After returning to Marine Headquarters and sending Catarina Devon into Impel Down, Dawn went to see Baby-5 as well, giving her a few instructions and asking her to keep an eye on things.
The little maid had been doing quite well these past few years, and her strength had steadily improved. Her treatment was far better than it had been under Doflamingo.
As Dawn's strength and position rose, Baby-5's former identity no longer amounted to anything.
Things that had once required caution were now trivial.
Who didn't know that this little girl was the vice admiral Ink Snake's personally trained adjutant and cook? She made excellent food, was incredibly strong among her peers, and her ability to transform into high-tech weapons showed everyone exactly what it meant for artillery to be merciless.
Dawn was essentially borrowing a chicken to lay eggs—no, using public resources for private gain—openly using the Marines' resources to train personnel for himself.
With a great tree at his back, there was shade to enjoy. When he was weak, it could serve as shelter and a place to grow stronger. Once he became powerful, he could slowly make plans for this colossal entity.
Even if he could not devour it whole, he could use his memories to toss whatever he could not swallow to his enemies, let them destroy each other, and reap the benefits himself. Then he could seize the good parts afterward. Perfect.
He stayed at headquarters for a few days as a vacation, then hurried back to Sky Island without pause.
After learning that nothing had happened on Enel's side, Dawn simply had Enel pilot the Thunder God back to Sky Island with him, taking care of the Lunar Ruins along the way.
Even if they did not use its combat power, it could