Every word Lorne spoke rang with conviction.
"But if this power goes out of control, all of Wano Country and even the surrounding seas will be affected!"
Olsen still could not quite give up.
"With me here, it won't go out of control. If it dares resist, I'll smash it to pieces with my fists."
Lorne's tone was arrogant to the extreme.
"But Lorne, these energy fluctuations really are strange. Even my Observation Haki can't sense its internal structure."
Kuina offered a quiet warning from beside him.
"It doesn't matter. Before absolute power, any will has to bow to me."
Lorne stepped forward again, approaching the mass of liquid metal.
"Mr. Olsen, please stop arguing. Once Lorne decides something, no one can change his mind."
Kuina tried to persuade him from the side.
"I'm just... just a little worried. After all, this is a legendary Ancient Weapon."
Olsen sighed and said no more.
"Madness... This is utter madness... How can he dare touch it with his bare hands?"
Olsen covered his face in despair.
"He has no idea how terrifying an Ancient Weapon is. That's the ultimate power, capable of easily destroying an island!"
The old scholar cried out in anguish inwardly.
"If this mass of metal goes out of control, it'll melt every one of us down here in the depths of the earth!"
"Step back, Olsen. Trust him. Lorne never does anything he isn't confident about."
Although Kuina felt a little nervous herself, she still chose to stand behind Lorne.
"But Miss Kuina, this isn't something humans can fight. This is the power of a god!"
Olsen stamped his feet in agitation.
Just as Lorne came within three steps of the liquid metal, the previously calm mass of silver-gray metal suddenly began churning violently.
The eerie blue glow