Sanji was trying to chat with Komurasaki, but Komurasaki's gaze remained fixed on Zoro, who was wiping Enma.
Sanji also gained a lot in Wano Country. Putting aside the invisibility suit, his biggest gain was the full Awakening of his Lineage Factor. He will no longer suffer from bone fractures in battle, which completely makes up for his lack of Armament Haki!
Even without Armament Haki, Sanji is now virtually invulnerable, eliminating a Observation Haki. This is an epic upgrade, but with Aokiji joining the Straw Hat Pirates, Sanji's combat strength will inevitably have to be relegated to the lower ranks!
Jinbe was drinking from a bowl with a smile on his face. He Luffy when Luffy and his crew crossed the sea to attack Onigashima. His final opponent was Who's Who, one of the strongest agents of CP9, who was Rob Lucci's predecessor and is now one of the Flying Six.
Jinbe's battle wasn't particularly intense, which shows that Who's-Who wasn't able to force Jinbe to use his full strength. It's no easy Shichibukai to face Four Emperors Big Mom head-on!
This person's starting point for joining the Straw Hat Pirates is too high. It's estimated that there won't be any significant improvement in strength until Laugh Tale finds Luffy, similar to a strong character like Aokiji.
Nami was enjoying a very relaxing time, soaking in a hot spring in the city with Shinobu and Tama!
Nami also gained a lot this time. She obtained Big Mom's strongest Homies, Zeus. With the foundation laid by Vic and the training over the past two years, she has also acquired Armament Haki and Observation Haki, although they are not very strong!
However, Nami can also be seen as a lower-tier version of Dark Dragon Vic, with lightning and dual-color Haki. If she could also wield a sword, she would be even more similar!
Besides the aforementioned individuals who gained a lot, Luffy the one who improved the most. Kaido repeatedly brought him to the brink of death, causing his will to transform time and again. Finally, quantitative change led to qualitative change!
Luffy has not only become more powerful in using Haki, but he has also Awakening the most incredible Devil Fruit ability. The combination of the two has allowed him to defeat Kaido of the Beasts in one fell swoop!
Even after defeating Kaido, Luffy's Haki didn't actually increase much; he was still inferior to Big Mom and Kaido. However, he was able to unleash all of his Haki to deliver a fatal blow to Kaido!
In terms of endurance, Luffy is far inferior, but in terms of the damage of a single attack, Kaido is no match for Luffy. If the two were to fight again, Kaido would still not be Luffy's opponent unless he could dodge Luffy's fatal blow. After that, Luffy would be like a fish on a chopping board, completely at Kaido's mercy, since he had exhausted his Haki!
The others didn't gain much or improve much; it was all the result of their training over the past two years. Even Robin's Flower-Flower Fruit Devil Transformation was something she developed over those two years, and she only used it for the first time on Onigashima.
Others also used some new moves, such as Brook's moves with stronger freezing and illusion effects.
Perhaps their opportunity hasn't arrived yet, or perhaps their talent is simply limited; becoming stronger is never easy!
On the third day, Vic, Olvia, Hancock finally arrived at the sea area near Wano Country.
The Wano Country of today is not the Wano Country it was 800 years ago. The current Wano Country has been transformed and is now much higher than sea level.
The original Wano Country was much larger, more than ten times larger than the current Wano Country, and not much higher than sea level. There was also a high mountain in the center of the island, and it was far from the terrain where you have to go up a waterfall!
Eight hundred years ago, the shogun of Wano Country built a high wall around the Wano Country, which was only slightly above sea level, in order to hide the Ancient Weapon Pluton underground.
Who would have thought that soon after, a huge geyser suddenly appeared on the high mountain in the center of the island. However, because there was a high wall around the ancient Wano Country island, the large amount of seawater gushing out of the geyser could not flow out of the island and eventually flooded the ancient Wano Country!
The current Wano Country was carved out on the mountainside in the center of the island. After the sea filled the space enclosed by the high walls, it continued to spread outwards, forming the unique waterfall terrain of the current Wano Country!
The fountain that suddenly appeared on the high mountain in the center of the ancient Wano Country island was most likely caused by the vibration of the mountain when the rocks were dug up during the construction of the wall, which caused cracks in the pipes inside the mountain that were originally hollow and filled with seawater!
The mountain's internal pipes, already strained by the immense pressure of the ocean currents, cracked and could no longer withstand the force of the current. The current pierced through the pipes, causing an astonishingly large fountain to erupt from the mountain.
Therefore, the remodeled Wano Country is like a fountain built on the sea, with the island completely surrounded by waterfalls formed by the sea. So, it is really not easy to get to Wano Country. Only pirates with some ability can go there. This is also the main reason why Wano Country can cut off contact with the outside world.
"Is that place, which looks like a scenic fountain, Wano Country?"
"That's right! That's Wano Country, known as the land of samurai. Luffy and his crew should be on the island right now!"
Looking at Wano Country standing on the sea from afar, in Hancock's eyes it was like a landscaped fountain in a garden.
While Water 7 like a scenic fountain, Wano Country is no less impressive, and its ocean flow is astonishingly large, easily carrying ships. Even a carp in the waterfall is as big as a boat!
"Hmm? Red-Hair's Conqueror's Haki! That's Ryokugyu's scent, looks like the final moment has arrived!"
Just as Hancock and Olvia were commenting on Wano Country, Vic sensed Shanks' powerful Conqueror's Haki, as well as the aura of Marine Admiral Ryokugyu on Wano Country Island!
Vic knew that Shanks would use his powerful Conqueror's Haki to control Ryokugyu across the sea and islands, suppressing his Logia Devil Fruit ability. This was the last plot point before the end of the Wano Country arc, and also the last plot point Vic knew before he traveled to this world!
So, upon perceiving the last scene he saw before his time travel, Vic was filled with a mix of emotions, including his own bizarre time travel experience and the uncertainty of how the story would unfold in the future!
Just like in the original storyline, Ryokugyu sensed that the Conqueror's Haki suppressing his Devil Fruit ability belonged to Red-Haired Shanks. He no longer had any intention of taking advantage of the situation; instead, he was worried that Red-Hair might also be involved.
And the Straw Hat Pirates members watching from the sidelines, although they all had bandages on their bodies from treating their injuries, their auras were not weak, which was completely different from the state of mutual injury that the Five Elders had described to him!
Ryokugyu already had a guess in his mind: he was too late. The battle between Straw Hat Boy and Kaido ended too quickly, and their injuries had almost healed. They had missed the best opportunity, and with Red-Hair watching them from outside, Ryokugyu was already considering retreating!
The battle between Luffy and Kaido ended too quickly because their strengths were not evenly matched, but far apart. It couldn't have lasted for days and nights like the battles between Akainu and Aokiji, Jinbe and Ace!
In the early stages of their battle, Luffy was at a significant Luffy. After about ten or twenty moves, his Haki was almost completely depleted, and then it was Kaido's turn to finish him off with a single blow!
Once Luffy 'Devil Fruit Awakening and his will transforms, the exhausted Kaido will be unable to withstand Luffy's full-force attack!
Although a lot happened before and after this battle, it was only midnight when the moon was high in the sky, and the battle only lasted a few hours!
Even if Ryokugyu could fly using his Devil Fruit ability, flying non-stop, it would be difficult for him to travel from Mary Geoise to Wano Country within three days!
It took Ryokugyu six days, so by the time he arrived in Wano Country, the battle was already over, and even the banquet was coming to an end!
Luffy has eaten so much meat these past few days that he's almost fully recovered. Even without Shanks coming to the vicinity of Wano Country, the trio could still beat Ryokugyu black and blue!
The only thing to blame is that Straw Hat Luffy chose a good time to fight Kaido, which overlapped with the Reverie. It was this overlap that allowed them to miss Ryokugyu's opportunity to take advantage of the situation. Of course, the actions of the Revolutionary Army in Mary Geoise also played a part in this!