Discovery

"Ugh, I'm so full!"

Vegapunk clutched his round belly, a hint of helplessness on his face. "I'd better hurry up and use the Quantum Chip to control my body and speed up digestion... I feel like Hancock is going a bit crazy right now."

During the meal, Hancock sat on Vegapunk's lap and was fed little by little. Although it looked lovely, Hancock was clearly not familiar with how to serve others. Moreover, as someone from the Pirate World, Hancock believed that food should be eaten as much as possible.

So, under Hancock's pitiful gaze, Vegapunk ate more than three times his own weight in one meal. As a scientist who rarely exercises himself, he doesn't have the Life Return; he can only use the Quantum Chip in his brain to forcibly control his body to digest food.

"They're being too enthusiastic! It's really a problem."

Although he said that, Vegapunk knew very well that Hancock's enthusiasm, besides being due to her own personality, was also mixed with a bit of inferiority complex.

The Hancock in this world is different from the one in the original work. She did not have the experience of being the queen of Amazon Lily. Because she always stayed by Vegapunk's side, she did not show her face in public and became the number one beauty recognized by everyone in the Pirate World.

On the contrary, she was obtained by Vegapunk through various means from the Celestial Dragons. Although Vegapunk later helped her get revenge, the most unbearable aspects of her experience as a slave had already been fully exposed to Vegapunk.

This meant that Hancock couldn't shake off her inferiority complex when facing Vegapunk. It could be said that the more arrogant her outward demeanor was, the more severe her inner inferiority complex was.

Her wild and daring behavior at night, and her excessive concern for Vegapunk during the day, all stem from this reason. The seemingly arrogant Hancock actually places herself in a lower position to serve Vegapunk.

Vegapunk couldn't do anything about this either; he was just a scientist, not a psychologist, and couldn't solve problems like psychological trauma.

Some people's childhood can heal them for a lifetime, while others need to heal from their childhood for a lifetime. Without a doubt, Hancock belongs to the latter group.

Under the influence of the Quantum Chip in his brain, Vegapunk's stomach quickly deflated as a large amount of food was converted into nutrients and stored in his body. Vegapunk stroked his chin, "That much energy is comparable to a regular high-energy Nutrient Solution. I might as well go sleep in the Training Pod and strengthen my body..."

Although he doesn't train much, thanks to the high technology he developed, Vegapunk's physical progress has been advancing by leaps and bounds, even faster than those geniuses in the Pirate World who train hard every day.

However, there's not much to say about his Haki. His Observation Haki is top-notch, but his Armament Haki, which is mainly used for combat, and his Conqueror's Haki, which is of a higher level, are only of decent skill but extremely poor quality. He has already given up on Awakening the other one.

In addition, his combat awareness is extremely poor, and he can only rely on the Combat Program in the Quantum Chip. Therefore, even with such good conditions, Vegapunk still cannot be considered a top-level strongman.

However, Vegapunk didn't care, after all, he was just a scientist, and he only trained his body as a precaution.

Just as Vegapunk was still thinking about random things, his expression suddenly changed slightly.

The Quantum Chip in his brain immediately alerted him, indicating that someone had invaded the inner perimeter of the base, causing him to stand up immediately.

"I don't know which fool dared to break into my Research Base! The defenses here aren't so easy to deal with!"

Although he said it aloud, Vegapunk already had a plan in mind. There were very few people in the world who could break into his Research Base, and even fewer who could enter the inner circle silently.

Entering this place silently requires more than just strength; it also requires certain uncanny Ninjutsu.

"Jiraiya's Toad Shadow Mimicry Technique, or perhaps Black Zetsu or Obito? It's probably more likely to be the latter two!"

It's not that Vegapunk thought Jiraiya wouldn't infiltrate his Research Base; in fact, for ninjas, such sneaky intrusion is almost instinctive, and there's nothing to criticize about it.

However, Konoha is in a mess right now. A peace treaty was signed with the Kumogakure just a year ago, and Hizashi Hyuga was sacrificed for it. Now, the Konoha Ninja are full of complaints and disloyalty, and the Third Hokage is in a terrible predicament.

In this situation, Jiraiya, who appears to be a prodigal Jiraiya actually cares more about Konoha than anyone else, would not so easily make enemies.

"Honey, it seems like a little Nezumi has gotten into the base."

As soon as Vegapunk pushed open the door to the room, he saw Hancock standing in front of him with a somewhat displeased expression on her face.

"Good, I'm going to go and see where this Nezumi came from."

Vegapunk spoke calmly, casually swiping his hand through the air, and a projection instantly appeared in the air.

Those were tiny monitors scattered throughout the entire space base, known as Mid-Air Monitoring Network, naturally technological products created by Vegapunk in imitation of a certain Hanged Man.

However, compared to the Hanged Man who can monitor the entire Academy City, even Vegapunk, after gaining Electromagnetic Ability, can only use this nanoscale monitor in a closed space like the Research Base. It's unknown how the Hanged Man solved the problem of the nanoscale monitor moving out of signal range with the airflow.

The monitor quickly replayed the process of the base being hacked. A phantom figure swaggered out of the base's wall, while a black monster appeared underground.

"So it really is them! Did they think they could roam freely in my base just because of their special attributes and Space-Time Ninjutsu?"

Vegapunk sneered, "Perfect, let WarGreymon, who has just been given a new body, go and exchange a few blows with them! Let them know that not every place is safe to trespass!"

In a world called D&D, there is a saying that a prepared mage is invincible. In a sense, mages in that world are similar to scientists, exchanging knowledge for power, only in a more direct way.

Therefore, this statement also applies to Vegapunk!