Gods and Technology

Sirius is floating in space some distance from the moon.

Is this the moon?

Maria carefully examined the enormous planet before her, then looked somewhat disappointed. "It's not as beautiful as I imagined at all."

In people's oral traditions, the moon is described as bright, flawless, and as beautiful as a divine palace or secret realm.

The most beautiful deity must live here; she is as beautiful as the full moon.

But in reality, the moon that Sirius and his companions saw was nothing like those impressions.

It was pale, indifferent, and pitted, devoid of any life, just a desolate land.

And it's very small.

Sirius estimated that it should be much smaller than the moon in his previous life.

After all, the distance is much shorter.

Sirius was captured by the moon's gravity and began a slow descent.

The further down you go, the clearer this land becomes.

Urouge gazed at the place where his ancestors had once lived, and then he sighed, "Is this our homeland? How..."

"It's so desolate."

The traveler returned to his homeland, but felt no warmth, only melancholy.

"That's why the Birkans chose to go to the Blue Sea back then," Maria said. "This planet is no longer suitable for habitation."

"Are you kidding me?! This is the Endless Vearth! The abode of the gods!!"

Just then, a bolt of lightning shot out from the cabin and condensed into the shape of Enel in mid-air. After more than a week of sailing, his injuries had almost completely healed.

He behaved himself during this time, diligently providing power to the Sirius every day.

However, it seems that his composure vanished after arriving on the moon.

Enel stared intently at the white earth below, a fanatical smile on his face. "Those who have left the Endless Vearth are no longer descendants of gods!"

"They are nothing but shameful rebels! They all deserve to die under the judgment of the gods!"

"Sirius-- "

Yamato tugged at Sirius's sleeve and tapped her head with her hand.

Sirius nodded.

This guy's definitely lost his mind.

Returning to the moon is probably not just his obsession anymore.

Perhaps it has been passed down through generations.

Didn't Dr. Tsukimi say that he taught the technology for building airships to a guy on Birka who wanted to return to the moon?

That person was probably Enel's elder.

The same belief, passed down through generations, has probably become a curse, deeply imprinted on Enel's heart, making it impossible for him to break free.

Just like Murong Fu, who spent his whole life thinking about restoring his kingdom and was willing to do anything for it.

Poor guy.

"Now, I'm back! Hahahaha!"

Enel laughed wildly, "I, the god, have finally returned to the abode of the gods!"

"This guy is so noisy!"

Ulti frowned and said, "Do you want to get beaten up again?"

"Oh, right, and you guys too!"

Enel lowered his head, looking down at Sirius and his group, and grinned maliciously, saying, "The Endless Vearth is the abode of the gods; mortals are not allowed to set foot here!"

Sirius raised an eyebrow. "So?"

"Transform into fireworks in this starry sky! Let it be a celebration of the return of the gods!"

Enel laughed loudly, and his body flashed to the distant sky. This time he learned his lesson. Although he didn't know why that woman was able to hurt him, Logia Devil Fruit User, keeping his distance was definitely the right thing to do.

"MAX - Two Hundred Million Volts - God's Judgment!!"

His right arm crackled with intense electric light, illuminating the dark starry sky.

Then, in the next instant, a massive pillar of lightning roared in.

"So that's how it is?"

Maria sighed. "A stubborn brat."

Sirius smiled slightly, not at all surprised.

Enel is just that kind of guy.

Cruel, tyrannical, and self-centered.

Putting everything else aside, there's just the beating Yamato gave him before; this guy will absolutely not let it go.

This guy is a ruthless person who destroyed his own hometown.

"We had already prepared countermeasures."

Black said with a smile.

The Sirius changed shape, with steel pillars connecting to form a sphere that enveloped the entire ship, then connected and wrapped with something resembling thin iron wire.

Almost simultaneously, the bolt of lightning struck the massive steel sphere.

Crack!

A dazzling flash of lightning illuminated the scene.

But--

"It really blocked it!"

Yamato asked in surprise, "Black, what's the principle behind this?"

The lightning didn't penetrate at all!

"Just a little bit of trivial knowledge of electromagnetism," Black said casually.

Sirius smiled.

A Faraday cage, right?

"Damn Blue Sea People!!"

Enel was completely baffled. Had his powers malfunctioned?

The man, who considered himself a god, roared angrily, and bolts of Inazuma struck the Sirius one after another.

But it was pointless; it couldn't harm Sirius and the others in the slightest.

"I've been building a large battery to store electricity, and it's almost full now."

Black said, "We have enough energy to return to the Blue Sea, so there's no need for him to continue the bombing."

"Then let's take care of him," Sirius said.

I hadn't originally planned to do anything to Enel, but I couldn't help it; he just had a bad temper.

On the Sirius, two cannons protruded from the bow.

"Ordinary shells can't hit that guy."

Sirius smiled, his Haki spreading from his feet, then extending all the way to envelop the two cannons and the two cannonballs inside.

"So, that's the end."

As Black's voice faded.

A cannon suddenly fired.

This is no ordinary cannon; it's Railgun!

The cannonball was incredibly fast, reaching Enel almost instantly.

Although his reaction was a bit slow, there was still a considerable distance between them, so Enel quickly transformed into his elemental form to dodge.

Then, just as he reformed his body and before he could even utter a laugh, a beam of light was already before his eyes.

"It's just some simple calculations and personality analysis."

Black said calmly.

The first shell was just to force Enel to reposition; the second was the real killer shot.

Crack!

In the distant sky, thunder exploded into brilliant fireworks before gradually dissipating.

Urouge, who had been watching the whole thing, managed to maintain a forced smile.

What a terrifying group of people!

Even a single ship is this powerful.

Yamato looked around. "Sirius, where is Birka?"

"I have no idea about that,"

Sirius shook his head, then looked at Black. "But I think someone must have a way."

Black nodded calmly. "I anticipated this situation when I came, so I made a detector along the way."

"Since it's an ancient city, it should be easy to detect."

"Black, he's so reliable!" Yamato gave him a thumbs up.

Sirius nodded in deep agreement.

The probe was launched, and Sirius and his companions began searching for traces of ancient cities on the moon.

In the distance, on the ground.

A mangled, bloodied figure muttered...

"Infinite... Earth... your... god... come back..."

The search lasted for more than a week.

And then finally.

"Found it!"

Black said, "It's right below!"