In other aspects, Dia has improved, whether it is her own blue-green rainbow stone or the Space Stone given to her by Luna.
Her mastery over them and the skills she developed have also improved. Dia is slowly raising her strength level towards that of a Reserve Admiral, currently reaching the intermediate tier, but it is estimated that she is not far from the advanced tier.
All in all, she should now rank fourth within the team.
Even Asada Shino, who has also achieved a significant increase in strength, acquired brand new equipment
The Seastone Bayonet
and taken another step forward in her training and development of Haki and the Lightning Fruit, is still slightly inferior. Nevertheless, Asada Shino has finally entered the level of a Reserve Admiral.
Furthermore, Nojiko, Kaya, and Carmen have also received comprehensive improvements, and they have developed their own unique martial arts or fighting styles.
They are likely close to entering the Reserve Admiral realm, about to jump out of the comfort zone of being a Rear Admiral.
They possess great talent and powerful abilities, and of course, Luna's system provided significant assistance.
This accelerated the speed of their overall strength improvement without any sense of forcing growth prematurely.
Time passed day by day. To increase their speed, they later installed two electric propeller devices at the stern of the ship.
This allowed their pirate ship to rapidly advance toward their destination, which was Jaya Island.
But at the same time, Luna had another gain these past few days: the system assigned new missions.
Specifically, it assigned two missions: eliminating Pirates and Bounty Hunters. They had different requirements; Pirates were generally counted by crew, with about ten crews needed to complete the mission, and Bounty Hunters were counted similarly, by headcount.
After all, most of the Pirates on this sea were in organized crews, while Bounty Hunters were usually individuals or small teams. Large-scale Bounty Hunter groups were basically nonexistent; there was only so much money to go around, and too many wolves fighting for the meat. Sometimes, many Bounty Hunters were even greedier than Pirates, wanting both the meat and the soup without sharing with anyone.
Regardless, Luna and her companions completed these two missions easily.
Luna herself was extremely happy, almost bursting into laughter. After all, she could plunder wealth and resources, train her troops, and complete system missions for rewards. How could she not be delighted?
These two missions were completed quickly, and she received the rewards for both.
One random Devil Fruit and one summon card.
There were also two Observation Haki Awakening Cards and two armament haki awakening cards.
Luna quickly made arrangements for the rewards that had entered the system space.
First, she decided to save one Observation Haki and one armament haki awakening card. After reaching Skypiea, she would summon a new companion and use these two cards along with the newly acquired Devil Fruit if the combination was suitable.
Since the other summoning was for an otherworldly companion, for the remaining two cards, she immediately found an opportunity to call Dia to her room and let her awaken Two-Color Haki. Dia's strength improved further; it is estimated that when Kuina and Shiro reach the Admiral Level, she won't be far behind... Thus, about two days later.
Luna and The Girls finally arrived in the waters near Jaya Island.
Luna and her companions gathered on the deck, looking at the island that had appeared on the horizon. Everyone turned their gaze toward Nojiko.
Nojiko immediately took out the eternal pose from her pocket. Seeing that it pointed directly at the island before them, she smiled and said.
"Captain, everyone, there's no mistake. This is it. The island right in front of us is Jaya Island."
"That's great! We finally reached an island."
"Yeah, yeah! We can finally go ashore."
Carmen and Kaya said joyfully. Most of The Girls felt the same way, as they had been wandering the sea for quite some time. The last time they were on land was for a barbecue party at the Twin Capes Lighthouse.
This time, they would finally be able to stay on land for a while, right?
"Let's go take a look first," Luna said with a smile.
After all, she wasn't sure if the Straw Hat Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates were currently here.
Whether they hadn't arrived yet or had already left, it was necessary to go ashore and investigate first.
"Alright." The Girls prepared to use their familiar method: maneuvering the ship and docking at a nearby port.
"Hmm?"
But suddenly, Asada Shino, who was preparing to move with The Girls, noticed something was wrong. With a flash of golden-yellow electric light, she instantly vanished from her spot. The Girls paused their actions because of her movement, and Luna gave her a questioning and curious look.
Soon, another flash of golden light appeared, truly resembling the sudden emergence of the Thunder God who arrives with the storm, like the one from the game Seer.
Asada Shino reappeared on the deck, but to The Girls' surprise, she held two dead seabirds that looked like they had been deceased for a long time.
"I saw this earlier." Asada Shino was a sniper, after all. Even without the eight-power scope on hécate, she could spot the slightest anomaly or movement within several hundred meters.
She had previously seen the corpses of two seabirds floating on the sea surface, so she made a special trip.
Of course, the main reason was that, as a professional sniper, she judged that the two seabirds must have been shot and killed in the air from a long distance by a sniper rifle before falling into the sea.
Soon, Kaya stepped forward to examine them and indeed found two bullet holes. Using small tweezers made of light energy, she extracted two bullets.
The other girls weren't bothered by this sight, but Luna couldn't help but smile slightly.
Because if her guess was correct, while the Straw Hat Pirates were still unconfirmed, the Blackbeard Pirates had likely arrived.
Having watched One Piece in her previous life, she knew clearly that seabirds shot dead in this area during this specific time period meant one thing.
Then, without a doubt, the Blackbeard Pirates had now arrived at Jaya Island.
This was because the "Supersonic" Van Auger of the Blackbeard Pirates possessed the ability to snipe targets from thousands of miles away.
Furthermore, the bullets extracted from the seabirds were round musket balls, and the sniper rifle used by Van Auger was essentially still a flintlock rifle.
As fellow snipers, her companion Asada Shino was superior, both in equipment and in sniper proficiency and ability.
Moreover, a mere Warp-Warp Fruit should not even try to compare itself to the Lightning Fruit.
Not to mention, this was two years prior, before Van Auger had eaten the Warp-Warp Fruit, making the comparison even more unequal, and Asada Shino's strength could still continue to increase.
The most crucial point was that Asada Shino now possessed Haki abilities, at least Two-Color Haki. Whether she could possess Conqueror's Haki in the future, Luna couldn't say, as she hadn't received a Conqueror's Haki Awakening Card in a long time.
Perhaps it was because the system did not detect the potential of a king in the other girls, so it never issued such missions or related rewards.
And if Luna remembered correctly, Van Auger seemed to lack Haki talent, or at least he hadn't displayed it, based on her impression.
Nevertheless, among the snipers on this vast sea, let alone the current Van Auger, even Yasopp and the future Usopp, who will achieve great things, will have to contend with her.
But Asada Shino is destined to become a great mountain pressing down on them. Luna remains extremely confident in this, and confident in her companions.
However, for now, Luna was at least certain that Blackbeard and his crew had arrived.
Soon, what the other girls saw as just a small interlude was over. After some maneuvering, they quickly sailed the pirate ship closer and closer to Jaya Island.
They docked at the port.
"Everyone, do as you please, but be back in two hours." Luna hadn't yet mentioned their plan to go to Skypiea, so The Girls still didn't know.
After all, she still couldn't confirm whether the Straw Hat Pirates had arrived.
She also knew very well that only by following the Straw Hat Pirates could they catch the nearest Knock-Up Stream.
Although, if she remembered correctly, the Knock-Up Stream occurred at least five times a month.
But the most recent one was imminent, and she couldn't miss it.
So she needed to go investigate now. There were robots on the ship; if the robots couldn't handle a situation, they would alert The Girls, who could rush back in time. As for The Girls, she wasn't worried.
Not even the Blackbeard Pirates were a threat.
Based on their current strength, she might be wary of the Blackbeard Pirates two years from now, but right now, they didn't even have Devil Fruit Abilities and their crew wasn't complete. Why should she be afraid?
After speaking, Luna left alone and walked into the town.
"Is the Captain hiding something from us?" Kaya asked suspiciously.
"Let's go look around the city," Carmen laughed.
"Mm, that's right. Perhaps we can find the answer here. Traveling directly here from Reverse Mountain, the Captain must have a purpose for coming." Nojiko said, following suit.
"Let's have some fun. We'll find out the answer when we return in two hours," Kuina laughed. Following closely behind Luna, she was the first to disembark.
"I'll be going ahead too." Shiro also showed a slight smile. After speaking, she went ashore, needing to replenish some materials and supplies.
The other girls quickly followed.
They all chose to go ashore, as there were robots on the ship.
As a side note, Luna, Kuina, and Shiro generally operated alone.
However, Asada Shino and Dia operated as a pair.
Carmen, Kaya, and Nojiko acted as a group of three.
Some of The Girls were confident in their own strength, while others simply preferred acting in groups.
Everyone had their own ideas, and they just went to carry them out.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Luna immediately found a small alley and ducked into it after entering the town.
She then used Void Energy to instantly form a powerful Space Distortion, allowing her to rapidly reach the sky and float using the Void Energy.
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