Dragon's Baijiu!

Where am I?

Dragon observed his surroundings. This entirely green space allowed him to see the outside world in real time. The two Wood Clones were still occasionally clinking glasses, but no sound came in.

"I call this a parallel universe, an alternate dimension parallel to reality. This place wasn't created by the Door-Door Fruit; it already existed in nature. The Door-Door Fruit simply created a passage connecting the two."

As Vidal set up the soft, comfortable green sofa and wooden table, he chuckled at Dragon, "Otherwise, the manatee's ability wouldn't be called a 'door,' it would be called a 'space,' right?"

"Did you prepare this all along?"

Dragon plopped down on the sofa and found it to be incredibly soft and comfortable, almost like a real sofa. This secretly surprised him about Vidal's expertise in fruit development.

"Not really, it was an unexpected bonus, a gift from those Celestial Dragons." Vidal leaned back on the sofa, his right leg resting on his left thigh, looking quite relaxed.

The Kung Fu Dugong is very smart. It didn't make a fuss and just sat quietly beside him with its eyes closed, looking incredibly cute, especially its chubby little cheeks!

"So, the Celestial Dragons can be helpful sometimes."

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Dragon became serious. Vidal stared at him calmly for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise, "You're leaving the Navy, aren't you?"

"You! You!"

Dragon was shocked, so much so that he immediately stood up. He wasn't usually one to make a fuss over nothing, but now, facing Vidal's calm gaze, he felt a sense of dread, as if he had been seen through.

"If I'm not mistaken, the reason you voluntarily transferred to the G-3 Branch wasn't, as everyone thinks, to guard the front line for Vice Admiral Garp, but because it's the outermost edge of the Navy's power base. This would greatly reduce the pursuit you'd face after your escape, and this reason seems perfectly reasonable and normal, right?"

Vidal seemed oblivious to Dragon's expression, and proceeded to articulate the latter's plans, one sentence at a time.

"How do you know all this!" Dragon roared, his hands now gleaming with a dark sheen, ready to strike.

"Because my Observation Haki is something I was born with."

"What?" Dragon was taken aback.

"It gave me a magical precognitive ability since I was a child, allowing me to see things that happened in the past or future from time to time, but it's beyond my control, which bothers me a lot," Vidal said, spreading his hands as if he had a headache.

Why should I believe what you say?!

Faced with Dragon's questioning, Vidal thought for a moment and then said, "Were you thrown into the jungle or valley by Vice Admiral Garp when you were a child, and had to face attacks from all kinds of wild beasts?"

"You!!" Dragon took two steps back in shock.

Do you believe it now?

"If you believe me, calm down, then sit down and talk to me slowly." Vidal gestured for him to sit down. Dragon hesitated, but gritted his teeth and sat back down.

"In fact, I can see not only some things about your past, but also some things about your future. For example, you created the Revolutionary Army and tried to overthrow the current World Government, which is why I deliberately kept you here."

At this point, Vidal's eyes sharpened, and a visible shockwave erupted from his body, accompanied by flashes of dark green Inazuma.

"Because what I need to do is almost the same as what you need to do!"

[Boom--]

Just then, Dragon, stimulated by Conqueror's Haki, also unleashed a surging aura, directly blocking Vidal's Conqueror's Haki and creating a stalemate.

However, the Inazuma effects mixed with Dragon's Conqueror's Haki were bright green, which surprised Vidal. He realized that he and his opponent were truly kindred spirits.

Everyone loves green!

"So you've Awakening Conqueror's Haki too, probably Awakening like me."

"Let me guess, it probably wasn't in Mary Geoise that you Awakening, otherwise your evaluation there wouldn't have been excellent," Vidal said with a smile, stroking his chin.

However, the Conqueror's Haki emanating from him showed no sign of abating, continuing to be released, causing lightning and thunder to crackle throughout the green space.

The manatee beside him silently fainted, but because it had been sitting on the sofa with its eyes closed, its attention was focused on Vidal opposite it, and it didn't notice this at all.

"After leaving Mary Geoise? Or during or after your meeting with Vice Admiral Garp?"

"After meeting."

Dragon did not hide this fact; Vidal had already seen through him completely, so there was no point in hiding it anymore.

"My conversation with my father solidified my resolve, and I naturally Awakening my Conqueror's Haki inside the cabin."

"Really? As expected of you!"

"Vidal, you said what you want to do is similar to what I want to do. So what do you want to do?"

Vidal looked directly at the other person and said emphatically, "An independent navy will help your Revolutionary Army become a new government. From now on, the government will legislate, the courts will administer justice, and the navy will enforce the law, all at the same level. Oh, and Impel Down under the navy's jurisdiction. The slave trade will be abolished and prohibited, and so on."

Dragon was stunned, completely stunned, because what he said was far more complex than his initial thoughts. Or rather, he was only thinking about banning the slave trade and had a slight idea of overthrowing the World Government, but he hadn't figured out exactly how to do it.

The words "Revolutionary Army" hadn't even entered his mind yet.

"We don't have much time, after all, we can't spend too much time having a drink, so listen carefully to what I'm about to say, and remember it well. I can only say it once, because it will greatly save you time in the process of defining your goals and building your team."

"Good!"

Dragon got serious.

"First of all, your Revolutionary Army cannot only think about overthrowing the government, but also about taking over the government's main functions as quickly as possible after the overthrow, which requires a large number of management talents."

"However, we must first ensure the team's combat strength. I'm just reminding you not to neglect the training of administrative personnel; you need to prioritize."

"Besides."

Vidal's eloquent narration echoed continuously in the utterly quiet green space. He revealed information about the future key cadres of the Revolutionary Army to Dragon in advance, and even mentioned some talents who did not originally belong to the Revolutionary Army but had every opportunity to be recruited.

Of course, some simple 'dragon-slaying theories' were also selected as suitable ones. After listening to this long and detailed discourse, which was full of practical information, Dragon was completely convinced that he had the ability to foresee the past and future.

About forty minutes later, the Air Door in the 'lively' private room reappeared, and Vidal led the way out with the now-awakened manatee, followed closely by Dragon, who had returned to his normal demeanor.

The Air Door dissipated, the Wood Clone disappeared, the Den Den Mushi was turned off and put back into the coat pocket, and the wooden board sealing the private room was reintegrated into Vidal's body.

"Haha, this wine is so refreshing!"

"Mmm, this cake is delicious too."

Vidal and Dragon seemed unaffected, continuing their lively conversation under Vidal's influence until almost an hour later when they finally emerged from the private room, reeking of alcohol.

As they left, the sailors in the mess hall saw that Dragon was carrying three stacked wooden crates on his right hand, each crate engraved with the words "white liquor".

(Just a heads-up, if you own any liquor brands, feel free to contact me for collaboration.)