However, it was a trivial matter of no concern, and they could even avoid reporting it. What the Beasts Pirates were currently contemplating was not how to fight the New Year’s battle, but how to resolve this battle with minimal losses.
These things have to be done step by step. Currently, Yamato’s birthday party is going on Onigashima.
Although there had been an explosion in a fireworks workshop, it did not deter others from vying over the title of Fireworks King, including the person whose workshop had exploded.
The experiment that had almost cost him his life had allowed him to discover a superior fireworks formula. He had invested almost everything in it, planning to use the Fireworks King’s prize money to offset his losses.
Yamato’s birthday party has now become a routine. Even though ordinary members didn’t have the privilege of giving gifts, the gift boxes she received still piled up into a small mountain.
Most of them were meant to be opened later, but there were two gifts she could open on the spot; it was Kaido and Arceus’ gift.
Kaido’s gift was simple: a multicolored kanabo with silver-gray and black-red stripes.
During their previous training, Takeru 4.0 had unfortunately perished. After all, Yamato and her group’s Armament Haki was still inconsistent, and whether a weapon had the boost of Haki makes a significant difference.
Takeru 4.0 had gloriously sacrificed itself in this process, merging with the wills of 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 to become Takeru 5.0.
The difference in color between 5.0 and its predecessors was due to its materials. The remnants of 4.0, the metal carapace shed by Aron, and some Drunken Iron Ore collectively formed the body of 5.0.
This carapace incorporates various metal components and, through Aron’s special organ’s forging, becomes a special alloy that was difficult to replicate.
Both in terms of its hardness and ductility, this metal is exceptionally rare in the world, and combined with some Drunken Iron Ore, it was forged into the current Takeru 5.0.
But compared to Kaido’s gift, she was looking forward to Arceus’ gift much more. Since the Power of Viridian, she had always received things she had never heard of before—some created by Arceus and some unique items she found on her journey to collect plates.
And this year’s birthday gift was similar to the Power of Viridian. It was also a peculiar light cluster, but this time it was pure milky white in color.
As she touched the light cluster with her finger, Yamato was filled with curiosity about this ability.
“Dad, what ability is this?”
“You’ll find out when you try it yourself, but it’s different from last time. It might hurt a little….”
Before he could finish, Yamato had already absorbed the light cluster, and she understood what “it might hurt a little” meant. Her bones, flesh, and every single cell conveyed a sensation of pain to her brain.
Though her long-honed will prevented her from crying out, she couldn’t stop the cold sweat from pouring out. Fortunately, the pain lasted only for a very short time and quickly disappeared.
However, unlike Power of Viridian, which had granted her a special ability, she still didn’t understand what this was. All she felt was that her body had become significantly lighter.
But logically speaking, Arceus wouldn’t make her go through pain just for that.
“Dad, what is this?”
“This? It’s Super Rookie or Super Hisuian*. In any case, it will bring a significant improvement to your physique.” *These two words are fan-created words in China, so they don’t have an English equivalent translation for them. Super Rookie is a nickname given to people like Ash Ketchum because of their incredible strength and constitution. For more information you can read here: https://www.toutiao.com/article/6492161627922629133/
Some humans in the Pokémon world are clearly different from others. Although Yamato has inherited Kaido’s monstrous physique, there was no harm in making it even stronger.
The reason she felt pain was because it was a partial modification at the cellular level. In summary, she could now effortlessly play with heavy objects weighing a ton like playing with a doll.
Her cervical vertebrae have a very strong load-bearing capacity, while also possessing a certain degree of resistance to lightning, fire, ice, and toxins. However, it has no effect when facing human-made items such as firearms and blades.
The power of Viridian further integrated with her body, and with the development of Observation Haki, some effects that were unique to certain individuals were not necessarily beyond Yamato’s reach.
With this “birthday gift” amplifying her abilities, her limits expanded even further.
In the following days, the flow of people in the Flower Capital noticeably increased. Orochi and others were gradually positioning their personnel as planned.
Bringing in a few thousand people in batches wouldn’t raise suspicions, but large-scale operations could easily expose their presence, so they had begun to move discreetly.
All the weapons produced in the factories were gradually transported to the Flower Capital. On a day close to the New Year of 1502, Kaido, who was on Onigashima, received an invitation from Kurozumi Orochi.
In summary, it is the celebration of Wano Country’s many years, and they have prepared entirely unique programs, so they extended a special invitation to Kaido.
After a cursory glance, Kaido tossed the invitation aside and immediately summoned all the pirates under him who were stationed on Onigashima.
The interior of Onigashima was vast, with nearly a thousand pirates assembling here. There were also some other people from Wano Country who had gradually integrated into the Beasts Pirates over the years.
They have undergone a series of assessments and gained Kaido’s recognition, including their leader, Kojiro.
Receiving the summons, they gathered here, waiting for orders from their captain.
On the balcony, Kaido slowly walked to the front, observing his subordinates below before he swung his kanabo in the air.
“Everyone, though the New Year is upon us, this year’s New Year is bound to be unlike any other. The biggest war since we arrived in Wano Country awaits us!”
The pirates below showed no fear; instead, a fanatical mood took over. With a captain like Kaido, it was impossible for them to not be warlike; they just hadn’t had many opportunities before.
“It is still a banquet, and in the first half, you can enjoy yourselves to your heart’s content. But do not forget, there is an even grander second half! What we are going to do is drag those born as nobles, the rulers indulging in luxury, onto the battlefield! A battlefield where only life and death matter! No distinctions of status, no matter who they are!”
“This is the true ‘equality’ and ‘freedom’! The value that can only be determined by war!”
“Everyone, it’s time for war!!!”
“Ohhhhhhh!!!”
The roars of over a thousand people surged toward the roof, and the entire Onigashima seemed to tremble slightly. Kaido had aroused their emotions, and a group of individuals with the flames of war in their eyes began to move from Onigashima, and towards the Flower Capital.
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