Beneath the bright moonlight, Reg's figure danced with the wind, again and again.
These past few months of meditation training had allowed him to initially incorporate the Breath-Following Method into his Flexibility Technique training... the only drawback was that it no longer replaced sleep.
Still, Reg understood that with every gain came a loss.
"Huff..."
A faint exhale escaped him as the exhausted Reg sat down on the spot... Although the chief had agreed to send 0 powerful Shandian warriors with him to Birka.
Anyone could see that... no matter what the situation on Birka Island was like, his team of 1 could not defeat an island's armed forces. If he brought too few people, it would actually be less flexible than acting alone.
When the hypothetical enemy possessed relatively overwhelming strength, having too many people would instead become a disadvantage... Putting himself in their shoes, if he were Birka's leader, he would be wary of, reject, and perhaps even drive away or attack a group of outsiders investigating his territory.
Besides, his sleep requirements and stamina surpassed those of every Shandian.
"I've decided..."
Sitting atop an island cloud, Reg's thoughts raced... He would go to Birka alone!
His P9 background had given him formidable solo combat capabilities... Observation Haki, meditation, and the physical development from the Flexibility Technique would allow him to suppress his presence to the absolute minimum.
Though he could not make himself "disappear" like Rayleigh... within a certain distance, as long as he was not seen directly, he could still slip past unnoticed.
By himself, he would not need to lie about the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, nor would he need to worry about the Shandian warriors' safety. It would be much more convenient to investigate.
"If I want to go to Birka alone, I first need to