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In the Calm Belt, various shadows of sea beasts, both large and small, swam beneath the surface.
A blue sea monkey emerged from the water, curiously scratching its head as it gazed at the empty sky. The next second, the sea behind it split open as a sea beast tens of meters long opened its jaws and swallowed the monkey whole.
After blinking a few times, it glanced at the sky. Then, an even larger sea king, over a hundred meters in size, surged out of the water, creating a massive current as it swallowed the sea beast whole…
Above the sea, pieces of black armor flowed and raced away.
In the black torrent, a helmet flipped around and flew backward, its glowing white eyes glancing at the now-distant Amazon Lily, which had become just a black dot on the horizon.
The armor pieces converged, assembling the form of “B.I.B.” Suspended in the air, the black stand’s energy flames flickered around it.
“Roar…”
A gigantic sea king sensed something dirty above the water and opened its abyss-like jaws, ready to swallow it whole. No matter what it was, the sea king would simply eat it.
However…
As the sea king lunged forward and took a bite, sinking back into the ocean, the black armor simply floated up from its head, remaining suspended in mid-air, as if it existed on a completely different plane of reality.
The movements of the massive sea king stirred up slight turbulence in the calm waters of the Calm Belt.
“B.I.B.” pondered for a moment, then turned back.
Its speed was not fast; it was carefully timing its return.
If it arrived at Amazon Lily while the Amazons were still on the shore waiting, it would make for an amusing encounter.
“B.I.B.” couldn’t communicate with its main body in real time, so it had to make its own decisions.
It thought about flying higher to observe the situation at Amazon Lily’s coast.
Unfortunately, since its main body wasn’t inside it and was on the ground, the highest altitude “B.I.B.” could reach was about ten meters above the ground.
That height wasn’t enough to get a clear view of Amazon Lily’s shore without being spotted by the vigilant Kuja warriors.
“B.I.B.” hovered over the sea for about an hour.
It disassembled its helmet, leaving the rest of its body suspended ten meters above the surface. The helmet flew back toward Amazon Lily on its own.
Its glowing white eyes scanned the outer edges of Amazon Lily, confirming that the Kuja warriors had already returned to the city. With that, the black armor’s main body, floating over the sea some 300 meters away, quickly flew back toward it.
“B.I.B.” could sense the rough location of its main body, still within Amazon Lily.
However, since it was an automatic stand with its own personality, the connection to its main body was not strong and was somewhat vague.
It could only tell that its main body was still alive and located in that general direction.
As for the precise distance, that was a bit unclear.
However, it estimated that its main body had likely returned to the training area where the Kuja warriors were practicing earlier.
It seemed the Amazons were indeed highly disciplined. Even after dealing with what appeared to be an external threat, they had already reorganized themselves for their regular training.
Its main body was still hidden within the green Den Den Mushi inside the city fortress. It seemed unlikely to be discovered this time.
After all, Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki) wasn’t omnipotent.
Recall that during the Wano Country arc in the manga, with so many top-tier pirates, elite commanders, and powerful figures like Luffy, Zoro, Jinbe, Kid, and Law infiltrating Onigashima, Kaido and his crew were completely unaware, as if Kenbunshoku Haki’s abilities had temporarily switched off…
Remember that when Rayleigh taught Luffy about Haki on Rusukaina Island, he could instantly use Kenbunshoku Haki with his eyes closed to count how many powerful beasts there were on the island, and how many were strong enough to kill Luffy at that time.
Given this, “B.I.B.” believed that it was unlikely for the presence of a weak creature like the green Den Den Mushi to be detected by Kenbunshoku Haki.
Coupled with its natural camouflage ability, it was already difficult to detect with the naked eye.
Back on Karakuri Island, even the future Admiral Kizaru had rushed in and out without noticing the camouflaged Den Den Mushi hidden in the snow.
With these thoughts, “B.I.B.” avoided the two tall watchtowers at Amazon Lily’s front gate and began to circle around the island.
It wasn’t in a hurry to enter the city. In fact, it had no intention of going inside.
If the main body needed it, it would naturally come out through the green Den Den Mushi.
All it needed to do was trust its main body completely and wait in the shadows.
In addition, it could make use of the time spent lurking around the outskirts to practice a few skills.
Earlier, it had finally gotten the hang of Kami-e from Rokushiki.
It needed to continue honing this skill.
When it returned to the main body, having mastered Kami-e, it would certainly be a pleasant surprise.
By now…
Rokushiki: Soru, Geppo, Shigan, Tekkai, Rankyaku, Kami-e.
“B.I.B.” had mastered them all.
As it contemplated this, it flew over a beach and noticed something. There seemed to be something in the sand.
Whoosh— Whoosh— Whoosh—
Pieces of black armor flew over from the sea behind the helmet, assembling themselves around it, forming the full black armor once more.
“B.I.B.” landed on the beach and picked up the object.
It gave it a gentle shake, causing sand to fall away, revealing an old newspaper.
Judging by the date, it was from a long time ago.
Parts of it had already been soaked in seawater, making it blurry and half-rotten.
However, as “B.I.B.” casually flipped through it, it found a front-page article that could still be deciphered. It seemed to be about a marine battleship transporting Heavenly Tribute that had been attacked.
“B.I.B.” calculated the date and confirmed it coincided with the time when Dragon was recovering on Momoiro Island.
It was unexpected that the female pirates of Amazon Lily, despite being isolated in the treacherous Calm Belt, kept up with current events and occasionally brought back newspapers to read.
In the Calm Belt, there were no people, no wind, and flying was particularly difficult, so the news birds wouldn’t stop there.
If the Kuja Pirates wanted a newspaper, they had to bring it back from their voyages to the outside seas…
“B.I.B.” thought about this as it discovered something else buried in the sand. Pulling it out, it found wanted posters for its main body and Robin. Naturally, the names written were “Chopper N. Giorno” and “Jolyne Kujo.”
It wondered if their bounties had increased…
After all, the incident where they stole Caesar’s Devil Fruit on the flower boat must have been exposed by now.
…
Inside Amazon Lily, sensing that the stand had returned and was now lurking on the edge of the island, Liam turned his attention back to the Kuja warriors’ Haki training.
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