Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 92 Return to the Pirate World!

In the vast white sea of ​​clouds, everything was lifeless and still, as if all things were in a state of stillness.

Just then, a door suddenly appeared in the sea of ​​clouds, still on that small sampan.

The moment the door opened a crack, the whole world seemed to come alive; the wind stirred the sea of ​​clouds, and the small boat rocked a few times.

It's Bane, who's back with Fubuki in his arms and Zoro and Dr. Genus tucked under his armpits!

He stepped onto the boat, and sweat immediately poured down his face.

"Damn it, no matter how strong I become, will opening the door still be like this?" Bane cursed.

Before I became stronger, opening a door would take half my life. Now that I'm stronger, opening a door still takes half my life. Isn't that a waste of my strength?

I was originally thinking of using this door opening as a trump card, but now it seems unlikely, at least not at the moment.

As Bane pondered these thoughts, Zoro and the others also came to their senses. Fubuki realized she was being held by Bane, and her face immediately flushed red. Zoro, on the other hand, exasperatedly said, "Can you please stop taking me through worlds in such an awkward position every time?"

After freeing himself from Bane's arm, Zoro looked around at his surroundings, a hint of joy in his eyes. "It's the same place, and not much time has even passed!"

Bane and Zoro had made some arrangements before leaving, such as the fruit they placed on the small boat. If a long time had passed, the fruit should have started to rot by now, but it hadn't; the fruit remained completely unchanged.

Bane quickly bent down and touched the teacup on the small table. Goodness, the tea was still hot!

"It's unlikely that we'll use this door opening as a trump card, but it's definitely feasible to exploit a time bug!" Bane thought to himself.

"Is this another world?" Fubuki stood on the edge of the small boat, looking at the misty scenery with amazement, and even wanted to reach out and grab the mist.

"Why are you making such a fuss? Look at Dr. Genus, he's so calm and collected, not saying a word. He's clearly a composed person who can accomplish great things!" Bane glanced at Fubuki and then showered Dr. Genus with praise.

But upon closer inspection, the doctor's face was completely red; he wasn't just unwilling to speak, he was clearly speechless!

"Doctor? Doctor, what's wrong?!" Bane rushed forward to support Dr. Genus, who was about to fall headfirst into the sea of ​​clouds, and asked with concern.

My warship still needs you, so you can't get into trouble!

"Oxygen... I'm oxygen... I'm short of oxygen," Dr. Genus said, forcing himself to stay awake.

It wasn't just a lack of oxygen; he also suffered from altitude sickness, since we were thousands of meters above the ground!

In other words, Bane and Zoro are both strong and healthy, and Fubuki is now a Logia-type Devil Fruit user with psychic abilities, so she is very adaptable and there is nothing unusual about her.

Although the doctor was in good health and had no problems, the feeling of suddenly being 10,000 meters in the air was indescribable!

Fortunately, Bane and his group had prepared a lot of oxygen tanks before they landed on the sky island. After all, Bane wasn't sure if Nami and her crew, who weren't particularly strong, could handle it. As it turned out, Nami was fine and adapted quickly, but a few of her crewmates did suffer from oxygen deficiency and had to rely on oxygen tanks to stay alive. They eventually adapted to the environment.

Bane immediately retrieved an oxygen tank from the dark space, quickly turned it on, and put it in the doctor's mouth.

Dr. Genos took several deep breaths of oxygen and finally felt better.

The first thing this guy said was, "How can this oxygen tank be so crude? It's completely lacking in technology, and the oxygen concentration inside is totally substandard. Otherwise, I should have been drunk after those few sips."

Bane's face twitched a few times upon hearing this. There was nothing he could do; compared to that world, many technologies here were indeed somewhat lacking, especially in terms of their widespread adoption.

"Alright, just make do with this for now. Once you're more familiar with the situation here, you can build your own," Bane reassured the Doctor.

They didn't linger in the sea of ​​clouds. Although only a moment had passed in this world, three months had already passed for Bane and Zoro. They were now eager to return to their ship!

In Kumogakure, Nami and Issho are strolling through the village market with Waver.

Although they didn't know when Bane and Zoro would return, Nami and Issho had already started preparing supplies for their departure.

The Shandians in Kumogakure gave them many gifts, but Nami and Issho weren't really going to take everything for free. They planned to buy some more, especially some specialties from Skypiea, like various kinds of shells.

"Ah Xiao, do you want this?" Nami took a cloud shell from the vendor, smiled, and shook it.

"I am blind, so please introduce me, Nami," Ichi said with a smile.

"It's a cloud shell; clouds can spew out from it," Nami said.

"What do I need this for?" Yixiao hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Soaring through the clouds! With your abilities and this cloud shell, how cool would it be to fly in the future!" Nami exclaimed.

Upon hearing this, Yi Xiao thought it made sense and agreed, saying, "Alright, then I'll trouble you."

The transaction wasn't finished yet when, suddenly, Yixiao seemed to sense something and said with a smile, "It seems Bane and Brother Zoro have returned. Hmm? There are two unfamiliar auras with them."

"So fast?" Nami exclaimed in surprise. "When Bane left, he looked like he was making his final arrangements. I thought they wouldn't be back for a long time. But he went in the morning and it was already over before he even arrived in the afternoon?"

Before Nami could even finish speaking, a bolt of lightning flashed past her, and Zoro emerged from it, placing a hand on Nami's shoulder and saying, "I heard you talking bad about Bane right away."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Ah!" Nami jumped to the side as if startled, then her surprise instantly turned into delight as she exclaimed happily, "Zoro, you really became a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"

"Of course," Zoro said with a smug look on his face.

Before he left, although he and Nami were close, they didn't have much to say to each other, as he was immersed in his training all day. But now, looking at Nami made him feel happy and warm, as if he had seen a family member.

"Even without much development, the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit is invincible. Combined with your talent in swordsmanship, it seems this sea will soon welcome a new hero," Yixiao said sincerely.

This is actually one of the reasons why Zoro immediately set his sights on the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. He didn't want to spend too much energy developing his Devil Fruit abilities. His pursuit was still swordsmanship, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was just too powerful. Even if he didn't spend that much effort developing its abilities, just mastering a few basic techniques would already provide him with a strong boost.

Therefore, Zoro's current training plan focuses on swordsmanship, with abilities playing a secondary role. He plans to gradually shift his focus to developing his Devil Fruit abilities once he has mastered swordsmanship.

After chatting with Issho and Nami for a few moments, Zoro seemed to remember something and said, "We brought back two people from this trip, and Bane is planning to add them to our team."

"You've found two more people in just half a day? Your efficiency is incredible!" Nami exclaimed in surprise.

Of course she knew that if Zoro was looking for a crew member, he wouldn't have specifically mentioned it. So the newcomer should be treated as a "partner," which was what surprised Nami.

After all, she knew very well that Bane had very high standards for his partners: they had to be either technically skilled, talented individuals worth nurturing, or people like Yixiao who were already very strong.

He wouldn't even glance at most people.

As a result, he managed to find two people in just half a day?

Hearing this, Zoro's expression was also a bit strange, but after thinking for a long time, he didn't know how to start, so he simply said, "I can't explain the specifics either. You guys go ask Bane later, he'll be here soon."

(End of this chapter)