The Sing-Sing Fruit's Might! An Unexpected Visitor!

Ian suddenly opened his eyes.

He was lying on the deck at that moment.

"Huh? What's going on?"

A face loomed closer, and a little girl bent over beside him, staring down at him in astonishment.

Uta looked at Ian with disbelief in her eyes, "I haven't deactivated my powers yet, how did you get out?"

"It's nothing, just a tiny, insignificant ability."

As Ian spoke, he sat up, then looked at Uta and exclaimed, "What an amazing ability!"

That is truly remarkable.

After being dragged into the dream space by Uta, Ian wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between the spiritual world and the real world if it weren't for the dazzling environment around him.

The body in the spiritual world is no different from the body in the real world; there is no difference in air, sound, gravity, or anything else.

It's no wonder that even Luffy, who possesses beast-like instincts, didn't realize he'd been dragged into the mental world until much later, after being affected.

"Snort."

Ian's straightforward praise made Uta somewhat smug.

She was originally an outgoing and cheerful person, and even though all that's left in her heart now is revenge, she will unconsciously reveal her true nature at times.

They didn't even have time to be surprised at how Ian had emerged from the mental space.

"But."

Ian turned his head to look at one side of the deck.

A large crowd had gathered there, and the enormous Solemn was even cheering loudly.

In the center of the crowd, Hancock and Yamato were locked in a fierce battle.

The gleaming spiked club clashed repeatedly with the long, slender, white legs, unleashing wave after wave of Haki.

"What are they up to now?"

"In that case,"

Beside him, Jack, who had been watching over the unconscious Ian's body, scratched his head. "Brother Ian, after you passed out, Sister Yamato and Hancock started arguing over who would give you a lap pillow."

Ian's lips twitched slightly.

He looked at Uta again.

"Again, Uta,"

Ian said, "Let's try again, and see if you can pull me into the spiritual world this time."

"Huh? Want to do it again?"

Uta was getting impatient; she had come here to have Ian help her become stronger.

"All right."

The little girl finally nodded.

With her lips slightly parted, clear and melodious music flowed from her throat.

The power of the Sing-Sing Fruit has been activated again, and it's about to pull Ian back into the mental space.

But at that moment, black, Haki Inazuma erupted from Ian's body.

Haki is always the most effective way to counter Devil Fruit abilities.

While Ian's Haki may not be on par with the top Haki masters, it is still definitely among the best on the high seas.

Uta's singing still echoed on the deck, but Ian stared at her without moving.

"Huh?"

Uta was a little confused. "Why?"

It was one thing for him to detach himself from his ability earlier, but now he's even more abruptly unable to use it at all?

Ian smiled. "That's what you call Haki. You're still a long way off."

Haki can indeed resist the power of the Sing-Sing Fruit, preventing oneself from being pulled into the mental space.

But this doesn't make much sense.

Ian has already tested it in the mental space.

Simply unleashing your full Haki within that space won't allow you to escape.

Ian had to use his ability to transform into the Winged Dragon of Ra to escape that mental space, relying on the god's immunity to power.

Therefore, if you don't know Uta's abilities, by the time you realize what's happening, you've already been pulled into the mental space, where you can't escape no matter how much Haki you use.

However, if one knew Uta's ability beforehand, then even without using Haki, simply plugging one's ears would be enough to negate the power of the Sing-Sing Fruit.

It's pretty useless.

"Everyone, come here."

Ian shouted a message.

"Ian! Are you awake?"

Yamato immediately stopped fighting Hancock and rushed over with a joyful laugh.

"Ian!!"

Hancock was only slightly behind, and she moved just as swiftly.

"So,"

Luo looked at Uta with some surprise, "What exactly is her ability?"

They actually knocked Ian unconscious.

It's important to understand that given Ian's Haki strength, even without him consciously activating Haki, many special Devil Fruit abilities are ineffective against him.

You'll find out soon enough.

Ian chuckled, looking at Uta and saying, "Uta, let's bring everyone in this time."

"Want to come again?"

Uta was extremely impatient.

"Don't worry, this is the perfect time to start the special training."

Ian's lips curled slightly.

"Yeah?"

Uta was somewhat suspicious, but ultimately nodded, "Alright then."

The girl began to sing softly once again.

This time, her target is all the officers on the Golden Flying Dragon.

"Eh!!"

Yamato rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

In the blink of an eye, she had left the deck of the Golden Flying Dragon and arrived in this completely unfamiliar space!

"What happened?"

Hancock also had something she couldn't understand; when she looked into the distance, all she saw was a plain that seemed to stretch on forever.

Looking up, I couldn't see blue sky and white clouds; all I could see were strange musical notes flying everywhere.

Have we been taken to another world?

She couldn't help but speculate.

"Wrong!"

Drake suddenly spoke up, "Lord Ian was unconscious after being hit by Uta's power! That means we should be lying on the deck right now, just like Lord Ian."

"I am afraid,"

Luo boldly guessed, "It's our minds that have been pulled in!"

"Spirit?"

Violet was taken aback.

That sounds so mysterious.

"That's right."

Ian smiled and nodded, "Uta's ability can pull everyone who hears her singing into this mental space."

"All?"

Jack couldn't help but ask in astonishment, "You'll be affected just by hearing singing?"

Ian nodded slightly.

Everyone gasped in shock.

Unless someone is deliberately being wary, who would intentionally cover their ears to avoid listening to sounds?

Once you hear Uta's song, your spirit will be instantly pulled into this space, and your body, out of control, will be left lying outside like a dead person, at the mercy of others!

This is a devastating weapon on the battlefield!

Even the most battle-hardened general, caught off guard, will face annihilation the moment his spirit is dragged into this space!

For a moment, everyone looked at Uta with surprise.

Furthermore, Uta could even control those out-of-control bodies to some extent, a point Ian didn't mention.

"That's not all,"

Ian continued, "Feel your body."

"Um?"

Yamato hearing this, Yamato clenched her fist, then exclaimed in surprise, "It's exactly the same as outside!"

"That's right."

Ian nodded and said, "Although it's a spiritual entity, everything about it is the same as the outside world—body, abilities, Haki, memories. Moreover, even if the spiritual entity is injured, it won't be reflected in the physical body."

What does this mean?

"This means we can finally have some serious fighting in this world!!"

Yamato cheered.

"This is simply the perfect training ground!"

Jack immediately perked up, "Now we can go all out and fight with everything we have!"

Ian nodded with a smile.

Actually, he felt that Uta's ability was more suitable for making Yugi, like the virtual online games in his previous life's online game novels.

After all, Uta wields considerable authority in this world.

Although she cannot directly influence the spirits that are pulled in through her abilities, she can create any item she desires through her singing.

She can even imbue these items with special abilities, such as the musical score that stuck the Straw Hat Crew in the original work, which required playing the correct notes to release them.

She could really create a QQ space here.

Isn't this the innate divine body of online gamers?

It's just a pity that the power wasn't embodied in a supercomputer, but in the little girl Uta.

She can't bring too many people into this world at once, nor can she drastically transform it all at once.

It would be great if she could connect to Vegapunk's Punk Records, although that thing probably hasn't been made yet.

However, if Uta could truly share the computing power of Labe's most intelligent brain in the world, perhaps Uta could actually create a second world.

How do you say Infinite Tsukuyomi?

"Hehehehe! Let's fight!!"

Solemn immediately roared, his golden aura surging, "Battle! Awesome!"

"Oh!!"

Shimir responded loudly, slamming his enormous cleaver against his pot-like shield, "So this is our Valhalla after all!"

Valhalla, where warriors can fight on forever!

"This is wonderful!"

Hancock instantly looked at Yamato, a forced smile on her face, "White-haired monster, let me turn you to stone!"

"I'm going to freeze you into an ice cube!"

Yamato sneered in return.

Now we can finally fight without regard for our own lives!

Kill this guy! X2

The two collided instantly.

Ian shook his head helplessly.

In any case, even if the spiritual body is destroyed, it will only cause mental fatigue, and there will be no major harm.

Let them be.

He smiled and looked at Uta. "Come on, Uta, the training begins now. Since you won't die in this space, I'm going to teach you how to fight properly."

You like to rush me, huh? Well, I'll grant your wish now.

Uta swallowed hard.

Shortly thereafter.

"Hmm!"

Uta, who was sitting against the ship's railing, suddenly opened his eyes.

As the Devil Fruit User and the master of that mental space, she is naturally different from the others who are pulled into the space. She can enter and exit at any time, and even operate in two threads simultaneously, controlling her mental body and her physical body in the real world.

However, she couldn't care less about controlling her physical body in the real world just now.

"That despicable guy!"

The girl was a little sleepy, but she couldn't help glaring at the man who had just climbed up from the deck.

Ian smiled at her. "This is just the beginning, Uta. If you want to get stronger, be prepared."

Just now in the mental space, he practically showed no mercy and gave Uta a good beating.

Although damage to the mental body may only manifest as fatigue in the physical body, the pain felt when the damage occurs is real and lasts a short time.

At least just now, Uta, whose eyes had been so resolute, was beaten to tears by Ian.

If you want to learn how to fight the fastest, there's nothing better than experiencing real combat.

That's how Ian himself learned to fight.

"Bring it on!"

Uta stubbornly insisted.

Ian just smiled.

The others gradually regained consciousness.

However, many people seemed rather listless.

Hancock's expression was particularly grim.

"Hehe! Ian! I froze that guy into an ice cube!"

A slightly out of breath, Yamato grinned Yamato approached, making a swinging baseball bat gesture with his hands, "Then I'll smash her to pieces with one blow!"

Dizzy and disoriented Hancock didn't even bother rubbing her head. She was instantly furious. "But half of your body has already been turned to stone by me!"

"But I survived to the end!"

Yamato lowered his eyelids and made a face at Hancock, "I won, hehehe!"

Hancock was trembling with rage.

But he couldn't say anything to refute it; a loss was a loss, and denying it would only make things look worse.

"Hehehehe! What an amazing ability!"

Solemn laughed heartily, "Shimir, it's been a long time since you've had such a satisfying battle!"

Shimir nodded in agreement, "That was truly exhilarating! Absolutely exhilarating!"

"Luo! You bastard!"

Violet loudly protested, "You dare lay a hand on me! I'm an office worker! You chopped me into more than twenty pieces!"

"Who cares about you!"

Luo rolled his eyes. "Didn't you incite Maria to attack me?"

"I didn't lay a hand on him."

Black Maria smiled and said, "I'm just watching the show."

"So why were you watching the play, Maria?!"

Violet said angrily, "That brat deserves a good beating!"

Luo rolled his eyes high.

"But,"

Jack glanced warily at the guy standing alone outside them, "Enel's abilities are truly unreasonable; there's no way to deal with him."

"After all, it's the Rumble-Rumble Fruit."

Drake smiled.

Everyone had a great time.

"Uta, sing a song."

Ian suddenly spoke.

"..."

The girl paused for a moment.

She stared blankly at Ian.

Ian laughed and said, "There's no reason to give up what you love most for someone you hate, right? That would just be punishing yourself."

Uta hesitated for a moment.

Then, gritting his teeth, he climbed onto the ship's side.

The girl cleared her throat slightly.

"Yo ho ho ho, yo ho ho ho--"

The most classic pirate song flowed from her lips.

A beautifully moving song immediately filled the deck.

Luo curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Black Maria narrowed her eyes.

Even someone like Jack Enel listened quietly.

Ian sat cross-legged on the deck, a smirk playing on his lips.

Isn't this fine?

The Golden Flying Dragon continued its return journey.

It took a little over three weeks to get back outside of Hachinosu Island.

During this time, Ian also roughly figured out some of the shortcomings in Uta's abilities.

The power of the Sing-Sing Fruit likely doesn't consume Uta's physical strength, but rather his mental energy.

Moreover, the mental energy consumed by pulling people into the spiritual world is not much; the majority of the energy is consumed by Uta's transformation of the spiritual world. The more she creates new things with her songs, the more fatigue accumulates.

When exhaustion reaches its limit, Uta will fall into a deep sleep, and his abilities will be completely deactivated.

It is known that if the spiritual entity is destroyed, the physical body will also experience great fatigue.

In other words, if you attack Uta directly in the mental space and destroy her mental body, you will have a high chance of escaping.

Furthermore, fighting within the mental space is indeed very useful.

While it doesn't help with physical training, it unexpectedly helps cultivate Haki.

After all, Haki also incorporates spiritual power.

Fighting to the death against a powerful opponent is indeed the best way to promote the evolution of Haki.

Uta's mental space is indeed a good place for training.

Then, the Golden Flying Dragon finally sailed into the port of Hachinosu Island.

But there was someone waiting for him there.

Besides Ian's subordinates like Tesoro Jinbe, there were others.

"Hehehehe! Ian's finally back!"

"Clap clap clap! Long time no see, my friend!!"

Ian smiled. "I was quite surprised when I received the message from my subordinates. Dorry, Brogy, you actually came."