Death Omen Star

Marine Headquarters - Fleet Admiral's Office

Outside the window, the heavy banner of Justice Hunting Roar in the wind.

There were only five people in the room, yet they seemed to overwhelm the entire Marineford district.

Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, and Tsuru, the four naval giants, sat opposite Roy, the air thick with tension, as if it were molten iron.

Zephyr crossed his arms, his eyes blazing. "Roy... returned and immediately overturned Totto Land, single-handedly forcing back the Two Emperors, and even brought the Poneglyphs back to Marine Headquarters."

Are you really ready?

Roy picked up his teacup and took a small sip. "Don't worry, Professor Zephyr —this is just the beginning."

Vice Admiral Tsuru calmly reviewed the thick intelligence files and said, "The results are indeed remarkable."

Within days of the news breaking, the number of new Pirates plummeted by 92%, and the maritime crime rate dropped by 78%. The speed at which Pirate crews disbanded was unprecedented.

Garp, chewing on Senbei, burst into laughter, making the teacups on the table tremble. "Haha! That drop in crime rate is probably thanks to Sakazuki and Enel!"

Those two lunatics were more diligent than News Coo; wherever they went, only charred corpses and lava pits remained!

Zephyr scoffed, "The means to Justice vary from person to person."

Sengoku, however, did not smile. His brows were deeply furrowed, and his fingertips tapped lightly on the table, his voice steady and suppressed.

"Roy, you and I both know the truth... Pirates are just a symptom of the world's ills."

If Pirates were truly suppressed to the extreme, Affiliated Nation no longer needed protection, the foundation of the World Government's rule would be shaken, and then...

The air fell silent.

Roy put down his teacup, his expression calm, his gaze deep. "Rest assured, Fleet Admiral. I've already reached an agreement with 'those above' on this matter."

Upon hearing this, the four of them looked up simultaneously, their expressions changing drastically.

"Above?!"

Roy's voice was calm and measured, yet it struck like thunder. "The one on the Empty Throne... needs me to find and deal with a 'forbidden being'."

In exchange, the Navy will gain unprecedented autonomy.

The document slipped from Sengoku's hand, his expression unusually flustered, and he muttered to himself, "Such a thing actually happened..."

Zephyr clenched his fists, veins bulging. "Roy... do you know what level of secret you're touching?"

A sharp glint flashed in the crane's eyes, and it pressed urgently, "You want to help that person find and deal with 'He'? What exactly is 'He'?!"

Roy slowly raised his hand, his fingertips lightly tapping the table: "Based on the timeline—"

"His vessel has set sail."

"A... Gum-Gum Devil Fruit User."

"Puff--!"

Garp spat out the tea and Senbei he had just taken a sip of, his face filled with disbelief.

"Rubber?! Are you kidding me?! That piece of junk... can it amount to anything?!"

Zephyr frowned deeply and questioned in a deep voice, "Can a mere Gum-Gum Fruit really become a 'forbidden threat' to the World Government?"

Sengoku remained silent, but his eyes were fixed on Roy, as if trying to read a deeper truth from his eyes.

Tsuru closed the file folder, her eyes sharp as knives, and slowly spoke, "The Gum-Gum Fruit..."

I will investigate personally.

Roy nodded slightly, his gaze calm. "Thank you for your trouble, Vice Admiral Tsuru. However, before that—"

"I need to take care of some things first."

Punk Hazard Vegapunk Laboratory

The space rippled slightly, and the air seemed to be torn apart like a mirror.

Roy, along with Ace, Zoro, Kuina, Teleportation to the center of the Laboratory.

Countless enormous culture tanks contained bizarre biological organs, and the cold, flashing instruments emitted a mechanical "tick-tock" sound.

Vegapunk was engrossed in operating a complex piece of equipment when he heard the noise and simply said, "Yo~ you're finally back."

He instinctively reached out to manipulate the Surveillance Den Den Mushi, but Roy gently waved his hand to stop him.

"Buzz--"

An invisible spatial force spread out, enveloping the entire Laboratory.

The Den Den Mushi continued blinking and blowing bubbles, maintaining the illusion of "normal operation," but their vision and perception completely ignored the existence of Roy and his companions.

Vegapunk looked up abruptly, his breath catching in his throat. "Your abilities... can already interfere with the 'cognitive' level of living beings?!"

"It can even block Den Den Mushi, a semi-biological communication device?!"

Ace, Zoro, Kuina exchanged a glance, all of them simultaneously filled with shock.

Roy chuckled lightly, his tone casual. "Doctor, don't worry about it. More importantly, what I asked you to do earlier... should be done by now, right?"

Upon hearing this, Vegapunk immediately adopted the expression of a mad scientist, his eyes gleaming with almost fanaticism, and he waved his hand impatiently:

"Follow me! This is a groundbreaking masterpiece that could rewrite the rules of combat!"

--The innermost isolation chamber slowly opened.

The cold air dispersed like mist, carrying a chilling, metallic scent.

On the central platform, a massive Sniper Rifle, two meters long, lay silently.

Dark red veins flowed along the jet-black gun barrel, as if breathing through blood vessels;

The gun barrel has a menacing shape, with a bulge extending like a dragon's spine, gleaming with an eerie, cold light;

The oppressive aura emanating from the gun even made Ace's heart clench, and Zoro and Kuina's hands instinctively reached for the hilts of their swords.

Vegapunk spread his arms wide, excited like a fanatic. "This is my first time—a successful fusion of Paramecia Devil Fruit with an object!"

Its core is the Mark-Mark Fruit —possessing the characteristic of 'absolute accuracy'! As long as the first bullet hits successfully, all subsequent attacks—

Whether it's a firearm, artillery fire, or even a slash from a melee weapon, or the force of a punch, it will automatically track the target until the target is completely destroyed!

"I named it -- the Death Omen Star!!"

As the words "Death Omen Star" were uttered, the lights in the Laboratory seemed to dim for a moment.

Ace gasped sharply, "Paramecia Fruit... it can actually be used like this?!"

Kuina trembled slightly. "Absolute accuracy... that's an ability even more terrifying than Haki..."

Zoro whispered, "If we're locked onto by this thing... then there's nowhere to escape, not even to the ends of the earth."

Roy grasped the "Death Omen Star" with one hand and lifted it casually; its immense weight, which was unbearable for ordinary people, felt as light as a feather in his hand.

A strange resonance emanated between the gun and his palm, as if the weapon had always belonged to him.

He chuckled softly, "Doctor, this thing... it's not just a bullet, is it?"

His gaze swept over the gun barrel, and Roy continued, "If I Teleportation there, even just to touch the target with my finger, and then Teleportation back... then any subsequent attacks—will automatically target the enemy?"

A crazed glint in Vegapunk's eyes as he nodded emphatically. "That's right! That's precisely its most terrifying aspect!"

Once the first 'mark' is completed, even if it's just a light touch... from that moment on, no one in this world can escape the pursuit of the Death Omen Star!

Ace's apple bobbed, and he felt a cold sweat break out on his back. "If Roy were to combine that with Seastone Bullets and top-tier Armament Haki... that would be an absolute kill!"

Zoro and Kuina were silent for a moment, then simultaneously imagined the scene, and both of them shuddered.

At that moment, they realized that Vegapunk's "groundbreaking weapon" was by no means an exaggeration.

Roy toyed with the "Death Omen Star," a dangerous smile slowly creeping onto his lips, "Who should we choose as the first test subject?"