It had been quite a long time since Dante was last in Water 7. It was still a very familiar city to him despite this. Even the purpose of his last visit was fresh in his mind and ironically it was to leave with the same ship it was that he was stepping off of. For the most part Dante was dressed simple. He wore slim deep blue jeans, a white dress shirt, brown vest, black shoes, a green gas mask, a brown bandana with tan yellow print on it, brown leather gloves, then a cowboy hat. On his person he had two holstered revolvers on his hips, one on the left and one on the right. Hugging him snuggly and covering his whole fram save for his feet was his newest invention Coogi and in his pocket was his Eye Scope. The opening to the coat was directly in front of, favoring neither his right or left side. Should he need to use his hands for anything, the coat would easily open when his arm, hand, or leg went forward to extend outside of the coat's realm of protection.

"Should I bring the gift with us too?" Verde was coming off the ship as well, on his person he had a sword on each hip, then Cerberus on the back of his hips. "Nah, wouldn't want to end up losing it should the bastard try anything snaky." Verde nodded and pointed back behind him with a closed fist and extended thumb. "What about his guy?" Dante looked back to see what Verde was talking about to see one of his Centurion's standing idle at the top of the plank still on the Arakhne. "That's the modified Centurion right?" Verde nodded. "Yeah, he's the 8`6 model." Dante gave a beckoning motion with his head to the A.I. and it began to step on the plank to disembark the Arakhne. "Might as well give it a field test while we're here." Verde took his final steps off the plank with the Centurion behind him. Taking to Birdie's right side, but a bit behind him, the Centurion was to Birdie's left. "So how do you plan on finding Kiretsu?" Verde asked as the trio walked through the port of Water 7. Still acquainting himself with his abilities, he released an electromagnetic wave of energy that was harmless and undetectable to all of those in the span of the wave. "Going to scope out the auction houses first. If that doesn'-" He paused for a moment in admiration for the clarity his newfound Devil Fruit powers granted him. It was well worth the risk and he was glad Verde talked him into taking a chance. Looking over to his left he saw a young man on the ground only a few meters away from him. A small bit of distance away from the man were shattered pieces of a sword. Walking up to the downed man Dante offered a hand out to him. His black metallic cloak looking something like a stormy cloud as his hand peeked out of the opening int he front of it. "That an iron sword?" Dante would question as Verde also approach albeit not as close and the Centurion followed as well, but turned his back to Dante's keeping a keen watch on the group's surroundings. Dante and Verde would be facing the wall of a row of shops with the weaponless swordsman to their front. To their left and rights were more shops and the bar the swordsman had previously exited. This extended on for multiple meters until a break in the store fronts came, thus allowing one to travel deeper into the city. To their backs, the direction the Centurion was facing was the rest of the port. Not super crowded, but it had a notable amount of civilians shopping about at fishmongers and bazaars that sold goods from other islands. That said there was a multitude of metallic material within Dante's radar. From the frames of the stores to Dante's front, to all the things that were being sold in the market place stalls. Swords, guns, bullets, you name it. Beyond the market place, finally there were the ships at the docks lined up practically endlessly along the perimeter of Water 7. These ships of course also had their fair share of metal in them and some even had steel hulls, all of this being confirmed and currently observed by Dante's sensory ability.

"This guy looks a bit familiar." Verde would chirp in while shamelessly examining the guy's face. "You a pirate?" Dante would inquire regardless if his hand was accepted or not. Afterwards the hand would retreat back into the nebulous confines of his coat. The stench of metal would be fuming strongly off of this coat due to the material it was crafted out it although it seemed to be crafted of feathers or flames, though obviously it couldn't be made of fire.  

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Dante looked at the shattered pieces of the weapon as the youth carefully picked up a shard. Not to bring a smile to the boy's face or to fulfill any karmic promises, Dante had the urge to try to repair the weapon with his Devil Fruit. Simply to test his abilities, nothing more or nothing less. He suppressed the urge however. He didn't need any attention drawn to him or anyone curious as to what allowed him to manage the things he could do or attempt to do. As the boy said he was a pirate, Dante casually grabbed Verde by the collar and gave him a tug back. He didn't have to pull him back himself, this light tug being enough to make Verde step back on his own accord to Dante's side. "Mind your manners." His voice was a bit muffled due to the gas mask he wore over his face, but his words were still articulated and clear enough to be understood. "Got a moment?" Dante would turn his attention to Jade this time. As he spoke he motioned his head over to his right as to communicate he wanted to go for a short walk with the youth. Should the swordsman agree to go on a walk with Dante, Verde and the Centurion would follow behind Jade and Dante at a casual distance. "I could tell you my name, but you wouldn't believe me. Just call me Dante. The man in purple is Verde, and the piece of metal is a creation of mine. A robot." Not even far into their walk should they be on the walk, Dante would already stop in place. He was never one to beat around the bush and never saw the benefit of doing such a thing. "Cutting to the chase, I'm an inventor and I'm looking for people who would do my brand justice by getting a bit of fame with my products. Basically looking for people to sponsor." Without looking as his sensory ability was still active allowing him to sense out the metals in the area, he reached his hand back to the handle of Apollo that was on his left hip. Drawing the sword in a backhanded fashion since he had reached backwards to grab it, he would hold it in front of him showcasing it to Jade like a freshly caught fish. The tip was pointed tot he ground and the flat of the blade was facing Jade as the opposite flat was facing Dante. Letting go of the sword it fell straight towards the stone ground, but like a knife through hot butter, it penetrated it and slid into the ground until the guard made contact. "Titanium. It has a few other tricks to it, but we'll discuss that if you agree to my deal. Are you interested?" Verde and the Centurion had also stopped walking. They weren't in the conversational zone of Jade and Dante, but they were still close enough to potentially be associated with the two.

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Dante grinned beneath his mask as the swordsman was game for what he had in store. "Great." He held his hand out into the space between him and Jade above the sword that was buried in the ground. Not for a handshake, but to bring the sword back up into his hand with the help of his Devil Fruit's power. Like magic it'd free itself out the ground and as if playing in reverse float back up to his hand to be clasped firmly. It was held in a backhanded fashion life previously before he brought it idle to his side. Without verbal cue Dante reached his other hand out behind him, Verde gave Dante the sheathe for the weapon. "The terms are simple, you do what pirates do, raise hell, and piss off the government with this sword and every now and then you will be contacted by me or an associate of mine. Simply to rendezvous so I can check on how the weapon is holding up and if need be supply you with a refill. The purpose of a refill being described in the instruction manual." Sheathing the sword he held it out to Jade handle first so he could grab it safely. When he'd grab the sword Dante would reach into his coat of ebony and withdraw and single square of folded paper. "Make sure you read this carefully and understand it before trying anything other than what swords are meant for with it." With that Dante handed Jade the piece of paper that was the instruction manual and was finished. "We'll be in touch." Dante had a way of finding people and with Jade belonging to a very well known pirate crew and having a fair bounty of his own, it wouldn't be too hard to track him down. Before he spoke his final request Dante stepped a bit closer. This was done as casually as one could close the distance between two people who had just met without imposing one's energy on another's. While he meant no harm, the action itself wasn't one that'd make someone feel in the least bit comfortable. "Lastly. Seeing as you're a pirate worth his salt. Where might one stumble upon the Warlord that runs this island?"

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Dante released a short but deflated sigh that was also a bit thoughtful as Jade said he didn't know where to find Kiretsu. Assuming the pirate had been on the island even longer than he had and that he was looking the whole time was a bit disappointing as well. "Figures." With that he turned over his right to walk towards Verde and the Centurion away from Jade. "Be seeing you." Dante figured if there were so many roving about Water 7 looking for the man of mystery with no avail, that he needed to take another approach. Instead Dante would make Kiretsu look for him. While he wasn't looking to do anything too high profile, it seemed he'd have to do what he did best and that was make a bold impression.
"So what's the next move?" Dante was walking down the row of shops looking to progress deeper into the city when the opening would present itself. "I guess I'm just going to have to do something that'd make staying in the shadows no longer an option for him seeing as no one can find him." Verde didn't like the sound of it seeing as Dante always had a ways of going above and beyond when it came to doing things that drew attention to his collective. "We won't be harming innocents this time, don't worry. If I'm to become a Shichibukai I have to be mindful of how I rub the World Government and the Marines." Verde let loose a breath of relief upon hearing this. "So where are we going now?" Dante kept walking for a moment in silence before answering. "Scouting I guess you could call it."

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