Chapter 156

The main body cannot be deployed directly, since Imu is deep within this Pangaea Castle, and it would be too dangerous to act too recklessly.

However, there's no need for him to personally intervene.

The Observation Haki and the Dream-Dream Fruit's ability to perceive living beings spread out instantly.

The area of Pangaea Castle was indeed enormous, but it was nothing more than that for Naito's perception abilities. In just an instant, all the energy within the building was already under Naito's control.

That's how it should have been.

Interestingly, Naito didn't sense any incredibly powerful aura emanating from the depths of Pangaea Castle.

That guy Imu probably has some way of concealing his presence.

It doesn't really matter; it's impossible to directly pull him into the Dream World anyway.

Now is definitely not the time to contact him.

It didn't take long for Naito to find his target.

Naito had already memorized King Wapol's presence the moment he entered Pangaea Castle.

For security reasons, the residences of the fifty Affiliated Nation families attending the Reverie were not arranged too far from the naval assembly area.

Before his abilities evolved, this would certainly have been a good thing for Naito, since back then he couldn't drag people into dreams from a great distance.

But it doesn't matter now.

As the connection between the real world and the Dream World deepens, the scope of entering dreams expands dramatically, with a range of several kilometers becoming commonplace.

Theoretically speaking, Naito only needs to lie here to drag all the weak-willed people in Pangaea Castle into a dream.

But that's unnecessary; leaving a few nails will suffice.

So, let's begin our dream.

In the master bedroom of a luxury suite not far from Naito's room.

The short, stout man was already fast asleep on the soft, large bed.

His sleeping posture wasn't very peaceful; he would talk in his sleep one minute, grind his teeth the next, and even swallow the blanket covering him whole—yes, he ate the entire blanket, as smoothly as if he were sucking up noodles.

Then, in a sudden instant, the man on the bed trembled slightly before falling into the quietest sleep.

The Dream World.

"Eh--"

Wapol opened his eyes, somewhat bewildered.

What place is this?

Suddenly his nose twitched.

An indescribable fragrance wafted towards us.

He then noticed a piece of glistening roasted meat floating in front of him.

Without any hesitation, following his instincts, Wapol swallowed the piece of roasted meat in one gulp.

For some inexplicable reason, a thought popped into his mind: Should he eat this piece of meat and sign the contract?

Of course I'll eat it.

This is something I've never tasted before!

Wapol thought to himself.

And so, the roasted meat became completely one with him.

The real world.

On the soft, large bed, Wapol suddenly opened his eyes.

That's the good thing about evolved abilities; even through deception, a contract can still be formed, turning others into Hub.

When Wapol wakes up, he'll probably just think it was all a dream.

So, next one.

Naito wasn't particularly interested in the royal families of the other Affiliated Nation; if he wanted to acquire a country, he simply needed to send one of his subordinates there.

His other targets were an official within the government, an ordinary agent of the Cipher Pol System, and several low-ranking officers of the Holy Land Guard.

He had seen them all during his patrols over the past few days and memorized their scents.

Neither of them are people with strong willpower, so there should be no possibility of them resisting his abilities.

Thus, the ability to enter dreams was activated once again.

Soon, Naito's lips curled into a smile.

"That should be enough for now."

He has already planted spies in the administrative, intelligence, and defense agencies of Mary Geoise, which should be sufficient for the time being.

Next up are the Celestial Dragons, the most crucial and important group.

Although it's unclear why Imu keeps so many useless Celestial Dragons, turning a group of Celestial Dragons into Hub can't be a bad thing; they'll always have a chance to be put to use.

However, Pangaea Castle is too far from the Celestial Dragons' settlement, so even the evolved ability to enter dreams cannot directly drag people into dreams.

So, I need to go there.

Using Wapol's body as a vessel, he unleashed his full projection ability.

Outside the suite's window, a transparent body coalesced into shape.

Then, Naito's consciousness shifted toward the projected body.

Wapol's body instantly returned to the bed, and he fell into a sweet sleep.

The reason for specifically using Wapol's body to create the projection was also for safety reasons.

In case someone idly uses Observation Haki to scan around in the middle of the night and exposes themselves, they can completely distance themselves from the Navy.

Naito clenched his fists slightly, adjusting to his new body.

The projected body is, of course, much weaker than the original body.

However, the concept of physical strength does exist in a very strange way.

With the addition of all of his consciousness, he could probably unleash about 60-70% of his original strength.

That's pretty good.

The next instant, Naito controlled the body and soared into the sky. Since it was a projection, there was no need to create a new projection to support the body's flight. Naito headed straight for the Celestial Dragons' gathering place in the distance.

The Celestial Dragons' settlement was a bit far from Pangaea Castle, but that was nothing at all at Naito's top speed.

He quickly crossed the high wall that separated the two areas and arrived above the white town.

Not every Celestial Dragons lives in a large manor.

This settlement does indeed contain many estates, but it consists mostly of detached villas.

However, this area was indeed heavily guarded; even in the dead of night, Naito saw squads of guards patrolling the area.

Moreover, many houses still had lights on, clearly indicating that the Celestial Dragons were not the obedient children who went to bed early and got up early.

Naito thought for a moment.

The more luxurious the residence, the higher the status of the person living there within the Celestial Dragons; this inference should be correct, right?

Turning those elite Celestial Dragons into Hub is certainly a good thing, but how can we ensure that their willpower isn't strong enough to resist our abilities?

Therefore, it's best to start with the ordinary Celestial Dragons.

Naito randomly selected a villa located on the outskirts of the Celestial Dragons' settlement and quickly descended.

Besides its proximity, this villa has another advantage—the lights are off, further reducing the risk of being discovered.

Without making a sound or alerting anyone, Naito had already sneaked into the rather large villa.

Naito moved through the interior of the villa like a ghost.

You can't tell who is Celestial Dragons and who is a slave or servant just by their aura.

So he went straight to the most spacious and luxurious master bedroom in the villa.

The only people living here could be Celestial Dragons, right?

There was no need to even push open the master bedroom door; Naito simply projected an eyeball behind the door, injected a portion of his consciousness, and was able to clearly see the situation inside the master bedroom.

And so, in the next instant, on the soft, large bed, the obese middle-aged Celestial Dragons, who was entangled with several naked women, fell into an even deeper sleep.

Almost half a minute later.

Done.

This Celestial Dragons, like Wapol, became his Hub without knowing anything.

They do not have the authority to enter the Dream World on their own; they can only become the vessel for their own descent when they wish.

Naito gave a slight smile.

In this way, one can possess the body of Celestial Dragons at any time and freely travel within the Celestial Dragons' settlement.

It can also transform more Celestial Dragons into Hub, and who knows when it might give Imu a surprise.

Very good, all the objectives of this trip to Mary Geoise have been successfully achieved.

However, this projected body still has some time before it dissipates. Should we just go back to sleep like this?

Or, how about transforming into Doflamingo's appearance, projecting your threads, and causing a huge ruckus here?

Let Doflamingo experience what it means to be speechless.

Let's forget about it. That way, even if Doflamingo is defeated, it won't be thanks to Navy Naito.

Isn't that just doing a good deed?

Let's wait until that guy returns to Dressrosa and then give him a taste of his own medicine.

He should return what he took from Dressrosa in the same way he did back then.

Forget it, let's go inside Pangaea Castle instead.

Although I've been patrolling the area for the past few days and have been staying in Pangaea Castle, I've never ventured deep into this building.

Even if I don't go say hello to Imu, I could at least go see the Empty Throne.

In front of that throne, which no one should have been able to sit on, are still the weapons used by the nineteen kings who created the World Government.

Imu's comrades must be no ordinary people; their weapons might even be somewhat interesting.

This is the trouble of time travel too early; Naito didn't know that those weapons were indeed extraordinary, and very extraordinary indeed.

Naito was a very decisive person. Once he made the decision, he immediately flew away from the Celestial Dragons' settlement and headed back towards Pangaea Castle.

At the very moment Naito approached Pangaea Castle.

"Who goes there?!"

A figure suddenly sprang into the air, a dark, heavy fist hurtling straight at Naito, who was flying down from the sky.