Starting with One Piece, a Multiverse Simulation

"So what exactly happened in Alam Village? Weren't you supposed to be tracking Roswaal?"

Why would we suddenly encounter members of the Witch Cult here, and specifically two Archbishops of Sin at once?

Because time was limited, Wood was worried that Subaru Natsuki might die again, so he quickly asked Ram for information.

"I was indeed tracking and investigating Lord Roswaal, and I learned that the reason why the Witch Cult has been gaining so much power recently is entirely because Lady Emilia went to participate in the Royal Selection. Moreover, Lord Roswaal was aware of these things."

Just as I was preparing to investigate further, I encountered 'Gluttony' and 'Greed' here. They seemed to be planning to capture the villagers to force Lady Emilia to show herself.

Lord Roswaal just arrived, but for the safety of the villagers, he led the villagers of Aram away first, and I'm responsible for covering their retreat and holding off the Witch Cult members.

Because Ram's investigation was insufficient to prove that Roswaal had ever harmed Rem, Ram still maintains a certain degree of loyalty to Roswaal out of consideration for past favors.

Furthermore, the villagers of Aram would indeed cause unnecessary trouble if they fell into the hands of the Witch Cult, so Aram ultimately accepted Roswaal's order to stay behind and block the Witch Cult members.

Being the last one to hold the line does not mean death, and Ram, having regained the power of the Oni clan, is quite confident in his own strength.

She hadn't expected that the so-called "Baptiste of the Great Sin" would be just as troublesome. Judging from the strength the two had just displayed, it seemed that it wouldn't be an easy task for her to escape unscathed.

Wood was stunned by what Ram said, because it differed from the information he had obtained in his previous reincarnations.

Wasn't it said that the blonde, mature maid named Frederica scared away the two archbishops of the sins, 'Gluttony' and 'Greed,' because Roswaal arrived in time?

But now Ram says that Roswaal has already left with the villagers, and she is staying behind to cover the rear.

Did the events change after the cycle of reincarnation? Or did Frederica or Roswaal lie?

"And what about the abilities of these two Archbishops of Sin? What are their abilities roughly like?"

There's no time to figure out what Roswaal is plotting right now; Wood has to find out about the abilities of 'Greed' and 'Gluttony' within the limited time available.

This way, even if they re-enter the previous events and Ram loses his memory again, Wood and his team will have a way to address the problem.

"As for this, I don't know either, because this is the first time I've encountered the Witch Cult's 'lust' and 'gluttony'."

I just fought them, so I know nothing about their abilities.

Chapter 373 The Invincible Bishop of Greed?

Hearing Ram say this with such a serious expression, Wood's face also showed a solemn look.

Since if Ram doesn't also have information about the abilities of 'Gluttony' and 'Greed', then he'll have to obtain it himself.

Now he just hopes that Subaru Natsuki can hold on a little longer, so that he can get more information about 'Gluttony' and 'Greed'.

Having fought against "Sloth," Wood knew that the Archbishops of Sin in the Witch Cult seemed to possess a power called "Power."

This power is neither magic nor has any attribute, yet it is extremely powerful. Don't be fooled by how easily Wood defeated 'Sloth'; it was only because it encountered its natural counter.

The so-called "invisible hand" encountered Subaru Natsuki, who could see it directly, and Wood, who possessed excellent five senses and "Observation Haki".

However, this does not mean that Sloth, as a Archbishop of the Sins, is weak.

Don't forget, before Wood arrived there, Sloth single-handedly suppressed Julius, Wilkins, Stinger, and Crusch.

Having just watched the battle for a short while, Wood now knows that the so-called "Greed" possesses an ability similar to magic nullification, or rather, an ability to interfere with time.

As for 'gluttony,' it might be the teleportation ability mentioned earlier...

Of course, whether the power that "Greed" and "Gluttony" have just displayed belongs to their "power" or is a power they inherently possess remains to be examined.

After all, just as 'Sloth' is an earth-elemental spirit that can use high-level earth-elemental magic, Wood is not so naive as to think that 'Greed' and 'Gluttony' only possess the power of authority.

Judging from the power currently displayed by 'Gluttony' and 'Greed', 'Greed' is clearly more troublesome than 'Gluttony'.

While the ability to teleport is somewhat troublesome, with the foresight of "Observation Haki" and the defense of "Armament Haki," even if 'Gluttony' teleports to a blind spot, it may not be able to break through its defenses.

Compared to 'Gluttony,' the ability of 'Greed' is clearly more troublesome in Wood's eyes.

In order to test whether Greed's ability was a high-level magic immunity or a spacetime-like ability, Wood threw an "Emperor-level" water spell at Greed.

With Wood's current magical power, the Emperor-level magic he unleashes is undoubtedly terrifying in its power.

As a huge blue magic circle rose into the sky, the dark clouds in the sky began to gather at a visible speed, and the moisture in the air gradually became humid.

Before 'Greed' and 'Gluttony' could even express their surprise at the sudden change in the weather, they saw several enormous waterspouts suddenly burst down from the dark clouds that filled the entire village of Alam.

Waterspouts falling from the sky are like "waterspouts" on the ocean, except that the water jets down from the air and have the power to shatter the earth's surface in an instant.

Even a drop of water can wear away stone; the impact of the turbulent current at this moment would be so great that even a thick boulder could not withstand it for even a moment.

Upon seeing the incredibly powerful waterspout, Gluttony vanished from its spot without a second thought, using its teleportation ability.

However, Wood didn't care at all about the 'Gluttony' that Wood was trying to dodge. After learning that the other party had abilities such as teleportation, Wood didn't expect such magic to hit the other party.

His primary target was actually the white-haired boy named "Greed" who remained in the same place.

Multiple waterspouts descended from the sky, and under Wood's control, they converged and completely surrounded "Greed".

Even when faced with such a desperate situation, the white-haired boy remained calm and composed, and even looked at Wood with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Multiple waterspouts that fell from the sky eventually merged into one upon impact with "Greed," transforming into an even larger waterspout.

However, just as Ram thought that the opponent should have been torn to pieces after consuming Wood's incredibly powerful water magic, Greed emerged unscathed from the waterspout.

To Ram's surprise, the other party was not only completely unharmed, but even mockingly straightened his collar and pretended to pat off the dust off his collar, which was not actually dusty!

"That's impossible! Even a water-elemental great elf wouldn't be unharmed here with magic of that power!"

Seeing that 'Greed' was unharmed, Ramu looked on in disbelief, as if what had happened was beyond her comprehension.

To be honest, Ram never considered herself to be one of the world's top powerhouses, even though she was known as the "Hornless Demon God" among the demons.

Among the limited number of people she knew, Lord Roswaal and Mr. Wood were far superior to her.

When Ram witnessed the magical power that Wood unleashed when using the "Heart of God," he even believed for a time that Wood was the strongest in the world.

Even the so-called Sword Saint Reinhard and the Witch of Envy Satella are probably just so-so.

But now, Wood, whom Ram considers the "strongest," was not only unharmed but completely unscathed when Ram used such powerful magic.

The "Archbishops of Sin" of the Witch Cult are indeed powerful, but they shouldn't be this powerful. Otherwise, if the Witch Cult had seven "Archbishops of Sin," they would have already dominated the world. Why would they be suppressed by various countries and forced to operate in the shadows?

"Nothing is impossible. I am the highest combat power in the entire Witch Cult, the strongest being besides the Witch herself."

"I am no longer satisfied with myself, nor do I have any selfish desires. I will only work diligently to revive the witch..."

The white-haired boy named "Greed" was clearly a chatterbox. Just as Ram expressed disbelief at the power of Greed, the latter began to smugly tell Wood and Ram how selfless and excellent he was.

Wood had originally hoped to glean some useful information from the other party's words, since some villains are masters of self-destruction.

Unfortunately, after listening to the other party for several minutes, Wood and Ram realized that the other party had been rambling on and on, and had not provided any useful information other than boasting.

"Neither Ram's previous wind magic nor my water magic had the desired effect on you."

Although it was only for a very brief moment, I still managed to capture it. The instant the magic touched your body, the wind stopped flowing and the water flowed still.

In other words, your ability isn't some kind of magical immunity or resistance, but rather the ability to neutralize magic, or some kind of spacetime power, right?

The magic power 'Greed' possessed wasn't particularly strong, and Wood didn't sense any particularly powerful physique from him. So, if we exclude those factors, only a few reasons remain.

Wood interrupted his boastful "greed," which clearly displeased him. Then, just as he was about to do something, someone else acted before him.

Wood used the Six Styles of Shave Step to its fullest extent. The moment Greed showed his dissatisfaction, he had already shortened the distance between them and appeared directly in front of Greed, slashing down with his sword towards the opponent's head!

The powerful sword pressure stirred up a gale, raising sand and dust from the ground and obscuring the figures of Wood and Greed.

Just as Ram was looking expectantly at the place where the sand and dust filled the air and the ground was cracked, Greed's figure was quickly sent flying backward from the sand and dust.

Before Ram could even show any joy, her keen sense of smell as a demon suddenly detected the stench of a witch. Just as she turned to avoid her spot, she discovered that the previously escaped 'Gluttony' had returned and attacked her again.

The moment Gluttony appeared next to Ram, it not only attacked her but also called out her name.

Fortunately, Ram possessed the Oni race's sense of smell, and this time the "Gluttony" failed. Instead, it was blown away by the gale whipped up by Ram and crashed into a nearby tree.

Having repelled "Greed," Wood flashed back to Ram's side. Unlike Ram, who was relieved, Wood wore a solemn expression.

"That 'Greed' ability shouldn't belong to some kind of magic nullification power, but rather, as I suspect, it's a rather troublesome space-time ability."

Not only magic, but my physical strike just now also had no effect on it. No… I should say that my strike, for a moment, went beyond my control, exhibiting a phenomenon similar to 'freezing'.

Hearing Wood's solemn explanation, Ram asked with a puzzled look, "But Ram clearly saw Mr. Wood repel him just now."

In that case, physical attacks should have some effect on it compared to magical attacks, right?

Although Wood and Greed were previously obscured by the sandstorm, Ram could see clearly that Greed had indeed been sent flying backwards through the sandstorm.

"That's just because my strike damaged the ground, indirectly affecting it with external force."

If you look closely, you'll see that my strike didn't cause any damage to that guy.

"Assuming his ability is to make something 'freeze time,' then using this power on our magic and attacks would prevent our attacks from harming him."

If this ability could be applied to oneself…

"That's right, if this power called 'Lion's Heart' were applied to me, I would be invincible."

This makes me completely invulnerable to all kinds of attacks, whether physical, magical, or even flooded, burned, frozen, or buried. They are ineffective and cause no damage whatsoever.

You couldn't even damage my hair or the clothes on my body.

Before Wood could finish speaking, Greed, who had walked back to the two of them, took over the conversation and frankly revealed his abilities.

There's no point in hiding it anymore, because Wood has already guessed his abilities pretty accurately based on his observations. So it's better to just reveal them openly and let the other party experience despair.

Looking at the smug "Greed," Wood selectively ignored the rather narcissistic and showy guy and turned his attention to "Gluttony," who had just been knocked away but now appeared next to Greed as if nothing had happened.