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Chapter 155 - Truth and Reward

Everyone was in a state of shock, except for two people, Dabi and Laxus.

Ragnar: Are you planning to end your life... after all you've achieved?

He stood up from his seat, hitting the giant table.

Vinsmoke Reiju: I had my suspicions that you were missing a screw, but not to this extent.

Boa Hancock: I won't allow you to end your life... if you plan to venture into the afterlife, I will follow you.

Everyone had different reactions to the news.

Laffitte: I must say, my lord, I'm surprised by this decision.

Drust: I think we're misunderstanding all of this, I don't believe our lord is capable of taking his own life...

Katahara slammed the table with force.

Katahara: First of all, allow me to share some things with you...

Everyone was attentive to what he was about to say.

Katahara: Have you ever thought that there exists another world different from the one you know... and no, I'm not referring to the afterlife where the dead reside... a completely different world.

Ragnar: Another dimension?

Katahara: I have something important to share with all of you. Although I have lived here for some time, I am not from this world. I am a traveler from another dimension, who was thrown into this world by circumstances beyond my control, with a mission.

Leaving everyone present in a state of shock.

Katahara: I am truly grateful for the opportunity to have lived in your world, and to have fought alongside you in so many life-and-death battles. But like everything that has a beginning, it must also have an end. Soon, I will have to depart from here and continue with my mission.

I know it may seem difficult to understand and accept, but I hope you can understand that I cannot remain in this world for much longer.

I bid you farewell with the hope that someday, if fate allows, I may return to this world.

You don't have to worry, I have already had a conversation with Ryu about Wano and its surroundings, he will not meddle under any circumstances, even if atrocities are committed in this place.

I plan to take the Adeptus Mechanicus with me, along with the Sky Islands, Cipher Pol, and Dabi and Laxus. To the rest of you, I am grateful for everything you have done for me.

Everyone was processing what they had just heard, their captain, their lord, was not a person from their world, and now he was about to leave for another world in the same way he came.

The first to speak as he stood up.

VAN AUGUR: My lord, I clearly remember that a long time ago, all the commanders swore allegiance to you, and I believe I speak for all your commanders when I say: WE DO NOT PLAN TO ABANDON OUR PROMISE.

He turned to look at all the commanders.

Laffitte: From what I understood, both Laxus and Dabi are not from this dimension, just like you, my lord...

Ryuma: A promise like the one we made that day cannot be discarded with mere words, my lord. We swore, even with our lives, to follow you, even if it means going to hell itself.

Vinsmoke Reiju: The Germa Kingdom will follow you wherever you go... even if it means going to the moon.

Hitsugisukan: The Mink Tribe owes you our lives. If it weren't for your intervention, we would have all died that day. We do not plan to leave you alone on your journey... we will follow you alongside Shuniza. You will have the best vanguard in your army.

Ragnar: The Onis swore to follow you, so stop talking nonsense and tell us what kind of dimension we are heading to.

Katahara: I have no intention of stopping you if you want to follow me... but I warn you of one thing, the past wars we had will be child's play compared to the Great War...

Boa Hancock: And in that great war, you will have me by your side, along with the entire Kuja tribe.

As Katahara approached the window and gazed at the horizon, a smile formed on his face.

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6 months ago, in the training room.

Katahara was training with Momonosuke.

Katahara: Again... remember this... "it's better to repeat one attack a thousand times than to use a thousand different attacks."

At that moment, everything around them turned dark. In response, Katahara unsheathed his Shodai Kitetsu.

Katahara: I was caught off guard...

Four luminous figures appeared at that moment.

Basso: I must say, I didn't expect you to achieve it in such a short time.

Birka: I told you he wouldn't disappoint us, Nagagagagaga.

Nirva: So, the promise...

Kozan: How could you promise to give those weapons, even if it's HIM?

Katahara: So, I suppose you two are the siblings...

Nirva: Goddess of harmony and balance, NIRVA.

Kozan: God of the mountain, KOZAN. Pleasure to meet you, Katahara. We used all our power to bring Ryu to this world... at the cost of almost losing our divinity.

"So, divinity is something that can be gained and lost, interesting," Katahara thought.

Katahara: I fulfilled my part of the deal... but you never mentioned that bastard was corrupted by chaos.

Nirva: Even we were unaware of that...

Kozan: It doesn't even surprise us that you know about chaos, considering who you are.

Basso: We're supposed to be in the safe part, hundreds of millions of light-years away from the Cicatrix Maledictum...

Nirva: Corruption shouldn't reach this place... this is worse than we thought.

Birka: We were just inches away from descending into the mortal world and dealing with that heretic ourselves.

Katahara: Cicatrix Maledictum... interesting.

Basso: As promised, we will give you our own weapons...

As he pulled out a fist-sized orb.

Basso: This is Urano... or as we call it, the perfect battery... if this is activated without having something to control and regulate its energy, it would be the same as unleashing something like a thousand nuclear bombs combined.

Nirva: Even we have to be careful with this artifact.

Katahara: So, the mortal's ancestral weapon Urano is just a simple version of what you have in your hand.

Basso: This is a thousand times stronger. It is capable of obliterating an entire planet if used correctly. It served as our insurance during the age of conflicts, ensuring that our world wouldn't fall into the hands of those bastards.

Nirva: Take it. I suppose it will take your researchers centuries just to figure out how to harness its energy and attempt to use it for something.

Kozan: Just as Pluton is a warship... we will transform your ship, the Shadow of Agatha... into a true war vessel.

Nirva: Shadow of Agatha... to think that you would still remember her even after thousands of years...

Kozan: Have fun with your new ship. You'll see that it's one of the best you'll ever come across in your life.

Katahara: You know about my past...

Birka: Of course, old friend... nagagagagaga.

Katahara: I want to know more about myself...

Nirva: We can only tell you that you were among the greatest warriors, earning the right to stand before the ONE ABOVE ALL.

Basso: You achieved that by bathing in the blood of your enemies, entire civilizations, pantheons, all massacred. Heretics.

Kozan: That's all we can tell you. Your ship has been remodeled. I hope you can fulfill your mission, old friend.

Birka: Don't worry about taking some things from this world. You can even take that little kingdom you created with you... good luck, friend. Nagagagaga.

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Katahara couldn't respond. Everything around him returned to normal, back to where he was before.

But to his surprise, he still had the orb in his right hand.

Katahara: Explaining the change to the Shadow of Agatha will be a real hassle.