Pacifista!

A dull, emotionless female mechanical voice rang out over Cake Island's harbor. When the New Marines heard Issho's name come from the monster's mouth, every face filled with astonishment and shock.

"Hm?"

Even Issho himself let out a low murmur the moment he heard his name called, his hand pausing as he drew his blade.

Issho, who was stationed on Cake Island, had noticed the disturbance at the harbor the instant the Mechanical Sea Beast appeared. Using the powers of the Gravity-Gravity Fruit, he crossed more than half the island and reached the harbor in barely a dozen seconds.

Faced with such a massive unknown creature, Issho had already prepared himself for battle.

What he had not expected was to hear his own name from the Mechanical Sea Beast's mouth.

"An enemy? Or..."

Issho slowly straightened up. The wariness on his face had not faded, but he had already sheathed his sword.

At Issho's question, every New Marine on the shore focused their gaze on the Mechanical Sea Beast.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Mechanical Sea Beast slowly opened its enormous mouth. Perhaps because of the difference in air pressure inside and outside its body, a fishy gust swept across the shore the moment Lord Lantern opened its jaws.

"It stinks!"

"What is that smell?"

The briny stench of the sea mingled with the odor of rotting fish and algae, creating a uniquely foul smell. Everyone on the shore covered their noses and mouths, and the overpowering stench even temporarily drowned out Cake Island's peculiar fragrance.

The female mechanical voice did not sound again. Instead, after Lord Lantern opened its mouth, a deep sonic howl emerged from its throat.

Issho's expression changed slightly the instant he heard that sound.

A few seconds later, a black shadow shot out from Lord