Crossover Anime: From DanMachi to Becoming a Garbage Scavenging Master

one year later.

The Calm Zone, northwest of Daughter Island, lies Ruskena, a habitat for wild beasts.

This is an extremely unusual island. The seasons change weekly, with a cycle of forty-eight seasons a year. The humans who once lived here have long since been defeated in their competition with wild beasts, and now this place has completely become the territory of wild animals.

Even more dangerous is that almost all the beasts here have mastered domineering aura. Their strength, speed, and instincts far surpass those of ordinary creatures. For ordinary people, this is a dead end. But for those who yearn to hone their strength, it is undoubtedly the most ideal place for training.

Today, this place has become a temporary training base for the Prometheus Familia in the pirate world.

As night fell, campfires gradually lit up in the woods.

Alphia and Metria, having just finished training with Rayleigh, sat by the fire, stretching their still-tired bodies as they shared roasted meat. The fat dripped into the fire, sizzling softly, and the aroma of the meat slowly filled the air.

Nanami's eating movements remained swift and decisive, while Negation Princess maintained her usual elegance. Tiger sat cross-legged to the side, his figure appearing heavy and composed in the firelight.

Around them were many of the giant animal friends that Metria had made. They stood at varying distances from the firelight, their eyes fixed on the roasting meat, some even very close, quietly waiting to be fed.

These ferocious beasts, which would inspire fear in the outside world, were unusually docile at this moment, as if they had also joined in the evening's feast.

Just then, Tianxing walked slowly out of the forest.

As soon as he approached, one of the huge lions suddenly opened its massive jaws, seemingly to intimidate him with a roar.

The next instant, an astonishing aura suddenly erupted from Alphia. The lion froze on the spot, then trembled slightly, its previously surging aura completely suppressed.

Seeing this, Tianxing's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he said with a smile, "It's been a while, Alphia. It seems that your training this year has yielded quite good results, and you've become quite proficient in using Conqueror's Haki."

Alphia bowed slightly, her tone remaining calm: "Lord Tianxing, greetings! My Conqueror's Haki is only at the initial stage; there is still a considerable distance to go before reaching its peak."

Rayleigh watched this scene from the side and couldn't help but sigh, his face showing a mixture of helplessness and emotion: "Little Alphia is really not cute. Your rate of progress is already quite exaggerated. In just one year, you've mastered the internal destruction of Armament Haki and the basic perception of Observation Haki."

As he spoke, he turned to look at Metria, who was comforting the lion.

"And little Metria, who learned to foresee the future within a year."

Rayleigh shook his head, his tone tinged with self-deprecation: "If there wasn't even one normal person among you, I'd start to wonder if I got my title as the vice-captain of the Pirate King in a dream."

Upon hearing this, Ji blushed slightly and instinctively raised her hand to cover her face. In the past year, she had only strengthened her physique and hadn't mastered any advanced techniques. However, she had gradually developed a strong interest in weapon forging, much like her ancestors. During this time, she was responsible for almost all the maintenance of everyone's weapons.

Seeing the slightly awkward atmosphere, Tiger smiled and tried to smooth things over: "After all, they are the familiars chosen by the Sea God. It's only natural that they possess such talents."

Tianxing did not deny this. In fact, such a misunderstanding was quite convenient for him. Moreover, he did indeed know a sea god.

"The sea god?"

Rayleigh stroked his chin, repeating the sentence thoughtfully. Based on his observations over the past year, he vaguely sensed that the Fish-Man royal family's attitude towards the man before him did indeed carry an unusual respect.

If they are truly deities, it seems they can explain the various peculiarities of these people.

He pulled himself out of his thoughts and asked, "Has there been any activity from Fishman Island lately?"

Tianxing casually replied, "Da Xiong and Ginny's travel agency has been operating for almost a year. During this time, there has been a significant increase in communication between the fish-men and humans."

"With the help of the travel agency's guards, many fish-men who had been stranded were rescued one after another. People like Arlong and Hachi have also changed their views on humans quite a bit. There have even been cases of fish-men playing with human children, and their relationship is quite harmonious."

He paused slightly, then added casually, "In addition, they also overthrew a corrupt regime called the Kingdom of Oycot in the East China Sea."

"Recently, they even designed a week-long 'land-based study tour' specifically for the merfolk, which includes advance instruction on precautions for living on land and some basic self-defense methods. Apparently, this tour package is selling very well and demand exceeds supply."

Upon hearing those two names, Rayleigh couldn't help but recall the scene from their dinner gathering. Considering that these events were orchestrated under the guidance of his old adversary, Marine Garp's son—Dragon—a slight smile crept onto his lips.

"Speaking of which," Tianxing said as if suddenly remembering something, "they also managed to contact the fishman Tom, and now it seems they are preparing a new rescue operation."

"Fishman Tom?"

Rayleigh was slightly taken aback.

Tianxing glanced at him, his tone tinged with helplessness: "You bunch of guys, none of you are paying attention to this at all. Tom, that's the merman shipwright from Water Seven who built your ships."

He continued, "He's currently building the Sea Train as atonement for building your ships back then. But who knows if the World Government will change its mind later?"

Upon hearing this, Rayleigh raised his hand and scratched his head, revealing a slightly embarrassed smile.

"...Thank you for your hard work."

Tianxing glanced at Rayleigh. The other man's slightly embarrassed reaction made him feel somewhat helpless.

He preferred to believe that Rayleigh simply thought Tom didn't need help for the time being. After all, it couldn't be that those extremely loyal Pirate King's crew had really forgotten about Tom, could it?

He didn't dwell on the topic any longer, and his tone shifted to calm and direct.

"The appointed time is approaching. Ginny just sent in the latest information: the Celestial Dragons' 'Martial Arts Hunting Tournament,' which has been suspended for many years, is about to begin. While the Knights of God are out preparing the hunting grounds, the defenses of the Holy Land Mary Geoise will be at their lowest."

He paused slightly.

"After a year of preparation... it's time to see the results."

The moment the words left his mouth, Tiger stood up abruptly, a long-suppressed flame igniting in his eyes.

"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time!"