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Chapter 50 : The War Begins.
- Shin –
I walked into the meeting room, Issho following behind me. Somehow Zephyr had allowed Issho to join the meeting along with me. The two seemed to get along very well together. They are both good men.
The Vice Admiral moved when Zephyr asked him to allow Issho to follow me.
The room already had some people.
A pink feathered caped blonde man wearing purple glasses, Doflamingo.
A Bible(are there even Bibles in One Piece) carrying giant, Bartolemeo Kuma.
A blue merman. Jinbei had joined the meeting after getting advice from Whitebeard.
A zombie vampire giant hybrid looking person, Gekko Moriah.
Finally someone I knew personally. Mihawk sat on the side.
Our arrival attracted the attention of the occupants of the room and I nodded towards Mihawk getting a nod back. Of all the people here, only he had any idea about what was about to happen here apart from me. He was requested to indulge the Marines in this farce. He agreed.
The Marines side had Sengoku and Tsuru.
"Sengoku, I brought the guy." Zephyr said, taking a seat beside him himself.
Sengoku looked at us while we did the same. I used a quick Observe and saw that the man was only slightly weaker than Garp. Maybe the stats would change after the use of his Devil Fruit.
"This is?" he asked looking towards Issho.
"He is Mr. Issho, a friend of Shin. He joined Shin to lend a hand to us." Zephyr spoke while Sengoku looked oddly at him. Issho is really underestimated by people due to the blindness thing. It doesn't matter whether it affects him or not.
"Hello Mr. Sengoku. I hope you don't mind. I wasn't told to come alone so I brought help."
"Gahahahaha even blind beggars can be called help nowadays. The Marines are really desperate." Doflamingo laughed
The look on Sengoku's face was not good. I bet he thinks that I am insulting him by bringing a blind man. Doflamingo's comments might have just exacerbated that point.
"This one might be blind but wants to give whatever strength this one has for the sake of justice. I hope the kind sirs would allow me to follow Shin-dono here in this battle." Issho however bowed slightly, his voice full of seriousness and I saw even Sengoku being slightly taken aback while Zephyr had a smile on his face. He nodded towards Sengoku who looked at Issho and then at me and nodded albeit reluctantly.
We took our seats beside Mihawk, when I suddenly sensed a string attaching itself to Issho. A few others did the same, including the man in question himself but stayed quiet, probably waiting to see what Issho and I would do. Sengoku and Tsuru exchanged glances quickly but didn't take any actions.
"Mr. Issho here is my friend. Could you please remove the string from him, Doflamingo?" I spoke in a calm voice.
I had already checked his stats. While strong, he was far from the monsters I had been fighting all this time. He was slightly lower than a Reserve-Admiral or even a strong cadre from the Four Emperor's group.
I could completely crush him without even using buffs and that's why blowing a gasket in this situation is a waste of time.
The other people in the room were attracted by my voice and looked towards Doflamingo, Issho and then me.
The crazy smile on his face widened as his fingers tensed to move. I had already seen the image of what was going to happen.
Doflamingo was going to try to manipulate Issho which would have led him to be buried hundred meters under the ground of Marineford but that would also mean that Issho wouldn't trust me enough to cover his back. Moreover it would cause unnecessary problems with the Marines.
The strings tensed but Doflamingo couldn't move his fingers any further. I saw his muscles bulging as veins popped on his forehead. He gritted his teeth but his fingers didn't move an inch.
Shadow Possession was a success.
I left him to try everything he wanted first. My INT stat was far higher than his STR and I had some buffs from my Passive Skills as well.
-20 Reputation with Donquixote Doflamingo(-20/100)
As long as Doflamingo doesn't have Armament Haki rivaling Roger or Conqueror's Haki similar to Rayleigh, he can cry for all his life but the binding will not break. I had enough Mana to keep sustaining it forever.
The atmosphere in the room became tense as Doflamingo's skin blackened when he employed Armament Haki and waves spread in the room as Conqueror's Haki rumbled. Red and Black lightning cackled around the place but to no avail.
-20 Reputation with Donquixote Doflamingo(-40/100)
I saw the Shichibukai except Mihawk looking at the scene with open mouths while even the Marines had wide eyes. Issho was calmly drinking the tea in front of him.
Suddenly Doflamingo moved. The room watched his movements carefully.
He walked towards the window of the room and climbed on it. The pressure of the Conqueror's Haki was reduced instantly as he realized the situation he was in.
Before anyone could say anything, Doflamingo, the Joker, ex Celestial Dragon, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, took his trousers off and threw them out the window in one fell swoop.
-40 Reputation with Donquixote Doflamingo(-80/100)
+20 Obedience with Donquixote Doflamingo(20/100)
Whatever words Sengoku was going to say was swallowed in a moment.
I released the bindings on Doflamingo who turned towards me furious, "YOU…."
"Me? I don't like my friends being attacked without any reason. Try it once more and it will be your severed head you throw out the window next time."
Words he was about to say were struck in his throat as he watched me with fear.
+20 Obedience with Donquixote Doflamingo(40/100)
The tension was broken by the arrival of two new people. A young woman carrying a sword was followed by a man with a wide grin and broken teeth.
Momousagi Gion and Blackbeard, Marshall D. Teach.
The star of the 'show' that is going to take place soon in Marineford, Blackbeard watched everyone with a grin. "Jiehahahahaha so many people have gathered here today. The war is going to be very exciting."
I noticed the two ladies watching the man with a frown but kept quiet.
Sengoku took charge after that and announced something we already knew. "Two days from now, the Marines will execute Portgas D. Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates in front of the whole world. Whitebeard being who he is will retaliate. We intend to put down the last remnant of the old era once and for all. You were all called to keep your end of the Shichibukai contract and assist the Marines in the War."
"Kishishishishishi against such a lineup, would Whitebeard even dare to come?" Gekko Moriah laughed.
"Jihahahahah oh he will come. The old man may have half his foot in the grave but he would still come if it is to save one of his precious children."
"You seem quite confident about Whitebeard. It seems that the rumors that you were a member of the Whitebeard Pirates are true." Moriah replied. "So why did you become a traitor?"
Teach however didn't reply. He just cackled madly.
I could see Jinbei clenching his fists under the table. Hawkeye didn't look bothered in the least. The surprising thing was the slight frown on the faces of Sengoku, Tsuru and Zephyr.
They are also suspicious of Blackbeard but the current pressure the Marines are facing is not giving them any other options other than make a major move like this.
Oh, this will be hilarious.
The talks went on for a while. The other Warlords completely rejected bringing their crews in this fight. Except Mihawk….well because he didn't have a crew in the first place.
When the matter ended, we were given food and Mihawk noticed Arondight on my side. I made it so that Restia is seen only with Dio while Arondight with Shin. It would be embarrassing to be caught because of a weapon.
Currently Restia is well….resting with my Peerage members. Merlin and Rossweisse were very interested in a spirit like her and she was very interested in the food Rindo made.
"Your sword…."
"Hmm, it's called Arondight, the Unfading Light of the Lake."
"Can I?"
I passed the sword to him.
"This…."
"Corrupted, cursed, yes something similar. It has a very tragic story behind it."
Another person was attracted by the conversation. Vice Admiral Gion looked at the sword and asked, "What story?"
"Hmm. There once was a sword in the stone. People tried to pry it out but no one could. It was said that whoever could pull the sword out of the stone will get the right to rule the country." People started listening to the story so I continued. "It was eventually pulled out by a person. The person was made the king and fought against all the enemies of the kingdom and established a flourishing kingdom. The King had a roundtable of knights, the best warriors of the country. But all things change. The Queen had an affair with the best Knight of the Kingdom. The King however was angry. You see, the King had a secret. He was actually a 'she'. The one who had pulled the sword was a girl but she wouldn't have been allowed to lead the people in the patriarchal society so she was forced to hide her gender. The Queen was a friend of hers and promised to keep her secret but fell in love with the Knight. The affair was found out and it created a huge rift between the knights causing a civil war. The King however was not angry but sad at ruining the life of her friend and subordinate. This fact broke the Knight and he went mad with regret. This sword belonged to that Knight, the one who surpassed even that King in terms of swordsmanship, Lancelot and is a sister sword to the King's own sword, the Sword of the Promised Victory, Excalibur. This sword carries all his regret and madness and has become like….this."
They all listened to the story of Fate's version of Arondight quietly.
Mihawk returned the sword to me while Gion stared at the blade.
"Since you are carrying this sword instead of your practice one, does it mean your teacher has allowed it?"
Roger didn't want me to 'insult' a good sword with low class swordsmanship.
I don't think my current Legendary Rank swordsmanship would be called low class. Thinking about this, a smile appeared on my face. "Oh yeah. I bet I can hold my own against the old man now."
"Heh….in that case I wouldn't mind a spar after this fight." He said holding his Yoru at the side.
Mihawk is generally peaceful and doesn't bother anyone. That is only until his naps are disturbed or swordsmanship is involved.
Mihawk's challenge raised many eyebrows. After all, I was completely unknown to them. Doflamingo's attempt was allowed just to check my strength. That said my Shadow Magic would have been shelved away as my Devil Fruit power. If Mihawk spars with me they would get to see more of my skills.
"Let's go to my base after the fight. I will bring out my best wine."
He nodded and we returned to our food.
I could sense the disappointment of the other people in the room.
"If I am not wrong, you started learning swordsmanship recently, right?" Sengoku asked. "I looked at the man in surprise. "You had let it slip in your conversation with Captain Smoker and Petty Officer Tashigi."
"Hmm, I took up swordsmanship because my teacher offered to teach me if I practiced Haki well. It would have been a waste not to learn from a Master like him."
"Who is your teacher? A man of such talent is rare to be unknown?" he asked looking at me and even throwing a glance at Mihawk which was promptly ignored by the man.
"Rare but not impossible. My teacher is a retired man and doesn't want to be involved with the world anymore and I respect that decision. I was taken as a student only because I pestered him too much and bribed him. That man drinks more alcohol in a month than an entire brewery can brew in a year." I laughed.
I didn't lie.
I bribed him, true.
The second part about alcohol doesn't mean I bribed him with alcohol.
With Issho here, I am trying not to lie much.
Is there a way to hide?
Can I hide after upgrading my Bullshitting Skill?
Game, put the Bullshitting Skill on upgrade.
Quest Added.
[The Art of Bullshitting] – Expert.
Lie to 500 people and convince them of your lies. (0/500)
This quest is a little different.
It is not as easy as killing mobs for upgrades.
"In that case would Mr. Shin like to spar with me?" Gion proposed from the side.
"Oh. I think we should avoid that Vice Admiral Gion." I explained on seeing their looks, "You are very strong and against someone like you, I will not be able to hold back. That will result in both of us getting injured. I don't think as an accomplished swordswoman yourself, you would appreciate me holding back, right? Normally that wouldn't be that big of an issue but I would like to concentrate and prepare for what is to come."
They seemed to have gotten my meaning and didn't bother me.
The meeting ended soon after and Issho and I were assigned rooms next to each other.
I checked the place for any spying devices and found none. Still not taking any risk, I put a sensory barrier around me to stop others from sensing me.
This was something Merlin had been developing for the last two weeks along with her other research.
I just learned it from her.
I left a Shadow Clone after reinforcing it in a puppet and left to tour the place.
I had found out through my shadows that the vaults of the place were already emptied and I couldn't find anything useful except weapons for the soldiers and medical supplies.
Maybe, I'll take these after the farce tomorrow is over. It might help the soldiers raiding Wano.
- Scene Change –
I arrived at the island that was to be flown over Wano where everyone was gathered.
My peerage had already arrived there in advance which was followed by the Whitebeard Pirates.
Shanks didn't make any direct contact with Whitebeard, watching to prevent the Big Mom Pirates from providing any support or attacking Whitebeard's territory in his absence.
The Whitebeard Pirates had gathered by Whitebeard's orders 'to save a child of Whitebeard'.
Everyone except Ace himself was present here.
Ace was currently with Luffy and Sabo, preparing to attack Dressrossa with the Revolutionary Army while Doflamingo was away(Also so that Luffy doesn't arrive on Marineford by some damn miracle). I had allowed Law to accompany them as well just in case. The current Law is stronger than Ace in terms of raw stats and has had decent Haki training. Ace was in reserve though so that he doesn't blow his cover.
I had sent Kuroka, Lavinia and Meridith with them too just in case. They also had the task of extracting Devil Fruits from some targets.
Suzaku wanted to visit Wano when she heard that it was very similar to Japan. The attack will be two pronged. Whitebeard will attack Onigashima while the Samurai, Minks and my own peerage will be attacking Wano. Rias will be assisting in the attack on Onigashima and freeing the prisoners there.
She wanted to recruit Yamato and I agreed. I only have three places in my peerage, one of which is reserved for Valarie. I am in no hurry to fill the last two pieces.
Whitebeard had sent a part of his forces to destroy the Marine ships that were keeping an eye on him on the way to Marineford to give everyone an illusion of attack.
I arrived and was greeted by Sakuya outside the room. "Master, we are ready to commence the mission."
I nodded and headed to the meeting room with Sakuya following me.
Everyone had already gathered there.
"Oh, you are here brat? What took you so long?" Roger was the first one to speak.
"I met with an interesting person. He was interested in following me to see how I worked. I was accompanying him."
"A new recruit."
"Yes. Mr. Issho is a very kind and honorable man. Not to mention strong. He is firmly Admiral Level strong."
Some murmurs arose but no one asked anything else and concentrated on the matter at hand.
"Is everyone gathered here?" I asked.
Whitebeard nodded. "My crew and allies are all here. We have also received the news that Kaido has left Onigashima to head towards Marineford. He will be arriving there in time for the scheduled execution."
Heh, Kaido was going there?
"In that case, I will make sure that he stays there, at least for a month or so."
"That would be for the best. Those Marines don't have the ability to kill Kaido as it is. He will run away sometime soon. The more time we get, the better Wano can stabilize in his absence. If the Beast Pirates are finished before he returns, he will lose a large part of his power." Marko spoke, looking very serious, much different from his normal attitude.
"In that case, there is no need to wait. I will carry us over."
And I did just that.
I had to return back to Marineford the next morning for the show. Need to hurry up here.
The signal was sent to every force signaling the attack.
The island was lifted off the sea and soared towards Onigashima.
Whitebeard took the opportunity to inform everyone about what had actually happened.
Merlin had made sure that Den Den Mushi didn't work in the area so even if there were spies, they won't be able to send any messages anywhere.
We reached the sky above Onigashima soon enough in the dead of the night.
I used another Mana Potion before using Arondight to open an air door to Onigashima and the forces charged.
- Rias –
Rias led the peerage towards Onigashima.
It was so exciting.
Pirates fighting Samurai and Minks. It was something straight out of an anime.
Her inner otaku was dancing in excitement.
Hancock had asked to be allowed to lead the Kuja to attack and Merlin had transported the troops. The Kuja had been very excited to test the effect of the serum.
The Minks started taking the potions made for them and a wonderful scene happened. Their furs turned white and hair grew. Their eyes became red and bodies were buffed up.
It was like the Minks had turned Super Saiyans.
SO COOL!.
The armies had stormed through the streets of the Flower Capital, razing the forces of Orochi.
The Samurai under Orochi, while strong, were far from the levels of the buffed up alliance members.
"Shoot them all down."
"Show them the might of Kuja."
"Attack."
"Minks of Zou, avenge Lord Oden." Inurashi roared as he rushed forward.
She had parted ways with the alliance and teleported to Onigashima with her peerage.
She had some recruitment to do.
The War had already begun there. The Whitebeard Pirates were rushing out from rifts in the space.
She watched as the group headed forward almost unstoppable until there was a huge blast in one of the buildings.
A massive figure arose from one of the buildings.
The figure shot out of the building straight through the sky, fire blazing on its back.
Pterodactyl. One of the three All Stars, King.
He was followed by an enormous dinosaur behind him.
Brachiosaurus, Queen of the three All Stars.
Other figures arrived there one after the other.
Ulti, Page One, Black Maria, Who's Who, etc.
"What is the meaning of this Whitebeard? Even in your current situation, are you declaring war on the Beast Pirates?" King shouted.
Rias held back a smirk.
Whitebeard however wasn't that humble.
"Gurarararara current situation? Our current situation is that we are winning this war, brat. As for starting it, it started the day Kaido killed Oden. Don't waste time on words. By the time this is done, the Beast Pirates will be gone." With those words said he punched the air.
Gigantic cracks spread in the air as the earth was ripped out, sending the Beast Pirates higher ups flying.
"TAKE THEM DOWN, CHILDREN!" Whitebeard shouted and the war began in earnest.
King shot out of the rubble and headed towards the attacking forces. This time however he had black feathered wings on his back. Wings like a Fallen Angel.
He headed closer and she saw a bluish gold Phoenix raced towards him in the sky but before the two could collide, a ray of light shot towards King who defended it, albeit barely with his sword. The shot bent his sword and sent him tumbling down into the rubble once more.
Rias raised her head, already familiar with the attack which was just used and saw Akeno soaring in the air with ten Devil wings behind her back. Coins covered in golden lightning crackled on the coins as they floated around her.
She was staring directly at King.
"Marco-san." Rias called Marco who looked confused for a moment. She already had an idea what had happened. Akeno was healing but….it was not complete. "Leave this fight to her. We will manage it. Oh, and please tell others to vacate the area around those two. Akeno can be very messy when fighting."
Marco looked surprised but nodded nonetheless. "You sure she won't need any backup?"
"I have already assigned a backup to her." Koneko and Morgiana were fighting around the area.
Merlin was told to take down Queen to prevent him from using any biological weapons and causing unnecessary damage to our side.
And if all this failed somehow, then there were the big three of Shin's peerage. Jibril, Sakuya and Shion.
King's Devil Fruit was also on the list to be extracted. It wouldn't do if he was killed accidentally.
She gave a look to Akeno who made eye contact and nodded. She then took Koneko, Hermione and Fleur to race inside the prison cells.
The time was running fast.
- Akeno –
She looked at the Black Winged Cadre of the Beast Pirates. To be honest, she was over her hate for the Fallen Angels thanks to Shin and her mother but…. This situation was just too convenient to pass up.
They had to show their powers in this fight to impress the Whitebeard Pirates and relay the message that they can protect Wano.
True Alliances are between equals.
She felt the movement in the crater where King was thrown and showered it with a few dozen coin shots. She did hold back so that he could block with his Haki but still be injured. They didn't want him dead after all.
She saw a huge mammoth running in her direction.
All three All Stars were here.
She didn't pay attention to the cliché villain lines that he was saying and kept her attention towards King who was downed in the crater.
The mammoth charged towards her until it was struck towards the side by a red shadow. It was quite funny when Morgiana kicked someone far larger than her. No matter how many times she saw it in the dungeons, it still cracked her up.
The sight of a tiny Morgiana picking up and spinning the massive looking jack before throwing him was just too funny.
Balance Breaker Morgiana against Jack, the Draught was cheating.
If pushed to her maximum, she could match the likes of Garp let alone someone like Jack. Not that the girl knew that herself.
Getting to the matter at hand, she had to finish her fight before Morgiana. It wouldn't do well for her to be shown off by her junior.
She turned towards King and saw him moving and almost instantly, the next two coins struck his knees, completely shattering his knee caps. The next barrage went for the wings and elbows. He dodged or rather tried to dodge them but….this was like shooting fish in a barrel.
After the Rumble Rumble Fruit was given to her, she could feel the lightning. Her control had skyrocketed. The attacks that were only used to clean up a general area before could now be used at pinpoint accuracy.
Rias didn't know it but currently the best one among them in terms of Observation was not Kuroka, it was her.
She wondered what her face will be like when they had their normal monthly spars.
- Ingvild –
Ingvild was with Rossweisse protecting her.
They were flying above the sky outside Wano.
Her job was to drown anyone who tried to run away.
While she didn't quite like fighting, she was told that they were bad people and would likely attack and kill her allies if they escaped.
She saw a few ships rushing out from the port.
"Ingvild, are you ready?"
"Umm."
Ingvild channeled her Demonic Power as the Sea Serpent of the End worked along with the Nereid Kyrie. The sea trembled.
Then almost like an unending wall, the entire sea around the ships rose to a height of above a hundred meters. She could see gigantic fish-like creatures in the sea water that was raised.
The people on the ships had their jaws hung at the scene.
Somehow Ingvild felt that her powers were easier to use in this place than she had during her practices with the Peerage.
Perhaps it was because of the Water around her and the seas.
She felt….she felt as if she was home. It was a wonderful feeling.
She noticed as the giant sea creatures stared at her in what seemed to be awe, not moving one inch from their places even as the sea was torn asunder.
The massive water-wall crashed and the ships went down with them.
She however was more awed by the seas than anything.
"Ingvild, there are more ships in that direction."
She nodded but her mind was already somewhere else. As if wanting to explore herself for the first time, she channeled her Demonic Powers and the seas obeyed her. The water started moving faster….and faster.
A massive whirlpool appeared in the water as the ships were all dragged into the middle of it. She could feel the movement of the water in her fingertips.
It was….wonderful.
She wondered about Shin's words.
'This might just be a place where you discover yourself.'
Herself.
Ingvild Leviathan.
Leviathan, the Ruler of the Seas.
She felt her blood boil and a hint of pride in her blood and the seas trembled even more as if responding to her. A smile appeared on her face.
The Sea Serpent of the End was finally unleashed in the world, once again.
- Suzaku –
Suzaku pushed aside the strangeness of the situation she was in right now and concentrated on the gigantic eight headed serpent in front of her.
Yamata-no- Orochi.
One of the evil dragons that had terrorized her country back in her world had a counterpart in this world….doing the same things too, albeit in a different way.
Several samurai surrounded Orochi and shot towards them
Suzaku called the spirit inside of her and felt overwhelming power. The two spirits worked in sync and her control over her power was boosted beyond anything she had felt before. She felt her hands turn into wings as fire lit on her body changing her into a massive Vermilion Bird, lighting up the entire night sky.
She waved her wings and waves of fire rushed towards the hulking serpent. Its massive body failed to dodge as it wailed under the fire. The Samurai who were standing beside him were however helpless and were wiped out in an instant.
Her flames were much stronger than before. She felt Suzaku send a sharp trill from inside her when facing Orochi.
Kiba had taken this opportunity to race towards the serpent and hack off two of its heads.
This was not a fight….this was a massacre but when remembering the scenes of the people in Wano suffering their daily lives, she didn't feel even a slightest bit of regret when doing this.
"Y-you all will suffer. Kaido will not let you go!"
The now six headed serpent shouted. It did have some effect as several samurai on her side trembled at the mere mention of the Emperor but they were soon reassured by Hiyori's voice.
"Kaido will not be helping anyone. He will be taken down as well. Today we fight for the freedom of Wano."
The Samurai regained their bearings and rushed forwards towards the castle.
- Sakuya –
"These people are weak. Only brute strength but even that is quite lacking in most of them." Jibril commented looking at the armies fighting in the distance.
"The strong ones are a minority. Apparently the strongest one had left and Shin-sama will be fighting him himself in front of the whole world for publicity for our group." Shion replied, although the bored look on her face said that she didn't disagree with the Flügel's sentiment.
"Should we lend them a hand? It could wrap things up quickly." She asked looking at the…. Tobiroppo, if she recalled correctly.
"I'd say no and let the Whitebeard Pirates earn their keep but this is getting too boring for me. Shin-sama has expressly forbidden me from blowing them all apart so sure." Jibril, as expected, was the first one to agree.
She entered the battlefield and people started rushing towards her madly.
Apparently these people still underestimated a woman. She thought that they might have learned better after seeing Akeno and Morgiana wreaking havoc.
Koneko arrived beside her. "Sakuya-san, I want to fight a strong one too. Leave one for me." Although monotonous, the excitement in her voice was evident to someone like Sakuya who had gotten to know the girl well by now.
She nodded her head and walked forward.
Koneko rushed forward as well. The little girl was apparently very eager to try her new toy, The Devil Fruit that Shin-sama had attached to her Combo Star Gloves.
There were already members of the Whitebeard Pirates fighting in the area.
"Miss, be careful. These guys are the top combat force of the Beast Pirates. Don't take them lightly." Yelled Diamond Jozu at Koneko.
Koneko's speed increased as her ears and two tails appeared, she rushed faster. She was faced with a blue haired girl, Ulti, one of the Tobiroppo.
"YOU BITCH. I'LL BREAK YOUR SKULL." The blue haired girl turned into a dinosaur-human hybrid and charged towards Koneko with her morningstar as well.
Koneko's voice was low but it was still heard by almost everyone around the area. "A female dog is called a bitch."
She jumped and dodged the morningstar, twisting in the air, spilling as she pulled back her arm, Touki and Haki making a faint greyish colouring on her arms. The Combo Star Gloves in her hands gained a white halo as the entire area buzzed.
And then she punched.
The air cracked.
The ground under the dinosaur shattered creating a massive crater.
The crater was hammered by the following shockwaves, becoming wider after each clash, finally stopping at a crater with a hundred metres radius.
A massive shockwave spread over the entire island as the earthquake rumbled the entire place, causing waves in the seas around the island.
"A female cat….is called a Queen."
Watching the hung jaws of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Beast Pirates alike, Sakuya found a slight smile finding its way to the corner of her lips.
Apparently, Koneko was learning more than just Senjutsu from her sister.
Well, it wouldn't do well to be shown off by her junior.
Sakuya walked towards the group of normal soldiers who were fighting against the Whitebeard forces.
She stopped time and targeted the Gifters and Shinuichi and created swords at their weak spots along with everyone who was rushing towards her.
The time restarted.
Hundreds of Beast Pirates' crème of the crop fell down with swords struck through their weak spots.
A few more rounds and the stronger ones will be wiped out.
This would save a lot of time.
- Shin –
By the time the elite forces of Kaido were dealt with, I realised that it was not much of a fight. It was a one sided massacre. Sure I had planned it all but even I didn't expect the elites of the Beast Pirates to be….to be this weak.
Somehow looking at Akeno, I had a doubt that she was far better in Observation than she was letting on.
That sadistic glee and the way she licked her lips were admittedly hot but none of the Whitebeard Pirates or the Beast Pirates could feel that way. They were shivering at the mere sight of….of what was left of King.
Morgiana had used her Balance Breaker and beaten Jack into a pulp. The two ivories were broken and handed over to Merlin for experiments.
Merlin in the meanwhile had locked Queen in one of her barriers and extracted the Zoan Fruit from him after which he was bound and thrown aside.
The Tobiroppo had similar endings.
Sakuya and Koneko entering the battlefield made quick work of the entire group.
It seems like Koneko likes her new toys a lot.
All in all, the entire Beast Pirate Group was now history.
Rias was already breaking the prisoners out and was being accompanied by a two horned Oni.
I would stay for a while and watch but the attack on Dressrossa was also going on and there were some really good powers there that I wanted.
I went over to Whitebeard who was standing and looking over his crew.
"Oh, are you done with your fights, brat?"
"Eh, I didn't get to fight. The strongest one here was probably King and he was….well he was taken down by Akeno. I just didn't find any opponent suitable for me. What about the Wano side?"
"TAKEN DOWN!?" Marko retorted, "More like broken into a pulp. That girl gave me the shivers. What even is her powers? Some kind of Zoan Type Fruit?"
"The Logia Rumble Rumble Fruit." I answered looking at the scene.
"The strongest Logia! That girl has the strongest Logia?" Marko snapped towards Akeno who had noticed our gazes and threw a wink at me.
"The girl herself has also developed her abilities quite well. She didn't use normal lightning attacks. She was using her lightning on coins to make them faster and break through King's guard. Her attacks had pinpoint accuracy too. Her Observation must be well trained if she could do that. If I am not wrong, the Devil Fruit also assists with her Observation, right?" Roger commented. He had been with Whitebeard since the very start. He had joined us but didn't get to fight either.
I nodded. The man had experience. These things won't be hidden from him.
"She can feel the bioelectricity of other living beings. Her Observation will have incredible range when she masters it. By the way, how is it going over at Wano?"
"They are done over there too. The transformed Mink armies were too much for any of them to handle. The swordsman and the black haired girl that you sent there also took down Orochi by cutting off seven of his heads. That girl also had a Mythical Zoan type Devil Fruit similar to mine. Hiyori-chan has captured him and he will be publicly executed in a few days. There were very few casualties on our side." Marco reported. "By the way, who was that little white haired cat girl? She had similar powers to Pops?"
"Ah, that's Koneko. I made her a weapon that can create shockwaves similar to Whitebeard's Tremor Tremor fruit. It depends on her own strength though."
"Gurarararara….that earthquake was from a little brat? I thought it might have been Jozu throwing a huge chunk of land at Kaido's castle." While Marco looked stunned, Whitebeard himself was amused at best.
The man didn't have the least bit of care that someone had the same powers as him.
I am pretty sure that if he's asked why he didn't care, he would answer – because I am Whitebeard.
Whitebeard is not Whitebeard because he has the Tremor Tremor Fruit. Even without that, he would still be the strongest man in the World, Edward Newgate, Whitebeard.
That bit of confidence was ingrained in his bones.
"I wonder what will happen when Kaido finds out about this."
"I found out about Oden's death far later than I would have liked. If he gets to feel the same regret, then I would only be happy." Whitebeard replied seriously.
No one argued about that.
"I need to leave now. The attack on Dressrosa has also begun. I need to be there too."
"Sure. Be there. We will take care of this place." Whitebeard nodded, looking at the battlefield where the leftover people were being cleaned.
"Master!" "Shin-sama."
"Let us follow you too. This battle was boring. I didn't get to fight any strong ones." Jibril pouted while Shion nodded her head aggressively.
Whitebeard merely raised an eyebrow at their words while Marco gaped.
"Umm umm, the only slightly acceptable one was that King guy but he was taken down by Akeno. I think Akeno might be holding back in the spars a bit. She didn't have any problems with her control in this fight at all."
I scratched my head.
The only suitable opponent for them would be Kaido and even he would die a painful death at the end.
"Umm if you think they were weak, then it's better that you not go to Dressrossa. Those people are weaker."
"Aww….we can still get to see the place, right? I have heard that it is like a land from a fairy tale." Shion cheered and I didn't have it in me to deny her.
"Sure. Let's go."
We left the place in a magic circle conjured by Jibril.
- Scene Change –
The scene in Dressrosa was utterly chaotic. People were rushing on the road with weapons in their hands, attacking any Doflamingo Pirate group members they could get a hand on.
I noticed that there was already a barrier over Dressrosa, stopping any messages being sent anywhere and there were no toys in Dressrosa.
Looks like Meredith did her job.
Those people might be the ones who were changed into toys.
Rayleigh was supposed to watch over the attacks here along with Dragon. More specifically, he was supposed to watch over Ace and Luffy so that they don't so something crazy.
I spread my Observation, sensing the presence of my peerage members and we raced towards the location.
The plan was for Kuroka to subdue Sugar and extract her Devil fruit first. Then she would retrieve Princess Mansherry from the Donquixote Pirates while the Revolutionary Army would free King Riku and his soldiers.
Law would get Violet out of the chaos and if possible Baby 5 and then finally, everyone goes all out on the Donquixote Pirates.
At least taking Sugar down has been done.
We reached the place very quickly and found all three of the girls watching the Revolutionary Army members from a distance. Kuroka had a tiny girl in her arms.
An old man was sitting in the middle of the circle and Dragon talked to him personally.
Our arrival was noticed by them as well.
"We completed our mission nyaa~. Only Law is left and he says that he has convinced Violet to keep quiet. The other girl will be asked when the fight starts."
"How was it on the other end?" Meredith asked, looking at the three of our bored expressions.
"It was boring. The enemy boss was not there and the rest were just weak." Shion dawdled as she sat down beside them.
"We came here to have fun. The enemies won't be strong but at least there will be good places to visit."
I left them to their talks and Shadow Walked towards the Revolutionary Army people.
"How are things going here?" I asked while walking onto the scene.
The others were startled and were about to draw weapons when Dragon stopped them. "We are waiting for Sabo's signal. We will start the operation then? Shouldn't you be in Wano?"
"The Wano war was pretty disappointing. Neither me, my teacher or Whitebeard got to really fight. Everyone was taken down by others. Kaido is probably on his way to Marineford to give Whitebeard a funeral hahahaha."
Dragon sweated a little. "You are a dangerous man."
"Why, you jealous?" I smirked and he turned towards King Riku without giving us any replies.
"This person is?" the old King asked about me.
"He is one of our….associates, Shichibukai Shin."
I saw realization dawn on King Riku's face, "The Shichibukai who saved Alabasta?"
"The very one." I waved at the old man.
Just as we were going to talk more, Law sent the signal.
"We got the signal. Attack!" Dragon gave the command and the Revolutionary Army moved like a big clockwork.
I observed the difference between the Revolutionary Army and the Whitebeard Pirates and saw that the Revolutionary Army were more of a guerrilla type of fighters, which was understandable given their situations. These people were more in sync with each other compared to the Whitebeard Pirates. Then again Dragon was a former Marine and would have taught his people discipline while the Whitebeard Pirates are a collection of pirates without any kind of formal training.
I sensed a tremor in the ground and spread my Observation.
Pika had taken control of the ground and had made a massive stone giant like in canon.
Many of the Revolutionary Army people backed down in terror that the sight of that huge giant brought.
I suddenly had an idea and first things first, I called Meridith to record the situation.
"Dragon."
The man turned towards me.
"Let me take care of this."
"You? Are you sure you want to reveal yourself?"
"Hahahaha don't worry, I won't' be revealing myself. I am just giving your Revolutionary Army some good publicity."
He didn't look very gungho at the idea but I didn't pay him any mind.
I finally had the chance to use it.
- Meridith –
"What did Shin-sama want, Meridith?" Shion asked as she sat down eating candies that Kuroka had brought them.
The giant, while massive, was of no cause for concern for them. Every one of them could finish off that giant in one shot.
"He wanted me to make a video of the scene. He said he was going to do something cool." Meridith said with a bored voice but used a few recording spells around the town to film the whole scene.
"Rebels will all be crushed." The giant shouted and all the girls burst out laughing.
"What the hell nyaa~~? Is he trying to kill us with laughter?" Kuroka rolled on the ground laughing wildly.
Shion was also clutching her stomach and even the more murder hungry Jibril looked stunned for a while before laughing wildly.
"That voice is so funny. Is the boss going to make a funny video?"
"Who knows what The Great Shin thinks? He must have some plan, I am sure of it."
Their questions were soon answered when they heard something flying from the sky.
"Is that….is that a Gundam?"
"What is a Gundam?" Jibril asked, confused.
"It's a super advanced Mecha from the Gundam anime."
….
Jibril decided to focus on the object of the discussion to understand more.
It flew and stopped high above the giant and took out a lightsaber type weapon.
"These toys are of no use against meeeeeeee." The giant shouted and punched towards the Gundam which dodged as it raced downwards.
The lightsaber was swung and the attacking arm of the giant was cleaved.
Puru puru puru puru puru Puru puru puru puru puru
Meridith picked up the call.
"What the hell is that thing?" Law's voice on the other end was heard yelling.
"That's boss. He is upto one of his so-called pranks."
"PRANKS! PRANKS….HOW THE HELL IS THAT A PRANK?"
"Who knows? Boss' brain is tuned differently. Ask him when he returns?"
"I sure as hell will. Did he say that he would take care of Pika?"
"Pika who?"
"The stone giant."
"Ah that. I think yes. He asked me to record. Must be for a reason."
"It's fine then. I was worried that there might be a hidden player in the game."
"That won't be a problem. Jibril and Shion are also here. We can take care of any surprises if they occur."
"Oh….in that case, I will get back to my work."
The Gundam flew circles around the giant and chopped it into pieces bit by bit.
She knew that boss had pretty good Observation and could have finished the giant in one go but he wanted to make a show.
Each part that fell was blasted into fine dust while midair before it could damage the city below.
Finally, the gladiator wannabe jumped towards the Gundam but was showered with shots from the waist railgun and was shot into the ground.
The strongest cadre of the Donquixote Pirates was crushed.
- Shin –
I returned back to my room in Marineford. I had to make a brief stop earlier for some preparations for tomorrow's show.
Both the raids had ended and Rias and my peerage members were taking care of the two places. It was time for me to return and count the progress.
The clone I left at Marineford was dispelled as I got the notifications one after another.
Hidden Quest Completed
[Conqueror of Worlds]
The journey of a lifetime starts with a single step.
Objective: Conqueror your first piece of land or make the locals accept your rule.
Reward: Conqueror's Haki.
Quest Completed
[Will of the Kings]
The Kings are the ones who are born with the ability to stand above the common masses. Gain the right to stand among those chosen ones.
Objective: Unlock the Skill – Conqueror's Haki.
Reward: Skill Upgrade Token(Random).
[Skill Upgrade Token](Random)
Upgrades the selected skill to a random level.
This happened because Rias had negotiated for Onigashima to be our new territory now. Hiyori had also discussed with the samurai of Wano and currently only three of the six Daimyo's positions in Wano can be filled. The first would be Shimmotsuki Yasuie, the second would be Kozuki when Momonuske returns and the third will be the Amatsuki House which will be inherited by Hiyori from her mother who was originally a member of the Amatski House and had married into the Kozuki household. There were no members left of the Amatsuki House and thus Hiyori, being the last member of the house by blood, was put in the position of the Daimyo.
This still left three territories and the people of Wano were too poor currently to reclaim the land of those three territories.
Rias had negotiated for those territories to be given to me and I will reclaim those territories and provide for the people of the land.
It would be a piece of cake with Kuroka's Mokuton but they don't need to know that now, do they?
The people of Wano and even Zou were actually quite happy to do this because of all the potions I had provided the Samurai of Wano. The code of honour thing.
Thus I acquired half a country and an island for myself.
I used the upgrade token on my Conqueror's Haki.
Conqueror's Haki skill has been upgraded to Adept Rank.
[Conqueror's Haki(Adept)]
Will power can be exerted to suppress others.
Pin point suppression is available.
Range and power of the skill depends on the CHA stat.
Each Rank of Conqueror's Haki has different stages of control.
Beginners Rank would be uncontrolled release in stressful moments, Apprentice will be able to control the release of their conqueror's to release it at will.
Adept can choose who to suppress or knock out.
I think an Expert might be able to slightly infuse Conqueror's in attacks while Master Rank would be the sky breaking phenomenon.
According to the Game, even someone like Kaido only had Master Rank in Conqueror's Haki.
I have no idea what the Legendary Rank Conqueror's would look like.
Moreover this skill depends on the CHA stat.
A King needs to be Charismatic.
My current Eromancer Class does give me CHA and luckily Hancock's 100 Affection, Charming Prince Perk also gives me additional CHA, increasing my overall CHA stat.
I did get some stat boosts from the Reputation perks of some of the named characters in Wano too, with the best being the 20% increase in Armament Haki from Yamato. My Armament is still halfway from Legendary but it has come a long way.
Shin Kageyami
Title: Miracle Maker(All crafts related skills require 20% less MP cost)
Level -560(420) (1/4th bound)
Class – Eromancer – LVL 20/100 [69%]
Race – Human(One Piece)
Rank- Mortal
Alignment- Chaotic Neutral
HP- 260 000 (195 000)[52 000(39 000) per minute]
MP –282 000(211 500) [52 875(39 656) per minute]
SP- 260 000(195 000)[52 000(39 000) per minute]
STR – 2 600 (1 950)
END – 2 600 (1 950)
DEX – 1 920 (1 440)
INT – 2 820 (2 115)
WIS – 2 155 (1 614)
CHA – 1 020 (765)
LUK – 700 (525)
These stats have come a long way since coming to this world.
I just want today's fight to be over soon so that I can work on unlocking the last shackle and completing the last quest.
It was almost morning and I heard a knock on the door.
I opened it to find Vice Admiral Gion waiting with Issho behind her.
It was at that moment I realised that I had pulled an all-nighter in all these.
"We are convening on the training grounds to prepare for the assault. Please get ready." She said formally.
"Good thing I just got ready. Please lead the way." I turned towards Issho, "Did you have a pleasant night, Mr. Issho?"
"It was very comfortable. This one is thankful to the Marines for providing me with such hospitality."
"No no. The two of you have come to help the Marines with justice. This is the least we could do."
The small talk between us went on till we reached the training grounds of Marineford.
The entire field was filled with soldiers.
The war was at hand.
Or was it?
- Interlude –
"What do you think, Sengoku?" Tsuru asked the Fleet Commander for his opinion on the present matter.
"I don't know. He has been nothing but polite but he was far stronger than I was expecting. The way he disarmed Doflamingo would easily put him in the ranks of an Admiral if not more and the worst part is that we don't even know how he did that. Is it a Devil Fruit ability or was it something else?"
"What exactly happened there? I didn't even feel him doing anything? It was a lot similar to Doflamingo's own ability." Gion asked, confused.
"It was the shadows." Tsuru answered.
"Shadows?"
"Hmm, his shadow was connected to Doflamingo." Sengoku confirmed. "It was very thin so not easily visible. Even people with Observation Haki would likely miss it."
"Isn't that Gekko Moriah's ability?"
"Devil Fruits are weird. There can be similar abilities of two fruits. They can even have a subordinate relationship with the other. There is a Kilo Kilo Fruit and there is a Ton Ton Fruit. Their abilities are similar but they are two completely different fruits."
"So a different Paramecia Shadow Fruit?"
"It's best for us if it was only Paramecia. If it was some kind of Logia or a Mythical Zoan, the problems would be much higher. I wanted to show him the fights and the sufferings of the Marines and try to appeal to his righteous side before asking for the potions to heal the wounded. Now though….potions are becoming a secondary thought. I am more worried about what might happen if he resorts to Piracy. We might have another Emperor on our hands."
"An Emperor? Surely he isn't that strong?" Gion protested, surprised.
"The matter is not so simple, Gion." Looking at the confused look on her little sister figure's face, Tsuru sighed internally. Gion still needed to grow to survive at the top brass of the Marines. "How old is he?"
"I don't know. He looked like he was 19 or 20 years old but some people look younger than they are. He must be in his mid-twenties maybe. That's still extremely impressive but I am sure Marines have talents like that."
"17. He's seventeen years old and already has powers rivalling an Admiral. Sakazuki joined the Marines at the age of 23 and he was nowhere near that level. Hell, even Garp was not that strong." Seeing Gion's wide eyes and hung jaws, Sengoku calmed down a little, "Do! you understand what I mean now Gion. If that man is to become a Pirate, we might have another Roger or God forbid…."
"Sengoku!" Tsuru stopped her old friend from uttering that name.
The atmosphere in the room became very tense at that moment.
"He won't become anything like 'him' Sengoku." Zephyr's voice came from behind them making them all turn their heads to the former Admiral. Zephyr continued, "That boy has more justice in his heart than all of us combined. He…." Zephyr looked down and chuckled when he remembered that boy's words, "He asked me….me, to not become a pirate or do something if….no….when, I someday become disillusioned with the Marines because that would be an insult to all my dead students and family. That kind of person would never become a pirate….at least not until he is declared that due to fear." That last part was said while Zephyr sent a pointed look at Sengoku, making the latter turn his head.
"You talked to him. What can you tell us about the boy, Zephyr." Tsuru questioned. Garp was never good with talks and Zephyr's opinion on this matter would be helpful.
"He is….very unique. I would bet my other arm that that boy….no….that man, that kind of attitude cannot be present in a mere boy, having Conqueror's. He has the same charisma as all those bearing the same name as him."
"And how is that a good thing? The D. have always been a bunch of trouble."
"How many times were those troubles caused by our side Sengoku?" The two glared at each other.
Tsuru broke their arguments and asked again. "Anything you want to tell us so that we don't step on his toes?"
"First, he won't join the Marines. He is similar to Garp in this regard. It is also the same reason why Garp doesn't accept the promotions to Admiral position." That made all of them cringe but Zephyr continued, "Now that we have seen the crimes, if we pretend not to see, will our justice forgive us? Those were the words he said. He wants to fight against pirates but doesn't want the justice of Marines to be forced on him. In a way I don't blame him. I myself left my Admiral position for similar reasons. In a way that man has more justice than we could ever have."
All the older generations of the marines looked down clenching their fists. Even the calm Tsuru was similar.
"You know….you know that even I don't like some of the decisions of the World Government but we have to do it to maintain peace." Sengoku replied with a hint of guilt in his voice. He was not a heartless man in his essence. He was a soldier and this was his duty.
"Eh, what is the use of saying that to a retired man like me Sengoku. I am already free. That's your problem to work with."
"Anything else? What about the man with him?"
"Garp was right about something. That man is incredibly troublesome to talk to. He makes you face the things that you desperately push to the back of your brain to work. That said, he is not someone who would ever become a Pirate. Anyone who hurts a civilian is a criminal. Those were his words. Isn't that what we also joined the marines for? We might have strayed a lot from that and made some unpleasant choices but that has been the core that has always driven us." Zephyr looked at his friends in thought and decided to drop the matter. "The other man was Mr. Issho. He is a very kind and honourable man."
"I don't see how that would help him in this war or why he was even brought here?" Sengoku asked. "He doesn't even have eyes. He would only get hurt."
"He doesn't have eyes because he chose not to have them."
The room was silenced at once at Zephyr's words as everyone looked incredulously at him.
"Mr. Issho took away his own eyes when he couldn't bear looking at the sufferings of the world. Those wounds were self-inflicted."
….
"That said, he is an absolute master of Observation. I don't know much about his other powers but don't let his absence of eyes fool you. He can probably see more clearly than any of us could."
"How strong is he?"
"I have no idea but….I have a feeling that he is no weaker than myself."
The faces of the other people stagnated.
"Well, look at the bright side. They have come to help us with Whitebeard. This means that we might avoid a lot of casualties on our side."
"Hmm that is true. I just hope this doesn't turn out to be worse than I thought. Two Admiral level people and a third 'Teacher' who is similarly strong. This is the type of crew that can rival any of the Four Emperor's already and that is without knowing the other members of the crew. I just hope that in killing an Emperor, we are not paving a path for another to take over." Sengoku spoke very slowly but the weight of those words was felt by everyone.
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Author's Note :
We have fifty chapters in this one.
Damn, I didn't think I would surpass 50k, let alone 500k.
The Game Must Go On has come a long way since then and I am really proud of it.
Anyways, back to the current chapter.
The war is on full swing.
The Marines will be getting an Emperor alright but it won't be the one they are expecting.
I was going to make his a Kaido vs Gundam but had changed that when the new chapter for One Piece was released.
Sun God Nika, hell yeah.
I have some of my plans for the next chapter. Hope you will enjoy it.
The most enjoyable part though will be the aftermath and the reaction of the so called war.
Enjoy the new chapter.
Good Day, Peace Out.