When the Vivre Card of the worm ability user parasitizing Elena burned away completely at Cipher Pol Aigis Zero headquarters in Mary Geoise, a report marked "top secret" was delivered to the Five Elders' desks overnight.
Its title read: "Preliminary analysis and assessment of target Aaron Ball's superhuman perception."
The document detailed every anomaly since Boer first came to the World Government's attention: from his early knack for "coincidentally" discovering surveillance by CP Agents, to his later, almost uncanny ability to identify ability users, to the instantaneous detection and extermination of the parasitic worm this time. Every incident came with its time, location, personnel present, and subsequent analysis.
"Combined with previous long-term surveillance data on Nico Robin and Boer," the report concluded, "we can essentially confirm that Aaron Ball's Observation Haki has a perception radius of fifteen kilometers and maintains an active scanning mode twenty-four hours a day without interruption. Any life magnetic field or ability fluctuation beyond ordinary human levels entering this range will immediately alert him. His precision and speed in identifying ability users far exceed the scope of conventional Observation Haki."
At the end, the report's author wrote in bold:
"Can perception of this caliber really still be called 'Observation Haki'?"
The data prompted a prolonged silence as it circulated among Cipher Pol Aigis Zero's senior ranks.
A fifteen-kilometer radius-this meant Bernia's entire main city, its surrounding ports, and its fortresses were all under his surveillance. Twenty-four hours without interruption-no gaps for sleep, no lapses in attention. Precise identification of ability users-any disguise was effectively useless before him.
"A monster..." a veteran agent murmured.
Finally, after an entire night of discussion, a new operational approach was established:
"Subsequent operations targeting Aaron Ball will primarily employ veteran agents without Devil Fruit abilities. All participants must undergo rigorous physiological