Grand Line Calendar 1520! The Time for War Has Come!

The two young Fallen Angel' fight became increasingly fluid as it progressed.

Although they still fight entirely on instinct, as Judge said, this instinct engraved deep within their Lineage Factor comes from two of the most legendary monsters on the high seas!

The young Shiki, wielding two swords, had golden hair flying behind him. The two Famous Swords, Sakura-ju and Kiyomizu, were like two dazzling streaks of light in his hands, leaving brilliant trails in the air.

His rival, the young Roger, was equally formidable. Ace, the Great Grade Sword that had not been drawn for over twenty years, now revealed its sharpness once more. Each swing tore through the sky, compressing the air and emitting a sharp vacuum wave.

The two fought so fiercely that the flames behind their heads had even died down, and the terrifying speed originating from the Lunarians was unleashed to its fullest extent in that instant!

Those with slightly weaker abilities couldn't even see their movement speed clearly; they could only hear a series of crisp, popping sounds, like large and small pearls falling onto a jade plate.

Not only were they fast, but the boys' strength was also astonishing; they could tear through specially made hard ground with a single slash and shatter an equally hard wall with a single kick.

As Robin watched the clash between the two boys, her gaze grew increasingly serious.

Their strength is not much weaker than hers!

Furthermore, they haven't even eaten Devil Fruit yet, nor have they mastered Haki like the Calamity Knights.

If these teenagers evolved to their full potential, if they could also be mass-produced like the Calamity Knights—

Robin couldn't even imagine how despairing that future would be!

"Marvelous!"

Roa, who was holding Robin's slender waist, squinted his eyes with a look of pleasure. It was unclear whether he meant Robin or the two boys who were fighting.

However, to be fair, it's not hard to understand why these two androids inherited the fighting instincts of Golden Lion and Roger.

The young empress in the original work also inherited Hancock's infatuation with Luffy.

In that case, just as Judge said, these boys and girls are truly the most perfect humans.

As for himself, Roa was quite self-aware.

His only special feature was that he was a time traveler, and he also brought with him the abilities of Qiongqi.

Otherwise, no matter how talented he was, he could never have reached the level he has today.

Bullet,

Roa spoke up, "It's up to you now, is that alright?"

"Certainly!"

Bullet, standing straight like a javelin and silent like a mountain behind Roa, solemnly opened fire.

"Leave them all to me, Boss! I will train them into truly flawless warriors!"

"Then I'll leave it to you."

As always, Roa, acting as a hands-off manager, smiled slightly.

Barrett is essentially the head instructor of the Calamity Corporation; guys like Titchloki were all trained by him.

Roa felt at ease entrusting these Fallen Angel to him.

As for Devil Fruit,

Roa smiled. "The replication of Logia and Mythical Zoan is still very unstable. We can't fool them with ordinary Paramecia and Zoan. Dylan, we need to speed up the collection of ability users."

These Fallen Angel are all true monsters; ordinary Devil Fruit are no match for them.

"Yes, Boss!"

Dylan nodded solemnly in return.

"By the way, Judge, "Roa seemed to remember something, turning to look at Judge standing to the side, "How's the energy research going?"

I received the research data from Vegapunk more than a year ago, so why is there still no progress?

"Um, well, about this--"

Judge's forehead instantly broke out in a few beads of cold sweat. "It's probably not going to be finished anytime soon."

"Oh?"

Roa raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Didn't the information Vegapunk sent over work?"

Vegapunk?

Robin was taken aback again by Roa's words.

She was certainly familiar with this name.

Or rather, there are probably very few people in this world who don't know this name.

The world's number one scientist, the leader of the Marine Science Unit under the World Government, a great scientist who claims to have mastered technology that is hundreds of years ahead of the world!

How come Vegapunk is involved here?

The Revolutionary Army is one thing, but does that mean Vegapunk is also one of Roa's men?

Regarding this matter,

Caesar chimed in, "If the information about Artificial Devil Fruit weren't genuine, we might even have doubted whether Vegapunk had provided fake information."

"What's the meaning?"

Roa raised an eyebrow.

"Originally, we thought that Vegapunk's energy research was just different from ours in terms of direction, and we thought we could study it in more depth to see if it could help us to draw inferences from one another."

Judge said cautiously, "But in reality, as our research deepened, we gradually discovered that Vegapunk's hypothesis seems to have flaws!"

"You can't develop a suitable energy source based on that data."

"So,"

Roa asked in surprise, "Is the information fake?"

"It can't be said to be fake; it is possible to research and extract energy from it, but it's not enough to support the use of Ancient Weapon!"

Judge was somewhat conflicted. "I can only say that this isn't information that Vegapunk should be able to provide!"

"I see?"

Roa smiled wryly. "So, I was tricked, right?"

Judge and Caesar instantly fell silent, not daring to utter a single word.

Although we didn't immediately discover the problems in the materials Vegapunk provided, thankfully, we didn't waste any time.

Otherwise, they wouldn't dare tell the Boss about it at all.

"Never mind, it doesn't matter anymore."

Roa chuckled softly, "Let's continue with the research, none of that matters anymore."

"Yes!"

Judge and Caesar breathed a sigh of relief.

But Robin was somewhat taken aback.

What does it mean that it's no longer important?

Aren't Ancient Weapon important?

According to this guy, without a sufficiently powerful energy source, neither the Pluton left behind by Joy Boy nor the newly built Pluton could fulfill its intended purpose, right?

What's this guy thinking now?

Do they really think they can evolve to the point where they can rival Ancient Weapon?

Roa didn't care what Robin was thinking; he simply took the newly acquired kitten to meet someone else.

This is a special area inside the Calamity City, a huge pool dotted with many small man-made floating islands.

"Hey, Shirahoshi, I've come to see you!"

Robin watched as Roa stood on one of the small rocks, his hands cupped around his mouth, shouting into the distance.

Shirahoshi?

Robin knows that name!

Soon, ripples appeared on the water's surface.

A huge human figure emerged from beneath the water.

She was a mermaid girl with beautiful long, cherry-blossom-colored hair.

Although she is a bit too big, her beauty is undeniable.

"Lord Roa-- "

The round-faced little princess greeted Roa timidly, her eyes lowered, not daring to look at Roa at all.

Princess Shirahoshi!

Robin instinctively clenched his fist.

She had heard the name from Mr. Gaban.

Princess of the Ryugu Kingdom!

That is, the true form of Sea King Poseidon!

"How about it?"

Roa stepped forward through the air.

Robin looked closely and saw that the air beneath his feet was rippling, allowing him to walk on the void as if on flat ground.

This is probably the effect of this guy's exceptionally Haki, right?

Roa walked up to Shirahoshi, raised his hand and stroked the child's huge head, his tone as gentle as an older brother next door.

Did you make any progress today?

Robin saw the little princess visibly tremble.

She seemed genuinely terrified!

Then, the little princess nervously twisted the hem of her dress with her slender fingers, lowered her head, and whispered, "Yes, I can hear their voices much more clearly now."

"Well done."

Roa happily rubbed the little girl's cheek again.

The girl, not yet fourteen, had a face full of collagen; the texture was as smooth and tender as a freshly peeled egg.

Of course, Roa's affection only made the little princess tremble even more, and her big eyes were now filled with tears that were about to fall.

"Keep up the good work, Shirahoshi!"

As if completely oblivious to the little girl's fear, Roa continued to encourage her, saying, "You need to master your abilities quickly; you're my ace in the hole."

"Yes, yes, Lord Roa!"

The little girl nodded repeatedly, so quickly that one might worry her slender neck might break.

What a scumbag!

Robin couldn't help but curse inwardly.

This monster, Roa, probably doesn't have any human emotions at all!!

But besides anger, Robin also realized something more important!

Shirahoshi hasn't fully mastered her power yet, which means Aquaman hasn't fully Awakening!

Although Roa possesses three Ancient Weapons, all three are incomplete!

This discovery filled Robin with renewed excitement!

In that case! In that case! Once Níðhöggr is fully developed, victory will be within reach!!

Okay, keep going!

Roa gently patted the little princess's forehead.

"Yes!"

The little princess's voice finally carried a hint of joy. After bowing respectfully to Roa, she plunged into the water and disappeared.

The whole thing is about being impatient.

"So cute, isn't it?"

Looking at the still rippling water, Roa smiled without looking up.

"Roa, you are too arrogant."

Robin said calmly.

They laid bare all these secrets before her without any attempt at concealment.

He completely disregarded her.

Arrogance?

Roa simply stretched lazily. "You don't understand, Robin. It's because I really can't figure out how I could possibly lose!"

Robin gave a slight smirk.

Go ahead and be arrogant, Roa.

People who are complacent and overconfident cannot see the world clearly. When they trip over weeds they don't even care about, I hope they won't regret it!

And so, time began to flow again.

The expedition around the Red Line by the Calamity City ultimately came to nothing; even Violet's Glint-Glint Fruit failed to locate that bastard Imu.

Ultimately, we can only place our hopes on the artificial satellite program or Rosinante and his team.

Then, almost another year passed.

The current time is the second half of the year 1520 in the Grand Line Calendar.

In the original work, this was a very important year. It was in this year that Straw Hat Luffy set sail, gathered his crew, and rampaged through the first half of the Grand Line.

However, Roa waited for several months, but a pirate named Luffy never appeared in this world.

Perhaps, Luffy doesn't exist in this world?

It's not like we're missing out on a little butterfly effect.

Even if that kid really exists, having already lost his Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, what makes him worthy of being called the Chosen One?

There is no longer a stage for him in this world!

With Robin on his left arm and Hancock on his right, Roa was leisurely basking in the sun somewhere in this world, thinking to himself.

Meanwhile, Roa continued to expand.

On another part of the sky in this world.

The Five Elders, now reduced to only three, the world's most powerful beings, rushed to a laboratory somewhere.

The moment he stepped inside, Gehring, the current God of Scientific Defense, yelled at the top of his lungs, "Vegapunk! You said the research is complete, is that true?!"

Not only him, but the other two of the Five Elders, Wild Boar Warcury and Horse Skeleton Nusjuro, also had their eyes burning with anticipation.

Although the World Government is currently being tormented by the pirate alliance, it has effectively reduced its territory to only half of the world.

To prevent another attack by Roa, they were forced to disappear without a trace, and even government decrees had to be issued with extreme caution.

This has resulted in a visible decline in the World Government's control even in the remaining half of the world, despite their recruitment of many non- Affiliated Nation to join.

But it doesn't matter, all the forbearance has paid off today!

The three Five Elders stared intently at Vegapunk!

That's right!

Vegapunk nodded heavily.

He turned to the side, making the three Five Elders look at the huge metal tank behind him.

The huge metal can has a circular glass window on the front.

Looking through this glass window, you can see a small flame burning quietly in the center of the transparent liquid.

"Great!!"

Warcury had never been so excited; his undisguised smile made even his mustache tremble.

"Vegapunk! Well done!!"

"But--"

While the three supreme leaders of the World Government were extremely excited, Vegapunk suddenly hesitated before speaking.

"But?"

The smiles on the three faces froze instantly, and they all turned to look at Vegapunk.

"Because time was too tight,"

Vegapunk scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "This energy source is actually still in an incomplete state."

"Incomplete?"

Gehring had already instinctively placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, wishing he could draw it and kill Vegapunk immediately. His tone was filled with utter anger, "So what did you say was a success? Are you kidding us?"

No, no, no!

Vegapunk shook his head repeatedly, saying, "The incomplete part is that it's not the endless energy I expected!"

"It's limited!"

"However, we should have no problem fully utilizing the power of this ship before it runs out!"

The three Five Elders paused for a moment, then looked at each other simultaneously.

Then they both saw a hint of excitement in each other's eyes.

In that case, it doesn't seem like it's impossible.

The moment of true war seems to have arrived!

No, no, no!

Vegapunk shook his head repeatedly, saying, "The incomplete part is that it's not the endless energy I expected!"

"It's limited!"

"However, we should have no problem fully utilizing the power of this ship before it runs out!"

The three Five Elders paused for a moment, then looked at each other simultaneously.

Then they both saw a hint of excitement in each other's eyes.

In that case, it doesn't seem like it's impossible.

It seems the moment for the real war has arrived!