God's Live-Streaming Room

Brain-storage ahead, please deposit your brain cells before reading, handsome guys and beautiful girls. For the sake of the new story's integrity, the timeline of the original One Piece world might undergo minor adjustments, so please do not obsess over details, historians!

East Blue, Foosha Village.

The afternoon sunlight felt somewhat lazy, and Lin Qi yawned as he wiped a nonexistent smudge on the bar counter.

His small tavern was deserted, with only a drunken old pirate slumped in the corner, muttering gibberish that nobody could understand.

"What a peaceful day."

Lin Qi was very satisfied with this kind of life, far away from conflicts and without 996, simply a transmigrator's paradise.

Just as he was preparing to return to the back kitchen for a quick nap, the sky outside the window changed color.

It was a gold that defied description by language—warm, yet carrying an irresistible majesty, instantly enveloping the entire firmament.

Immediately following, a boundless, gigantic screen slowly unfolded across the skies of the entire world.

"Hey, kid Lin Qi, what the hell is that thing?"

The old pirate in the corner was also startled awake, pointing outside the window while his clouded eyes filled with terror.

Lin Qi walked to the door and looked up at the sky; that screen seemed to have no boundaries, with strange veins of light flowing across it.

At the same time, the exact same anomaly occurred in every corner of the world.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku stood before the window of his office, his expression so gloomy it seemed water could drip from it.

"Report, Fleet Admiral, we cannot analyze its composition; all attacks passed right through it, having zero effect on it."

A Marine officer hurried over, his voice carrying an unmaskable tremor.

"Continue monitoring, and notify all scientists to figure out what this is at any cost."

Sengoku's order sounded quite calm, but his tightly clenched fists betrayed his inner unease.

New World, Onigashima.

Kaido was drinking alcohol, and upon seeing the screen in the sky, his giant wine gourd stopped mid-air.

"Worororo, is something fun happening again?"

Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Baltigo.

Dragon stood at the bow of the ship, letting the fierce wind whip his dark green cloak. He merely looked at the sky in silence, and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Dragon, could this be a new weapon of the World Government?"

Sabo stood behind him with a solemn expression.

"No, this power transcends the scope of their understanding."

Dragon's voice was very low.

Across the world, from the Five Elders in Holy Land Mary Geoise to King Neptune on Fish-Man Island, from the royal palace of Alabasta to the Lawless Zone of Sabaody Archipelago, everyone was gripped by this sudden "miracle."

Panic, speculation, and unrest spread on a global scale.

Meanwhile, the mastermind behind all of this, Lin Qi, was looking at the old computer in his tavern with a face full of amazement.

The computer screen automatically lit up at some point, displaying a concise interface.

[God's Live-Streaming Q&A System]

[Welcome, the sole question-setter]

[Please input your first question that you wish to pose to the entire world]

"Is this... some new sandbox game?"

Lin Qi scratched his head and poked his finger against that virtual input box, actually feeling a genuine tactile sensation.

"Pretty high-end, too."

He was a troll who in his past life loved stirring up trouble in various forums and games, watching everyone else argue fiercely.

Since it was a game, and featured this kind of global live-stream background setting, wouldn't it be a waste not to kick things off with a big bang?

"As for the first question, it needs to be explosive enough and controversial enough."

Lin Qi stroked his chin, and his mind began to retrace that anime he had watched countless times.

Got it.

He thought of that lingering regret for countless people, that massive tragedy which spanned the entire first half of the story.

A smile of someone who wanted to watch the world burn appeared on Lin Qi's face as his fingers tapped rapidly on the virtual keyboard.

"Since it's a game, then let these 'NPCs' properly experience what the fickleness of fate feels like."

He not only set up the question, but also carefully selected four options that he considered the most "heart-piercing."

The gaze of the entire world remained focused on the firmament, awaiting the next instruction of this "miracle."

Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Four Emperors Whitebeard, Revolutionary Army leader Dragon—they all had a premonition that an unprecedented variable had descended.

The next second, Lin Qi pressed the enter key.

Boom.

Across the giant screen in the sky above the world, golden letters appeared with earth-shattering force, carrying the solemn authority of a judgment.

[Question: In the upcoming Paramount War, whose actions will ultimately lead to the death of "Fire Fist" Ace?]

[A. Fleet Admiral—Sengoku]

[B. Marine Admiral—Akainu]

[C. Four Emperors—Blackbeard]

[D. Grandpa—Garp]

In an instant, the entire world fell into deathly silence.

At Marine Headquarters, everyone's eyes turned to the three people on the list.

Sengoku's heart felt as though an invisible hand had clutched it, and it nearly stopped beating.

Akainu's face was clouded over, and killing intent poured out of him uncontrollably.

As for the Marine hero Garp, all the color drained from his face in an instant.

Aboard the Moby Dick, far away in the New World, the commanders who had been chatting and laughing just moments ago froze, their smiles replaced by surging killing intent.

"Ace... will die."

Marco the Phoenix's voice was unbearably hoarse.

Edward Newgate slowly rose from his throne. For the first time, an emotion called shock showed in his eyes, which had looked down upon the seas.

"Paramount War."

"Ace's death."

Those two phrases exploded in everyone's minds around the world like two of the most terrifying bombs.

On the Sabaody Archipelago, a boy wearing a straw hat saw the words "Ace" and "death" together. The smile vanished from his face, and his mind went completely blank.

In a little tavern in the East Blue, Lin Qi watched the "character reactions" that had instantly exploded in the "game" and took a satisfied sip of beer.

"Not bad. A perfect opening."

He had no idea that a question he had casually tapped out had already pushed the fate of this world toward a whole new abyss, one unknown to anyone.