Day turned to night and back again. As time passed, everything settled into place.
The destruction of the Beasts Pirates was now a fact. Pirates across the sea had their eyes on the position they had left vacant.
With the kingdom controlling half of the Beasts Sea, troops had recently been stationed there, and several newly promoted ministers had been put in charge.
The rail line was also under construction. In the end, the Mink Tribe had been wiped out. Only the bear and rabbit minks remained on Zou; the cat, dog, and other minks had all met violent deaths.
Because of this, Bepo and Carrot had stayed on Zou. Sakura, still sulking after an argument with Ye Chen a few days earlier, was keeping them company.
"How familiar are you with the Soul-Soul Fruit now?"
Seated on his throne, Ye Chen asked Reiju. She was not training today; pushing too hard would only slow her down.
"I still need to develop it further."
Reiju shook her head. Reaching Big's level with the Soul-Soul Fruit would take time.
"Do it as quickly as you can."
"Understood, boss."
"Kaku, have you found the other Devil Fruits?" After speaking to Reiju, Ye Chen turned to Kaku.
"We identified a few people some time ago. Aside from the Revive-Revive Fruit user in the Revolutionary Army, there are two others who might help with resurrection."
"Whether they'll be useful or not, we need to prepare. I'd rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one slip away."
Ye Chen's resolve was absolute. They could not overlook any Devil Fruit or ability connected to souls, life, or time. Even if it proved useless in the end, it was better to be prepared.
"Who are the other two?"
"Ghost Princess Perona. Our investigation found that she