One Piece: Fleet Admiral Ryokugyu
Chapter 297

The World's Greatest Musician!

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The temperature in the Void Hall was a bit low, perhaps because it was not considered habitable from the outside, or perhaps because its owner preferred a quieter atmosphere.

The light here was dim, but not so dim that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face; Vidal was still able to make out the figure's face.

Lean and cold, with handsome features, his gaze fixed on the ceiling was unwavering. He seemed to be recalling something, and his figure on the throne looked extremely lonely.

For some reason, Vidal seemed to have guessed what the other person was looking at.

Moon!

The man who has lived for hundreds of years is gazing at the moon across the Pangaea Castle.

Standing before the iron gate, Vidal didn't take a step forward. He didn't know what he was afraid of; he just instinctively felt he shouldn't go over.

At this moment, Imu made no move, when suddenly a low melody sounded around him, which startled him. He looked around warily, thinking that he had been discovered.

Is there something here that can detect other dimensions?

As the music continued to play, Vidal awkwardly scratched the back of his head, then looked up at the figure sitting on the throne, listening with his eyes closed, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Turns out Imu is a fan of mine too! Staying up late to listen to music!"

Indeed, what is playing in this cold, dark hall right now is his first hit song, 'The Bible Future - The Descent of God'.

It's actually the background music 'Gire' from Naruto, the theme song for Pain's Six Paths.

He now understood who his biggest backer in the World Government was. He had originally thought it was one of the Five Elders who loved music, but it turned out to be this person.

No wonder I was appointed as the base commander in the Sabaody Archipelago just two years after graduation.

Thinking of this, Vidal looked at Imu helplessly and sighed inwardly, "Unfortunately, I'm destined to personally destroy your backer."

Because he disliked the Celestial Dragons, and he didn't want to live in Celestial Dragons shadow for the rest of his life, nor did he want his future relatives to continue to be ruled by Celestial Dragons.

As dawn broke outside the city and the morning sun rose again, Vidal, who had listened to the entire piece with Imu, left silently after deeply remembering Imu's appearance.

"Sooner or later, we will meet again, and then I will appear before you with my head held high!"

Starting tonight, he became the sixth person in the world to know the appearance of Imu, although his original purpose was to check on the Empty Throne, since it was mentioned in that diary.

That throne, located at the very center of the Red Line, representing the very center of the World Government's power, the very center of the world's highest power, the very center of everything, should not be an ordinary throne.

Otherwise, Vladimir wouldn't have mentioned it.

In that respect, Vidal felt a little disappointed. Or was it that Imu sat there every night?

Back in the bedroom, Vidal first gave the little manatee some fruit, then silently transmitted his consciousness through the open spatial door, along the wooden strip, into the Wood Clone sleeping on the bed.

At the same time, the wooden strip under the bed also turned to dust.

No one knew that he had thoroughly investigated the massive Pangaea Castle that night, even creating a detailed map!

"We need to think about the piece we'll be playing later; we need to take this matter a little more seriously."

Opening his eyes, Vidal slowly lifted the covers and sat up. Originally, 'Bible Future' was just to make money off the Celestial Dragons, while 'Giant Fortress' was his own personal background music.

But now it seems that this music has clearly become a medium for establishing friendly relations with the Five Elders and even Imu, which changes its meaning and value.

As Vidal wiped his face with the hot towel prepared by the maid, he pondered the matter in his mind.

The topic was Enies Lobby and Impel Down. He recalled the information about the Five Elders and roughly guessed which one had made the request.

In terms of musical style, referring to the previous two pieces, it must also be a grand and solemn piece, and it must also conform to the seriousness, or even despair, of the judicial and prison settings.

He initially studied music because he was obsessed with the theme songs and background music of various anime, so the pieces he is familiar with are actually all in that area.

First, I recalled the music from works like Pirate King and Naruto.

"The poems 'No Way Out' and 'Woonan and Yanzang' are good, but I feel they lack a bit of the momentum compared to the previous two."

An hour later, as Vidal finished washing up and his meal, the Muer, who claimed to be a servant of the Five Elders, entered right on time.

"Rear Admiral Vidal, are you ready?"

"Yes, I've decided on the pieces. Let's go." Vidal stood up from the piano, having just played a few simple notes.

Please come with me.

Butler Muer nodded in satisfaction, bowed politely, and then turned and walked out of the house.

As he walked out of the castle gates, Vidal discovered that the entourage prepared for him was quite impressive, with the Holy Guard Army, maids, and servants—everything one could ask for. It really did have the air of a famous musician.

At 8:55, Vidal took his seat on the stage of the Holy Land Celestial Dragon Opera House on time. The gleaming silver piano in front of him was said to have been made by the world's greatest piano maker, using rare and expensive Adam Wood.

Yes, that's right, it really is Adam Wood. Vidal could recognize it at a glance.

It's worth mentioning that this performance was not a solo; there were more than a dozen musicians behind him playing various instruments.

He had witnessed the skill of these musicians before; although they had only been exposed to the score for a mere forty minutes, they were already able to play without it.

It has to be said that the World Government has an incredible foundation in this area; any one of its personnel would be a top talent in the world.

At this moment, sitting below the stage were more than three hundred Celestial Dragons, each with a unique appearance but similar attire. Vidal had just realized that there were so many Celestial Dragons, and there were probably more who hadn't come yet, since not every Celestial Dragons was interested in music.

He had previously thought there were only about a hundred Celestial Dragons.

[Thump!]

As the clock hands slid to 9, Vidal's long fingers pressed the first key, and the musicians behind him immediately followed the rhythm perfectly.

Almost instantly, the atmosphere of the entire opera house changed. The Celestial Dragons had just been babbling were suddenly rendered speechless by the incredibly powerful, domineering, and oppressive music.

On stage, Vidal had already closed his eyes, his hands moving with incredible fluidity across the piano surface, his feet precisely pressing the pedals again and again, constantly pushing the music to higher levels.

"What a magnificent piece, 'The God's Wrath,' its grandeur and scale are in no way inferior to 'The Bible Future' or 'The Giant Fortress,' and it is even more awe-inspiring. This must be implying that violating the government's laws will incur God's wrath and result in being imprisoned in Impel Down as hellish as hell."

In a secret box inside the opera house, the Five Elders gathered together, feeling the power and thoughts within the music.

Upon hearing the old man with the mustache's praise, the old man sitting on the far right, wearing a black flat cap, smiled broadly. He really liked the piece Vidal played.

"He seems to be very good at composing music with such grand scale and spirit; in that respect, he certainly lives up to his ambition to become Fleet Admiral."

"The music played by a man who Conqueror's Haki is to Awakening; ordinary musicians can never compare," the elderly man in a kimono holding the First Generation Kitetsu said with a light laugh.

They already knew that Vidal Awakening Conqueror's Haki.

But nobody cared about that, since everyone in the navy and government high command knew that this kid aspired to Fleet Admiral.

After all, most people wouldn't dare to openly express their ambitions in public.

"With these three pieces alone, he is certainly worthy of being called the world's greatest musician!"

At this moment, the old man with the goatee, who had been silently listening to the entire piece with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and gave his evaluation as the piece ended.

"Hmm, that kid loves to show off. Let the World Economy News Paper arrange it; I'm sure they won't refuse after hearing the music."

Thanks to Ajiuyi for the 100 reward! Thank you, thank you!

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