Wano Country, Onigashima, banquet hall.
Thump, thump, thump...!
"Woohoo!"
"Whoa~!"
After Sephiroth followed Kurozumi Orochi into the banquet hall, deafening rock music continuously flooded his ears.
In the dimly lit venue, the screams and cheers of tens of thousands rose and fell in waves.
Projection Den Den Mushi cast beams of colorful light from their eyes, dazzling the eye.
Since Sephiroth had long maintained the habit of actively keeping his Observation Haki on,
the countless chaotic sounds in this noisy scene buzzed through his mind, nearly making him feel as though he might die on the spot!
Left with no choice, Sephiroth could only turn off his Observation Haki, which made him feel somewhat better.
Still, because his base hearing was far too sharp, even without actively sensing anything, he found the banquet hall unbearably noisy!
"Queen!"
"Queen!"
"Queen!"
Amid the thunderous cries, a fat man over six meters tall, with golden braids and a microphone in hand, suddenly shot up onto the platform of a pavilion via a lift.
"Sorry to keep everyone waiting!
Today is the annual Golden Kagura—enjoy yourselves to the fullest!"
As he spoke, the fat bastard kept twisting his bloated body atop the platform, making him inexplicably resemble a huge grub.
A faint killing intent flashed through Sephiroth's eyes. His right hand rose slightly, instinctively wanting to rest on the hilt of the sword at his waist, but he forcibly restrained himself and instead crossed his arms over his chest.
Five years had passed. He had thought he had already forgotten...
Yet the moment he saw Queen, that stormy night surfaced in his mind once more.
The screams and wails aboard the large tourist sailing ship, and the scene of his father risking his life to snatch a life ring for him before throwing him