XX-level Hokage

Mashiro's purpose in coming to Water Seven was simple: to find Tom, the world's greatest shipbuilder, and bring him to Ohara.

As the world's greatest shipbuilder, a legendary figure who once built a ship for the Pirate King Roger, his endorsement gave other scholars a reason to come. (In the world of One Piece, shipbuilding is also a form of knowledge, and shipbuilders can be considered scholars.)

"Do you know the location of Tom Shipbuilding Company?" Mashiro asked softly, looking at the peacock in her arms.

"How could I possibly know? I don't even know who Tom is!" Peacock said, blushing and dissatisfied.

"Let's find someone to ask first," Mashiro muttered to herself, as she floated down to the ground with the peacock. Kalifa was walking down the street at that moment.

She is going to meet with the other members of CP9 next.

In order to obtain the blueprints for the ancient weapon Pluton, the government dispatched CP9 to Water Seven to search for information. Kalifa was one of them.

She went undercover as a secretary to Iceberg, the president of Carrera Corporation, and used her position to obtain information about the design blueprints for Pluto.

In the blink of an eye, she had been undercover by Mr. Iceberg's side for four years, and the design for Hades was finally beginning to take shape. Just then, a clear and melodious voice called out to her.

Miss, do you know where Tom Shipbuilding Company is located?

Upon hearing this, Kalifa was momentarily stunned. Tom Shipbuilding Company was the location of the prime suspect.

Chapter 41: CP9 and the Blade

Kalifa turned her head and saw two girls standing not far away, one of whom, an incredibly beautiful girl, was watching her with a light smile.

Khalifa instantly went on alert, bracing himself for battle, and asked, "What do you want with Tom's Shipbuilding Company? Is it something important?"

“It’s nothing. I just wanted to invite the legendary shipbuilder, Mr. Tom, to my place,” Mashiro said with a light laugh. She noticed Kalifa’s subtle movement, but Suzaku paid it no mind.

“You want to take Mr. Tom away, but I don’t think he’s ready to go with you right now.” With that, Kalifa launched an attack on Mashiro.

All the body's power is concentrated in the index finger, which hardens and thrusts at supersonic speed—the Six-Style Finger Pistol.

The finger gun grants the fingertips bullet-like power, easily piercing the human body. Facing the incoming "invisible air gun," Mashiro made no attempt to dodge. The "air gun" vanished the instant it reached Mashiro.

Kalifa's expression changed in surprise; she hadn't expected her finger gun to have no effect on the girl in front of her. After a moment's thought, Kalifa launched another attack.

She instantly kicked at thin air. "Six Styles of Tempest Kick"

The super-fast and powerful kick creates a sharp slashing wave from the vacuum airflow, which attacks Mashiro. This move is powerful enough to easily cleave a target in two.

Facing the sharp slash wave head-on, Mashiro still showed no intention of dodging. She simply extended a finger, and the blue slash wave struck Mashiro's outstretched finger, easily blocking it.

"The power of the true screen." Mashiro said softly.

Seeing this, Kalifa, in a moment of fear, instantly realized reality and prepared to flee. She forcefully pushed off the ground and instantly flew into the air. "Six Styles Moon Walk"

Then, it was all in vain.

Mashiro opened her palm, and an invisible force instantly bound Kalifa tightly in mid-air, then pulled her down and landed in front of Mashiro.

"Oh right, I remember now, the Six Powers of the Navy, Water Seven City, she's a member of CP9!" Just then, Peacock, who had been pondering ever since Kalifa unleashed her finger gun, suddenly spoke up.

CP9? Mashiro turned her head and looked at Peacock with some confusion.

"CP9 is a secret intelligence agency directly under the World Government, and also a special agent organization trained by the World Government. It is responsible for carrying out various secret activities, mainly targeting the Revolutionary Army, a global criminal organization."

"I overheard Grandma talking to Marshal Zhan Guo before, and they seemed to have been infiltrating the City of Seven Waters for the past few years," Peacock said.

"Who are you? How do you know all this?!" Kalifa was incredibly shocked, even feeling fear. As a member of an internal intelligence organization, concealing their identity was more important than their lives.

"I advise you not to attack them, or it will cause a lot of trouble. Even if you are a Shichibukai, you can't withstand the wrath of the World Government." Ignoring Kalifa's question, Peacock continued.

"Seven Warlords of the Sea, could it be...?" Kalifa's expression instantly became extremely tense. She had already guessed the identity of the girl in front of her: the new Seven Warlords of the Sea, a sorcerer!

In a hotel room in the City of Seven Waters.

Lucci, Kaku, and Bruno had already gathered and had been waiting for some time. "Has Kalifa not arrived yet?" Kaku asked.

“She’s working undercover as Mr. Iceberg’s secretary, so it’s difficult for her to find the time. Please wait a little longer,” Bruno explained.

“By the way, there’s something you’ve probably heard about, the reconstruction of Ohara,” Kaku continued. “It was done by that new Shichibukai. I didn’t expect the World Government to agree to it.” Bruno said in a deep voice.

"It wasn't the World Government that agreed, but the Navy. The specific reasons can only be found by asking the higher-ups."

"However, the destruction of Ohara is directly related to our former commander Spandam. In a sense, it was he who launched the Buster Call on Ohara, erasing it from the map," Lucci said coldly.

"In short, if we encounter this new Shichibukai, we'd better be careful. I wonder if she has any special feelings for Ohara," Kaku said with a hint of helplessness.

At this moment, Kalifa has already encountered Mashiro head-on.

Looking at this unusually young Shichibukai, Kalifa's eyes were filled with bitterness. She naturally knew about the feud between CP9 and Ohara, so she was somewhat worried that the girl in front of her had come seeking revenge.

Seemingly sensing Kalifa's thoughts, Mashiro said softly, "Don't worry, I didn't mean to kill you. I just happened to run into you while asking for directions."

The man I'm talking to is a rear admiral, though he doesn't really look like one. Hearing this, Peacock gave Mashiro a very displeased look.

Because Mashiro often pats her head, Peacock basically stops wearing her special navy hat when she's with Mashiro, and she also rarely wears a navy cloak.

It's fair to say that, without being told, the peacock really doesn't resemble the navy at all.

Hearing Mashiro's words and seeing Peacock's unusually youthful face, Kalifa asked Peacock, "Are you a member of the secret special forces unit, Blade?"

Peacock was somewhat surprised that Kalifa had guessed her identity, but she didn't refute it, only nodding slightly. Just as she knew about CP9, it wasn't surprising that the members of CP9 knew about "The Blade."

Kalifa was able to guess that Peacock was "Sharp Blade" so quickly. The reason is simple: as a Marine, being able to be so leisurely with a pirate is a style only "Sharp Blade" would have.

As a secret special unit of the Navy Headquarters, the members of Sharp Blade are both Navy personnel and not Navy personnel.

In short, "Sharp Blade" refers to a naval officer who has submitted his resignation and whose naval designation has been returned to the military.

They are not required to follow any orders and are a "guerrilla force" that can act freely and fight any pirate force without permission from their superiors.

However, in return, the Navy and the World Government will not be held responsible for the actions of the Blade members, and may expel them from the military at any time, or even erase their existence.

Another reason is that Kalifa greatly admires the members of "Blades".

The members of "Sharp Blade" are all the elites of the Navy, possessing almost the best future. Although they no longer have a Navy designation in name, they can enjoy any rights of the Navy, receive normal promotions, and bear no responsibility.

CP9, on the other hand, is different. Almost all of them are orphans, and after they became aware of the world, the World Government subjected them to training beyond human limits.

Once they officially join CP9, all that awaits them is a silent death. They hide behind the scenes, carrying out extremely dangerous missions, and are always at risk of being abandoned by their superiors.

“I understand. I will take you to Tom Shipbuilding Company,” Khalifa said calmly.

Chapter 42: Stusey

Tom Shipbuilding Company.

Mashiro, along with Kalifa and Peacock, flew down from the sky.

“Sometimes I really wonder if it’s necessary to make things so complicated, but since it’s a script I wrote myself, I’ll just have to persevere.” Mashiro muttered to herself, looking at the factory in front of her.

"What are you muttering to yourself?" Peacock asked curiously.

"It's nothing. Once you bring Tom back to Ohara, you'll probably be able to go back and report in a while," Mashiro said with a light laugh. Hearing this, Peacock paused, then turned her head away and said nothing more.

"As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, why did you specifically travel to Water 7 to find a shipbuilder? Was it to build a ship, or for some other reason?" Kalifa suddenly asked.

Because of the presence of the peacock, she had already assumed that Mashiro wouldn't kill her, and therefore her attitude had relaxed considerably. [Name: Kalifa]

Gender: Female Age: 24

Affiliation: World Government

Three types of Haki: Armament Haki, Observation Haki. Height: 185 cm.

Measurements: 99/61/92cm

Luck value: 50 Approval rating: 0

So the World Government and the Navy don't belong to the same faction? That's interesting.

"Shipbuilding? Perhaps, but don't worry, I'm not interested in the Lone King's blueprints or anything like that," Mashiro said with a light laugh, leaning close to Kalifa's ear.

"You?! How could you...?" Kalifa's expression instantly turned to shock. Mashiro didn't answer Kalifa, and instead walked lightly forward.

When Robin left the Kingdom of Alabasta, she copied down the contents of the Poneglyph in the royal tomb. After several days of translation, she has already translated much of it.

This includes the relationship between the Lord and the City of Seven Waters.

Adding to the information Peacock just revealed, CP9 has been infiltrating Water Seven for several years on some mission. It's clear their true purpose is to obtain the Lord's blueprints.

Just now, when she asked Kalifa about the location of Tom's Shipbuilding Company, she clearly sensed Kalifa's tension and murderous intent. This meant that, according to their CP9 investigation, the blueprints for the shipbuilder were in Tom's possession, or at least deeply connected to him. Before coming here, Mashiro had learned a lot about the shipbuilder Tom from Robin.

Tom is a horned fishman of the fish-man race and the world's greatest shipbuilder. He once used the precious tree "Adam" as wood to build the Oro Jackson for the pirate lord Gol D. Roger.

After Roger was executed, he was brought to the judicial ship for trial because he had built a ship for the Pirate King Gol D. Roger. However, he explained the design and concept of the sea train to the presiding judge, which led the judge to change the verdict and give him some time to build it.

The credit for completing the Sea Train can offset the charge of "building a ship for the Pirate King Roger".

Soon, the three entered Tom's Shipbuilding Company. Tom was sawing wood at the time.

Reminded by an employee, Tom turned around and saw Mashiro and the other two. Upon seeing Kalifa, he put down his tools and walked over to them. "Is Aspagu the one who needs something?" Tom asked Kalifa.

Aspagu is the original name of Mr. Iceberg, the mayor of Water City and president of Carrera Corporation, and also one of Tom's apprentices.

“President Iceberg doesn’t know anything, Mr. Tom. This young lady has something to discuss with you,” Carly said in a flat tone. “Oh? Do you want to build a ship? Or repair it?” Tom asked, looking at Mashiro.

“No, Mr. Tom, I’d like to invite you to Ohara,” Mashiro said with a light laugh.

Upon hearing this, Tom paused for a moment, then said, "Ohara? Wasn't Ohara destroyed?! No, there's a rumor going around that a newly appointed Shichibukai is rebuilding Ohara. Could it be...?"

As he spoke, Tom's expression turned serious.

"That's right, I am the newly appointed Shichibukai. You can call me Shinji," Shinji calmly introduced himself.

"It's really surprising. I just don't know what the newly appointed Shichibukai wants with this old codger," Tom said.

Although somewhat surprised, Tom showed no signs of tension or fear. It was just a Shichibukai; he had personally witnessed the Pirate King.

"The new Ohara has been built. As a new home for scholars, I look forward to their arrival, but the results seem unsatisfactory. So I would like to ask you, as the world's greatest shipbuilder, to make a statement," Mashiro said calmly.

"So you wanted me to be the flag bearer? Thank you for your kindness, but I'm old enough and don't want to be involved in academia anymore," Tom declined.

Mashiro wasn't surprised when she heard this. She turned to look at Kalifa and Peacock, who were instantly bound and pulled away by an invisible force several dozen feet away.

“There’s something on Ohara right now, a historical record that contains information about Hades, one of the ancient weapons. I think you’ll find that very interesting,” Mashiro said with a light laugh.

Upon hearing this, Tom was instantly stunned. His expression became very complicated.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally spoke: "If I were ten years younger, I would definitely go with you without hesitation. But as I just said, I am too old, so old that my passion has faded away."

Moreover, I'm currently busy with the Sea Train project and simply don't have the energy to think about Ohara anymore.

Since you have the ability to decipher historical texts, then the orphan of Ohara should be with you. Please convey my apologies to her; her mother, Olvia, was a very good scholar.

"That's truly a shame," Mashiro said with a hint of helplessness. Indeed, not everything can happen as expected.