However, this training approach put Kuina through hell afterward. She had to gain weight while conditioning her body, then lose weight again during swordsmanship training. The enormous difference in physical sensation nearly drove her mad.
Fortunately, Kuina eventually adapted. She even accomplished something Mousse had not anticipated—at the instant she swung her blade in her reduced-weight state, she canceled the weight reduction. Once she trained this simple sequence into bodily instinct, Kuina's slashes retained their astonishing speed while gaining even greater power!
"Kuina, you really are a genius—a genius who knows how to think!" Even Mousse could not help exclaiming. Now, he truly believed this girl had a chance in the future to contend with Zoro, the original timeline's chosen "World's Greatest Swordsman."
Mousse then left the East Blue. First, he had already delivered help when it was needed; continuing to help afterward would merely be icing on the cake, which did not interest him. Second, all the experiments in the East Blue had been completed. Third, there was a matter at home, neither too big nor too small, that required his help.
More than a month ago, his younger sister Charlotte Lola had left Totto Land alone under the pretext of going out to see the world. Since no force now dared offend their family, Lola's standing within the family was not important enough for anyone to seize her and threaten her parents. Moreover, Lola herself was strong enough to handle petty thieves foolish enough to cross her. Katakuri had not been worried at first.
But Katakuri had not expected that this little girl, spoiled by both him and their mother, would be bold enough to go to the Giant Kingdom of Elbaf all by herself!
That gave Katakuri quite a headache. On one hand, the Elbaf Giants were