XX-level Hokage

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.

"However, I can introduce you to another person, who is also a very prestigious scholar. In some ways, she has a much stronger influence on scholars than I do."

After all, shipbuilding was not initially a field of study for scholars; it was only incorporated into it due to the needs of the Age of Exploration.

Her name is Lorena, a biologist, and she currently lives on Dodo Island in the Western Sea. She should be interested in what you're looking for; I can help you contact her.

"Let her in." Tom hesitated for a moment before saying.

"That's troublesome," Mashiro said softly. Then she said goodbye and left.

Approaching Kalifa and Peacock, Mashiro gently reached out and released them from the gravitational pull. Kalifa looked on with suspicion; as a member of CP9, she was very curious about their conversation.

Peacock, however, looked displeased and said, "If you didn't want me to know, just say so. Why all this sudden change of heart?" Seeing Peacock's puffed-up cheeks, Shiro smiled and reached out to pinch her cheek, then patted her head. Under Shiro's touch, Peacock "humphed," her expression softening.

Seeing the interaction between the two, Kalifa seemed to realize something, her face filled with confusion and disbelief. "You can leave now," Mashiro said, turning to Kalifa.

Upon hearing this, Kalifa was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly used Moonwalk to disappear from the spot.

"Aren't you afraid she'll report something to the World Government if you just let her go like this?" Peacock asked, watching Kalifa's disappearing figure.

"The World Government can ignore even Krakor's usurpation, let alone me, who did nothing. Although I captured a CP9 member, I returned her unharmed, didn't I?" Mashiro shrugged and said with a smile.

"That's true." After thinking for a moment, the peacock nodded.

Meanwhile, with the help of Moonwalk, Kalifa quickly arrived in the city.

Using her Observation Haki, Kalifa quickly located Lucci, Kaku, and Bruno, who were looking for her. "Kalifa, what have you been doing? Why are you only arriving now?" Kaku asked.

Kalifa took a breath and began to recount her experience. "...That's it."

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea, Blades, they've all arrived at Water 7?" Kaku said with an extremely serious expression. "Anyway, it's best if we don't provoke them," Bruno whispered.

"The Seven Warlords of the Sea? Next time I meet them, I'll definitely test the difference between us," Lucci said coldly. He returned to the warship.

The peacock began to complain softly, "In the end, it was all for nothing. I was hoping to have some fun in the City of Seven Waters, but I have to leave after only a few hours. Honestly."

“Nothing is ever smooth sailing, that’s normal. Fortunately, this time it wasn’t a complete loss; at least I’ve found a breakthrough,” Mashiro said with a smile.

Biologist, Lorena Carrera

Since Tom said he would contact her, Mashiro decided to go back and wait a few more years. If that still didn't work, she would have to resort to her backup plan.

Then, the sound of a Den Den Mushi (transparent media unit) came through. "Gurgle gurgle gurgle..."

Mashiro took a fist-sized Den Den Mushi out of her pocket.

"Hey, Robin, what's wrong?" "Oh, I see."

"Okay, I'm on my way back now." "Mhm."

Looking at the Den Den Mushi that had fallen silent in her hand, Mashiro couldn't help but marvel at it, thinking how amazing it was.

This creature is likely unique to this world. It can be used for communication, resembles a snail, and has a walkie-talkie or buttons on the top of its shell. It sleeps when not in use.

It will wake up when the call is connected and make a "poo poo poo" sound.

During a call, the Den Den Mushi's mouth moves just like the speaker's mouth. It can also understand human speech and convert human voices into Den Den Mushi voices for long-distance transmission.

It was incredibly convenient and quick; Mashiro was even thinking of bringing several of these things back to her original world. "What's wrong?" Peacock asked softly.

"It's nothing serious, a guest has arrived in Ohara," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

"??? A guest? You actually have guests?" Peacock said in surprise.

“One of the five legendary emperors of the underworld, known as Stussy, the mistress of Pleasure Street,” Makoto said calmly. “Her? I know her,” Peacock said softly.

"You know her? She's not also a member of CP9, is she?" Mashiro joked.

She's definitely not a member of CP9; she's a CPO agent. "Peacock said."

Chapter 43: Stuart and Ba Jin

"CP9, CPO, the World Government really knows how to create some strange organizations," Mashiro said with a light laugh.

However, she also fully understood this behavior, after all, Konoha's Black Gloves were divided into the Anbu and "Root." Although the names are somewhat similar, CP9 and CP0 are completely different organizations.

CP9 is a secret intelligence agency directly under the World Government. It has its own leaders and carries out operational command. Apart from the well-known government intelligence units such as CP1 to CP8, it is a secret intelligence agency directly under the World Government.

The CPO is the highest-level secret intelligence agency directly under the World Government, the superior of CP1-CP8, and also an official directly under the World Nobles.

"For the World Government, the CP0 is far more important than CP9," Peacock continued. As she finished speaking, she noticed Mashiro smiling at her.