Holy Land Mariejois.
Pangaea Castle.
The Void Throne hangs at the highest point, with various weapons sunk into the ground underneath. The Five Elders, who once stood majestically, are now lined up in a row, kneeling respectfully on one knee toward the apex.
Suddenly, there was a shift between light and darkness.
A figure appeared on the previously empty throne.
"Lord Im."
The Five Elders said respectfully in unison.
Like the most devout believers, showing the most sincere fanaticism!
"A new threat has emerged in the Marines. Is it related to the three Ancient Weapons?"
The shadow on the Void Throne slowly sat down, eyes lowered, looking down at the Five Elders below.
In the dimness, a pair of red pupils with thin circles could be vaguely seen, and they seemed to be wearing a huge crown.
"He is not the light, not Uranus."
"Nor Pluton."
Im's eyes did not waver, showing no interest in threats other than the three Ancient Weapons.
"Human beings have limits."
After saying this, Im said no more.
Seeing this situation, despite their doubts, the Five Elders had to withdraw from the Room of Flowers.
They know very well what Im meant: human beings have their limits.
No matter how much you train, there is a threshold for the human body to become stronger. Once this threshold is reached, no matter what age you are, your strength will stagnate.
Just like how powerful Rocks was before, but facing two top combat powers, he still fell at the Valley of the Gods.
But the three Ancient Weapons are different. Each one has the power to destroy the world.
There is a terror beyond the human body!
Therefore, no matter how powerful that guy is, he cannot pose a threat to Lord Im.
But--
"Is this guy really not related to an Ancient Weapon?"
Saint Saturn slightly straightened the black hat on his head and couldn't help but break the silence between them.
"Are you questioning Lord Im?"
"You know that's not what I meant. That guy is really a little abnormal. He is obviously not a Devil Fruit user, but he possesses extraordinary power."
"Yeah, if one or two of the abilities he showed at the beginning can be attributed to special racial talents, but several of his abilities can no longer be explained."
"Then what can we do now? That guy didn't show any rebellious thoughts against the World Government, and he's strong enough. Instead, it's that guy Sengoku..."
Saint Nusjuro continued, "Since the last family home incident, it seems that Sengoku has not taken the initiative to report to us. He is probably expressing his dissatisfaction."
"Hmph! You and I know very well what happened last time. Although Marine's senior management seems to be pretending that nothing happened, they must have thought about what happened to Zephyr, right?"
"Looks like it's time to take action against the Marines."
"Start? Do you want to..."
"That's right, Sengoku and the others are getting old and should step down for the young generation."
"What if they resist? You have to know that people like Sengoku and Garp are not simple characters."
"No, they have been bound by the so-called justice. As long as they have any scruples, they will have no way to live towards death."
"Then when should we take action? After all, the Marines are getting more and more difficult to control now, and it is indeed time to reshuffle the deck."
"Wait! Wait for them to make a mistake!"
The Five Elders walked towards the center of power while discussing strategies to deal with the Marines.
In fact, the Marines now feel a little out of control, both in terms of actions and strength.
Including Zephyr, who lives in seclusion behind the scenes, there are eight top-level combatants in the Marines!
This is an extremely terrifying number, and there is also that guy, Hakuryu.
Explosion, invisibility, floating, instant healing...
There are more and more terrifying abilities that they have to be afraid of.
If that doesn't work, it might be necessary for them to invite Lord Im... to start cleaning up the world!
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"Not bad power."
Shanks' eyes lit up as he was about to intercept the speeding bullet.
However, a voice from behind stopped him directly, "Hey! Boss, if you still need to take action against this kind of thing, are you looking down on us?"
Boom!!
As soon as he finished speaking, a roar exploded from his ears, and a bullet entangled with Armament Haki was fired.
Boom!!
The two collided, and the black bullet directly broke through the rice cake blades and went straight towards everyone in the Charlotte family.
Invisible airwaves spread out and turned into circles in the air.
"Kukuku—candy wall!"
Perospero focused his gaze, and a wall of pink candy rose up on the spot, intercepting the bullet.
Clink!!
The shriveled bullet shells fell to the ground, making a crisp impact sound, and everyone present couldn't help but turn their attention to the guy from the Red-Haired Pirates who was grinning.
"Phew!!"
He raised the gun, pointed it at the smoking muzzle, and blew gently, as white smoke floated away.
"How's it going, Boss?"
Yasopp asked Shanks for credit.
"Sniper?"
Katakuri's face darkened. He didn't expect that he originally wanted to give the opponent a blow, but he didn't expect it to be countered.
An unknown guy was able to resist his attack easily.
"Now that war has been declared—"
Shanks straightened his face, took out the long knife❌sword✔️ from the waist of the boy next to him, and raised it high, sending out a bone-chilling chill through the sunlight, "Then I will fight with you!!"
Boom!!
A huge vibration suddenly came from the ground, and a large number of mochi balls appeared under Katakuri's feet, compressing downwards and then bursting out.
The powerful force pushed his body out in an instant, and Mogura in his hand quickly flipped over, covering it with Armament Haki. Under the flash of cold light, it stabbed straight towards Shanks!
Seeing this, other members of the Charlotte family also used their respective Devil Fruit abilities.
The huge candy man rises from the ground, and the white cream squirms...
Shanks pressed the straw hat on his head slightly to prevent it from being blown away by the strong wind. He suddenly clenched the long sword in his hand, turned his waist and abdomen, and swung it out.
Black lightning appeared in the air, cracks traveled, and a faint whine came from the long sword, as if it could not withstand this powerful force.
Kamusuari (Divine Avoidance)!!!
Today, he is finally able to fully perform Roger's original move.
Boom!!
The air wave exploded, and the long sword in his hand shattered instantly, turning into debris all over the sky, engulfing Katakuri.
The terrifying blade storm was like streams of light, leaving dense, crisscrossing gaps on his body.
Scarlet blood splashed out, and the blast of air directly knocked Katakuri's tall body away.
"Ah! As expected, Gryphon is more comfortable."
Shanks glanced at the only remaining sword hilt in his hand and complained helplessly.
"Boss, you were using my sword!"
A pirate suddenly withdrew from the battle, looking at his captain with a sad face and almost shaking his scarred fists at Shanks.
"I'm really sorry. I'll make it up to you next time."
On the other side, the pirates of the Charlotte family were stunned when they saw Katakuri being blown away.
"Hey, hey, hey! Did I see that right? Katakuri-nii..."
"One move, just one move, that red-haired guy's strength is already on the same level as my mother!!"
"Why do these monsters keep appearing? They're not even that old!"
Katakuri, this man is known as the greatest masterpiece of the Charlotte family.
Since his debut, he has never lost.
Until... he met that Marine!
But the people in the Charlotte family firmly believed that, except for the monster in the Marines, there was no one of his age in the sea who was better than Katakuri.
However, reality slapped them hard again.
"Oh—boss, beat that guy up!"
"The boss is mighty and has reached the top of the sea emperor! We will be the headlines tomorrow!"
"Hey! Don't any of you remember? We are here to propose marriage!"
The Red-Haired Pirates cheered and shouted, waving their weapons and slashing at the stunned Charlotte family members next to them.
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Inside the central castle.
Pound and his daughter looked at Charlotte Linlin sitting at the table, a little dumbfounded.
"Is this... really Linlin?"
He couldn't believe it.
The previous Linlin was a tyrant who was able to abandon her husband after Sister Lola was born.
And now this Big Mom was eating sweets with a look of innocence on her face.
Even though he had been mentally prepared before, the visual impact he received was too strong for a moment.
"Eh? How did you know my name is Linlin?"
After hearing Pound's words, Linlin tilted her head and came closer. Her originally huge face felt even more enormous to Pound.
"Of course I do, I am your husband, Linlin."
Seeing that familiar face, Wu Nu subconsciously took a few steps back.
Although her personality had changed drastically, the fear originating from his heart was difficult to eliminate in a short period of time.
"Husband? What is that? Is it delicious?"
Linlin tilted her head, secreting a lot of saliva, and her eyes were full of excitement.
"Husband... a husband is not for eating, but..."
Bang!!
The door of the castle was suddenly thrown open from the outside, and the violent collision indirectly helped Pound to save the situation.
"Mama! The Red-Haired Pirates are attacking, Katakuri-nii can't hold on any longer!"
The visitor was the twenty-eighth son of the Charlotte family, Charlotte Kato, the young Minister of Seeds.
At this time, his breathing was a little rapid, but he did not dare to stop at all.
"Kata...Kuri?"
Linlin put down the cake in her hand, her small brain quickly gathering information about this son, "Is he the one who is always nice to me?"
Kato was stunned and slapped his forehead hard, feeling a little regretful.
I almost forgot, my mother is no longer the same mother!
Forget it, let's treat a dead horse as a living horse. (T/N: to try your best at something even though it's basically impossible/hopeless)
He steeled himself and said loudly, "Yes, Brother Katakuri is in danger. Mama, please rush over and help!"
"It's him, I will never allow anyone to bully my friends!"
When Linlin heard this, she became very angry. She struck the air with her fist as big as a clay pot several times, causing bursts of air explosions.
Although she didn't understand what a 'son' was, she knew that the man named Katakuri was very kind to her, just like a nun.
Nun?!
Linlin's eyes suddenly became confused.
Yes, where did the nun go?
"Mama, let's go with you!"
The two sisters, Chiffon and Lola, were also filled with indignation.
Although they don't have a strong sense of belonging to the Big Mom Pirates, when Katakuri, who is highly respected by his brothers and sisters, encounters a crisis, they cannot stand idly by.
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Katakuri rolled several times in the air, his legs plowing two deep marks on the ground. The fresh soil kept turning outwards, and a large amount of blood soaked it.
He stood still for a moment, took a look at the small wounds on his body, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the quality of the sword was not very good, and it did not really hit him.
But even so, a large number of fragments still penetrated his body, and he felt a heartbreaking pain when he moved even slightly.
"Conqueror's Haki? What an amazing spirit!"
Katakuri's eyes were a little serious.
The playful and smiling pirate in front of him was undoubtedly on the same level as the Sea Emperor.
Conqueror's Haki... is the power that can reach the top.
He had seen that kind of unparalleled courage in that Marine!
But--
Katakuri's tall body suddenly became limp and deformed, and except for his head, the area below his neck quickly turned into a white glutinous mass.
Ding ding ding!!
With violent shaking, a large number of metal fragments fell to the ground, and the white glutinous mass returned to the shape of Katakuri.
As a special Paramecia, Katakuri's fruit is also capable of elementalization similar to a Logia's.
"Hey! Roy, lend me your sword."
Shanks casually handed the hilt of the sword to the pirate and then shouted loudly at a tall pirate.
"Captain, don't think about it. My Nisshoku is one of the Skillful Grade Blades. If I give you two blows, I won't be so distressed."
Upon hearing this, Roy withdrew and retreated, his tone a little aggrieved.
This sword was a trophy that he finally got. No matter how pretentious Shanks was, he probably wouldn't do much damage to it.
However, as a swordsman, the sword is like a wife.
"Hey!! You're so stingy."
Shanks curled his lips and sneered with some disdain.
Suddenly, a black shadow came through the sky.
Snapped!!
Shanks quickly caught it, opened his palm, and took a closer look. It was a pure white long sword. The style was very ordinary, but even though the scabbard was revealed, he could still feel the sharpness in it.
"Good sword!"
Clink!!
Easily deflecting Perospero's attack in front of him, Beckman slowly lit a cigarette for himself, "I got this from that guy. Although it is probably just a normal sword, it is enough for use."
He pointed to the body of a short, fat man on the ground.
Charlotte Dosmarche, the fourteenth son of the Charlotte family, Minister of Tea!
The difference in strength was too great, and Beckman almost killed him with one move.
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