Inside the secret workshop in the back mountains of Momoiro Island, sparks flew everywhere as high-pressure steam and the roar of machinery intertwined into a violent symphony.
The air was thick with the pungent smell of metal coolant and the scorched radiation scent of Devil Fruits.
On the massive gravity-hover platform at the center of the workshop, the "Devil Gun-Bear Construct" that had once terrorized the deep-sea ruins, only to be beaten black and blue by Rain's Conqueror's Haki Infusion fists and forcibly stripped of its six bronze cannon barrels, now lay obediently on the ground.
After being disciplined aboard the Ashen during this time, this Ancient Weapon that had devoured the "Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit, Ancient Blood Bear Form" had long lost its former savage ferocity.
Whenever Rain's dark-gray vertical pupils swept over it coldly, the enormous iron bear would instinctively droop its long black-furred ears and let out whimpering cries of surrender and obedience, as docile as a gentle house dog.
"Zehahaha! This little guy's obedient as can be now. Tell it to go east, and it wouldn't dare go west. It wouldn't even blink if you tempted it with a meaty bone!" Keen leaned against the doorframe, tossing an Obsidian Ore Core in his hand as he grinned wildly.
Dressed in black, Rain stood beside the hovering platform with a cigar clenched between his teeth. His dark-gray vertical pupils looked down at the damaged but well-built Ancient Weapon as he spoke calmly.
"Old man, I've laid the groundwork for you. This little guy has good bones. Its flesh carries the bloodline of the Ancient Blood Bear, and its frame is made of Ultra-Ancient Smelted Alloy. Give it a complete overhaul. In a few days, we're heading to Wano Country to awaken Pluton. I want it to serve as