I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 630 A Prosperous Era (Mistaken)
Tokyo,

No. 1-1, Chiyoda-cho, Chiyoda-ku,
In front of the island nation's imperial palace, a group of samurai knelt upright on the ground, arranged in two rows.

A katana lies beside him, his hands resting on his knees; his tense expression suggests he's about to draw his sword and slash someone at any moment!

Of course, their orderly kneeling before the imperial palace wasn't to kill anyone, but rather to welcome them—

Buzzing buzzing buzzing

An Osprey transport plane flew in, slowing down only slightly, and a figure leaped out of the open hatch: long black hair, ordinary sportswear, at first glance she looked like some kind of athletic older sister; but her white pupils were unique to the island nation.

brush,

Pegasus hoped to leap down and land lightly in front of the Imperial Palace.

"Welcome back to the palace, Consort Tianma!!"

The two rows of kneeling samurai bowed their heads; they were all members of the 'Genji' clan, of noble status; yet recently they had been unable to lift their heads because:

"Yame, come here."

Under Iori Kazuka's waving, Shimizu Ami slowly walked to the front of the line.

The girl had a constant feeling that the samurai behind her would suddenly strike her with his sword at any moment.
In fact, these 'Genji' samurai were indeed envious and jealous of Shimizu Ami: among so many of them with 'genuine' royal blood, not a single one had awakened the Eye of God!

On the contrary, this girl who came from the 'demiplane' accidentally awakened the 'Eye of God': even if it was of inferior quality, it still made them feel ashamed.

Several elderly people, unable to bear it any longer, even slit their own throats at home.

The comments section lamented that they weren't qualified to serve the Heavenly Horse's Beloved, and so on.
"You're Shimizu Ami?"

Tenma walked up to the timid girl, smiled, and patted her on the shoulder.

"Don't be nervous,"

"Now that you've awakened the 'Eye of God,' we're all family from now on: if there's anything inconvenient, just let me know."

Shimizu Ami looked up, her gray pupils reflecting the other person's cheerful smile. She was infected by the other person's smile and subconsciously nodded emphatically.

"Yes, dear sister."

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"Hahaha~~ That's right, I'm kind of your older sister too. Come on—"

Taking the other person's hand, Tenma hoped to wave to Iori Ichika, whose face was full of displeasure.

"Yihua, I'm back."

"Tsk,"

Iori Kazuka snorted, not because Shimizu Ami was being led by Tenma Nozomi like a 'little wife,' but because:

"Where's the jade?!"

"It's been returned to the Sea Kingdom,"

"You...how could you...me?!"

The answer that Tenma hoped for left Iori Kazuka, who had been pointing and gesturing, speechless.

Leaving behind that 'Yasakani no Magatama', Pegasus hopes to be the 'strongest' transcendent being in the island nation! Okay, the strongest on the surface: with both great Onmyoji being shut-ins, Pegasus, who can cut the moon with his sword, is definitely considered a strongman even among Dragon-level beings.

But returning the three divine artifacts to the Sea Kingdom would only make it a 'mere' ghost-level weapon.

"Don't worry, if a crisis occurs, the Sea Kingdom is not unwilling to lend us the divine artifact."

Holding Ichika's hand with his other hand, Tenma looked on with confidence.

"Using this artifact has allowed me to further develop the 'Eye of God'; although I'm still far from a breakthrough, I've gained a lot."

As he spoke, he took one hand and strode toward the Imperial Palace, where three people were waiting quietly.

Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami, Chizuru Kagura.

As members of the "Three Sacred Treasures Family", upon hearing that the "Amaterasu Bloodline" had returned from their travels, they felt obligated to come and greet them, both for personal and professional reasons.

After all, his terrifying form when he fought against 'Orochi' was still very impressive.

"You've become weaker,"

The moment Iori Yagami opened his mouth, his words instantly froze the atmosphere.

"I want to challenge the strong!"

"Yes, that was with the help of a divine artifact."

Tenma wanted to speak frankly and didn't feel offended at all.

"But don't underestimate me. I'm one of the strongest among the Demon-level monsters now."

Faced with Pegasus's confident answer, Iori Yagami's eyes flashed: After a few days in this world, he had learned about the power levels here: he, Kyo, and Chizuru were the so-called Demon-level.

Of course, they also have trump cards like the 'Three Divine Skills', making them far from ordinary Ghost-level characters.

"Alright, I'll challenge you."

"No problem, let's go inside and talk. Also—"

Turning to look at the two rows of samurai serving as a backdrop, Tenma wished to give the following instructions:
"You should all get up too. As long as you work hard in your cultivation, you will always make progress."

"Yes!!"

The two rows of warriors rose in unison and bowed to Pegasus to accept the order.

If their complicated feelings for 'Shimizu Ami'—no, 'Princess Shimizu'—were simply due to blood ties, then being utterly defeated by the idle Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami these past few days has left them utterly ashamed.

If you can't even defeat the 'Three Sacred Treasures Clan', then relinquish the title of 'Genji' and start training as a wild samurai again!

In short, these 'Genji' samurai have been dealt a heavy blow recently. Nozomi Tenma couldn't say anything about it.

If you're not as skilled as others, what's there to say?

An extraordinary era is rolling forward, not only with the chaos of "Free America, fighting every day".

In Egypt, there's the widespread worship of the High Priest Imhotep; and the Sea Kingdom is also experiencing a period of extraordinary "outbreak." If humanity doesn't progress, it will be suppressed: you must know that whether it's the people of the Sea Kingdom or the Sea Kings, they are born extraordinary!
This is an era of extraordinary and unbridled growth, an era of flourishing life.

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Non-professional waters,
"Congratulations to the King of the Coast on becoming a father!"

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

A grand celebration is being held in the territory of Luffy's Adventurers, one of the "Four Kings".

In the rebuilt city, there were cheerful pedestrians everywhere: everyone was in family units, leading the elderly and children to the dock, congratulating each other: if you didn't know better, you would think that a child had been born in their family.

In fact, the member of the 'Luffy Adventure Team' who gave birth to children is: the King of the Near Sea.

The pier was so crowded that the militia had to step in to maintain order; just like at a popular tourist attraction, they cleared lanes: people kept moving forward, glancing at the pier before immediately leaving from the other side.

Even so, it couldn't dampen people's enthusiasm; in fact, a large number of foreigners traveled from afar to attend the ceremony.

"Wow, there are so many people!"

On the sea outside the dock, Luffy stood on the back of the giant ribbonfish-shaped 'King of the Near Sea', waving with his one arm to the 'spectators', which drew cheers like the waves crashing on the shore!

Luffy is the representative of combat power in this sea area. His "Eight Gates" technique just held off the Eight Heroes of the Sky Continent. He is also one of the strongest among the Demon-level fighters.

Of course, his "Eight Gates Formation" also has significant drawbacks: it has a short duration and requires him to lie down for half a day after each use.

"What's so interesting about them? They're just a bunch of fish."

Zorro, who was standing next to her with his arms crossed, spoke calmly, unaware that his posture immediately drew screams and flying kisses from a large number of women.

It's a pity that everyone in Luffy's adventure team is virtuous, otherwise the number of 'illegitimate children' could easily exceed three digits!

"What are you talking about?"

On the other side, riding on the back of another giant ribbonfish, the navigator girl stood with her hands on her hips and retorted.

“These are all Xiao Jin’s children, our nephews and nieces.”

"This quantity—"

Zorro was speechless and raised his hand to draw a circle.

In the vast ocean at the dock, apart from the two giant ribbonfish 'sea kings' at their feet, the water surface shimmered and rippled constantly: because beneath this water were tens of thousands of ribbonfish fry!

Although they are called cubs, each one is as thick as a human arm: they are the offspring of the 'King of the Near Sea'.

“I can already foresee the future of this sea area: it will be eaten up by them.”

The entire dock was occupied by these large ribbonfish 'babies', who were opening their mouths wide, waiting for the surrounding ships to feed them: unlike other wild sea monster babies that need to 'fend for themselves', they have a 'good father' and are born to be fed as soon as they open their mouths.

"No, it won't."

The navigator girl retorted,
"As the concentration of spiritual energy continues to rise, the reproduction rate of marine life is also increasing."

If it weren't for this, the numerous 'sea kings' active in this area would have already devoured all the creatures in the ocean.

"When Xiao Jin's children are a bit older, we can consider having them join the 'military force' and entrust them to the militia for education and upbringing. They would be a good fighting force."

As the team's 'steward,' the navigator girl is naturally not just overflowing with 'girlish heart': the children of the coastal kings are born with dog-level abilities as soon as they grow up; after reaching adulthood, they may very well step into wolf-level, which would be a significant boost for their faction.

As for why she knew this so clearly, it was because the offspring of the other sea kings had grown up one after another!

Several years have passed since the resurgence of the extraordinary era, and many extraordinary individuals have had offspring. However, the human infancy period is too long to show any difference.

The non-conciergeous sea kings, however, have inherited the rapid growth talent of fish. Many of their offspring have been eaten by their own 'parents' or driven out of their territory in the struggle for food, and have to go to other sea areas to forage.

This has also led to the emergence of numerous poaching pirates in this sea area:
They specifically target sea king cubs, capturing them to sell to various countries or powerful forces.

"Compared to the Sea Kings, what's more worrying is Arlong and his group."

Changing the subject, the young navigator, perched atop the back of the sea monster—a female ribbonfish forcibly taken as her husband by the 'King of the Coast'—worried about another issue:
"I've heard that the children of their 'Sea Kingdom' can kill wild boars at one year old and overturn cars at two. If this continues, I'm afraid one day they'll be fighting us—"

Battle erupts!

That's right, the "Hai Kingdom Clan" who belong to the "Hai Kingdom" also have their own lives.

Naturally, they also gave birth to many offspring: unlike humans, their children possessed some characteristics of marine life and grew up exceptionally fast.

Currently, the Independence region is relatively sparsely populated, but what if time goes on—and the leader, Arlong, is extremely hostile to humans and has declared his intention to expel them from this sea and establish a sea kingdom paradise? Previously, most of the sea kingdom's inhabitants did not support him, but what if their numbers continue to grow?
"We'll talk about that later."

Luffy chuckled and immediately pulled out his "trust in the wisdom of posterity" move, leaving even Zorro speechless.

"Luffy, are you prepared to remain one-armed forever?"

Upon hearing Zorro's question, Luffy raised his hand and touched his left shoulder.

"no way,"

"Ordinary arms can't keep up with my fighting style."

We are now in the extraordinary era. With advanced medical technology, replacing an arm is a piece of cake. This is something that the other 'king' of this sea area, the blonde loli Annie, can do with ease.

But as Luffy said, once he opens the Eight Gates, what arm of what strength can keep up with his pace?
Even an arm made of superhuman alloy couldn't withstand that intensity!
As for limb regeneration, that's a bit more advanced.

"How about we ask Lord Ōtakemaru for help?"

(End of this chapter)