One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 660 Leaving and the Sphinx

A month passed in the blink of an eye. Compared to when they first arrived at Onigashima, the members of the Red Hair Pirates had changed a lot. Everyone's energy and spirit were more than doubled than before. Of course, the minor injuries on their bodies also increased exponentially. Seventy percent were caused by Kaido, and the remaining thirty percent were caused by Lily when she occasionally took over the training. Anyway, no one had an easy time, and everyone was immersed in the pain of training and couldn't extricate themselves.

Shanks and Buggy were the most miserable among them. When they finally got through Kaido's training and were thinking about taking a two-day break, Lily suddenly came and called them away. Both of them used knives, although one was a long sword and the other was a dagger, but as long as it was a knife-type weapon, Lily had some experience with it, so she prepared to give them some tutoring.
Originally, the two did not refuse. After all, according to Banchina, Lily's teaching method was quite good and not as scary as Kaido.

But when the real thing came, the two found that something seemed to be wrong.

Unlike the gradual approach with Benchina and Garette, when it came to Shanks and Buggy, Lily's methods became as cruel as Kaido's. She just kept fighting, and at most she changed her weapons. She did not use the Red Shadow Demon Sword, but the same weapons as the two of them. She used an ordinary long sword to make Shanks almost vomit blood, and she used a few small daggers more skillfully than Buggy, and successfully attacked the two of them.

To this end, the two worked hard. During the day, they followed Kaido to train in various uses of domineering, such as Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, and at night they learned swordsmanship with Lily. It was also thanks to Lily that she had a way to quickly recover her strength and injuries, otherwise Shanks and Buggy would not have been able to hold on for even a week and would have died suddenly.

However, although it was very tiring, the result was still very good. At least their strength had improved sufficiently. Although the Conqueror's Haki entanglement was still in the early stages, at least they knew how to use it. It didn't matter if it worked sometimes and not sometimes. After two actual combat experiences, they would definitely be able to get the hang of it. What really surprised the two was that it turned out that Armament Haki and Observation Haki had so many uses. The gains from this trip were simply outrageous.

"Thank you very much for your help, thank you Mr. Kaido, thank you Mrs. Lily."

Shanks said solemnly.

"Why are you saying all this nonsense? Just don't embarrass me when you get out. Although you have only studied with me for a little over a month, you are still half of my students. Don't be defeated in the future and then say that it was me who taught you. I can't afford to lose this. Do you understand?"

Kaido looked at the members of the Red Hair Pirates and laughed, saying that Shanks and the others were very talented, and if given a few decades or even more than ten years, they would probably become another Four Emperors-level pirate group. However, Kaido felt that they were not interested in this, and compared to becoming a Four Emperors pirate group, their goal should be more like that of the Roger Pirates, to sail freely around the world.

"Understood! We will definitely not embarrass you, Captain Roger and Mr. Kaido."

Shanks nodded and said with a smile.

"Bucky, this is for you."

After Kaido finished speaking, it was Lily's turn. Lily didn't say much, but took out a box from behind and handed it to Buggy.

"This is?"

Bucky didn't refuse. He reached out to take the box and looked at Lily with great curiosity.

"It's not a valuable item, but didn't the two of you break your dagger when you got it? I asked old Thorin to make a new set for you. Although your previous set of daggers looks good, they are still quite inferior in nature. Using the set made by old Thorin should be able to enhance your strength a lot."

Lily explained simply, and while she was explaining, Bucky opened the box in his hand. Inside was a set of six daggers that gleamed with cold light. Each dagger had very careful anti-slip treatment. Bucky took it in his hand and found that it was very suitable whether he held it alone or between his fingers. The dagger looked very thin, but when Bucky put his hand on it, he found that the thin blade was unexpectedly solid.

"Good knife, really good knife."

At first, Buggy was sad about the damage to his previous weapons, but when he saw this new set of weapons, he suddenly realized that his previous vision was too narrow. That box of nameless daggers was not even worthy of carrying shoes in front of these weapons. This set of daggers is no less powerful than Shanks' Griffin!

"Compared to Shanks's Griffin, this weapon is actually not that good. Although we don't know who forged the Griffin, it is definitely a top-notch weapon. This set of daggers is still a little worse than the Griffin, but it is also good enough to be considered a famous sword. In the words of old Thorin, it is impossible for him to forge such a perfect set of daggers again. Take good care of it. I hope that one day the name of this set of daggers can appear in the industry weapon rankings."

Perhaps seeing what Bucky was thinking, Lily shook her head and said that compared to Griffin, this set of daggers was still a little worse. It was not because of the skill of the craftsmen on both sides, but because Old Thorin had already forged a weapon of the Supreme Great Object level. There was an unwritten strange situation in the weapon forging circle, that is, when a swordsmith successfully created a Supreme Great Object, he would never be able to create a second Supreme Great Object in his lifetime, because the soul of the Supreme Great Object was too perfect, and this perfection was cultivated by the swordsmith with his own blood and sweat. The knowledge, skills, and spirit of his life were all concentrated on that one time. It was impossible to do it again, so this set of daggers could have the strength of the Object level, which could be said to be Old Thorin's superb skills. "In any case, this is a rare gift. I will cherish it, and I will definitely let their names appear on the weapon rankings. By the way, does this set of daggers have a name?"

Bucky nodded confidently.

"Not yet. Old Thorin said that you are the user of this set of weapons, so he gave you the opportunity to name it."

Lily said, shaking her head.

"Then let them be called, called, Sphinxes. I will make them worthy of the wisdom of the Forger."

Buggy thought about it, and suddenly remembered that Shanks' sword was called Fenris, so he might as well name himself after the legendary mythical beast, Sphinx, the legendary winged beast with a lion's body and a human face, the embodiment of wisdom. Compared to Fenris, who represents bravery and fearlessness, Buggy feels that if he stays in the Red Hair Pirates, he needs not only force but also wisdom. Otherwise, sooner or later he will be angered to death by Shanks. Of course, the more likely possibility is that he will be led into a ditch.

"Sphinx? What a good name, it represents wisdom. I hope you can make full use of your wisdom. After all, your fighting style requires the blessing of wisdom."

Lily nodded and said.

"No problem! I will definitely not let you and Mr. Thorin down."

Bucky patted his chest with his right hand to express his meaning.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, it's not just this kid, the others have to not embarrass themselves too. Well, that's about it. Hurry up and get on board. I'm waiting for the news that you've scared those two old guys Newgate and Ski! Oh, oh, oh, oh!"

Kaido looked at the energetic Red Hair Pirates and nodded with satisfaction.

"We will work hard!"

"Whitebeard! Golden Lion! Wait! The Red Hair Pirates are coming!"

All of a sudden, everyone in the Red Hair Pirates rushed onto the Red and Blue Force, howling. Everyone got busy and made all the preparations before setting sail.

"Then let's go, Mr. Kaido, Mrs. Lily."

"We'll be back once we pass Whitebeard and Golden Lion's tests!"

Shanks and Buggy said their final goodbyes and also boarded the ship. The place they were going to was the territory of the Golden Lion. When they arrived there, they would be faced with another fantasy adventure story.

Of course, these cannot disturb them for the time being. What really surprises them now is nothing else but the transformation of the Red and Blue Forces by the technicians from the Beasts. For example, at this moment, Garette is holding the transformed exclusive baking room and can't let it go, and Lachi Lu is obsessed with the super-large refrigerator that has not yet been launched on the market.

(End of this chapter)