A Hundred Years Was Too Long-Imu Wanted to Seize the Day!

"Fufufufufu~"

Suddenly, a familiar laugh came from outside the gate of the Flower Chamber.

Immediately afterwards, Doflamingo led the Donquixote Family members in single file.

Standing alongside Doflamingo were Sengoku, Garp, as well as Zephyr, Sakazuki, Katakuri, and other Marine Admirals.

"Hmph, hahaha~"

Upon entering the Flower Chamber and discovering that Imu and Gunko had also vanished, Doflamingo's laughter grew even more sinister.

Before Akira could react to what they were about to do, Doflamingo suddenly took a brand new coat from Baby5 beside him and quickly walked up to Akira.

"It's chilly Holy Land, Akira, please put on this coat!"

To Akira's surprise, Doflamingo draped a brand-new coat over Akira's shoulders, then took a step back, knelt on one knee facing Akira, and grinned wickedly, saying, "Doflamingo, leading the Donquixote Family, pays respects to Your Majesty!"

At that moment, Sakazuki stepped forward, faced Akira, raised his hand in salute, and shouted loudly, "All naval officers, listen to my command! Salute His Majesty Akira!"

"Loyalty!"

At Sakazuki's command, the naval officers standing neatly behind him instantly straightened their bodies, faced Akira, and saluted, their voices booming and echoing for a long time in the air above the Holy Land.

"???"

Akira looked at the specially sewn overcoat he was wearing, and the very cheesy "King" character embroidered on his chest, and a series of question marks immediately popped into his head.

Several seconds passed before Akira regained his composure. Then, Doflamingo, who had already stood up, asked with an unprecedentedly serious expression, "Doffy, odd changes, even remains the same, what's the next line?"

Doflamingo paused, then asked blankly, "Odd changes, even doesn't?"

Seeing Doflamingo's reaction, Akira was also bewildered. After tugging at his coat, he asked again, "Where did you learn this 'put on more clothes when it gets cold' thing?"

"Does this even need to be learned?"

Doflamingo, unusually serious, said, "You are the undisputed King of the World!"

Having confirmed that Doflamingo showed no abnormalities and did not appear to have been possessed, Akira looked around, then took off his coat and handed it to Gion, saying bluntly, "You have more important things to do than drape this coat over me!"

"Sakazuki, listen to my command! Due to the suddenness of the situation, you and Vice Admiral Tsuru will assume your posts ahead of schedule, jointly managing the Chamber of Power with Sengoku and Zephyr!"

"Yes!"

Sakazuki raised his hand in salute, then turned and quickly walked out with Sengoku and Zephyr.

"Doflamingo, listen to my command. From this moment forward, you will assume the position of Commander of the Knights of God. Immediately begin establishing the new Knights of God to stabilize the order of the Holy Land."

"Gion, listen to my command! You must immediately return to Marineford and establish direct contact with Dr. Vegapunk to prepare for the Thousand-Ship Cruise in two weeks!"

With the final order issued, Akira was left as the sole commander in the Flower Chamber.

After looking around, Akira silently approached the location of Imu's annihilation, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Although Imu Gunko was gradually disappearing before his eyes, his intuition told him that Imu had not disappeared.

Is it a stand-in?

After a brief silence, Akira slowly closed his eyes, and his Observation Haki, which had been upgraded to its maximum by the system, quietly activated.

at the same time.

In a secret chamber beneath the former site of the Holy Land, flickering candlelight, lay twenty heavy coffins.

One of the coffins was open, and inside lay a young woman who looked to be in her twenties or thirties.

The moment Akira unleashed his Observation Haki to cover and envelop the Holy Land, the young woman suddenly moved, her eyes snapping open to reveal a pair of dark red pupils.

Immediately afterwards, the young woman mechanically raised her hands and pushed open the coffin lid, then slowly stood up.

After surveying the underground chamber, the young woman turned her gaze to the door and whispered, "Akira? Mother, I haven't forgotten!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Imu's figure flashed away. When she reappeared, she was wearing that loose robe again, like a black lotus flower standing alone in the world. She stood in front of an enormous straw Straw Hat, and her eyes were no longer as solemn as before. Instead, a smile appeared in them for the first time.

"With Akira here, I'm not afraid of you anymore!"

After staring at the enormous Straw Hat for a moment, Imu took out a face mask from his sleeve and put it on, returning to his original attire where only his eyes were visible. Then, he turned around with a flick of his sleeve and said in a cold voice, "Where are the Five Elders!"

As Imu finished speaking, a hidden door opposite her slowly opened, and rows of coffins Imu's view.

Immediately afterwards, the five leading coffins shook, and then Saturn, Worcester Nusjuro, and Shepard Ju Peter and Markas Mars, who had been killed by Akira long ago, emerged from the coffins one after another, prostrated themselves facing Imu, and said in unison, "Greetings Lord Im!"

Imu nodded and spoke again, "Knights of God, it's time for you to wake up!"

More than a dozen coffins opened simultaneously, and then members of the Knights of God, including Gringo, Shamrock, Gunko, and Qilingom, filed out of the dark room and knelt in unison on one knee before Imu.

"Lord Im, does our contract need to be renegotiated?!"

Gringo stepped forward, his expression worried, and said, "Now that our true forms have been awakened, if we don't sign the contract in time, we will lose our immortality! Without immortality, we will be no match for Akira and his forces!"

"Who said Mu is going to go up against Akira?"

Imu waved for Gringo to step back, then turned and walked to the enormous Straw Hat, saying in a relaxed tone, "Back then, to deal with the combined forces of Joy Boy and David D. Jones, I had no choice but to take extreme measures! Now that I have Akira, I will naturally no longer be controlled by demons!"

At this point, Imu turned and glanced at the Five Elders. "When you signed the contract with me, you were all nearing the end of your lives. Now that the contract is terminated, you probably don't have many days left to live. Go back to your respective families and settle your affairs!"

"Yes, Lord Im!"

Saturn, Worcester, and the other four bowed again in agreement.

"As for you," Imu said, turning his gaze to Gunko, Shamrock, and the others, "You were all young when you signed the contract. Whether you continue to serve the World Government or return to your respective families is up to you."

"Lord Im,... can we... continue to serve the World Government?"

Gunko raised her head. Because the contract was terminated, she no longer used bandages to cover her face. Even her eyes, which were black and white, returned to normal, becoming a pair of eyes as bright as obsidian. She exuded youthful energy.

"You'd have to ask Akira!"

As he spoke, Imu turned to look at the tightly closed door to the secret room.

At the same time, accompanied by several whooshing sounds, the door to the secret chamber was cleaved open by several domineering and sharp sword energies. Amidst the billowing smoke, Akira stepped in and stood opposite Imu.

"Akira!"

The moment Imu saw Akira, a look of joy flashed in his eyes. He quickly walked over and took Akira's hand, his words filled with undisguised excitement.

Before Akira could react, the Five Elders and the members of the Knights of God turned around and respectfully greeted him in unison, "Greetings, Lord Akira!"

Akira ignored the Five Elders and the members of the God Group, raised his hand and placed it on Imu's forehead. Conqueror's Haki surged out and poured into Imu's body.

Imu did not resist, behaving as obediently as a carbon copy of Hancock.

So, what's your situation right now?

Finding no trace of the Demon Silhouette within Imu, Akira withdrew his hand, looking puzzled. "Since your contract with them has been broken, shouldn't you, who have lived for so many years, have vanished into thin air the moment the contract was broken?"

"They will die in the future, but Mu will not!" Imu's gaze remained fixed on Akira, her voice gentle, "Mu said, a hundred years from now, you will belong to Mu."

"However, a hundred years is too long, I don't want to wait!"

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