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OPI Chapter 271: The Celestial Dragon’s Might
🕑 Added 2024-12-14 02:24:55 +0000 UTCTeigu World.
Garp, Whitebeard and the other generals present were holding back the Shikoutazer, since although they could destroy it, they could not guarantee the emperor's life if they did so, and they had received orders from headquarters not to destroy it.
"This is getting complicated..." Garp said, sighing as he deflected a red beam with a quick flick. "Huh?" But something unexpected caught his attention. "A shadow...?" He said, looking up.
Everyone present followed his gaze.
Above, the sky split open, revealing a giant green door.
And from within, emerged a white ship of immense proportions, with a golden emblem on its prow: a perfect circle surrounded by elongated triangles.
“Is it possible?” Whitebeard gripped his naginata tightly, as he muttered. “That man has arrived?”
As Noah's Ark left the green gate, those present there, such as Garp, Whitebeard, and the other high-level combatants, felt the sense of oppression emanating from above, enveloping both their minds and bodies in a crushing pressure, akin to the weight of gravity.
The whole place was deathly silent.
"Roaaar!"
Suddenly, the Shikoutazer roared furiously towards the sky.
Without intelligence or reason, he acted only on instinct. He sensed an overwhelming threat coming from the ship, a sensation so intense that in his overwhelming anxiety he opened his enormous jaws, gathering a brilliant crimson flash within them.
[Buzz!]
At the same time, a pillar of pale golden light, streaked with golden lightning, descended from the sky, enveloping the colossal Shikoutazer.
A deafening roar echoed through the air.
The red energy that had accumulated inside the Shikoutazer's mouth instantly dissipated. He then let out a scream of pain, fell hard to his knees, and collapsed to the ground.
Everyone was completely dumbfounded, as the pillar of golden light enveloping the Shikoutazer radiated an intensity of Haoshoku Haki so overwhelming that words were not enough to describe it.
The place was enveloped in a solemn silence.
The next moment, a blue dome began to expand from Noah's Ark at high speed. In the blink of an eye, it expanded to several kilometers.
Visually, it gave the impression that a soft blue light filled the entire sky and earth.
Suddenly, something happened that left even figures like Whitebeard and Garp completely terrified.
Everyone present instantly disappeared from their original positions. When they came to, they were already back at the World Government's base. Some instinctively tried to use Haki to protect themselves during the change, but it was of no use.
"Devil Fruit User?"
"This is impossible!"
Garp, who had instinctively coated his body with Haki, couldn't believe what had happened.
His shout attracted the attention of others present, such as Whitebeard, Sakazuki, and the representatives of the Teigu World.
Kuzan touched the back of his head and said hesitantly: "Alalala~ I don't think it was a Devil Fruit ability. I mean, even Mr. Garp couldn't counter it..."
Whitebeard said in a deep voice: "No, he's a Devil Fruit user. And he's someone much stronger than any of us."
"What?!"
Garp, Kuzan, Kaido were stunned, and Sakazuki's expression was instantly stiff.
Borsalino shrank his neck and complained with a crooked mouth. "Mr. Whitebeard, do you realize how scary that sounds, huh...?"
Garp said solemnly: "It seems that you know something, Newgate."
"Gurararara~" Whitebeard let out a deep, resonant laugh. "Anyway, there is a man stronger than me on that big ship, but I didn't expect him to be so strong." Whitebeard crossed his arms before continuing: "It's also very likely that that person is a Celestial Dragon."
"Huh?" Garp looked at Whitebeard in surprise when he heard this. "You mean the man who is stronger than you is a Celestial Dragon!"
"He should be." Newgate agreed with a nod.
The generals present remained silent.
[Swish!]
In the midst of these musings, a man appeared floating in the air in front of them. He was dressed in ornate clothing, with a white hat reminiscent of the design of the Shikoutazer and was in an unconscious state.
"It's His Majesty the Emperor!" Isaac and Yami Tsukahara exclaimed in unison.
However, Garp, Newgate and the others immediately turned their attention to the distance where the Shikoutazer was located.
"Huh?"
"Where did it go?"
"What happened to the Imperial Guardian?"
Borsalino and the others showed expressions of bewilderment.
But soon, all eyes were focused on Noah's Ark, which almost completely covered the sky.
There was no doubt that the person on that ship had made the Shikoutazer disappear.
[Boom! Boom! Boom!]
At that moment, a series of sonic booms were heard from above.
Soon, everyone saw three giant warriors in golden armor covered with blood-colored patterns rapidly descending from the sky.
[Bang!]
Within seconds they landed about thirty meters away from where Garp, Newgate and the others were.
With a casual gesture, one of the giants dispersed the snow that had been raised by his landing before announcing in a thunderous voice: "We are the Giant God Warriors, under the command of Saint Nerona!"
"In accordance with his orders, we hereby notify the entire Empire that due to the Emperor's inability to control the Imperial Guardian: Shikoutazer, the World Government has decided to confiscate it."
"If the future Emperor proves his ability to handle said Teigu properly and passes the tests of our Other Worlds Strategic Committee, he will be granted temporary permission for its use."
After the announcement, Saul ignored the glances of Garp, Newgate and the others, then disappeared with his companions in the blink of an eye. It was not a quick action, but a literal act of teleportation.
'That ability again…' Garp thought, narrowing his eyes.
Newgate muttered: "It must be the power of a space-related devil fruit."
"Your Majesty!"
Just then, several anxious shouts came from a distance.
Kuzan and the others looked over subconsciously and discovered that a group of people from the Empire were rushing over.
[Crackle!]
A golden lightning bolt streaked across the sky with incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye, Budo appeared in front of the emperor, and held him in his arms as he examined him carefully.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
Completely ignoring everyone's gazes, he was filled with worry as he called out to the emperor again and again.
It wasn't long before others began to arrive at the scene.
Among them were Akame, Kurome, and Gozuki, as well as several members of the Imperial Guard and soldiers of the Royal Guard.
They had been transported urgently from the imperial capital using the Shambhala.
"Huh?"
At this moment, everyone noticed that the gigantic shadow covering the sky had disappeared, and the huge white ship floating above their heads vanished without a trace.
...
"This Ultimate Teigu is so big."
Following Imu towards the rear deck of the ark, Historia looked up at the huge, humanoid-shaped organic mech in front of her. She couldn't help but let out a heartfelt exclamation.
"It's much bigger than I imagined!" Compared to the images she had seen on the holographic screens, witnessing it in person was a thousand times more shocking.
Now the colossal machine, which had previously displayed relentless fury, was strangely silent.
However, Imu could clearly sense that the consciousness within the Shikoutazer was still deeply raging, brimming with endless hatred and resentment.
Unlike other Teigu, whose 'consciousness' was limited to simple biological instincts, the Shikoutazer had emotions and memory fragments, making it capable of invading and eroding the will of its pilot.
In other words, to control it, a strong enough will was needed.
Imu is thinking about how he should deal with it.
To the shocked gazes of Stussy, Historia, and the others, he disappeared from the deck and reappeared in the Shikoutazer's control space.
"I want to see if it's true that only the imperial family can control you."
Imu looked coldly at the hideous flesh and blood surging in all directions.
These were mental manifestations of the Danger Beast from which the Shikoutazer was created, formed by the accumulation of hatred and rage.
Imu, unfazed, ignored the flood of negative emotions and directed his attention directly to where the main consciousness resided.
"Roar!!"
The Danger Beast's consciousness roared violently, visibly provoked by Imu's probing.
In response, the spirit ghosts began to attack Imu in masse, filling the control space with a deafening rumble.
Imu unleashed his Haki, and the masses of negative energy disintegrated into black smoke amid screams of agony.
Imu began to mobilize his consciousness to try to control the Shikoutazer's movements.
However, no matter how hard he tried, the mecha remained motionless.
"It seems that only the descendants of the imperial family can really control it. The First Emperor of the Empire... was certainly quite careful." Imu muttered.
The 'imperial blood only' rule had likely been set as an absolute condition using the Philosopher's Stone, ensuring that the mecha remained the imperial family's ace in the hole.
"There are only two options now..." Imu returned to the deck, and looking at the colossal mecha, he began to reflect. "Or train a member of the imperial family with a strong enough will and loyalty to the world government."
"Or find someone who is loyal to the world government and has a strong enough will, and then transfer their consciousness to someone with the imperial family's bloodline."
He paused and smiled slightly. "Or maybe... both."
