Sounds of thunder exploded like fireworks in the sky.
The seas stirred to the point of becoming turbulent and confused.
The air became suffocating as an oppressive aura spread across a vast area as if gravity itself had increased.
The sounds of the agitated waters were constant, mixed with the explosive sounds high in the sky and the sound of a storm about to fall.
As seconds turned into minutes, the waves in the sea grew while the sea monsters became confused and agitated.
Amidst all this storm, one specific area of the South Blue was the most affected.
And amidst all of it, something dark with a red aura around it floated in the air while below its feet, shards of ice were scattered across the sea.
The disposition of a God.
A will so great it could engulf the entire world.
What was supposed to be a 'simple awakening of a King's will' became something even more grandiose.
Reality proves that the Conqueror's Haki is directly intertwined with the user, and the greater the will and disposition, the greater its effect.
Though a new God, Zaydas was genuinely the God of Twilight, a God that came into being between 'good' and 'evil.'
Neither hero, nor villain. A fusion of both that made him neutral between good and evil.
And, at this very moment, he began to awaken as a Conqueror, and his will and disposition were influencing the world around him.
The seas raged furiously, the skies roared like the roar of a dragon.
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Meanwhile, in Impel Down the prisoners trembled as they felt a tremendous discomfort.
They weren't the only ones; even the jailers and the Deputy Director, even the Chief Warden of Impel Down felt fear in their hearts.
"What in the world is going on?" the Deputy Director murmured, rubbing his goosebump-covered arms.
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Amazon Lily.
Boa Hancock and her sisters descended onto the island, and when their identities were recognized, they were welcomed with open arms.
However, Hancock was unwell and was taken to the palace where she received medical care.
But before the doctor could determine the cause of her discomfort, they all felt a suffocating sensation as a pressure from the sky made them break into a cold sweat.
"It's him!" Hancock, lying in bed, suddenly sat up, throwing off the blanket that was covering her.
She didn't know how she could be so certain, but she simply felt it and it made her rise.
"Sister, you..." Sonia couldn't understand.
Until just a little while ago, her sister seemed to have contracted a serious illness that made her unable to even get out of bed, but when this strange phenomenon started, she simply stood up?
"Him, you mean, The Traveler?" Mari guessed.
"Yes, him!" Hancock went to the window and opened it.
Looking at the sky, she seemed to be daydreaming about something while not appearing to be affected like the others by the pressure coming from the sky.
In fact, it even seemed like it was doing her good?
After all, until just a little while ago, she was bedridden and couldn't even get up.
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In other nearby places like Guanhao, Torino Kingdom, etc., they also felt this overwhelming presence while the skies seemed about to collapse.
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It's not quite a transformation like a Super Saiyan, but when Zaydas was about to fully awaken the Conqueror's Haki, lightning crackled dangerously around him, striking the sea, slashing it, even creating a tear in the sea itself.
Lightning crackled around Zaydas in all directions, whether toward the sea or the sky.
The lightning around him was a mix of gold and red, the color of his hair.
When Zaydas opened his eyes, a wave of pressure expanded from him, going in all directions with lightning and thunder, causing disturbing sounds.
[You Acquired the Extra Skill: [Conqueror's Haki (Rank S)]!]
[+43,399 AP!]
In the sea, Zaydas, who had just opened his eyes, saw fish floating along with other sea creatures.
No, they weren't dead, but rather had fainted from being hit by his will.
Even from a distance, human beings on nearby islands fainted just from being hit by his will from such a long distance.
'So this is the feeling of having the Conqueror's Haki.' Zaydas continued to float as he stared into the horizon.
His vision seemed to travel an incredible distance, ignoring the curvature of the earth, reaching even a certain island.
The moment his vision reached a person, that same person placed the back of their hand on their forehead as they nearly fainted.
Bringing his vision back to normal, Zaydas shook his head with a funny smile.
He managed to see Hancock vividly as if she were looking at him from the other side of the window.
Obviously, she wouldn't be able to do the same as him.
Shifting focus, he thought: 'Not Rank A+, but rather, directly Rank S.'
Although he believed he could influence this skill more by acquiring and directly raising its rank, he didn't expect it to increase directly to Rank S.
Then, he looked at the sea with marine creatures floating and had a thought in mind.
'Fenrir.'
From Zaydas's shadow, a wolf emerged and began to grow.
In moments, under Zaydas's mental command, it began devouring all those sea creatures, some of them even being Sea Kings.
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[On the north side of the New World, Wano Country - Flower Capital.]
Sakura flower petals were flying throughout the Flower Capital, creating a poetic and beautiful image.
Houses with red roofs were a common sight, and a white castle with a black roof on the thick trunk of a sakura tree stood out among the rest.
However, as beautiful as this city seemed, the truth about its people was far from good.
Corruption, prostitution, slavery, extortion, murder... All of this was happening in the Flower Capital.
Meanwhile, in a high-class escort house, a girl, at most 14 or 15 years old, with long turquoise hair that reached her waist.
Her blue eyes, distinctly slanted downward, and she wore fuchsia lipstick on her prominent lips. This girl maintained a beautiful but visibly professional smile while playing a shamisen.
The sound of her instrument enchanted her VIP client: a man in his early 40s.
The eyes of the rather large man, with a big head and robust build, grew greedier and greedier.
Though he seemed to appreciate the music, his feet trembled with anxiety.
Ever since he laid eyes on this beautiful girl, he had been waiting for her to mature.
This man, who was calming down, with his dark purple hair mostly visible on the sides and back of his head with a long topknot, began to stroke his thin mustache, soon matching the color of his hair, trying to control his anxiety.
At some point, he began to pant a little. Now with his mouth open, it was possible to see even better his two upper canines, which were longer than the other teeth and were blunt.
'I want her, I want her, I want her!!' He kept repeating these same words in his mind while his feet grew more restless.
"Komurasaki, I can't wait any longer!"
Saying this, almost shouting at the end, the man lunged toward her.
Stopping her shamisen playing, the teenager who was called Komurasaki showed fear but still spoke respectfully: "Orochi-sama... What do you intend to do?"
She was visibly pale with fear, but the person before her was someone she could not offend.
"Kyahhh!"
"Bang!"
"Kurokurokuro." He laughed, wiping the drool with the back of his hand while pinning her to the floor with his large body: "It's okay, I promise to make you feel good~"
However, his lustful gaze suddenly changed to one of dread and shock as he stared at 'Komurasaki' beneath him.
But when he shook his head with his eyes closed, the ridiculous image he saw changed back to the beautiful and young Komurasaki.
Growing excited again, with his large head, he leaned toward 'Komurasaki' for a very wet kiss...
'Komurasaki' beneath him struggled constantly, but she didn't seem to have the strength to resist Orochi, and the inevitable kiss happened.