Gaining Strength

"And then Sengoku slammed the table" Percy said as he laughed into the den den mushi.

Dragon, who was on the other line, had a rare smile on his face as he too chuckled a little bit.

"What happened after that?" the revolutionary leader asked

"We then discussed countermeasures against you. I told them that I'll take of it since I pretty much have nothing to do until Kaidou starts another rampage, but Sengoku insisted that he join in on the action."

"Oh? So I'll be against two admirals now?" Dragon said as he sat back in his chair.

"Yeah, for now at least." Percy said as he thought about what they should do next.

[It's going to be another year until the Rogers pirates reaches Laughtale] Percy thought as he figured out a strategy.

"What are your plans?" asked the admiral.

"For now, consolidate power. As we speak, people are leaving government positions and the marines in hopes of joining our revolution. This is a time for amassing strength before we make any big moves."

"That's true" Percy said approvingly. "Then I have a suggestion"

"What's that?" Dragon asked.

"Ever been to a sky island?"

"No, but I've heard them before. Islands made out of clouds correct?"

"Something like that, anyways I think there is something in one of the sky islands that you need."

"What's that?"

"You need a logia devil fruit!" Percy said as he thought about the goro-goro no mi.

"Logia!" Dragon shouted as he immediately sat up. "Which logia?"

"The lightning logia. How about it?"

"Where do I go" Dragon asked anxiously.

"Above Jaya island in paradise there is an upstream. Take it and you will reach a sky island. Go to the upper yard and search for it there."

"How do you know this?" Dragon asked suspiciously.

"I have a hunch." Percy shrugged his shoulders. "Trust me. What could it hurt. If anything, if you go there and don't discover the fruit, then at least you will gain another base in the clouds."

"True" Dragon said as he contemplated his options. "We'll do it. Anything else?"

"Yeah, go to East Blue. The Island of Sixis to be precise."

"Why there?" Dragon asked, again with suspicion in his voice.

"There should be a chest there, if not a bird. In that chest will have another devil fruit perfect for the revolutionary army."

"The bird?"

"The bird may have eaten the chest by now" Percy said while shrugging his shoulders.

"How do you know all this?" Dragon asked.

"I have agents everywhere. Comes with the job." Percy said non-committedly. "Other may not pay attention to rumors, but I do."

"So you are sending me on these wild goose chases based off rumors?" Dragon questioned, not sure if he liked it or not.

"More or less" Percy lied, obviously he was not going to tell anyone that he transmigrated from another world and he knew future events.

"...Since you are my partner in this, I am going to assume you have the best intentions for the revolutionary army" Dragon said as the tension left his voice. "Therefore, I am going to both places, even though my top officers already have devil fruit abilities, I am going to use them on dedicated soldiers towards our cause."

"Two powerful devil fruits can change the landscape of the seas" Percy said as he sat back down in his office chair. "Changing subject, what happened with Doflamingo? Has there been any progress with them?"

"Since I just formed the revolutionary army only a couple of weeks ago" Dragon said as he too shifted topics, "we haven't had a lot of meaningful interactions with them. Now, we are able to start doing business. By hook or crook they turned out to be arms dealers which is perfect for us because we need weapons at the moment and we have some gold to spend."

"The heavenly tribute does come in handy in these moments" Percy agreed. "I would try to maintain a cordial relationship in my opinion. I have a feeling he has a lot more connections than he lets on, especially since he was a former world noble. A lot of people are willing to suck up to him just because of his former title."

"Your right" Dragon agreed. "As long as there are benefits for both of us, we can have a working relationship after all."

"Okay that's all I have for now" Percy said as he got ready to hang up.

"Me too" Dragon said "We'll talk again once I get my hands on those fruits"

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"Admiral Kurosai, Admiral Kurosai" someone said as they entered Percy's office. Percy was sleeping on the couch with a newspaper over his face, a snoring sound could be heard as the officer stepped forward.

"Admiral Kurosai!" the marine shouted, trying to wake up his commanding officer.

"Huh?" Percy said as he got thrown out of his dream world.

[And it was just getting to the good part] he thought as he was about to glare at the young officer before he noticed the serious look on his face.

"What is it?" Percy said as he yawned and stood up.

"It's Attun sir" the captain said as he looked at the admiral, "we found him"

"Where is he?" Percy said as he started to stroll out of his office. He was headed for his ship.

"New world, Chop Stick Island" the captain as he hurriedly walked next to him.

"Is my ship prepared?"

"Yes sir!"

"For far away are we from Attun?" asked Percy.

"5 hours sir."

"Good" Percy said as he saw Orange and his team already boarding the ship. "Oy, Orange. Make sure no other pirate comes near my battle."

"Yes sir" the rear admiral smirked as she sarcastically saluted.

"ZAZAZAZAZA still flirting I see" a familiar voice said from behind him. Percy turned around to see his teacher, Zed standing there. Behind him was a tall man, he had round sunglasses on and a bandana

[Aokiji!] Percy thought as he stared at the future admiral.

"Zed, what are you doing here. What to fight Attun one more time?"

"ZAZAZAZAZA hell no" Zed laughed, "If my wife found out that I'm chasing pirates again I'll be sleeping on the floor for the next month."

"Ara ara" Aokiji said. "That's how you know you have a keeper."

"What do you know about women?" Zed said and laughed.

"Percy I would like to introduce you to Aokiji. Aokiji, this is admiral Kurosai, but I call him Percy."

"Please teacher, only a few people still call me by my first name" Percy sighed. "Now, what can I do for you? I need to head out."

"Take Aokiji with you" Zed said seriously.

"Isn't he a rear admiral already?" Percy asked as he stared at the ice man. "He has his own ship and crew by now."

"Actually no, he's like you. Always training and staying with me. Now is the time for him to get some real world experience. I want him to witness what a real battle looks like."

Percy looked into Aokiji's eyes,

"Are you prepared?" he asked seriously.

"I am" the rear admiral replied confidently.

"Get on, we sail immediately."

"ZAZAZAZA I wait to hear the good news" Zed said as he turned around and laughed.

"Old bugger" Percy cursed under his breath.