I planted a sacred tree in Tokyo.

Chapter 705 The Great War Between Extraordinary Forces

"Cough cough cough,"

"I'm sorry, Lord Ōtakemaru."

Outside the VIP area, on the highest peak of Mount Suzuka floating in the sky, KYG knelt on one knee in the golden and white jade hall, bowing his head in shame.

"That's what happened. I couldn't save Ah Long."

"Ah Long."

At the head of the hall, there were two thrones side by side, one for Ōtakemaru and the other for Suzuka Gozen.

The first to speak was Suzuka Gozen, dressed in a valiant hunting robe with white and red trim and wearing a black eboshi hat.

"I clearly instructed him to act together with Roman."

But things still went wrong!

Suzuka Gozen was naturally aware of the feud between Arlong and Teach: as their leader, she had no reason to stop her subordinate from seeking revenge. However, the two were far too weak, so she had already instructed him to accompany Roman on his mission.

Roman possesses the 'Water Instantaneous Movement' technique, making him virtually invincible on the sea. Even when outmatched, he can retreat with ease.

"Roman attended an 'exchange meeting' in Tokyo, and the operation was originally scheduled for three days later, but..."

KYG took the initiative to explain for Roman, saying that jokes are jokes, but when it comes to serious matters, you can't let your teammates down, especially since this incident really wasn't Roman's fault.

"Roman is already on his way back."

“Ah Long was too impulsive,”

Upon hearing this, Suzuka Gozen understood everything.

Aaron acted on his own without waiting for Roman and fell into Teach's hands. So the question now is:
"What is that Teach trying to do?"

This question was asked to Ōtakemaru, who was standing next to him.

When Suzuka Gozen appeared, Teach was already dead, and she learned about this 'traitor of the Sea Kingdom' from other people.

"He probably wants to solve this once and for all."

Ootengu, with one hand supporting his chin, was deep in thought.
"Whatever Teach wants to do in the Bering Sea, he will not let Aaron and Roman ruin it."

Originally, Ōtakemaru had anticipated that this would be a long and drawn-out battle: with Roman around, even if they couldn't defeat Teach, they could still escape.

However, to his surprise, Aaron ignored their warnings and went to cause trouble for Teach on his own—only to be caught red-handed.

Should he say he doesn't understand his subordinates that well, or that Teach knows Aaron's personality inside and out?

With his eyes slightly closed, Ōtakemaru stopped thinking about these questions.

Now that things have come to this, what he needs to do is—

"Kujira, Crab Princess."

"Here!" ×2
Two ghost-level generals from the Sea Kingdom stepped forward from the left and right sides of the hall.

"Summon all the 'Sea Kingdoms' and head to the Bering Sea in three days to rescue Arlong!"

"Yes!"×2
The two generals from the Sea Kingdom accepted the order in unison.

"Lord Otakemaru,"

KYG, who was kneeling on one knee, raised his head.

"Please allow me to join the operation!"

Having just had a 'solo' match with Teach during the Bering tsunami, the injured 'News King' had a serious expression and spoke earnestly.

"It was thanks to Lady Kani's gift that I gained extraordinary power and came to where I am today."

"If one does not know how to repay kindness, how is he any different from a beast?"

"Little K, you..."

Crab Princess's eyes flickered. No one present was stupid. Teach dared to announce so openly that he would 'execute' Arlong in three days. His intention was to force the Sea Kingdom to go to a head-on battle!

Given the disparity in strength between Teach and the Sea Kingdom, he had absolutely no chance of winning. There's only one reason:
"On this trip, we might very well encounter the 'Eight Heroes Gathering,' you—"

"Lady Kani, I know."

KYG's face lacked its usual fawning and humor; only calmness remained.

"Perhaps you gentlemen do not care, but it is precisely because of the existence of the 'Sea Kingdom' that the people living in this sea area are protected."

"Please allow us to follow Ōtakemaru into battle without permission. Whatever we may face, it is our own choice!"

The reason for using the word 'we' is, of course, because:
"Sorry, I'm late."

"Ah Long has been arrested?"

Two voices came from the open door: Roman, in a suit and tie, with blond hair and sunglasses; and Luffy, with a mechanical arm.

"Lord Ōtakemaru, please allow us to participate in this operation as well."

Roman took off his sunglasses and made a promise.

"I will definitely bring Ah Long back!"

Theoretically, Ah Long's arrest was indeed unrelated to him; but if he hadn't had a fight with Ah Long, this wouldn't have happened.

Moreover, Roman is not an ingrate. The Cervantes family is able to monopolize the 'artificial Devil Fruit' industry and is truly wealthy beyond measure because of the threat posed by the 'Sea Kingdom' behind them.

Otherwise, given his previous strength, which wasn't even at the Ghost level, he would have been wiped out by various forces long ago.

"Brother Ōtakemaru, let me lend you a hand!"

Luffy grinned and raised his normal arm.
"I'll go even if you refuse!"

"it is good."

Since these emerging forces are willing to help, Ōtakemaru has no reason to refuse.

"Pass down the order: assemble the troops. Three days from now—"

"Crush the Bering Sea!"

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"Something happened!"

"Breaking news! Breaking news!!"

"Teach has captured 'Aron' and threatened to publicly execute him in the Bering Sea three days from now!"

Governments and people around the world, who were originally focused on "development", seemed to be whipped by an invisible whip and suddenly turned their attention to the Bering Sea.

"How dare Teach provoke the Sea Kingdom—"

"Who knows, maybe he's plotting something again?"

If someone else had said this, they wouldn't have believed it a hundred times; but this news came from the mouth of the 'King of News'.

Given his relationship with Haiguo, he certainly wouldn't talk nonsense. In other words, Ah Long, that 'racist,' really has been arrested?

When KYG announced that they had captured Teach and that a public execution would be held in the Bering Sea three days later, it caused an uproar around the world like a boulder thrown into a lake.

Given the unique nature of that sea area, many people have vague guesses:

Is another epic battle about to begin?

"That idiot Ah Long."

The female navigator of Luffy's adventure team couldn't help but facepalm.

"If you're not strong enough, don't try to be a hero. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. But him—"

Petty people seek revenge all day long!
Clearly, a cunning man like Teach could easily guess Aaron's plans; he laid an ambush and captured him.

Don't forget, Teach was once a member of the 'Sea Kingdom' who also consumed the Extraordinary Pearl, and he was also a master of naval warfare; Lava Release is earth + water, and Boil Release is fire + water, which means that Teach himself has a strong affinity for water attributes.

Hidden in the ship and lying in ambush, the sudden attack left even the peak Tiger-level Ah Long unable to escape.

“I know you’re unhappy with Aron’s behavior, but now is not the time to talk about that.” With two short sticks tucked into his waistband, the green-haired Zorro raised his eyelids.

Aaron, who was tricked by Teach, is a typical racist who is always looking for trouble with humans and wants to turn the Incontinent into a 'sea kingdom paradise'.

Previously, no one danced with him, but with the birth of the great quantum offspring of the 'Sea Kingdom Clan,' many of their parents began to consider the survival of their offspring—naturally, this led to conflicts with the humans here.

These seafarers are already at least wolf-level in strength, and they have an even greater advantage in the sea.

With the 'Sea Kingdom' backing him up, the human forces on the islands in the non-religious waters have been annoyed by Alon quite a bit.

The navigator of Luffy's adventure team had a conflict with Arlong because of his hometown.

"What we need to do now is to rescue this guy."

The blond chef Sanji placed a cold drink with slices of Devil Fruit in front of everyone and joined the discussion.

"We have been able to live peacefully for the past two years thanks to the Hai Kingdom."

Mount Suzuka of the Sea Kingdom, simply by hovering over this sea area, deterred all extraordinary forces from daring to offend it; even in several major battles, there were strong individuals who resisted and mitigated the aftershocks. In contrast, other cities along the Pacific coast have almost all experienced varying degrees of decline, and many have even been completely destroyed.

"And this is the captain's order."

Since it was Luffy's order, there's no need for further discussion.

Everyone can joke around and laugh, but every team must have an absolute core member, otherwise it will fall apart sooner or later.

"Alright, let's gather some people and go help."

"What about other forces?"

Seeing that even the most vehemently opposed navigator had agreed, the long-nosed sniper next to him pulled out his phone.

"Including the journalists from The King of News, the Cervantes family, and the Anne's Medical Institution."

All the extraordinary forces, large and small, in the non-professional seas responded in unison!

This is only natural.
The siblings of the Sea Kingdom are high and mighty, but they are definitely good to 'mortals'. They don't need to be worshipped by them, and they will even protect them. In addition, the people of the Sea Kingdom have a lot of gold and silver treasures, as well as extraordinary materials. It can be said that the people of this sea area depend on the Sea Kingdom for their livelihood.

Teach not only captured Aaron, but also announced that his execution would be broadcast live globally three days later;

This is a slap in the face to the Sea Kingdom. How could the extraordinary forces in the non-professional sea area agree to this?
"That bastard Teach!"

The navigator girl who was just cursing Ah Long turned around and started cursing a certain 'sea emperor'.

"What exactly is he trying to do? Lord Ōtakemaru already spared him once."

"Nobody knows what that madman is thinking,"

The green-haired man, Zorro, stood up.

"But he's definitely not a fool."

This time, it's bound to be a tough battle.

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"Yu-kun, should we get involved?"

In the principal's office of the Spellcasting Academy, Director Zhuya came again to respectfully request instructions.

As the uproar surrounding 'Ah Long's execution' spread throughout the world, most countries were either prepared to watch or could only observe.

However, a powerful force like the island nation would have to consider whether to intervene: given the strength of both sides, unless the 'principal' in front of them is willing to take action, anyone else who goes there is very likely to perish.

"Teach has already joined the Eight Orochi!"

No, given that guy's personality, he's probably just 'using' him.

The director knew about this because:

“Teach sent someone to contact us,”

Director Zhu Ya explained that, with half her buttocks on the sofa, it looked more like a horse stance than sitting:

"He claimed to have secured the support of the Eight Heroes and offered a 'bargain' that most countries would find hard to refuse in exchange for our non-intervention."

After speaking, the director's gaze fell behind the principal's desk.

"Divine Wood Cutting Technique,"

"Controlled nuclear fusion technology,"

After casually glancing at the documents in her hand, Yu put them down, her face revealing neither joy nor anger, only a faint comment:
"interesting."

Even Director Zhuya didn't dare to say anything about it.

The sacred tree was scattered during the battle between Inari and Yamata no Orochi. Its strength is terrifyingly beyond the definition of physics. It is a divine structure, and it is indeed not an ordinary object.

Currently, only 'filial piety' can handle it. Even Luffy and Roman, who also possess 'black flash', can only create disordered cracks, but cannot achieve precise cutting.

This has led to the island nation's government, and other countries, regardless of the methods they use, acquiring the 'sacred tree':

Faced with the embarrassment of entering a treasure mountain only to return empty-handed!
Such a powerful, god-level material, yet there's no way to process and utilize it?

We can't just follow the example of the Russians, who carried a piece of "sacred wood" onto the battlefield to serve as both a shield and a weapon.

Thankfully, this wasn't in Middle-earth, otherwise I would have earned the glorious title of 'Godwood Shield' on the spot.

As for 'controlled nuclear fusion'
Director Zhu Ya glanced slightly to the side through her glasses.

Xinmei is playing on her phone!

This person can rub a 'little sun' with his hands. Considering the issue of the gods' 'authority', we don't know what His thoughts are on this.

Although it seems that we are more interested in scrolling through our phones now?
Other countries may not care, but the island nation's government certainly needs to consider the thoughts of these two individuals.

Shenmu processing, controlled nuclear fusion—the technology is good, but whether we can acquire it is a big question.

“During this period, I have been focusing on the ‘exchange meeting’.”

After putting down the documents, Yu finally gave his decision.

"You can handle these things yourselves."

"Yes!"

Director Zhu Ya understood immediately; what she meant was:
Don't worry about him.

"So, this is a battle between the Sea Kingdom and the Eight Heroes?"

After Director Zhuya left, Xinmei put down her phone and tilted her head to ask You.

It's not that she doesn't care, it's just that there are some things she can't say in front of outsiders, such as—

"Should I go there using my identity as 'Azure Dragon' from the Akatsuki organization?"

As for what he did in the past?
To mediate or assist the maritime nation, etc.
After all, 'Yashige' was under the command of 'Yamata no Orochi', and was born to stand on the opposite side of everyone, even 'gods'.

"No need,"

However, Yu did not intervene as actively as before.

In the past, most of the 'strong ones' were actually clones of You, so many times, he could only ask Xinmei and Xiaoying to help him out: it was tiring for one person to fight on both sides!

But things are different now. Most of the extraordinary beings have been quietly replaced by real life by Yu: Yang Release creates the body, Yin Release modifies the soul; Yin and Yang unite to create countless creations.

Whether it's Kyokotsuki, Kani-hime, Ōtakemaru, or Suzuka Gozen, they are all real and authentic beings!
So what they do and how they interact with each other is their business.

Yu is the 'creator' and most of the time she no longer personally intervenes.

This incident was not orchestrated by him, but rather a conflict 'self-acted': the ambitious Marshall Teach was preparing to use a victory to lay the foundation for his exploration of the universe.

For You, this was something he was happy to see happen.

So he gave that audacious pirate a little help.

"We'll just watch the show."

(End of this chapter)