The Beginning

Even with Atlas's superhuman physique, she couldn't see that far.

And he was nowhere near as strong as she was.

"We just have to wait until that so-called treasure hunt begins. Bullet hasn't shown himself yet."

He could search with Observation Haki.

But he had only ever heard other people talk about Bullet. Having never met the man, he couldn't recognize his presence with Observation Haki.

Still, he could judge Bullet's location by the strength of his life force.

The Combine-Combine Fruit...

It allowed its user to rearrange and combine inorganic objects, then merge with them.

In short, Bullet could restructure any inorganic material down to its molecules and atoms. He could even make a machine gun out of stone.

It was undoubtedly one of the most powerful Paramecia Devil Fruits!

And Bullet seemed to have achieved Awakening.

He had mastered all Three Types of Haki, too. The only question was how proficient he was with Conqueror's Haki Infusion.

Was he another man on the level of an Emperor of the Sea?

But Kaido and the others weren't called Emperors of the Sea solely because they possessed the strength to tower over everyone else on the seas.

Their pirate crews' influence across the entire New World was just as important.

Atlas knew little about Bullet. Zephyr had merely mentioned him in passing while teaching her Haki years ago.

That man's Haki... was formidable!

And not just in quality. The sheer amount he possessed was terrifying!

What was more, the Bullet Zephyr knew was the Bullet of over a decade ago!

Atlas had read the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, too.

The Marines had a copy, and its records were far more detailed than the versions circulated at sea.

Some entries even traced a Devil Fruit's entire history, including how its previous user