan calendar, I undressed and was about to go to sleep, but when I set the table and saw the letter, I happily set off.

Thinking that there was no one to share joy with, he went to Anmin to look for Zefa. Zefa had not gone to bed yet, so they walked together on the sandy town.

"I didn't expect that you, Zefa, weren't asleep either. Come on, have a bottle of sherry. Cheers!

Ahem... As expected, I'm still not used to drinking this."

Ross and Zephyr were walking, with a few bottles of chilled sherry floating around them, wrapped in a light blue ice cloud, continuing to freeze.

Unlike last time, this time Ross drank a whole bottle of wine in one breath in front of Zefa, but soon he choked and started coughing, and his face turned red.

Zefa smiled, holding a bottle of wine in his hand as well. He took two sips and smiled at him:
"If we can't drink, we can drink tea. It's the same. By the way, did you encounter something happy? You come to me so late to drink."

How can I not wake up when you come to call me?

Zefa didn't say this out loud, but he was secretly complaining in his heart. However, he was also very curious why Ross asked him out for a drink in the middle of the night. This was a strange thing.

"That won't work. You have to drink."

Ross said, throwing the bottle towards a distant trash can, hitting it accurately, and then said:

"It's my boy, Yatuo. You know me. Tonight, Luo Er wrote a letter to me. He is the guard I arranged for Yatuo. He wrote to me and told me that my son has fallen in love with a woman. If nothing unexpected happens, he has won her over!"

"What?! Congratulations! You're not even 40 yet and you already have grandchildren to look forward to. I'm already an old man before I have a son. You can be considered a late-born child, right? Hahaha!"

Zefa congratulated sincerely, then drank most of the bottle of wine in one gulp, feeling the same joy as Ross.

It was as if it wasn't Ross who was going to have a grandson, but he was going to have a grandson soon.

"Thank you, but the identity of this daughter-in-law is a bit troublesome, so I want to ask you a favor!"

After drinking for more than thirty minutes, Ross and Zefa also saw the beach and the sea not far away.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and its light shines on the sea, making the waves glow brightly. From time to time, sea kings emerge from the water and wander on the canvas of the night, adding a lively touch.

Zefa nodded, agreeing to Ross's request. Although he didn't know what Ross wanted to ask him to do, his trust in him made him agree without even asking. He said:
"Tell me, I will definitely help!"

"I feel relieved by your words, Zefa. You should know O'Hara, right? There are many scholars there with a wide range of interests, but historians make up the majority of them."

Ross's face was flushed. He did not try to get rid of the alcohol, but took advantage of this state to have a good chat with Zefa and asked him for a small favor.

Zefa was puzzled, and after opening a bottle of wine, he said:

"So, the girl that Yatuo likes is a scholar from O'Hara? But what does this have to do with it... Wait, it's impossible that those guys want to do research..."

Zefa paused, as some things were not convenient to say, so he could only point in the direction of Mary Geoise on the Red Earth Continent as a signal.

Ross nodded decisively, acknowledging Zefa's guess.

As a former admiral, Zephyr could not be unaware of the red lines in the eyes of some world governments. Combined with Ross's request and his identity as a historian, it is hard not to guess that they are studying the major event of the blank hundred years.

Zefa didn't want to understand why Ross knew so much about this, but he understood that this favor would be troublesome, but he had to help!
So he said:

"It's hard to persuade the damned ghost with kind words. Since you have troubled me, there is no need to discuss the matter of those scholars. Tell me what to do."

He didn't ask why Ross didn't advise those scholars not to study the blank hundred years, which is an idiotic question.

Now that Ross has started to bother me, most of the things that could be done before have probably been done, but it's a pity that it's useless.

Ross himself did not make any attempts before asking him for help, as Zefa thought, but he did not say anything and instead tacitly accepted the assumption.

He knew very well the determination of Dr. Clover and his men. They were a group of idiots who wanted to know the truth even at the cost of their lives. They were a group of pitiful and stupid guys.

He did not approve of their actions, but he respected their ideas.

"It's actually not difficult, and there's no rush. The scholar's name is Olivia. She's a scholar who loves history and is also one of the main members of O'Hara's secret expedition fleet."

Ross said in detail, looking up at the moon, his eyes seemed to see an established fact, and said:

"Their actions will be exposed sooner or later. The World Government must be aware of their whereabouts and will definitely send the navy to arrest them.

What I want to ask of you is to take the initiative to participate in this inevitable action. If you meet her, keep an eye on her and notify me when you send her to Judicial Island. I will go and get her out."

As for not meeting Olivia, Ross had thought about this possibility, because O'Hara's expedition fleet could not have been just the same group of people.

But there is no need to trouble Zefa. Even if he has to kidnap her, he will kidnap this woman from O'Hara!

At least she must not be exposed to the Demon-Slaying Order, so that there will be more room for maneuver later.

Her identity cannot be washed away, but she can avoid the main issue.

"That's it?"

Zefa looked puzzled. This was hardly a big deal. He thought Ross was here to announce the good news and drink, and that something must be a big deal if he wanted to trouble him in the end.

"What else? Anything can be turned from a big thing to a small thing, or from a small thing to nothing, as long as you find the right method and the right person.

If I didn't have this strength and connections like you, then this would be extremely difficult to accomplish. It would be a major event that would require the launch of the Demon-Slaying Order.

And how many people and forces are there in this sea that can resist the Demon Slayer Order?"

"I see...I've learned my lesson. I don't have a brain like yours, otherwise that wouldn't have happened."

"Ah! Let's not talk about the past, let's not talk about the sadness, lest it ruin the mood!"

"Okay, today is your happy day, let's not talk about this, let's drink, enjoy the breeze, and admire the moon! Let's blow a trumpet!"

"Blow one!"

...............

April of the Haiyuan calendar, 1491.

Time passes quickly, just like the girl who said goodbye to you, without any memories, even if you wanted to reminisce.

"Energy Concentration Mode!"

Next to the Navy Headquarters, on a huge cloud-made combat platform, Sakaski and Ross faced each other.

He was covered in Armament Haki, and the flowing lava was reflected in his pupils. His temperature instantly rose, and the air around him was distorted by the invisible heat flow. In just a moment, the surface of his body began to flow gently like ripples, and the magma in his body began to flow regularly.

"call out--"

Sakaski swung his arms back, stretching them quickly like soft plasticine, and then punched towards Ross on the opposite side like a cannonball.

Magma is neither solid nor liquid, but a highly viscous fluid in between. After being wrapped in the Armament Haki, Sakaski's entire body can be continuously stretched, making it difficult to be hit by blunt objects, and can even be used as a weapon to attack!
"Boom!"

After Ross's arm was covered with Armament Haki, he took the blow with difficulty and took two steps back before he could stabilize his body.

Sakaski attacked with all his strength, and when he stretched, he reached the limit of his ability before bouncing back like rubber. The power he output was much higher than that of close combat boxing.

On the other side, Ross felt the force just now carefully, which was heavy and hot. Even with a layer of armament Haki in between, it seemed to burn people. Moreover, his observation Haki also keenly captured something wrong.

The magma in Sakaski's body flowed at a significantly faster speed after the impact, and the waves on the surface of his body also became larger than before.

“Teacher Ross, this is the stage model I developed based on your idea, because the eruption of a volcano itself is divided into several stages.

The first stage is to gradually pressurize the magma in the magma chamber until the pressure is full.

Different from my initial idea, this time I combined the strong viscosity of the magma itself, which allowed me to fight even during the pressurization process, and even shorten the time to enter the second stage through fighting!

Although my body has become slower as a result, the longer the battle lasts, the more agile I will become, even surpassing my own speed!"

Sakaski's voice came from a distance. His face had completely turned into a faceless man, and his mouth opened and closed like the fluid monster in the story, making sounds.

This can't help but remind Ross of a sticky monster named "Zach".

"That's great, Sakaski. It's commendable that you used your imagination to develop fruit. Come on, let me see what you have achieved in the past few days!"

Ross praised, and as soon as he finished speaking, his body was covered by a layer of ice-blue solid island cloud, exuding cold air, and he and Sakaski turned into a faceless humanoid creature.

"tread!"

He rushed forward with his left foot, intending to use physical skills to test Sakaski's achievements in recent days.

"Bang bang bang!"

The fist covered in Armament Haki hit Sakaski's slimy body, making a soft thumping sound.

Bits of steam floated away as they were struck, and a slight hissing sound rang in the ears.

"It's useless, Mr. Ross. In this state, in addition to my fluid body, I can also use paper painting to dodge attacks. Your power is too weak! Even if your fist hits my body, it won't cause any damage!"

"How arrogant of you, Sakaski! I'll show you what a natural ability user can do in close combat. Air Freezing Cloud - Shaping!"

"bump!"

Two black rubber fists hit the place where Ross had just attacked, but missed, and the fists hit each other with a loud bang.

Ross's figure appeared not far away. Sakaski's Observation Haki was completely unable to keep up with his reaction, and he was at an absolute disadvantage in the confrontation of Observation Haki!

"Since blunt weapons can't cause effective damage, I also know a little bit about knife skills!"

The solid island clouds attached to Ross's hands began to expand and change, and finally turned into two two-meter-long Mo Dao blades, with black armed color attached and cold air floating in the air.

"Damn it, Mr. Ross, you are so mean!"

Sakaski became furious when he saw this flaw. It was just a test battle, but Teacher Ross was unwilling to give in!

His form is almost the same as real rubber, and he looks like he has eaten the superhuman rubber fruit or the sticky-stick fruit. He is not afraid of blunt objects, but is afraid of sharp objects.

It’s just that his various values ​​are not constant, such as elasticity and sensitivity, which are completely incomparable to real rubber and the users of the Mochi-Mochi Fruit. But as the speed of magma flow in his body continues to accelerate, his various values ​​will also increase exponentially!
"Alright, alright, I'm just teasing you. I'm not that competitive as your teacher. Let me see your limits, Sakaski."

Ross chuckled twice, and the two strange blades turned into two heavy hammers and began to attack Sakaski continuously.

"Boom boom boom!"

The dull sound of hitting continued, and Sakaski's reactions became more and more agile.

If his agility dropped by at least half after he changed into this form, it was now on par with his original state, and was even beginning to rise continuously.

His body surface also began to change from the initial layers of waves, as if a creature was running around in a sticky object, unable to break through the defenses and bulging one after another, up and down.

"Pressure mode!"

Forced back by Ross's powerful blow, Sakaski's data finally reached the standard half a quarter of an hour later, and the magma flowing in his body also reached the critical point. With the help of the breathing space, he successfully entered the second stage.

At this moment, Sakaski stood still, and the whole person gave people the feeling of a motionless mountain, as if he would not make a sound no matter how hard he was hit.

"Boom boom boom!"

Dull sounds rang out one after another, and Ross turned into a cloud hammer and hit him again and again.

Each blow would cause the flowing magma to stagnate, and Sakaski seemed to be standing there in a daze, not fighting back at all!
A sense of danger arose in Ross's intuition, and his Observation Haki gave out frantic warnings after one strike after another.

"not good!"

Without any hesitation, when the armament color covering Sakaski's entire body began to crack, revealing a hint of bright red, Ross turned into mist and dissipated without hesitation.

"boom!!"

A huge mushroom cloud rose on the spot, magma spread all over the sky, and a kilometer-long cavity appeared on the platform.

Sakaski was lying weakly on the edge, with the word "what a pity" written all over his face and a depressed expression.

"What a pity, it still failed to hold back. It felt like it was almost ready to explode as expected, but it still exploded as usual."

Sakaski said weakly, slumped on the edge of the hole, motionless, with the sea water rushing in from below, caused by the explosion.

"It's really dangerous. You're such a good Sakaski. You should go to Zephyr for this kind of thing! I've never seen a student who betrays his teacher like you."

Ross reappeared beside Sakaski after a while, patting his chest with some fear.

Fortunately, he has a strong observation Haki and a first-rate ability to escape, otherwise his small body would not be able to withstand this close-range self-explosion.

(End of this chapter)