Terrifying Strength and... Limitations
The cold and dark underground Royal Palace is located right in the center of the Fantasy Kingdom, seemingly the central hub of this continent, connecting all the giant islands that were forcibly pieced together.
"Enel, new body... are you ready?" The voice was somewhat distorted, like the sound coming from an old radio, but Enel knew how terrifying this voice from the soul was.
"Yes, Captain, his body is much stronger this time than last time. He is the one with the highest bounty among the group of Supernovas who entered the Grand Line four years ago. After entering the New World, he also made a name for himself Black Staff Theodore, with a bounty of 550 million Beli."
"Unfortunately, people always compare him to Fire Fist Ace from three years ago. Although their bounties are the same, the bonus of being the Second Division Commander of Whitebeard's army makes him far less imposing on the sea than Ace. He seems to think he is being underestimated, so he overestimated himself and challenged us, which naturally resulted in a crushing defeat."
"However, that guy is quite capable. He slipped away in the blink of an eye. Now Augustine is going to capture him. I expect he will arrive with his living body soon."
"That's fine too. An ordinary body can't support my soul. Last time, that body was barely enough to let me use 50% of my fighting power, which allowed Red Hair others to take advantage of the situation. Although it wasn't a big deal, it still made me quite unhappy!"
Since developing his Devil Fruit Ability to its limit, Roy's strength has undoubtedly reached a new level, but he is still not satisfied. He hopes to find another way forward when there seems to be no way forward.
He has reached the pinnacle of materialization, even able to project a dream world that does not exist in reality into reality and preserve it for a long time.
Therefore, Roy's next plan is to reverse this path. He wants to integrate the entire world into his dream. If he can really do this, it will be the legendary state of "I am the world, and the world is me".
Possessing the power to control an entire world—perhaps that truly makes one a god!
That's why Roy moved islands from all over the world to create his own Fantasy Kingdom. If he can integrate this continent into his dream, he'll be halfway to success.
He attracted those outlaws for this very reason. If he were to complete this massive project by himself, it might take him a hundred years. But human power is limitless. If he could harness the power of everyone's dreams to propel him toward this goal, then perhaps breaking through the limits of Devil Fruit wouldn't be such a pipe dream.
As he had expected, things progressed in the same way. After the process began, his power surged to a level that he himself could not even imagine or fathom. If he were to unleash his full power, he could even instantly destroy the continent that he had created with his own hands.
Of course, this power comes at a price. Before he can fully integrate this continent into his dream, he cannot leave it. He must remain in a state of slumber most of the time, and can only temporarily possess the body of another person.
He only woke up once in the past year, about six months ago, when a domineering Masked Man barged in, seemingly wanting to take away Logan Solomon.
The ending is self-evident: the Masked Man was beaten to a pulp by the resurrected man. If he hadn't just awakened and couldn't perfectly control his power, and if the Masked Man hadn't escaped so quickly, and if he hadn't been unable to leave the continent, he would have given up.
The only drawback in this state is that he can't have sex, since he's currently in someone else's body. If he did that, wouldn't he be cheating on himself?
It was all very awkward, which is why he didn't try anything with Carina in the Golden City...
"Damn bastard, where do you want to take me?" Suddenly, the sound of arguing broke out in the quiet underground kingdom.
Being captured alive by the enemy had already plunged Theodore into deep despair, and the eerie and oppressive environment around him made him inexplicably panicked.
However, Augustine did not respond to his thoughts at all, leaving only the sound of his Cane Sword striking the ground.
"Hey, you blind bastard, speak up! Could it be that the rumors are true? Are you conducting evil human experiments and trying to use me as your subject?" Thinking about the rumors about this continent, Theodore regretted it even more. He had no choice but to challenge a monster like Nightmare. Now, he hadn't even seen the leader of the enemy before falling into their hands. He wasn't afraid of death, but he was afraid that even death wouldn't bring him relief.
Augustine suddenly stopped, which made Theodore's heart tighten. Before he could speak, he felt dizzy and disoriented, as if time and space were out of balance.
Although everything around him was shrouded in darkness, Theodore's five senses, enhanced by his Observation Haki, were already very sharp, and he could vaguely see some things in the darkness.
However, it was this one glance that almost scared him out of his wits, sending chills down his spine.
A "corpse" lay quietly on the ship, its chest not rising or falling. Even Observation Haki could no longer sense the aura of this "corpse," which seemed to have been dead for many years. This person was the main target of his trip, Nightmare Roy, known to the outside world as the King of Chaos.
Theodore exclaimed in shock, "You... you actually conspired to murder your own captain! Ah, I knew it! No wonder Nightmare had been silent for two years. He died at the hands of his own people! Wait, I get it! You wanted to pin the blame for killing Nightmare on me, make me the scapegoat, and then kill me in the name of revenge, destroying the evidence while further controlling the Phantom Sword Pirates. What a vicious plan!"
Seeing that Theodore had already imagined a long and complicated love triangle, Enel and the other were speechless. It seemed that this guy had already started his infiltration plan before he even received news of the Battle of the Golden City.
"Lord Roy, I have brought the body you requested."
"Well done, Augustine," Roy said, not holding back his praise.
"It is my honor to serve Lord Roy!" Augustine's face turned purple with excitement.
Seeing this, Theodore gasped. This blind man had defeated him with overwhelming power. Yet, this top-tier combat power on the high seas was so humble in the face of this unknown being.
"Wait... who was speaking just now? Roy... who is this corpse in front of us?" Theodore belatedly realized that in addition to the darkness and silence, there was now an eerie and terrifying atmosphere around him.