Roger's skills with women...
To be honest, they were quite... something.
After all, his personality was just an older version of Luffy.
How much could you expect from him in terms of picking up women?
If he hadn't been dying and wanted to leave an heir, he might have had no interaction with women in his entire life.
As for how he managed to woo Rouge, who was less than half his age, when he was over fifty?
That was purely because Rouge was a naive, sweet girl with rather peculiar tastes.
She liked that he was older, liked that he didn't bathe...
As for the commission reward Roger offered-
Jin couldn't care less about it.
...
"Men! Advance!"
After causing the first wave of earthquakes with the Gura Gura no Mi's ability, Blackbeard waved his hand grandly, leading five ships charging straight into Totto Land.
After a moment's thought, Blackbeard still decided to be this vanguard.
Because Blackbeard knew perfectly well in his heart that Jin would most likely not just sit back and watch the tigers fight.
'Since his target was Big Mom's Soru Soru no Mi, he would definitely take the initiative to find that madwoman.'
As long as that old woman was tied up by Jin, Blackbeard felt he had nothing to worry about.
"Weehahaha! The most perfect work of the Charlotte Family, with a bounty over one billion! Katakuri's Mochi Mochi no Mi, I'll take it!"
Burgess raised his arms high, laughing heartily.
"Burgess, you bastard! Don't steal the Mochi Mochi no Mi from me!"
Pizarro cursed angrily.
Back at Gran Tesoro, because he was drained dry, Shiryu stole the Mori Mori no Mi.
This time, he absolutely had to get a top-tier fruit for himself.
"Huff huff... I heard Charlotte Oven's Netsu Netsu no Mi is pretty good too." (T/N: Heat-Heat Fruit.)
Vasco said, slurring his words while chugging from his wine jug.
...
The five ships sailed majestically into Totto Land's waters and soon disappeared from the sight of Jin's group.
"Are you really sure it's okay, Jin-chan?"
Hancock frowned, standing beside Jin.
"Blackbeard is a dangerous man. Letting his power develop further..."
During the Summit War, the person who left the deepest impression on Hancock was Blackbeard.
After all, he had single-handedly manipulated the Whitebeard Pirates and the Marine.
Even the proud Hancock had to admit that ugly freak had some skills.
"Hancock, you underestimate our own people's strength."
Jin said with a laugh.
"Even if you don't count me, who on this ship do you think is easy to deal with?"
Hearing this, Hancock looked around.
Gyuki went without saying.
It was the most intimidating member of the Uchiha crew besides the captain, Jin.
Konan was the same, using the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi with increasing proficiency.
Kurenai was slightly inferior, but as the possessor of the Wind Power after Dragon, she wouldn't be too weak either.
And Rin, also goes without saying.
Barring accidents, she would soon become the new user of the Soru Soru no Mi.
'Counting them all, it seemed only three were vases...'
Hancock's eyes involuntarily turned towards Nami, Robin, and Shirahoshi.
Noticing Hancock's gaze, Jin couldn't help but laugh.
Nami and Robin were one thing, but he didn't expect Hancock to consider Shirahoshi a vase too.
"Shirahoshi, show your Hancock-nee your power."
"Okay okay~"
Shirahoshi nodded obediently.
Then, the Mermaid Princess clasped her hands together and slowly closed her eyes.
Paired with her pure, flawless, peerless beauty, the word 'saintess' seemed born for her.
"What is she doing?"
Robin frowned, puzzled.
Not just Robin, most people on Sunny didn't know what Shirahoshi was doing.
The next second, as someone who possessed Observation Haki, Hancock's expression changed slightly.
She felt it.
A deep, vast energy, unlike anything she had ever felt before, surging from within Shirahoshi.
Boom—
At that moment, a sudden, deafening sound rang out.
It startled both the Uchiha Pirates on the periphery and the Blackbeard Pirates who had already attacked.
"What's going on?!"
Blackbeard turned to look behind him.
He saw one of the islands belonging to Totto Land shaking violently with a visible amplitude.
Thud!
Thud!!
Thud!!!
Increasingly exaggerated sounds rang out consecutively.
And the island's shaking amplitude grew even more extreme.
Then, everyone saw clearly.
Over a dozen giant humpback whales, each about five hundred meters long, were crashing fiercely against the outer sections of the island from all directions.
Each of Totto Land's 34 islands had a highly distinctive design.
This one, brightly colored with a giant jar of jam as decoration on top, should be Jam Island.
At this moment, Charlotte Dacquoise, the 24th son of the Charlotte Family responsible for managing this island, screamed in terror:
"Stop crashing! Stop it, you beasts! Stop right now!"
Although he was also a Charlotte Family's executive, his bounty hadn't even broken one hundred million, so how could he handle such a situation?
Not to mention these giant humpback whales were in the sea.
That alone left over 95% of Devil Fruit Users helpless.
Crash-!
Finally, after being struck who knows how many times by over a dozen giant humpback whales, Jam Island shattered like a glass bottle dropped on the ground, starting from the bottom, crumbling and scattering.
And gradually sank into the sea!
"Save, save me! Help!"
"Boats! Get the boats over here! Oh god! Someone fell in!"
"Damn it! Why are these beasts crashing into our island!"
"Quick, quick, save me! I'm a Devil Fruit User! I can't swim!"
Along with Jam Island sinking into the sea, countless Homies and Big Mom Pirates' members on the island also went down.
"That's enough, Shirahoshi. Don't overdo it. After all, that's going to be a place for your people and Hancock's citizens to live in the future."
Jin raised his hand, signaling Shirahoshi to stop.
At the same time, he thought to himself: 'Currently able to control Sea Kings five hundred meters long? Not bad. Her progress is faster than expected.'
Meanwhile, Nami, Robin, and Hancock, who had mistakenly thought Shirahoshi was a vase just moments ago, were all stunned.
On a naval battlefield, Shirahoshi was simply an invincible existence!
Even Gyuki's expression wasn't much better.
It was considered the most adept at naval combat among the Tailed Beasts.
Yet, with a body length barely reaching one hundred meters, facing those dozen five-hundred-meter-long clumsy big guys in melee combat... it really didn't have much confidence.
Well, Jin hadn't told Gyuki that the largest sea king Shirahoshi had currently controlled was several kilometers long.
Never mind Gyuki… in terms of volume, even the Ten-Tails couldn't compare.
"Th-this is... Shirahoshi's ability..."
Sweat drops the size of beans rolled down Nami's cheek.
She never dared to imagine that the crying, naive princess she first met, who was easily fooled by Jin with a few words, was actually this powerful!
'C-could it be... this child is...'
The shock Robin felt was even greater than Nami's.
She had read in Poneglyph about a legend that the Fish-man Tribe would birth one every few hundred years...
The Queen of the Sea Kings.
Poseidon!
"Now you understand, Hancock? There's no need to worry at all. Moreover, the Revolutionary Army will soon be on our side too."
Jin said with a smile.
"Never mind Blackbeard, even the World Government is just a toy in our hands. When the time comes, we'll capture all the Celestial Dragons and establish an Eastern Depot to serve you."
"This one doesn't want those people around, they're disgusting. This one just wants to stay by Jin-chan's side."
Hancock said in a coquettish tone.
"So disgusting... acting spoiled towards a man half your age, aren't you ashamed?"
Nami couldn't stand it.
"What did you say? You useless seductress!"
Hancock retorted mercilessly.
"What did you say!?"
Nami, the little orange cat, instantly bristled.
Originally, her main responsibility was navigation.
But with Konan's ability, they could avoid over 90% of natural disasters.
Nami's importance as a navigator wasn't as obvious as before.
This had always bothered Nami.
Hancock's words undoubtedly hit a sore spot.
"Alright, alright, no fighting, no fighting."
Jin stepped in to mediate immediately.
His harem needed harmony.
Jin walked over, cupped Nami's small face, and gave her a firm kiss.
"Nami wasn't meant for combat anyway. Just stay beautiful. Don't be angry."
Nami pouted with unconvinced expression.
'Wasn't that just admitting I was a vase?'
"Cough~"
At that moment, a dry cough from Robin interrupted Nami's thoughts.
Noticing Robin's gaze, Nami quickly broke free from Jin's embrace.
She offered a pale, weak explanation:
"I, I... that, that..."
"Who the hell said you could stop? Keep massaging my shoulders."
Jin issued orders to Robin without courtesy.
At this moment, Robin was wearing a maid outfit.
On her, with her mature, elegant older sister style, it was, to be honest, a bit incongruous.
But beautiful people don't look ugly in anything, not to mention the outfit Jin chose for her was a size too small.
That chest, that butt… it felt like they were about to burst out.
Robin took several deep breaths before barely suppressing the anger in her heart.
Gritting her teeth, she placed her hands on Jin's shoulders and began kneading.
"Um... maybe I should do it?"
Nami couldn't bear to see her friend treated like this.
"God of Destruction! How long are you going to watch? That madwoman Big Mom is about to make her move!"
At that moment, Blackbeard's roar came from the sea ahead.
Jin got distracted, and this stretch of sea had already turned into a bloodbath.
He almost forgot Blackbeard was also one of the rare true pirates who didn't play pirate games.
Jin stood up and quickly issued orders:
"Rin-chan, come with me. The rest of you, do whatever you want. But those who aren't confident in their strength should team up."
Hearing this, Konan took Kurenai's hand.
Clearly, she was worried about the loli's strength.
Although she had obtained a powerful Logia, her control was still very rough.
She struggled even against pirates worth fifty million Berry, let alone on a Yonko crew's turf.
"Doesn't Big Mom have a Poneglyph? This one will help Jin-chan take it, okay?"
Hancock resembled a love-struck girl hoping to please her beloved.
"I'm not trying to become the Pirate King, what do I need it for... Uh, never mind, you can go."
Jin had just spoken halfway when he saw Hancock's pitiful eyes and agreed.
'Fine, letting this girl have some fun was good too.'
'In the end, once we took Totto Land, everything inside would be mine anyway.'