"Oh???"
Austin noticed Uta's change. She seemed to be summoning Tot Musica, the Music Demon King.
But...
What use would it be even if she summoned it under the current circumstances?
Had this kid eaten so many Sleepless Mushrooms that they had fried her brain...?
As a burst of intense music rang out, both the Song Song World and the real world began to tremble. A massive black-and-red vortex started forming in midair.
Everyone noticed it.
Lyrics:
"Rain falls upon my heart, leaving me lost and wandering~"
"Those prayers and tears that never dried, surging forth once more~"
"The divine salvation that turns all living beings around!!!"
"The savior longed for by all!!!"
"Lost amid prayers~"
A gigantic figure slowly took shape within the vortex. It was a colossal demon king, even larger and more terrifying than it had been when Uta was a child.
"This is bad..."
Seeing this, Shanks swung his blade at it, but it had no effect. Instead, he was sent flying.
This was another function of the Song Song Fruit besides the Song Song World: summoning Tot Musica.
Music Demon King: Unless simultaneously struck by king-level attacks from both worlds, it will not take any damage.
That alone was enough to make it a threat capable of destroying the world.
Logically, such an enormous threat should have been enough to force the Marines and pirates into a temporary alliance.
Yet something strange was happening.
Everyone's attention was focused elsewhere.
"Hey!!! Austin!!!"
Controlling a sandstorm in her hand, Crocodile glared grimly at the man across from her, whose eyes were closed. He had been blasted into grains of sand scattered across the ground.
Before she could strike again, Shanks intercepted a slash for her.
Shanks turned and looked at her seriously.
"You, with Buggy's