After the incident in Sorbet Kingdom, Kuma and Ginny joined the Revolutionary Army.
Not long after, Ginny became the commander of the Revolutionary Army's East Army.
Does this mean Ginny is preparing to go to West Blue?
Blake stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, then ordered:
"In that case, capture her after she enters West Blue."
"No disguise, no concealment, just capture her openly and with great fanfare."
"But Your Highness, this might lead to..."
Aramaki's words were cut short by Blake.
"I have my own arrangements."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Aramaki could only comply.
Blake encouraged him a few more times, then hung up the transponder snail.
Simply destroying a Revolutionary Army base in West Blue was not enough to make them hate the World Government.
Ginny's appearance was actually not much different from a grown-up Bonney, and she was very popular within the Revolutionary Army.
If Blake openly and with great fanfare kidnapped her back to Mary Geoise, could the Revolutionary Army still tolerate it?
Well... judging from the original plot, the Sweating King and his comrades actually did tolerate it.
But what if Blake deliberately created a seemingly excellent opportunity for them?
And this opportunity was successfully transmitted by Ginny, a communication genius.
Could they still tolerate this?
If the Revolutionary Army could tolerate even this, then Blake would accept it.
Gaining a heroic female warrior wouldn't be a loss for him... After a few days, Hancock gradually began to adapt to life in Blake's manor.
She found that in the manor, the daily lives of ordinary maids were strictly regulated.
Only she, Stella, and others could move relatively freely.
Perona and Robin even often provoked Blake.
One day, Blake took the women to visit Mary Geoise's domestication field used for taming Slaves.
But then, when they were most terrified, he took them away:
"Your eyes should be used to see more beautiful things."
Blake, walking at the very front, suddenly uttered these words.
Back at the manor, Hancock silently joined Mandy and Koala's training.
Marigold followed Hancock closely, also coming to the training ground.
When the training concluded, she immediately handed Hancock a glass of water:
"Sister, this Celestial Dragon seems a bit different from the others."
"Yes, he is indeed different."
...Of course, this was deliberately created by Blake.
Hancock's situation was different from Mandy and Stella; she hadn't completely resigned herself to her fate like them.
As a future powerhouse with Haoshoku aptitude, Hancock's belief was not comparable to those two.
She was also different from Robin, Perona, and others.
At twelve years old, Hancock already possessed a considerable degree of independent thinking ability, and her worldview was beginning to form.
Unlike those younger children, who could be instilled with Blake's worldview from the very beginning.
Furthermore, Hancock was currently the most talented among all the women in the manor; even without the boost of ability cards, she could reach the level of a silver medalist on the high seas in the future.
It was not impossible for her to grow into an Admiral or Emperor-level powerhouse.
After all, Hancock in the original story was only in her early thirties, and her strength might not have reached her full potential.
She was much stronger than Eneru, who knows what he would grow into.
Therefore, Blake had high expectations for her and had to make her develop a considerable sense of belonging here.
Blake's current strategy towards Hancock had a specific term in his previous life—
Stockholm Syndrome.
Every special action contained a dual mechanism of power display and an emotional trap.
Using contradictory behaviors to destroy Hancock's cognitive framework.
The most famous Stockholm patient in his previous life, after being kidnapped for a period, actually joined the kidnapper's team and participated in a bank robbery with a gun.
Even after being rescued, she did not consider it a rescue and still had a strong sense of belonging to the kidnapper's team.
Of course, Blake had to carefully control the intensity to avoid affecting Hancock's future potential... Blake's silence did not affect the undercurrents on the high seas.
After Shanks separated from Buggy, he began to form his Red Hair Pirates, which had now grown considerably.
He still met his fated Uta.
Uta's appearance when she was found was almost identical to how Shanks was found by Roger in God Valley.
Logically, Shanks during the God Valley period should not have started forming memories yet, but he felt a resonance and decided to raise Uta.
Meanwhile, Kyros, who should have defeated the invading pirates, become the captain of the guard, married the kingdom's princess, and reached the pinnacle of his life, had now become a completely numb Slave.
The trauma he suffered was far more severe than that of Moriah or Crocodile.
Even if Kyros's Sea Stone chains were removed now, he had already lost the will to escape... Aramaki, following Blake's orders, arrived near Reverse Mountain to wait.
Although there were many ways to enter West Blue, the Revolutionary Army, due to needing to balance strength and secrecy, could not use other routes.
Due to the relationship between Dragon and Vegapunk, and the research of Lindbergh and others within the Revolutionary Army, the Revolutionary Army could now travel down Reverse Mountain to the Four Seas.
So Ginny would definitely come down from Reverse Mountain.
In fact, not only the Revolutionary Army, but Reverse Mountain was also not an obstacle for some powerful pirates.
Blake's sanctuary also had the ability to cross Reverse Mountain.
However, this kind of action carried some risks and was far less safe than going through Red Port.
The sea fog on Reverse Mountain had not yet dissipated, and Aramaki sat cross-legged on the bow, a twig in his mouth, humming an unknown tune.
His green hair swayed like vines in the wind, and the muscles on his bare upper body were clearly visible.
"What a troublesome task."
He glanced at Reverse Mountain in the distance:
"Do the Revolutionary Army rats have to appear in such weather?"
Just as he was complaining, an unremarkable sailboat had already swooped down from Reverse Mountain.
Relying on gravity and a propulsion device at the stern, this ship unconventionally achieved the feat of passing through Reverse Mountain to the Four Seas.
Ginny was chatting with the Revolutionary Army cadres on the ship.
"I heard the Army Commander failed again in pursuing Mr. Kuma."
"Army Commander, don't cling to one tree; how about considering me?"
"You don't even look at yourself; if the Army Commander is to consider anyone, it should be me!"
"It's me!"
"It's me!"
After only a few words, several people began to quarrel among themselves.
Ginny showed no embarrassment, a large bone in her mouth, eating and watching the scene with a cheerful laugh.
Just as they were about to start fighting, Ginny finally slammed the table and stood up:
"Enough! Stop dreaming! I will not give up on Kuma!"
"No..."
Snowflakes drifted, the north wind howled... The cadres let out a mournful wail, collapsed on the deck, and began to cry bitterly.
Just then, the lookout standing on the mast suddenly shouted:
"Something's happening!"
Ginny immediately looked in that direction, and the cadres who were pretending on the deck also got up, looking seriously at the ship stopped near Reverse Mountain.
Ginny took the binoculars and observed carefully for a moment:
"No pirate flag, and it's not a warship."
A cadre beside her breathed a sigh of relief:
"Army Commander, don't be too nervous."
"Since the incident in West Blue last time, our movements have been even more secretive."
"This time it's a secret operation; the other party might not be coming for us."
Ginny put down the binoculars and picked up a huge sniper rifle nearby:
"Whether it is or isn't, I'll know after I fire a shot."