As the sun set in the west, the sky was ablaze with crimson clouds.
In the first half of the Grand Line lay an island absent from every map, with all outside vessels forbidden from approaching within twenty nautical miles.
Guanhao Island.
This was an important base for training core Cipher Pol members.
It was also the headquarters of CP2, overseen by Esdeath's old acquaintance, Melard Oarburgh.
Not only was she the strongest assassin in the Teigu World herself, but she was also highly skilled at training other assassins.
At that moment, she sat in her office with her back to the setting sun beyond the window, one leg crossed over the other as she watched the holographic projection played by a Starlight Den Den Mushi.
It showed Yamato's match against Kamizuru Otohachi earlier that day.
Their respective lineups of magical creatures consisted of the Silver Rathalos, Ice Dragon Grass, Snow Lion King, Shinobi World Queen Bee, and the Teigu World's Heavy Armor Beetle and Armor-Piercing Beetle.
Kamizuru Otohachi's tactics had been quite interesting.
She first had the Shinobi World Queen Bee hide somewhere within the forest arena.
The Heavy Armor Beetle and Armor-Piercing Beetle were responsible for harassing the enemy, burrowing underground to avoid danger whenever they could not win.
This bought enough time for the Shinobi World Queen Bee to lay eggs and for the swarm to hatch.
Batch after batch of Ninja Bees then joined the battle.
The sight was quite spectacular.
And it had been effective.
At the cost of the Heavy Armor Beetle, the Ice Dragon Grass had lost its ability to fight, while the Snow Lion King had collapsed from the excessive toxins accumulating in its body.
Unfortunately.
The swarm had never found a way to deal with the Silver Rathalos.
In the end,