Time flew, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Portgas D. Anne had begun to grow accustomed to his current body.
Aside from her explosive temper, she was a stunning beauty no matter how anyone looked at her. She looked both like a mature woman and an innocent young girl, her allure mingling with a clear-eyed foolishness, her charm turned all the way up.
No one who saw her would ever connect him with Ace.
In the forest behind Drum Island's mountain, Liu Qing had used Wood Release overnight to grow this Forest of Red Flowers so that Chopper would join the Straw Hat Pirates.
Now, sharp smacks rang through the forest, accompanied by a woman's cries of pain.
"Damn you, Liu Qing! How dare you treat me like this! Just you wait!" Annie dodged the black staff coming straight at her.
"Annie, you're supposed to dodge blindfolded. Don't fucking open your eyes! It's been days, and your Observation Haki still hasn't shown the slightest sign of awakening." Seeing her still dodging with her eyes open, Liu Qing lashed her even more vigorously.
After half a day of training, three people gathered for lunch in the Castle. Now only Liu Qing and Annie remained; Luo and Ivankov had left the day after the surgery.
Watching Annie chew slowly and carefully, Liu Qing grew furious. "Eat faster! It's been so long, and there's still no response from your Haki. You can't compress your Devil Fruit power either. If you still can't finish compressing your flames this afternoon, I'll beat you to death."
"And if you can't finish compressing your flames, I won't let you go when Whitebeard heads to Marine Headquarters. You don't want Whitebeard to die there for your sake, do you?"
Hearing this, Annie began eating