What the Hell, Filming Right in the Faces of Two Emperors?!

At first, they thought it was the Droplet.

Whitebeard, Red-Haired Shanks, and both crews watched it curiously.

But when it flew above them, they realized it was not the Droplet. It was merely so high up that it looked like a sphere.

"Whatever it is, attack first!"

Faced with this unknown object, both sides grew somewhat solemn. Beckman, in particular, did not hesitate to fire at the approaching Sophon!

The bullet was imbued with Armament Haki, granting it greater power and range as it shot accurately toward the target.

But Beckman soon discovered that despite his precise aim, none of his shots hit the thing in the sky.

With someone taking the first shot, Marco and the other commanders, along with Yasopp and the others on Beckman's side, began attacking as well.

For a time, gunfire rang out continuously as bullets whistled upward. Yet no matter how they attacked, even Flower Sword Vista's slashes could not hit that thing.

"What the hell is that!?"

The people on both sides could not help being shocked. Seeing that it remained completely unharmed after their attacks, they looked at one another.

Most importantly, it did not retaliate.

"So many people attacked, yet no one could hit it? What is it?"

Even Red-Haired Shanks, who was still standing on the Moby Dick's stairs, looked somewhat surprised as he spoke thoughtfully.

Whitebeard watched solemnly, though he too was filled with surprise and confusion.

If this was a Marine method, why had it not attacked? That thing seemed to be rising higher and higher.

That was right. After arriving at the designated coordinates, the Sophon began rising directly upward until it reached the clouds.

Then, the two Emperor crews watched as the Sophon unfolded from its black spherical form. Like layers of dark translucent curtains, it continuously stretched and spread outward!

In the end, it seemed to encompass the sky above the surrounding sea, gradually fading until it vanished completely!

"It... it's gone!?"

Lucky Roux froze mid-bite, still chewing on his meat.

Beckman, Yasopp, and Marco, Vista, and the others aboard Whitebeard's ship were all dumbfounded.

What was going on?

Red-Haired Shanks felt something strange. He took a deep breath, chose not to dwell on it for the moment, and stepped forward.

It was very strange. After it vanished, not only could they no longer see it, even Observation Haki could not sense it.

After that unexpected interruption, everyone had their own thoughts and was somewhat shaken. When Red-Haired Shanks boarded the ship, he did not immediately try to intimidate Whitebeard.

But Whitebeard looked straight at Red-Haired and laughed heartily.

"The brat from back then has already become a man who can stand on his own, and you even sent me a letter... Speak. What was that?"

Whitebeard possessed an aura that could overwhelm the world. His tone was calm, yet it carried an unquestionable authority.

But Red-Haired Shanks was no longer the brat from back then. He gave a faint smile and shook his head.

"I don't know."

"Hm? Looks like it was the Marines' doing."

Seeing that Shanks was not lying, Whitebeard's thoughts stirred, and he immediately understood who had been behind that thing just now.

In truth, Whitebeard's doubts gave him a very uneasy feeling.

It flew over, unfolded, then disappeared? Why was it so strange?

Not only Beckman, Lucky Roux, and the others anxiously watching from the other ship, even Marco, Jozu, and the rest were completely bewildered.

So neither side knew what had happened.

"As long as it poses no threat, we can put it aside for now and investigate afterward. Whitebeard, I came to speak with you about something."

"Gurararara... You snot-nosed brat, aren't you going to tell me how a man like you lost an arm after making a trip to the East Blue?"

Whitebeard and Red-Haired Shanks were both top-tier powerhouses, with absolute confidence in their own strength. Since the thing from before had shown no danger, the two began talking.

What they did not know was that before Lynn, on the other side—

As the Sophon unfolded, real-time information was transmitted over with virtually zero delay!

At first, the light screen showed a bird's-eye view. On the blue sea were two or three pirate ships, including those of Whitebeard and Red-Haired.

Lynn casually adjusted the controls and pulled the viewpoint closer, immediately enlarging the image until he could clearly see the members of the Red Hair Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates!

Red-Haired Shanks stepped forward and sat before Whitebeard. Whitebeard's words were also transmitted over: "Gurararara... The brat from back then has already become a man who can stand on his own, and you even sent me a letter... Speak. What was that?"

Hiss...

The image, the sound!

On Lynn's side, including the Gorosei watching through the Den Den Mushi and those at Marine Headquarters, everyone could not help drawing a sharp breath.

"We can see them! We can see them! We can even hear their voices! And... they have no idea they're being monitored!"

Chaton shouted in shock, pointing at the screen, his voice trembling.

Though the others did not cry out, none could suppress the shock in their hearts. It showed on their faces, their pupils quivering.

They were monitoring Whitebeard and Red-Haired Shanks! The Four Emperors were talking face-to-face. If they knew the World Government was watching them, how could they act like this? Even if they did not care, they would not be so completely unaware, nor would they allow themselves to be spied upon!

The Sophon had performed its surveillance perfectly!

"The image isn't detailed enough. Focus on Red-Haired Shanks and Whitebeard."

Seeing the screen, a flash of excitement passed through Lynn's eyes.

So this was Whitebeard. He really was exceptionally massive and imposing! Red-Haired Shanks also matched his image—he looked like a red-haired middle-aged man, but the kingly aura in his eyes was truly extraordinary.

As he spoke, Lynn continued enlarging the image. It became high-definition and detailed, as if the two Four Emperors were sitting right in front of him, talking!

They had no awareness whatsoever!

Everyone swallowed hard, too shocked to say anything at all.

The Sophon was simply too absurd. It was even more shocking than the earlier test involving Golden Technology City, because this was a real deployment.

Watching the screen through the Den Den Mushi, the Gorosei and the Marines alongside Sengoku were not quite as shocked as those watching on-site, but they were not far off. Its effectiveness had truly been displayed before them.

"At Whitebeard and Red-Haired's level, they could sense even someone watching them from afar with their eyes, let alone surveillance. Yet now we can see even the hairs on their bodies clearly, and they haven't reacted at all..."

"Lynn, you're a monstrous genius. You actually invented something like this."

The Gorosei could not help exclaiming in amazement.

Sengoku, Garp, and the Admirals were so excited they could barely contain themselves, their eyes gleaming strangely.

The Sophon had brought them a far, far greater surprise than even the Droplet!

It was not merely a technological creation. A surveillance function like this was practically a divine artifact! An absolute divine artifact!