Chapter 684
Only someone who had lost his freedom could understand how precious it was!
Vegapunk had once been free. But after the World Government shut down the laboratory he shared with Vinsmoke Judge, he lost that freedom.
The World Government took an interest in his research, which had produced the Pacifista. To gain even greater power, it forced Vegapunk to do work he hated. The blueprints he had drawn up as a child in the Future Country showed what he truly wanted: to be a scientist who improved people's lives, not one who developed weapons.
That frustration drove Vegapunk to take a dangerous gamble. He tried to uncover the Antonio Family's trump card, the legendary Ancient Weapon known as Poseidon, and win back his freedom!
Instead, he ended up under even tighter control!
It was a tragic story.
Ivy wasn't Loa. She had no systematic knowledge of Dragon Slayer Magic. Beyond some basic uses of magic power, most of the power she wielded came from Rune Magic passed down through her bloodline.
Great Dragons were born with strength ordinary creatures could never hope to match. They were mysterious, powerful, and noble.
It had begun because some Great Dragons lived alone, leaving their young without proper instruction. Those hatchlings were weak and unable to protect themselves. Over time, Great Dragons developed a unique way to pass on their knowledge, engraving Rune Magic into their bloodlines.
Anyone without Great Dragon Dragon Blood who tried to open the Seal would meet Vegapunk's fate: the Rune Magic within the Seal would turn on him, enslaving him for life to serve its master!
Compared with simply killing whoever pried into her secrets, this was undoubtedly crueler. It was entirely in keeping with Ivy's style!
As the inheritor of Ivy's other half, Loa had naturally