New World.
The sea wind howled. On the rolling azure waves, Sephiroth lay lazily on the deck of a speedboat made from special alloy, basking in the sun. He wore a blue floral shirt, white beach shorts, and sunglasses.
Among the shared perceptions transmitted by the thousands of Black Bats Sephiroth had scattered, one Black Bat to the northeast was suddenly reduced to ashes by a white bolt of lightning that fell from the sky.
"Hmm!? I finally found you again... Vaford!"
As he spoke, Sephiroth picked up the two long swords beside him. Rising from the deck and fastening the twin blades at his waist, he drew the Nether Flame Blade.
The fiery red blade left its sheath, giving off wisps of scorching heat that warped the air.
Next, he directly inserted the Nether Flame Blade into the gear handbrake slot on the speedboat's console and began warming up the engine.
This speedboat had been custom-built for him by Jim. Its top speed could reach three hundred kilometers per hour. It used the flames produced by the Nether Flame Blade as propulsion, and it was also equipped internally with Flame Dials and Jet Dials as emergency power, allowing it to travel one hundred kilometers in an emergency.
In the most unfavorable circumstances, it could slowly accumulate wind power through the Jet Dials to provide propulsion.
This speedboat completely outclassed the watercraft of the Pirate King world. It was a product created by Umbrella Corporation only after it had analyzed some spaceship technology!
However, Sephiroth's original intention had actually been to create a spaceship powered by the flames of the Nether Flame Blade.
Unfortunately, due to technological limitations, that concept could not yet be realized. Jim could only come up with a transitional product and tell his big boss, Sephiroth: