Whenever he had something good, Yechen naturally never forgot Tsunade and Ito Miyuki.
But considering their personalities and physiques, Yechen had Tsunade practice Armament Haki to improve her close-combat abilities.
Ito Miyuki, meanwhile, practiced Observation Haki. As someone with an Impure World Reincarnation body, her soul was already stronger than an ordinary person's, making Observation Haki a perfect fit.
Over the next seven days, the three immersed themselves in grueling training.
Yechen practiced both types of Haki at once. Of course, he wasn't simply training; he intended to combine them with his own abilities to create even stronger Haki.
Naturally, creating a new ability wasn't something he could accomplish overnight.
But he wasn't in a hurry. He had plenty of time to research it.
In the blink of an eye, the time for his meeting with Ferdinand arrived.
They hadn't arranged to meet on Toto Island. There were too many people and prying eyes there, making it easy for someone to notice something amiss.
To show his sincerity and avoid the Rampaging Lion Pirates' spies, Ferdinand brought only one person to the meeting: the cold beauty they had seen at the docks that day.
Once the two ships drew close, Ferdinand boarded Yechen's ship directly, with the cold beauty following close behind like a bodyguard.
"My friends, it's a pleasure to see you again."
Ferdinand gave a gentlemanly bow, but Yechen and the two women weren't impressed and had no interest in such formalities.
"Haha..." Ferdinand laughed awkwardly and introduced her.
"The lady beside me is my younger sister—Gabriel Catarina."
It seemed Ferdinand took this partnership very seriously. Not only had he come without bodyguards, but he had even brought his sister, which was enough to demonstrate his sincerity.
Yechen's first reaction was, Her hair color is wrong. Then he