The Four Emperors Gather on Hachinosu
"Wow, that's amazing..."
She was utterly astonished and immediately wanted to try summoning.
On the other side.
Dimon walked towards the back of the castle, flipping through the sheet music for sealing the demon.
This is sheet music. My music teacher taught me this when I was a child. He was a grateful child, and he forgot all of this music knowledge that he no longer needed.
I vaguely remember that the music teacher was a young woman; her exact appearance is now blurry, but she was very beautiful.
My gaze fell upon the title of the piece on the sheet music.
Tot Musica
A direct translation would be something like "The Song of Death," though the creator's name isn't mentioned.
"This thing seals away a demon... I wonder if it can be Animation?"
Dimon pondered for a moment. Theoretically, it should be possible. Musical scores are not living things, so they don't meet the necessary conditions for Animation.
A single thought, Animation!
A faint golden light flowed from his fingertips, and the musical score, nourished by the power of Animation, underwent rapid and visible changes.
On the yellowed sheet music, the black notes were tinged with gold, and the black lines of the staff also shimmered with gold.
It really works!
Will anything change?
Thinking to himself, Dimon immediately spoke:
"Can you speak?"
The sheet music did not respond; the notes on it suddenly jumped and changed shape, eventually outlining a line of text.
[Master, I cannot speak.]
Thank goodness, it's written in a language that humans can understand.
So he asked:
What are your abilities?
The text on the musical score immediately disappeared, and after being scattered, new content was arranged.
[I can play songs to release the sealed Demon King of Songs, and I can also reseal him at any time.]
It sounds good, but with Uta present, the ability to play sheet music is not very useful; it's redundant.
Dimon then asked, "Anything else?"
[I can also seal other demons, but the effect won't be as good as sealing the Demon King of Songs.]
"The Demon King of Songs is inside you?"
Seemingly realizing that this description was inaccurate, Dimon changed his tune. "To put it another way, where is the Demon King of Songs sealed away?"
[In the deepest part of the World of Song.]
[That is the World of Song created by the Devil Fruit User. It exists eternally, and it did not shatter with the disappearance of its master. The Demon King of Songs has always been sealed within it.]
[However, as time passed, the power of the seal weakened, and the Demon King of Songs began to try to extend a small portion of its power beyond the seal, tempting successive Devil Fruit User to break it.]
"So, it seems the Demon King of Songs has broken his seal before?"
Yes, the most recent one was 9 years ago.
Nine years ago, referring to the time when Uta, Elegia, suffered a devastating catastrophe.
That's not what Dimon wanted to ask.
"Except for this time."
[This also happened about 200 years ago.]
200 years ago... that's a long time ago.
Dimon knew very little about that era, except for one thing.
An ancient robot Emeth Emmett once attacked Mary Geoise, but after his defeat, he was secretly hidden in Egghead by the Five Elders, Saint Saturn.
Emeth comes from 800 years ago and was once a companion of Joey Boy.
Dimon gathered his scattered thoughts and asked:
Who created your Song-Song Devil Fruit User? How many years ago was it?
[I'm not entirely sure how many years ago it was, and as for who created my abilities... her name was Freya.]
A name I've never heard of... Dimon thought carefully, making sure he hadn't heard of it before asking:
"In the ancient times when you were created, were there many demons similar to the Demon King of Songs?"
[I don't know either. After Freya created me, she immediately used me to seal away the Demon King of Songs. Since then, I've been sealed in a tightly sealed box.]
Well, a musical score for sealing a demon certainly needs to be kept tightly sealed away... Dimon asked the last, and most important, question:
What kind of relationship exists between the Demon King of Songs and the Sing-Sing Fruit?
[Regarding this, Master, I cannot guarantee that my answer is absolutely correct; the information I have comes from Freya.]
She believes that the Sing-Sing Fruit is part of the Demon King of Songs's power, a power that humanity stole from demons.
This isn't right...
Dimon frowned slightly.
According to Vegapunk, Devil Fruits originate from human wishes, are the realization of human desires, and represent the possibility of human evolution.
The fantasies and desires of ancient humans were transformed into Devil Fruits and descended upon the world.
Freya or Vegapunk, who is right?
Or perhaps, neither is true.
Is it true that a Devil Fruit tree exists in the world, and that an alien came to the starfish and planted the tree, which led to the creation of the Devil Fruit?
"What kind of person is Freya?" Dimon asked again.
[She was a young human woman with a heavenly voice, and was once the queen of a certain country.]
Dimon nodded knowingly, having obtained the general information he wanted.
"Thanks a lot."
After carefully putting away the sheet music, Dimon finally arrived at the forest behind the castle.
He raised his hand and summoned a new, tender branch from the Wave-Breaking Warrior's cargo hold. This was a gift from the other party Treasure Tree Adam Animation the precious tree not long ago.
If we find a place to plant it, perhaps a second World Tree will be born.
Dimon planned to use Elegia as a secret base for the future Seven Deadly Sins, so he might as well plant it here.
He drew the Jijue from his waist, ordered it to dig a hole, and then buried the precious tree branch in the soil.
After this tender new branch was planted, a magical scene unfolded.
The surrounding trees were withering rapidly, their green leaves turning yellow and falling, the trees were dry, as if all their nutrients had been drained.
This change, centered in Dimon, quickly spread throughout the entire mountain forest.
When all things wither, one draws sustenance from the myriad trees.
The lush forest turned into a deathly silence, replaced by the growth of new, tender branches.
It grew from a tree no longer than an arm's length to a giant tree nearly a hundred meters tall, with lush branches and leaves, its canopy spreading out to block out the sun.
"You're growing so fast."
Dimon looked astonished. Compared to ordinary trees, a height of nearly 100 meters could be considered a towering ancient tree, but for the World Tree, it was merely a "sapling."
It's still astonishing that a tender branch can grow into a seedling in just a few minutes.
Standing under the tree, Dimon slowly looked up from the bottom to the top.
"Your father's name is Adam, so you'll be called... Seth."
The Treasure Tree Seth swayed its branches and leaves, making a rustling sound, as if expressing joy.
Dimon ignored it for the time being and turned to leave the back mountain.
Since the goal is to turn Elegia into a secret base, the first step is to clean up the ruins and debris scattered around.
While Dimon was cleaning Elegia, a storm was brewing outside.
The emergence of the New Rocks Pirates caused a major upheaval in the New World.
Hachinosu, also known as "Pirate's Paradise".
In earlier times, this island was used by various countries as a penal colony for serious criminals.
As more and more criminals were sent there, they settled down and the place gradually evolved into a haven for pirates.
There are no laws, no nobles, no kings here; the rule is "might makes right," and whoever has the biggest fist is the boss of the island.
The criminals banded together, and ultimately no true overlord emerged.
Until the Rocks Pirates appeared.
Led by Rocks, this pirate crew brought together a host of renowned pirates, including Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, Golden Lion, and Ochoku.
They occupied Hachinosu and transformed the skull-shaped rock in the center of the island into a massive hotel.
Hachinosu experienced a brief period of dominance.
But the good times didn't last long. With the destruction of the Rocks Pirates and their members going their separate ways, Hachinosu fell into chaos once again.
Several years after the God Valley Incident, Ochoku, a former member of the Rocks Pirates and known as the "Pirate Master," returned to the island and regained control.
At this very moment.
The Skull Hotel in the center of Hachinosu.
Ochoku drank and ate meat with great anxiety, his eyes fixed on the newspaper in front of him.
The New Rocks Pirates have appeared in the New World!
"Damn it, how could Rocks be still alive? He was definitely dead back then!"
Ochoku was furious.
A subordinate scoffed, "Master, it's just Rocks. He's over seventy, almost eighty. What's so scary about an old man?"
Upon hearing this, Ochoku rolled his eyes and smashed the wine glass in his hand against the man's head.
"You idiot, you have no idea how terrifying Rocks was."
"How do you think this guy managed to gather Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and their entire crew back then?"
"It's his strength! His strength is so great that he can subdue everyone!"
After venting his frustration, Ochoku got up and walked to the window, looking out over the entire Hachinosu through the skull's right eye.
"That guy Rocks will definitely come back here. Should I run now, or wait a bit longer?"
Ochoku had to seriously consider fleeing.
As someone who had once been the other party's underling, he knew all too well how terrifying Rocks was.
"No, why should I run? Although I betrayed Shakky, causing her to be captured by the Celestial Dragons, I didn't betray Rocks."
"Besides, if this guy really wants to get back at me, he'll hunt me down no matter where I run!"
"Unless I join the World Government and become the Celestial Dragons' lackeys..."
Thinking of this, Ochoku turned around and said to his younger brother:
"Contact Morgans immediately and tell him I need a page of content that says... Hachinosu welcomes Rocks!"
Chapter 215 The Four Emperors Gather at Hachinosu