The Mysterious Confidence Makes Its Entrance

"Imu, it has been a long time since you last descended to the lower world!"

Saint Nerona Imu, possessing Saint Marcus Mars, ignored Sumer. He merely grasped Sumer's shoulder with one hand and gazed toward the islands in the distant White Sea.

Then he raised his head and stared into the skies above.

"Lord Imu, the island above us is called Apayado, also known as God's Island, the Sanctuary.

It is where Enel—the elite villain god destined to be defeated by the Straw Hat crew during the Skypiea arc—lives."

"That guy is arrogant and conceited. He got lucky and accidentally ate the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit, so he calls himself a god."

"He currently rules the entire Sky Island."

"If nothing unexpected happens, he should have discovered us—"

"He combined the Rumble-Rumble Fruit with Mantra, or rather, Observation Haki, developing Observation Haki with an extremely vast range."

"Unfortunately, his luck was poor. Like Crocodile, he fell victim to the plot and ultimately became experience fodder for the protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy."

When Saint Nerona Imu looked overhead, Sumer knew that he had discovered God's Island.

Saint Nerona Imu must have sensed Enel's existence as well.

Likewise.

Enel had definitely discovered them too.

In the original story.

Enel was undoubtedly a gifted prodigy. In a backwater place like Sky Island, he had managed to figure out "Mantra" all by himself.

He had even combined it with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, using electromagnetic waves to greatly enhance Mantra's power and range.

To the point where he could hear the conversations of everyone across Sky Island and precisely determine their locations before delivering judgment.

If Enel had not been so narrow-minded, believing that Sky Island and the moon were the center of the entire world, and had simply gone to the Blue Sea to discover the other islands—

If he had just learned a little about the state of the world—

Then at the very least, he would have been a powerhouse on the same level as the Marine Admirals Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji.

What a pity.

Like Crocodile, he had suffered from appearing too early.

"Too weak."

Saint Nerona Imu withdrew his gaze. A trace of disappointment appeared on his impassive face, as though everything was under his control.

Because compared to the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user from eight hundred years ago, Enel was simply worlds apart.

That person from eight hundred years ago had nearly been recognized as an Ancient Weapon.

Unfortunately, he was defeated by Joy Boy, and he also had a lifespan limit. Otherwise, the three Ancient Weapons would have become four!

"Lord Imu, that guy still has plenty of potential. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit alone makes him worth cultivating."

"If you aren't interested in him, could you capture him and give him to me as a subordinate?"

Rubbing his hands together, Sumer grinned and made his request with blatant flattery.

As expected of the King of the World.

He did not even care about Enel or the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Anyone unaware of the truth might have thought Saint Nerona Imu was putting on airs, but only Sumer knew that his "Lord Imu" was simply telling the truth.

From Saint Nerona Imu's perspective, Enel—no, even Marine Admirals—were no different from stray dogs by the roadside.

They were no different from weak insects and ants like him.

"Sky Island and Enel, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, have already been confirmed. What remains are Golden City Shandora, Poseidon's Poneglyph, and the Straw Hat crew!"

Faced with Sumer's shamelessly thick-skinned request, Saint Nerona Imu neither agreed nor refused.

He simply released his Observation Haki, covering the entire Sky Island.

The next second.

He vanished from the spot while holding Sumer.

The world spun around them.

Sumer felt as if the heavens and earth had flipped over. He instinctively shook his dizzy head, and once his vision cleared, what appeared before him was a city forged from gold.

Before Sumer could catch his breath, he appeared on the ground again in the next instant.

Before him stood a Poneglyph covered in moss.

Saint Nerona Imu released his hand, and Sumer nearly lost his footing.

Seeing Saint Nerona Imu standing expressionlessly before the Poneglyph, Sumer did not disturb him and instead looked around.

Gazing at the buildings made entirely of gold, Sumer was not particularly excited.

If this world had merely been an ordinary one, he would definitely have wanted to claim the entire Golden City Shandora for himself.

But the world of pirates was a supernatural world.

There were Devil Fruits, Haki, swordsmanship, and martial arts—supernatural powers that allowed people to soar through the heavens, burrow through the earth, move mountains, and fill seas.

Even eternal youth and immortality could be achieved.

Before such things, money and women did not seem nearly as important.

Because once one possessed supernatural power, all of those things were within easy reach.

CRACK—

A bolt of lightning split the clear sky.

Azure lightning descended from the heavens, and amid the dazzling, blinding brilliance, a figure slowly took shape.

Sumer instinctively raised his right hand to shield his eyes. Once the crackling current settled, he looked at Enel hovering ten meters above the ground with an unruly expression and gave an amused smile.

Just as in the original story.

Enel had pale skin and a well-proportioned yet somewhat lean body.

His blond hair was completely wrapped in a white headscarf, commonly known as a granny headscarf.

His face was gaunt, his nose thin, straight, and flat, while his thick, dark brows stood in sharp contrast to his gray-blue eyes.

His lower eyelashes were striking, and coupled with his lazy, half-lidded gaze, he looked especially arrogant and wild.

His earlobes were also long, hanging all the way to his chest.

He was bare-chested, revealing eight firm, powerful abdominal muscles, while he wore loose, balloon-like trousers below.

Gold bangles adorned both his wrists and ankles, not even his big toes were spared.

Lastly, there were the four thunder drums on his back, each engraved with three black tomoe.

It had to be said that his attire was truly distinctive.

He really did look somewhat like a god.

"You two foolish and ignorant Blue Sea people not only dared discuss a god behind his back, but even sought to defile me. Even if you prostrate yourselves, kowtow three times and bow nine times while begging for mercy, you are still guilty of a crime deserving death!"

The moment he appeared.

Enel looked down his nose at Saint Nerona Imu and Sumer.

Floating in the air, he leaned forward slightly and pinched his chin with one hand.

Both his words and posture were frivolous and arrogant.

When Sumer and Saint Marcus Mars appeared in the White Sea, Enel, who had been eating an apple, had already noticed them.

Naturally.

He had heard every word of the conversation between Saint Nerona Imu and Sumer afterward.

What was strange was that the tall, gaunt old man with long white hair, a mustache, and a goatee had suddenly changed in aura, and then Enel could no longer sense any presence from him.

On the other hand.

The ordinary-looking, ordinary-height, ordinarily dressed, ordinary-aura ant from the Blue Sea was completely exposed to his Mantra.

Weak.

Far too weak.

He was no different from a caterpillar. A casual leak of one hundred thousand volts from Enel would be enough to reduce him to ashes.

"Truly an arrogant and ignorant frog at the bottom of a well!"

Looking at Enel's foolish expression, Sumer knew he was beyond saving.

Wouldn't it have been better for him to stay hidden on God's Island, or flee the instant he noticed them?

Did he really have to show up and put his arrogance on display?

Sumer refused to believe that Enel's Mantra could not sense Saint Nerona Imu's unfathomable depth. Yet even with that knowledge, Enel had stubbornly chosen to take the risk.

It could only be called mysterious confidence.

Still, Sumer understood Enel's mindset. In Enel's worldview, he was invincible.

He controlled lightning with a mortal body.

He truly had become a god!

Little did he know.

If there truly was a god in the world of pirates, it could only be Saint Nerona Imu.

"Ant, you have repeatedly disrespected a god. Receive a small punishment of ten thousand volts!!!"

Enel's expression turned cold.

Sumer showed him no respect whatsoever and held no fear, every word dripping with contempt for him.

He could not understand where Sumer's confidence came from.

The reason he did not immediately blast Sumer to death, choosing only to administer a minor punishment, was because he cared about what Sumer had said earlier.

Especially the words Rumble-Rumble Fruit, plot-induced death, and protagonist Monkey D. Luffy.