Katakuri didn't want a direct confrontation with Vic, but Mora was crucial; he was the key to whether their pirate crew could advance further. Intelligence capabilities were extremely important for a pirate crew, and the Mirror-Mirror Fruit was a vital ability to directly probe the internal affairs of the Navy and the World Government. How could they be without a mirror? Through a mirror, they could do many things, see many scenes, and hear many unknown secrets.
"Do your best to rescue her. If you really can't save her, then decisively kill Mora. The power of the Mirror-Mirror Fruit must not be wasted in Impel Down!"
Smoothie spoke sullenly, her eyes filled with murderous intent. Their original plan was to bring Mora back to Totto Land, extract all of Mora's abilities, and then find out the appearance and color of the Devil Fruit. After obtaining all the information, they would kill Mora and then find a Devil Fruit.
Their idea was good, but Mora wasn't stupid. He had held back his full power while with the Big Mom Pirates, but the Big Mom Pirates knew the shape and color of his Devil Fruit.
Ultimately, due to her distrust of outsiders, Big Mom killed Mora. Katakuri brought back the Mirror-Mirror Fruit from outside and gave it to his beloved and most guilty sister, Brulee.
Because Big Mom values Mirror-Mirror Fruit, she will naturally value Brulee, who possesses this ability. As a result, Brulee's status in the Big Mom Pirates will rise significantly, and even if Katakuri is not around, no one will bully Brulee anymore.
Don't assume there's no conflict between siblings. Big Mom's children fight even more fiercely, and Brulee is often bullied, especially when Katakuri isn't around. However, all of this was before Vic traveled to this world. Now that Vic has traveled to this world and captured the key figure Mora, it remains to be seen whether the subsequent plot will return to its original trajectory.
After replenishing its supplies, Vic's warship continued its journey towards the island where Shanks was located. The marines who had been injured on the island had all received treatment from Barnett, and with the help of the ship's doctor, they were all in good condition.
The marine who was stabbed in the stomach by the pirate disguised as a child was seriously injured, with internal organs damaged. This was not something Barnett and the ship's doctor could easily heal, and in the end, it was Vic who had to take action himself.
However, he only restored the marine's internal organs; the other wounds were left to the ship's doctor. Even with this treatment, the marine lost a lot of weight, as all the fat stored in his body was burned off. Vic's ability was really effective at weight loss.
"If you used your Observation Haki more often, you would have noticed something was wrong in the fishing village. Although the pirate ship at that time didn't imprison everyone on the island,
However, the original residents of the fishing village were also imprisoned inside, and apart from Frodeku, your use of Observation Haki was far too crude.
It's difficult to distinguish the auras of individuals. Your next training task will mainly focus on Observation Haki. You will need to spend time each day using Observation Haki to perceive the actions of the creatures around you.
Then there's Armament Haki. Rebecca and Barnett have already Awakening it. You two can practice with Armament Haki regularly. Whether your Haki will become stronger or not is another matter, but the more you use it, the more proficient you will become, which will be very helpful in real combat.
Frodeku's physical condition has improved considerably. Once he has mastered all Six Powers, he can try to Awakening Armament Haki. Wendy has already mastered Six Powers; she should focus more on understanding Shigan and Tekkai, as these two styles greatly aid in Awakening Armament Haki. She should spend more time understanding them.
After the warship was back to normal, Vic called Rebecca, Barnett, and the other three to his side for a meeting.
The main point is about what happened on the island today. He wouldn't have said anything if he didn't have Observation Haki, but all four of them Awakening Observation Haki, yet not one of them noticed the trickery on the pirate ship. This is why they were reluctant to use their Observation Haki.
Then, even after using Observation Haki, he couldn't sense anything specific wrong, which is because he used Observation Haki too crudely.
In summary, his Observation Haki isn't strong enough, so he has to save it for battle. It's also because he hasn't trained enough. Vic originally wanted to be assigned to the New World after being promoted to Vice Admiral so he could participate in battles more often. You have to use your Haki even if you're reluctant to, and then you'll definitely improve!
However, this mission has prevented them from going to the New World for the time being. With this incident today, Vic has no choice but to step in and arrange their training. He forces them to use what they don't want to use, thus subtly enhancing their domineering Haki.
"I've been focusing on developing my Devil Fruit abilities lately, so I haven't really been training in Haki much. But I can already use a hundred flying swords, hehehe!"
You can arrange my training as you see fit. You know I don't like to use my brain; you should have arranged it a long time ago!
Rebecca has been focusing her energy on developing her Devil Fruit powers lately, and has indeed become somewhat lax in her use of Haki, likely due to the novelty of having just obtained the Devil Fruit.
Rebecca is currently the kind of person who is very capable in doing things but not good at thinking and management. She can complete the tasks assigned to her very well, but if she is not given instructions and asked to act on her own, she is not very clear about what she should do. Of course, this is because she is still young. After she has more experience, she will be able to lead a team by following others' examples.
"I bear the greatest responsibility for this incident. Their Observation Haki had only just Awakening; even if they unleashed it, they wouldn't have been able to detect anything. If I had used my Observation Haki immediately upon arriving on the island, their plot wouldn't have succeeded. I will remember this lesson and quickly learn all Six Powers!"
Frodeku's glasses reflected a sliver of white light, and his gaze behind them was exceptionally resolute. He was the last to join, and for the past few years he had been living in a daze until he met Vic, at which point his life began to shine.
But he was also the most hardworking among them. Knowing that his foundation was weak, he trained like crazy. In just one year, he transformed from an ordinary person into a strong person who can Future Sight, and his future path will be even broader.
"There's no need to blame yourselves. This incident didn't cause any civilian casualties, so the outcome is good. However, you should all reflect on your experiences each time, think about the shortcomings, and figure out the best way to do things so that you won't repeat the same mistakes next time."
I will provide you with a schedule for your practice over the next period. You can simply follow the schedule on the schedule.
Who knows, we might be heading to the New World someday. There are quite a few people there who have mastered both types of Haki. If your Haki is too weak, you'll be at a disadvantage. Did you see how I ignored Devil Fruit abilities today?
"And that Slow-Slow Fruit from last time, it couldn't do anything to me. That's all thanks to Armament Haki. As long as your Armament Haki is strong enough, you can become immune to the rules imposed by Paramecia abilities. Devil Fruit abilities aren't invincible!"
Vic was unaware that Armament Haki could nullify Paramecia Fruit abilities; he had already arrived in this world before this fact was revealed.
However, when he encountered Foxy the Silver Fox last time, he wanted to use the power of the Slow-Slow Fruit to verify his conjecture about the development direction of the Speed-Speed Fruit.
He gained a lot at that time. He not only developed the ability to slow down the speed of people or objects in the outside world, but also learned the rule that Armament Haki can restrain Paramecia abilities. This is one of the reasons why he let Foxy go.