"What is this?!!!"
A violent wind howled as massive explosions and clouds of smoke engulfed the entire Kingdom of Elegia. Even Shanks was forced to retreat several steps by the sudden chaos.
"This… this is…"
The native of Elegia, Gordon, stood frozen in disbelief at the sight before him.
"Tot Musica!!!"
"It's the ancient Music Demon King! It has taken control of Uta and used the power of her Sing-Sing Fruit to release itself!!!"
When word spread that Uta would soon be leaving with Shanks, the music-loving people of Elegia begged her to sing for them one last time.
To let the entire nation hear her, the performance was broadcast across the kingdom, amplifying her beautiful voice.
But that very act drew the attention of an ancient musical score sealed beneath the castle. It lured Uta into using her fruit's ability—freeing it from its prison...
"Tot Musica? That sounds like one hell of a thing..."
Shanks held onto his straw hat as the storm whipped at his cloak, his face dark with grim resolve.
His daughter being controlled by such a monster was something he could never tolerate.
As the seal shattered, countless guests who had been joyously gathered were blasted away by an overwhelming force. Only the Red-Haired Pirates retained enough strength to protect themselves.
They looked up—and saw it.
A monster larger even than a giant.
Its body wrapped with piano keys, its form a grotesque combination of a tuxedo and a clown's monstrous physique, like a gigantic terrifying puppet.
The ancient Music Demon King—
Tot Musica!!!
Uta's eyes were empty as she was trapped within Tot Musica's body.
It opened its fanged jaws, and a blazing light, like the breath of a dragon, condensed in its mouth. Beams of laser and lightning raged forth, turning Elegia into scorched earth and a sea of flames.
Gordon wept as he shouted toward the devastation.
"Don't let it control you, Uta!!!"
The Red-Haired Pirates took a more direct approach.
Monsters among men, they unleashed their might in full, trying to halt Tot Musica's movements again and again.
But their attacks did almost nothing. It was like striking a wall of light, leaving only ripples across its surface.
Even Shanks, wielding a sword swing infused with his overwhelming Conqueror's Haki—enough to rival the Yonko—managed only to knock Tot Musica slightly backward, causing an intense red explosion to burst across its body.
"Is it over?"
Landing on the ground, Shanks stared seriously toward the explosion's center. The crew of the Red-Haired Pirates gathered around him, their Observation Haki sweeping through the smoke—
And then, all their expressions darkened.
"Impossible… even your attack didn't work?!!!"
The young Shanks clearly hadn't yet mastered Observation Haki to its deepest level, and he didn't understand the unique interaction between the Sing-Sing Fruit and Tot Musica.
But even he could sense it—simple attacks wouldn't be enough to defeat it.
In the original story, the battle between the Red-Haired Pirates and Tot Musica had been fierce and drawn-out. In the end, they only managed to prevail because the young Uta's stamina ran out.
But this Uta—her stamina was far greater than in that timeline. She might not have infinite energy, but she could easily keep fighting against the Red-Haired Pirates for a long while.
Other than waiting for Uta to exhaust herself, there was only one way to defeat Tot Musica—
Someone had to enter the Sing-Sing Fruit's inner world, attacking from within while others struck from without. Only then could real damage be inflicted, leading to victory.
But the problem was…
Uta was already unconscious. No one could enter the world created by her Sing-Sing Fruit ability, making an inside-outside assault impossible.
Which meant—
Right now, the Music Demon King Tot Musica, even if not at the full power of an adult Uta's summon, was still a pure mechanism-type monster.
And apart from waiting for young Uta's stamina to drain away, there was no other way to win.
As time passed, even the Red-Haired Pirates began to falter under the relentless, immortal onslaught of Tot Musica.
Elegia was completely destroyed—burning ruins piled high. Some dying citizens managed to send out distress signals to the Marines before being erased by lightning and laser fire.
Shanks, his face covered in soot, gasped for breath.
The hearts of all present grew heavy.
And then—
BZZZZZZZ—!!!!
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!—!!!!
A surge of overwhelming Conqueror's Haki and space-distorting force swept in from the distant sea.
Everyone—both the Red-Haired Pirates and the Music Demon King Tot Musica—froze for a moment under the crushing weight of those twin powers.
"This is!!!"
All eyes turned toward the sea.
A tall, unrestrained figure stood there, surrounded by terrifying thunderclouds. The very space around him seemed to crumble under his might. His long hair whipped in the storm, and his handsome face bore eyes glowing with a fierce black-and-red light.
"… I'm just a bit late, and you've already made such a mess~"
Better late than never.
(Theatrical Flashback Introduction)
[Black Gun]Orin,
Bounty: 4,049,000,000 Belly.
"It's Orin!!!"
Shanks's eyes lit up with surprise and relief.
"Orin-san's here—what a lifesaver!" Lucky Roux grinned, his face still smeared with ash.
"But…"
"Even with Orin-san here, it might still be hard to damage Tot Musica," Yasopp said hesitantly.
He was particularly skilled in Observation Haki—perhaps even surpassing Shanks in certain ways. And he could faintly sense that against a mechanism-type monster like Tot Musica, sheer numbers wouldn't make much difference. At best, they could provide some distraction.
But what he didn't know was—
The only way to deal with a mechanism monster…
Was for another mechanism monster to defeat it.
...
On the other side, as the Red-Haired Pirates turned their attention to Orin, Tot Musica too sensed his hostility. A terrifying red laser began to charge in its mouth.
It unleashed a barrage of energy beams wildly in Orin's direction.
But the attacks had no effect. The power that could obliterate an entire nation vanished the instant it neared Orin, as though it had fallen into the depths of the sea.
The next second—
The exact same laser suddenly appeared behind Tot Musica, as if teleported through space, and struck its massive body head-on.
Though it didn't cause critical damage, the impact made its colossal form shudder and pause.
"That… that was Tot Musica's own attack!!!"
Hiding behind a ruined wall, Gordon stared with eyes wide open, witnessing the impossible—divine power before his very eyes.
Without even raising a hand, walking calmly as if on a stroll, he had redirected all of Tot Musica's attacks right back at it.
This was…
The legendary King of the Sea himself?!!!
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