"Holy shit?"
"So back then… that huge bolt of lightning that came out of nowhere from the sky!"
"That was Revolutionary Dragon… that guy did it?!"
In the real world.
Buggy the Clown himself.
After watching that segment just now, he stood there dumbfounded—jaw hitting the floor on the spot—breaking out into cold sweat all over.
That was close…
Because of who he was, Dragon hadn't shown himself back then. He'd only stayed hidden and issued a warning from the shadows!
Otherwise…
Buggy didn't think that even if his body could split apart into thirty thousand extra pieces—
he'd still be crushed under Dragon's power all the same!
So,
after only grumbling a couple of lines,
Buggy quietly rejoiced that he'd basically picked up a lucky extra life!
Otherwise…
back then,
if he really had been in Loguetown,
and had actually chopped Luffy's head off—
then…
what would've been waiting for him
would've been Dragon using the most brutal methods imaginable,
avenging his own son by killing Buggy on the spot!
In that kind of situation,
even if a Yonko stepped in,
it probably wouldn't have meant a damn thing!!!
And at this moment,
at the very top of the screen,
the newest barrage comments sent by viewers from the Bleach world
also caught everyone's eyes as three lines drifted past—
"Kenpachi Zaraki: A rubber man, huh? That's a pretty weird ability. I wonder if he can take a single slash from 'Nozarashi.'"
"Mayuri Kurotsuchi: Such an interesting ability. If it were made into a laboratory specimen, I'm sure it would have tremendous research value, wouldn't it?"
"Tōshirō Hitsugaya: Controlling the weather? That's very similar to the most basic ability of my 'Hyōrinmaru.'"
"Soi Fon: Why does it feel like the humans over there—sure, their job is 'pirate,' which is rare in the World of the Living and Soul Society—but they're not strong at all?"
When each of those barrage comments
appeared on the screen in crystal-clear definition, one after another—
in that instant,
the viewers of the One Piece world,
who still hadn't even recovered from the previous scene—
after seeing the text,
only grew even more shocked!
And they began to feel deeply wary of the Bleach world—
and of those Shinigami captains!
"?~!"
"They actually think we pirates are weak?"
"Damn it… that guy called 'Soi Fon'—isn't he way too arrogant?!"
Wano Country.
Onigashima.
Kaido exploded in rage—furious beyond measure—as he crushed a liquor bottle in his grip!
With a loud bang!!!
Strong liquor mixed with shards of glass splashed across the floor.
At the same time,
down at the base of the volcano nearby,
scalding magma churned, flames licking up again and again.
It was obvious.
Even though he was in a drunken state—
that one barrage comment from Soi Fon had completely set Kaido off!!!
As a Yonko.
A pirate emperor who ruled the New World.
Kaido absolutely would not tolerate some outsider from another world
running their mouth with that kind of arrogant judgment about pirates!!!
"Yeah…"
Jack the Drought clenched his fist too,
seething as he spoke: "Fuck! It's only because there's a screen between us that that asshole dares to run his mouth like he owns the place, huh?"
Right now,
as a hotheaded meathead,
the most brainless—and also the most ferocious—man under Kaido's command,
Jack was so angry he practically wanted to kill someone!
If he ever got the chance to meet Soi Fon face-to-face, Jack swore—
he'd use the cruelest methods imaginable,
grind Soi Fon to dust and ashes,
just to prove how dominant pirates really were!!!
And the same kind of thing
was happening in all sorts of different corners across the Grand Line.
Meanwhile.
At Marine Headquarters.
Inside the Fleet Admiral's office.
The Marine top brass sat around the conference table.
And because of the barrage content,
they started discussing it with uncertainty and alarm—
"Is that for real?"
"Controlling the weather—something like that—he called it just a basic ability?"
"That guy called Hitsugaya… he's not just blowing smoke, is he?!"
Sengoku frowned.
The first thing he focused on
was the barrage comment sent by Tōshirō Hitsugaya.
And that was exactly why he felt suspicious—
he didn't believe for a second
that Hitsugaya's power could really be that strong!!!
"Yeah…"
Aokiji exhaled a breath of cold air. A pale white sheen spread across his arm as he also voiced doubt:
"Even I have to activate my ability first before I can affect the surroundings."
"And that Hitsugaya, and his 'Hyōrinmaru'—if I'm not mistaken, that should be the name of his weapon?"
"Is he really that strong?!"
Beneath his curly hair,
Aokiji's expression
was basically a giant question mark after another.
He'd keenly noticed those names—
"Nozarashi," "Hyōrinmaru," and the like!
It seemed…
in that world on the other side,
there was something a bit like Devil Fruits—
names that represented different powers for different people?
"Probably."
"A different world has a different power system. That's perfectly normal." Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded in agreement.
Still—
even if that was what she said,
the exposure of those Zanpakutō names
finally let the Marine high command
indirectly learn some useful information!
At the very least,
they weren't completely in the dark about the Bleach world anymore!!!
"Mm…"
Garp stuffed the remaining senbei in his hand back into the snack bag.
Then he crossed his arms and said with some regret:
"It's just a shame the barrage function is only one-way right now, huh?"
"On our side, all we can do is passively wait for the comments to float by."
"When it can be activated in reverse—that's when real interaction and exchange will truly begin!!!"
Honestly,
as a ceiling-level powerhouse of the One Piece world,
Garp was extremely interested right now in crossing dimensions
to communicate directly with the Bleach world on the other side!
The reason was simple.
On one hand, wanting to compete and prove yourself was human instinct.
On the other hand,
a different power system held enormous attraction for Garp.
Who knew?
If he could master
the power behind those weapon names from the Bleach world,
maybe he could even turn back the clock—
and become young again!!!
And of course,
Garp wasn't the only one thinking that.
Most of the people present,
including the three Admirals,
to be honest, all desperately hoped the barrage function would be unrestricted.
Better yet—
let them interact, argue, and fire back in real time!!!
That way,
the atmosphere of watching—
and the fun of it—
would undoubtedly skyrocket exponentially!!!
And—
The revelation of the Zanpakutō's three release stages has been exposed!
(End of Chapter)
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