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Chapter 673: Totmusica!!
Chapter 673: Totmusica!!
“Gah, zan, tak, gah, zan, tat, tat, brak!!!”
The high-pitched, manic singing transformed into notes, merging with the dark aura surrounding Uta and bursting outward in a massive shockwave, spreading from the center of the stage.
The air itself twisted and distorted, the shockwave fiercely blowing back Sagel and Boa Hawkeye’s hair and cloaks. The former grinned wickedly, while the latter puckered his lips in surprise.
“Oh~ This kind of impact, it’s terrifying.”
Despite their words, neither of them moved an inch.
Sagel glanced up at the sky, where the Pirates had been blown away by the shockwave. His arms blurred into afterimages, moving so fast they seemed to vanish.
Bursts of Haki struck the scattered Pirates, including those sleeping on the small islands around the stage, knocking them all onto the Deadstar.
“Oh? A fine use of Haki, but we’re going to do things the old-fashioned way.”
Boa Hawkeye chuckled, waving his hand. At that moment, the Marine fleet arrived, and the Marines, led by Glidar, rushed to the island, wearing headphones. Each Marine carried three or four people, evacuating them onto the warships.
The World Government and Marines might not care about Non-Allied Nations as a whole, but from an individual perspective, most Marines were still just.
Most Marines were still just, well, just.
Glidar’s first glance upon landing was of Sagel, but he was immediately drawn to the dark aura at the center of the stage.
“The legend is true!”
The intense unease brought by the dark aura caused Glidar to break out in a cold sweat. He pulled off his headphones and said gravely:
“The headphones are useless; this isn’t an auditory impact. The Music Fruit user, once they sing this song, can summon the ancient Demon King, Totmusica!”
He shouted, “Admiral Boa Hawkeye! And Catastrophe! This isn’t about Marines and Pirates anymore. Stop it quickly; we can’t let it appear!”
“Oh~ I’d like to, but there are those who insist on meeting it and won’t agree. Besides,”
Boa Hawkeye pulled out a headphone from his pocket and, as he discarded it, his finger emitted a laser, destroying the headphone before it shot toward the dark aura, creating an explosion on its surface.
Bang!
Apart from the sound, there was no damage.
“Absolute defense? No, the fusion of reality and the spirit world has altered this. It’s blocking the attack with its ability.”
Boa Hawkeye looked up at the dark, twisted sky, which had formed a spiraling vortex, and sighed, “It’s truly terrifying.”
“Doesn’t it feel familiar?”
Sagel, completely unperturbed by the bizarre phenomenon in the sky, pointed at the spiraling dark aura. “It feels the same. This is a magic array!”
This thing exuded a strange, absurd sense of music that was both destructive and somehow joyful.
The magic array of the Five Elder Stars felt purely uncomfortable, with a strong sense of evil.
They seemed different, but they were fundamentally the same.
They were both summoning something!
There was no mistake about it!
Sagel’s grin grew wider.
He understood the essence of the matter!
“The Redemption Hymn, which turns life and death! The Savior, yearned for by all! In prayer, lost in confusion, only hoping for a calm future.”
The singing continued, causing Sagel to frown. “Is this the lyrics from the sheet music?”
Boa Hawkeye pushed up his sunglasses, using the reflection to hide his eyes. “The Demon King’s song is just a song, a series of notes. The melodies are what summon it. This child is a singer, after all. It’s natural for her to add her own lyrics. Also,”
“It’s coming out.”
As he spoke, the spiraling dark aura began to spawn soldiers. One group was short and black, wielding spears. The other was tall and red, holding knight lances and shields. They moved together, descending into the dark aura and being swallowed by it.
Gradually, the dark aura began to expand, forming into a grinning, snarling lower face with red lips and sharp teeth. Black notes appeared and scattered like seagulls around it.
A top hat rested on Uta’s head, which was still singing, gradually rising.
It was a top hat, under which was a face that looked like a clown, with a wide, grinning mouth. Below the neck was a cape, and beneath the cape were three flaming skulls. The arms were made of piano keys, and the hands were gloved in white.
The rest of the body was like a liquid, continuously shaping and reforming from the dark spiral below.
Whoosh!
Boa Hawkeye raised his hand and fired a laser, hitting the piano key arms, causing an explosion.
“Still the same.”
Boa Hawkeye was surprised. “Normal attacks don’t seem to work.”
“Then try something abnormal.”
Sagel saw the black and red minions reappear from the darkness of Totmusica’s lower body and quickly dive down. With a wave of his hand, a wave of Haki blasted them, exploding them into various colored notes.
With a swift motion, Sagel's hand clenched into a fist, releasing a black-red beam that struck Totmusica's head.
Boom!!
The black light slammed into its face, forcing the massive creature, which was larger than Giants despite having only a head and two arms, to stagger backward. The impact was followed by an explosion, the shockwave and burst of Conqueror's Haki forming a small mushroom cloud that sent Totmusica flying.
"Is that all?"
Sagel retracted his hand, "Looks like it's not very effective."
"It's ineffective, indeed", Boa Hawkeye said, watching as Totmusica quickly stabilized itself. "And it seems your attack has only stimulated it."
Black energy rapidly enveloped Totmusica's body, and in the blink of an eye, the demon that once had a somewhat musical aura transformed into a colossal humanoid creature. Its arms turned into four piano key-like appendages, extending like tentacles. Its head became more grotesque, with a massive mouth taking up half of its face, and the top hat on its head transformed into two terrifying, gaping mouths.
The three skull heads on its neck increased to five, burning as its liquid body turned into something akin to a blood-soaked, rotten cake. Its legs didn't even have time to form before a black cloud covered its lower half, and a pair of enormous black wings, capable of blotting out the sky, suddenly unfurled, settling down with its gigantic body.
Boom!!
A massive tsunami was triggered, accompanied by a powerful shockwave.
Amid the chaos, Boa Hawkeye transformed into a yellow light, dispersing outward.
Sagel, in a flash, rushed to Damnation Star, about to attack when he sensed something. He quickly grabbed Baki, who had been flung out of the water by the tsunami, catching him just in time.
Baki was completely unconscious, his stomach swollen, and his head tilted back, vomiting seawater continuously.
"Take this!"
Sagel threw Baki onto the ship, sending a shockwave of Haki to push Deadstar and the flagship of the Cross Organization away. He then turned and delivered a punch, the Haki condensing into a massive shockwave that punched a temporary hole through the towering wave above.
As the wave descended, the hole passed through Sagel's form, spreading across the island.
In an instant, the impact of the descending wave shattered the island into dust, which dissipated into the sea.
"Terrifying!"
Glidar, already on the warship and beginning to retreat, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking visibly shaken.
Fortunately, they had acted quickly, and the number of people attending the concert on the island was not large. They were able to evacuate them to the warship in time.
Otherwise, they would have been reduced to debris along with the island, sinking into the sea.
"Oh~ Such terrifying power, and it even has musical properties."
A light appeared beside Sagel, forming into Boa Hawkeye. He puckered his lips in surprise, looking at the black musical notes emanating from Totmusica.
"Power comparable to an Ancient Weapon, capable of destroying islands at will. Compared to the records from twelve years ago, the power of its complete form is far more terrifying. The Spirit World and the Real World have fully merged within it."
"Don't exaggerate, is this thing really an Ancient Weapon? If that's the case, you and I could be considered Ancient Weapons too."
Sagel sneered, "It's just a bit more powerful, but there are always countermeasures. Devils and their abilities have their strengths and weaknesses, and there are always ways to counter them."
Fruit Users, besides fearing seawater, are subject to the principle of mutual restraint. Among the myriad of abilities, no matter how invincible they may seem, there is always a counter.
Rubber is immune to lightning.
The Kutakuta no Mi fears the Rust Rust no Mi.
The Uta Uta no Mi and Silence Fruit have their respective strengths and weaknesses.
The Tremor Tremor no Mi, capable of causing earthquakes, must have a counter that can bring everything to a standstill.
Sagel's Momo Momo no Mi, which amplifies and magnifies, must also have a counter that can shrink and weaken.
Wishes and demons, the Extra-dimensional creations of human imagination, must have their counters.
The same applies to this thing.
"Those soldiers are likely the people who died in its Spirit World long ago, absorbed and transformed into soldiers in the Real World."
Sagel explained, "This is a weakness. It must first be a spirit before becoming real, and it can only be brought into the Real World if it is triggered in the Spirit World. Twelve years ago, its appearance was probably just an incomplete form. Any Music Fruit User with sufficient talent could achieve this by reading the musical composition."
"That thing has no weaknesses. Strength decides everything. The victor gains all."
"But only the Uta Uta no Mi, which allows one to enter a hypnotic spirit world, can merge the real and the imaginary into a complete form. It seems powerful, but there’s a downside, right, Boa Hawkeye? If you attack the same point simultaneously, the same merging of the real and imaginary can cause him injury."
Sagel smiled. "For such an existence, I don’t even need to transform."
"Oh~ You’re well-prepared. It seems Big Mom has helped you a lot."
Boa Hawkeye nodded, glancing at the Deadstar far out at sea. "So, they weren’t just careless when they fell asleep?"
"Definitely careless, even Mihawk relaxed. But in that instant, he should have been able to react. No matter how exaggerated an ability is, it’s still an ability, and Haki can counter it."
Sagel said, "Since he didn’t react, he must have been watching me. He probably wanted to see what the spirit world is like. There’s no swordsman he desires in there."
As he spoke, his eyes flashed with a crimson light, and he lifted a finger. "Since it’s appeared, let’s test its strength, Lily!"
...
Spirit World.
Compared to the dark and chaotic real world, this place had transformed into an ocean of musical waves. The colorful sea was filled with various entities that had turned into all sorts of things.
From dolls to cakes and food, everything was a hodgepodge, but they all shared a whimsical and appealing charm.
In the heart of the ocean, Lily drew her sword and faced Totmusica, who had also completed her transformation. Her eyes flashed with a crimson light as she said, "This is the merged Totmusica? Simple attacks won’t work. According to ancient records, only simultaneous attacks can harm it."
Next to her, Mihawk drew his black blade, Boa Hancock bent her legs, and Crocodile partially transformed into sand.
They had attacked before, but it was completely ineffective against this entity.
It wasn’t that they couldn’t hit it; they could feel the impact, but it didn’t cause any damage, which was a serious problem.
"Hmm? Observing with Observation Haki? That’s the method, so it must require perfect synchronization."
Mihawk glanced at her and said calmly, "That’s why you’re willing to enter the spirit world."
"I’m different from you; I didn’t expect to fall for it from the start. I was truly careless. Her ability is indeed exceptionally strong."
Lily answered truthfully, "But it’s fine as long as Sagel doesn’t enter. If even Sagel were affected, then we’d really be in trouble."
She wasn’t the least bit panicked.
As long as Sagel was outside, she could safely return no matter what.
She didn’t even need to summon Totmusica; just letting herself fall asleep would cancel the ability.
For Sagel, it might not be easy, but it would be as simple as turning over.
Since Sagel didn’t stop Uta from summoning Totmusica, it meant that this wasn’t a problem he couldn’t solve.
"Receiver is here!"
Lily pointed her longsword. "Follow my command! Left shoulder, dead center!"
"Sweet Heart Kick!!"
Without hesitation, Boa Hancock jumped, her body darting forward like a dart.
Totmusica tried to block, but as soon as her left arms swung, Mihawk raised his hand and a slash deflected the piano arms back.
The beam from her hat was also deflected by Crocodile’s sand blade.
Bang!!
Boa Hancock’s kick struck Totmusica’s left shoulder, causing a massive explosion. Her kick tore off the left shoulder, and the Conqueror’s Haki technique made the detached shoulder explode.
Real World.
"Tengahu Collapse!"
The Haki at the tip of Sagel’s finger condensed into a beam. Just a single point, and a spiraling black and red beam pierced through Totmusica’s left shoulder, creating a huge hole and severing the arm, which then exploded.
"I don’t even need to move!"
Sagel laughed. "This power, you can’t stop it!"
The Haki condensed to its utmost wasn’t just powerful; it was also incredibly fast.
Wherever it was hit in the spirit world, he could follow up instantly, achieving perfect synchronization.
"Power alone isn’t enough. That massive body looks imposing, but it’s like a target, and it hasn’t been trained to its utmost. It’s completely inadequate!"
Sagel laughed heartily, his gaze shifting to the side, his expression fierce. "Right, Red Hair, you came to save your daughter?!"
In his line of sight, the Red Force, flying the Red Hair flag, appeared on the water.
There was no need to guess; this was part of the plan.
A singer’s comprehensive promotion would ensure that Red Hair would know. Since he was responsible for what happened twelve years ago, he would definitely come to investigate.
Moreover, the war in the New World hadn’t completely stopped, and he was being cornered. If not here, then it would be Alabasta.
Now that he’s here...
"Or perhaps, you’re here to challenge me! Hahahaha, hohohohoho! Once I deal with you, everything else will be easier!"
(End of Chapter)
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