I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 547 Choosing a Side is the Most Important Thing

the next day,
"Why didn't Roman, the young master of the Cervantes family, hide his experience of being captured by the Duke of the Flame?"

Putting down her phone, You couldn't help but rub her temples.

"What kind of weird title is this?"

Without even looking, the only one who would dare to mock a Tiger-level superhuman like this is that 'News King' KYG; after all, once this headline comes out, Roman will have no 'face' left: those who don't know better would think he escaped with his life through some backroom deal.
"In fact, Mr. Roman escaped on his own merits."

In the office, Director Zhu Ya, who usually comes in to 'report on the situation', puts down her teacup.

Don't get me wrong, given Roman's strength and the scene at the 'Eternal Flame Mansion', even if Luffy were here, he would only be defeated in one move.

"The Duke of the Blazing Sun sent his daughter to exchange a few blows with Mr. Roman—his skill impressed the Duke, so he was released as a messenger."

As for diplomats from other countries?

Heh~~
One messenger is enough.

At least in the eyes of the 'Duke of the Blazing Sun', only Roman could barely serve as a messenger.

"This was an inevitable outcome,"

Aside from this minor incident, Yu's assessment of the entire event is:

"They actually want to win over that 'Duke of the Blazing Sun'? These guys are dreaming!"

Putting aside the fact that the 'Duke of the Blazing Sun' was a character created by Yu himself, it's impossible from a purely 'setting' perspective alone—

"In that battle in the Pacific, 'Heaven' must have been merciless in order to eliminate those 'false gods'; later, it also clashed with that 'father in the sea'."

It only carries the intent of destruction!

It would be truly bizarre if a fire creature born under such circumstances were to act in a 'friendly and gentle' manner.

The reason they acted 'politely' was simply because of the demeanor of the strong.

"yes,"

Director Zhu Ya nodded as well.
"It's laughable that those countries actually thought this was an opportunity."

If it were a real opportunity, the island nation would have seized it on its own; why wait for others?

After all, to put it bluntly, Amaterasu herself is not a kind and gentle person: when Susanoo went to Takamagahara, Amaterasu's first reaction was that he was there to seize power, and she immediately armed herself to prepare for battle.

Later, he was so angered by Susanoo that he became withdrawn.
The gods used the 'Yata no Kagami' (a mirror-like object) to make Him lose his senses.

The heavens, feeling sorry for themselves, gave the 'Heavenly Hand Man' the opportunity to pull them out of the Heavenly Rock.

The sudden attack of that 'Heaven' on the false gods, coupled with You's attitude, led the island nation's government to secretly suspect that the fire demon, a manifestation of the power left behind by the 'Heaven,' was something the island nation had never considered having any contact with, because the relationship involved was too complicated, and they simply did not dare to act on their own.

"That 'Duke of the Blazing Sun' actually dared to threaten to destroy the world, Yu-kun, what do you think—"

The island nation is now gloating over the misfortunes of other countries.

But after laughing at others, you should consider serious matters:

"If the other side attacks..."

Regardless of how crazy that 'Duke of the Blazing Sun' was to boast about igniting the planet, he truly had the power to do so: the light born from the 'heaven' would have been a fish food in the ocean by now if it hadn't been for Lord 'Six Paths' blocking it with the cover of night.

For a dragon-level powerhouse, destroying a country is a piece of cake if they are willing to spend some time.

When one's strength reaches a certain level, even seemingly insane statements like "ignite the planet" become reality.

"Then fight."

Yu gave the answer directly.

"We can't let someone destroy this place, otherwise where will I live?"

Understood,
With You's words, Director Zhu Ya felt reassured.

It seems that this 'Duke of the Blazing Sun' was just a product of chance and has no 'background' whatsoever.

Then he was relieved—although if a real fight broke out, he would still need to ask the lord in front of him to take action; as for the other superhumans in the island nation, dealing with the 'Flame Lord' under the 'Duke of the Flame' would not be a problem.

After Director Zhuya took her leave, Qiongmei, who was sitting on the other side of the office, put down her phone.

"This ability called 'Radiance' is so hard to learn."

"Of course,"

Yu wasn't surprised at all by this.

The Blazing Release technique is, after all, a Bloodline Elimination technique, so its difficulty is naturally extremely high.

Top-tier ninjas can autonomously fuse their bloodline limits: for example, Kakashi, who lost his Sharingan, devised the special ninjutsu 'Purple Lightning'; if he finally comes to his senses, gets married, and has children, there is a chance that he will pass this ability on to his offspring.

For example, the Fourth Kazekage was not related to the Third Kazekage by blood, but he learned and mastered 'Magnet Release' and passed it on to Gaara, although Gaara almost never used it.

Later, Gaara's disciple also mastered 'Magnet Release'.

However, the difficulty of learning bloodline elimination—

Only Ōnoki learned Dust Release from his master 'Mu'.

His son, Huangtu, and granddaughter, Heitu, were both unable to learn Dust Release; thus, the once-powerful Bloodline Limit Break became a thing of the past with the death of Onoki.

Speaking of talent, Kurotsuchi, the granddaughter of the Fourth Tsuchikage, Onoki, nicknamed "Leg Shadow," is definitely not lacking.

However, none of the Fourth Tsuchikage could use Dust Release, which shows how difficult it is to learn Kekkei Tota.

Even Kage-level powerhouses wouldn't dare say they've definitely mastered it.

"You've only been learning for a short time, and you already want to master the power of 'Radiance'?"

Yu rolled his eyes at Qiong Mei. Even if he secretly 'activated' her with all-attribute chakra mastery, fusing with the bloodline limit would not be something that could be done overnight.

That's right. After several battles with 'Flame Lord' Ma Shenme and no improvement whatsoever, Qiong Mei chose to go home for a 'mid-game' rest.

"This is, after all, one of that person's powers,"

"If it's so easy to master, wouldn't it make everyone from before look like fools?"

Qiong Mei agreed with what Yu said, but—

"I just ran into Nao."

Qiong Mei narrowed her eyes, her suspicious gaze falling on You.

"She suddenly puts on this arrogant, hypocritical act, doesn't she?"

"Hey, they're just concerned about you. What do you mean by being condescending?"

You coughed and quickly changed the subject.

"Speaking of which, where is Xiaoying?"

"Xiaoying has gone back to the shrine. After all, she is a shrine maiden and can't always run out to play." As she spoke, Qiongmei raised her hand and pointed, and white clay swam out, completely sealing the gate.

"Shouldn't my brother care more about me than Xiaoying?"

"I also want--"

Seeing Qiong Mei walking towards him, Yu almost couldn't help but stare at the ceiling speechlessly.

What do you all take me for?

A mini vibratory excavator?!
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Recently,
All eyes in the world are on 'Sun Island'.

First, the joint superhuman forces of the island nation and America were wiped out in one fell swoop because they acted too high-profile.

Then came diplomats from numerous countries who were burned to ashes—only Roman, the young master of the Cervantes family, escaped back.

This kind of thing shouldn't be known to ordinary people, but unfortunately there's a guy in this world named KYG who received the tip early on and cornered the disheveled Roman.

Duke of Blazing Sun, Eternal Flame Mansion, Destroy the World.
These terms instantly dominated the headlines and databases of major search engines and AI; countless people were eager to know everything that happened on Sun Island, but even the notoriously audacious 'KYG' didn't have much information, if you count teasing Roman.

The fire creatures on Sun Island, especially the higher-ranking ones, use 'sunlight' as an attack method.

In other words, unless KYG ensures that he is not locked onto by the opponent's attack, it will be almost impossible for him to dodge the attack as easily as before!
No matter how fast he moves, he can't outrun light.

It would be too much to ask KYG to make it impossible for even a Ghost-level expert to lock on.

In this situation, unless KYG really wants to die, he wouldn't go to the core area of ​​Sun Island.

Currently, he's just doing live streams and making videos on the periphery: anyway, with the size of 'Sun Island,' there's enough room for him to 'slack off' like this for a long time.

For the various countries, the loss of a few diplomats was insignificant, but the intelligence Roman brought back was a major headache: that 'Duke of the Sun' was brazenly challenging the entire world! Who gave him the courage?!

Do you really think the siblings from the Sea Kingdom and the American saints are vegetarians?

Not to mention the island nation's 'principal', although he rarely appears in public, the intelligence agencies of various countries have all proven that his will is behind every extraordinary event.

"Duke of the Blazing Sun, if you're so capable, go and attack Tokyo!"
Many countries, including the United States, are both angry and alarmed, fearing they may become the first target ignited by the other side.

Australia, which is actually closest to Sun Island, has been overlooked by everyone.

Every day, all the messages coming from over there are requests for help.
It has made many countries too lazy to even glance at it.

However, Australia is actually undergoing dramatic changes.

In the Carlton district, at a restaurant in a stronghold of armed Italians, a group of men carrying long and short weapons hadn't slept all night.

Until a middle-aged man pushed open the door.

"Parents of Cortal, do we really want to join this church?"

"Who exactly is this 'Lord' they speak of—"

When their parents returned, the group of Italian men surrounded them, eagerly asking what had happened; only a few of the more observant ones noticed the parents' rosy skin and how their wrinkles had disappeared, making them seem ten years younger.

"Quiet!"

As soon as the middle-aged man named 'Kotal' spoke, all the noise immediately disappeared.

It wasn't just his prestige, but also some inexplicable force that made everyone subconsciously shut their mouths.

"From this moment forward, we are all devout believers under the banner of the 'Sanctuary'!"

"The Lord's majesty is beyond question, and the Lord's commands are not to be disobeyed!"

After speaking, the middle-aged man's gaze swept over the men present, making them feel terrified and afraid to utter a single dissenting voice.

"I know you're all confused,"

"But there are some things I cannot explain to you in detail."

Cottal still finds it incredible to recall everything he saw at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Since the advent of the superhumans, superhuman abilities such as controlling water and fire, flying and escaping have emerged one after another; with the advanced level of modern communication, coupled with the activity of a certain 'news king', even ordinary people have become aware of many superhuman abilities.

but--

Recalling the method by which the power was stripped from the corpse and condensed, Cortal shuddered.

He clenched his fist, and the surging power within him brought him back to his senses.

This ability, this ability.
"Without a doubt, the Lord has descended!"

While the other Italian men were baffled and even suspected that their parents had been 'brainwashed,' Cortács reached out and snatched a rifle from a man next to him.

Gaa gaa gaa

With a twist of his hands
The metal gun barrel in his hands began to slowly deform like putty, eventually turning into a twisted mess.

"This is the strength given to me by the Lord. We must all follow the Lord wholeheartedly. Anyone who has a divided heart will be the first person I will not forgive!"

Extraordinary power?!
I understand—

Now everyone else suddenly understood.

So that's how it is. The 'big shot' who occupied Melbourne bestowed extraordinary medicine upon the parents.

In that case, it wouldn't be wrong to call him 'Lord': in this chaotic age, what else could give us strength but 'Lord'?
"Parents, we support you!"

"Whatever the Lord commands, we will do our utmost!"

"As you know, I have always been a faithful believer in the Lord—"

A group of men who had stayed up all night had their eyes shining, wishing they could kneel down at the feet of that 'master' right now and kiss his hands. His boots would be fine too!
If all else fails, the ground I've walked on is acceptable.

Italy
But it's the country that's best at taking sides.

During World War I, it was initially a member of the Central Powers, but later secretly switched to the Allied Powers and became one of the victorious nations.

During World War II, as an Axis power at the beginning, it was a major liability and a drag on the country. However, after the Allied forces landed in Sicily, it immediately launched a coup to overthrow the previous government and then switched sides to the Allied camp in a second, becoming a 'conditionally victorious nation'.

Italy has twice mysteriously emerged as the 'victorious nation,' which means you may not believe in Italy's fighting strength, but you cannot doubt its ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

That 'Lord' was actually willing to bestow an extraordinary potion; worshipping him is the most fitting thing to do.

“There’s more good news,”

Kotal smiled and clapped his hands.

"Lord, you also have Italian blood flowing through your veins."

That's a huge advantage! Next, the Italians will definitely make a big splash in this 'Sanctuary' camp!

(End of this chapter)