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OPI Chapter 145: Collaboration with the King of Death
🕑 Added 2024-04-22 05:29:42 +0000 UTC"Imu-sama, the biochemical security station at the Dimensional Gate Base has been completed." A golden Den-Den Mushi reported to Imu.
"Send the real-time picture of the location of the dimensional gate."
"Yes!"
Imu was in his bedroom since it involved the secret of controlling the Dimensional Gate, he couldn't do it in front of Stussy and the others.
At that moment, a Den-Den Mushi projected an image in the air: a space surrounded by white metal walls.
Without hesitation, Imu activated his Star Map and chose to place the second Dimensional Gate in the center of that space.
In the next instant, a blue light began to appear on the screen, which then expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, quickly turning into a group of slowly rotating stars.
Then the set of stars transformed into a dimensional door three meters high by two meters wide.
When the dimensional gate showed everyone the landscape of the world on the other side, both Imu and the Five Elders were happy in their hearts.
Because the image inside the door was a dense, lush green forest.
"Let the newly formed Other Worlds Strategic Committee handle this. I don't know which world it will be this time..." Imu looked at the projected dimensional gate.
[Polu-porupuru, Polu-porupuru]
At this moment, another Den-Den Mushi rang, Imu picked up the receiver. "Saint Nerona, the flying warship sent by Mihawk-sama has arrived. He said he brought five Meito swords."
The person speaking was Stussy, who had practically become his secretary.
"Bring them here!"
"Yes." Imu stood up with some expectation, heading towards the large main hall.
Once he arrived, he sat on the throne that was on the platform.
Soon, under the guidance of Stussy, four maids walked in carrying sword holders.
In those stands were, Ame no Habakiri, Enma, the sword of the late Shimotsuki Ryuma, Shusui and the pair of Sukesan and Kakusan katanas.
"Bring the sword Enma here!" He was more interested in that sword, since in the One Piece Series, Zoro could see Death and that had to do with this sword. Furthermore, the energy emanating from that sword caused him to feel uneasy.
After hearing the order, Stussy carried Enma's stand and placed it in front of Imu, who grabbed the handle of the sword.
Suddenly, he drew out the blade of the sword, but soon the blade began to emit an indomitable will, a dark purple light erupted from it, even spreading down his arm.
[Buzz!]
Releasing a bit of his Haki, Enma seemed to get scared, and the purple light stabilized.
"Um?"
At this moment, Imu narrowed his eyes, and the alarm bell rang in his heart, because he found that the surrounding environment had changed,.
The entire hall turned into a barren and dark land filled with lavender mist.
Then, a tall figure emerged from the mist ahead…
It was a figure wrapped in a black cloak, there was a pale skull under the hood, holding a large black scythe in its skeletal hand.
"Yama?" Imu's eyes trembled suddenly.
"King of the human world, we finally meet." Despite being a skeleton, his voice sounded deep and resonant.
"Do you know me?" Imu, sword in hand, sat on his throne with no expression on his face and asked.
"Of course, immortals like you naturally attract this king's attention, after all, they are quite rare."
"So, besides me, are there other immortals?" Imu noticed that the King of Death seemed to have no bad intentions, so his tone softened a little, although he still wondered what this god wanted with him.
"Yes, a father and daughter who achieve immortality through external objects. However, you are also immortal, although in a different way, but both ways are false immortalities."
Hearing this, Imu frowned. "What do you want from me?"
"I am here to discuss cooperation with you."
Imu was stunned when he heard this. "Tell me." No matter what, Imu still had to listen. It was the strong sense of crisis in his sixth sense that allowed him to judge that the other party was stronger than himself, and much stronger.
"I don't know how you opened the door to another world, but I also want to conquer other underworlds, so I need your help!" King Yama's tone was gradually rising, and Imu could hear the anticipation and excitement in his words. At the same time, he relaxed a lot after knowing the other party's purpose.
Imu's thoughts were racing, but he remained calm on the surface and asked: "How can I help?"
"Take some beings from other worlds to be executed in Wano, so that I can bring their souls here. According to the aura of their souls, I will block the position of their native underworld and then I can go there."
"Why do we need to take them to Wano? Shouldn't your domain encompass all the souls on our planet?"
"Of course yes, all souls belong to this king, no matter where mortals die, their souls will come here."
"But not souls from other worlds, if they die somewhere else, their souls will return to the original Underworld or dissipate."
"And Wano, especially the Flower Capital, is the closest place to my domain. There I can easily intercept their souls."
The Yama King seemed to be very patient, explaining the reasons to Imu in detail, and at the same time, he also exposed more new information.
Imu asked again: "You say you will attract their souls here. Where are we? Why am I here?"
"This is Purgatory, the first stop before mortal souls reach this king's domain. There is nothing but a black land of death."
"As for how you came here, you have already realized it, haven't you? That sword sent your soul here. Of course, this requires my consent."
Hearing this, Imu raised the Enma sword in his hand. "Is that it? I just need to execute some people from other worlds in Wano?"
"You can kill more, whether they are from other worlds or this world, they will all provide more soldiers and generals for this king. That Roger who came a while ago is quite good."
Imu was shocked, frowned, and asked: "Gol D. Roger became your subordinate?"
"Of course, it's not just him. Anyone who has achieved a certain level of strength in life will have the opportunity to serve this king in death, but only the best stay."
"Most of your World Government's Admirals from the last few hundred years are here in my domain."
The King of Death seemed very pleased, he had a great appreciation for the existence of the world government, as the strength of his domain of death was directly related to the strength of the living beings in the world. And a world government capable of systematically raising strong people was the best source of soldiers and generals, so he had a good impression of Imu.
"When you die one day, I will leave a good place for you!"
Hearing such kind words, Imu was speechless for a moment, but he immediately regained his composure and asked again: "So I am in soul form now?"
"Correct, that sword can only transport souls."
"Can I bring my body here?"
"No."
Imu calmly looked at the hollow skull eyes on the other side, and said: "I can collaborate with you, but if it's a collaboration, I should get something in return, shouldn't I?"
"What do you want?"
"I want to know how to overcome the limits of my Haki."
"Haki comes from spiritual energy and spiritual energy comes from the soul. Your spiritual energy has reached the upper limit of what the soul can withstand, so simply increase your soul strength." For the King of Death, this problem was not really a problem.
"Then I want a method to improve soul force!" Imu said immediately without any hesitation.
"No." However, the King of Death was unable to fulfill his request. "Although I have heard that there are soul enhancement techniques in other worlds, we don't have them here. Of course, we could research and develop them, but that would take time, which would be too long for you humans."
"What about soul-related Devil Fruits?"
"Those things do have a good effect on strengthening the soul!" The King of Death responded directly.
After receiving the confirmation, Imu had this matter in mind and then thought: 'The method of soul enhancement in other worlds cannot be from Seireitei...'
Just then, the King of Death spoke again. "I can't give you soul enhancement techniques, but I can allow you to freely enter and exit Hell with that sword and hunt down those corrupted spirits. This way, your soul will also be strengthened, although less efficiently."
Imu was very surprised.
"But you have to be careful. Once you die here, your body in the human world will also die."
