One Piece: We already have the Four Gods, so my Six Paths Sage is reasonable, right?

Much later.

Inside the Sword of Gibbek.

Important figures from the Kuja Pirates and the Rocks Pirates gathered together, seemingly discussing something important. Occasionally, the sounds of arguing leaked from under the door, mixed with the banging of tables.

Outside the ship, Kaido and Ron, as interns, had no chance to speak and could only sit idly on the deck.

"Didn't you say you weren't interested?" Kaido turned his head and looked at Ron, who was sitting cross-legged on the ship's railing. Ron was propping his head up with one hand and staring blankly at the sea.

Ron glanced at Kaido out of the corner of his eye, then sighed softly. He wanted to go back to sleep, but the noise inside was too loud, and after a while, he lost all sleepiness.

"What are they talking about inside?" Ron asked in a lazy tone.

When asked this question, Kaido was silent for a moment, as if he was organizing his thoughts, before explaining, "It seems to be a plan to steal the 'Heavenly Gold'."

"Gold from the sky?" Ron murmured, his mind racing.

In order to seize the Heavenly Gold, the Kuja Pirates sought cooperation with the Rocks Pirates.

Given the Rocks Pirates' monstrous character, shouldn't they have gone after the Roger Pirates instead?

Although they're both pirates, at least they follow some rules...

Is there some hidden story behind this?

Thinking of this, Ron suddenly became interested, and the weariness in his eyes lessened a bit.

"Hey, Kaido, go and scout around some more," Ron said.

Kaido looked at him suspiciously: "What? We're just interns, we can't change their decision. What difference does it make whether we find out or not? We'll find out when they decide anyway."

"Do you still want the 'world-destroying' Devil Fruit?" Ron retorted.

Kaido was taken aback, hesitating for a few seconds: "What do you mean?"

Ron calmly analyzed the situation for Kaido from the beginning, explaining that the transport route of the Celestial Gold might hide a bigger secret, and that the World Government often transported Devil Fruits and Celestial Gold together. Kaido listened in a daze, and finally showed a look of sudden realization.

The Internship Alliance has a new intellectual partner who perfectly fills this gap in his knowledge.

"Hey, Ron," Kaido suddenly said seriously.

Ron looked at him, feeling a little uneasy. Had this guy figured out that he was trying to trick him into going to gather intelligence?

"Never mind, let me gather the information first." Kaido said, then turned and walked into the ship.

"Phew~" Ron let out a soft breath. Although Kaido's combat experience is now rich enough, he still lacks the "lessons of society".

Not long after Kaido left, a soft voice drifted into Ron's ears.

"The sea is beautiful during the day, isn't it?"

Faced with the unfamiliar voice, Ron glanced back and saw it was Shakky. He then naturally turned back, his gaze returning to the sea.

Weren't they plotting to steal the "Heavenly Gold"? Have they already finished their plan?

As for whether the sea was beautiful or not... Ron couldn't say. He had been thinking about things the whole time, and now that he was really looking at the scenery in front of him, it was just an endless expanse of blue, so there was no question of whether it was beautiful or not.

"What's so beautiful about a broken ocean?"

"Huh? Such a bland reaction."

Xia Qi was clearly a little surprised. After all, with her beauty, she would cause a sensation wherever she went. Even if not everyone lost their composure, they would at least take a second look.

But the young man's reaction was too calm.

Could it be that they haven't seen themselves clearly?

Shakky reluctantly curled the corners of her lips, walked naturally to Ron's side, placed her hands on the ship's railing, turned her head, and said with a faint smile, "Are you new here? I've never seen you before."

Ron switched hands to support his head and turned to look at her, his tone languid and distant: "You... have something wrong? Yeah, even if you do, I can't solve it. You'll have to find Locke, or someone else."

Shakky paused for a moment, blinked, and then suddenly laughed. As she laughed, she waved her hand to reassure Ron, "I'm not bothering you. It's just that those guys inside weren't behaving themselves, so I came out on my own."

"Oh," Ron replied, his gaze returning to the distance. He was now hoping that Kaido could uncover some explosive news, especially that the World Government wasn't transporting "Heavenly Gold," but rather "Devil Fruits."

After all, this system needs Devil Fruits as materials to obtain "rewards".

The Devil Fruits that are consumed will reappear somewhere in this world, endlessly regenerating.

"You know what," Shakky said with a hint of amusement, her eyes fixed on Ron's profile with a half-smile, "usually, when men see me, they at least take a second look."

Ron suddenly turned his head to look at Shakky, and at that moment, a slight smile finally appeared on his face.

"Uh." Shakky was slightly surprised. This was the biggest change in Ron's expression since then.

"Do you have a Devil Fruit?" Ron asked bluntly.

"Uh." Xia Qi pretended to think, tapped her chin with her fingertip, and then shook her head. "No."

Ron's smile faded like the tide, and he turned back to look at the vast sea.

"..." Xia Qi was completely speechless. So that smile just now was just to get something out of him?

Upon hearing that there were no results, they couldn't even be bothered with perfunctory excuses anymore.

"Hey, Ron!"

Suddenly, Kaido, who was gathering information, rushed out of the cabin with an expression that said "This is incredible!" and his eyes were full of excitement.

But when he saw Shakky standing next to Ron, his expression froze instantly.

Then his pace slowed down until he came to a complete stop.

Shakky was the first to react, a faint smile on her face, as she waved to Kaido: "Hi, Kaido-san. You seem a bit more mature since the last time we met."

Upon hearing this, Kaido's cheeks flushed red, his eyes darting around, and he dared not look Shakky in the eye: "No...no, it's all the same."

Ron walked over silently, inwardly cursing: Kaido... you're about to be hooked.

He grabbed Kaido's shoulder and swiftly dragged him to the other side, asking as he went, "You seem pretty excited. Did you find out some explosive news?"

Bye-bye~

Xia Qi spoke again from behind.

Kaido forcibly turned his head, like a puppet on strings, and replied, "N-next time."

"Hey, hey, hey, can you stop being so infatuated? I'm asking you a question!" Ron said helplessly, increasing the pressure on his hand.

"No, I was just being polite."

"What the hell? We're pirates, Kaido. We might be enemies next time we meet!"

"Never mind that," Kaido finally looked away, the blush on his face not completely gone, but his eyes were already excited again. "Let me tell you, this operation is going to be really exciting."

Tell me in detail.