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OPI Chapter 225: Secrets Unveiled
🕑 Added 2024-08-24 03:06:51 +0000 UTCMeeting Room of the Administrative Council.
At this moment military and political leaders are having a discussion that will have a significant impact on Starfish World.
Present in the room were Clifford Clay, the president of the Administrative Council, Smedley, the president of the Court of Justice, Gareth Malik, the president of the Supreme Command Institute of the Army, and Bertes, the president of the Cipher Pol General Institute. Also sitting across the meeting table from Kong, the chief of the General Command; Tsuru, the chief of the General Staff; Zephyr, the chief of the Military and Political Department and the Air Force Marshal; Raymond, the Army Marshal, and Sengoku, the Fleet Admiral.
As the host, Clifford Clay looked at everyone present with a calm expression and said: "Regarding the issue of opening the breathing method to the public and promoting its popularization, I think everyone has expressed their opinions, so let's vote by raising hands next."
He had barely finished speaking when Gareth Malik, Bertes, Kong, Raymond and Sengoku raised their hands.
Four people, including Clifford Clay himself, opposed the opening and popularization of the breathing method, but there were five people who agreed, which made the scene silent for a moment.
Zephyr sighed. "I still think that if we do this, the frequency and intensity of conflicts in the outside world will increase significantly, which will definitely cause unrest throughout the world."
"Indeed, I have read the relevant information of the 'Demon Slayer Corps'. Even children of fifteen or sixteen years old in their world can master the 'breathing techniques' and fight those 'demons' head-on. If it were our world..."
Tsuru showed a worried expression.
"I think in a few years, we will see a group of children around ten years old holding swords and performing various sword moves with wind, fire, thunder and water special effects."
"Although the range of the attack will not be very large, it still looks too outrageous, doesn't it?"
"It is also a danger for children. Many adults still do not understand the seriousness of the situation, but serious accidents involving children will inevitably occur."
After listening to her long speech, Gareth Malik said coldly: "This is the matter of the Court of Justice. The court and the Ministry of Police will be responsible for it."
"Everyone here should understand how crucial it is to increase the war potential of our civilization in this era of Conquest of Other Worlds. Other worlds wish they had this opportunity, and they don't have it!"
Tsuru remained silent, frowning to express his continued opposition.
At that point, Sengoku, who had voted in favor, proposed something else.
"What do you think about legislating to prohibit children under 15 from learning breathing techniques or using real swords?"
...
Time passed day after day, and every day there was some news of people being eliminated from the World Tournament.
However, Imu no longer paid much attention to the competitions.
On the one hand, the people he was interested in were already practically assured of advancing to the Top 100. On the other hand, he had a lot of things in his hands.
Although he did not participate in the practical work of the World Government, to control such a vast organization, there were many things he needed to understand and many documents to review.
In addition to that, she had to study medicine, practice fencing, develop the Seimei Kikan, and explore more uses and secrets of mental power. Mental power training is something Imu only recently discovered when she was exploring Haki, and the energy bomb released by the Kabaneri in Nue form.
"Lord Imu, this is the report sent by the Five Elders."
While Imu was talking to Historia, Stussy silently appeared beside her, respectfully handing her an envelope containing a report.
Imu took the report and looked through it. Instantly, his eyes sparkled as he thought, 'Have they decided to make the breathing method public to the world after the World Tournament?'
This report was nothing more than a record of the statements from the previous meeting and the final approved plan.
This was actually originally an idea proposed by Imu himself, but he was unsure whether he should implement it, which is why he wanted the military and political leaders of the World Government to discuss and vote on whether to announce it or not. But since the results have come out, he doesn't need to care about it anymore.
After returning the report to Stussy, his gaze turned to Historia, who was sitting next to him. "In a few months I will open a new Dimensional Gate. Tell me what information you can obtain about the next world."
Historia nodded obediently after hearing this, and then closed her eyes, immersed her mind in the 'path' of the Eldian bloodline and prepared to observe her future memories.
Imu waited patiently on the side.
"Eh?"
Historia opened her eyes, filled with confusion and bewilderment. At the same time, she looked at Imu nervously and whispered: "It's strange, I can only see future memories within this year."
Imu frowned. He didn't understand what she meant. When he understood, his tone turned cold: "Take me to see Ymir!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stared into Historia's eyes, ready to let his consciousness follow her consciousness and enter the coordinate space again.
Thanks to his Kenbunshoku Haki being able to detect deception, he knew that Historia was not lying to him, so the problem must be with Ymir.
However, after looking into each other's eyes for a moment, Imu's consciousness failed to enter the coordinate space.
"Lord Imu, Ymir..."
Historia stood up with fear and nervousness.
"She says she doesn't... welcome him, that she won't let him... see her. She's also forbidden me... from communicating with my future self. She just... told me that... the next world is a powerful world and that we must... prepare for winter."
[Boom!]
Just as she finished speaking, the entire Noah's Ark began to shake violently under sudden pressure.
Everyone inside the ark fell to the ground, feeling overwhelming terror along with intense pain throughout their bodies.
However, this divine pressure, as sudden as it had come, quickly faded away.
Although Imu was angry, he maintained his rationality, so no one was crushed to death by Haki.
Ymir obviously didn't want to help the World Government completely, but she wasn't completely refusing to cooperate either, as she had provided some information about the future.
Furthermore, Ymir knew that Imu did not have the ability to freely enter and exit the Coordinate Space.
And even if he did manage to get in in the future, what could he do to her? Ymir wanted to die anyway.
But, anyway, things had come to this point, and Imu had no choice but to accept the situation.
When the Biochemical Research Institute advances in the research on the 'Shining centipede', perhaps they can develop a power of the Titans that belongs only to the Starfish World.
"You may go. While you're at it, talk to Ymir more and convince her not to be so stubborn. If you can persuade her to fully cooperate with us, I can greatly improve my treatment of the Eldians."
Imu looked at Historia, who was still trembling slightly, and with a ray of hope in her eyes, she quickly replied: "Yes, yes, I will do my best to convince Ymir."
"Okay, you can go."
Imu watched Historia's figure walk away as he thought: 'Does that mean that the combat strength of the next world will be very high? And by saying that we must prepare for winter, does it mean that the environment will be extremely cold?'
...
When Ymir's words reached the Five Elders, their first thought was the same as Imu's.
"If even Ymir describes it as a powerful world, it means that the next world is either stronger than the Titan World or it houses something even more difficult to confront than her powerful power of foreseeing the future and Rumbling." Warcury said with a frown.
"Hmph! That Ymir is too bold. Sooner or later, we will teach her a lesson." V. Nusjuro snorted with displeasure, and the others were also displeased.
"Let's wait. The Biochemical Research Institute is working on cloning the captured 'Shining centipede', and the Fishman Special Forces led by Tiger are also searching for other 'Shining centipedes' in the deep sea near Marley."
"Either option could grant us our own Titan Power and Coordinate Space, allowing us to no longer rely on Ymir." Mars said in a cold tone.
But Ju Peter asked: "What if the cloning experiment fails? Or what we clone doesn't have the ability to create a new Founding Titan? Or what if the new Shining centipede the fish-men find doesn't have that ability either?"
Mars simply shrugged and replied nonchalantly: "Then we can only find a way to communicate more with Ymir. No matter what, she and the Eldians are still in our hands, right?"
Warcury nodded and agreed with him: "Indeed, as long as the things are in our hands, they will be used sooner or later."
