"I'll find someone to try it on…"
Kenji first thought of Shiki, who was imprisoned in the warship's brig.
This guy was one of only three Legendary Pirates. His swordsmanship was very strong, he was a Great Swordsman, and he also possessed the Float-Float Fruit ability, making him undoubtedly an excellent test subject.
However, just as Kenji got up and walked out of the room, he suddenly thought of someone else, someone close at hand.
"Right, I can try it on Oden first." A plan formed in his mind.
Oden had been staying in the pleasure district. Even when people from the Shogun's palace came, they couldn't get him to leave. He was perfect for testing [Super Comprehension].
Originally, Kenji had planned this, but when he went out and inquired, he learned that Oden had already left the pleasure district.
It was Sukiyaki, the current Shogun of Wano Country, who personally came to apprehend him.
The old Shogun didn't even enter the pleasure district. He just stood outside, and Oden obediently ran back.
And calculating the time, it was probably when Kenji was having his happy poker session last time.
"That kid has his fears too, huh."
Kenji understood the whole story, shook his head, and had to temporarily abandon his testing plan.
For the next few days, Kenji continued to stay in the pleasure district, making his final preparations before setting sail.
Of course, it wasn't him making any preparations. In reality, he was free to come and go, didn't even need to bring luggage, and wherever he went, there would naturally be people to prepare these things. Even if no one prepared them, he would make others find a way to prepare them.
The one truly needing to prepare for the voyage was Amatsuki Ruri.
As the Oiran of Wano Country, her biggest obstacle to leaving actually came from the behind-the-scenes interest groups.
Calling them a 'group' might be an exaggeration, they were actually just various interested parties.
Among them, there were also official forces of Wano Country.
However, Kenji could resolve the troubles from these forces with a mere wave of his hand. His previous battle with Whitebeard had already spread throughout Flower Capital, and even Wano Country. Not a single person dared to risk their lives to obstruct him.
Ruri left Flower Capital, and even Wano Country, without encountering any hindrance throughout the entire process.
In fact, during this time, the samurai escort team led by Ushimaru even came to make a cameo appearance as a farewell party.
Of course, whether this came from the command of Sukiyaki, the Shogun of Wano Country, was obvious.
From beginning to end, Sukiyaki never personally met Kenji.
After all, Kenji's official identity was an Admiral of the Marine. Perhaps in Sukiyaki's eyes, this represented the World Government, the true official power of the world.
And Wano Country was still in a state of isolation at this time.
From this perspective, the intrusion of Kenji and the Marines was essentially an invasion.
However, after witnessing Kenji's power, Sukiyaki, even if he had something to say, could only swallow it.
It was fortunate that Oden had enthusiastically received Kenji beforehand. Oherwise, the official forces of Wano Country would have truly lost face—encountering invaders but not daring to resist, wasn't that shameful enough?
And if Oden had handled the reception, on the surface, it would be considered the Shogun's son of Wano Country receiving a friend.
Kenji and the others entering Wano Country could be seen as coming by invitation, and thus not an invasion.
Such are official formalities. If you want to make them look splendid, there are ways.
On this day, Kenji left Flower Capital alone, while Kuzan and his Marine squad departed shortly after.
As for the Oiran, oh, the former Oiran, Ruri, she was among the last to leave.
After Kenji and the Marine squad returned to the warship, they set sail immediately, though their cruising speed was not fast.
Ruri naturally did not board the warship, but instead rode on her own ship.
In fact, she had wandered outside in her early years and hadn't learned nothing. She was quite knowledgeable, even proficient, in worldly affairs.
It was somewhat similar to Robin's situation. Both had wandered outside early on, or in common parlance, 'mixed in society.' After mixing in society for so many years, how could they have no skills at all? It would be difficult to even survive then.
And over the years, Ruri had also saved up some money and purchased a ship.
Before setting sail, she recruited a group of sailors, having management experience, and thus not fearing a mutiny from this crew.
Even if there were a mutiny, it would be nothing but a mantis trying to stop a chariot, easily crushed.
However, what was unexpected was that after her ship left the inland sea of Wano Country and reached the outer sea through the cliff waterfall, it actually encountered an accident.
And it was a very serious accident. Her ship was robbed. However, the target of the robbery was not her, but Kenji's warship.
Yes, Ruri suffered an unprovoked disaster and was incidentally robbed.
And those who dared to rob an Admiral's warship were the forces of a Legendary Pirate, it was Shiki's pirate fleet.
"Quite a momentum."
Kenji was having afternoon tea on the deck when the pirate fleet appeared.
"o many ships? No wonder that Golden Lion is called a Pirate Fleet Admiral…" Kuzan scanned his surroundings, roughly counted, and exclaimed in surprise.
"This fleet size, there must be forty or fifty warships, right?"
He saw the pirate ships, stacked one upon another, surrounding the warship three layers deep inside and out. Their sails overlapped, and flags fluttered, making it difficult to count the number of warships.
And these pirate ships were all coated, emerging directly from under the sea.
Dozens of warships suddenly emerging from the water created a shocking scene, startling many Marine soldiers.
They had seen many grand battle scenes, but this kind of entrance was the first they had ever witnessed.
"Kuzan, you take men and deal with them." Kenji stood up, casually waved his hand to give the order, then prepared to return to the cabin.
He had just finished his afternoon tea and snacks and wanted to take a short nap. But he had only walked a few steps when a system mission prompt unexpectedly appeared in his vision.