Starting as a Roger Pirates Apprentice

Chapter 592: Chapter 592 Pirate King: Red-Haired Songstress (5)

"You’ve really grown up quite a bit~"

A vast tide of musical notes engulfed Orin’s body, but as the afterimages faded, it became clear that it had only been a mirror image.

The real Orin had appeared on stage at some unknown moment.

With a wave of his hand, countless notes turned into fading afterimages and vanished completely into nothingness.

"Don’t forget, your Haki and physical techniques were taught by me, Uta~"

Orin suddenly appearing on stage startled Uta.

"Is this Orin-san’s ability?"

She gritted her teeth and instinctively launched an attack toward Orin, but whether it was note soldiers or the power formed from music, everything dissipated into nothingness the moment it approached him.

"Although the Sing-Sing Fruit has a restraining effect on spatial abilities, using it consumes a lot of stamina..."

"Unfortunately for you..."

"What I have the least shortage of... is stamina."

Uta staggered backward. Having been accustomed to being invincible within the Sing-Sing World, she had never encountered such a troublesome opponent before.

Subconsciously, she pulled out a sheet of music, trying to activate her ability, but no matter what, she couldn’t produce a sound.

"Trying to summon Tot Musica?"

"You should know that thing is useless against me~"

Orin stood calmly in place, teasing her.

But Uta, like a rebellious teenager, stared at Orin with an ugly expression.

"If you’re not afraid, then why won’t you let me summon it!!!"

Orin clicked his tongue.

Silly child... summoning that thing will only end up harming you.

He knew that the [Music Demon] Tot Musica had its own consciousness. As her godfather, he naturally didn’t want his rebellious teenage goddaughter to gamble her life out of spite.

No helping it~

As a father, he was just this great~

But Uta clearly didn’t appreciate it.

Her body transformed into musical notes and vanished from the spot, breaking free from Orin’s spatial control, then reappeared midair and confidently spoke to him.

"I know, you came to stop me too, right, Orin-san!!!"

"But it’s already too late. Since you’ve appeared here, you can only stay here forever. I’ll take everyone here into the new era!!!"

Uta was extremely confident.

Having eaten the Wake-shroom, she would remain awake until death, and then the souls of those trapped in the Sing-Sing World would remain here forever, gaining peace and enjoyment.

Even Orin...

After Uta’s death, his soul would also remain here forever.

In response, Orin only smiled faintly.

"Is that so~"

...

At this moment, in the real world,

Marine warships had already surrounded the real Elegia. Countless people who had come to attend the concert were now lying on the ground, all having fallen into a deep sleep.

"Report!!! No signs of movement detected on Elegia!!!"

"They all seem to have lost consciousness!!!"

Fujitora, Kizaru, and the others were leading a large number of Marines as they landed on the island.

Uta in the real world also stepped forward and openly admitted her plan.

"Please stop this act of overturning the world. Many of them are innocent civilians."

Fujitora frowned as he tried to persuade her.

Judging from the current situation, killing Uta would no longer solve anything. Those whose souls were in the Sing-Sing World would not return. The only thing they could do was try to minimize the damage.

But Uta clearly had no intention of compromising. With a wave of her hand, all the unconscious civilians swayed to their feet and began attacking the Marines.

"This is bad..."

Facing ordinary civilians, Fujitora couldn’t act freely and could only hastily defend.

But this wasn’t the worst part...

What truly caused Kizaru and Fujitora’s expressions to drastically change was what was falling from the sky above.

A few minutes earlier,

Within the clouds high in the sky,

Seagull King, wearing earplugs, looked down at everything below with disdain.

From its usual king-of-the-sky perspective, everything happening below was like watching a show.

As its master Orin would say, it was a live broadcast that could lift one’s mood.

But today, this spectator had unexpectedly entered the stage...

"Gaa——!!!!"

As it watched, Seagull King suddenly felt its neck tighten for no reason. A massive force instantly clamped around its neck, making it unable to breathe.

"Gaa——"

Its second cry came when it realized the source of the force—it was the unconscious Orin on its back, who had somehow stood up and was now grabbing its neck and forcing it downward.

The result was obvious.

Even the king of the skies, Seagull King, couldn’t avoid crashing, plummeting toward the buildings of Elegia.

Fujitora, who had been trying to deal with the attacking civilians, sensed something massive falling through his Observation Haki and was momentarily stunned.

He immediately used a gravity field to support the falling Seagull King, preventing it from harming the civilians.

Even with a softened landing, Seagull King’s massive body still stirred up a cloud of dust.

The Marines all looked toward the disturbance, only to see a figure walking out from within.

Eyes tightly shut, long black hair fluttering in the wind...

The moment countless Marines saw that figure, their pupils began to tremble violently. Their hands shook so badly they couldn’t even hold their guns, and they were pressed to the ground by nearby civilians.

Even Kizaru and Fujitora’s expressions drastically changed as they assumed defensive stances.

"Why is Orin here?!!!"

Fujitora slightly opened his eyes, revealing the whites.

Even Kizaru’s usually sly face showed a few beads of cold sweat.

"Could it be he came for Uta? It’s said she was once your goddaughter~"

But they received no response. Orin simply walked forward.

A closer look revealed that his eyes were completely closed.

"That’s not right!!!"

"It’s Uta controlling Orin’s body!!!"

"The World Government was telling the truth!!!"

Fujitora’s Observation Haki was astonishing—he was the first to uncover this shocking truth.

Kizaru’s brow twitched upon hearing this.

"Is that so~"

Some Marine officers, however, could no longer sit still after hearing this and immediately charged forward with their blades.

"This is a great opportunity!!!"

"He’s exposed an opening, Black Gun!!!"

But before he could land his attack, the unconscious Orin casually slapped him away, sending the officer straight into the ground like a planted radish.

This caused the Marines, who had just relaxed slightly, to tense up again.

"What kind of combat instinct is this?!!!"

"Is he relying purely on a monster’s instincts?!!!"

Even Kizaru’s "biu——" attacks were dodged by the unconscious Orin with just a tilt of his head.

After that, perhaps sensing Kizaru’s attack, strands of black-and-red lightning began to gather in Orin’s hand.

They instantly locked onto Kizaru’s position.

This made him raise both hands, a few drops of cold sweat appearing on his face.

"Hey, hey, hey..."

"I was just joking~"