One Piece: Saving Hancock with the Batto Batto no Mi

Boom!...Boom!...Boom!...Boom!

Four large ships, from the open "Spatial Door," crashed into the white cloud sea, splashing huge waves of white clouds. After gliding for some distance, the four ships slowly docked at the edge of Apayado Island.

An Umbrella Corporation employee in a black suit, passing through the gangway, carried goods one by one to the shore. Sephiroth leaped from the ship's deck and landed directly on the ground at the water's edge.

Not far off, the Shandia Chief and Gan Fall, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly approached him and reported the current situation of Skypiea on the empty island. The large-scale Dial farm was now officially operating. The Umbrella Corporation paid labor wages with supplies and money, while the Sky Island inhabitants were responsible for specific breeding affairs and ensuring the benefits of the farm.

After Sephiroth fully opened Apayado Island to the Sky Island inhabitants, those inhabitants were filled with gratitude for their new god, their favor skyrocketing, and no one was dissatisfied with his rule. The Shandia clan and the native Sky Island inhabitants, after resolving the biggest historical contradiction, although there were now occasionally minor disputes between the two sides, these were merely irrelevant matters that could be resolved by the Chief and Gan Fall.

In the center of Apayado Island, soaring into the sky amidst giant green vines, among the temples. Sephiroth leaned on a vast base made of white cloud mats. He casually flipped through the documents submitted by the Shandia Chief and Gan Fall, from time to time giving some opinions and rough plans.

After a moment, the Shandia Chief coughed lightly before testing:

"Cough!... God, don't you think something is missing in this temple?"

Sephiroth looked around a few times, at the empty and plain temple, and then he looked at the two old men standing in front of him, and said with a puzzled look on his face:

"What's missing? Chairs? Yes, you two aren't too young, and it's not good to stand all the time. If you need them, just add a few more! Hmm!... Another conference table!"

"Uh!? This... Okay, Kami-sama, I'll implement it in a moment."

"However, what Lao Ku actually wants to say is something else."

Sephiroth raised his eyebrows and said with a hint of doubt, "What?"

Seeing the hesitation beside him, with the appearance of the Shandia Chief being not successful enough but defeated, Gan Fall could only cough lightly and narrated:

"Kami-sama, as the ruler of Sky Island, you don't even have Divine Servants to take care of your daily life. This is truly unreasonable.... Do you need us to arrange some people for you?"

Hearing this, Sephiroth said with a slightly laughing tone: "Divine Servants!? Is it the kind of pure girl who can provide bed-warming services? If not, I don't want it! Hahaha."

"Uh!? This..."

The Shandia Chief and Gan Fall, they both suddenly looked at each other. They only intended to find Sephiroth some servants to take care of his food and daily life, but they didn't expect that he would ask for it?

The Shandia Chief thought for a moment before he spoke, "Don't worry! Kami-sama, what You have explained will be properly arranged for You...."

"Hmm! You'll ensure it!"

After Sephiroth inspected the Dial breeding documents, he asked Gan Fall to take him to visit the Dial farm on site, while the Shandia Chief left with his goodbyes and went to attend to other matters. It took him more than two hours to handle the recent affairs of Apayado and Angel Island.

When Sephiroth came to the edge of Apayado Island, and was about to leave, the Shandia Chief immediately came with two beautiful girls.

"Kami-sama, please wait a moment!"

Sephiroth stopped drawing his sword and turned to look at the Shandia Chief, and the two beautiful girls behind him, one with her long black hair tied into a ponytail, and the other with her blonde hair tied into two braids.

"Kami-sama, this is Raki and Conis. I wonder if both of them can become your servants?"

Hearing this, Sephiroth looked at the two cute-looking girls. He had only joked casually. Unexpectedly, the Shandia Chief actually found him beautiful women... This was probably the influence of a superior's power, right? Even if the superior himself jokes, subordinates don't dare fail to take it seriously.

He thought for a moment, rather than asking the Shandia Chief to mess around and find someone again, he might as well just choose these two beautiful girls! So, Sephiroth nodded slightly:

"Hmm! Very good, I'm very satisfied, both of them will be my Divine Servants from now on. You arrange the rest for me, I have other matters, and I'll leave first."

With a smile on his face, the Shandia Chief immediately agreed, "Okay, Kami-sama."

After Sephiroth's acknowledgment, he spread his black wings and flew into the air, drawing the Butcher's Blade from his waist, using "Spatial Transfer," and with two ships carrying supplies, headed towards Birka Island, an empty island. Under Sephiroth's precise control, the two ships followed the wind, passed through the "Spatial Transfer" gate, and teleported directly to Birka Island's port, saving several hours of sailing time.

On the empty docks of Birka Island, Enel led fifty men in black suits armed with firearms, quietly awaiting Sephiroth's arrival. Enel had been trained by Gild Tesoro for a period as a devil, and his stature was much stronger than before, and the spirit of his whole person was much more capable.

Sephiroth, with a fruit in his hand, jumped from the ship's deck and onto the dock. Seeing this scene, Enel quickly approached him, nodding slightly and bowing to him: "Boss!"

"What? Birka here, you haven't handled it properly, have you?"

Sephiroth's gaze first glanced at the Umbrella Corporation employees armed with firearms, then he looked not far from the dock at the Birka citizens who pointed at them from time to time.

"Erm!?... Boss, you broke into the temple before. Although you beat up those priests and forbade them from preaching, they still have some loyal believers on this island. You took the fetish they offered, so there are some people who are dissatisfied with you, even the Umbrella Corporation. Therefore, it's normal for the inhabitants to be hostile towards us...." Enel explained somewhat awkwardly.

Hearing that, Sephiroth immediately put his arm around Enel's shoulder and whispered in his ear:

"It doesn't matter if you're hostile, as long as they don't cause trouble.... However, those priests with thorns in their heads, whether they should be eliminated or not, and keeping them to bewitch people, sooner or later they will become a misfortune! I'm afraid they are planning a rebellion behind our backs and causing chaos in our company's business.

How about it? You just settle old scores with them and dig up all the bad deeds of those people in the past. Then you exaggerate the charges and make a worse impact. Catch a few typical examples and punish them directly. That way, they should have calmed down. I don't believe that each of them is a strong believer in that religion.

In addition, you must ensure the implementation of things that appease the people. Let them clearly see the benefits and advantages at their fingertips in the future. I estimate that unless a few fanatics who still pursue illusory false gods, the hostility of others will gradually subside in the erosion of time."

"This... Can it really be done?" Enel's eyes widened and his face looked a little surprised.

"Are you questioning my arrangements?"

"No, I'm not!"

"Then work hard!... Don't disappoint me."

Sephiroth first patted Enel's shoulder with a serious tone, and then he opened the briefcase in his hand and presented a Devil Fruit with a grayish-brown surface and spiral patterns to the latter's eyes.

"That's..."

As he looked at the fruit, Enel thought of the blue fruit in the temple, which, although not the same color, was very similar in appearance.

"This is a Zoan, the Tori Tori no Mi, Model: Vulture (Bird-Bird Fruit, Model: Vulture)! Just eat it, and you'll gain the ability to transform into a vulture, obtain the ability to fly, and become stronger and faster than you are. With this ability, you should be much easier in managing Birka, and your subordinates will be more convinced of your strength...."

"Thank you, Boss!"

Without hesitation, Enel grabbed the Devil Fruit, which he ate whole, enduring its disgusting meaty smell. Seeing that, Sephiroth then patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.

Actually, if he was truly willing to spend a lot of money to cultivate Enel, he would have directly given the other party the Mera Mera no Mi or the Kage Kage no Mi (Shadow-Shadow Fruit)! But, he felt that it would be a shame to waste either of these two fruits on the other side, and he was a little reluctant to part with them! In addition, he had already made plans for the Mera Mera no Mi's treatment, and he was ready to give it to the second sword he was forging! The Mera Mera no Mi had a wide range of continuous attack capabilities, which was exactly what Sephiroth lacked now, so using the Mera Mera no Mi to make up for this shortcoming was the best choice.

Sephiroth stayed for about an hour, and gave Enel some guidance on Birka Island's work, and he left Birka with two hundred thirty large Wind Dials collected by the other party, and returned to the blue sea.

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