"I... I didn't, you're the one who's thinking that!"
Rebecca was a little embarrassed and annoyed. There were outsiders present. Although this outsider was a bit simple-minded, she still felt awkward, as if she were some kind of lewd woman. slurp
Would you like to try this too?
Vic raised his chin, his target being Yamato. Yamato was still trying to break free from Vic's lightning, but she was in great pain. The paralysis caused by the lightning made her body tremble uncontrollably!
"Me? I can't even break free from the Five Elders, I might as well give up!"
Rebecca wouldn't want to try that. Why would she want to be tortured? She didn't have that kind of fetish. She preferred things to be normal and gentle. Rebecca was really looking forward to the action scenes tonight!
"If you don't want to try, then step aside. Yamato such great talent that we can't let it go to waste. I'm going to make her even stronger!"
In terms of talent, Yamato is definitely better, but Rebecca is not without room to improve. Vic said that to provoke her; physical needs are acceptable, but one should not become addicted to them!
"Oh~"
Rebecca's momentum faltered, and she lowered her head and walked to the side. Vic didn't look at her, but instead sensed Yamato's struggle through the lightning. Yamato didn't use Haki to resist at this time, but tried to break free using the strength of her body.
Yamato is the daughter of Kaido, a descendant of the Oni. Her bloodline power is extraordinary, even stronger than that of the Fish-Man Race!
Vic even suspects that Yamato is the daughter of Kaido and Big Mom, since Yamato does resemble Big Mom in her youth. If Yamato also possesses Big Mom's physical talents, coupled with Kaido's bloodline power, her achievements would definitely surpass those of Kaido and Big Mom by a great deal!
However, Vic wasn't sure if Yamato's biological mother was Big Mom, since Kaido and Big Mom hadn't left any clues in this regard.
" Rebecca! Are you the only ones who came back? Are there any others?"
Seeing that Yamato was still fighting and showed no signs of giving up, Vic turned his gaze to Rebecca. He did not use his Observation Haki to sense the presence of others. Seeing that Rebecca was in a somewhat dejected mood, he wanted to find a topic to talk about.
"Hmm! It's just the few of us. Should we bring them back?"
Another one with a love-struck mind; her emotions are completely controlled by others, and her attention is instantly diverted.
"No need for that, but we should still contact them and warn them to be careful. Our conflict with the World Government is irreconcilable. Be careful of them using underhanded tactics. It's best to travel in groups and keep those who are nearby away from us!"
Vic himself wasn't too afraid, but he was worried that the Five Elders and the Holy Knights would target the other members of the Thunder God Pirates. Now that his crew was scattered, it was the perfect opportunity to defeat them one by one!
Apart from a few who could hold their own against the Five Elders, the rest of the pirate crew were rather weak. Besides, those guys were practically immortal, giving them a huge advantage!
However, Vic couldn't send them back immediately, as that would make it easier to expose their whereabouts and attract the attention of the World Government!
Vic plans to contact Ban and use his Mirror World to bring everyone back without anyone noticing. All they need to do is find a mirror and stand in it!
Vic's reason for not letting Rebecca ask about her companions' location was also to guard against the World Government. They were quite skilled at eavesdropping on Den Den Mushi, and asking about their location through the Den Den Mushi would greatly increase the chances of being exposed!
Moreover, once exposed, everything would be exposed, and danger would arrive instantly. After all, Vic is currently a key target of the World Government's attention, and not only Vic, but probably everyone else is as well. Therefore, Vic chose another safe way to pick up people!
Rebecca went to contact the people who were still training outside, while Vic continued to stay by Yamato's side.
Yamato tried using brute force, but it had no effect. She then tried Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, but both were unsuccessful!
Yamato then realized that she was far from being as good as Vic; she would be powerless to retaliate in just one move.
"I haven't even used 30% of my power yet. Can you imagine how powerful I am when I go all out? So you still have a lot of room for improvement. You're welcome to come and test your strength with me anytime!"
Vic put down the powerless Yamato. Four Emperors Big Mom, one of the Four Emperors, could fight Yamato to a draw? She's just one of the Four Emperors. The top combatants on the seas are no match for Vic now. Below the God Realm, they are indeed not the same species anymore!
In the following days, Vic used Ban's Mirror World to bring all his other companions back one by one. As long as these people were together, even if Vic went out, he wouldn't have to worry about their safety all the time!
With their fighting strength, they can hold out until Vic returns, unless Imu personally leads the team to take action, which would be a disaster!
Therefore, Vic decided that he would not leave the base for a while, but would first try to gain a deeper understanding of the Law of Space. Maybe then he could open a spatial gate and rush back no matter where he was!
After all the companions were brought back, Vic threw a banquet to welcome Hancock and formally introduce Hancock to everyone.
Aside from a few who were somewhat disapproving, everyone else was very welcoming. Those who were disapproving weren't necessarily against Hancock, but rather that Vic had invited too many women. The Thunder God Pirates were already extremely female-dominated; what other pirate crew was like this? They were too unconventional!
" Uta! I heard you've been doing concerts in a lot of places. Did you get to see Shanks at the end?"
Vic sat down next to Uta with his wine glass in hand. Since parting ways with Shanks last time, he hadn't paid much attention to Shanks ' movements. He was curious whether Shanks would avoid Uta like he avoided Luffy.
"Of course I saw him! He's become so Haki now, much more handsome than he was in Foosha Village. I even saved one of Luffy's crew members from him!"
Luffy is really something, sending his underlings to burn the pirate flag Shanks uses to protect the island! Luckily, I was on that island at the time and saw them selling Luffy's Straw Hat badge, otherwise Shanks would definitely have dealt with them severely!
Uta hadn't seen Shanks for many years and harbored resentment towards him, especially during the time he left Uta on that island to learn to sing; she felt particularly lonely then!
Although Vic later went to explain to her, she never truly let go of the past. After meeting Shanks this time, she finally understood the truth of what happened back then. It turned out that the problem lay with herself. The two cleared up the misunderstanding, and Uta finally felt at peace!
However, Uta has already gotten used to life with the Thunder God Pirates and will not return to the Red Hair Pirates, just like Nami and Chopper will not abandon the Straw Hat Pirates and leave with Vic!
"Oh! Such a thing happens? But that's not unusual. Apart from Luffy's crew, no one else knows about Luffy and Shanks ' relationship."
Furthermore, now that Luffy has become one of the Four Emperors, his underlings see Luffy and Red-Haired Shanks as rivals vying for territory. "Who is that guy? He's quite loyal to Luffy!"
Vic has been busy with various things lately and hasn't been paying much attention to what's happening outside. He never expected that Luffy's subordinates would clash with Red-Hair!
Vic knew about the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, and he was a witness to it. Vic was in Dressrosa when the Straw Hat Grand Fleet was formed, so he could be considered to have witnessed it firsthand. From that moment on, the Straw Hat Pirates embarked on the path to becoming one of the Four Emperors!