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"I never thought the East Blue would become my tomb…"
At that moment, Golden Lion Shiki had the same thought Brand once did.
Chiga smiled faintly, saying nothing. Many believed the East Blue to be the weakest of the four seas, but had they forgotten that Gol D. Roger's hometown was there? That both Garp and Dragon came from the East Blue?
The strength of East Blue natives varied wildly. The lower limit might be low, but the upper limit had reached the pinnacle. The pirates who had gone to sea in recent years were indeed weaker—perhaps because Garp visited home too often.
Susanoo faded into a hazy outline before vanishing completely. Chiga descended gently onto the water.
Extending his hand, Chiga activated Almighty Pull. At this point, Shiki was barely able to maintain flight with his Devil Fruit power. With a pull of gravity, his battered body was forcefully dragged toward Chiga.
Snap!
Chiga caught Shiki by the throat midair. The former pirate legend's eyes bulged, staring at Chiga in disbelief. He tried to speak, but with Chiga's grip crushing his windpipe, no sound came out.
Chiga didn't let him finish. With a small twist of his wrist, a sharp crack echoed. Shiki's head slumped to one side. His lifeless eyes remained open, unwilling to close even in death.
The infamous Golden Lion—once an overlord of his era—had died so abruptly, not even granted the dignity of last words.
Without hesitation, Chiga placed his hand on the pirate's corpse and used the Human Path technique to extract his soul, which still lingered within his body.
A swirling mass of black energy emerged—writhing, unstable, on the verge of dispersing.
When a Devil Fruit user dies, their power detaches from their soul. Chiga had anticipated this. If the Float-Float Fruit truly left Shiki's body, it would weaken the Outer Path puppet he intended to create.
Most people had no way to deal with the intangible energy of a Devil Fruit, but Chiga was not most people. Coming from the shinobi world, he had learned countless sealing techniques—many from Minato.
He levitated Shiki's body in front of him using the Outer Path, then formed hand seals with one hand and pressed his palm against the floating soul.
"Four Symbols Seal."
A swirling pattern encircled by arcane runes appeared over the Devil Fruit's energy. As it formed, the chaotic black mass suddenly stilled.
In the Naruto world, this sealing technique was used to imprison even the Nine-Tails. Designed by the Uzumaki clan to contain malevolent power, it now worked just as effectively on the essence of a Devil Fruit.
With the Float-Float Fruit successfully sealed inside Shiki's soul, Chiga shot a black flame into his heart—igniting the puppet transformation. Slowly, Shiki's body rose again, now able to float without relying on its original Devil Fruit power.
Chiga focused, his Rinnegan glowing. A moment later, Shiki's vacant eyes shifted into the same ripple-pattern as Chiga's. He had completed the projection of the Outer Path onto Shiki's corpse.
Now a puppet under his control, Shiki could be used freely without diminishing Chiga's own use of the Outer Path.
After admiring his work for a moment, Chiga opened a Door-Door Space. The reanimated Shiki floated through and arrived at a different location—alongside another hulking puppet, where he remained still, awaiting orders.
Once the gate closed, Chiga returned to the warship.
Kalifa stepped forward and draped his coat of justice over his shoulders.
"Golden Lion Shiki... has been taken care of?" she asked softly.
Chiga nodded with a calm expression.
When Kalifa and the others heard this, they were stunned. That was Golden Lion Shiki—a legendary pirate from the same era as Roger—and yet Chiga had eliminated him alone?
Kalifa couldn't help but confirm again, "So, Boss… does that mean you can fight a Yonko now?"
"One-on-one, I'd say I have a chance," Chiga replied. "But if you count their full crew and territory, it'd still be difficult."
"That's already incredible!"
Everyone on the ship stared at Chiga with awe. To them, he had already reached Yonko-level strength. When had they ever stood so close to someone of that caliber?
Seeing their reactions, Chiga waved his hand, a little exasperated.
"No need for all that. You make me sound like some kind of monster."
Kalifa and Ain exchanged glances, their expressions clearly saying: Aren't you?
Chiga sighed and rubbed his forehead before issuing new orders.
"Send word to Fleet Admiral Sengoku: the mission is complete. Golden Lion Shiki was neutralized on the spot."
"Yes, sir."
Chiga then handed Kalifa a Flying Thunder God kunai, saying, "Take the ship back to base. If you run into trouble you can't handle, hold this and call my name—I'll come to you instantly."
"What about you, Boss? Aren't you coming with us?"
"No, I have somewhere else to go. Taking the warship would be a hassle."
"Somewhere else…?"
"Yeah," Chiga replied. "Have you heard of Skypiea?"
Skypiea?
Kalifa blinked, thinking. She'd seen records in the World Government archives—a sky island shrouded in mystery. Its location was never clear, only that it existed high above the sea.
But after witnessing Golden Lion Shiki float an entire island, the idea of floating land no longer surprised her.
If the Boss wanted to go there, he must have a good reason. Maybe a Devil Fruit caught his attention?
Kalifa's sharp instincts as Chiga's personal secretary didn't fail her. She had already guessed his purpose.
Indeed, Chiga's next destination was Skypiea—where he hoped to claim the Goro Goro no Mi.
Among all Logia-type Devil Fruits, the Goro Goro no Mi was considered top-tier. Some even believed it to be the strongest Logia.
Its lightning powers delivered devastating attacks. Though it hadn't worked on Luffy—thanks to his Nika-granted rubber body—that didn't make it weak.
What truly interested Chiga wasn't just the destructive force. The fruit expanded one's Observation Haki, attack range, and even allowed enhancement of the physical body through lightning.
With all these advantages combined, it was a Devil Fruit worth pursuing.
And with that thought, Chiga launched into the sky—headed for Skypiea.
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