"Meaningless. It only affects increasing strength. Might as well kill a few more people for him," Gion didn't fall for Moa's provocation at all. She had discussed the topic of childbirth with Rosse.
Right now, the one most capable of giving birth at sea should be Charlotte Linlin, also known as BIGMOM, who, now less than 50 years old, already has 64 children.
Just thinking about that number made Gion feel terrified.
She was someone who valued strength, not much interested in children. Coincidentally, Rosse was the same, and the two easily reached an agreement in this regard.
Rather than considering childbirth, she would rather work hard on developing her vampire fruit power, and in the future absorb lifespan through blood to transfer it to Rosse so that both of them could live forever.
However, although Gion didn't care, since Moa had provoked her, she wasn't going to let Moa off so easily.
"Come here!", Gion sat on a chair with her legs crossed and lifted her head to glance at Moa.
'What kind of woman is this... can't even ask a question...', Moa muttered and complained in her heart, her face immediately drooping.
Knowing she couldn't refuse, she could only dawdle her way behind Gion and start kneading her shoulders and neck.
Among Rosse's group, aside from Rosse himself, the one she feared most was Gion.
In the Heavens Hunt footage she had previously watched, there were also scenes of Gion killing.
Just from the momentum of her moves, Moa felt she was no weaker than Dragon or a Marine Admiral.
And to be acknowledged by someone like Rosse, such a bully, and treated as his most trusted person and kept by his side every day, it was obvious that she was absolutely a powerhouse among powerhouses, a villain among villains.
"Are we going to Arabasta now?", At the bow of the ship, Sora leaned in Rosse's arms, her gentle face full of happiness.
This kind of feeling now was the love she had dreamed of.
The crystallization of love should come from mutual affection, not cold external fertilization.
"Before going to Arabasta, we'll take a trip to Little Garden. There are two people there who need to be dealt with."
After staying on Drum Island for so long, Rosse remembered during his leisure that there were still two XP babies of the Giant Warrior Pirates on Little Garden.
These two people's strength wouldn't be lower than Saul's. After taking them down, that would be another 1 million XP earned.
Ever since he killed Vegapunk previously, his strength had somewhat stagnated. People like Moa and Sora at their level couldn't bring him much improvement.
Instead, relying on his S-grade physical body, Rosse managed to improve several individual attributes through sparring with Zephyr.
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[Rosse]
[Strength: 19.68 million / 20 million (S, Admiral-level)]
[Devil Fruit: Hito Hito no Mi · Mythical Zoan · Watatsumi Form (Unawakened)]
[Combat Skills: Observation Haki (S), Conqueror's Haki (S), Armament Haki (A), Hakoku Sovereignty, Rokushiki (A), Swordsmanship (A), Gunmanship (A), Physical Techniques (A)...]
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Although now he steadily possessed Admiral-level strength, if it came to a life-or-death battle with Zephyr, he might not survive in the end.
Rosse's only S-level skills were Observation Haki and Conqueror's Haki. Without mastering Conqueror's coating, the boost to his combat power wasn't very high.
As for those basic abilities, he was completely inferior to Zephyr.
According to Rosse's estimation, Zephyr's physical techniques, Rokushiki, and Armament Haki were all at S-grade. Even with an S- physique, he could suppress Rosse in battle.
His current state was very similar to Big Mom's, possessing a physique stronger than any technique, but to fully utilize it, time was still needed.
When it came to developing techniques, Rosse felt a bit helpless.
He wanted to self-learn Conqueror's coating, but Zephyr didn't even have Conqueror's Haki, let alone teach it to him.
If he had to imagine and learn it out of thin air, that really would be difficult for him.
He could only wait until reaching the Holy Land and see if that old fart Saturn could show him.
But physique was the foundation of strength, and Rosse had no intention of letting the two XP babies in Little Garden go.
With these two XP babies, his hard power could reach the S+ level. At least in terms of stamina and attrition, he could already stand at the peak of the pirate world.
If a real fight happened, it would depend on the opponent's situation.
Most of the time, chances for Rosse to make a move weren't too many either.
"So what about the Princess of Arabasta? How does Your Highness plan to handle her?", Sora slightly closed her eyes, her head rubbing against Rosse's chest, casually chatting.
"You mean the child in her belly?", Rosse slightly raised his brows.
When Princess Titi left Drum Island, she was actually already pregnant with a girl. It was when Sora had a sudden urge and gave Princess Titi a recovery checkup that they accidentally discovered this little surprise.
After discovering it, Rosse quietly brought Stella and Gion over and used their devil fruit abilities to secretly adjust Princess Titi's body.
No matter who examined Princess Titi, they could only come to one conclusion, she was already pregnant before coming to Drum Island.
Only the four of them knew about this. The others, including Princess Titi herself, were completely unaware.
But now, after so long, Princess Titi surely knew already. Just didn't know how she would feel about it.
"Yes, don't we need to bring her to the Holy Land?", Sora nodded lightly, without any other emotions.
This world never emphasized one-to-one monogamy. Big Mom had who knows how many husbands, not to mention that Sora herself was of noble birth and had been educated to center her life around her husband.
"No need. Cobra has no other children. When the Levely takes place next year, Cobra will come to the Holy Land," Rosse replied calmly.
As for what would happen to Cobra once he came to the Holy Land, Rosse didn't continue, but the ending was already certain.
Princess Titi and the girl in her belly were always part of his plan for Arabasta.
He wasn't like Crocodile or Doflamingo who did things crudely. Once the girl was born, Cobra would no longer be of use.
As for who the girl's father really was, as long as they knew privately, it didn't matter. Rosse would still name her Jaygarcia Vivi.
Only, to the outside world, she would be Arabasta's successor, and eventually, she would be the one to announce joining the Holy Land and changing the Kingdom of Arabasta into the Arabasta Administrative Zone.
"Not a bad plan," Sora nodded gently and didn't think there was any problem with the plan, instead fully supporting it.
Compared to Judge's military conquest approach, Rosse's method, where only one person had to die to conquer, was already the most merciful way.
Besides, her heart was already shaped like Rosse.
No matter what Rosse wanted to do, as long as he didn't betray her, she was willing to support it.
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[Arabasta]
"Good news, great news!"
Inside the royal palace, after diagnosing Princess Titi who lay on the bed, the doctor joyfully congratulated, "Her Highness is pregnant, and already more than two months along."
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