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Chapter 1296: Roshi's Ancient Zoan Fruit!
"Are you surprised, Hank?"
"Aileen's figure is still the same as it was back then."
Cain, who had detached from Hank's underside via Blood Elementalization and was rapidly recovering his body nearby, spread his arms and looked at Aileen in the air, a full smile on his face.
"Isn't she beautiful?"
"You should thank me!"
"Keeping her in that state, even with my strength, wasn't easy."
No sooner had Cain finished speaking than rapid footsteps sounded behind him.
"Mr. Hank!"
It was Schaal, the girl in a dress holding a hunting gun.
It was unclear why the previous 'Lizardman' and 'Spider Woman' had suddenly disappeared.
Logically, with Schaal's strength, it should have been impossible for her to escape from the hands of two Pseudo-Divine Weapon users.
【Buzz——————】
But just as the girl rushed into the building.
The Dream Ore stones placed on the cabinet along the wall all trembled in unison.
"Ah!!!"
At the same time, Schaal let out a painful scream, covering her ears tightly with both hands, and collapsed onto the ground covered in rubble and dust.
This caused Hank and Cain to look surprised.
Because besides the commotion of the Dream Ore minerals constantly colliding with the cabinet as they trembled, they couldn't hear any sound that caused discomfort.
"So that's it..."
Cain seemed to understand something. A sentence appeared in his mind:
【It must be the Blood of a Saint, the blood of one who can hear the "Voice of God".】
This was something his former teacher had told him.
Reading Aileen's memory also confirmed that she was the Saint.
The Pseudo-Divine Weapon Technology was actually the knowledge she had 'heard' from the Dream Ore.
Unfortunately, his ability could only read a small amount of shard memory.
He simply couldn't obtain the complete technology from Aileen's mind.
So he had actually been searching for a new Saint.
But how easy was it to find one in the vast human sea?
And Schaal's performance before him.
Gave Cain a sense of pleasant surprise, like 'searching high and low only to find it right before your eyes'.
This daughter of the former Pseudo-Divine Weapon: Nidhogg, who had been following Hank all this time, was actually a Saint!
"Arachne!"
"Tie her up!"
Cain ordered the person above him with a smile.
Immediately, the previous Spider Woman descended along several white spider silks.
She used more spider silks to tightly bind Schaal, who was drenched in sweat and full of suffering.
"Hank. It seems you knew all along, didn't you?"
Cain turned to look at the grim-faced Hank, saw him lowering his head and not speaking, then shifted his excited gaze back to Schaal.
"It seems... you, like Aileen, are one who can hear the "Voice of God", and one who can understand the Dream Ore!"
These words also reached the ears of the ninja hidden in the dark.
Ruri Kohaku was both surprised and delighted. Although he didn't fully understand, it was enough to confirm that Schaal was an important person.
This was another merit to be recorded!
"Aburame Junpei, you are responsible for keeping an eye on that girl named Schaal. If she separates from Cain, you have permission to leave the team and follow her. You must protect her well!"
Ruri Kohaku immediately issued the order through the communication function of his monocle.
"Yes, Captain."
Aburame Junpei's emotionless voice came through.
Ruri Kohaku didn't mind.
He already knew that the ninja of the Aburame Clan all had this personality.
Yes, very ninja-like.
"Hank, this is as far as we play."
Cain, whose clothing had been restored completely at some point, stood in front of 'Salamander' Antonio Gatuso and 'Arachne' Elizabeth, looking at Hank, who was lying on the ground unable to move, with a smile.
"I have to go fulfill my mission now. Goodbye."
No sooner had Cain finished speaking.
Antonio, wearing a gentleman's hat and dressed like a mafia member, put his hands in his pocket and quipped:
"Is that it? How boring... I specifically rushed here to have a showdown with the Captain."
He was the previous Lizardman who could breathe fire.
"There will be opportunities in the future." Cain glanced at him, then looked back at Hank: "Oh, right, I'll give her to you."
"To me, she's just a smelly skin bag filled with Corrosive Blood now. She's yours!" With that, Cain snapped his fingers.
The next moment, the chains locking the jar in the air suddenly broke.
【Bang!!】
The large glass jar smashed onto the ground.
A large amount of liquid mixed with glass shards poured out, and the naked beautiful woman flowed with the water flow to Hank's front.
At this moment, the man's eyes were filled with sadness and suffering.
But all these negative emotions quickly transformed into the most pure anger.
"Cain!!!"
Meanwhile, Ruri Kohaku was a little disappointed, thinking to himself: "Aileen really died, huh?"
Previously, Hyuga Hiroto told him that the woman's blood was flowing inside her body, making him think she was alive.
Now it seemed that Cain had only been using his Vampire Ability to circulate the Corrosive Blood inside her body to maintain the state of the woman's body surface.
"Captain, they're leaving, we..."
At this moment, the voice of the team's fourth chunin member, Hongou Junki, who was from Sunagakure, sounded in the ears of Ruri Kohaku and the others.
But before he could finish his sentence, another unfamiliar voice forcefully cut in.
"Ruri Jonin, I am Roshi. The higher-ups have issued an order allowing contact with the locals. Cain Madhaavis will be handled by us for negotiation, while Hank Henriette is left to you."
Roshi?!
Ruri Kohaku raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that the one who followed Hank and Schaal was this former Four-Tails Jinchuriki from Stone Village.
However, after hearing Roshi's words, Ruri Kohaku's face showed displeasure.
"Roshi Jonin, Cain Madhaavis has always been our responsibility. Isn't what you're doing inappropriate?"
Although Roshi was indeed more famous than him in the Ninja World, and his strength back then should have been stronger than his own.
But the past was the past, and the present is the present.
Roshi was no longer the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, so it was truly uncertain who was stronger.
Crystal Release was also very strong, alright!
Therefore, Captain Ruri Kohaku's attitude was very strong.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. The higher-ups want a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user to contact Cain Madhaavis."
"Zoan-type?!"
Ruri Kohaku was startled and subconsciously asked: "What does this have to do with you... Uh, you couldn't have already..."
"Yes, I ate a Zoan-type Devil Fruit." Roshi said in a deep voice.
Ruri Kohaku was instantly speechless, but cursed inwardly:
"He must have exchanged the Military Merit Points from 'selling' the Four-Tails for it!"
He was truly envious, even a little jealous.
Even a Common Species Zoan-type Devil Fruit was a Legend Grade Secret Treasure.
This was a resource that was difficult for most Sea Ninja who had just joined the World Government not long ago to obtain.
Even if he was the clan leader of the Ruri Clan, even if he was a Jonin certified by the Sea Ninja Village.
There was still a great distance to go before he could exchange for a Devil Fruit.
But these Jinchuriki received a large amount of Military Merit Points compensation just by 'handing over' the Tailed Beast inside their bodies!
Ruri Kohaku suppressed the emotions in his heart and asked with a gentle smile:
"I see, then congratulations, Roshi Jonin. May I ask what Fruit it is?"
"Animal System Gorilla Fruit, Ancient Zoan Giant Ape Form..." After saying that, Roshi ended the communication on his end.
Because Cain, Elizabeth, Antonio, and Schaal, who had been tied up and taken away, had already left this villa of considerable scale.
"An! Ancient Zoan?!"
Ruri Kohaku, Hyuga Hiroto, and Hongou Junki were dumbfounded.
"Captain, isn't that an Epic Grade Secret Treasure?"
Hongou Junki's surprised and uncertain voice sounded in the channel, but no one responded.
Ruri Kohaku sighed in his heart: "The Jinchuriki, who were hated by everyone in the Ninja World before, are so popular in this World Government."
"However, an Ancient Zoan Zoan-type Devil Fruit must have drained Roshi's Military Merit Points..."
Then he roused his spirit and stopped thinking about these things.
He shifted his attention to Hank, who was still on the scene, and Aileen's corpse.
"Hmm?"
"Aburame Junpei, where are you going?"
Suddenly, Ruri Kohaku noticed on the screen of the Justice Special Forces Detector that a green dot was rapidly moving away from the villa's position.
"Captain, didn't you tell me to keep an eye on Schaal?"
"..."
"Are you surprised, Hank?"
"Aileen's figure is still the same as it was back then."
Cain, who had detached from Hank's underside via Blood Elementalization and was rapidly recovering his body nearby, spread his arms and looked at Aileen in the air, a full smile on his face.
"Isn't she beautiful?"
"You should thank me!"
"Keeping her in that state, even with my strength, wasn't easy."
No sooner had Cain finished speaking than rapid footsteps sounded behind him.
"Mr. Hank!"
It was Schaal, the girl in a dress holding a hunting gun.
It was unclear why the previous 'Lizardman' and 'Spider Woman' had suddenly disappeared.
Logically, with Schaal's strength, it should have been impossible for her to escape from the hands of two Pseudo-Divine Weapon users.
【Buzz——————】
But just as the girl rushed into the building.
The Dream Ore stones placed on the cabinet along the wall all trembled in unison.
"Ah!!!"
At the same time, Schaal let out a painful scream, covering her ears tightly with both hands, and collapsed onto the ground covered in rubble and dust.
This caused Hank and Cain to look surprised.
Because besides the commotion of the Dream Ore minerals constantly colliding with the cabinet as they trembled, they couldn't hear any sound that caused discomfort.
"So that's it..."
Cain seemed to understand something. A sentence appeared in his mind:
【It must be the Blood of a Saint, the blood of one who can hear the "Voice of God".】
This was something his former teacher had told him.
Reading Aileen's memory also confirmed that she was the Saint.
The Pseudo-Divine Weapon Technology was actually the knowledge she had 'heard' from the Dream Ore.
Unfortunately, his ability could only read a small amount of shard memory.
He simply couldn't obtain the complete technology from Aileen's mind.
So he had actually been searching for a new Saint.
But how easy was it to find one in the vast human sea?
And Schaal's performance before him.
Gave Cain a sense of pleasant surprise, like 'searching high and low only to find it right before your eyes'.
This daughter of the former Pseudo-Divine Weapon: Nidhogg, who had been following Hank all this time, was actually a Saint!
"Arachne!"
"Tie her up!"
Cain ordered the person above him with a smile.
Immediately, the previous Spider Woman descended along several white spider silks.
She used more spider silks to tightly bind Schaal, who was drenched in sweat and full of suffering.
"Hank. It seems you knew all along, didn't you?"
Cain turned to look at the grim-faced Hank, saw him lowering his head and not speaking, then shifted his excited gaze back to Schaal.
"It seems... you, like Aileen, are one who can hear the "Voice of God", and one who can understand the Dream Ore!"
These words also reached the ears of the ninja hidden in the dark.
Ruri Kohaku was both surprised and delighted. Although he didn't fully understand, it was enough to confirm that Schaal was an important person.
This was another merit to be recorded!
"Aburame Junpei, you are responsible for keeping an eye on that girl named Schaal. If she separates from Cain, you have permission to leave the team and follow her. You must protect her well!"
Ruri Kohaku immediately issued the order through the communication function of his monocle.
"Yes, Captain."
Aburame Junpei's emotionless voice came through.
Ruri Kohaku didn't mind.
He already knew that the ninja of the Aburame Clan all had this personality.
Yes, very ninja-like.
"Hank, this is as far as we play."
Cain, whose clothing had been restored completely at some point, stood in front of 'Salamander' Antonio Gatuso and 'Arachne' Elizabeth, looking at Hank, who was lying on the ground unable to move, with a smile.
"I have to go fulfill my mission now. Goodbye."
No sooner had Cain finished speaking.
Antonio, wearing a gentleman's hat and dressed like a mafia member, put his hands in his pocket and quipped:
"Is that it? How boring... I specifically rushed here to have a showdown with the Captain."
He was the previous Lizardman who could breathe fire.
"There will be opportunities in the future." Cain glanced at him, then looked back at Hank: "Oh, right, I'll give her to you."
"To me, she's just a smelly skin bag filled with Corrosive Blood now. She's yours!" With that, Cain snapped his fingers.
The next moment, the chains locking the jar in the air suddenly broke.
【Bang!!】
The large glass jar smashed onto the ground.
A large amount of liquid mixed with glass shards poured out, and the naked beautiful woman flowed with the water flow to Hank's front.
At this moment, the man's eyes were filled with sadness and suffering.
But all these negative emotions quickly transformed into the most pure anger.
"Cain!!!"
Meanwhile, Ruri Kohaku was a little disappointed, thinking to himself: "Aileen really died, huh?"
Previously, Hyuga Hiroto told him that the woman's blood was flowing inside her body, making him think she was alive.
Now it seemed that Cain had only been using his Vampire Ability to circulate the Corrosive Blood inside her body to maintain the state of the woman's body surface.
"Captain, they're leaving, we..."
At this moment, the voice of the team's fourth chunin member, Hongou Junki, who was from Sunagakure, sounded in the ears of Ruri Kohaku and the others.
But before he could finish his sentence, another unfamiliar voice forcefully cut in.
"Ruri Jonin, I am Roshi. The higher-ups have issued an order allowing contact with the locals. Cain Madhaavis will be handled by us for negotiation, while Hank Henriette is left to you."
Roshi?!
Ruri Kohaku raised an eyebrow. He hadn't expected that the one who followed Hank and Schaal was this former Four-Tails Jinchuriki from Stone Village.
However, after hearing Roshi's words, Ruri Kohaku's face showed displeasure.
"Roshi Jonin, Cain Madhaavis has always been our responsibility. Isn't what you're doing inappropriate?"
Although Roshi was indeed more famous than him in the Ninja World, and his strength back then should have been stronger than his own.
But the past was the past, and the present is the present.
Roshi was no longer the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, so it was truly uncertain who was stronger.
Crystal Release was also very strong, alright!
Therefore, Captain Ruri Kohaku's attitude was very strong.
"There's nothing inappropriate about it. The higher-ups want a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user to contact Cain Madhaavis."
"Zoan-type?!"
Ruri Kohaku was startled and subconsciously asked: "What does this have to do with you... Uh, you couldn't have already..."
"Yes, I ate a Zoan-type Devil Fruit." Roshi said in a deep voice.
Ruri Kohaku was instantly speechless, but cursed inwardly:
"He must have exchanged the Military Merit Points from 'selling' the Four-Tails for it!"
He was truly envious, even a little jealous.
Even a Common Species Zoan-type Devil Fruit was a Legend Grade Secret Treasure.
This was a resource that was difficult for most Sea Ninja who had just joined the World Government not long ago to obtain.
Even if he was the clan leader of the Ruri Clan, even if he was a Jonin certified by the Sea Ninja Village.
There was still a great distance to go before he could exchange for a Devil Fruit.
But these Jinchuriki received a large amount of Military Merit Points compensation just by 'handing over' the Tailed Beast inside their bodies!
Ruri Kohaku suppressed the emotions in his heart and asked with a gentle smile:
"I see, then congratulations, Roshi Jonin. May I ask what Fruit it is?"
"Animal System Gorilla Fruit, Ancient Zoan Giant Ape Form..." After saying that, Roshi ended the communication on his end.
Because Cain, Elizabeth, Antonio, and Schaal, who had been tied up and taken away, had already left this villa of considerable scale.
"An! Ancient Zoan?!"
Ruri Kohaku, Hyuga Hiroto, and Hongou Junki were dumbfounded.
"Captain, isn't that an Epic Grade Secret Treasure?"
Hongou Junki's surprised and uncertain voice sounded in the channel, but no one responded.
Ruri Kohaku sighed in his heart: "The Jinchuriki, who were hated by everyone in the Ninja World before, are so popular in this World Government."
"However, an Ancient Zoan Zoan-type Devil Fruit must have drained Roshi's Military Merit Points..."
Then he roused his spirit and stopped thinking about these things.
He shifted his attention to Hank, who was still on the scene, and Aileen's corpse.
"Hmm?"
"Aburame Junpei, where are you going?"
Suddenly, Ruri Kohaku noticed on the screen of the Justice Special Forces Detector that a green dot was rapidly moving away from the villa's position.
"Captain, didn't you tell me to keep an eye on Schaal?"
"..."
