The storm is still pouring, but this time it's missing the snow brought by Kuzan. Inside the swaying captain's cabin, Sage sat with his legs crossed, his head gently swaying with the motion around him, holding a wine glass in his hand, looking out at the storm with a relaxed expression:
"On the vast sea, the strong wind gathers dark clouds, between the clouds and the sea..."
Renedia, who was maintaining the power to prevent the ship from capsizing in the storm, perked up her ears and jumped in: "Is there a seagull?"
"It's the swallow like black lightning! What seagull, who told you that?" Sage said irritably.
Renedia slightly raised her head, pretending to think, "It seemed like Pearl shouted it, left a strong impression."
"Don't play with idiots if you don't have to, it's contagious." Sage rolled his eyes.
"Nice poem."
Lily, showing some appreciation skills, asked, "It's quite stylish, who wrote it?"
"Gorky."
Illiterate king Sage replied and then asked, "How about those people?"
"Still okay."
Lily nodded, "Since the ship got bigger, they can settle in the cabin, but you... how are you doing now?"
The ship at this time is no longer the same size as before. Because Robby brought over a thousand miners, a normal ship definitely couldn't fit. This ship could fit three hundred people, and at most, you could squeeze in another hundred or two. Unless they stack like a pyramid, more than a thousand people just can't fit.
Sage didn't want to be misunderstood as part of the triangle trade, so he simply made the ship bigger.
The power of the More-More Fruit can indeed enlarge the ship, doubling the length, width, and height proportionally, enough to accommodate those over a thousand people.
"It's just doubled, this level of enlargement is nothing," Sage laughed.
The More-More Fruit is a conceptual ability, say how many times is how many times, no matter what the target actually is or how big it is.
To the ability, it's just simple 'multiplication.'
A size doubled doesn't cost Sage much. If it weren't for the storm being too fierce, fearing that Renedia might lose control of the ship, he would have wanted to accelerate directly back.
But besides the storm, you also have to consider if the speed is too fast, would the ship capsized. Sage can manage on his own, just focusing on himself. But with so many people, if the speed is too fast and they can't react in time, crashing into a reef would be disastrous.
After considering, Sage gave up the idea of accelerating.
"Hee hee hee hee, is this the Mother Steel?"
Moriah looked at the constantly extending and retracting piece of irregular steel on the table in front of Sage, which seemed to infinitely expand even though the volume wasn't changing much, and chuckled strangely:
"Looks quite magical, can it be the core of our ship?"
"Of course!"
Renedia affirmed, "This material perfectly fits the container I need. With this, we won't need manpower to drive power anymore, as for energy... rest assured, even stones can burn!"
Hearing this, Sage grinned and said, "Hahaha, I'm looking forward to your product, Renedia!"
...
After a ten-day journey, eight days of rain, and two days encountering the Sea Kings, they finally arrived at Dressrosa.
When they landed, Doflamingo was already there waiting.
"Fuffuffuffuffu..."
Watching people disembark, Doflamingo spread his arms and said with a smile,
"Sage, I received the news, Columbus was completely destroyed by you, all his equipment is gone, and the island has a deep pit, completely wrecked. You've dealt with a competitor for me!"
"Is that why you deliberately came to wait for me?"
Sage was dragging the ankle of a man with a broken arm and threw him at Doflamingo's feet when he heard this.
"Fuffuffuffuffu, we are partners, coming to meet you is quite normal, isn't it?"
He glanced down and laughed again: "'Molten Man' Kappa, I know you, fuffuffuffu. You weren't killed?"
"This guy is quite pompous, even wanted to duel me when he woke up... tie him up with Seastone, I have a use for him," Sage said.
This guy, Kappa, woke up on the second day, and he was still bragging about wanting to duel Sage, then Sage shattered his skeletal structure with one punch, touching his Secret Hole, completely stripping him of any ability to resist, now he's just like a pile of mush.
As long as Hogback ensures he doesn't die, it's fine.
Now with a bit of Seastone added, ensuring no ability to resist, there's no need to worry.
"That's easy to handle, let's have a banquet and celebrate a bit, fuffuffuffuffu!" Doflamingo laughed.
"That could be easily arranged, after twenty days outside, on a small ship, there weren't any facilities to host a banquet."
Sage looked up and laughed, "Let that Viola dance as well, by the way, you really can't give her to me?"
"Fuffuffuffuffu, that won't do, Sage, she's my subordinate." A vein popped on Doflamingo's forehead, "Stop eyeing my subordinates."
"Just asking, if you don't agree, forget it..."
The group headed towards the Royal Palace.
Up until the next day, Renedia eagerly took the Mother Steel to build a ship, the officers, who had enjoyed the excitement, returned to their own tasks.
Lily felt that the previous battle was worth reflecting on and continued honing her Breath of All Things.
Marika, who newly attained Observation Haki, found it quite interesting. The keen sense developed from long periods of distinguishing ingredients in the past seemed to be included in this Observation Haki. By concentrating, without meticulous observation or hands-on discernment, she can distinguish the quality of ingredients.