One Piece: Lord of Disaster.

Chapter 251 Listen to Katakuri tell the story of the past! Announcing my return!

It might sound a bit ambiguous.

However, at that moment, Roya was indeed pulled into Katakuri's arms.

Katakuri soared into the sky and embraced Roya passionately. The two remained in that position as they crashed onto the island's harbor.

How should I put it? It felt a bit like Link hugging Zelda when she turned back into human form.

Then, Bonney, who landed right after them on the port, looked at Katakuri, who was enthusiastically embracing Roa, and couldn't help but say,

"Are they really that close? I've never seen Katakuri treat anyone like this before!"

Even when facing her own brothers and sisters, she didn't show this kind of enthusiasm.

"Roya is Katakuri's only friend and his greatest life goal! They were best friends back in the Rocks Pirates days, but what's even more interesting is..."

Perospero paused, then smiled and said, "Bonnie, you don't know what kind of person Roya really is, so you don't know that Roya's attitude towards Katakuri is truly special."

"Eh--"

Bonnie seemed to understand, but not quite.

But Xiong, who had personally experienced that era, knew what Perospero was talking about.

At that time, everyone thought that Roya was a bloodless and tearless demon.

It is a natural disaster that appears simply to make the world chaotic.

But even such a man isn't truly heartless, is he?
"Oh my, Katakuri, you're actually crying?"

Luo Ya smiled with great interest.

He was almost seventeen years old and already over two meters tall, but compared to Katakuri, who was over five meters tall, he still looked like a child.

So the tears dripping onto his head seemed rather annoying.

"Men are allowed to cry sometimes too!"

Katakuri chuckled. "It might not be a long time for you, but it's been a full twenty-five years for me!"

"I thought I'd never have a chance to surpass you in this lifetime!"

Luo Ya couldn't help but chuckle. "So that's why?"

"Surpassing you has been my dream for most of my life! How could I possibly forget it so easily! I am completely different now than I was back then!"

Katakuri released Roya, letting him land on the ground. As he looked down at his old friend, whom he hadn't seen in so long but who still looked as young as ever, a satisfied smile spread across his usually menacing mouth filled with sharp teeth.
"Roya, I'm twenty-five years ahead of you! How about it, want to test the power I've accumulated over these twenty-five years?"

"Oh, it's been over twenty years. Is your first reaction upon seeing me to want to fight?"

Luo Ya raised the corners of his mouth. "But before that, tell me properly what exactly happened during this time."

"it is good."

Katakuri nodded slightly. "I guessed you were also interested in these things. Perfect, I also have some questions I'd like to ask you. Let's talk somewhere else."

"Ah."

So Katakuri led Roa and the other two back to the castle in the center of Whole Cake Island.

This castle, originally built by Aunt Lingling, now belongs to the Ka family.

In the castle's reception room, Katakuri and Roa took their seats. Also present were Toki Amatsuki and Bonnie, who had shamelessly squeezed in.

Charlotte, the princess of the Destruction family, is quite interested in that part of history that she is unaware of.

"Isn't it all because of this woman?"

Katakuri looked at Amatsuki standing next to Roya and said, "Mom said that at first they didn't realize what had happened until they contacted us and found out that two days had passed before they realized what this woman's abilities were."

"Ah."

Roya nodded and said casually, "Shi is a Paramecia-type Time-Time Fruit user, who can make any person or object travel through time."

"Golden Lion also came to this conclusion. It's an amazing ability. If it weren't for her, Mom said she really wouldn't know how to escape that time."

Katakuri nodded as expected. "So, Roya, what exactly happened back then? Why didn't you travel to two days in the future with Mom and the others? If I'm not mistaken, you traveled straight to the present!"

Boni, sitting next to Katakuri, listened intently, his eyes wide open, while simultaneously reaching for a dessert from the coffee table and stuffing it into his mouth.

The ability to travel through time?
There are such amazing Devil Fruits in the world!

So, this guy named Luo Ya traveled from twenty-five years ago to the present in one go?

Doesn't that mean this guy is actually much younger than me?
"It's nothing, Shi just wanted to commit suicide with me."

Luo Ya chuckled. "What a willful woman, isn't she? But I didn't want to die, so I had to turn her into a vengeful spirit. There was a slight mishap when I was trying to get her to activate her power, and in the blink of an eye, several days have passed."

A ghost?

Upon hearing another unfamiliar term, Bonnie couldn't help but take a closer look at Tenzuki Toki.

Aside from the eyes, there doesn't seem to be anything special about them, does it?
"Huh? Suicide pact? What a ridiculous reason!"

Katakuri couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Roya, a guy like you, how could you have missed the sea for so many decades for such a ridiculous reason?"

"Feelings are a strange thing, aren't they?"

Roya shrugged, not really caring. "And then, what happened after I left?"

"After realizing that you weren't sent to the same time as them, your mom and the others stayed and waited for you for a few days."

Katakuri continued, "But you never showed up, and they were worried that something had happened to you."

"However, it was at this time that the World Government raised your bounty. Mom and the others then realized that you must not have been captured by the government, otherwise, the World Government would not have gone to such lengths."

"Hmm, that's correct reasoning. But, can my bounty actually be increased?"

Roya asked with great interest, "So how much is my bounty now?"

"Even looking at the entirety of history, no one has a higher bounty than you."

Katakuri laughed and said, "Although not many people know about you now because the World Government has erased your information, back then, when the wanted poster was published, it caused a sensation throughout the world."

"Six billion Berries! Even Roger can't compare to you."

"Eh! Cough cough cough!"

Upon hearing Katakuri's words, Bonney choked on the dessert in her mouth. "Six billion?! Katakuri-nii, really? Does this guy really have such a high bounty? Yours is only forty-one billion!"

"That's because you don't understand what Roya really meant on the high seas twenty-five years ago."

Katakuri even had a hint of pride on his face.

"Alright, alright, enough bragging. What happened next?"

Luo Ya pressed for an answer.

"After realizing that you were safe and sound, and that the woman's ability was to travel to the future, Golden Lion speculated that you may have traveled to a more distant future for some reason."

Katakuri said, "Then, they started discussing their next move. The betrayal of Wang Zhi and the other two completely shattered the pirate alliance. The balance of power had collapsed. Even if the four of them were combined, they would not be a match for the World Government at that time.

"Mom said we should hide and lay low for a while, but Golden Lion thought that instead of retreating, we should retaliate fiercely."

“He said that since the World Government doesn’t know you’re gone, they should continue to believe that! So, he launched attacks on many member states! During that time, the whole world was on edge because of him, and in the end, the World Government had no choice but to negotiate with Mom and the others.”

"Wang Zhi and his two companions became legal pirates under the World Government. As the original three Shichibukai, they acted as the World Government's representatives in the New World and made a pact with their mothers not to interfere with each other, thus ending the era of the Seven Kings."

"but--"

Katakuri paused.

"But none of you expected that I would never come back?"

Roya said with a smile.

"Ah."

Katakuri nodded. "A few days after that battle, your subordinates contacted your mother and the others to inquire about the details of the battle."

"They came to the same conclusion, but at the time they also thought you would be back soon, so they bluffed along with the Golden Lion."

"But, one year, two years... you never came back. The change started in Elbaf. Shortly after that battle, the World Government secretly sent the demonized Harald back to Elbaf. He took a group of Titans that had also been demonized with him. He didn't stay long and left quickly. After realizing that you might have run into trouble, Harald was sent back to Elbaf."

"The demonic giants ruled that country."

"But you never showed up."

Luo Ya nodded slightly.

The others were manageable, but the demonized Harald was simply beyond the capabilities of his former subordinates. Even Uncle Shiki probably couldn't handle him. He was already top-tier in strength, and after being enhanced by Im, he even gained immortality, making him undoubtedly one of the world's most formidable monsters.

"Your subordinates probably realized the seriousness of the situation as well. The Catastrophe Corporation began to consolidate its forces, and the World Government simultaneously began to hunt it down worldwide. A few years later, the Catastrophe Corporation had disappeared without a trace."

Katakuri continued, "But before they disappeared, they sent us a message saying they would wait for you to come back."

"After that, the World Government began to consciously erase your existence, and all newspapers and books in the world were forbidden from mentioning the name Roya."

"Is that so?"

Luo Ya was not surprised.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that the world government is being overly cautious by being able to bluff for several years.

"Shortly after that, your territory was divided between Wang Zhi and Kaido, and they even had a few minor clashes. Then the Whitebeard Pirates returned, and the New World truly entered a new era." "What about Loki and Teach?"

Roya asked.

"I knew you were going to ask that,"

Katakuri chuckled. "They appeared on the sea about five years ago. Loki commanded the Giant Warrior Pirates, which originally consisted of the three hundred giant warriors you had. Dorry and Brogy were both serving under him. Teach was with Doflamingo and Bege, while Moria was with some guys I didn't recognize at all."

"The irony is that when the three groups of people started to sail the seas, everyone was amazed by their power, but few people knew that they were originally your subordinates."

"Eh!"

Bonney choked again, "Teach, Loki, and Moria, are they all Roya's subordinates?"

"He wasn't even his strongest subordinate."

Katakuri once again bragged about his best friend in front of his sister, "If Roa hadn't had that accident back then, and the Disaster Company had developed smoothly to where it is today, who in the world could rival them?"

"Eh!"

The large-sized beauty's eyes were wide open.

"So, Katakuri, have you seen them?"

Luo Ya asked with interest.

"I know what you want to ask,"

Katakuri said, "When Loki and Teach came to the New World, I went to see them and wanted to teach them a lesson for you, but those two said they were going to sea for some other purpose."

"plan?"

Luo Ya raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, that's what they say. Whether you believe it or not is up to you."

Katakuri casually said, "Besides, that was more than four years ago, and I don't know if they've changed at all since then."

"During this time, Loki has been trying to attack Elbaf, but he has been repelled by Harald every time. Teach, on the other hand, has been constantly expanding his power and has already fought with Wang Zhi several times. It has to be said that those two guys are already quite powerful!"

"As for Moria, that guy has never been to the New World. He's been traveling all over the world. Who knows how he became a Shichibukai?"

"Is that so?"

Luo Ya nodded slowly, "Then let's ask them properly when we see them later."

"Haha, so, are we going to go find them next?"

Katakuri said with great interest.

"Find?"

Luo Ya's lips twitched slightly. "What kind of logic is it for a boss to go looking for his subordinates? Let them come to me."

"Oh? I thought you were planning to keep a low profile for a while, and then make a big scene after you found your subordinates."

Katakuri said with great interest, "Are you ready to announce your return to the whole world now?"

"We've already made the world wait twenty-five more years, let's not waste any more time now,"

Luo Ya pondered for a moment, "Hmm, what about Wang Zhi? Since he's become a lackey of the government, he doesn't deserve to occupy the captain's island anymore."

"Hahaha, after all these years you still can't forget about Lox?"

Katakuri laughed heartily.

"It's only been nine years for me."

"But Roya,"

Katakuri straightened up slightly, "Wang Zhi also possesses immortality! Otherwise, how do you think he could stand tall in the New World for decades!"

"Immortality? That's not surprising, but,"

Luo Ya raised his right hand and clenched it slightly.

Crack!

A jet-black, domineering lightning bolt leaped up, its violent aura vanishing in an instant.

However, Katakuri's eyes widened in disbelief. "That Conqueror's Haki? Roa!"

what happened?

Although it was only for a moment, the intensity of Roya's Conqueror's Haki was a bit outrageous, wasn't it?

Although Roja was very strong 25 years ago, did his Conqueror's Haki reach this level?

Surely, if Luo Ya were to travel directly to the present day, twenty-five years in the future, he wouldn't immediately become even stronger, would he?
"That should be enough for now."

Roya raised the corners of his mouth. "Silver Axe's territory is still between Wano Country and Wano Country, right? Let's use him to give it a try."

"Haha! Looks like you're going to make headlines again this time!"

Katakuri's eyes gradually became excited.

Roya is back, and this sea is about to become interesting again!

"But what if Loki and the others aren't sure they'll come to see you?"

Katakuri asked with great interest.

Roya's smile grew even brighter. "Then, we can only hope that they truly possess power surpassing mine."

"Haha, I think so too!"

Katakuri nodded as a matter of course; that kid has never been very shrewd.

Can I come along?

Bonnie raised his right hand with sparkling eyes, "I've wanted to kill those two idiots, Silver Axe and Wang Zhi, for a long time!"

Katakuri glanced at his little sister, then smiled and said, "Let's go together! Perfect timing, let's go pick up Mom."

"Ok?"

Luo Ya was somewhat surprised to hear him say that. "What, isn't Aunt Lingling here?"

"Hehe, Mom had another conflict with Katakuri-nii-san,"

Bonnie said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Then we helped Katakuri beat up Mom, and she ran out to find reinforcements in a fit of anger."

"puff!"

Luo Ya couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Aunt Lingling, it seems you haven't been doing very well these past few years.

However, given Bonney's strength, it's only natural that Aunt Linlin would get beaten up if she teamed up with Katakuri.

"Wano Country?"

Roya asked Katakuri while laughing.

"Where else could it be?"

Katakuri casually remarked, "Kaido has become stronger than my mother now, and his daughter Yamato is also exceptionally powerful."

"Oh, Yamato?"

Luo Ya sighed, "She was only three years old when I left, wasn't she? Now she's older than me."

"Hmph, not that impressive!"

Bonnie snorted, "One day I'll beat that guy to a pulp!"

Katakuri explained, "Boni and Yamato have fought several times, and Boni has been at a disadvantage each time."

"They just didn't win!"

Bonnie immediately bristled, "But I didn't lose either!"

"Okay, okay, I didn't lose."

Katakuri's tone was full of affection.

then.

He suddenly looked at Roya, "Have you said enough, Roya?"

"Okay, I'll grant your wish,"

Roya smiled. "Perfect, I'll get used to my new power too."

"So, you really have gotten stronger too, haven't you?"

"Yes, the world has become more adapted to me, so I've evolved a little."

"Evolution? You mean awakening?"

"That's fine if you want to understand it that way."

(End of this chapter)