Chapter 155: Conqueror’s Training, Developments and Secret Stash

Chapter 155: Conqueror’s Training, Developments and Secret Stash

_________ POV Narration_________

Enel started his training soon after speaking with Garp.

At first, the Lightning Emperor wanted to go down to the lower seas and knock out Sea Kings with his Conqueror's Haki constantly, to slowly allow it to grow stronger.

But another solution appeared in the form of Wyper, once again. The two of them would spend the rest of the following days locked in constant clashes with Conqueror's Haki.

The entire island could feel it, and Garp eventually came in and punched the two of them in the head.

They ended up having to change to a smaller island to the side, one that didn't have any people on it.

It was just an island filled with wild animals that Shiki floated around, likely collecting exotic species from what Enel could sense.

Regardless of its previous uses, the island was now a place where Wyper and Enel could go all out, and that was what they did for the most part.

Oven trained on the side, along with the other Sky Guards and even with Momonga.

The two of them started sparring regularly, and Momonga was able to hold out quite well against the Sweet Commander.

It seemed that Oven had a rather large advantage when it came to physical strength, while Momonga had an edge when it came to technique.

It was a rather good match for the Sky Guards to witness, it helped them gain a bit more understanding of the marine fighting style and Rokushiki.

Momonga was also pleased to fight a tougher enemy. Previously the only people on the island that could fight him were Wyper and Bellamy, who were both still rather lacking.

Garp, Francisco and Shiki didn't count at all, as they were on a completely different level.

Oven was also pleased to make some new friends on a sky island of all places. He was rather shocked at how friendly Momonga was with him.

'If you're friends with Enel then you must be a trustworthy person!' That was what the 'Noble Killer' had told him.

Yes, even Oven and his family had heard about Momonga, as the former Vice Admiral was now one of the few people still alive known to have killed a Celestial Dragon.

Momonga's existence was something like a permanent red stain on the Government's reputation.

Most Pirates ended up respecting the former Vice Admiral for that.

Momonga wasn't the only person of interest when it came to the Celestial Dragon's death.

Most people also considered the people of Foosha Village to be martyrs due to that incident, especially after people started drawing similarities between them and the people of Ohara.

So much fuss would obviously be noticed by a lot of people worldwide. And the emperors also took notice of Momonga, some even had thoughts of recruiting him, including Kaido and Big Mom.

Alas, Oven now realized that Enel was one step ahead of them when it came to that.

Bellamy was just a small pirate to Oven, not someone that he considered a threat by any stretch of the imagination.

The Sweet Commander sparred with all of the members of the Sky Guard at once, minus Momonga and Wyper, and won every time.

Bellamy was stronger than all of the others, but to Oven, he and the Sky Guards were still very far off from ever posing a threat to any one of his siblings.

One thing did manage to surprise Oven... And that was the fact that all of the Sky guards seemed to have high endurance and strength compared to pirates in the first half of the Grand Line.

And one thing that surprised Oven slightly was Bellamy's potential for growth. The former pirate turned Sky Guard was constantly learning and adapting in fights.

It certainly showed to Oven that there was no shortage of talented people under Enel.

Slowly but surely, one week flew by.

Shiki and Francisco were steadily getting closer to the Holy Land.

They had enough time to discuss the plan and even visit an island on the way.

Shiki was very enthusiastic about the operation, to the point where he even showed his face in public for the first time in decades.

The only people that could recognize him were the older folk, and they turned completely white when seeing him stroll around the city's streets.

Other than that, no one could recognize him anymore. He was no longer as relevant as he had been.

No one recognized Francisco though, that was a given after all. No one really remembered the Rocks Pirates, aside from the people that had lived through their tyranny.

To others, they were just a bunch of pirates that got ruined 4 decades ago. The World Government had done a thorough job of burning any evidence of them being the rulers of an era.

Francisco was a bit discouraged when seeing that, but he was already prepared for it.

Shiki didn't seem to care much either, they only stopped on that island for one reason anyway...

"Cmon! We need to get you a real sword!" Shiki's voice rang out throughout the streets, as he looked at Francisco with a raised eyebrow.

"My current blade is already good enough..." The Legendary Swordsman said as he continued walking randomly.

To him, the trip was more about sightseeing, and to Shiki, it was about convincing Francisco to get an actual sharpened sword.

"Blade?! That thing strapped to your waist might as well be a breadstick! Cheap metal, shoddy blacksmithing and an edge so blunt that any kitchen knife off the street would be better to use..."

Shiki continued his tirade as Francisco just sighed and continued looking around at the stalls with a smile on his face.

"No blade of the streets would be better than the one I currently have, Shiki... No use in replacing something inadequate with something that is just average." Francisco simply shrugged, not quite willing to part with the cutlass that the sky people had forged for him.

"Well, we won't just find another Meito/Named Blades randomly on the streets... There are only so many of those in the world." Shiki scowled a bit as he spoke.

"That is extremely strange to hear from the person that has four of them..." The First Mate looked pointedly at the Golden Lion as he said that.

Shiki simply whistled a bit, deciding not to continue that conversation. Using named blades as his feet was certainly a luxury, and he wasn't exactly willing to part with any of his blades...

Francisco and Shiki continued strolling for a bit longer until Francisco stopped and looked at a side street.

"... What island are we on again, Shiki?"

Both Francisco and Shiki had more bounty on their heads than the value of everything in that room put together.

But Francisco saw something rather promising in the centre of the room.

"The gold isn't all that impressive, true... Let's check that notebook though." Francisco continued walking, ignoring all of the gold and paintings around him as his hand touched the stone case

Shiki followed suit, looking around at the walls with suspicion in his eyes.

Francisco then picked up the notebook and started reading through it out loud, for Shiki to hear as well.

"If you're reading this, then you're either really lucky, or you are one of 5 people to know of this place.

Regardless of who you are, I decided for this to be my resting place, so I prettied it up a little.

If by any chance I don't make it here, please try to return my body to this place.

You can keep all of the money and gold in this room, the map to my secret treasure is also on my body, so you will have that as well..."

Francisco raised an eyebrow, as he then opened the casket in the centre, only for there to be nobody inside.

"I guess he didn't make it here... His betrayal and murder were rather sudden, I guess." Shiki shrugged as he spoke.

Francisco simply shook his head with disappointment and continued reading.

"If by chance you are one of my former comrades, then I hope you get eaten by a group of ravenous Lance Land-Sharks." Francisco nodded sagely when reading that, Shiki had a similar reaction.

"Sounds about right, at least we know this is John's writing." The Golden Lion stroked his beard as his eyes noticed something shining in a corner.

Francisco then continued reading the last few passages from the book.

"Hope you at least have the decency to do your old buddy a solid.

Anyway, that's it from me. If you want my treasure you better find my body.

If it's already here, fuck off and let me rest in peace.

Buh Bye" Francisco closed the notebook with a cold expression on his face, wondering why he wasted his time reading that in the first place.

"What a dignified ending..." Shiki said as he started walking to the corner, where he noticed a handle poking out from behind a pile of gold.

"A weapon? In this mess?" Francisco asked as he watched Shiki pull out a long spear from that gold pile.

It was sharp and it had a red piece of fabric tied near the blade of it. The shaft itself was around two meters long, with the spearhead adding another 30 centimetres in length.

The spearhead was not made out of metal, instead, it seemed to be built out of a sharpened bone.

On the shaft, three characters were scribbled down near the spearhead.

"Yasei no Kiba(Wild Fang)" Shiki read out loud as he pondered on that name.

Francisco was the first one to recognize it though. " One of the 21 Great Grade Blades!?" The Legendary swordsman was a bit surprised to see it there.

He had read everything about the Meito, or the Named/Ranked blades. He knew each of them by name easily, though that was the first time he had seen that particular one.

"Oh shit! Looks like they aren't that difficult to find! Yahahaha!" Shiki laughed a bit as he looked more at the bone blade.

"Why would John keep something like this?! He wasn't even a spearman..." Francisco was a bit confused though, not quite willing to just accept that finding one of the 21 Great Grade Blades was easy.

"He's a greedy hoarder! He would've stolen all of the Meito in this world if he could have." Shiki simply shook his head, just accepting that they were lucky enough to find the stash of their former crewmate.

"... So I guess we're taking that with us?" Francisco said as he stroked his beard.

"Yeap! No reason to let it gather dust in this place. Though neither of us is a spearman..." Shiki lamented for a bit, wondering if they had anyone they could give the weapon to.

"I think my newest student will appreciate it. If you don't have anyone in mind for it, of course." Francisco instantly thought about Wyper.

The Tribal Warrior turned Sky Guard was more of a Bazooka type of person, but Wyper still used the spear sometimes in training, and he was clearly trained with it.

"Didn't you want to also make him a swordsman?" Shiki asked as the two of the started walking out of the hidden room, not bothering to take any of the gold, deciding they would much rather take it when returning.

"Yes, but he seems to have different talents. It can't be helped." Francisco simply shrugged.

"Also, since we're taking the spear... We might as well look for John's body, retrieve it and all that." The legendary swordsman crossed his arms as he wondered where the body could be.

"Bah! Why would we bother with all of that?!" Shiki was clearly not enthusiastic about it though.

"I would've done the same for you Shiki. And you know that John would've done the same for the both of us." Francisco tapped his chest with a smile on his face.

Shiki just stared at him with a blank expression. "... You just want his money, right?"

"Well, the funds will certainly help my new captain out! No need to dwell on it though, let's get going!"

Francisco ignored the Golden Lion's question and continued walking back towards their floating island, exiting the collapsed building without any issue.

Shiki also exited the building, spear in hand as he looked back at the basement.

'At least don't act altruistically if you just want to steal from him... Well, he was a greedy bastard, so it's whatever.'

The Golden Lion proceeded to cover the entrance in debris, and started flying back to their Island.

'Still, a week of the journey left... I can barely wait!' Shiki smiled widely as their island continued flying into the horizon.

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