Target: Arlong

After pondering for a moment, Burns asked, "Are you sure?"

Ener replied, "I am!"

"Phew..."

Burns let out a long breath. "Tell your old man honestly—just how strong are you now? Otherwise, I won't agree to a plan this crazy."

That was right. In Burns's eyes, this plan was utterly insane.

Ener fell silent for a moment before saying, "I've completely mastered the Six Powers and can use them proficiently. My swordsmanship has also reached the Iron-Cutting Realm... and I've undergone some special changes. Every aspect of my body has been greatly enhanced. Most importantly, I've awakened Observation Haki.

"Taking everything into account, I'm roughly on the level of CP9's Kaku and Jabra—the equivalent of an elite Rear Admiral from Marine Headquarters."

"What?"

Ener's words truly shocked Burns.

He muttered, "Complete mastery of the Six Powers, Iron-Cutting Realm swordsmanship, Observation Haki... You've hidden yourself well, you brat."

After recovering, Burns pressed further. "Wait, what about that Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: White Tiger I gave you?"

The moment he said that, Lice, who was massaging Ener, stiffened.

Ener turned to glance at Lice, then reached back and patted her shapely buttocks reassuringly.

Then he answered without hiding anything, "I gave it to a girl named Lina. She was already an Iron-Cutting Realm swordswoman, but she lacked strength. Now that she has the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: White Tiger, she's already at the level of a Marine Headquarters Lieutenant Colonel. And since she just ate it, she's still in a period of rapid growth. She'll be coming with me this time. Given her talent, her strength should soar... reaching the level of a Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral."

"Moreover, with her talent in swordsmanship, I believe she'll reach the level of a Master Swordsman before long."

"She'll be my most capable and trusted subordinate.

"Most importantly, she's my woman."

"You really are generous..." Burns said helplessly.

Although this Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: White Tiger was merely an ordinary Zoan and nowhere near as powerful as a Mythical Species or Ancient Zoan,

among ordinary Zoans, it was still top-tier.

It was far beyond the two unknown Devil Fruits in his possession.

Still, trading a Devil Fruit for a highly talented daughter-in-law did not seem like a loss.

With that thought, he changed the subject. "What's done is done... but since she's your woman and ate the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: White Tiger I prepared for you, shouldn't she give me a grandson or granddaughter soon?"

Ener was speechless. He truly had not expected that even after coming to this world, he still could not escape being urged to have children.

Lina was speechless.

At that moment, her face turned bright red. Even though she and Ener were already as familiar with each other as they could possibly be. After all, they knew each other inside and out.

But who was Burns?

He was Ener's father.

By seniority, he was her future father-in-law.

She had not even met her father-in-law yet!

And he was already urging her to have children. How could she not be embarrassed?

"Ahem..."

Ener coughed twice. "We'll work hard on that together. But now isn't the time to talk about this."

"Hahaha..."

After learning of the strength of Ener and Lina, Burns visibly relaxed.

However, he did not agree immediately. Instead, he said, "Then continue. Introduce your other subordinates. Let's see if they can move me enough to go crazy with you."

Ener said, "Zoro was already a powerful swordsman in the East Blue, and he has now reached the Iron-Cutting Realm. He's even a notch stronger than Lina! So long as he doesn't run into a Logia like Smoker or a special Paramecia, he can fight a headquarters Colonel without much trouble. His talent in swordsmanship is absolutely top-tier, and his future is promising."

"Gin himself is already at the level of a headquarters Major. However, he has exceptional talent in martial arts and mastered Shave, one of the Six Powers, in a short time.

"During this period, he has constantly sparred with me, Lina, and Zoro, and his strength has improved quickly. He has now reached the level of a headquarters Lieutenant Colonel.

"I believe it won't be long before he becomes a Six Powers expert."

"One headquarters Rear Admiral, one headquarters Colonel, and two headquarters Lieutenant Colonels." Burns's eyes could not help lighting up.

After all, from the East Blue to the Holy Land, they only had to pass through the first half of the Grand Line. In the first half of the Grand Line, such a lineup was already extremely formidable.

Perhaps not invincible!

But unless they encountered a Shichibukai or a great pirate from the New World, no one could pose a threat to them at all.

After all, in the first half of the Grand Line, the Marines were still the strongest force.

"Fine, I agree. Your old man will go crazy with you..."

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi, Ener turned to Lina. "Notify Daniel and have him come here to hold down the fort. Tell him that after arriving, he doesn't need to concern himself with anything else. He only needs to do one thing: manage Shells Town.

"As for the work Daniel was originally responsible for, leave it to Johnson. Tell him this is an opportunity for him. Get the job done for me... as long as he does it well, he'll become the base commander there, and I'll have further uses for him in the future."

"Yes!"

Lina immediately nodded, her face full of smiles.

In her eyes, Ener's promotion of Johnson was him showing consideration for her and her sister.

Then she naturally straddled Ener's lap and breathed softly into his ear. "Master... I've been ordered to bear you a child!"

"So, can I notify Daniel after this is over?"

The fire that Ener had just extinguished immediately flared up again. "Fine, fine, fine... Today, I'll have to teach you a proper lesson so you understand what it means to prioritize."

As he spoke, he directly lifted Lina's tight skirt.

...One hundred thousand words omitted here.

Three days later.

The Conomi Islands contained roughly fifty villages and eight towns, including Cocoyasi Village and Gosa Village. All of them fell under the jurisdiction of Marine 16th Branch.

Of course, they were also under the control of the Arlong Pirates.

Marine 16th Branch was where Captain Nezire, the Colonel who had colluded with the Arlong Pirates, was stationed.

It could be said that under the double rule of the Arlong Pirates and Captain Nezire, the people of the entire Conomi Islands were living in a living hell.

A fate worse than death.

Among them, Cocoyasi Village and Gosa Village from the original story were the most typical examples.

Seeing the Conomi Islands already close at hand, Ener's lips curled slightly upward. Arlong had ruled here for so long; he must have amassed quite a fortune.

Not tens of billions, perhaps, but several hundred million was practically guaranteed.

After all, even Nami, a complete weakling, had managed to gather one hundred million during Arlong's rule.

Along the way, he had also visited Orange Town.

He had originally wanted to take down Buggy the Clown before dealing with Arlong. But it had to be said that the man was incredibly lucky. He actually... wasn't there!

Not wanting to waste time, Ener could only let him go for now and set his sights on Arlong...