Command Me! Whatever the Command!

Storm was genuinely surprised.

It's not surprising that the ability to "Hear the Voice of All Things" attached to the Nine-Star [Observation Haki] allows one to hear the "voice" emitted by Zunesha.

But Zunesha can not only sense his Observation Haki, but can even communicate with him in reverse?

What surprised Storm even more was that Zunesha's communication was not on a linguistic level, but on a spiritual level!

An ability similar to "telepathic communication"!?

'You heard that? You heard that!'

The ancient voice of Zunesha was filled with undisguised excitement and exhilaration.

'Joy Boy? No! You're not Joey Boy! Someone else can hear me!'

That's truly the power of telepathy!

Based on Zunesha's reaction, Storm was completely certain of his guess.

He had previously thought that communicating with Zunesha was merely a "bloodline talent" belonging to Joey Boy and the Kozuki Oden clan.

After all, consider those who possess the ability to "Hear the Voice of All Things."

Joy Boy, Gol D. Roger, Kozuki Oden, Kozuki Momonosuke, Monkey D. Luffy...

Aside from Roger, who was somewhat special, everyone else had very close ties with Joey Boy.

One of them is even a human form of Joey Boy!

Even Roger, a member of the "D Clan" and possessing the key item "Straw Hat," makes it difficult to say that he had absolutely no connection with Joey Boy.

Storm had initially thought he could only "hear," but it turned out he could actually "communicate"?

Is this the power of Nine-Star [Observation Haki]?

Storm snapped out of his daze and calmly replied.

'Nice to meet you, Zunesha, I am Vongola Storm.'

'Vongola Storm? Never heard of that name, never heard of that surname.'

The ancient voice of Zunesha carried a hint of confusion, but also a hidden joy.

'Besides Joey Boy and the Kozuki Clan, I've encountered another human I can communicate with!'

Zunesha looked very excited.

It stopped in its tracks, and its enormous trunk, far exceeding that of a colossal serpentine Sea King, plunged directly into the ocean below, taking a deep breath.

The endless seawater was Zunesha into the elephant's trunk and then sprayed wildly into the surrounding sky.

Splash--

A massive, seemingly supernatural rainstorm descended upon this sea area.

Along with it came the booming of elephants, even louder and more exaggerated than the roar of thunder.

"ROOM (Shambles) --"

A pale blue halo enveloped the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

Law, Bepo, and Robin, along with a bear, appeared on the back of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

"Captain, what happened?"

Luo's eyelids twitched as he looked at the somewhat "aggressive" giant elephant ahead.

Based on the intelligence we gathered earlier, this giant elephant should have been a very docile and quiet creature, right?

And as it approached, the enormous elephant remained "silent" as always.

Why did this giant elephant get so excited so soon after the Captain left?

Bepo was also confused and puzzled by his Zunesha's irritable behavior.

Although it was just a little bear cub a few years old when it left Zou.

However, in the countless legends and stories of Zou, Zunesha's status is almost that of a "god"!

In the eyes of the Mink Tribe members of the Zou Kingdom, it is because of the unwavering protection of Zunesha for thousands of years that the Zou Kingdom enjoys prosperity and peace.

Even Bepo has never seen Zulu so... "Zunesha"?

Robin didn't have the same complicated feelings as Law and Bepo; she was simply deeply shocked by Zunesha's enormous size.

How do creatures of such enormous size live?

"Nothing."

Storm waved to Rom and the others.

"I just met a new 'friend'."

Friend?

Law, Bepo, and Robin glanced at Storm with slight fear before turning their attention to Zunesha.

Captain, the "new friend" you mentioned, could it be this giant elephant?

After giving a brief explanation, Storm also focused his attention on Zunesha.

He didn't verbally stop the Zunesha's "emotional expression," but simply observed the enormous elephant silently.

Zunesha, age unknown, gender unknown, race unknown, origin unknown...

In short, it's a very mysterious elephant.

But if we only consider body size...

Zunesha is definitely the largest creature Storm has ever seen!

A quick glance from Storm revealed that Zunesha's back had disappeared into the high-altitude clouds.

He was very familiar with that altitude— the Sky Garden often stopped at that altitude—the sea of clouds ten thousand meters above the ground!

And Zunesha's four elephant legs are standing on the seabed of the New World.

Based on this calculation, Zunesha's height is at least 20 kilometers, or 20,000 meters!

But this number will definitely continue to increase significantly.

What does 20,000 meters mean?

Even the Giant Sea Kings living in the deepest parts of the ocean are only a little over 5,000 meters long.

If we only consider altitude...

At least four Giant Sea Kings would need to form a "ladder" to reach the height where Zunesha was.

What a terrifying creature!

After venting his emotions, Zunesha couldn't wait to contact Storm again.

' Vongola Storm! You can hear my voice clearly! I'm stronger than those two humans we encountered before! So—command me! Whatever the command, I'll carry it out for you!'

The two humans we encountered earlier?

After a moment's thought, Storm deduced the identities of the two "humans".

Pirate King Roger!

Kozuki Oden!

Hidden on Zunesha's back is a Road Poneglyph.

The Roger Pirates also visited the Zou Kingdom.

Both Roger and Kozuki Oden were men with the talent of "Hear the Voice of All Things".

It's perfectly normal that Zunesha would remember the two of them.

But.

Unlike Storm, who has already fully mastered the Nine-Star [Observation Haki].

Roger and Kozuki Oden's talent for "Hear the Voice of All Things" seems to have some flaws.

Simply put, they could hear the "sound," but they couldn't understand the "content."

However, Luffy and Kozuki Momonosuke were able to hear clearly later on...

Storm quickly dismissed this insignificant thought and communicated with Zunesha.

I don't need your help right now, but I might need it in the future.

'I will help you!' Zunesha immediately replied. 'Whatever it is, I will help you!'

"I'm going to the Kingdom of Zou now to retrieve a Road Poneglyph," Storm said calmly. "I've already collected two Redstones; I have two left."

"One piece is here in Zou," Zunesha replied, "And the other is with the Mermaid Princess! On Fish-Man Island!"

Zunesha... he's surprisingly "friendly and hospitable"!

Storm sighed silently, then offered a few words of comfort to Zunesha before severing his spiritual connection with him.

The Zunesha then took another step and moved forward.

Storm piloted the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, increasing its altitude and heading towards the Zou Kingdom behind Zunesha.

"Captain."

A cautious voice came from the back of the dragon behind Storm.

"Have you truly formed a 'friendship' with Zunesha?"

"Of course it's true, Bepo."

"Storm said without turning his head," he said.

"Would you like me to introduce you to the Zunesha? Although you can't hear its voice, I can act as a temporary 'intermediary' and help you chat with the Zunesha for a bit."

Is this really possible?

Bepo's eyes lit up at first, then his expression turned worried.

"That's Zunesha, and I'm just an ordinary Polar Bear..."

"You are not an ordinary Polar Bear Mink Tribe; you are a member of the Polar Bear Mink Tribe from the Kingdom of Zou."

Storm waved, then contacted Zunesha again. After a brief exchange, he turned around.

"Bepo, Zunesha is asking if you want to eat fish. If you do, it can spray seawater onto its back beforehand."

In Zou, there are two "heavy rains" every day—which the Mink Tribe calls "fire-breathing rain" or "rain of grace."

Every day, the Zunesha draws seawater and sprays it on the elephant's back twice, each time bringing a large amount of food to the Mink Tribe.

"Fish?"

Bepo hesitated.

But I prefer shaved ice.

Upon hearing this, Law, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but slap Bepo hard on the back.

"Idiot! Do you think Zunesha will make you shaved ice?"

"I'm sorry..." Bepo immediately fell into a state of depression.

Storm also received the message from Zunesha, and he looked at Bepo with a subtle expression.

"Bepo, Zunesha says he's sorry, but he prefers giant seaweed. If you want, he can 'send' some giant seaweed to Zou."

The Zunesha looks like a huge, old, and frail elephant.

But in reality, Zunesha's eyesight is exceptional; it can even see every detail on the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

After explaining the first part of his message to Bepo, Storm looked at Law and gave him a serious reminder.

"Lo, Zunesha told you not to bully Bepo."

I bullied Bepo?

Luo's eyes twitched slightly, but he still withdrew his hand.

Regardless of the facts, the power of the Zunesha is still immense.

After several conversations.

The relationship between Zunesha and Bepo has also become much closer.

Zunesha retrieved a huge clump of seaweed from the depths of the ocean and transported it to the edge of Zou.

Bepo also volunteered to offer delicious shaved ice to the great Zunesha in the future.

As for how to make shaved ice for the Zunesha?

Bepo looked at Law pitifully and activated his legendary skill – "Adoring".

"Captain..."

Law was instantly defeated by Bepo, but he couldn't create ice either, so he could only look to his boss.

"Captain..."

The Zunesha noticed Bepo and Lo's reactions immediately, and while surprised, it also began to communicate with Storm.

'Vongola...'

Storm: "?"

How did this get blamed on me?

Regarding [Zunesha].

In this year alone (2024 in real time), the setting of [Zunesha] has been revised many times.

If we only talk about height...

The original Vivre Card depicted Zunesha being over 35 kilometers tall, which is the most common perception of it as "standing on the seabed with its feet and reaching into the clouds," a truly towering giant elephant.

However, this year, the height setting of Zunesha has undergone three changes.

The Vivre Card for July shows that Zunesha is over 50 kilometers tall.

In September, the water Vivre Card plummeted to 5 kilometers.

The Vivre Card length increased to 10 kilometers in November.

Therefore, the latest setting is that Zunesha's height is only 10 kilometers.

10,000 meters.

That's ridiculous data.

Because Fish-Man Island is located 10,000 meters below the sea (although that's a ridiculous number).

If Zunesha were only 10,000 meters tall, it would be completely submerged in the ocean waters of the New World!

This is an absolutely epic nerf.

Therefore, this book does not adopt the latest settings.

We'll still use the height setting based on [35 km].

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First update.

There's more to come.