“Hehehe... looks like you're both still in pretty good shape.”
“So, still holding out?”
In the damp, stinking prison, “The Plague” Queen was up to his usual routine—tormenting the two prisoners.
He looked down at Daren and Bullet, who were collapsed on the floor, p...
2025-04-30 12:16:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe soft, seductive music drifted through the air like a gentle breeze, lulling the senses.
The lights shimmered on the geisha's red lips, while the folding screen behind them, painted with ukiyo-e art, framed a scene of desire and indulgence.
Suddenly—
The music stopped.
<... 2025-04-30 12:15:37 +0000 UTC View PostNew World, a transfer island along one of the shipping routes.
The city buzzed with life, the streets packed with traffic and the noise of a crowd in constant motion. Shops lined both sides of the busy roads, their displays overflowing with all sorts of goods. Merchants hurried by, and in t...
2025-04-30 12:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post"That's a shame. Senor is a loyal subordinate of my godson Doffy, which means he's loyal to me too."
Daren spoke to Bullet with a half-smile.
"You're out of luck."
Bullet glanced at Daren, then at the silent Senor, clicking his tongue in annoyance.
"Save that line for when...
2025-04-30 12:14:21 +0000 UTC View Post“Young master Doflamingo-sama sent me to deliver his sincerest regards.”
Senor knelt on one knee, speaking in a deep voice.
Before Daren could respond, Bullet raised an eyebrow.
“Doflamingo? Never heard of him…”
He shot Daren a questioning look.
“Hey, Dar...
2025-04-30 12:13:05 +0000 UTC View PostSenor’s body was half-submerged in the ship’s hull. He quietly pulled out a white handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead as he cautiously scanned his surroundings.
Behind him, facing the sea, stretched a seemingly endless expanse of ocean. Waves howled as they crashed a...
2025-04-30 12:12:23 +0000 UTC View Post“This?”
A flicker of doubt crossed Bullet’s face. He glanced at the black shackles clamped around the wrists of the dark-haired Marine and frowned.
“Seastone shackles?”
“Exactly,” Daren replied, lowering his gaze to the dark, ocean-like shackles. They radiated a ch...
2025-04-30 12:06:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Oh? Finally back? Hehehe... the testing equipment and raw materials I've been waiting so long for..."
Hearing the underling’s report, the fat on Queen's face trembled slightly as his beady eyes lit up with excitement.
The Beasts Pirates' main base was hidden on an uncharted island ...
2025-04-30 12:05:28 +0000 UTC View PostFour months later...
A cool breeze flowed like a gentle stream, and this was the first thing Masatsuki Aozaki felt as he regained consciousness.
From the distant horizon came the cheerful cries of small white-faced creatures, their crisp, melodious calls resembling heavenly music. Mix...
2025-04-30 11:58:18 +0000 UTC View PostIs that sun on the horizon the lingering glow of a setting sun, hanging at the edge of the sky? Or is it the first light of dawn, heralding the rise of a new day?
Masatsuki Aozaki had no way of knowing. Because that sun simply hovered there—neither rising nor setting.
The afterglow ...
2025-04-30 11:57:50 +0000 UTC View PostKazuyama Gekkō was dead serious—he wanted to live. Only by surviving could he enjoy life. He’d gone through so much just to gain Chōmei. Flight, invisibility—he was practically perfect now. He couldn't lose everything just like that.
“Yugito and I are on the same side. As fellow J...
2025-04-30 11:45:43 +0000 UTC View Post“Yo, long time no see, Matatabi.”
“It feels like forever since we last met. I was seriously counting the days.”
The first to speak was still Chōmei. The moment he saw Matatabi, all the shock in his mind vanished, replaced by pure joy. With his six massive wings gently flappin...
2025-04-30 11:44:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Lord Third Raikage, Hideo Ishikawa has returned."
In an unnamed valley within the Land of Earth, the Kumo forces had set up camp.
Inside a large tent, the Third Raikage sat with a heavy expression.
The prolonged war in the Land of Earth showed no signs of ending, and with both ...
2025-04-30 11:31:25 +0000 UTC View PostA few days later, Konoha’s announcement condemning the Akatsuki spread across the ninja world.
The implied threat was obvious, and the smaller nations breathed a sigh of relief. After all, in their eyes, the Akatsuki would surely have to give Konoha some respect.
Unfortunately, they...
2025-04-30 11:30:39 +0000 UTC View Post“Isn’t there any other way, Sengoku?”
Zephyr’s gaze was filled with unease as he stared out at the endless, desolate sea. His voice was heavy with concern.
“You’re the ‘Resourceful General’... You must have something.”
With no leads at all, trying to find a sin...
2025-04-29 21:23:49 +0000 UTC View Post“Doffy... Momonga still hasn’t withdrawn the North Blue Fleet. What should we do?”
Inside the residence hall, Trebol lowered the Den Den Mushi after receiving a report, his expression uneasy.
The other officers also turned toward their young master, their faces tense.
Rube...
2025-04-29 21:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe Hōgyoku began to heat up without warning.
It seemed to be trying to convey something, and somehow, Masatsuki Aozaki instinctively grasped its meaning.
Like an intricate spider’s web, countless fine threads of Reiatsu streamed endlessly from within the Hōgyoku, weaving outward ...
2025-04-29 21:19:25 +0000 UTC View PostKenjaku wore a vaguely indifferent expression.
Sōjun Minamoto suddenly understood.
After all, Kenjaku was a sorcerer who had lived for over a thousand years—just like Tengen. People like them shared one common trait:
A warped sense of time.
Their perception of time had ...
2025-04-29 21:12:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe basement was dim and cold, the air dense with chill—a temperature well-suited for preserving corpses.
Two men stood on opposite sides of a test table, occasionally launching into animated discussions, their eyes fixed on the subject laid out before them.
A middle-aged man rested...
2025-04-29 21:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostAs Senor slowly "slipped" into the wall, Doflamingo exhaled a long breath.
This guy was a new addition to the family—steady, decisive, nothing like a brutish mafioso. In fact, his demeanor was more like that of a well-mannered gentleman.
Doflamingo had taken notice of Senor early on...
2025-04-29 12:16:46 +0000 UTC View PostNorth Blue.
Rubeck Island, base of the Donquixote Family.
“Doffy!”
A sticky, trembling figure stumbled into the lavishly decorated hall.
“Stop panicking all the time, Trebol.”
Doflamingo, lounging on a soft leather sofa with a cigar in his mouth and his legs ...
2025-04-29 12:16:10 +0000 UTC View PostMasatsuki Aozaki gently placed a hand on his chest, feeling the mysterious power radiating from the blue-black Hōgyoku embedded within him. It rested there quietly.
Suddenly, he snapped back to reality, his eyes sharpening with newfound clarity.
At that moment, he felt as if he had t...
2025-04-29 11:55:02 +0000 UTC View PostIn the vast and endless Hueco Mundo, there exists a mysterious and perilous domain—the Forest of Menos.
This labyrinthine expanse is composed of towering quartz trees, buried deep beneath the endless dunes of Hueco Mundo.
As a dwelling place for Gillians and lower-class Hollows, it ...
2025-04-29 11:54:33 +0000 UTC View PostKazuyama Gekkō had taken Yugito out of Amegakure, but instead of leaving for good, they circled around and re-entered the village. Soon after, they checked into a luxury hotel.
Yugito was completely baffled. Staring at the well-decorated room, she looked blankly at Kazuyama, who was alread...
2025-04-29 11:38:27 +0000 UTC View PostHanzō of the Salamander—the Demi-God of the Ninja World. His strength was undeniable. But as he aged, his sense of caution only grew sharper, eventually leading him to team up with Danzō in a bid to secure his position by targeting Yahiko’s Akatsuki.
Kazuyama Gekkō gazed at the dista...
2025-04-29 11:23:28 +0000 UTC View Post“Yahiko sure moves fast.”
Tsunade sat at her desk and tossed a document toward Kawakaze.
“Not bad.”
Kawakaze glanced at the battle report on Akatsuki and smirked slightly.
“What’s the next step?”
“Are we just letting Yahiko keep fighting?”
Tsu...
2025-04-29 11:16:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe day passed quietly.
In the early hours of the morning, a tense and solemn atmosphere enveloped Akatsukigakure.
All entertainment establishments in the Land of Rain had shut down, and even the ninja who usually stood guard had gathered here.
Yahiko stood atop a high platform,...
2025-04-29 11:15:17 +0000 UTC View PostPhysique +0.02
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"Aaaargh!!"
Pained growls echoed through the eerie prison like the roars of wild beasts.
Daren and Bullet were curled up on the ground, trembling uncontrollably from the searing pain. A blazing red ...
2025-04-28 21:03:42 +0000 UTC View Post"Interesting! So damn interesting! Kahahaha!"
Bullet stared intently at the Marine in front of him, eyes burning with excitement as he burst into laughter.
"You’re a hell of a lot more fun than your average Marine!"
Daren smirked.
"You heard it yourself—I’m not your ...
2025-04-28 21:03:02 +0000 UTC View PostThree months later, in the Forest of Menos...
"Masatsuki-sama, is this really necessary? Once this is done, will I truly become an Arrancar?"
Harribel murmured softly, unable to suppress her unease as she felt the strange sensations coursing through her body.
The term "Arrancar"...
2025-04-28 20:57:33 +0000 UTC View Post