81 The strong gets everything!
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"So you have come, Sengoku?"
"Yes."
Sengoku took a deep breath as he faced the five figures before him solemnly.
Marcus Mars, Jaygarcia Saturn, Topman Warcury, Ethanbaron V. Nusjuro, and Shepherd Ju Peter.
Those were the members of the Five Elders, the group of five who were known as the real leaders of this world, even above the World Noble, who was known as the creator of this world.
While the World Nobles were arrogant and did what they wished on the world, in front of the five of them, they became as docile as a puppy.
Even Sengoku, who was known as the leader of all the Marines, could only succumb and be docile before the five of them, yet as a strong man, it was impossible for him to be like those weaklings, and he also had his own pride.
Still, even so, he couldn't raise his head, especially when he hadn't solved the problem caused by the death of Kizaru or found the killers of one of the admirals of the Marines.
"Have you found the killers, Sengoku?"
"....." Sengoku.
"How useless. You should be more ruthless and destroy the Saoboady Archipelago."
"If that happens, the loss is too great. Saobody is different from Ohara, after all."
"But even so, the reputation of the World Government is damaged because of this."
"It's already too late for us to destroy the Saobody, especially when this killer or those killers have run away."
"Then, should we do nothing?"
All of them talked on their own, ignoring Sengoku, who was the leader of the Marines. Still, the death of Kizaru might not be a bad thing for them, they thought, especially since Sengoku had gotten ahead of himself or was arrogant after all of the achievements that he had gained.
Yes, the loss of the admiral was great, yet there were many people in this world.
Unlike an animal that could go extinct, a human would continue to breed, and it was impossible for it to become extinct.
In this world, there were many people who could replace Kizaru's role!
Yes, the reputation of the Marines and the World Government might be slightly damaged due to the death of Kizaru, yet this also made the Marines become more obedient as this single mistake made Sengoku unable to lift his head.
After all, under whose order did Kizaru go to the Saobody Archipelago?
It was Sengoku!
"So, Sengoku, have you found this killer?"
While Sengoku felt heavy, he shook his head and said, "Not yet—"
"HOW USELESS!"
Before Sengoku could say his excuse, Topman roared, showing his dissatisfaction toward Sengoku.
"I..."
Still, Sengoku said, "We'll do our best to catch this killer! We won't let this person or group go! We will hunt them down!"
"That's what you should do. That's your job, right? So, have you discovered any single clues? There should be a lot of Den Den Muschi on the Saobadody Archipelago, right?"
Under those questions, Sengoku could only remain silent as there was nothing.
Yes, nothing!
The trace, video, records, or whatever, nothing was discovered, and what they knew was that Kizaru had passed away like that; besides that, Sengoku knew nothing.
"I am sorry. We haven't been able to discover anything."
The Five Elders were in silence for a moment.
"It seems this killer might have planned to kill Kizaru for a while."
"No, it might not be Kizaru. It might be any admiral in the Marines."
"Well, whatever, but have you thought of a way to recover our reputation, Sengoku?"
Clearly, among the Five Elders, no one cared much about the death of Kizaru since what was important was to recover the confidence of people toward the Marines and the World Government.
After all, after this accident, many pirates started their attacks on the countries that were affiliated with the World Government, and many of them started to become annoying in their minds.
Still facing this question, Sengoku took a deep breath and said, "I have been thinking of erasing one pirate group among the Four Emperors."
"Oh?" 5x
Their expressions quickly changed, and they thought that Sengoku was as bold as ever.
"Do you have the confidence to attack the Four Emperors?"
"We do." Sengoku nodded. "I have been thinking of attacking the Big Mom, considering her position and all."
"Let's not make a hasty decision since if you lose, the reputation of the World Government and Marines will be further reduced."
"We won't lose!"
"The most important thing is to search for Kizaru's replacement." Nusjuro looked at Sengoku and asked, "Have you found candidates?"
Frankly, what the Five Elders wished for was a balance since they knew well that pirates couldn't be eliminated.
Yes, the number of pirates might increase due to Gol D. Roger, but it was still within the tolerance of the World Government, especially since it wasn't them who were attacked.
Still facing this question, Sengoku nodded. "I have been thinking about choosing either Gion or Tokikake."
"Hmm... do you think that they have the power to replace Kizaru?"
"That's..."
Sengoku knew that while Gion and Tokikae were good, they were weaker than Kizaru.
Kizaru was on another level, after all, especially after he had eaten the Pika Pika no Mi, and because of that, no one expected that he would be killed.
"We have been thinking of starting a World Conscription."
"World Conscription?!" Sengoku was startled. "But that's..."
Unfair, he thought, especially to choose a civilian who had never been in the Marines, to suddenly become an admiral, especially when those he had chosen as candidates had been working hard for so long.
"What's important is the power. If they are weak, then they are useless as a deterrent. Or rather, if they are strong enough, we won't say anything."
Sengoku couldn't say anything, but he thought for a while, thinking of a solution to this problem since he knew that many wouldn't accept how someone outside could suddenly be chosen as an admiral, like how the World Government would give a legal pirate permission known as a Shichibukai.
"...then, what about a competition?"
"Competitions?"
"Yes." Sengoku nodded and said, "We will hold a competition and even broadcast it to the world, and the winner of this competition will become the admiral. If that's the case, no one will complain since this person has shown his power in front of everyone, and the world will also understand the power of the new admiral."
"Hmmm...." 5x
The Five Elders fell into a deep silence, thinking that Sengoku's idea wasn't bad.
"That's not a bad idea."
"We can raise the confidence of the countries affiliated with the World Government this way."
"The strongest is the admiral."
"It might take time, but the result will outweigh all the disadvantages."
"Then?" Sengoku sighed in relief when he heard their answers.
"Can you be responsible for all of this, then, Sengoku?"
"Yes, please leave everything to me!"
"Yes, there will be no more mistakes."
"Yes."
Sengoku nodded and finally gave a chance to those Vice Admirals to fight off the positions of the admirals, but then again, whether they could get the position of the admirals was something that they had to fight off, and even if the position of the admiral was taken by an outsider, it didn't matter since as the Five Elders had said before, only the strong got everything.
This was the conversation that Sengoku had with the Five Elders a few days ago, and soon, this announcement would be known to the world.
Nevertheless, Masa, who got the blueprint of the ancient weapon, Pluto, understood what kind of a weapon this ship was.
"Hmm...."
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82 Tournament and Ancient Weapon
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After they left the Galley-Lay Company, Masa and his group spent their time stopping by shops to buy clothes, food, musical instruments, unique items, and many other things.
Enjoying their time, this was what they did before they decided to book the entire bar for themselves.
Masa felt that the owner and the name of the bar was quite familiar somehow, but he was too busy to look at the blueprint of the ancient weapon.
However—
"Masa! Masa! Look at the newspaper!"
"..."
Masa fell silent as Carina pressed the newspaper so close to his face. "...I can't read if the newspaper is so close."
"...sorry, sorry." Carina became awkward, but even so, she couldn't stop her excitement. "Anyway, read the newspaper first!"
"What is it?"
Not only Masa but Perona and Brook were curious before their expressions turned surprised.
"Admiral War!" 2x
Masa was also dumbfounded since he never thought such a thing would exist.
Or rather, did such an event happen in the original?
No!
In the original story, when Kizaru left the Marines, and Akainu became the fleet admiral, two admirals weren't chosen among the vice admirals of the Marines. Instead, those positions were chosen among civilians.
Naturally, those two admirals, whether it was Fujitora or Ryokugyu, weren't normal people as they had eaten a powerful Devil Fruit.
Still, compared to the vice admirals, there was no doubt that the two lacked the reputation and closeness to the Marines, yet their strength was obvious.
Nevertheless, behind the scenes, in the part that hadn't been explained or probably hadn't been explained in the original story, it might be a little hard for Fujitora or Ryokugyu to be accepted by everyone since when the marines had to work hard for so many years, building their careers slowly, those two quickly became admirals, the number two positions among the Marines, which was one of the largest organization in the world.
Naturally, there must have been many who couldn't accept such a fact, and this might have been the reason why Ryokugyo attacked the Wano alone instead of coming with an army.
Or the fact that Fujitora only had one ship when he went to help in the Dressrosa.
After all, if it was someone else, it wouldn't be weird to bring so many ships, right?
However, this competition changed everything.
The strong have everything.
The strong were respected.
If someone won this tournament, no one could say anything, even if any of them became an admiral in exchange for the deceased Kizaru.
"By the way, there is no requirement here..." Brook was surprised.
"So, anyone can join this tournament?" Perona asked.
"No, if you are a pirate, then you can't, but if you're not, then it will be okay."
As long as one wasn't a pirate, then one could join this tournament, but that meant that even if they were an underworld member or a gangster, it was all okay, but a pirate wasn't allowed.
"Ah, then, Moria-sama can't join then..." Perona sighed, which made the three roll their eyes.
Nevertheless, when Masa looked up, his gaze met Carina's, who made a charming smile toward him.
"Masa, let's join this tournament."
"Okay."
Masa felt that it was good to become an admiral, so no one would bother him again, considering his reputation. More importantly, if he had a business, then no one would bother him as trying to attack his business meant that they would antagonize him and the entire Marines as he was part of the largest armed organization in the world.
"Y-You are going to become an admiral?!" 2x
Still, his decision shocked Perona and Brook.
"It's fun, right?"
"Horororo, that's true~!"
"Hyohoho, this has become more interesting!"
If Masa became an admiral, then there was no doubt they would have good backing.
Yet, as Masa had made up his decision, Blueno, the owner of the bar, who was being entirely booked by Masa, shook his head softly, thinking that they were all hopeless.
Admiral?
It might be possible for Masa to become an admiral in the dream.
Unlike others, as an agent of the government, Blueno knew how high the position of the admiral was, and he knew only the strong could get it.
Yes, Masa might be wealthy, but with how young this guy was, could he match those old monsters who had trained themselves and made many, many achievements?
Heck, if Blueno wished to, he should be able to take down all of them.
'But, a living skeleton, huh?'
As expected, Blueno was dumbfounded when he saw Brook, but his training as an agent made him able to calm down in any situation. Even if he was shocked inwardly, his face didn't change, and he just continued to wipe the glass with the towel cleanly and quietly.
Nevertheless, there was no doubt that this announcement surprised many people, as no one expected that the Marines would choose their admiral based on their strength.
Still, this also excited many, especially those who believed in their strength.
"Hahaha? Admiral? Isn't that interesting? I will join!"
"Idiot! You are a pirate! A pirate can't join this tournament!"
"It's fine. I don't have a bounty!"
"Those idiots... do they think that everything is so simple?"
"Being an admiral isn't easy."
While there were many stupid people, there were also many smart people.
Many thought that this was a chance, and others only felt curious, wondering who would win this tournament.
Yet, unexpectedly, this tournament brought confidence to the Marines since the strongest was the one that would be chosen, and anyone could join as long as they weren't a pirate, which was a good thing.
"Hm..."
A certain man with blind eyes appeared surprised, then to be in deep thought within a gambling place as he heard the talk of many people about the tournament.
"Eh? Will you let me go? Admiral? Okay, leave everything to me!"
In a certain jail within the Taya Kingdom, an agent of the government, CP, went to visit a man and was ready to let this beast go for the tournament, which made this man happy and showed his deep respect toward the World Government.
Similarly, in many places, many started their own plans, either ready to join or just watch the tournament that was about to begin.
"Zehahaha, the Marines sure do something interesting."
Unfortunately, he was a pirate, and frankly, no pirates would come since this could be a trap to catch all of them.
Alternatively, unless one was confident that no one knew about their pirate or criminal ability, no one would think of going to this tournament since all of them thought that this was a trap to catch all of them in one go.
Yet, Sengoku was serious about holding this tournament.
Looking at all the vice-admirals before him, he said, "I have given you the chance. If you lose, then it means that you are not fit to become an admiral, but even so, I hope one of you wins, so do your best!"
"YES, FLEET ADMIRAL!"
The great battle was about to start; the Marines made a change that no one expected.
The loss of Kizaru didn't cause the Marines to succumb and become weaker. Instead, it brought them greater strength!
Still, let's return to Water 7 once again as Perona looked at Masa, who had been reading, which made her curious. "By the way, Masa, what have you been reading? It's like a machine."
"It's a blueprint."
"Blueprint? For what?" Carina also started to become curious.
"An ancient weapon, Pluto."
"..." 4x
Blueno widened his eyes and almost dropped the glasses, but he held them tightly so they wouldn't notice that he had eavesdropped on their conversations.
Yet, Masa, who noticed Blueno's reaction, smiled inwardly, thinking that if he wanted to fish instead of using a fishing pole, it was better to use a net.
No, let's just use an explosion fishing, so that way, he could catch so many delicious fish ~!
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83 The hunters are the targets
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"Ancient weapon...???" 3x
Carina, Perona, and Brook were dumbfounded, then looked around before they sighed in relief when Blueno didn't appear to hear their conversation.
"You idiot!"
"How could you say that here?!"
"Be careful!"
The three of them quickly scolded him, which made him speechless, yet Masa was as calm as ever since this was what he planned. He had come to Blueno's cafe since he wanted to bring all of the members of CP9 before him and clear them all in one go, devouring them without wasting his time.
Cruel?
Well, those agents never thought of others as human beings and killed anyone as long as they interrupted their missions.
If there was a reason why the CP9 members appeared gentler in the current arc, it was because Luffy and his group were powerful.
In front of Luffy's strength, they tried to maintain a good relationship, so even if they were defeated, they wouldn't be killed.
If Luffy and his group were weak, then Rob Lucci and the others would kill them without mercy.
Nevertheless, Blueno quietly listened to the conversation between the four.
"But an ancient weapon? Isn't that weapon weak, then?"
Ancient.
This word would have been linked to the past and backward, so Carina thought that it would be weak.
It was like how a stick couldn't win against a laser beam.
"While I know that it is forbidden to say this, you know that there is a 100 years void in history, right?"
"...you sure talk about something dangerous here."
"It's fine. It isn't like it is a secret, and as long as one tries to search for it, they will be able to find something."
"If that's the case, then why did you mention the void history?"
"It's just my guess, but on that void history, the level of technology might be so high that you might not be able to imagine it."
"Like what?"
"Like how you will only spend a few hours traveling from one island to another."
"...is that even possible?"
"I am not sure, but this is just a guess. Nevertheless, you can imagine how strong the ancient weapon is if I made such a comparison, right?"
"...how strong?"
"...just imagine that it can destroy an island or two with ease."
"....." 4x
"So that blueprint is...?"
"Yup." Masa nodded. "It could be something that could destroy an island or two. Heck, it can even destroy the world."
"A-Amazing!"
"That's great!"
"Hyohohoho, how scary..."
Only Brook was scared, but Carina and Perona were excited.
"Don't get excited. Do you think it is easy to build an ancient weapon, and more importantly, do you think it won't cost money to use such a weapon?"
When Masa talked about money, Carina became nervous and asked, "Well... let's say that we want to destroy an island; how much is needed?"
"Probably at least one billion belly for one shot."
"...." 4x
"Though, if it's the World Government who wants to make the shoot, it might be cheaper since it can ask their affiliated countries to send the materials and many others."
"So, you won't use it."
"We don't have that much money, after all." Masa yawned and said, "How about we go back now? Let's rest at the hotel."
"Okay." 3x
The three of them had no complaints, and they also let go of their fantasy since building an ancient weapon was simply unrealistic, whether it was the problem of funds and materials.
Masa might be able to build the ancient weapon, but it might take a long time to build, and in a world that was quite backward, unless he had all the machinery and necessary energy supplies, then it would take him a decade to build.
However, if there was enough manpower, funds, complete machinery, and all the necessary materials, it might be possible to build this weapon in a few years.
Nevertheless, as Masa and his group left, Blueno quickly reported this problem to his comrades through the secret Den Den Mushi he hid.
"Hello? Lucci and everyone, please come. I have something important to tell all of you."
"Huh?"
Blueno didn't waste his time, and at the same time, he appeared anxious since he had never expected that the wealthy guest who booked his bar would talk about the ancient weapon all of a sudden.
If his hearings weren't good, then he knew that he would miss his conversation, but fortunately, they let their guard down and never expected that he was an agent of the government.
Nevertheless, he wanted to share this news with all of his comrades as soon as possible since, at this moment, they had no need to waste their time on this island anymore.
'Come on...'
Inwardly, Blueno was anxious, wondering when all of them came, then soon, all of the agents that mixed within this island and disguised themselves in various identities came one after another.
Yet, while they wanted to complain at Blueno at the sudden notice, he made his complaint first.
"YOU ARE LATE!"
"What's wrong? Why are you so anxious?"
Everyone was confused by Blueno's outburst.
"I have found the blueprint of the ancient weapon, Pluto!"
"...huh?!"
All of them came to this island because they wanted to search for the blueprint of the ancient weapon, Pluto, which was hidden within this island, and they had stayed on this island for so many years, so they had never expected that Blueno would discover this blueprint first.
"Tell us from the begininng."
"Okay."
All of them were confused, so it was natural for them to ask for his explanation, so Blueno explained everything from the beginning to the end, yet the more they listened, the more they felt dumbfounded.
"I can tell that he is wealthy and he might be a scientist. He is accompanied by two women, which might be his women, and also one living skeleton, which might be his creation and also bodyguard."
"Huh? Living skeleton?! What do you mean? Are you dreaming, Blueno?"
"No, I also saw that perverted living skeleton."
"You did Kalifa?!"
"Did you see this group, Kalifa?"
"Yes, I did." The only female within the group nodded. "He came with his group to buy a ship. He might come from a noble family, be wealthy, and also have a deep knowledge of shipwright, so I am not surprised if he might be a scientist, too, especially if he could create such a strange creature."
Living skeleton.
Brook is treated similarly to Frankenstein, and Masa is the mad scientist who created this perverted living skeleton.
"Is there a chance that this might be a trap?"
"..."
Everyone fell silent since everything was too good to be true, after all.
They had been staying on this island for so many years and they had sacrificed many things, so when something good happened, they couldn't help but be in doubt.
Still—
"It doesn't matter."
One man suddenly expressed his thoughts. "Even if it's a trap, no one can beat us, the CP9."
Hearing those words, all of them nodded.
Yes, even if it was a trap, it didn't matter since no one thought that Masa and his group would be able to do anything against them, especially when they heard that Masa was just a young man.
Still, Blueno suddenly remembered that Masa wanted to join the "Admiral War," to become an admiral, but...
'Well, it isn't important.'
What Blueno didn't know was the most important thing since because of this, they made a mistake, thinking that their target was weak.
Nevertheless, as they had discovered their target, they weren't in a hurry, and waited until the night when all the people had rested.
At the same time, Masa, who had fun with Carina and Perona in the hotel, also walked out since his targets had also come, coming with all the crews, which was a good thing for him since he also wanted to do an experiment.
Still wearing his pajamas, Masa quietly left his room and put on his slippers, then walked toward a quiet spot as if he wanted to buy something. As expected, a group of people came out and stopped him.
Nevertheless, facing this group of people who hid their figures in oversized coats and various types of masks that hid their faces completely, Masa said, "What's wrong? Do you want to ask the way? If it's a toilet, then it is over there."
"....." Everyone.
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84 Act-Age!
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As Masa observed the six figures before him, they also observed him.
Handsome.
Even if Masa only wore complete pajamas with a hat and put on slippers, those garments couldn't hide his charm, which made them understand why Blueno and Kalifa told them that he was memorable and it was impossible to forget him as long as they saw him.
Nevertheless, no one thought that he was strong, especially due to how young he was and his lack of reputation.
Being young, he was naturally underestimated, and those six figures never thought that they were weaker than Masa, as they had spent decades training themselves into human weapons.
Nevertheless, there was no doubt, they hated this calm attitude of his!
Be scared!
Fear us!
Yet, none of them could see anything from Masa's face, which was as calm as the lull, which made them agitated, causing one among the groups to quickly ask aggresively, "You have the blueprint of an ancient weapon, right? Give it to us and come with us. If you and your group don't want to be killed!"
Still, no one stopped this guy and all of them also agreed with the decision of this man as they emitted a murder aura to scare Masa so this guy would be obedient.
Considering Masa might know something that they didn't know and he might be a scientist too, which was a good thing since they knew how much Vegapunk needed a helper.
As long as they got custody of Masa, they could gain another merit from the World Government and stop this boring job, they thought.
Yet—
"Oh, you are the friends of the owner of the bar, huh?"
Masa looked at the others and said, "Considering all of you must be hiding your identity, you must be an agent. Let me guess..." He smiled and asked, "CP9?"
"....."
"Who are you?!"
The leader of the group looked at Masa with murderous eyes as if ready to kill Masa at any moment.
What they needed was the blueprint of the ancient weapon of Pluto.
While Masa might be a scientist, no one thought that Masa could be compared to Vegapunk, so even if they killed him, it didn't matter as long as they got the blueprint.
Yet, there was no doubt that all of them became tense as they heard their identity was heard.
"Do you want to die, mortals? I have been patient before since you have done a good job for us, but I guess my kindness isn't appreciated."
"..." 6x
Gulp!
'N-No way, right? But if it's true... no, no, no!'
Yet, if that was the truth, then it was also understandable why Masa could understand all of the mysteries of this world.
Not only was the ancient weapon a void in history but while Masa said it was easy, there weren't many who knew the fact that there was a lost history 800 years ago.
Heck, even all of the members of CP9 didn't know about those things at all!
More importantly, the aura he exuded, the etiquette, how calm he was as if he owned everything in this world, including when he faced all of them, and more importantly, the way he spent his money like it came out from the faucet, there was nothing wrong.
The identity of this person was obvious!
"Bow down, mortals!"
At that moment, even the leader of this group quickly groveled on the ground with fear, nervousness, and cold sweats on their back!
'Blueno, you bastard!'
All of them cursed Blueno within their hearts for making them threaten the god of this world, World Noble!
While no one knew why the World Noble would disguise himself as a mortal, no one doubted Masa's identity as a World Noble!
Dammit!
Even Rob Lucci, the strongest and also the most talented agent in the last 800 years, could do nothing in front of Masa and had a cold sweat on his entire body.
If Masa had told Rob Lucci to die, then Rob Lucci would have died.
Like a god, no one could fight the decision of the World Noble!
Blueno was also dumbfounded, and he understood why Masa had a harem. Rather, he felt that Masa was a good World Noble since Masa only had two women when most of the World Nobles, especially the male ones, had more than ten women, and that was the one that they weren't bored with and those they had felt bored or killed, probably couldn't be counted with their hands!
Yet, why did such a higher being come to Water 7?
Still, before all of that, Blueno knew that he might die after this!
"W-We are sorry! We never expected your presence to be among us... Please forgive us for our ignorance, but if possible, can you tell us why you are here?"
The one who asked this question was Kalifa, who had the smoothest mouth among all of them since all of the guys within this group weren't good at talking and considering Masa, who loved a woman, having her talk would do more good than not.
"Do I need to tell you what I want to do?"
"No, no! We're worried!"
All of them quickly apologized once again, but then Masa said, "But think of this as my thanks to you for your service to the World Government, so I will tell you what I am planning to do here."
"Thank you very much!"
As expected, they thought inwardly, they felt that Masa had a good impression of Kalifa and wanted to take her into his harem, which made all of them sigh in relief.
"..." Kalifa.
Well, Kalifa didn't really mind, though.
"I plan to..."
However, suddenly, Masa laughed with all of his mouth. "Hahahaha..."
"...."
Everyone was confused by his sudden outburst, but no one said anything for fear of angering him, yet Masa's next words caused them to feel an anger that they had never felt before.
"Hahaha, I never thought that you would really believe me."
Masa felt that all of them were too gullible, or was his appearance too majestic?
Was it the effect of the Supreme Haki King?
No, a certain famous pirate with red hair looked like a loser at the beginning of the original story, even if he had a Supreme King Haki, so this majestic aura of Masa had nothing to do with the Supreme Haki King.
Still, Masa felt like he could develop the Supreme Haki King to give him the aura of a higher being, he thought.
Yet, for all the members of CP9 before him were all in a daze, staring at Masa with confusion.
"W-What do you mean?"
"You are all so gullible. Do you really believe that I am a World Noble?" Masa smiled mockingly since none of them came to him with a good intention, or rather, they wanted to kill him, so why should he treat them gently?
After all, it had always been his motto to pay back those who wronged him twice, no, a hundredfold!
"How cute."
"...." Everyone.
"...then, why did you tell the truth now?"
Why is this guy telling all of this now?
If Masa said nothing, there was no doubt that all of them would know nothing and follow his whims like a slave!
While it was humiliating, there was no doubt; they had to admit that this guy was a good actor, and it was so infuriating!
"Why? It was fun, right?"
"....."
"YOU BASTARD!"
Yet, one guy was as impatient as ever, and he directly appeared in front of Masa as he made an attack.
"Shigan (Finger Pistol)!"
His index finger pointed toward Masa's body as if ready to skewer him!
Was this man going to kill Masa?
No, this man only wanted to punish Masa with the intent to torment him slowly, giving him the most humiliation for what this bastard had done!
HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YOU!
The man was so angry when he was made to grovel on the dirty ground toward the same mortal, which damaged his pride so much!
The rest also didn't stop the man since they could read his intention, yet Masa was surprised. However, he wasn't surprised because of the man; instead, he was surprised by the knowledge of martial arts given by the fourth Masa.
'As expected, this guy's world isn't a normal world.'
Still, Masa felt that it might be good to use this martial art in this world.
Yes, Rokushiki was good in this world, but it was because people's physical ability in this world was crazy!
If everyone had a similar physical ability, then whose martial arts were better would be different, especially when modern martial arts were created to face many situations.
Though, if they really fought each other, he could imagine that the people in One Piece would obliterate all the people in the world of the fourth Masa, he thought.
Masa wasn't sure how the fourth Masa could get this crazy martial art, but nevertheless, as the man's finger was about to pierce his chest, Masa stomped his foot into the ground, causing the earth to crack like a spider web and shake as if a bomb exploded in the area.
Everyone was startled, never expecting Masa's strength, yet Masa's attack was far from over since that moment as his left palm was in front, his right fist was pulled behind, and his entire muscles contracted, especially on his arm tendons to their absolute limit before letting go, like a spring, creating an insane amount of kinetic energy, within his punch.
The man's finger was just one cm before Masa's chest, yet Masa's punch was much faster.
It was like a ray of light, then—
The man was knocked so far away and crashed into several buildings as his entire body was bleeding profusely before falling onto the edge of the island, almost falling into the ocean, and then passing out.
At the same time, the impact and wind caused the coats and masks of the CP9 members to fly away, showing their real appearances.
Yet, none of them cared about that since the impact of Masa's punch also affected all of them greatly!
Raising their fists to protect themselves, the explosion swallowed all of them.
'Ah, we're dying.'
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!
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85 The Fourth Devil Fruit
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Rikudou.
It is an esoteric mixed martial arts style with a focus on both armed and unarmed combat. Rikudou's techniques are specifically designed around killing their opponents.
This was the martial art that had been learned by the Fourth Masa and used by Masa from One Piece in the previous chapter.
There was no problem with this technique, and it was fairly powerful, but it was developed by the Army of God based on the martial arts formerly used by members of the Communist Party army.
The Communist Party wasn't the problem; the problem was the Army of God, as it was an ultra-radical religious cult that planned to use chemical weapons to do biological terrorism and a coup d'etat to the country with a purpose for the salvation of humanity.
'...I hope that the fourth Masa is fine.'
Nevertheless, he wondered whether all of the martial arts in the world of Fourth Masa could be combined with the martial arts in the world of One Piece, DxD, and Mahouka.
While it might be his guess, the world of the fourth Masa must have deep research about martial arts, and naturally, this martial art couldn't be underestimated even though it was unable to destroy a skyscraper or an island.
If there was a reason why Garp could blast an island, it was all due to his physical ability instead of the martial arts.
In other words, if the martial artists in the world of the Fourth Masa had the physical ability of the people in the world of One Piece, then it would be crazy.
This was also the reason why Masa, this Rikudou martial art that he used previously, could blast off everything in its path, and it even blasted some weak members of the CP9, who weren't prepared for the impact of his attack.
Nevertheless, the role of the fourth Masa was clear, and that was to create the best martial arts for all of them.
However, at this moment, the group of six of CP9 had become a group of two.
Yes, only two stood up, and the rest all fell away due to Masa's "Sunder Heaven," the ultimate punch of the ultra-radical religious cult, completely wrecked as they moaned painfully and wounded by the blast of compressed air and impact.
Still, Masa felt a bit helpless when he saw the destruction that he had caused to this island.
'Well... it's all due to the World Government!'
With ease, Masa put all the blame on the World Government.
"Oh?"
Masa appeared surprised when he saw two people in the CP9 standing up slowly, yet weakly, so he couldn't help but give the two some advice, "How about you lay down? There is no point in fighting anymore, you know?"
While in the original arc, Luffy and his group might be troubled by CP9, in Masa's eyes, they were just so-so. At best, they were mid or about the vice-admiral levels, and it was impossible for them to reach an admiral level.
Well, Rob Lucci might have a chance, but with his Devil Fruit?
Unless Rob Lucci had an ability like Masa's, his fate was already clear.
Nevertheless, Rob Lucci and Kaku fell into silence, and their expressions were solemn; they clearly felt the danger that they hadn't felt before.
This guy was hiding his power, they thought.
Unlike Masa's previous harmless and gentle aura, which was like gentle sunshine during the day, at this moment, he was like a gigantic sun that would burn those who got close to him.
If they did nothing and just remained in disguise, pretending to know nothing then nothing would happen, yet they were too close to the sun, burnt, like Icarus, before dying.
More importantly, they knew their chance to defeat this guy was as good as zero.
Yet—
"Kaku, can you fight?"
"Haha." Kaku laughed and took out two swords that he had hidden on his back. "I am the best swordsman in CP9! How can I lose just like that? Come on! Fight me, Lucci!"
"It's you who should follow my lead!"
Unlike Kaku, who was wounded, strangely enough, Lucci's wounds started to heal, and his body grew larger as he turned into a monster.
No, it should be a gigantic humanoid leopard, a monstrous creature that brought terror to those who saw him.
Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard.
Masa's eyes were focused on Lucci, and he tried to observe this genius agent, who was known as the most talented within 800 years.
Still, the genius aside, he was more cornered about the ability of this Devil Fruit, and at the same time, he tried to use the ability of the House of Vapula.
Would it work?
After all, Lucci had gained the DNA of a feline-type related creature, so Masa should be able to control him, right?
Then, as expected—
Lucci suddenly lost control over his body as if he were a mindless doll under the ability of Masa of DxD.
If it had been two years later, Lucci might not be as helpless as now, but there is no "if" in this world.
At the same time, two years later, Masa would also become even stronger.
"COME ON, LUCCI! ATTACK WITH ME!"
As Kaku announced his intention to attack, he leaped, moving so fast that it was as if he had disappeared before suddenly appearing at the top of the sky as if he was flying.
Geppo (Moon Step)!
This was one of the ultimate martial arts of the World Government that allowed a mortal to soar into the sky!
Yet, this wasn't the end, as Kaku suddenly held his two swords, and his legs were pulled as if he were ready to kick Masa, who was in the distance.
This should be impossible since there was a huge distance between them, so how could Kaku attack Masa?
"Rankyaku (Tempest Kick!)!"
As his voice fell, countless compressed air blades were shot in Masa's direction, ready to slash him to death!
Yes, similar to Geppo, Rankyaku was part of the Rokushiki, which allowed the user to send a powerful, sharp, compressed blade of wind by kicking!
Moreover, Kaku was also a talented swordsman, and he was able to send compressed blades of wind with his swords.
However, Masa was also a swordsman.
"Huh?!" Kaku was dumbfounded when he saw Masa suddenly holding a black katana, which was as dark as an abyss, and at that moment, he shuddered, realizing this guy was even stronger than he had imagined!
Run away!
This was on Kaku's mind when he saw Masa take out his blade, yet it was too late.
Also, why didn't Rob Lucci join him to attack Masa?!
Nevertheless, under the bombardments of Kaku, Masa was as calm as the surface of the water and held his sword in a sword in Iai-stance, then—
Click!
No one saw when Masa drew his sword, but after that click sound, all of Kaku's compressed blades were cut down, including Kaku's body, into half before he fell into the ground, leaving only Lucci, who was still living, as he was under the control of Masa.
'My fourth Devil Fruit.'
Was it the right choice?
Masa couldn't help but ask this question since there was no doubt there were many better Devil Fruits than this Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard.
However, if their assumption was correct, then they would be able to develop this Devil Fruit further.
Or rather, if they couldn't do it, they could use the power of Jake Jake no Mi to devour Manticore and Griffon in the world of DxD.
As for the Sphinx, it was too ugly, so Masa didn't plan to do anything with it.
'More importantly, the Nemean Lion.'
This was his target, and the reason why he wanted to devour this Devil Fruit was because he wanted to evolve it into Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Nemean Lion.
Why the Nemean Lion?
It was because he was a Devil of the House of Vapula; if he was a Devil of the House of Furcas, he would get a horse-type of Devil Fruit.
Still, as a Devil of the House of Vapula, all the feline-type creatures would be under his control, and it would definitely be easy for him to develop this type of Zoan into an "Awakening" state without being afraid of his conscious being affected by the conscious of the creature within the Zoan type of Devil Fruit.
So, Masa didn't hesitate at that moment.
It was too troublesome to go after Who's-Who as it was too far away, so—
There was no fight or what over the moment Rob Lucci ate the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard; he was as good as a slave in Masa DxD's innate ability.
So, letting out a helpless sigh, Masa devoured his fourth Devil Fruit.
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86 Sweet dreams and good night~!
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The moment Masa devoured Rob Lucci, Masa gained everything about Rob Lucci, whether it was talents, knowledge, or even the ability of the Neko Neko no Mi Model: Leopard.
Then, as expected, it was so easy for him to achieve the "awakening" state of this Devil Fruit.
At that moment, his body transformed into a more muscular, yet still maintained a balanced figure that made him appear even stronger.
Yet, more importantly, he had become a humanoid leopard monster who appeared fierce and dangerous yet strangely bewitching, especially the fur parts.
'But this is an awakening, huh?'
Masa knew that a Zoan type of Devil Fruit allowed the user to have three forms: a normal form, a beast form, and a human beast form.
However, when he achieved an awakening, there was a dark flame that formed a "mane" down his back and arms, and a stream of floating fire wrapped around his shoulders.
This was cool, he thought.
'But this human beast form...'
Masa felt like he should make it cooler and handsome instead of frightening and dangerous, as it appeared too ugly.
It was fortunate that there were four Masas, so their charms were four times stronger, but even so, Masa felt like he should fix this form better, he thought.
Fortunately, he had an idea about what to do, but before that, he quickly went after the members of the CP9, who he had blasted away previously to start his experiment. He knew that this member had eaten a Devil Fruit, especially when he saw this man's figure had transformed into a human wolf, clearly showing evidence that this man had eaten Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Wolf.
As Masa had mentioned before, he wanted to try to determine whether it was possible for the Devil Fruit to reincarnate within his body when he killed its user.
If it was any other Devil Fruit, he might hesitate, but if it was this Devil Fruit, even if he failed, it didn't matter, he thought, so after he had put all types of fruits inside his body previously, he directly put this guy into his body and waited for a while before—
"Success, huh?"
Releasing the body of the man as he didn't think the man's talent was worthy to be devoured, Masa looked at the Devil Fruit in his hand.
"Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Wolf."
Masa murmured for a while, thinking that this Devil Fruit also had a lot of possibilities if it was brought to the world of DxD. "If it's brought to the DxD, it might even become Fenrir."
Nevertheless, there was no doubt that Masa knew that he had to do further research on biology, medicines, and everything related, especially when all the spots for his Devil Fruits were full.
"Jake Jake no Mi, Ton Ton no Mi, Pika Pika no Mi, and Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard."
Those were the four Devil Fruits that he had eaten, and Masa thought half of them were weird, but then again, there was a certain possibility of evolving the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard into a Model: Nemean Lion.
"However, what about Jake Jake no Mi?"
The Jake Jake no Mi was good, and it had many uses. Rather, this was his first ability and the one that helped him in many things.
Yet, as expected, when he thought of a certain Devil Fruit, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
"Fuku Fuku no Mi..."
As Yuki Yuki no Mi would always be defeated by the Hie Hie no Mi, Masa knew that it was impossible for Jake Jake no Mi to defeat the Fuku Fuku no Mi.
Yes, Masa might have developed the Jake Jake no Mi into something that one couldn't imagine, yet... yet... the word "jacket" would always limit its possibilities.
On the other hand, Fuku Fuku no Mi meant that it could control an entire clothing!
T-shirts, pants, jackets, panties, and many others!
Heck, even an armor!
Somehow, Masa thought of the Balance Breaker armor from the world of DxD and used the Fuku Fuku no Mi; it would be possible to mimic them!
Everything was possible!
'However, since I can devour, and as my Zoan can evolve...'
Somehow, Masa felt his soul tremble as if he could hear the voice of the Jake Jake no Mi.
'You want it too, huh?'
As expected, this Devil Fruit would become a Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Masa form, in the future.
Nevertheless, when Masa tried to do an experiment, the other members of the CP9 had woken up, and when they saw the mess and the corpses of the two most powerful of their group, they quickly shivered with fear, and their only thought was to run away!
Run!
They weren't sure where Masa was, but for one thing, they knew that they had to run as soon as possible!
"Oh, are you going to run away as soon as you wake up? Shouldn't you greet me first?"
"Eh?"
All of them were confused, but suddenly, they saw Masa appear before them, emerging from the light, which made their eyes widen.
"This Devil Fruit...?!"
"Have you been kicked by the speed of light?"
Blueno's head was blasted, and he was killed instantly.
'It's over...'
No one thought that they could survive this disaster, and all of them knew that they would die!
Pika Pika no Mi!
While Masa hadn't confirmed anything, they were sure that Masa had eaten the Devil Fruit of Kizaru, the admiral of the Marines!
"Ah, I—"
Burst!
A beam of light passed through the head of Fukuro, a man with a zipper-like mouth.
"........"
Kalifa fell in silence, watching another of her comrades fall powerlessly, unable to do anything.
"I... I..."
She was completely wounded, and the fear had her body unable to lift a single power as they were completely frozen due to fear.
Among Rokushiki, the ultimate martial art of the World Government, there was a technique known as Soru (Shave), which allowed her to move at superhuman speed, and Beppo to fly, which should support her to escape.
Yet, in front of the speed of light, could she even do anything?
Nothing could be done; any methods to fight were meaningless.
In front of overwhelming strength, everyone could only succumb.
So—
"Please don't kill me. I will do anything."
"Weren't you the one who tried to kill me first?"
"I..."
Kalifa felt an intense regret, knowing that her life was about to end. As an agent, she should prepare to lose her life, but if possible, who wanted to die?
But then... she realized something.
Why didn't Masa kill her directly like others?
Why did Masa let her talk?
"Can you stand up?"
As Masa stretched his hand, Kalifa stared at him for a while, then reached him softly as she said weakly, "I-I can't stand up..."
"It can't be helped, let me heal you."
Kalifa blushed, but then, well, it was okay, she thought, especially when she didn't hate this at all.
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Unlike Perona, who had completely fallen into her sleep, Carina suddenly opened her eyes and saw Masa enter the bed, then stared at him lazily as she yawned. "Let's sleep."
"Okay."
As expected, his woman knew him well, but it didn't matter since Masa just helped Carina, so she wasn't so tired.
Hugging her in his arms, Carina also moved closer snugly as they had a sweet dream and slept well that night.
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87 As expected, I can only do this myself
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"My name is Kalifa. I will be working under Masa-sama today. Pleased to meet you."
Kalifa appeared like a professional secretary, impeccable, without any mistakes, and even elegant.
As for the trace of wounds and anything, all of them had completely disappeared, but her legs were a little weak, so she wished to sit down soon.
Nevertheless, Carina, Perona, and Brook stared at Masa in silence, thinking that this guy really worked fast!
Yes, after that night, Kalifa quickly quit her secretary job and CP9 directly, working under Masa directly. Everything had happened; it was too late to fix anything, and as for her comrades, unlike in the original story, they weren't that close as they were just working in the same place, so she didn't care much even if she died.
As for quitting the CP9, it was even more simple since as she threw everything away, no one could contact her, and now, she was as good as him, especially when she heard his plan to become an admiral.
With him, her future was as good as complete.
As for Iceberg, Kalifa didn't care.
If there was a problem, it was the fact that there were Carina and Perona, as Kalifa wished to be Masa's number one, which made the two snort, thinking that this woman was so naive.
Still, how could Kalifa be okay and appear in her perfect health even after what had happened last night?
The reason for that was all due to Masa.
Frankly, Masa had several ways to heal someone: two methods from Masa of Mahouka, and one method was from Masa DxD.
In the world of Mahouka, Masa was capable of using healing magic, and this magic allowed him to heal someone, but naturally, this healing wasn't complete, a trick, or even a fake since as long as the effect of the magic disappeared, then the wounds would reappear once again.
However, this magic could give them time to go to the hospital to heal themselves.
The second method was by using the new magic created by Masa that could manipulate the electrical signal on his or others' body control to increase the speed of cell division, which gave him a high-speed regeneration ability.
Naturally, while this method was good, rapid cell division would consume a lot of energy, especially for those whose cells were rapidly dividing to heal their wounds, and for Kalifa, who was "badly" injured, this method wasn't suitable.
So, the only way for Masa to heal her was through the method of Masa DxD.
Yes, as a devil, there was no way for Masa to heal others as a devil had no such an ability, but many forgot that he was a master of "Touki," a senjutsu that made him able to manipulate his life force, and using this technique, he could heal others.
Unfortunately, while he could heal others, the disadvantage was that he needed to have touched the target so he could heal those who were wounded, but considering how "heavy" the injury of Kalifa was, he decided to take a dramatic measure by using "bedroom method," which allowed her to heal faster, without any aftereffects, and he was glad that he was decisive with his method since she was all fine now.
Still, whether Perona or Carina knew it or not, at least they had more help now.
As for Brook, he didn't bother to think anymore and just played music to have fun.
Watching this, Masa wondered whether he should make his record company make Brook into a superstar like in the original story.
Nevertheless, his schedule for today was clear, and that was to see the design ship drawn by Iceberg.
Still, while Carina, Perona, and Brook joined Masa, Kalifa decided to stay since she had just quit her job, so wasn't it awkward for her to return to Iceberg's office as Masa's woman?
Well, Kalifa didn't care, though, but Masa felt it troublesome to explain everything, so he didn't bring her.
Nevertheless, Iceberg, who appeared to be a mess, showed his blueprint of Masa's ship. Yes, his secretary had just quit all of a sudden, but he never forgot about his job.
"Wow..."
"It looks good."
"Elegant."
Whether it was Carina, Perona, or Brook, they had to admit that Iceberg did a good job with the ship design. It was just a design, yet in their minds, they could imagine how humongous and luxurious it would be when it became a reality.
However, the one who made the decision was Masa, and when Masa was all silent, Iceberg asked nervously, "What do you think?"
"....."
It was good, Masa thought, but that was it, and he knew well that it would become like this.
There was nothing wrong with Iceberg's ship, and it was also the best of the best in the world of One Piece.
Or rather, it could even be compared to the ship of the king of pirates, Gol D. Roger.
However—
'I guess this is the limit, huh?'
After all, even if Iceberg was one of the most genius shipwrights in the world, he was being limited by the current technology in this world.
Frankly, the 100 years of void had caused a lot of loss to the technology, or rather, Masa wouldn't be surprised that 800 years ago, there was a television, metal ship, and many others that one could only see in the modern world.
If there was a reason why Vegapunk learned about history, somehow, Masa felt like this guy just wanted to develop the technology of the past and invent it in the current era.
Still, the talk about Vegapunk aside, Masa wasn't satisfied with the ship. He was a man of the modern world, so naturally, he wanted to have modern comforts, especially when Masa of Mahouka had shared with him various blueprints of gorgeous ships along with various tools and many others.
Nevertheless, as Masa was silent, no one said anything, and waited for his answer.
"Is it possible for me to rent a deck?"
"....." Iceberg was dumbfounded and realized a possibility that he wanted to deny, yet even so, he asked, "...do you want to build your own ship?"
"Yes." Masa nodded. "I will make my own ship."
Yes, instead of leaving it to the hands of others, he had made up his mind to build his own ship.
Anyway, he had knowledge and technology. As for the machinery, he could create it later, and for the manpower, he could control people or use the ability of Vapula to create an army of humanoid cats to help him build his own ships.
Still, if he had that Devil Fruit, everything would be easier, he thought.
However, Masa chose the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard, so he could only bear the consequences.
"Okay."
Unexpectedly, Iceberg nodded, giving permission to rent a dock directly. "You can borrow the dock, manpower, tools, and everything. The price is here."
"Okay."
Masa didn't care about the money, but Iceberg asked, "Is it possible for me to see the building process?"
"What do you think?"
"....." Iceberg.
No way.
Everyone had their own secrets, and naturally, if there was a reason why the Water 7 could flourish, it was all due to its shipbuilding technology, and it was impossible for them to share it with others as it would mean that it would make their competitors stronger.
"Let me tell you that I will kill those who try to enter my dock, okay?"
Gulp!
"...I will remind everyone."
Unlike before, Masa released his aura, which made Iceberg quickly erase all of the bad thoughts within his heart. Those with smart minds wished to get better, and they were thirsty for knowledge, and to do that, they would do anything.
Masa didn't really want to kill Iceberg and the others, but if they forced themselves, trying to steal his technology, then goodbye.
Well, he might have stolen Franky's technology, but he was strong, so even if what he did was wrong, no rules could bind him.
In the world of One Piece, or any world, it was all the same.
The weak were like this, after all, so watching Masa leave, Iceberg could only slump on his seat as he let out a helpless sigh, trying to kill his curiosity so he wouldn't lose his life.
Yet, could he?
However, no matter what Iceberg thought, it had nothing to do with all of them since no matter how Iceberg tried, it was meaningless; why?
It was because Iceberg and all the people on this island were weak.
"So, you will build your own ship?"
"Yup."
"How?"
"Aren't you going to need a lot of people? How long do you need to build it?"
"It shouldn't take a long time."
"Really?"
"Yup."
Then, suddenly, all the cats on the Water 7 gathered around him, and somehow, all of them grew and evolved, causing Carina, Perona, and Brook to almost drop their jaws.
"I have a lot of helpers, after all."
Nevertheless, Masa hoped for Masa DxD to evolve the power of the Neko Neko no Mi Model: Leopard as soon as possible.
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88 Law of the World
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"Hmm..."
Holding the test tube, which was filled with the blood of the Manticore, Masa then looked at the data on the screen monitor, then looked at part of his organ in vitro, which clearly showed an acceptance with the DNA of the Manticore, Sphinx, and other lion pets that were kept on the domain of the House of Vapula.
Still, at the same time, he had to say that he didn't expect this stage.
Unlike the devil of the House of Bune, which gave all the ability to transform itself into a dragon, the House of Vapula could only tame or control a lion, which made them rather weak in combat, especially if one could pass through their lions.
While this power was okay since it was also quite similar to the House of Beelzebub, which was part of the leaders among the devils originally as their powers allowed them to tame or control, but not a lion, instead insects, Masa felt that this power wasn't enough.
The power of relying on others had never been something that he could be satisfied with.
Instead, he wished for power to be born within him, like how a god could create and create anything in this world.
Still, unlike a human, who were weak yet full of possibilities, especially when they could have a Sacred Gear, a limitless power given by the god, a devil might have an innate ability, which made them better than any creature the moment they were born yet, they had a lot of limitations, especially when everything was determined from their birth.
Demonic Power.
This was everything for a devil, and it was also determined whether a devil would become trash or mighty.
If there was a reason why Sirzech could become a Lucifer, it was due to his Demonic Power instead of his Power of Destruction.
After all, the House of Bael also had the power of Destruction, yet why could none of them become Lucifer?
So, why a devil could be chosen as the Four Great Satans wasn't due to their innate ability, but due to their Demonic Power, which was the symbol of the power of every devil.
However, Masa knew that his limit was an Ultimate Class Devil, and no matter how he honed his innate ability or Demonic Power, this was his limit. It was impossible to increase as everything was determined by its birth. It was also due to these reasons that he tried to search for another way, whether it was to learn various magics and also strengthen his physical ability.
Yet, this was far from enough, and once again, it had a lot of limitations, and unless he got himself a Longinus, then he knew that he couldn't become stronger.
Yes, the god might die, and it was possible for him to get a Sacred Gear or a Longinus, but Masa had to say this had a risk, especially when he lacked backing, and while Sacred Gear or a Longinus had a lot of possibilities, once again, it relied on others, as the Sacred Gear or a Longinus was nothing but an item.
Sairaorg and Issei might be able to become stronger due to their Sacred Gear, but it was all due to the system that managed the Sacred Gears being controlled, so it was impossible for them to grow without a limitation.
As long as they were still within the system and someone could take over their system, they were still under the control of others.
So, the only way for one to become stronger in this world was either to become part of the creator of the system or leave the system itself.
With Masa's power, it was impossible for him to become part of the system since he wasn't the creator of the world, and he was just a young devil.
As for leaving the system, the moment he was born as a devil, it was impossible for him to leave the system as every living being in this world was born with a certain mechanism based on the world's will.
The world wished for Issei Hyoudou to become the ruler of this world, a mighty being who led this world to peace.
Yet, if the world wished for another protagonist to lead this world, then Issei would be abandoned and lose all of his power, then a new leader would appear, and Issei's harem would all be taken by this new leader.
It was like how all of the previous protagonists of the author of DxD had all of their women taken away by the new protagonist, which was Issei.
Still, if the author of DxD created a new story, then Issei's fate would be like that of the previous protagonists, and he would lose everything.
No one could escape this rule, and everyone could only succumb to this will.
Yet, this new ability gave Masa an opportunity to escape from this rule, which made him gain power that allowed him to escape from the rule of this world.
With this ability, he could escape from the laws of this world, which made all of the heroines automatically fall in love with the protagonist of this world. In the past, he might have worried, especially when even the wife of the brother-in-law, mother, etc., would fall in love with Issei automatically, yet after he got Asia to become his Bishop, he knew that the world was affected by his existence.
His existence might be weak now, but as he had become an anomaly, a singularity of this world, the law of this world didn't work on him, and it was possible for him to escape from Issei's strange ability.
Yet, that didn't mean he could let his guard down, and he knew that he had to become stronger so that way, he wouldn't be defeated by Issei and others, especially by those who were under the system of this world, whether it was those who wielded the power of Longinus, the deities, the devils, and most importantly, those who were under the Christianity religions.
'So, I have to devour God.'
The God in this world had passed away, and it was also the reason why Asia, who had Twilight Healing, could heal a devil even though it shouldn't be possible.
Rather, Masa felt that the Sacred Gear should be erased since it had caused so many problems for every creature in this world.
Whether it was the supernatural creatures that were threatened by the Sacred Gear users or those humans who were being treated as monsters due to their strange powers.
Masa felt like he should change this, and to do that, he had to devour the body of God, who had passed away in this world.
By devouring God, he should be able to take control over the system of the Sacred Gears, which allowed him to take away all the Sacred Gears in this world, controlling it so the existence like Issei that harmed him wouldn't appear.
Somehow, when Masa discovered his goal, he felt the world appeared more brilliant.
It was so beautiful, he thought.
Yet, unfortunately, he didn't know where the body of the God was, so he might as well focus on developing the ability of the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard first, which should be used as a core of his power, he thought.
Still, what should he do to make it stronger?
As Masa thought so, he knew what he should do.
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89 The Lion King
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In Masa's mind, there were four ways to develop the Neko Neko no Mi Model: Leopard.
The first was awakening, which focused on developing his physical ability, recovery, stamina, endurance, and everything to the limit. It was like the jailers on Impel Down who felt nothing and quickly stood up even if they were beaten by Luffy and his group. While they had lost their minds, they were like immortals and would continue to stand up even if they were beaten down since their recovery allowed them to do all of that.
The second was to strengthen a certain aspect of the Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Leopard, and the card of a leopard; then, he should either strengthen the speed, claws, leap, hunting ability, and many others.
The third way was to strengthen the aspect of control, which allowed him to control all leopards.
The fourth way, the last, was by evolving into the ancestral creatures within the line of leopards, which was related to feline creatures.
Among all of those ways, Masa has achieved most of them, except in the first and fourth ways.
The first might be strange, but as there were four Masa, his potential also grew four times stronger, and he knew that he hadn't hit his limit of potential, so he knew that he could still become stronger as long as he trained harder.
However, it would take a long time for him to hit that potential since he wasn't a protagonist that would quickly grow stronger so suddenly, instantly comprehend all the complicated things as long as they fought a strong opponent.
Yet, Masa needed to train daily, learning knowledge day by day, continuously until he grew into the way he was.
He couldn't be like Issei, who could become the strongest creature in the DxD Universe in a year, Luffy, who could become the king of pirates in two years, or Tatsuya, who became the strongest being the moment he was born.
For Masa, everything needed a process, and while he could become four times faster, he believed that as long as he faced those protagonists, their strength would increase dramatically, almost instantly, like a rocket.
So, the best way for him to make the Neko Neko no Mi Model: Leopard was by using the fourth method, which was evolution.
Fortunately, this was the world of DxD where all the supernatural beings existed, so in that moment, he didn't hesitate and tried to evolve this Devil Fruit into a Manticore type.
"Gnh!"
There was no rejection; everything was smooth, as he had thought, but the process was painful!
The weak, normal Zoan-type Devil Fruit turned into a mythical Zoan type, Neko Neko no Mi, Model: Manticore.
Naturally, due to Manticore being a feline type of creature, it was easy for him to reach an "awakening," or rather, it was so natural of him, and that was why he was glad that he had chosen this Devil Fruit.
The innate ability of the House of Vapula greatly benefited him.
In the beginning, he thought that this innate ability was just so-so since all he could do was to tame and control a feline, yet now, he was glad he thought.
Still, he had to say, the difference between a manticore and a leopard was huge!
'Moreover, this power!'
Unlike the leopard, the manticore had various abilities, including fire breathing, a scorpion tail, toxin manipulation, and even wings.
Still, this transformation was so painful!
Masa was glad that he did all of this in his new laboratory since he didn't want to make anyone worried. Rubbing his temple, he took a deep breath and decided to eat to recover his stamina.
"This is troublesome..."
As he grew stronger, naturally, his energy consumption also increased.
Probably, in the future, he might also be like Luffy, who needed to eat so much that his belly would grow so huge, like obesity. While he could consume all of that quickly by using Seimei Kikan, or life return, it was expensive, and if possible, he wanted to gain energy in a different way.
"Well, let's think about that later."
What was important was to grow stronger first, and while his consumption was high, it was still within his tolerance, especially when he didn't lack money, and the food industry in his domain was also extremely advanced.
Probably, in the Underworld, he controlled almost half of the food supply.
Yes, food might not give him a lot of money, but it could give him a lot of power.
While some devils might be starving, all the devils in his domain would be full, he thought.
Nevertheless, what was important was still power, and because of that, he took all of the myth species of his lion creatures, including the Nemean Lion, which had been turned into Regulus Nemea, which had been tamed by Sairaorg.
Yes, even though the Nemean Lion had long died, and its body had been turned into Regulus Nemea, its DNA could still be obtained as a Sacred Gear was an item created based on the combination of the body of the respective myth beings chosen by god.
In other words, even if Regulus Nemea had formed into a certain item, as long as Masa picked this part of an item, it was similar to its DNA.
Naturally, as this wasn't a complete DNA, Masa needed to compensate this DNA with something else since, unlike manticore, sphinx, shisa, and many other mythical lions that existed within his domain, so the difficulty was even greater, the Demonic Energy had a limitless possibility.
Yes, while the amount of Demonic Energy had been determined from birth, there were many things that one could do with it, including to help him with this transformation.
Moreover, along with the knowledge of Vepapunk about biology and medicines that was gained in the world of One Piece, Masa had decided to go all out.
Still, how did he gain the DNA of the Nemean Lion, who had turned into a Regulus Nemean?
Masa might have forgotten to explain this before, but after he helped Sairaorg's mother, Misla Bael, wake up, he asked for Sairaorg to give him part of the Regulus Nemean, which Sairaorg agreed to.
Naturally, Regulus had no way to refuse, especially since it was a feline type of creature.
If Regulus hadn't met Sairaorg first, he might have gone after Masa, it thought, at that time.
"Let's do it."
As Masa made up his mind, he transformed his Devil Fruit into a Nemean Lion.
"Ghn!"
He grounded his teeth, and as expected, it was so painful!
Probably because the Nemean Lion was famous for its impenetrability, which made it impervious to all weapons, making it nearly invincible that his skin and body transformed, peeled in a grotesque manner, trying to transform his body to have a similar ability!
Yet, he knew that he had to bear everything, and supported the healing process by using his Demonic Energy, life force, and many others until finally—
"...success."
Masa could feel his defense had increased dramatically, and if he had added an Armament Haki, nothing could have passed through his defense!
Probably, in this world, he was a creature with the highest defense.
If he used the ability of Ton Ton no Mi and made his body denser, then there was no doubt that no one could pass his defense anymore, no matter what method they used, including the Power of Destruction!
Still, he knew that he couldn't be arrogant, and playing defense wouldn't bring him to victory, after all.
More importantly, even the Nemean Lion with the highest defense could die, so Masa knew that even if he had the highest defense in the world, he wasn't invincible, but before that—
"Masa, you are done with your training, right?"
As the door was knocked, a cute figure was looking at his training room curiously before she fell into a panic. "Ah, Masa, what's happening!?"
"R-Ravel... get me something to eat first."
Yup, like Masa of Mahouka, Masa of DxD had a childhood friend, and let's talk about that later since he was so hungry!
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90 Gentle aunt
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"...."
Ravel, Asia, Misla, and Serafall stared at Masa in a daze as they saw him eating a lot of food, the chefs continuously cooking him food, and the maids serving him all of it.
Still, at the same time, they could also see his improvement, from being thin and weak to his optimum state, healthy, and compact muscles.
Nevertheless, everyone had to sigh, thinking that he was as handsome as ever.
Even if he was thin before, he appeared like an elegant scholar, yet now, he had become the manliest man with powerful muscles.
Serafall thought that Masa really had grown, and he was no longer a small cub that called her "Onee-chan" but a great lion that could even impregnate her!
'Unfortunately...'
Serafall bit her lower lip in frustration when she noticed Misla's gaze in her direction.
Yes, if there was a reason why she couldn't approach Masa and do something that she wished to do, it was all due to Misla, who kept watching her.
'Even though you wish the same...'
Serafall pouted, causing Misla to look away.
Nevertheless, the interaction of the two aside, Asia and Ravel looked at him worriedly.
"Are you okay, Masa-sama?"
After coming to the Underworld, Asia was easily accepted. Not only due to her kind nature, her ability made her important.
Healing abilities were rare, after all, and even if a devil could recover faster, it didn't mean that they could heal instantly, so there was no doubt that having Asia, who could heal others instantly during a critical moment, was a great thing.
Everyone thought that Masa had made the right choice to choose Asia, and as he was the first woman that was chosen, there was no doubt that she was special. While others wouldn't think that she would be his official wife, she was just slightly below, and that was why everyone respected her.
Or rather, after Asia came to the Underworld, Misla quickly took her in, trying to teach her about the knowledge and her duty, which included... anyway, let's talk about that problem later.
"I am fine. Thanks for the food."
Masa let out a comfortable sigh, then looked at Ravel, who had helped him before. "Thanks for the Phenex Tears, too, Ravel."
"Hmph! Don't do something so dangerous again!" Ravel's eyes were still red when she recalled Masa's previous state.
"That's the last time."
Masa said so, but he didn't make a promise since he didn't think that it would be the last time for him to risk his life to become stronger. After all, the higher the risk, the higher the return, right?
Yet, with his current defense, it might be hard for one to hurt him, he thought.
"Thanks for healing me too, Asia."
"No, it's fine. I am glad that I can be of help, but Masa-sama, as Ravel-sama said, please don't do something dangerous again, okay?"
"......."
Masa was glad that they were worried about him, but then again, he felt like he was being spoiled somehow. Still, he had to say Asia could easily join everyone, and even Misla and Ravel didn't scold him for bringing her, and quickly accepted her.
'If it's Raynare, Kalawarna, and Mittlet.'
When Masa thought of the three, he was sure that his house would be in chaos, so there was no doubt that he was glad to accept Asia.
Still—
"Hey~! Hey~! What about me~? What about me~? I have come during my busy schedule to meet you, you know~? Masa-chan is so cold~! I am going to get angry~! Hmph~! Hmph~!"
"..ah, um, thanks, Serafall-sama."
"Onee-chan~! Call me Onee-chan!"
"Ah, yes, Onee-chan."
"Good~! Masa-chan is the sweetest~!" Serafall quickly jumped onto him and hugged him tightly, causing the three to look at her in jealousy.
Meanwhile, Masa could feel Serafall's sweet scent and softness on his face, which caused him a natural reaction.
"Eh?"
Serafall was startled, then noticed Masa, who could only lower his head awkwardly, causing her to laugh. Yet inwardly, she was dumbfounded and blushed red at how humongous it was.
'This... Masa-chan has really grown up!'
Still, while Ravel and Asia couldn't say anything to Serafall due to the difference in their status, Misla was different since even though she was away, she was still the wife of the head of the House of Bael, who was the Great King of all the devils, which meant, she was the queen of the Underworld.
"Serafall, I think that you should let go of him."
"Eh? It's fine, isn't it? It's been a while since I met Masa-chan, after all, Aunty."
"......." Misla.
Yes, compared to Serafall, Misla was a little older, even though their age didn't appear much different.
Yet, there was no doubt being called an aunty by Serafall felt weird!
After all, their age difference wasn't much different!
Or rather, they should be from the same generations!
If Serafall married and had a child, then her children would be about the same age as her son, Sairorg, but Serafall didn't marry nor did she have any men, so how could Misla feel comfortable when her nephew, whom she treasured much, be married to someone around her age?
More importantly, if Serafall really did it, then her feelings that Misla had tried to suppress wouldn't be able to be stopped anymore.
"By the way, don't you have a job, Serafall? I think that you should leave now, especially since you have stayed so long."
"Ah, no! I don't want to go to work! I want to stay with Masa-chan more! I want to stay with Masa-chan!"
Clinging to Masa tightly, Serafall didn't let go of Masa. Still, she had to say that Masa was really tall, yet it was okay since she felt that it was nice to have someone huge as it felt like she would be dominated.
'More importantly...'
While it was her guess, Serafall could feel that Masa had become much, much stronger.
If possible, she wanted to have a spar with him, and when Masa won, then—
"You are a Maou Leviathan! How can you leave your job like that? Hurry up and go back!"
Yet, Misla hadn't given up on Serafall and Masa.
Still, Serafall snorted inwardly and loosened her arms around Masa, which caused Misla to see the stiffness in Masa's lower body.
"—?!"
Watching this reaction, Serafall snorted, thinking that Misla was a hypocrite for playing the role of a strict yet caring aunt for Masa, when the truth—
Still, Misla quickly calmed down, pulling away Serafall quickly, then covered Masa's stiffness with a cloth so it wouldn't be seen by Asia and Ravel since she felt that they were a little too young, but when she hid it, her hand held the stiffness carefully as if trying to measure his growth.
"........" Masa.
"Anyway, come on! You have stayed here for so long! Your followers are going to be crazy!"
It was just a moment, and as if she didn't do anything, Misla pulled away Serafall and brought her outside to meet all of her followers who had been waiting for her.
"Ah, no~! I don't want to go to work~! Masa-chan, help me~!"
However, Masa hadn't recovered from Misla's act since he didn't expect his aunt to do that to him.
'Or does she think that I am that boy who hasn't grown up?'
'This must be the reason,' Masa thought.
Frankly, Masa had been taking a bath with Misla until third grade before he stopped accepting her invitation since he was afraid to get stiff. It was hard for him to see her as an aunt or a family member, especially when she was so charming and often washed him on that area too carefully with her white and smooth hands, which made it even harder to calm down.
Still, in her eyes, Masa knew that he was just her nephew, and she was also the mother of Sairaorg, so how could he betray her with his dirty thoughts, right?
However, once again, Masa was no longer a cub, and it was impossible for him to remain indifferent to Misla's act.
Nevertheless, he tried to calm himself since he knew that he had to comfort his childhood sweetheart, who pouted and looked away from him.