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OPI Chapter 228: The Summit of Strength
🕑 Added 2024-08-29 05:06:04 +0000 UTCOne night passed.
Finally, the first World Tournament came to a conclusion.
First place went to Muzan Kibutsuji.
The advanced resource he obtained was a manual of advanced Busoshoku Haki techniques. This manual included emission techniques and internal destruction.
Second place went to Ben Beckman.
There is not much to say about him; he simply has not left the East Blue, which limits his experience and knowledge, and his lack of combat experience, as well as insufficient exploitation of his potential, are evident.
Still, thanks to his own understanding, he managed to master Busoshoku Haki, both in its Hardening and Imbuement forms. Coupled with his innate talent in combat, he defeated the swordsman Goethe in the ranking of one-on-one combats. However, not finding a way to counter Muzan's regeneration, he chose to withdraw from the fight.
He also chose the Busoshoku Haki Advanced Techniques Manual as his advanced resource.
Third place went to Goethe, a swordsman who mastered Busoshoku Haki and could use Kenbunshoku Haki with great skill.
Fourth place went to Yasopp.
With his Kenbunshoku Haki, which allowed him to foresee and dodge attacks, he defeated many competitors in the Top 100, until he was finally defeated by Ben Beckman.
The high-level resource he chose was unexpectedly a devil fruit.
From the list of available Devil Fruits that the World Government gave to Yasopp, there weren't many that caught his attention, until he found one that seemed very useful to him.
It was the Penetration Fruit, of the Paramecia type. Its main ability allowed the user to pass through any material.
Yasopp did not hesitate to choose her immediately.
Fifth place went to Tengen Uzui.
With his special Nichirin Sword that continuously explodes, Busoshoku Haki, Kenbunshoku Haki, Rokushiki, Sound Breathing, a special constitution, tremendous physical strength, and many other combined abilities, he easily defeated several Top 100 rivals including Amatori Biba.
He chose as his reward an advanced manual of Kenbunshoku Haki techniques, which included methods and instructions for practicing the technique of 'foreseeing the future'.
Tengen Uzui, aware of his innate talent for Kenbunshoku Haki, was determined to combine his current ability to 'hear sounds' with the 'Transparent World' and the ability to 'foresee the future'.
At this time, Tengen Uzui was traveling to Wano Country together with Muichiro Tokito and Sanemi Shinazugawa, escorting Kibutsuji Muzan.
On the other hand, the Other Worlds Strategic Committee was holding an internal meeting.
Chairman Fernandez, together with the other Vice Chairmans, discussed their ideas on the presentation of awards to the finalists.
"Shouldn't we establish an official evaluation system for high-value or especially useful items? This could serve as a prize standard for future World Tournaments, and also as a reference for the entire World Government's resource allocation."
Vice Chairman Maren Wilfred nodded in approval. "It makes sense. For example, Devil Fruits, Meito swords, Haki techniques, physical training methods, and even cell enhancement serums or certain technological equipment, all could be included in this evaluation system."
Coulson added. "In addition, we could include items from other worlds, such as the breathing techniques from the Demon Slayer world, or the Kabaneri enhancements from the Kabane World. As we open more dimensional gates in the future, we will inevitably encounter more strange things. We need a management system that can accommodate them."
Chairman Fernandez smiled with satisfaction.
"Since this involves items from other worlds, obviously, it will be our Other Worlds Strategic Committee that will be in charge of managing it. Excellent!"
"In this way, we will come up with a plan and report it to the Five Elders to finalize this matter!"
...
"Report on the evaluation and management system of secret treasure levels."
After reading the report, Imu felt that it was an urgent need. In the future, more and more treasures from other worlds would surely appear, so a ranking system would be required to determine their value before redistributing them.
Imu thought that the system devised by the Other Worlds Strategic Committee was very reasonable.
However, he did not consider it reasonable for the Other Worlds Strategic Committee to be in charge of managing these treasures.
Imu wrote his decision, and the Other Worlds Strategic Committee should only have the authority to collect and protect these treasures.
In the end, all treasures should be stored and managed centrally in the Treasury of the Holy Land.
"By the way, does the term 'secret treasure' come from the fact that devil fruits are called 'Secret Treasures of the Sea'? Then, should the content of this proposal be used to declare that all devil fruits in the world officially belong to the world government?"
Suddenly, Imu realized that this was a very important topic.
"It could be legally declared that the world government owns all rights to the devil fruits in the world, so all citizens who find one have the obligation to hand it over. In exchange, they would receive a large reward from the world government. If they refuse to hand it over, the world government would have the right to take it back by force."
The more he thought about it, the more he realized the importance of this matter, so he took a piece of paper and began to write it down.
"Also, if someone consumes a Devil Fruit, they must register with their real name at the nearest police station, so that the World Government can contact them if necessary and request their help."
"If you refuse to register your real name or refuse to help without a valid reason, you will be subject to legal prosecution, which could result in your imprisonment in Impel Down, and the secret extraction of your Devil Fruit."
After finishing, Imu decided to call this proposal: Devil Fruit Ownership Law and Devil Fruit User Registry.
Imu decided to send this document to the Five Elders for discussion. The Five Elders would then hold a high-level meeting in the world government to discuss it further, and only then would they present it to the Levely.
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Mry Geoise, Room of Authority.
At this moment, the Five Elders had in their hands the report on the Devil Fruit Ownership Law and Devil Fruit User Registry.
"What do you think of Lord Imu's idea?" Warcury asked in a deep voice.
"I think we need to be cautious, this could cause discontent, and even resistance, from current and future Devil Fruit users." Saturn said with a worried expression.
"Just ask them to register and keep their contact information up to date? What's wrong with that?" V. Nusjuro glanced at him with dissatisfaction, and then expressed his opinion.
"Lord Imu's proposal seems quite feasible to me. We will be able to fully mobilize all ability users in future conquests of other worlds."
"I think we should go a step further and let those ability users make a life card at the police station when they register with their real names, so that even if they lose contact in the future, they can still find their location."
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September 10, 1500, of the Sea Circle Calendar.
Today is the day when the first Battle at the Summit will be broadcast live to the public.
After Stella’s introduction, viewers from all four worlds already understand the meaning of the ‘Battle at the Summit’.
In short, it is the highest level battle. Some civilian warriors who are much stronger than vice admirals, in order to quickly rise to the high military ranks, directly challenge the ‘Supreme Powers’ of the military – the Generals.
Such a high-level fight has naturally attracted everyone's interest and curiosity.
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Red Earth Continent.
At this moment, a floating island with a relatively flat surface appeared. It was about five or six hundred meters above the ground.
There were also two flying warships slowly floating around the floating island.
Next, the first Battle at the Summit will begin.
Aramaki and Kaido were already at the opposite ends of the floating island, staring at each other.
"Worororo~~~"
Kaido, unconcerned with his image, raised his head and greedily drank from the flask of liquor he was carrying. Then, he roared forward with a thunderous voice.
"Aramaki, let me measure your mettle and courage!"
"It's so noisy." Aramaki touched his ears impatiently and said: "Although it is a nuisance, this battle is inevitable. I am sick of being surrounded by such weak and insignificant colonels and lieutenants."
As he spoke, the ground around him began to fill with grass, spreading out like a green carpet in all directions. At the same time, trees of different species sprouted from the ground, forming a small forest in a matter of seconds, and they continued to grow.
"Come on!"
"Let the battle begin!"
Kaido could no longer contain his desire to fight. He took out his huge black mace and, in the blink of an eye, disappeared from his spot.
Kaido's speed left all the spectators perplexed. It was only when they saw the trees and vegetation suddenly explode that they realized what had happened.
Kaido had crossed the distance between them in an instant, and his black mace was heading straight for Aramaki's head.
"Hmph~"
Aramaki was not far behind and threw a punch covered in Haki, blocking Kaido's mace head-on.
[Boom!]
As the black fist collided with the black mace, the air around them exploded into a windstorm. Vegetation and trees were torn from the ground.
The spectators from all four worlds were left speechless, unable to utter a sound.
Meanwhile, the battle between Aramaki and Kaido continued. The fist strikes and mace clashed repeatedly, resounding across the field with a deafening sound.
