For Balance! Six Years in a Blink (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

Roa was flying through the sky.

He held Bullet in his hand and flew above a large fortress located in a mountain pass.

This was a pass belonging to the enemy of Bullet's faction; the enemy army that had clashed with Bullet and his allies before was stationed here.

"Ready, Bullet?"

Roa asked.

"Report! Ready to sortie at any time!"

Even though he was flying hundreds of meters in the air, Bullet's expression didn't change.

Although he was only seven years old, he was also the second strongest seven-year-old child in the world today!

"Remember to elementalize."

With that, Roa directly threw Bullet from the high altitude.

Feeling the wind whistling past his ears and seeing the ground rapidly approaching, a brilliant smile spread across Bullet's face, which still looked tender despite his hardships.

He had realized a long time ago that he always felt genuinely excited whenever he went to battle!

"Bullet, sortie!"

The boy's body suddenly melted, turning into a mass of silvery-white liquid.

The next moment.

BOOM!!

The heavy mercury mass crashed directly into the center of the fortress's plaza, smashing a large hole directly into the solid ground.

Dust and smoke billowed everywhere for a time.

"What's going on?"

The soldiers inside the fortress immediately became alert. "An air raid?"

Before they could react, a black shadow shot out from within the smoke.

Bullet looked at the panicked enemy soldiers in front of him, and with a thought, his fists turned into mercury spheres. He then struck an enemy with a backhand punch.

Although mercury is a liquid, with the enhancement of speed and mass, it still exerted astonishing power.

The enemy's body was contorted, and he was sent flying away with barely a whimper.

The power of his fists has become so great!

Bullet was filled with wonder, like a child who had just received a new toy.

Then make them bigger!

He directly enlarged both fists to a meter in size and instinctively swung them at the enemy.

However, these huge fists were a bit too heavy. He missed the enemy and instead caused himself to stumble.

At this moment, the enemy also reacted.

"There's only one enemy! Kill him!!"

An officer was giving orders.

Pata pata pata pata!

Intense gunfire erupted.

Bullet instinctively panicked, Damn, I've lost my balance and can't dodge!

He was shot full of holes like a sieve.

"Huh?"

Bullet, having regained his balance, looked down at his body.

It didn't hurt at all!

From the silvery-white holes, bullets were being squeezed out one by one.

"Oh right! I can elementalize!"

Lord Roa had told him about his abilities on the way here!

Then what was there to fear?

Bullet's smile widened, and he locked onto the enemy officer commanding from the second floor of the fortress. "Die!!"

He swung his right fist with all his might, launching a massive mercury fist.

"What!"

The officer had no time to react and was sent flying by the mercury flying fist, crashing heavily into the wall behind him, blood splattering.

"I can do this too!"

Bullet's eyes lit up as he discovered a new way to fight.

He swung his fists repeatedly, launching masses of huge mercury spheres.

While not particularly fast, its weight allowed it to easily smash through walls, crushing every enemy it hit.

However.

"Hoo—hoo—"

Bullet's breathing grew ragged.

This was consuming too much stamina.

In that case.

Having grown up amidst battlefields and weapons, Bullet quickly came up with a new idea.

"Mercury Gatling!"

His hands transformed into the shape of gatling guns.

The next moment, rat-tat-tat-tat! Mercury bullets the size of fingertips shot out.

Enemy soldiers fell like wheat being harvested, one section after another.

"Hahahahaha! Die, all of you!!"

Bullet roared with laughter, exhilarated by the slaughter.

"It's an ability user! Take cover! Everyone, take cover!!"

The enemy soldiers also realized his terrifying power.

Guns and swords were useless against him! How could they possibly deal with such an enemy?

"Trying to hide?"

Bullet took a deep breath, "Taste this!"

A white, almost translucent mist instantly spread from his body, sweeping through every part of the fortress like a gale.

The first to experience the agony were naturally the enemies closer to Bullet.

Mercury's boiling point was over three hundred degrees Celsius, and its extreme temperature could reach over a thousand degrees, comparable to lava. This was not a power ordinary people could resist.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

Piercing screams instantly spread from within the mist, making the other soldiers in the fortress's scalps tingle.

Unlucky soldiers died from the heat before they could even succumb to the poison.

"Monster! He's a monster!!"

Finally, the soldiers completely broke down, throwing down their weapons and trying to flee.

But facing an enemy like this, how could they possibly win? This was not an enemy they should have to face.

However.

"No one is getting away!"

Bullet knew no mercy. In his worldview, enemies were to be utterly annihilated.

He completely transformed into steam, weaving through the fortress like the wind, more mercury vapor surging from him.

Finally, a translucent mist enveloped the entire fortress, and the wails began to fade.

Roa landed lightly on the top of the fortress and took a deep breath. "An ability quite suitable for cooking, Bullet."

Delicious, no need to say more!

"Bullet, how do you feel?"

Roa asked leisurely.

The pervading steam condensed, and Bullet's figure appeared in the mist. "Reporting! I feel fantastic!"

"Very good."

Roa also felt it was good.

Bullet adapted to his ability very quickly.

Soon, Gray and Dylan arrived in a hurry.

Seeing the ground littered with corpses within the fortress, even the experienced Dylan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He was already an extraordinary brat, and after gaining a Logia-type ability, he had completely evolved into a monstrous child.

"Did Bullet really do all this by himself?"

Douglas Gray, who was still weak from being severely beaten earlier, was now beaming with excitement. "Excellent! This fortress was the most difficult to attack! Now that it has fallen, our army can press its advantage and march straight in!"

"Hmm?"

Roa, having returned to his human form, turned around. "You mean this fortress is that important?"

"Yes, Lord Roa!"

Gray said gratefully, "Thank you so much! Perhaps the civil war that has lasted for decades will finally end because of this!"

"How can that be?"

Roa immediately said with a serious expression, "We're just guests here, how can we interfere in this island's internal affairs?"

"Huh?"

Gray looked somewhat bewildered.

"How about this, for the sake of balance,"

Roa looked at Gray, the color of its pupils and sclera instantly reversing, "Do you want to become the king of this island?"

King?

Irrepressibly, ambition surged within Gray's heart.

That's right, if it could get Lord Roa's support, how difficult would it be to rule this entire island?

I want it, I want it, I want to become king!

"A very good look in your eyes."

Roa smiled and said, "In that case, the first step is to start by eliminating your direct superior and taking his place."

Right!

As long as the old geezer above is dealt with, I can take his position!

The darkness in Gray's eyes grew thicker, and his expression gradually became frenzied, "Understood, Lord Roa, I finally understand what I need to do!"

My enemy isn't the enemy army!

Getting promoted by defeating the enemy army is too slow!

The enemy is in the rear!

"Good."

The anomaly in Roa's eyes receded, "Go do what you need to do."

"Yes!"

The darkness in Gray's eyes gradually dissipated, but the excitement on his face did not diminish in the slightest.

For those with weak wills, even a castrated version of malice manipulation in its humanoid form is enough to cause irreversible damage to their will.

Turning good people evil, and driving evil people to madness, is as simple as flipping a hand for Roa.

Gray ran off excitedly.

"Well then, we should also find a place to settle down first."

Roa said.

"Don't you want to conquer this island?"

Dylan asked.

"Oh, don't be so unfriendly, we are guests."

Roa said with a smile, "This country is already very good, what right do we have to change it?"

"Yes."

Thus, Roa officially settled in this country.

In the blink of an eye, six years passed.

It is now, Grand Line Calendar 1490.