Alaaahhhh—!!!
The monstrous bellow of the raging bull tore through the heavens.
Its roar was deafening, shaking the skies above the Naval Headquarters battlefield,
reverberating endlessly across the shattered islands of Sabaody.
"W-What the hell—?!"
"Holy shit! What is that thing?!"
"Five Elders! That's one of the Five Elders! He's transformed—!!"
"The world's highest authority… he's a Devil Fruit user too?!"
"I always thought the Five Elders were just government bureaucrats—figureheads with no combat ability!"
"No way—those Five Elders have that kind of power?!"
"Just looking at him through the screen gives me chills… that pressure, that sheer terror!"
"Impossible! That's no ordinary Zoan ability!"
"It's got to be a Mythical Zoan! The Five Elders must have a Phantom Beast-type Devil Fruit!"
The crowd of reporters and spectators gathered at Sabaody Square erupted in chaos.
Their voices overlapped in disbelief, fear, and awe as they watched the live broadcast from Marineford.
Naval Headquarters — atop the battlefield.
"That bull-headed body… could it be the Zoan-type Cow-Cow Fruit?"
murmured Rakuyo, captain of the Whitebeard Pirates' Seventh Division.
"No way," Diamond Joz, captain of the Third Division, shook his head grimly.
"Even the Knights of God—who are weaker than the Five Elders—possess rare Mythical Zoans.
There's no chance a Five Elder, one of the world's highest powers, would have something so ordinary."
"That form…" Marco, the Phoenix of the First Division, said firmly,
"...it's definitely a Mythical Zoan. That's no regular bull. It's something out of legend."
"The Minotaur..."
The quiet, steady voice of Robin cut through the chaos,
her words deliberate and heavy.
"The Five Elder's transformed posture—it matches the descriptions
of the Minotaur from ancient mythology."
"So you're saying," Nami asked, brow furrowed,
"he's a Mythical Zoan user—Cow-Cow Fruit, Model: Minotaur?"
"Not quite," Vivi corrected softly.
"The Minotaur is closer to a human than a beast.
If anything, it's probably a Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Beast Model: Minotaur."
"Minotaur…" one of the nearby Marine officers muttered, eyes narrowing.
"That name sounds… familiar."
"Wait! I remember now!" another Marine gasped.
"Impel Down—there's a Jailor Beast named Minotaur! A bull-headed creature!"
"That's right! The Jailor Minotaur from the prison's first levels!"
"Idiot!" Vice Admiral Dalmatian barked furiously.
"Don't compare that failed mutation to him! The Five Elder's transformation is on a completely different level!"
Vice Admiral Burning Mountain frowned deeply.
"It's the first time I've ever seen one of the Five Elders in that form…
but one thing's for sure—this is no ordinary Zoan."
Across the battlefield, soldiers and pirates alike froze, staring in horror.
That towering bull-headed giant, with muscles like coiled dragons and eyes glowing green,
radiated a power so dreadful it made the heart quiver.
He wasn't just a man anymore.
He was a demon given form.
"The World Government really knows how to collect strange abilities,"
Sugisawa Yuuto said calmly, smiling as he gazed up at the monstrous figure.
His voice was steady, casual—almost mocking.
The Minotaur-like Five Elder rumbled, his tone low and menacing.
"I didn't want to reveal this form before the eyes of the world…"
His deep, guttural voice echoed through the air.
"If you want to blame someone, then blame yourselves!"
Then—
The creature opened its enormous maw.
MOOOOOOOO!!!
A thunderous, golden shockwave burst from his mouth.
Sound became destruction.
Waves of sonic force rippled across the earth,
splitting stone and collapsing buildings like sandcastles.
The ground itself cracked apart,
and the shockwave rolled outward like an expanding ring of death.
Wherever it passed, Marines and pirates alike screamed in agony,
clutching their heads as blood poured from their ears.
They tried to cover them—too late.
The impact hit first,
the sound tearing through bone and brain alike.
In an instant, eardrums shattered.
Screams were drowned out by the monstrous roar that devoured the world.
Tens of thousands fell to their knees—
and the battlefield trembled under the voice of the Minotaur Elder.
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