One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Within the collapsed branches of the world tree.

The black contract mark slowly lit up.

His body, which had been twisted and deformed by Luffy's attack, quickly recovered.

The broken bones reconnected.

The sunken chest bulged outwards.

Flesh and blood continued to grow along the crack.

A moment later, Shamrock rose again from the ruins.

He reached out and grasped the longsword, which had been restored to its original state, and looked up at Gear 5 Luffy in mid-air.

White hair and clothes fluttered in the wind.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Shamrock's eyes were cold.

"Nika..."

"Just as repulsive as it was eight hundred years ago."

Luffy swung his arm and resumed his attack stance.

"You can restore it once."

"I'll knock you out one more time."

Shamlock's face darkened.

The next moment, both of them disappeared simultaneously.

boom!

The Conqueror's Haki clashed once again high in the sky.

Black and red lightning tore through the clouds.

Even though the two top combatants are still fighting, the situation in the World Government has deteriorated in all aspects.

All the hostages in the middle-level village were rescued.

The three villages and main passageways are being quickly recaptured by the giants' counterattack.

Another world tree branch.

The Qilin Gom was pinned firmly into the deep pit by Nidhogg's enormous dragon claws.

The contract repaired his body time and time again.

But whenever he tried to break free, Loki would immediately increase his strength and stomp him back into the tree.

Loki didn't waste any more energy killing this guy who wouldn't actually die.

Dozens of giant warriors quickly brought over the royal chains and huge rocks.

The chains were wrapped around each other layer by layer.

The rocks were piled up on top of the pit.

Qilin Gom roared and struggled.

The entire branch vibrated continuously.

Loki left only two words.

"Suppress it."

"yes!"

The giant warrior responded simultaneously.

Loki deactivates Nidhogg form.

The enormous black dragon quickly shrank, transforming back into the tall, sinful prince.

In his hand, he still held a black stone tablet that he had brought from the depths of the Hero's Altar.

Loki glanced at the still struggling Kirin Gorm, then turned and headed toward the Ancient Library.

Not long after.

He leaped down from the broken branch and landed heavily in front of the library.

boom!

Somaz has just recovered from his injuries thanks to the contract.

Upon seeing the black stone tablet in Loki's hand, his expression changed noticeably for the first time.

"Hand it over."

Loki looked down at the stone slab.

A mocking smile appeared on his lips.

"It seems you care about this a lot."

Somaz suddenly exerted force with his feet.

His tall figure swept over the ruins of the library and charged straight toward Loki.

A flash of light appeared between the two.

Zoro blocked Somaz's path once again.

"Your opponent is me."

Somaz roared:

"Annoying fellow, take that slab!"

The Holy Land's direct forces immediately charged out from both sides.

Sauro and the giant guard stepped forward simultaneously, their massive bodies completely sealing off the entrance to the library.

Loki ignored the chaos.

He walked up to Robin and handed him the black stone tablet.

"This is a record that my father hid in the hero's altar."

"Only royal weapons can be activated."

Haildin looked at him.

"You knew it existed all along?"

"Know."

"Then why hasn't it been opened?"

Loki's grip on his weapon tightened slightly.

After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice:

"Because I don't want to hear it again."

Haildin was taken aback.

Robin did not interrupt them.

She placed the royal record stone next to the incomplete agreement and carefully compared the text and numbering of both sides.

soon.

The portion of the agreement covered by the World Government was found to be fully recorded on the stone slab.

There are three important conditions that were deleted.

the first.

Whether a Titan warrior participates in a war with the World Government is a decision made by the individual himself; neither royalty nor the World Government may forcibly conscript him.

second.

After Elbaf joins the world system, its status must be completely equal to that of other member states, and it must not be subject to racial discrimination or special restrictions.

third.

The World Government is prohibited from stationing troops in Elbaf for extended periods, and from interfering in the succession to the throne or the internal affairs of the Giant race.

Haildin stared intently at the stone slab.

The hand gripping the greatsword trembled slightly.

"Father did not sell us to the world government."

Robin nodded.

"King Harald did indeed want to end Elbaf's isolation from the outside world."

"He wanted the giants to no longer be seen as savage monsters by the world."

"But he never agreed to let the giants become the Celestial Dragons' weapons."

At the bottom of the agreement, there is also a record of an additional ceremony.

The King's Contract.

Harald needs to travel to the holy site in person to receive the blessing of the so-called "King of the World".

Only after the ceremony is completed will the alliance between Elbaf and the World Government officially take effect.

Somaz said coldly across Zoro:

"Harald accepts the power."

"It was his own choice."

Loki suddenly turned to look at him.

"Tell your father."

"That's just proof of the alliance between the two sides."

"But they didn't tell him that thing would take away his will!"

Haildin's expression suddenly changed.

Fragments of memories he had ignored resurfaced at this moment.

Harald's power did indeed grow stronger after returning from the Holy Land.

But his temperament is also changing little by little.

He began to forcibly conscript giant warriors.

Arresting clansmen who oppose the agreement.

They are even prepared to allow world government troops to enter Elbaf.

At that time, everyone thought that Harald was just too eager to promote peace, which made him paranoid and impatient.

But now it seems...

His will had long been eroded by the contract.

Robin looked at the ancient library, where the soldiers had been repeatedly burned by Amaterasu.

"The Immortal Knight of God".

"It seems it's not just a simple blessing."

"A contract can grant power."

"It also allows control over those who accept the contract."

Loki placed his royal weapon next to the Record Stone.

Golden patterns simultaneously lit up the surface of the weapon and the stone slab.

Om-!

After a burst of muffled static.

Harald's deep voice came from inside the stone slab.

His breathing was heavy, mixed with an overwhelming sense of confusion and pain.

"If anyone hears this recording..."

"This means I can no longer believe in myself."

In front of the ancient library, everyone fell silent.

Harald admitted this in the record.

Since accepting the King's Pact, he has found it increasingly difficult to control his body.

At first, it was just occasional headaches.

Later, a strange will began to appear in his mind.

The voice commanded him to obey.

He was ordered to summon the giant army.

He was ordered to kill everyone who was preventing Elbaf from joining the World Government.

He had tried to terminate the contract.

But it's simply impossible to do.

The contract can even directly control his body when he loses consciousness.

The recording shows the breathing becoming increasingly rapid.

After a long silence.

Harald finally spoke again.

Loki.

"If one day..."

"I am no longer myself."

"Kill me."

The last three words fell.

The area in front of the entire library was deathly silent.

Hajrudin slowly turned his head and looked at Loki.

Loki did not avoid his brother's gaze.

That day.

"My father has completely lost control."

"He killed the palace guards."

"Prepare to open the port and allow the World Government forces to enter Elbaf."

After receiving the news, Loki broke into the palace alone to stop him.

Apart from his brothers, no one knew what exactly happened in that battle.

Harald's power became extremely terrifying after being strengthened by the Ultimate Contract during that battle.

Even when Loki used Nidhogg's power, he couldn't easily suppress him.

The battle between the two destroyed the royal forbidden area.

This also resulted in many soldiers who rushed to the scene being seriously injured.

Until the very end.

Harald regained his senses briefly when the power of the contract paused.

Loki looked down at the weapon in his hand.

"Father caught it."

"Place the sharp point against your own chest with your own hands."

He said…

"Don't let him destroy Elbaf with his own hands."

Loki's voice was deep and calm.

The veins on his hand, which was gripping the weapon, were bulging.

"So I killed him."

"My father did indeed die at my hands."

"This has never been a lie."

Haildin's voice began to tremble.

Why didn't you tell me?

Loki looked up at him.

"I'll tell you, and then what?"

"So you'll think about it every day."

"How did my father beg me to kill him?"

"Should we let the World Government know that Elbaf has discovered the truth about the contract, and then send people back to silence them?"

At that time, Elbaf had just lost its king.

The royal family split.

The soldiers were in disarray.

If the news that Harald is under the control of the World Government were to be made public, the entire country would be plunged into turmoil.

Some might argue that the royal family betrayed Elbaf.

Some might demand an immediate war with the World Government.

Many more would drag the giants into a civil war in their struggle for the throne.

Loki ultimately chose to acknowledge his father's murder.

He alone became the sinner hated by all the giants.

At least in the memories of most giants.

Harald remains the wise king who hopes Elbaf will go global.

Loki twitched the corner of his mouth.

"A patricide bastard."

"It sounds better than a king who was controlled by the Celestial Dragons and almost destroyed his country with his own hands."

Hajrudin gripped the greatsword, remaining silent for a long time.

Just then.

Somaz suddenly unleashed his power.

He ignored Zoro and launched an attack directly at the Royal Record Stone.

All that's needed is to destroy the stone slab.

The World Government could then claim that everything was a lie fabricated by Loki and the Straw Hat Pirates.

But Zoro had already set his sights on him.

Three swords were slashed out simultaneously.

boom!

Somaz's attack was torn apart head-on.

Followed by.

The crisscrossing slashes struck his chest, blasting his newly recovered body back into the depths of the World Tree.

Zoro slowly sheathed his sword.

"Why are you in such a hurry to destroy it?"

"It seems the above information is true."

Sauro immediately ordered the library administrator to copy the contents of the recording stone.

Robin then picked up the Den Den Mushi (a type of electric telephone phone).

Harald's voice began to travel to all levels of Elbaf.

All the giants heard the king's final request.

He heard him ask Loki to kill him.

The middle-level villages gradually quieted down.

The giants who once hurled stones at Loki and hurled insults at him, calling him a patricide, slowly lowered their heads.

The children who had been protected by Loki looked up toward the direction of the ancient library.

They don't understand complex contracts.

They also don't understand the hidden political calculations of the world government.

All they know is...

Prince Loki killed his father.

It was to protect the entire Elbaf.

After a while.

A young giant was the first to raise his weapon.

"Prince Loki!"

More voices followed.

"Prince Loki!"

"Prince Loki!"

The shouts traveled from the middle level to the upper level.

The message traveled from three villages to the Hero's Tomb.

Ultimately, it transformed into a roar that resounded throughout the entire World Tree.

Halding stood before Loki.

There was still pain in his eyes.

"I haven't forgiven you for hiding everything."

Loki twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Who needs your forgiveness?"

Haildin, however, took a step forward.

He stood side by side with Loki in front of the Book Hall.

"But starting today—"

"Who says you betrayed Elbaf?"

"Ask me first."

Loki glanced at his brother.

He did not thank him.

He simply gripped the royal weapon once more.

Shamrock, in the distance, had already heard the entire contents of Harald's record.

His face turned completely gloomy.

Loki raised his weapon and pointed it at the Knights of God.

"My father wanted Elbaf to go global."

"It's not about making Elbaf kneel at the feet of the World Government."

At the same time, Haildin raised his greatsword.

Their voices rang out together.

"Elbaf—"

"We reject your contract!"

next moment.

The roars of countless giants echoed throughout the World Tree.