After handing over the affairs of Hachinosu Island to Fujitora and Ginny, Seven acted as a hands-off manager and came to Raijin Island with Kuma.
In the original timeline, Fujitora was a Marine Admiral and Ginny was the East Army Commander of the Revolutionary Army; handling the affairs of a single island was more than enough for them, perhaps even a waste of their talents.
It would only be when the Morning Star Pirates reclaimed Inazuma that these two would be able to fully exercise their initiative.
Rumble~ Rumble~
Affected by the electrical currents leaping through the air, the two tufts of fluffy curly hair by Kuma's ears instantly frizzed out, looking very much like an irritated cat.
"This place is really uncomfortable."
"Indeed." Electrical light swirled around Seven's body.
From the moment they stepped onto Raijin Island, the lightning in the sky above the entire island seemed to have found its backbone, crackling as it extended a friendly greeting toward Seven.
It was only because Seven was a lightning man; anyone else would have been charred to a crisp long ago.
"Kuma, wait here for a moment."
"Okay." Kuma nodded.
Following the treasure location recorded on the parchment scroll, Seven flashed to the center of the island. He could feel every pore on his body seemingly groaning, enjoying the intense weather unique to Raijin Island.
Seven immediately made up his mind—
To plant his flag on Raijin Island!
Raijin Island was located right at the entrance of the New World. After planting his flag, he could connect the Sky Island above Paradise with Hachinosu Island in the latter half of the New World into a single line.
At the same time, Raijin Island was adjacent to the Red Line.
When he felt more confident in the future, it would also be convenient to visit the Holy Land Mary Geoise to seek some benefits and maintain his relationship with the Celestial Dragon, Saint Elaine.
Lest their relationship fade from not seeing each other for a long time.
More importantly, there was no area on this sea more suitable than Raijin Island for developing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's abilities.
The year-round thunderstorms and the electrical currents leaping in the air were practically a sacred training ground for Seven, and he wouldn't have to worry about being disturbed.
Following the map's guidance, Seven found a hidden cave under the cover of the thunderstorms.
He had to admit that the World Government's methods of forgery were quite sophisticated; it was impossible to tell that all of this had been specially arranged.
Seven suddenly realized that he couldn't just blindly guard against the three little spies; when necessary, he could obscurely reveal some secrets that were a mix of truth and lies—
For example, that Rocks' son was still alive, creating some artificial hardships for the 'Black Fatty.'
How could becoming a king be so easy?
He, Beelzebul, had waited six years to activate his system; wanting to become a king in two years? Such a thing would absolutely not be allowed to happen.
Before entering the cave, Seven's left hand ignited with blazing flames to serve as a torch, while he also activated Conquerors Haki Defense to avoid falling into a trap specially set by the World Government.
Before long, scattered skeletons began to appear on the cave floor.
Seeing this, Seven muttered to himself.
Truly talented; being able to rule the world for eight hundred years, they really did have something. The talents under the World Government's command made Seven's eyes turn green with envy, wishing he could poach them all.
Black Arm Zephyr was impossible.
When Zephyr's family was killed by pirates, Seven was still a chef for the Roger Pirates.
Vegapunk, on the other hand, was someone he could cooperate with.
Finally, a treasure chest at the end of the cave came into Seven's view. There were also two skeletons beside the chest, their positions suggesting they were crawling toward it.
Seven stepped forward quickly and opened the treasure chest.
Inside the chest lay a Devil Fruit covered in spiral patterns.
[Do you wish to exchange the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Nue, Mythical Zoan Type for 20,000 points...]
[No]
Seven put away the Nue-model Devil Fruit.
The Mythical Zoan, Model: Nue, appeared in the One Piece 20th Anniversary event: 'Kyoto Straw Hat Travels,' set in another Wano Country.
It's equivalent to a parallel world's Wano Country.
"To think it's this Mythical Zoan."
The Nue form is a legendary Great Yokai of Wano Country. Seven was satisfied with its abilities in all aspects, except for one thing—the snake tail... it was somewhat unsettling.
Across two lifetimes, his only fear was snakes; that giant snake on Sky Island had been strictly forbidden by Seven from entering Gods Island.
After a moment's thought, Seven directly listed the Nue-model Mythical Zoan on the trading platform.
[Mythical Zoan, Model: Nue: 100,000 points, a legendary Great Yokai. Seller's Message: An Inazuma Great Yokai, do you want it or not?]
If it could be successfully sold, the points obtained could be used to awaken his fruit abilities at any time.
However, Seven planned to try awakening his fruit abilities on his own after settling down; there was no harm in trying. After all, it was 100,000 points.
The points saved would be enough to acquire both Future Sight Observation Haki and Ryuo Armament Haki.
By then, he would only need to focus all his efforts on obtaining the opportunity to eat a second Devil Fruit, and Seven would become a complete being.
Having achieved his goal for this trip, Seven did not leave immediately. Instead, he flew up into the thunderclouds above Raijin Island and attempted to infuse Conqueror's Haki and Armament Haki into the lightning amidst the countless thunderstorms.
After the appearance of Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits, the status of Logia Devil Fruits declined precisely because they couldn't be infused with both types of Haki.
Of course, maybe it was already possible, and that old rogue Oda just hadn't revealed it yet.
Paramecia abilities like the String-String Fruit and Mochi-Mochi Fruit can be covered with Armament Haki, so why shouldn't Logia abilities be able to do the same?
With a big enough imagination, even Imu would have to take maternity leave.
Developing Devil Fruit abilities inherently requires an incredible imagination and perseverance.
If once doesn't work, then ten times; if ten times don't work, then a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand times.
If he could truly infuse the dual types of Haki into lightning, Seven could completely use lightning to create tens of thousands of swords, flying daggers, needles, and more all at once.
Techniques like 'Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Ancestry' or'Stormy Pear Blossom Needles' might not be impossible to achieve!
There's also simulating susanoo with lightning and activating a Thunder God Form infused with dual Haki—who says you can't activate susanoo without a Mangekyo Sharingan?
With crackling lightning swirling around his fingertips, Seven molded the violent lightning into a middle-parted hairstyle one moment and a pair of overalls the next.
After playing around for a bit, Seven small Plasma Swords instantly materialized in front of Seven. Then, black-red Haki slowly covered them, but it couldn't be maintained for long.
"Is it because there's no physical form?"
Seven was not discouraged.
Instead, he first infused Armament Haki into the lightning sword blades in different proportions, and once they took shape, he re-infused them with Haoshoku.
Of the Seven Plasma Swords, only one remained stable for a few minutes.
Dispersing the Plasma Swords, Seven gathered Seven more and tried again according to the proportions in his memory.
This situation was similar to a beginner cooking: if there's too much flour, add water; if there's too much water, keep adding flour.
Although the final result was quite different from the original intention, the dough was successfully kneaded.
(๑＞＜๑）
Cover Side Story.
Loguetown, East Blue.
At the Roger Bar, far from the busy commercial streets, a small line of text had been added beneath the bar's sign: 'Make Emperor of the Sea Beelzebul fall in love with drinking in one minute.'
At the bar counter, the owner Raul was busy wiping glasses. Because of that small line of text, the Roger Bar had become one of the most famous bars in the East Blue.
Pirate King Roger had drunk here.
Emperor of the Sea Beelzebul had also drunk here.
Raul wiped the sweat from his forehead, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly spotted Rukia Ichijou coming in to drink his sorrows away again.
"Rukia, go back to your hometown to clear your head."
"You've been drinking your sorrows away at my place for two and a half years; we're practically old friends. Take my advice: stop thinking about arresting Beelzebul."
"A man like that is destined to become a king."
"For ordinary folks like us, just meeting someone like him once is enough to brag about for a lifetime. Go home and visit; just think of it as a way to relax."
Rukia Ichijou rarely didn't retort: "You're right, it is time to go home and see."
Raul asked casually, "By the way, where is your hometown?"
"Orange Town, Windmill Village Islands."
"Oh, so you're from the same place as Beelzebul."
"We're just close neighbors; his hometown is Housha Town in the Konomi Islands."
Raul handed over a newspaper.
"In the past two years, a group called the Buggy Pirates has been active in your hometown of Orange Town. Be careful when you go back."
Rukia Ichijou sneered, "A small-time pirate with a five-million-berry bounty? I could take him with one hand tied behind my back."
"I'm off, Raul. Once I've caught this pirate crew, I'll come back and pay my tab."