"Um?!"
Uta, sitting on the platform below, paused for a moment, even stopping the action of putting the Wake-shroom into her mouth. She looked around in confusion.
She seemed to have sensed that a door had opened in the Sing-Sing World?
No! Impossible!
The idea only flashed through her mind for a moment before she immediately rejected it.
Only she, Devil Fruit User, can control the virtual world of Sing-Sing World Sing-Sing World; no other means can affect it.
It must be because she ate the Wake-shroom, which had some effect on her mental state, causing her to have this illusion.
Thinking of this, Uta's expression darkened slightly. She stared absently at the Wake-shroom in her hand, and after a long while, she murmured softly:
"I will create a world without worries, without pain, only happiness!"
People will always... always be happy!
Meanwhile, in the Sing-Sing World.
Looking at the equally noisy surroundings, Xia Chen couldn't help but smile.
It really works!
He and his Clone can truly switch between the virtual and real worlds.
As expected of a skill given by the system, its priority is indeed high!
"Hey! Xia Chen, what are you doing here?"
Just then, Luffy's curious voice came from behind.
Xia Chen looked in the direction of the sound and saw Luffy staring at him with a puzzled expression.
"If you want to come in and have some fun, then come in!"
Xia Chen shrugged and said.
"What will happen to our bodies in the real world if you come in? What if someone attacks our bodies in the real world at this time? Wouldn't we be doomed?"
Sanji looked at Xia Chen and asked.
"What real world? What are you talking about?"
The others were puzzled by the group's nonsensical conversation.
"Huh?! You haven't told them what happened yet?"
Xia Chen looked at Zoro and the others and asked.
"You came in just a little while ago, and I haven't even had a chance to tell them yet!"
Jinbe replied.
"Oh~"
Having learned about the situation, Xia Chen explained Uta's abilities and the current events to the others.
After some time...
"You mean... we're all in the Sing-Sing World now? Not the real world?"
Robin stroked his chin and asked softly.
"Right!"
Xia Chen nodded.
"But when did we get infected? How come we didn't have any symptoms?"
Usopp asked curiously.
"From the moment you heard Uta's singing, you were drawn into the Sing-Sing World!"
"So why aren't you focusing on training your Haki? If you keep relying on your Devil Fruit ability, you'll be a lamb to the slaughter the next time you encounter a similar ability!"
Xia Chen looked at Usopp and reminded him.
Usopp and Nami on the ship have seen the biggest leaps in strength compared to before.
However, the reason why they both have such a huge improvement is mostly due to their Devil Fruit abilities.
This situation is not a problem when facing ordinary opponents, but it becomes a huge weakness when encountering a powerful opponent who is proficient in domineering Haki.
Or perhaps they would be completely powerless against an ability like Uta's.
"..."
Upon hearing this, Usopp's face showed a hint of seriousness, and his mood became slightly heavy.
A few days ago, seeing the bounty of over one billion yuan instantly shattered my pride in being a strong person.
That's right, his tremendous improvement in strength over this period has indeed made him a bit arrogant.
I consider myself to be among the strong in the world, someone who deserves to be called a notable figure.
But the current situation has dealt him a heavy blow.
His impression of Uta had always been that of a diva; if someone had told him before that he was no match for Uta, he would have scoffed.
But now, without his awareness, he has been drawn into Uta's Sing-Sing World.
Furthermore, according to Xia Chen, his body is currently asleep in the real world, and at this moment, anyone could kill him.
In an instant, Usopp's clothes were soaked with sweat. He made up his mind that he must train his Haki properly in the future so that such a situation would not happen again.
"So, according to you, the five of you withstood Uta's power, then why are you here now?"
Nami suddenly spoke up and asked.
"Come on in and have some fun! Xia Chen says this world is really fun!"
Before Xia Chen could speak, Luffy answered. Then, looking down at Uta, he said:
"Alright, I'm not talking to you guys anymore, I'm going to catch up with Uta!"
After saying that, Luffy jumped off the ship.
"Reminiscing?"
" Luffy know Uta?"
Chopper asked curiously.
"Of course! They were childhood playmates! Uta... she's the Red Hair's daughter!"
Xia Chen smiled and explained to everyone.
" Red Hair? It's Red-Haired Shanks of the Four Emperors?" Zoro's tone carried a hint of surprise.
"Right!"
"So Uta lived with Luffy for a while when they were kids, and they're quite close!"
"However, some unexpected things happened later, Uta ended up on this Elegia. They haven't seen each other since!"
As he spoke, Xia Chen walked to the edge of the boat, looked down, and felt a little dazed as he gazed at the Sing-Sing World, which was no different from the real world.
" Elegia wasn't like this many years ago; back then, Elegia was a world-renowned music kingdom!"
"It boasts some of the world's top musicians!"
But one night, this sacred place for countless musicians was destroyed!
"And the one who destroyed this kingdom is rumored to be a great pirate!"
At this point, Xia Chen slowly turned his head and looked at everyone, saying each word clearly:
"That's right, this great pirate is none other than Red-Haired Shanks!"
"What?!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed expressions of utter surprise.
"Impossible! Judging from Luffy's admiration for Red Hair, he doesn't seem like that kind of pirate!"
Zoro couldn't help but ask.
He was one of the first to join the crew, and he knew a lot about Luffy, such as the fact that Luffy's Straw Hat Red Hair, Luffy had told him countless times.
If Red Hair were a ruthless pirate, Luffy wouldn't admire Red Hair so much, given his understanding of Luffy.
"Yes! Red Hair isn't like that at all. What I just said was the version they told the public after Elegia was destroyed; it's not what actually happened!"
"The truth behind Elegia's destruction is..."
Just as Xia Chen was explaining to everyone, Luffy arrived in front of Uta below...