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OPI Chapter 298: Boom! Now We Understand
🕑 Added 2025-03-01 03:14:03 +0000 UTC"Captain..." Tucker, after using his Teigu to read Ander's thoughts, showed a somewhat complicated expression before transmitting the message. "He says that although Prince Wales cannot provide us with a spell that allows us to communicate normally with them, it is possible that that pink-haired girl named Louise can help us."
"Louise?"
"Yes. According to him, the black-haired boy named Saito was summoned from another world by her using a summoning spell."
Biba and Chelsea exchanged glances, and with inquisitive eyes, they discreetly observed Saito, who was standing a short distance away.
"I see... So, does that mean that girl's spell could allow us to understand the language of this world?"
Tucker nodded. "That's right. However, Ander warned us that Louise's magic tends to cause explosions, so there is some risk."
"Explosions? What kind? How powerful are they? Did one occur when she used the spell on that Saito guy?"
Biba raised several questions.
"Eh... Captain, these are too complex questions to be explained with gestures," Tucker replied with a forced smile. "But according to Ander, when Louise cast the silence spell on Saito, there was an explosion... and afterwards the two were able to communicate without any problems."
"If that's the case, it's worth a try." Biba, hearing the answer, felt more at ease. After all, the energy emanating from that Saito fellow didn't seem particularly powerful.
“Captain, I’ll go first!” Chelsea stepped forward with determination. She was still upset about what happened earlier. Prince Wales had almost died in front of her, and on top of that, she had been placed under someone else’s control.
"No need." Biba waved his hand to reject the offer and then looked at Ander, pointing at himself.
"Understood." Ander got the message and approached the crown prince and his group to relay the request.
"Your Highness, they have accepted. Please ask Miss Louise to cast the silencing spell on the pink-haired gentleman."
"Ah? Oh, okay."
Louise, seeing Biba's elegant smile and handsome face, blushed slightly. 'He's too handsome! Even more so than Lord Wardes!' She thought to herself.
"Louise… why are you blushing?" Saito, noticing her expression, frowned unhappily. "And then you say that I'm the one drooling around! Aren't you acting the same now?"
"Huh?"
"It's not true! N-nonsense! S-stop talking nonsense! How could I drool!? M-miserable familiar, how disrespectful towards your owner!"
Embarrassed and annoyed, Louise turned bright red and began to scream, her wand crackling with electricity due to her growing irritation.
Seeing the situation, Saito, Guiche and the others turned pale.
"Calm down, Louise!"
"Prince Wales is here, don't do anything rash!"
"Yes, Louise, use the Silence spell for them first, okay!"
However, the more they tried to calm her down with their overlapping voices, the more annoyed Louise became. Fed up with the situation, she waved her wand impatiently at Biba's group.
"I know, I know! Stop bothering me!"
At that instant, a loud crackling sound filled the air. Biba and his companions' eyes widened, but before they could react, a blinding white light enveloped them.
[Boom!!]
A deafening explosion shook the place.
The shockwave was so intense that it even destroyed a wall at the back of the Church.
"What a power! Will those three be okay?" Prince Wales asked worriedly.
Saito hesitated for a moment before replying, "There should be no problem… I'm quite used to this."
Every time Louise caused an explosion, Saito felt pain, however, he had never suffered serious injuries.
"There's nothing to worry about," Tabitha said quietly. "The amount of damage Louise causes with her explosions depends on her intention when casting the spell. As long as she doesn't want to hurt anyone, there's no real danger."
Hearing that, Louise's expression suddenly became one of enlightenment.
At the same time, with a simple wave of his hand, Biba dispersed the smoke, but he found that he still couldn't understand the words of Tabitha and the others.
"Did it fail?" Chelsea asked, disappointed.
Biba and Tucker exchanged a thoughtful look.
It was then that Ander came over to relay to Tucker what Tabitha had just explained. Tucker, in turn, relayed it to Biba, who finally understood the problem.
"Let's do it again," Biba declared. "This time I won't use any protection, and you two don't try to resist either. Let your bodies take the direct impact of the explosion."
In the previous explosion, Biba had reacted instinctively, protecting himself and his two companions from the blast. He now understood that this was probably the reason why Louise's magic had not taken effect.
If, as they said, Louise's spell caused no real harm...
So it was worth taking the risk and taking the hit directly.
If they could confirm that Louise's magic really did allow people from other worlds to instantly understand the local language, their value to the World Government would be incalculable.
For the three of them, this was a great achievement.
Very quickly.
After regaining her composure, Louise raised her wand and cast her Silence spell on Biba, Tucker, and Chelsea again.
[Boom!!]
Without any surprise, the explosion occurred again.
Everyone looked at the smoke slowly dissipating with anticipation.
Ander, a little nervous, asked: "Um... Can you understand me now?"
Biba, Tucker and Chelsea looked at each other. Immediately, a smile appeared on their faces.
Tucker turned to Ander and replied with a smile: "Yes. It was a success. We can completely understand. Thank you very much for your help."
"Ah! That's wonderful! Excellent!" Ander exclaimed, visibly excited, although he himself did not know why he felt so happy.
Biba leaned down slightly and whispered softly to Chelsea, "From now on, your priority will be to protect Louise. We can't let anything happen to her. Understood?"
Chelsea nodded. She knew all too well the value Louise had in this situation.
"Well, let's make the formal introductions." At that moment, Prince Wales walked up to them, and, putting a hand to his chest, introduced himself: "I am the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Albion, Wales Tudor. On behalf of Knight Ander and myself, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for saving our lives. I hope we can get along well."
Biba maintained his refined demeanor as he approached the prince. "It's an honor to meet you. My name is Amatori Biba. This is Tucker and Chelsea. We are adventurers from a foreign island called Hinomoto. I am the leader of our group."
No one noticed, but Saito's face reflected a mixture of surprise and confusion. Because he came from Hinomoto of the modern world, or rather Japan.
...
World of the Titans, Noah's Ark.
Gravity building, third floor.
The entire space was enveloped in a diffuse purple glow.
At that moment, Imu simultaneously dodged the shots from four laser cannons.
He was training at eighteen times gravity.
This put both his body and his spirit under exhausting and painful pressure.
But every drop of sweat, every second of resistance under those extreme conditions, made him feel like his body was being squeezed to its maximum potential, turning into pure brute force.
Sometime later, the gravity field was automatically deactivated, and the laser cannons were turned off.
Imu panted with his hands on his waist, his chest rising and falling with each labored breath. Eighteen times gravity was his current limit.
"It's hard to imagine… how the hell did Goku manage to do ten thousand push-ups under a hundred times the gravity?" he muttered between gasps. "And Vegeta… how was he able to adapt to a hundred and fifty times the gravity and then train in three hundred without any problems?"
Imu was sure that the Dragon Ball universe must exist in the worlds that could be accessed through the Dimensional Gate.
And the more he thought about it…
The more the difference in level overwhelmed him.
As much as he was the most powerful being in the World Government, compared to the true titans of the multiverse, he was nothing more than a small fish in an infinite ocean.
As the Ubuyashiki sisters handed him a towel and a tray with a Purple Butterfly pill, Stussy began reading the reports to Imu.
"Lord Imu, Director Vegapunk has completed the first batch of special Den-Den Mushi compatible with the Super Den-Den Mushi. A total of ten have been produced."
"In addition, the development of the brain wave connection device has also been completed."
"The special Den-Den Mushi No. 1 and connecting device are on the living room table, just outside your bedroom."
"Understood."
After dressing, Imu, accompanied by his entourage, descended the stairs with visible expectation.
Along the way, he glanced at the first floor, where Doflamingo was training fiercely within the gravitational field.
He couldn't deny that Doflamingo had character. He was not only ruthless to others, but to himself as well.
From the intensity of his aura, it was only a matter of time before he reached the level of a General.
"Lord Imu, the Government Chamber has several pending reports, and the Biological Research Institute has made significant progress lately," Stussy continued to report as she walked alongside him.
"The clones of the Lunarian tribe have been successfully created. And in accordance with the conditions reached with Lieutenant General Arber, a Lunarian female with the best genes has been selected. In approximately six months, her body will reach maturity, although her mind will still need education and guidance."
"Let King handle this kind of thing himself."
For Imu, a blank mind was the best proof that the World Government had not implanted any kind of indoctrination in her.
Plus, that woman was meant to be King's wife, so he could play Wife Maker himself.
"In addition," Stussy continued, "the Biological Research Institute has successfully developed a genetic enhancement serum that allows some of the subjects to grow wings."
"According to the report from the Biological Research Institute, this Serum actually grants an incomplete version of the Lunarians' natural gifts."
"I see... Then prioritize its distribution to the Air Force."
"Understood." Stussy replied.
Then Imu stopped and asked her: "How did Guren and the others react to the Hito Hito no Mi?"
Since the Institute of Science can now manage to replicate a common Zoan-type Devil Fruit, Imu had ordered to deliver one to Guren and the other Super-Class Danger Beasts now residing in the Starfish World.
"Lord Imu, Guren, and the Ancient Dragon have already consumed their Hito Hito no Mi. However, Black Marlin refused, arguing that he did not want to lose his ability to swim. Tyrant, for his part, said that he was not interested in having human form."
Imu was not surprised in the slightest. Especially in the case of Black Marlin, his reason was perfectly valid.
