Chapter 323: ICISEI Episode 309

Episode 309: Taste My Sweet Se... Cough, Cough, Slave Arrow! Chuu, Meow!~

『 With a furious roar, the figure swung the massive blade in his hand, hacking down with immense force.

The men on the ship who had been relentlessly firing cannons at him turned pale with fright at the sight of this attack, scrambling to jump ship and escape.

"Run! Hurry, run!"

"Oh no, the attack is coming!"

"Are you kidding me? A blade that huge?!"

The Marine soldiers on board were all dumbstruck.

The person before them was too tall, standing nearly forty meters high, and the blade in his hand was easily over twenty meters long.

With a single downward slash, he actually split the entire Marine battleship clean in half!

In an instant, the gaze of every Marine was drawn to this colossal figure.

Even though they had members of the Giant Tribe on their own side, those giants looked entirely ordinary in front of this beast of a man.

"This is..."

"There’s actually such a formidable figure among the Giant Tribe?"

"What on earth is going on?!"

Cry after cry of alarm echoed from the Marine side as everyone was filled with shock.

On the pirate side, however, cheers erupted.

"Beautifully done, Oars Jr.! Keep moving forward!"

"Destroy all of their ships!"

"Show them how strong a real giant is!"

Upon seeing this figure, Vice Admiral Tsuru immediately recognized his lineage.

"That’s the son of Oars, the one known as the ’Devil’ among the Giant Tribe! His father was even more gargantuan, but he looks young right now—under a hundred years old. He still has the potential to grow taller!"

Hearing Tsuru mention his age, the Marines were utterly astonished.

Although the lifespan of a giant was typically much longer than that of an ordinary human, hearing her refer to someone under a hundred years old as a youngster was indeed mind-boggling.

"This is too massive! It completely exceeds our understanding of the Giant Kingdom!"

"An enemy like this... even cannon fire is useless against him!"

"We can’t let him break into the bay, or we’ll lose our defensive advantage!"

Over on the Seven Warlords’ side—

The Warlords weren’t afraid of this giant. With their strength, there was nothing to fear from him other than his sheer size.

"To think that Oars’ son is currently serving under Whitebeard."

"How envious!"

"If only I could obtain this fellow’s power!"

The behemoth in the projection truly left everyone utterly shocked.

His size was many times larger than the giants on the Marine side; by comparison, the Marine giants looked like mere children!

"We’ll stop him. This is our duty!"

Several Marine giants looked at one another and immediately charged out.

With a mere swing of their massive blades, they cleared out large swathes of pirates blocking their path.

Oars also strode forward slowly, facing an even larger ship ahead of him.

Dozens of Marines on the ship were operating the cannons, relentlessly firing at Oars.

"Impossible! Even if he’s a giant, cannon fire should still be effective!"

"He still has flesh and blood!"

"These are heavy cannons; he’ll definitely be wounded!"

"Keep firing!"

"Wait, what is he doing?!"

"Oh, my God!"

The Marines’ shouts grew increasingly panicked, to the point where they sounded utterly terrified.

Seeing Oars from a close distance, even a single one of his fingers was roughly the size of a human.

It was truly terrifying.

Looking at Oars’ face, they even felt that he was essentially a ferocious beast rather than a human!

The Marines stood along the railings, continuously firing rifles and cannons, but these attacks did not bother Oars in the slightest.

He grabbed the ship’s mast. The sturdy mast was like a flimsy twig in his hands, snapping effortlessly.

The soldiers who had been attacking from the mast were terrified and scrambled down to dodge.

Oars grabbed both sides of the ship’s hull and lifted with force. Although the ship was frozen in the ice, Oars’ terrifying strength lifted it right out along with the surrounding ice sheet.

The Marines on board slid off one after another. Only now did they realize how powerless they were against such a behemoth; no matter how hard they attacked, the opponent didn’t care at all.

On the execution platform, Sengoku watched Oars from afar, a look of appreciation in his eyes as he muttered to himself, "To think you brought along such a formidable character!"

Ace was trembling all over. In his heart, he did not want Oars to be here.

He raised his head and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Oars, go back! With your size, you’ll only be a sitting duck here!"

Ace’s voice was practically begging.

Everyone knew that Ace was right.

Among the Marines, the truly powerful did not care about physical size.

As for the Seven Warlords standing at the front, though the strength of the others remained to be seen, judging by Mihawk’s power, every single one of them had the ability to deal with Oars.

After lifting the massive ship, Oars hurled it fiercely at the approaching Marine giants. To him, the colossal vessel seemed to weigh nothing at all.

"Not good!"

The Marine giants looked at the oncoming ship. It was too late to dodge, so they could only raise their arms to block. But how could their strength possibly stop it completely?

BOOM—!

With a massive crash, the ship smashed several giants against the wall. As for how many ordinary soldiers were crushed along the way, it was impossible to tell!

This strike opened up a gap, leaving the Marines in the middle of the bay almost completely defenseless. With the threat of the cannons gone, the pirates’ morale soared, and they surged forward.

Oars also strode forward, heading straight for Ace.

"Ace! I’m going to save you!"

At this moment, the Marines also realized the danger of the pirates entering the bay. They immediately gestured to the troops, ordering them to fall back.

"Everyone, retreat to the plaza walls! We absolutely cannot let them scale the plaza!"

Under the current circumstances, they could only retreat and defend the walls.

The ice on the ground not only restricted the pirates’ movement but also froze the Marines’ own ships. To hold the line and successfully counterattack in such an environment required both strength and luck. 』

『 .....』

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Keqing (Genshin Impact): "This is..." ]

[ Umaru Doma (Himouto): "Even though the Marine army is so grand, numbering a hundred thousand, I didn’t expect the pirates to have so many formidable comrades too!" ]

[ Shizuka Hiratsuka (Oregairu): "Even though this Oars looks terrifying, he really is disregarding his own safety just to save him!" ]

[ Rika Minami (High School of the Dead): "With his massive body completely exposed like that, he’s practically a giant target. There’s no other way to describe it. If the frontline Marines weren’t so average, and if he ran into the Seven Warlords, Oars wouldn’t last at all!" ]

[ Arataki Itto (Genshin Impact): "Hahahahaha! Now that’s what I call a real brother!" ]

[ Yukinoshita Haruno (Oregairu): "The Whitebeard Pirates really are full of talents..." ]

[ Light Yagami (Death Note): "Is the Marine side really weak, though? Only one of the Seven Warlords has even made a move!" ]

[ .....]

〜One Piece World〜

Marine Headquarters—

"My, my!"

Kizaru looked at the screen where he had been sent flying, a half-smiling, half-helpless expression on his face as he said,

"This is bad. We’re in real trouble now~"

Despite saying so, he didn’t seem anxious at all, looking more like a bystander enjoying a show.

Sengoku sat in the highest seat, his chin resting on his hands, lost in deep thought.

"In the end, is this battle between the Marines and Whitebeard unavoidable? We’ve captured the descendant of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. This is a good thing. Judging by the current situation, this young man’s influence is undeniable; the future Pirate King would likely have been him. Even if we knew the consequences, Ace had to be brought to justice!"

Hearing Sengoku’s words, everyone present had their own thoughts.

However, no one stood up to object, because everyone knew in their hearts that this decision was entirely justified.

( Translto-kun: The one thing Sengoku failed to account for was the fragile equilibrium of the world balance; he was too focused on taking down an Emperor. The casualties and chaos in the aftermath of the Summit War were far more severe than the war itself. We’re talking about Whitebeard, an Emperor with massive territories under his protection. By removing him, Sengoku inadvertently unleashed global chaos and left countless islands defenseless. We saw this after the Summit War. )

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『 The Marine Coby had just defeated a pirate when suddenly, another pirate appeared behind him, raising a gleaming cutlass to slash down at him. If this strike landed, he would undoubtedly be gravely injured.

Coby froze in fear, instinctively raising his hands to shield himself.

Right at that moment, a massive hand punched the pirate away. Following that, a giant Marine turned to Coby and said, "Don’t wander into the battlefield! We don’t have time to look after you right now!"

With that, he charged toward Oars.

"I’m going to save Ace! No one stands in my way!"

The giants looked up at Oars, whispering to themselves, "This is the first time I’ve had to look up so high just to see a person’s face!"

"Indeed!"

"Leave him to me. I’ll stop him here."

With that, the giant ran straight toward Oars.

He held a long blade in his hand, but in front of Oars’ colossal body, the blade looked pitifully small.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

After several exchanges, sparks flew as their weapons clashed.

Every strike of the giant was blocked.

Seeing this, Oars grew irritated and swung his weapon with all his might at the giant below—this time with full force!

CRACK—!

The opponent’s blade snapped in two, followed by another strike from Oars that sprayed blood into the air.

"Vice Admiral Lacroix!"

The giant fell, his blood slowly pooling on the ice.

It was clear that with his strength, he had been defeated after only a few clashes with Oars.

Oars let out a deafening roar, seeking to sweep away all obstacles before him.

His goal was simple: to rescue Ace from his predicament as quickly as possible.

Whitebeard stood on the deck in the distance, watching this scene.

Although he could feel Oars’ intense desire, he still called out with a trace of worry, "Oars! True courage isn’t just blindly charging forward!"

"Don’t stop me! I have to save him! I have to do it right now!"

Hearing this resolute reply, Whitebeard couldn’t help but sigh, murmuring, "What a stubborn kid."

He then turned to his crew members who were ready to charge, declaring, "If that’s the case, then go with him and cover Oars!"

"Understood!"

As soon as he spoke, the pirates immediately obeyed and rushed toward the plaza.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, the Marines were caught off guard.

"Cover him?"

"A figure of his caliber still needs backup?"

"Can we even do anything to him with our numbers?"

"How do we deal with a guy like that?"

Only now did they realize that even if they exhausted all their strength to attack Oars, it was like ants biting an elephant!

Given their own strength, they couldn’t even manage the small feat of ’inflicting damage on the enemy’!

Several giant Marines took turns challenging Oars, but the opponent was not only incredibly strong but also exceptionally agile, completely defying the lumbering impression his massive size gave.

After easily deflecting all attacks from all directions, even a spear thrust from behind was quickly subdued, leaving the female giant wielding it utterly shocked: She thought her movements were fast enough, yet she still couldn’t escape his grasp.

Her weapon was held tightly, and no matter how she struggled, it was useless.

With a punch from Oars, she was immediately sent flying, crashing straight into the crowd.

"Don’t fight him alone! Everyone, attack together!"

The giants tangled with Oars once more.

During this chaotic battle, the pirates had already reached the island.

"While they’re tied down by Oars, everyone, attack!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several cannonballs flew toward the plaza wall.

At this moment, although the goal was to blast open the wall, only the Pirate Empress, Boa Hancock, stood guard on it.

Looking at the oncoming black cannonballs, Hancock smiled faintly, lightly kissing her finger as a pink heart appeared before her.

She pulled at it gently, stretching the heart like a bow and arrow.

"SLAVE ARROW—!"

As she let go, countless small arrows carrying pink hearts rained down toward the ground below.

Not only did they intercept the incoming cannonballs, but they also struck many pirates, causing them to fall.

People wondered what effect these arrows shot from a heart would have.

Thus, everyone stared closely at the struck pirates, and some even expressed envy.

They were hit by the Pirate Empress’s heart!

Surprisingly, though the red arrowheads pierced their bodies, there was no blood, and each pirate had several arrows in them. Thinking they were about to die, they were highly surprised!

"What’s going on?!"

"It doesn’t hurt at all."

"I’m actually not dead?"

"What is this thing? It’s so soft!"

Just as they realized they were fine and were about to celebrate, the next scene made everyone’s heart tighten.

These people were petrifying painlessly, turning into stone statues. 』

『 .....』

『 Viewers of Countless World 』

In an instant!

The viewers gasped. Just a moment ago, many of them were fantasizing about being shot through the heart by Hancock’s arrow!

Only now did they realize they couldn’t handle such treatment at all, scaring themselves half to death.

After all, very few had the strength to be lustful without consequences; most who feared death would not easily try it.

.....

〜Dimensional livestream, Chat Room〜

[ Oyama Mahiro (Onimai): "This petrification ability..." ]

[ Utaha Kasumigaoka (Saekano): "It seems to be just like the legendary Medusa." ]

[ Chika Fujiwara (Love Is War): "Ehh, that sounds so scary." ]

[ .....]

〜Naruto World〜

Jiraiaya looked at Hancock’s petrification ability, wondering if his Sage Mode could break it, since he had experienced countless instances of petrification due to failing to master natural energy during his training at Mount Myoboku.

He chuckled, scratching the beard on his chin as he said leisurely,

"I really, really want to experience the feeling of being petrified by the Pirate Empress!"

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〜Dropkick on My Devil World〜

Jashin-chan watched the battle above with great excitement.

"CHARGE!! WIPE OUT ALL THE MARINES BLOCKING OUR WAY! THOSE THREE MARINE ADMIRALS ARE TOO ARROGANT!! GRAMPS WHITEBEARD, TEACH THEM A GOOD LESSON!! LITTLE OARS, YES, THAT’S IT!! GET RID OF THEM ALL!! HAHAHAHAHA! NOW THAT’S MORE LIKE IT!!"

Jashin-chan shouted until her voice went hoarse, looking as if she had become a member of the pirates.

At some point, she had changed into a midriff-baring tank top with a straw hat on her back, though her personality and figure were rather annoying.

At this moment, Medusa and the others were being bullied into bowing their heads, while the poor angel Pekola acted like a lackey, pouring tea and serving water to the trash snake.

Minos muttered,

"Ever since Miss Yurine went to find Poporon, Jashin-chan has been going wild."

"Hmm? Minos, what did you just say?"

"No, nothing!"

"I am the woman who will become the strongest Pirate King of the Human Realm, Heaven, and Hell! Serving me now is your opportunity. Once I defeat Yurine Hanazono, you won’t even get the chance, even if you want to!"

In the projection, Hancock’s power was displayed.

Jashin-chan was overjoyed, saying,

"Isn’t this... isn’t this Medusa’s ability? Medusa, let us see your strength too! We aren’t much worse than the Pirate Empress. Even if we’re completely outmatched in terms of physical assets, don’t go out of your way to compare."

Hearing the trash snake’s words, Medusa pouted in annoyance.

The trash snake looked around but couldn’t find any living creature for Medusa to test her move on, so she pushed Pekola forward, saying,

"Then let’s use Pekola for the experiment. If Pekola unfortunately dies, maybe she can return to Heaven. We’d be doing a good deed!"

Pekola: "?"

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