Mary Geoise.
Among the Flower Room.
Imu suddenly felt a strong palpitation in his heart.
"Is this feeling... Joy Boy?"
Suddenly, the palpitation disappeared, and he looked at the table beside him, where there were more than a dozen photos.
There was Noah, Lilian, and dragons, among others.
Imu muttered to himself, "Which one of you will Joy Boy choose?"
Another place in Mary Geoise.
Room of Authority.
The Five Elders also felt a sudden pang of heart palpitations.
Saint Saturn frowned deeply. "Has that guy shown up?"
However, Saint Nusjuro, who knew Joy Boy best, shook his head. "No, it doesn't seem like it. I'm too familiar with that guy's Haki. This aura is more like the Awakening Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika."
"Strange, why can't I pinpoint its location?" Saint Shepherd Ju Peter tried to sense the direction of the aura, but he couldn't even pinpoint the general direction.
Saint Mars stroked his beard. "The prophecy should still be more than ten years away, so why did Nika's aura appear ahead of schedule? Is the prophecy wrong? Or has something unexpected happened?"
Saint Nusjuro wiped his hands on the Shodai Kitetsu: " Saturn, how's Vegapunk's research progressing?"
Saint Saturn explained somewhat helplessly, "Currently, the simultaneous progress of several projects has slowed down the development of the Mother Flame."
Saint Mars complained, "With so much increased funding and resources, can't Vegapunk accelerate things? Can't some of the less important projects be assigned to other researchers?"
Saint Saturn shook his head. "No, the only researchers who can barely take over the Vegapunk Project are Vinsmoke Judge, Queen, Caesar, but you should all be very clear about the current situation."
Queen and Judge are outwardly on friendly terms but inwardly at odds with the World Government in the Germa Kingdom.
Caesar has disappeared along with the research base on Punk Hazard Island.
As for the other scientists in the future kingdom, they have either gone into hiding or been captured by other forces; those who remain are all of very average ability.
Saint Nusjuro gripped the Shodai Kitetsu: "This can't go on. We must speed things up for Vegapunk. The Pacifista project can be put on hold for now, so he can focus on the Mother Flame and the Seraphim project."
Saint Saturn could only agree, "I will personally urge Vegapunk."
Clearly, the Five Elders also felt the oppressive atmosphere of an impending storm.
On the other side.
Amazon Lily has been stained with blood.
Lilith, Robin, Mary, Hancock, and others worked together to wipe out the entire Kuja Pirates; everyone except the bewildered children was eliminated.
In this pirate nation, apart from those clueless children, all the other members are covered in blood and there's no reason for them to stay.
Noah emerged from the Otherworld and saw Lilith holding two Devil Fruit.
Lilith reported the situation to him, " Noah, everything is cleaned up, and all the children have been settled."
"Very well, in that case, let's leave now!"
The Garganta opened, and everyone instantly disappeared from Amazon Lily.
at the same time.
Inside Shakky's Rip-off Bar in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Shakky stared at the two Vivre Card burning rapidly in her hand, her face turning extremely pale.
" Rayleigh... Gloriosa..."
Coupled with the fact that she couldn't get through on the phone, she guessed that a huge crisis was very likely happening on Amazon Lily.
However, Shakky felt powerless; there was no point in rushing back now.
Suddenly, a figure appeared inside the bar.
Where are the three children?
"It's you!" Shakky was furious. "It's all your fault! If you hadn't sent those brats over, Rayleigh wouldn't have gotten into trouble!"
Xiong's tone was also somewhat anxious. "Where are they?"
After calming down a bit, Shakky wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "They're on Amazon Lily. You have the ability to bring people, right? Take me there."
"Good!"
The bear paw-shaped bubble enveloped the two of them, and they sped towards Amazon Lily.
More than two hours later.
The bubble burst above Amazon Lily.
The two descended from the sky.
However, the sight that greeted her caused Shakky to break down in tears, "They're all dead! Everyone's dead!"
Xiong's body trembled slightly. The reason he went to find Shakky was that more than two hours ago, Luffy's Vivre Card started to burn, and in less than ten minutes, the Vivre Card of the three brothers were completely burned to ashes.
Before he arrived, Xiong had a premonition of the three brothers' fate, but he was still unwilling to give up until he saw their bodies.
His Observation Haki covered the entire Amazon Lily, but he still couldn't find a trace of the three brothers, which left Kuma with a last glimmer of hope.
"No... the age and the timing match up, plus that fruit, you won't die so easily."
The bear muttered words of comfort to itself.
Shakky, who was crying uncontrollably, wiped her red eyes and sneered coldly, "Heh... you should have those little devils' Vivre Card in your hands, right? You should already know the answer in your heart, so why deceive yourself?"
Kuma roared in a fit of rage, "Impossible... Luffy was the one chosen by the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika!"
"Heh, the one chosen by the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika? All I know is that when the Vivre Card burns out, it means the end of life."
After Shakky finished speaking, she turned around and walked towards the palace on Amazon Lily, ignoring the self-deceiving bear.
Xiong stood frozen in place, feeling his beliefs crumbling at that moment.
He always believed that Luffy, chosen by the Sun God Nika, would become the savior of this era.
But Luffy died on Amazon Lily.
Suddenly, a glint flashed in his eyes. "No, there are still more than ten years until the prophecy. What if the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika can be used for rebirth? Or what if the Child of Prophecy isn't Luffy at all, but the next person to eat the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika?"
Having figured everything out, the bear concealed the matter of Amazon Lily and then slammed himself towards Marineford.
Marineford.
Sengoku looked somewhat displeased with this uninvited Shichibukai.
Upon hearing the other party's purpose, Sengoku frowned. "You wish to see Monkey D. Dragon? You should know that this is not a matter for me to decide?"
"I know, I'll contact the Five Elders." Xiong immediately called the Five Elders.
The Five Elders did not refuse Xiong's application, but only required him to bring the Seastone Shackles in for the visit.
More than ten hours.
The bear, shackled with Seastone, encountered a dragon in the Infinite Hell whose hands, feet, and neck were also shackled with Seastone.
"Long, I'm so sorry, I failed to protect those children."
Upon hearing this, Long's body trembled slightly, and his eyes sank even lower, but he still forced back his grief. "Bear, this isn't your fault."
"Also, Morley has gone missing."
The dragon's heart grew heavier. He sighed, "Sigh... Perhaps this is fate! It's alright, everything will pass."
Shiryu of the Rain to the side, coldly reminded him, "Have you finished your discussion, sir?"
Xiong said expressionlessly, "It's settled, let's go up!"
"Then let's go!" Shiryu of the Rain without any politeness.
The two walked towards the elevator.
Watching the bear's departing figure, the dragon leaned against the wall, tears streaming down its face uncontrollably. Filled with remorse, the dragon felt extremely guilty.
' Luffy... I'm such a failure as a father... Maybe I should have brought you with me in the first place...'