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"Eh, okay."
Seeing that Sanji really was fine, Chopper immediately moved away.
"Huff… it doesn't hurt at all, but it's not because of Haki."
Sanji muttered as he looked at his body.
"So opening the Eight Gates to its limit has awakened the modified human genes inside me… damn it, does that mean I'm no different from those monsters now? Though… with everything going on right now, it doesn't really matter."
Looking at the countless tentacles around, Sanji decided not to dwell on it and refocused on the battle.
"Plasma Cannon!"
Franky fired his Plasma Cannon at a tentacle, melting part of it instantly with its terrifying power.
"Damn it, if it didn't take so long to charge, I'd keep blasting nonstop."
Franky glanced at the plasma cannon emitter, which was currently recharging and would take about five minutes.
For now, he had to rely on his other weapons.
"Ahhhhh! Don't come near me! Stay away!"
Usopp screamed while shooting bullets.
Don't be fooled by his slingshot weapon.
His was an electric rail slingshot, greatly amplifying the power of its shots!
Even a normal Fire Star bullet had destructive force far beyond that of a cannon.
His shots forced the charging tentacles to halt, forcing them to reposition for their next strike.
"Nami! Raise us higher, quick! These tentacles are terrifying!"
Usopp shouted with tears streaming down his face.
"Shut up! Don't distract me!"
Nami snapped back irritably.
She was fully focused on using Sky Dragon Slayer Magic to raise the floating platform higher into the air.
But no matter how high she raised it, the tentacles would just stretch further, relentlessly pursuing them.
"How long are these things even!?"
Law complained as he extended his blade into a tentacle and unleashed a pulse wave attack.
"Damn it! This is never-ending!"
Kid cursed while controlling a massive amount of metal to attack.
"All these tentacles come from the Type-3 creature deep below. Unless we take it out, this fight will never end."
Zoro spoke as he swung his three swords, releasing sword slashes that forced back a tentacle.
"How are we supposed to do that?! You know how massive Type-3 is, right? And it's underwater! There's no way to get down there!"
Brook shouted while wielding the Apostle of the Underworld, releasing freezing attacks at the tentacles.
"Then we just have to keep fighting."
Zoro replied as he prepared to swing again.
"Zoro-sama!"
At that moment, Holryst ran up to him in a panic.
"Please, forge a divine weapon with me. Only then can you defeat these tentacles!"
She placed her hands on Zoro's, pleading.
"Don't be ridiculous. Using a woman as a sword – what kind of man would that make me!"
Zoro immediately refused.
"Hey! Didn't you use me as a sword before?!"
Usopp shouted in indignation upon hearing this.
Why was it okay to use him as a weapon without asking, but now he was hesitating so much with her!
"Shut up! You're a man – suck it up!"
Zoro barked back.
"Is this really the time for this nonsense? And don't look down on me just because I'm a woman. I'm a Valkyrie – a warrior who fights alongside heroic spirits!"
Holryst grabbed his head, forcing him to look at her.
"Zoro-sama, I am a warrior. I don't know why I appeared here, but my mission now is to assist you, to fight by your side. Please, treat me as your comrade. I truly want to be of help to you! Let us fight together!"
Her grip tightened as she spoke passionately, making Zoro's head feel like it would explode.
"Ahhh! That hurts! Fine, fine! Show me what this divine weapon forging is all about!"
Zoro finally gave in. If he didn't agree, who knew how long she'd keep pestering him. Plus, his head really hurt right now.
"Thank you, Zoro-sama."
Holryst smiled as she finally released his head, then gently held both his hands.
"As long as our emotions resonate, I can transform into your divine weapon."
She looked at him calmly.
"I'm warning you now – I'm not exactly gentle with my swords. If you get damaged, don't blame me."
Zoro said with a sigh.
"Don't worry, I've already prepared myself for that."
Holryst smiled fearlessly.
Zoro gazed silently into her eyes. There was no fear there, only the resolve to press forward.
"Those are truly the eyes of a warrior."
He couldn't help but comment.
Holryst blushed and looked away.
In the next second, her entire body began to radiate dazzling light, so bright that Zoro could barely keep his eyes open.
"Our emotions have resonated. I will now become your divine weapon. You don't need to discard your current swords – I will merge with them, refining them into true divine weapons."
"That's perfect. Saves me the trouble of getting used to new swords."
Zoro nodded in approval.
"I will also perform the secret art: One Lotus, Two Lives. In Buddhist terms, it means two people entrusting everything to each other, sitting together on one lotus. I will entrust my life to you, awakening even greater power within both you and your weapons."
"If you die, I die. From now on, our lives are one."
She explained the secret of the One Lotus, Two Lives technique as well as the forging process.
Zoro chuckled wryly.
"Then you've really picked the wrong person. I'm not exactly careful with my life."
"Even so, I have no regrets."
Holryst showed no fear. The light radiating from her body grew even brighter, and her form began to break apart into streams of golden sand, merging into Zoro and his four swords.
"Now, let's go wild!"
Just before her face completely dissolved, her expression suddenly twisted into something ferocious and terrifying!
"Eh?!"
Her sudden change startled Zoro.
In his mind, Holryst had always been a gentle and shy girl. Who knew she had such a wild side!
Finally, her entire body vanished, merging as light into the four swords, and everything fell silent.
"Huff… is it done?"
Zoro muttered as he drew Wado Ichimonji, inspecting its blade with widened eyes.
Though it looked unchanged, he could feel an overwhelming power within it unlike anything before!
(End of Chapter)
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Chapter 529 – Divine Weapon Forging: One Lotus, Two Lives!
"Eh, okay."
Seeing that Sanji really was fine, Chopper immediately moved away.
"Huff… it doesn't hurt at all, but it's not because of Haki."
Sanji muttered as he looked at his body.
"So opening the Eight Gates to its limit has awakened the modified human genes inside me… damn it, does that mean I'm no different from those monsters now? Though… with everything going on right now, it doesn't really matter."
Looking at the countless tentacles around, Sanji decided not to dwell on it and refocused on the battle.
"Plasma Cannon!"
Franky fired his Plasma Cannon at a tentacle, melting part of it instantly with its terrifying power.
"Damn it, if it didn't take so long to charge, I'd keep blasting nonstop."
Franky glanced at the plasma cannon emitter, which was currently recharging and would take about five minutes.
For now, he had to rely on his other weapons.
"Ahhhhh! Don't come near me! Stay away!"
Usopp screamed while shooting bullets.
Don't be fooled by his slingshot weapon.
His was an electric rail slingshot, greatly amplifying the power of its shots!
Even a normal Fire Star bullet had destructive force far beyond that of a cannon.
His shots forced the charging tentacles to halt, forcing them to reposition for their next strike.
"Nami! Raise us higher, quick! These tentacles are terrifying!"
Usopp shouted with tears streaming down his face.
"Shut up! Don't distract me!"
Nami snapped back irritably.
She was fully focused on using Sky Dragon Slayer Magic to raise the floating platform higher into the air.
But no matter how high she raised it, the tentacles would just stretch further, relentlessly pursuing them.
"How long are these things even!?"
Law complained as he extended his blade into a tentacle and unleashed a pulse wave attack.
"Damn it! This is never-ending!"
Kid cursed while controlling a massive amount of metal to attack.
"All these tentacles come from the Type-3 creature deep below. Unless we take it out, this fight will never end."
Zoro spoke as he swung his three swords, releasing sword slashes that forced back a tentacle.
"How are we supposed to do that?! You know how massive Type-3 is, right? And it's underwater! There's no way to get down there!"
Brook shouted while wielding the Apostle of the Underworld, releasing freezing attacks at the tentacles.
"Then we just have to keep fighting."
Zoro replied as he prepared to swing again.
"Zoro-sama!"
At that moment, Holryst ran up to him in a panic.
"Please, forge a divine weapon with me. Only then can you defeat these tentacles!"
She placed her hands on Zoro's, pleading.
"Don't be ridiculous. Using a woman as a sword – what kind of man would that make me!"
Zoro immediately refused.
"Hey! Didn't you use me as a sword before?!"
Usopp shouted in indignation upon hearing this.
Why was it okay to use him as a weapon without asking, but now he was hesitating so much with her!
"Shut up! You're a man – suck it up!"
Zoro barked back.
"Is this really the time for this nonsense? And don't look down on me just because I'm a woman. I'm a Valkyrie – a warrior who fights alongside heroic spirits!"
Holryst grabbed his head, forcing him to look at her.
"Zoro-sama, I am a warrior. I don't know why I appeared here, but my mission now is to assist you, to fight by your side. Please, treat me as your comrade. I truly want to be of help to you! Let us fight together!"
Her grip tightened as she spoke passionately, making Zoro's head feel like it would explode.
"Ahhh! That hurts! Fine, fine! Show me what this divine weapon forging is all about!"
Zoro finally gave in. If he didn't agree, who knew how long she'd keep pestering him. Plus, his head really hurt right now.
"Thank you, Zoro-sama."
Holryst smiled as she finally released his head, then gently held both his hands.
"As long as our emotions resonate, I can transform into your divine weapon."
She looked at him calmly.
"I'm warning you now – I'm not exactly gentle with my swords. If you get damaged, don't blame me."
Zoro said with a sigh.
"Don't worry, I've already prepared myself for that."
Holryst smiled fearlessly.
Zoro gazed silently into her eyes. There was no fear there, only the resolve to press forward.
"Those are truly the eyes of a warrior."
He couldn't help but comment.
Holryst blushed and looked away.
In the next second, her entire body began to radiate dazzling light, so bright that Zoro could barely keep his eyes open.
"Our emotions have resonated. I will now become your divine weapon. You don't need to discard your current swords – I will merge with them, refining them into true divine weapons."
"That's perfect. Saves me the trouble of getting used to new swords."
Zoro nodded in approval.
"I will also perform the secret art: One Lotus, Two Lives. In Buddhist terms, it means two people entrusting everything to each other, sitting together on one lotus. I will entrust my life to you, awakening even greater power within both you and your weapons."
"If you die, I die. From now on, our lives are one."
She explained the secret of the One Lotus, Two Lives technique as well as the forging process.
Zoro chuckled wryly.
"Then you've really picked the wrong person. I'm not exactly careful with my life."
"Even so, I have no regrets."
Holryst showed no fear. The light radiating from her body grew even brighter, and her form began to break apart into streams of golden sand, merging into Zoro and his four swords.
"Now, let's go wild!"
Just before her face completely dissolved, her expression suddenly twisted into something ferocious and terrifying!
"Eh?!"
Her sudden change startled Zoro.
In his mind, Holryst had always been a gentle and shy girl. Who knew she had such a wild side!
Finally, her entire body vanished, merging as light into the four swords, and everything fell silent.
"Huff… is it done?"
Zoro muttered as he drew Wado Ichimonji, inspecting its blade with widened eyes.
Though it looked unchanged, he could feel an overwhelming power within it unlike anything before!
(End of Chapter)
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