A Wonderful Ending and Beginning

By now, rumors and speculations about Oboro's identity have already spread among the members of the Hell Pirates.

Furthermore, Oboro once mentioned that his hometown does not belong here.

For most people in this world, the only thing they can think of is 'outer heaven'.

Especially someone like Enel... who once wanted to go to the 'Land of Gods,' which is the moon, in his mind, Oboro must have come from a 'place' similar to the moon.

"Hazy..."

The one who was most shaken was undoubtedly Dom.

He had no idea.

"Leave?!"

Suddenly, below... Bare, who hadn't been particularly interested, shouted and stood up abruptly.

For him, Oboro's significance had surpassed that of Roger.

Despite his years of causing trouble everywhere, especially his dealings with Kaido and Marshall D. Teach, his true aim is to further enhance his own strength. There are very few people in this world who can still put pressure on him, and Blackbeard Teach and Kaido are his only 'hunting' targets.

He had always wanted to challenge Oboro.

However, he was also well aware of Oboro's strength, and he did not want to engage in a meaningless battle before he was fully prepared.

Unexpectedly... Oboro suddenly said he wanted to leave.

"Where are you going? Take me with you."

Bare said seriously.

"The place I'm going to, you can't go to."

Long smiled.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Bare suddenly asked, "Why?"

"Because... you're too weak."

Long's words silenced the entire hall.

Everyone seemed to freeze, as if their breath had stopped.

Bare... weak?

It can be said that, apart from Oboro, the creator god, Bare is undoubtedly the strongest in the world right now... If Kaido and Marshall D. Teach hadn't been using an entire force to restrain him, they might have been killed long ago.

However, it makes perfect sense coming from Oboro's mouth.

"Even with a thousand regrets... it is time to say goodbye."

While everyone was still stunned, Oboro slowly rose from the throne. "After I leave... the heavy burden on your heads will be gone. The future of the New World is entirely up to you."

Dom opened his mouth to speak, but was surprised to find that he couldn't utter a word.

He knew that it was Oboro who had used his ability to 'control' him.

Not only him... Crocodile, Enel, Shiryu, and the others were all stuck in their throats, completely motionless.

Long didn't want to explain, nor did he need to.

I dislike being too verbose...

Because it's unnecessary.

From now on, all these people need to do is listen to him.

"Um..."

Long hesitated for a moment, then looked at Bare first. "After I leave, you'll probably lose control... so the others need to be careful. This means that a berserk Bare might kill all of you to fill the void in his heart and seek thrills."

"Then it's you... Dom... and Yurivich."

"You two will probably take over the Underworld Country based on my relationship with you... But Dom, your strength is relatively weaker, so I suggest you... find a place to settle down and spend the rest of your life."

"Enel, if you have time, go to the moon and take a look... but there's no one there anymore, only traces of a civilization that once existed. You'll eventually have to come back..."

"Crocodile, Gild Tesoro... I won't say anything about you two, but after I leave, watch out for Doflamingo."

"Shiliu... I can tell you're quite satisfied with the world right now... so keep enjoying it."

Long called out names one by one, leaving a final message for each of them.

"No matter how you fight each other after I'm gone, I hope... for my sake, even if a conflict arises one day, you won't kill Dom... Although I gave him advice, I doubt he'll listen," Oboro said with a smile.

Behind him, Dom's eyes were red and brimming with tears.

"Actually... I really like this world. If... it weren't for one particular reason, I wouldn't really want to overthrow it... but life always requires trying to accept some helplessness and unavoidable situations." As Long spoke, she had already activated her 'time travel' ability.

"Anyway... it was a pleasure to meet you all."

"Pass on the power I gave you... and build a new power system for this new world."

Much of the divine power inherited from Oboro comes from Demon Slayer ... Although he took most of the Devil Fruit resources, he left some behind. Besides the Devil Fruit can reappear after their host dies, the power derived from Demon Slayer, including some practical combat techniques, can actually be learned through instruction or teaching.

The collision and combination of these two power systems may spark new ideas.

"Goodbye."

After he finished speaking, he turned around.

Dom smiled slightly.

He patted him on the shoulder, and then, unlike previous methods of time travel, a terrifying surge of soul energy erupted from his body.

This made his raised arm seem to be attached to a strange and indescribable power, and as he tore at it with his fingertips, the space seemed to be pulled open like a curtain.

A 'path' is revealed that can be accessed by a single person.

Within this exposed gap in spacetime, there was a dazzling, breathtakingly beautiful mist.

Yet it exudes a chilling sense of death.

Long fully activated the Qi Refining Method, and his internal meridians surged with Qi like rivers and seas.

Then, with a step... the soul, along with the body, was swallowed up by the torrent of time and space and vanished without a trace.

After he left, the multicolored hall returned to its original state... everything looked no different from before.

However, the man who should have been standing beside the throne was nowhere to be seen.

Gone...

He's really gone...

In ways they cannot understand.

Having lost the shackles on their souls, everyone instantly regained their 'freedom'.

Dom's mind went blank, and he stood there in a daze.

It feels like a dream, yet I can't quite accept it.

"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhh!"

But before he could recover, the next second, a terrifying sound wave caused most of the people in the hall to cover their ears, their expressions pained.

The entire hall began to tremble.

Bare's eyes were bloodshot, and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

A chilling and terrifying killing intent emanated from his body, enveloping everyone present.

"What's this?"

"You just left like that?"

Bare's eyes were sinister, and he was furious beyond measure. "You just want to use us, don't you?"

"Very well... Now that you're gone, everything you created is no longer necessary!"

"Everything about you, including my memories... I will destroy it all with my own hands!"

Clearly, he was very dissatisfied with Oboro's 'farewell'.

Oh no, we're going to be killed! Compared to Bare's rage, the others had no time to think about the Creator God's departure; they instinctively sensed the deadly danger! This monster in front of them was about to go berserk!

"Hehehe..."

Shiryu, Enel, and the others were also targeted by Bare's killing intent, but compared to the panic of the others, they seemed to have anticipated it.

He remained relatively calm.

Even for a monster like Bare... killing them wouldn't be so easy.

Come on... let the fighting begin...

Isn't this the tradition of the Hell Pirates? These guys... have never submitted to anyone except their captain.

Now... we can finally play for real, how fun!

How wonderful...