"Yiya yiya!!!"
"Yiya yiya!!!"
While Nox was thinking, Esdeath, who was in his arms, reached out to snatch the pacifier from Rhea's mouth.
Rhea refused to give it up, and the two little ones' small hands started grappling, their flailing limbs looking incredibly cute.
"Little ones, Father won't be able to accompany your growth for a while!!"
Nox held the two little ones and said softly.
The voyage to the New World was uneventful, and they arrived at Amazon Lily smoothly.
They were greeted by Cecilia Bonaparte, the current Captain of the Kuja Pirates, accompanied by only five members of the Kuja Pirates.
Shakky was in charge of the handover with Cecilia, while Nox simply stood beside Shakky, sweeping his Kenbunshoku Haki.
Upon discovering that the Kuja Pirates held no ill will towards Nox and his group, he felt reassured leaving Esdeath and the others on Amazon Lily.
"Athena, you are currently pregnant, so it's not suitable for you to go to Beehive Island with me. You should also stay on Amazon Lily. This way, you can look after Esdeath and the others here, and I'll feel more at ease."
Subsequently, Nox decided to leave Athena here as well.
After all, Athena was kind-hearted, and sending her to Beehive Island, the darkest place in the World, would truly be difficult for her.
"Nox, I…"
Hearing that Nox intended to leave her here, Athena immediately became anxious.
She had left Asuka Island with Nox, and Nox was her everything. Now, being asked to leave Nox was something she could never imagine.
"Be good. Take this den den mushi, you can contact me anytime."
"You are pregnant now, and after I return this time, I will frequently engage in battles with powerful enemies, which might affect the baby in your womb."
"For the sake of our child, staying here with Esdeath and the others is the best choice. I promise you, I will return when our baby is about to be born."
Nox comforted Athena and said.
"Okay, you must come find me…"
Hearing Nox say this, Athena's anxious mood gradually calmed down, and she was willing to stay on Amazon Lily to ensure the baby's peaceful birth.
After arranging for the four little ones, Esdeath and Athena, Nox returned to Beehive Island.
"Buzz buzz buzz!!!!"
As soon as he stepped onto Beehive Island, the Seven Star Sword in Nox's body began to tremble violently. He could clearly feel the Seven Star Sword's excitement.
This was a place of heinous sin in the New World, a place where countless Pirates had been buried, and where so much blood had seeped into the ground.
For the Seven Star Sword, which inherently craved blood and slaughter, this was simply the perfect paradise.
Most importantly, the smell of blood on Beehive Island today was exceptionally strong.
The moment the Seven Star Sword appeared, the essence of that blood was involuntarily swallowed by the Seven Star Sword.
"Boss, you're finally back!"
"Today is the Rocks Pirates' recruitment drive. You've returned at the perfect time, you can expand our fleet."
As soon as Nox stepped onto Beehive Island, Marley came running over with his over five hundred subordinates to welcome Nox.
"So it's another recruitment drive? Let's go take a look."
Nox held the Seven Star Sword, which emitted a terrifying aura of blood and slaughter, like a bloodthirsty demon.
Wherever he went, no one dared to stand in front of Nox, obediently giving way, fearing that Nox would give them a sword strike and end their lives.
When Nox arrived at the recruitment drive, the infighting at the recruitment drive had just ended.
The essence of the blood and the aura of slaughter from the countless fresh blood flowing on the ground.
All flew towards Nox's Seven Star Sword involuntarily, and were swallowed into the sword, becoming nourishment for the Seven Star Sword.
"Gehahahaha, Nox, you're finally back. It seems you've found a good sword!"
Golden Lion Shiki, standing on the stage, saw Nox return and immediately noticed the Seven Star Sword in Nox's hand, which was emitting a monstrous aura of blood and slaughter.
"Hahahaha, this sword is called the Seven Star Sword, it's a demon sword, a demon sword comparable to the Supreme Grade Swords Twelve Crafts!"
Nox leaped up and also came to the stage where the Executive Officers were located, holding the Seven Star Sword in his hand and speaking to Golden Lion Shiki.
Back then, this guy had come to show off in front of him after obtaining Sakura Ten, one of the Great Swords Twenty-One Crafts.
Now that he had obtained the Seven Star Sword, which was even better than Sakura Ten, he naturally had to show off in return.
"Hmph, it's only comparable. I also have two Great Swords Twenty-One Crafts. Together, they won't be any worse than your Seven Star Sword!"
Seeing Nox's smug expression, Golden Lion's face couldn't help but darken.
He had recently obtained another Great Sword Twenty-One Crafts, kogarashi, which Just right and Sakura Ten formed a pair of male and female swords, suitable for his two-sword style.
However, he hadn't expected that Nox would find such a powerful demon sword.
Golden Lion felt the Bloodlust Sword Intent emanating from the Seven Star Sword and knew that Nox wasn't lying.
Sword Intent is the mark of the Supreme Grade Swords Twelve Crafts. Each Supreme Grade Sword Twelve Crafts contains a special Sword Intent.
Supreme Grade Swords Twelve Crafts are not only made of better materials than the Great Swords Twenty-One Crafts.
The most important thing is that the Supreme Grade Swords contain Sword Intent that the Great Swords do not have, this is the most important thing about the Supreme Grade Swords.
Sword Intent is the mark of a Grand Swordmaster. It can be said that as long as you master a Supreme Grade Sword, you have mastered the path to becoming a Grand Swordmaster, provided you can make the Supreme Grade Sword submit to you.
Generally speaking, a Sword Master cannot subdue a Supreme Grade Sword, so trying to become a Grand Swordmaster by subduing a Supreme Grade Sword.
It can be said to be too difficult, almost impossible, except for monsters like Nox.
"gura rara rara, Shiki, your sword is a bit outdated. As a Grand Swordmaster, your cherished sword is not as good as Nox's Seven Star Sword and my Murakumogiri."
Whitebeard, who was nearby, also proudly took out his Supreme Grade Sword Murakumogiri and laughed.
During this time, it wasn't just Nox who had gains; Whitebeard also obtained the Supreme Grade Sword Murakumogiri, which could withstand the power of his Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Although Whitebeard didn't understand swordsmanship and wasn't even a Sword Master.
But he didn't use Murakumogiri as a sword; instead, he used Murakumogiri to replace his body in bearing the vibration force of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, which could reduce the recoil damage of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit on his body.
"A cherished sword is just an external object, true strength depends on the Swordsman's strength!!"
Golden Lion Shiki didn't want to continue discussing cherished swords with Nox and Whitebeard. As a two-sword style Swordsman, it was already very difficult for him to obtain two Great Swords.
There was almost no hope of obtaining two Supreme Grade Swords. Thinking about it, he decided to still treat Sakura Ten and kogarashi as his cherished swords and use Haki to nurture them into his exclusive black blades.