Emerald-green leaves, like tiny boats, floated upon the sea.
The bright sky stretched cloudless for miles. With the arrival of the emerald leaves, even a storm that had churned the sea for miles one moment became a boundless, wave-free calm the next.
Shin stood atop one such leaf, drifting aimlessly along the Grand Line.
He lowered his head and looked at his palm. Within the hazy white glow, a roaring beastman threw back its head in a furious howl. No sound emerged, yet its form was vividly lifelike.
Compared to when it had first been subdued, the Beast King had completely recovered. There was no sign that sword threads had once severed its upper body in two.
Shin had chosen to put away this ancient weapon not because he valued its combat power or anything of the sort.
He was merely interested in the Beast King's manufacturing techniques.
Every world had its own merits. The One Piece World might not amount to much within the entire multiverse, but its power system and certain things contained within it were still worth studying.
For example, certain special and powerful Devil Fruits possessed powers that would be incomprehensible in many other worlds.
And then there was the ancient weapon Beast King currently in Shin's hand.
Using nothing but biotechnology and weapon-making techniques, the ancients of the One Piece World had created one incredible great weapon after another.
Their combat power even exceeded the limits this world should have possessed.
Take the Uranus formerly controlled by the World Government. Had it not encountered Shin, the World Government's position would have been as steady as a mountain with Uranus alone.
In this world, no force could shake Uranus. It was already the upper limit of this world's power system.
This unique forging technique reminded Shin