Garp: "..."
Fleet Admiral Sengoku: "..."
Garp froze mid-chew of his senbei, staring at Ivan in disbelief.
He shot Ivan a look that said: "You little brat, you set me up!"
Ivan returned a glance: "Who told Vice Admiral Garp to set me up first!"
"You little brat!"
"You old geezer!"
Their gazes locked in a standoff. If not for the crowd, Garp would have unleashed his Conqueror's Haki right then and there.
Of course, even if he had, Ivan wouldn't have been afraid—who doesn't have Conqueror's Haki?
Sengoku noticed their confrontation and gave his old friend a punch in annoyance.
How could someone about to enter the grave still act like a child?
Now that everyone agreed with Ivan's plan, the meeting was drawing to a close.
As Fleet Admiral, Sengoku delivered the final conclusion: "In that case, Aokiji is appointed as the overall commander of the decoy operation, with Vice Admiral Ivan as deputy commander. You have the authority to mobilize the Devil Fruits stored within the Marines and select a suitable location to set the bait.
I have only one requirement: this operation must yield results. Even if we can't capture a single member of Shadow Garden, we must uncover more information about them!"
"Understood!"
After the meeting ended and Ivan returned to his temporary quarters, he was extremely satisfied with the outcome.
This time, he and Admiral Aokiji had discussed using three Devil Fruits directly to attract Shadow Garden's attention.
Later, they had also tentatively decided on the trap location: the G-2 base near Alabasta.
There was no doubt this trap would fail, but Ivan had no intention of letting the Marines walk away empty-handed. Otherwise, as the deputy commander who proposed the entire plan, he would face severe punishment.
—
So, Ivan needed to carefully consider what benefits he could offer the Marines so that, even if the mission failed, they wouldn't punish him but instead reward him.
After a moment, a preliminary idea formed in Ivan's mind.
Thinking of what would happen in the future, Ivan couldn't help but shake his head, feeling he was being too wicked!
After some brief contemplation, Ivan set these thoughts aside for now and opened his system panel to check his current information.
The public execution of the Celestial Dragons had brought him immense fame, and various character templates had unlocked new abilities.
[As a powerful individual, you punish evil, vanquish demons, and uphold justice. [Satoru Gojo] Approval Rating +8%]
[Template: Satoru Gojo (Approval Rating: 100%)]
[Congratulations! You have acquired the skill: Void Technique "This"!]
[Void Technique "This": Consumes a massive amount of stamina to overlay Cursed Technique Lapse: Blue with Cursed Technique Reversal: Red, generating an energy sphere capable of tearing through space.]
After Satoru Gojo: Reverberation's Approval Rating reached 100%, Ivan sensed a transformation in the panel.
First, the system rewarded him with a new skill: Void Technique "This." Undoubtedly, this was Satoru Gojo's strongest skill, possessing ultimate spatial destructive power.
Faced with such an ability, even a monster like Kaido would likely have his defenses easily shattered.
Additionally, when the Approval Rating reached 100%, Ivan discovered that Satoru Gojo: Reverberation had completely fused with him.
These skills had now become his own power. Even if the system disappeared, he could still use them.
Apart from the Gojo Satoru Template, the Yamato Template had also increased by 17%, granting Ivan the skill: Water Release.
In the world of Naruto, Water Release hadn't shown particularly strong effects. Compared to those earth-shattering ninjutsu, its offensive power was too weak.
But in the world of One Piece, it was entirely different. Water Release was absolutely the bane of Devil Fruit Ability Users.
Paired with Water Breathing, Ivan could truly be called a killer of sea-based ability users!
Minato Namikaze's Approval Rating increased by 29%, granting Ivan the Rasengan technique. This ninjutsu wasn't of much help to his overall strength, but it was better than nothing.
Kurosaki Ichigo's Approval Rating increased by 18%, granting Ivan the skill: Black Flow Fang Thrust.
This skill combined Getsuga Tenshō with Flash Step, somewhat similar to Yasuo's Sweeping Blade. Aside from looking cool and clearing out small fry, it was practically useless.
Ivan skipped over it.
The lesbian girl Shirai Kuroko, however, gave Ivan a pleasant surprise.
[Because you punished evil and liberated people's minds, [Shirai Kuroko] Approval Rating +61%]
[Template: Shirai Kuroko (Approval Rating: 62%)]
[Congratulations, you have acquired the skill: Hyper-Speed Calculation!]
[Hyper-Speed Calculation: Consumes a large amount of stamina to perform hyper-speed calculations for a short period!]
Hyper-Speed Calculation was the core ability of Academy City's ability users and the foundation for unleashing their supernatural powers.
This ability brought Ivan more improvement than he had imagined.
First, he could use Hyper-Speed Calculation to enhance his learning ability dozens of times over.
Second, he had Black Flash!
With Hyper-Speed Calculation, he could directly activate it. With such formidable computational power, triggering Black Flash would no longer be difficult for him.
As long as his stamina was sufficient, he could even use Conqueror's Haki Infusion and Black Flash simultaneously while in a hyper-speed state of mind.
Compared to his previous self, he was now even capable of challenging the world's strongest man, Whitebeard!
Speaking of this, the long-held idea in Ivan's heart could finally be put into action.
He planned to soon represent Shadow Garden and greet one of the Four Emperors.
After Shirai Kuroko came the Homelander Template, which Ivan valued the most.
It also gave him a tremendous surprise!
[Because you punished evil and gained the attention of most people worldwide, [Homelander] Approval Rating +30%]
[Template: Homelander (Approval Rating: 66%)]
[Congratulations, you have acquired the skill: Ageless!]
[Ageless: Ages extremely slowly, nearly immortal!]
The effect didn't provide any obvious boost to combat power, but it was Ivan's favorite skill.
The skill's effect was simple: near immortality!
This meant Ivan would hardly age, allowing him to maintain peak combat strength for a long time.
More importantly, he now had more time to explore the system and acquire even more powerful Templates.
Perhaps, in the future, he could obtain a Template that allowed him to travel through time and return to the moment he left Blue Star.
Perhaps, he could even travel to other worlds, such as Naruto or Jujutsu Kaisen—
In an instant, Ivan's future was filled with infinite possibilities!
After adapting to his current physical condition and newly acquired skills, Ivan left behind a Wood Clone, instructing it and Aokiji to prepare the bait plan.
He then used Flying Thunder God to arrive at a remote island in the Sabaody Archipelago, preparing to head to the New World to discuss some matters with Whitebeard.
Along the way, he intended to test just how far his strongest strike could reach!
After the death of the Celestial Dragons, the Sabaody Archipelago had been blockaded by the Marines for a period of time, but it was finally reopened a few days later.
However, unlike before, there were no longer any figures wearing animal masks on the Sabaody Archipelago.
Shadow Garden had become a thorn in the side of the World Government, and any civilian daring to wear an animal mask would be immediately captured by the Marines and reduced to slavery.
Yet, at such a time, a man wearing an Azure Dragon mask emerged from a narrow alley.
Instantly, he captured the attention of everyone on the street!
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