I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 346 The Prologue to God-Making

Limasava Island
The once ordinary island has undergone a dramatic transformation.

Huge radar base stations have replaced man-made watchtowers, and the docks that are being dug deep are bustling with activity.
This place used to be an obscure island, and the dock could only accommodate small boats, not large vessels, so loading and unloading were done on the sea.

Simply put, it involves having cargo ships anchor at sea, then having specialized loading and unloading vessels transfer containers to smaller boats, which are then transported to the dock—it's incredibly cumbersome, but what does it matter?

This is the headquarters of Luffy's adventure team. Only others will accommodate them. Can we expect extraordinary experts to accommodate ordinary people?

Various supplies are being gathered from outside the island and even from all over the world, making the island change every day. Various weapons production lines have been installed and are operating day and night, with guns and cannons constantly being produced on the assembly line, arming a militia force of tens of thousands of people.

In the courtyard behind the three-story building in the center of the island, a female navigator sat up and looked at the intelligence in her hand.

"what?"

"It's fake, right?"

"What's all the fuss about? Has the Nine-Tails' forces returned?"

While lying on the table next to him, playing with the 'King of the Nearshore' in the fish tank, the long-nosed sniper turned his head and asked lazily.

Ever since the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces wreaked havoc in this sea area, he has been running for his life every day. Later, he was lucky enough to be invited to board Luffy's ship. The long-nosed sniper still couldn't shake the habit he developed from hiding and running. But after all, he is a Wolf-level superhuman. What else is there to worry about except for the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces coming back?

"No, that's not it,"

The navigator girl shook her head.
"Zorro, Sanji, you two come here too—"

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the other side,
A green algae-like head, sweating profusely while lifting several tons of dumbbells;

The blond man, who was researching how to cook 'artificial Devil Fruits' to maximize their absorption, turned his head in confusion.

"Look at the recent reports:"

Once the group had gathered, the navigator girl placed the tablet she was holding on the table.

"Victory! Another glorious victory!"

"The Unholy Savior—"

"The Emperor of the Seas?"

As their eyes swept over the various effusive compliments on the tablet, the two main combatants of the Luffy Adventurer's Team exchanged bewildered glances.

These are all official accounts and websites under KYG, not those small websites featuring 'journalistic charm moments'; most importantly, these praises are aimed at:
"The person who spoke was...Teach?"

Zorro put down the giant dumbbell in his hand with some doubt, causing the entire ground to shake.

"That's right, it's Marshall Teach: but now he's no longer a pirate captain, but a 'hero' sung by countless people."

"In just a few days, he repelled the Nine-Tailed Fox's attacks multiple times, and the number of 'Black Flame's' dead at his hands rose to double digits."

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"Really?!"

The long-nosed sniper was so shocked his jaw almost dislocated.

That's 'Black Flame'! Even their captain, Luffy, would have to open 'four gates' to take it down.

If they were to encounter the Black Flame: Zorro and Sanji could hold out for a while, and the others would be considered victorious if they weren't instantly killed.

"How did Teach do that?"

"how could I know!"

The navigator girl rolled her eyes at the long-nosed sniper, the seriousness still lingering in her eyes.

“We’ve all dealt with Teach and know he’s no good—yet he’s so actively campaigning for this. There’s only one truth!”

That is to win people's hearts and minds, and to build a city and establish a nation with our power!

Throughout human history, this has always been the case:
Whether the founding emperors were wise rulers is debatable, but they were certainly all capable military leaders.

"Regardless of how Teach did it, the fact that he was able to kill 'Black Flame' multiple times in front of countless forces proves that he is a well-deserved strongman."

The blond-haired Sanji lit a cigarette and slowly began to speak.

"Even if he called himself the 'Emperor' of this sea, no one, no country would object."

“It’s really infuriating to call someone like that an ‘emperor’.”

"Where's Luffy?!"

boom! ! ! !

Just as the crew was talking about their captain, the sea on the other side of the island suddenly exploded, sending up a giant column of water tens of meters high; many of the newcomers and the ships were thrown into a panic.

The other 'elders' would immediately offer a slightly superior and nonchalant explanation: "That's the owner of this place 'cultivating'."

At the same time, a figure leaped out from the water column and swept across half the island.

Snapped,

"What do you want with me?"

A figure landed in the courtyard; it was a one-armed boy wearing a simple vest and capri pants.

In this sea teeming with aquatic superhumans, he, the leader, is a pure human being.

While Luffy may not be able to swim freely in the sea, he can also train in the deep sea using the water pressure: ordinary training equipment is no longer sufficient for him.

"Luffy, that's how it is."

"That's it."

After hearing what the navigator girl said, Luffy chuckled.

"It's ok."

"We just need to do our best."

"If Teach can truly save this sea, then isn't it only right that he becomes 'king'?"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Billyland

This is one of the non-governmental northern islands that have been 'reclaimed'.

Surrounded by several large islands, it enjoys favorable weather and a pleasant climate, making it ideal for cultivation.

Now, this is Cervantes family territory: the docks are full of ships, and the port is also under construction; however, unlike other islands, the Cervantes family, who rule here, are all dressed in suits and sunglasses, exuding the style of the 'Mafia'.

"Young master, look."

In the resort estate in the center of the island,
The tall, superhuman handed the tablet to his young master, who was reclining on a sun lounger.

"Ok?"

"That guy Teach... is he really being so high-profile?"

Unable to resist pushing up his brown sunglasses, the blond-haired Roman sat up.

After being invited to resist the attack by the Nine-Tailed Fox forces, everyone returned to the northern island of the Filipinos to occupy territory, gather people, develop weaponry, and train.
With modern transportation technology, they can reach the front lines in an hour; once the fighting starts, it won't be too late for them to get there.

Only Teach, that guy, actually stayed on the battlefield, and—

"You killed so many Black Flames?"

Roman's gaze sharpened behind his sunglasses, and he quickly realized what was happening.

"Is that 'world's most wanted criminal,' Jiu Kong Yao Ai, secretly helping Teach?"

No one knows the true strength of Jiu Kong Yao Ai: even the island nation's government only has a vague understanding, let alone other forces.

But being able to escape from an island nation, she must be at least Tiger-level; if she is skilled in some kind of support ability, allowing Teach to unleash enough combat power to overwhelm Black Flame, it is not hard to understand.

In addition, with countless treasures from the Sea Kingdom, along with items like Hero's Water and Devil Fruits, this achievement, while astonishing, is not impossible.

"What a lucky guy,"

Thinking of this, Roman put down the tablet in his hand.

"Young master, should we..."

A little girl wearing a red bear hooded cape suggested that they trip up the Teach Pirates.

"No,"

Roman immediately rejected the idea, stating that the general direction for this sea area was for humanity to unite against the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces.

Making underhanded moves at this time would easily attract the attention of most forces.

Besides, the Cervantes family is coveted by countless people because of the 'artificial Devil Fruit'; even with him as the patriarch in charge of the island, spies and traitors are captured in droves every day.

"Our most important task now is to enhance the strength of our family members."

There is a daily limit to the intake of artificial Devil Fruits.

If there were no upper limit, how could they possibly exchange such a treasure? They would definitely pool it together and let Roman reach Tiger-level or even Ghost-level first!

"But its advantage lies in its continuous nature." On the other side, a middle-aged man wearing sunglasses, reclining on a sun lounger, picked up the conversation.

"It won't be long before the young master reaches the Tiger level."

"We'll catch up soon, and then this sea area will ultimately belong to the family!"

"certainly,"

The blond youth nodded.

"Because you are by my side, we are a family."

"Young master, this is the spy we caught today."

Just then, a stern-faced, muscular family official dragged several men with bruised and swollen faces over.

"Injustice! Injustice!"

"I'm not a spy, I'm not."

Several people had already been beaten half to death, and surrounded by Cervantes family officials, they all begged for mercy with tears in their eyes.

"Fufufu~~"

"You mean my family is mistaken?"

"That's impossible. Even if the world is wrong, family can never be wrong!"

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Seeing that pleading for mercy was ineffective,

A glint of malice flashed in the eyes of a half-dead spy.

Bang!
With a push of the foot,
His body, which had been kneeling and begging for mercy, suddenly sprang forward.

"Go to hell!!"

Midway through, his hand transformed into a giant pincer and stabbed at the leader of the Cervantes family!
brush,

However, a little girl's figure blocked his way.

The little girl in the bear cape raised her hand; her fair, delicate palm was incomparable to the sharp pincers.

But when the two collided: the delicate white palm wasn't pierced, torn, or smashed into a pulp; instead, the enormous pincers softened rapidly, transforming into boneless tentacles! This change spread along the tentacles throughout the spy's entire body, in the blink of an eye:

Snapped,

An octopus the size of a human head landed on the ground, waving its tentacles in vain.

"To actually think of harming the young master, what a pipe dream."

With a wave of her hand, she turned the other person into an octopus. The little girl looked up at the strong family member.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"They actually let assassins infiltrate the spies—"

"It's okay."

The young man named Romain Cervantes waved his hand.

"If I could be hurt by such a lousy assassin, what kind of parent would I be?"

"Back to the main topic—"

Amidst the screams of the other spies, "Don't come any closer!", the little girl transformed them all into octopuses, crabs, and lobsters: this ability is very similar to the "malicious polymorphism" possessed by American Protestant clergy.

However, the duration is very long, and unless the opponent's strength exceeds that of the little girl, there is no way to break free.

As for turning people into aquatic animals, does that count as a water-based ability?

Of course, the Sea Kingdom has the final say!

"You don't need to worry about Teach. His high profile will definitely attract the attention of the powerful demons from the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces."

Roman calmly analyzed the situation and lowered his opinion of Teach by a notch.

Despite possessing strength capable of defeating 'Black Flame', he remains so arrogant.

idiot,

Do you really think the nine-tailed demons have no temper?

That guy will probably encounter a powerful demon from the Nine-Tailed Fox's forces soon.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Wanwu County defense line
Boom boom boom~~
The giant python, hundreds of meters long, rampaged through the demon horde, and none could withstand its attack.

This colossal being is adept at crushing weaker opponents: with just a roll, it can take down a large number of low-level demons, or even synthetic beasts.

If it were just a giant python, the 'Black Flame' in the Nine-Tailed Demon Tide would take action and kill it;

But what if we add another extraordinary individual—

"Hahaha, where's your speed that you were so proud of?"

Amidst the maniacal laughter, a tall figure moved with terrifying speed that even high-tech cameras could hardly capture, chasing and weaving with three streaks of lightning as it sped across the battlefield. Wherever it passed, the ground exploded, buildings crumbled, and earth and rocks shot out like waves, leaving only the steel and concrete frames struggling to hold on.

"Oh, God"

"This is amazing!"

This wasn't the first time they'd witnessed it, but the commanders at the rear were still amazed.

Achieving supersonic speeds with a human body—is that something a carbon-based life form can do?!
"Yes,"

Even General Horatio Nelson had to admit that Teach was now terrifyingly strong.

Despite everyone being a 'Shichibukai' and an admiral being a Tiger-level transcendent, the feeling this Teach gives is that he has already reached the peak of the Tiger level, and is only one step away from the Demon level.

How did he do that?
This question is not only the general's question, but also the question of countless people.

Unfortunately, they could only speculate, but dared not confirm it: if Teach could chase after Black Flame, killing them would be even easier.

Moreover, now is the time for humanity to unite and deal with the Nine-Tails' forces. At such a critical juncture, who would dare to offend Teach?
but--

Will doing this attract attention?
"Hehehe~~ I was wondering why the battle line was blocked."

Just as Teach was wreaking havoc in the demonic tide, a silvery voice suddenly rang out in the sky above the battlefield.

???

"That is--"

"Highest alert! Highest alert! A powerful demon from the Nine-Tailed Fox's faction has appeared!"

"It's the Great Demon Paper Dance!!!"

On the battlefield, drones fly everywhere, allowing commanders in the rear to have a clear view of the situation on the front lines.

They also saw the 'girl' made of a lot of paper in the sky, and they were all terrified, their faces changing drastically, and they screamed repeatedly.

Nine-Tailed Demon

This wasn't the first time the coalition forces had dealt with each other.

During the Independence War, a multinational coalition organized tens of thousands of elite troops to attempt to intercept the Great Demon, but the result was:

completely annihilated!

They move at supersonic speeds, possess strength enough to lift an aircraft carrier, have all sorts of bizarre abilities, and possess intelligence that surpasses even that of humans. If one had to point out any flaws, it would be that these great demons are generally extremely arrogant, treating humans as if they were ants.

Now, with the arrival of the paper dance, a large number of drones, reconnaissance aircraft, and satellites have been pointed at this area.

If Teach loses! No! We can't let Teach get killed.

"Attention all units,"

"Protecting Mr. Teach is our top priority!"

In the eyes of the coalition commander, Teach, though strong, was certainly not as good as the Nine-Tailed Demon.

As long as he isn't killed on the spot, it's a victory—after all, Teach is now portrayed by the coalition's propaganda machine as the hero who saved this sea area.

The death of Teach would be a devastating blow to the morale of the human side.

At the same time, the loudspeakers along the defensive line blared, disregarding any potential disruptions:
"Mr. Teach, the enemy is a powerful demon. Please retreat!"

"Hahaha~~"

"Big demon?"

However, standing atop the giant python, looking up at the paper dancing in the sky, Teach's face was filled with fighting spirit.

"I will not back down!"

"Because I'm the only one here who can stop them!"

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(End of this chapter)