Grand Line, first half, Angel Island.
Early in the morning, bright sunlight shone in from the horizon, spilling across the land of the Sky Island and driving away the last traces of darkness.
Mountain-top villa, garden.
Kuina and Isca continuously swung the swords in their hands as they carried out their daily training, while Kozuki Hiyori and Black Maria were sparring.
Ever since Sephiroth had given her The Embrace and shared one-tenth of his power with her, Kozuki Hiyori had steadily entered the realm of a Great Swordsman after fully adapting to her increased strength.
A Mythical Zoan, the swordsmanship of a Great Swordsman, and a vampire's super-speed regeneration—all three combined and stacked upon Kozuki Hiyori. Aside from Sephiroth, who could suppress her through the power of their bloodline, among his many girls, even Hancock, Yamato, and Marigold, the strongest among them, were a notch below her.
Therefore, rather than sparring with Black Maria, Kozuki Hiyori was more like serving as her training partner...
Fortunately, after Sephiroth gave Kozuki Hiyori The Embrace, she became much more obedient. She followed his orders, got along harmoniously with the other girls, neither competed nor fought for anything, and even took the initiative to cancel her wager with Black Maria.
Otherwise, given Black Maria's current record of repeated defeats, Kozuki Hiyori would probably have trained her into misery!
Aside from these girls who were training, even Uta and Perona, the least skilled in Physical Prowess among the other girls in the villa, possessed physical qualities far beyond ordinary people...
After years of research, Sephiroth had finally developed a Super Soldier Serum without side effects. Once injected, an ordinary person would gain physical abilities four times greater than normal.
Of course, the stronger a person's physique was, the less effective the serum's enhancement would be...