Using Saint Nerona Imu as His Own Cheat

"Imu would not punish you for things that have yet to happen! Rise! Sumer, continue—"

Saint Nerona Imu glanced at Saint Jaygarcia Saturn, then looked indifferently at Sumer.

All futures had yet to happen.

If he punished Saint Jaygarcia Saturn over this matter alone, or merely based on Sumer's one-sided account, then he would not be Saint Nerona Imu.

Eight hundred years ago, he could not possibly have made those unruly people submit to him and serve at his command.

Without enough supporters, he could not have defeated the Ancient Kingdom, defeated Joy Boy and Davy D. Jones, reshaped the world, and established the World Government all by himself.

Because a narrow-minded person could never awaken Conqueror's Haki, much less become the king of the world.

"Yes!"

Saint Jaygarcia Saturn rose from the ground.

He let out a breath of relief and nervously wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"As expected of Lord Imu."

"As the One Piece manga continued, many readers did not approve of you at first.

Because in every manga or novel, the final boss is vile and evil.

But as One Piece continued, all of us came to understand that you, Lord Imu, were the one in the right.

Joy Boy and the others were all sanctimonious idealistic clowns.

What the world needs is dominion and order, not freedom and dreams—"

Seeing that Saint Nerona Imu had no intention of holding Saint Jaygarcia Saturn accountable, Sumer immediately began flattering him.

But Saint Nerona Imu remained expressionless and instead stared at him coldly without speaking.

Sumer's heart tightened.

Had he buttered him up the wrong way?

Could it be that Saint Nerona Imu and Joy Boy had not once been friends?

That they had not parted ways and become enemies because of differing ideals?

"Lord Imu, those are all online speculations..."

"Tell me the plot."

"Yes!"

Sumer gave a trembling smile and immediately returned to the main subject.

He had gotten carried away, even developing a sense of superiority as he spoke.

Was it because he knew the entire plot and was a transmigrator that he had become arrogant and full of himself?

Damn it—

He had been careless!

His top priority now was to keep his head down and develop quietly.

"After the Egghead Arc comes the Elbaf Arc.

Because I had to work, and because the manga updated too slowly, I saved it up without reading it."

"But I saw some clips online. During that time, Saint Figarland Shamrock, Saint Shepherd Somers, Saint Shepherd Somers, and Manmayer Gunko of God's Knights would land on Elbaf."

"They also failed to capture the Straw Hat crew, and in the end, Lord Imu, you personally appeared."

"Then, when I was nearly dropping dead from overwork, I suddenly and inexplicably arrived in the Flower Room."

"So I don't know what happened after that. The One Piece author had only updated to this point as well."

Sumer gave them a general overview of the plot.

He left out some details.

Anyway, Saint Nerona Imu had not asked. He could tell him when he did!

Silence.

The only sound in the entire Flower Room was the fluttering of butterfly wings.

From Saint Nerona Imu down to Saint Saturn and the other four, as well as Manmayer Gunko, everyone was processing what they had heard.

Because the entire plot contained an overwhelming amount of information.

At the same time, it once again proved that Sumer had not lied. Otherwise, he would not have spoken so confidently, nor would his expression have remained without the slightest flaw.

As before, many things could be verified afterward.

Especially Poseidon, Pluton, and some of the people mentioned.

"For Imu to personally descend to the lower world, the situation must already be dire!"

For a long while, Saint Nerona Imu let out a soft laugh. He reached out, and a butterfly landed on his fingertip, only for him to crush it to death the next second.

That sight immediately made Saint Saturn and the others break into cold sweats as they knelt on the ground.

After all, if even Lord Imu had to act personally, it proved their incompetence. The five of them also knew that Lord Imu could not easily leave Mary Geoise.

"Three years."

"In just three years, Monkey D. Luffy went from setting sail as a pirate, to defeating Kaido and Charlotte Linlin and becoming one of the Four Emperors, to facing you directly, Lord Imu."

Seeing Saint Saturn and the other five kneel, along with Manmayer Gunko, Sumer could not exactly remain standing alone and look out of place.

He immediately knelt as well. It was not as if it would cost him a piece of flesh.

Perhaps if he pleased Saint Nerona Imu, the other man might casually grant him something that would save him decades of detours.

Without a cheat, and having transmigrated bodily, Sumer did not think his talent or willpower was especially impressive.

Compared to Luffy, that guy could fight Four Emperors and Saint Nerona Imu after only three years.

If it were him, it would probably take thirty years—perhaps two or three sets of thirty years.

There was a ninety-nine percent chance that he would still live an ordinary, unremarkable life.

There were differences between people.

Especially when compared to a protagonist, it was no longer merely a difference, but a chasm between levels.

Actually.

Strictly speaking, he did have a cheat.

It was the plot cheat.

Looking at it from another angle, the final boss, Saint Nerona Imu, could also be considered his cheat.

Because if he used it well, he could have as much of the so-called wealth, companions, methods, and territory as he wanted.

He could directly skip decades of detours and suffering and safely make it through the early and middle stages.

It was equivalent to being carried all the way until he had fully developed!

"Three years?"

Upon hearing that time frame, Saint Nerona Imu suddenly turned his head and stared at Sumer with an extremely sharp, gloomy gaze.

The Five Elders and Manmayer Gunko, who were kneeling on the ground, could not help widening their eyes at Sumer as well.

"Sumer, you must be joking!"

Saint Shepherd Ju Peter was far from calm.

Did he understand what three years meant?

From setting sail to defeating two Four Emperors, then facing Lord Imu directly, all in three years?

Wasn't such an absurd growth rate far too fantastical?

"Strictly speaking, it was not even three years. It was only a little over two years!"

"After all, he is the protagonist!"

"Any unreasonable and utterly fantastical thing becomes perfectly reasonable when placed on a protagonist. Otherwise, how could he be the protagonist?"

Compared to the disbelief of Saint Shepherd Ju Peter and the others, Sumer was much calmer.

After all, in any manga or novel, ordinary people were not even qualified to serve as background props. He was one of those people.

Those a step above, the geniuses, were merely nobodies by the roadside.

As for the once-in-ten-thousand monsters, they were only fit to serve as speed bumps for the protagonist.

An iron rule: the final boss was destined to be defeated by the protagonist—

That was the value carried by the word "protagonist"!

"—Monkey D. Luffy?!"

Saint Nerona Imu muttered to himself. No emotion could be seen on his cold, domineering face, but the atmosphere in the Flower Room inexplicably became oppressive and suffocating.

"Compared to Joy Boy, he is still far inferior."

"The next arc, the Sky Island Arc—"

Suddenly.

Saint Nerona Imu changed the subject. He turned back to tease the brightly colored butterflies and continued.

"Mars, go to Sky Island personally and bring Monkey D. Luffy back."

"Also bring back the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, the Golden City Shandora, and the Poneglyph that records Poseidon."

"Yes, Lord Imu!!!"

Saint Marcus Mars lowered his head slightly, then rose to leave the Flower Room for Sky Island. However, after taking two steps, he stopped again.

He looked at Sumer.

"Sumer, where are the coordinates of Sky Island?"

"Ten thousand meters above Mock Town on Jaya Island, in the Grand Line."

Sumer directly gave him Sky Island's location, then raised his head toward Saint Nerona Imu's back and hesitated before speaking.

"Lord Imu, may I come along? I want to see this fantastical world—"

In Sumer's view, Saint Nerona Imu would most likely agree.

Because he had already signed the highest-level Deepest-Sea Contract. His life and death rested entirely on a single thought from Saint Nerona Imu.

Furthermore, Saint Nerona Imu could possess him across vast distances and control his body at any time.

With Saint Marcus Mars accompanying him as well, no matter how one looked at it, he was Saint Nerona Imu's puppet on strings.

Harmless.

"You may."

Saint Nerona Imu was extremely aloof and sparing with words.

"Lord Imu!"

Seeing Saint Nerona Imu agree to Sumer's request so easily, Manmayer Gunko opened her mouth to stop him.

She had always believed that Lord Imu should not have granted Sumer a name or the status of a Celestial Dragon. He should have remained imprisoned as a slave.

After all, under torture, this spineless coward who feared death would still reveal everything.

How could a mere insect deserve the same noble status as them?