
Chapter 275
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As Raki fights Mihawk, Amon is sitting on the sofa, doing nothing and just staring at the air.
He's not in Shandora. He was in Wano, which is why his room had a Japanese atmosphere.
Amon put one of his hands on the sofa as he waited.
About five minutes later, he clicked his tongue. “You sure today is his day?”
He asked at the earpiece, which beeped.
["I'm sure. Unless the information you entered is incorrect.”] Seraph sounds flow from inside the sound hole. [“But I doubt it because you did collect info from people in the country. Wait a few more minutes, I am sure the people who have been sent by Lady Toki in time, Momonosuke and Nine Samurai, will be here anytime.”]
Momonosuke's arrival was supposed to determine the final moments of the World's Core as he was supposed to be one of Luffy's main allies, without even being part of the Straw Hats.
Momo is a special existence, after all, it is very rare for an 8-year-old to have the Voice of Everything. Although there was no need to kill the boy—because he was like an alarm clock, which said "It's time.", rather than a threat to Amon.
The castle where Amon was located was built on top of Oden Castle, meaning Toki had sent 9 Gloves and Momo from this place, and therefore, they would arrive at the same place.
Amon waited and waited and only about 5 hours later the space spun and began to change. Lightning crackled around the mansion, and a few seconds later, five people stood in front of him.
“Ooooh!?” the little boy among them, his face covered in snot and tears, fell on his butt. “A-what happened?!”
Amon did not wait for them to realize it and just teleported from there. They will soon meet Hiyori, the current Shogun.
Amon smashed the sound hole and charged towards the Laughtale island. He had already been there before, so this time no one got lost as he walked to the opposite side of the inverted mountain.
This place, in simpler words, was the end of the Grandline.
There were many islands in the vicinity, but none of them were Laughtale. The real laugh is deeper than here…
Amon coated his body with a Psychic shield before he dived into the deep sea.
He descends deep into the sea, the water cannot touch his body, and he reaches the deepest part of the world in a few seconds, where an island unfolds.
Geographically, the island stands opposite Fish-Man Island, 180 degrees around the earth. The so-called 'island', in fact, does not look like an island at all. It just looked like an empty bubble from the outside, and only when Amon dived into the bubble did he see the land.
Inside the bubble, the outside is all white. There stood an island by the beach, trees, and contained everything a normal island had, such as trees, rocks, and more trees. Unless there were no signs of life and the area had a clean white sky in the background.
Amon knew this island had a barrier around it before, as he could feel the energy left with his Barrier-Barrier fruit. But Roger must have ruined it when he entered this place. So the first time Amon came here, there was no need to break down such a barrier.
Now, on the front of the island, was laid a Golden Poneglyph in the middle of two White Poneglyphs. Amon could also see countless treasures deeper within the island, enough to buy the world, but that did not appease him.
What calmed him down was what was written on the Golden Poneglyph. It was a great memory of lost history, and it speaks of how there are documents about empty centuries deeper into the island. It also talks about the "Will of Dawn" and a few other things, but all of it is not important at all.
Amon no longer cares about the past. He looked at the line written at the end:
This is the entrance, if you want to learn more in the world.』
The entrance to the depths of the world, where, as any child could guess, laid the Core of the World.
As for why there was an entrance to the core of the world, which was like the heart of the world, aka the weakness of the world, Amon had many theories but he did not care to test them.
The only point is, he has to get in there.
However, to unlock the entrance, one must break three Poneglyphs, as stated in one of the two white Poneglyphs. Then, some kind of key will present itself in front of Amon, and he needs to provide the key there, which are the three ancient weapons.
Amon had tried this before, breaking the Poneglyph and giving it the key, but to no avail. That's why he's delayed a year since then that the world's "Fajar" should have come if Amon hadn't intervened.
Every time Amon leaves the island, the damaged Poneglyph repairs itself. Which irritates. Breaking this particular Poneglyph is harder than usual, and also time-consuming. But this time, Amon brought the right weapon.
Amon placed his hand on the surface of the Golden Poneglyph and then shouted:
“< Unloading >”
Soon, the golden poneglyph collapsed to the ground as if the dust and dust were moving and revolving around each other before forming a round egg-like metal object that had a fist-sized hole in it, it hovers a few centimeters above the ground.
Ammon did the same with the other two Poneglyphs, and a similar object emerged from the dust.
Atom-Atom Fruit, as Imu said, is dangerous. Ammon was able to obtain it after the death of Imu because this fruit was included in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, as a kind of legendary fruit lost to time. There is even a fruit used as a template for this DF, which is why Amon can get and learn to use it.
This fruit can harm and kill the user if he is not careful, which is why Imu does not like the devil fruit, because he believes the fruit only gives strength in exchange for a terrible weakness. But, Amon has the Phoenix fruit. He could heal all the wounds inflicted by the Atom fruit, and with that, he had gained enough control to perform this technique .
After confirming the 'Lock', Amon opened the portal to the door dimension and took out two 'keys'.
They are actually the Heart, two actual beating hearts, belonging to Pluton and Uranus.
Within their mechanical bodies, Ancient Weapons had hearts made of half metal and half flesh and blood, which Amon had taken. Taking these parts would not detract from the Weapon, as these 'keys' could be recreated if one had a blueprint, which Amon did.
Amon slowly places two keys inside the lock, signifying which part fits where.
They make clicking sounds and close egg-like structures on their own. Now, only the Key in the middle is still open.
That's Poseidon's key.
Fortunately, from the instructions given to the white Poneglyph, Poseidon did not need to give their hearts there, because after all, Poseidon was a living being, not a machine. Poseidon only needs to sacrifice the right body part.
Amon, who is now Poseidon for stealing Shirahoshi's power, must do just that.
He grabbed his sword and slashed it at his wrist, causing his hand to slip from his arm and fall to the ground. He snorted softly, and while white flames engulfed his wound, he grabbed the severed hand and placed it on the key.
It clicked and a few seconds later, the three keys began to spin in the air.
They approached each other and made a clinking sound before slowly sinking into the ground as if the earth was water.
Amon waited, hearing a mechanical noise coming from deep below before the ground under his feet opened and revealed a large gate that was enough for a truck to enter.
A grin appeared on Amon's lips seeing this. Finally, , it worked. He was right about the time, because no other time he did this had a gate like this open. Earlier, a few minutes passed and an egg-like lock came out of the ground again, giving Amon back the items he had put in it.
Without wasting any time, Amon jumped into the endless tunnel.
He was already at the very bottom of the ocean, and even then, he fell for almost 3 minutes. He did not increase his speed on purpose, just in case he missed something, and let his descent be natural.
The tunnel he passed through was dark and was narrowing even deeper. But it wasn't deep enough to touch his body, and before it could grow that narrow, Amon's feet touched the ground and the darkness around him lit up. Amon felt no pain at the impact, this was too light to worry about. So he started looking around.
With the surroundings lit up, he could see the huge marble passageway he entered. It was huge, in one word.
High, the dozens of Ancient Giants could climb over each other, and only then could they touch the roof, and its length.nothing was visible for miles except for the white marble tiles, which no one will believe is made naturally.
Amon took a deep breath and as he let out a breath, hundreds of his thunder clones ran in all directions in search of something.
One of his clones happened to find what he was looking for, so he immediately went there. The clones were sunk in his body as he stopped in front of a round, human-sized glowing white ball with carvings on it that floated a few inches above the ground.
It was a sphere with carvings of all the islands and oceans of this world, even containing a red line (though white in color). In simpler words, this is the globe of this planet.
This is ... World Core.
Now, it has not yet finished forming, as Ammon can see some of its parts damaged or missing, but Amon does not need them to complete its formation. The core of the World is smarter than Humans, once they are fully formed. Moreover, if this will became strong, he would not shout 'DieDieYouDie' inside Amon's head. It would only kill him, with just a thought.
But…. "What should I do?"
He tried to use his Future Sight, but his future was empty. The will of the World, little of it formed, obscured its future.
With a click of his tongue, Amon first threw a clone into a huge globe. Clones just phase through it.
With a click of his tongue, Amon sighed and gently placed his hand on the globe, with no choice.
Apparently... That's a bad move? He's not sure. It felt as if the thing sucked him up, sucked his Haki, sucked the power of his Will inward to empower himself. It did what Amon planned to do with it.
Amon fight.
No matter how large and powerful a World Core might be if it was formed entirely, it was still like a sleeping giant right now. All he does is the subconscious. Ammon just needs to make sure he doesn't lose concentration, which is easy to do by keeping his neurons filled.
It was like a wrestling match, and finally, after what felt like forever, the core stopped sucking on it, but his Haki was not sucked dry because of his resistance.
Instead, that huge, human-sized globe spun and shrunk into a small round fruit the size of a tennis ball?
"One fruit?"
It still looked like the World Core from before, but it now had a curved, white stem.
"So... Shall I eat it?"
Amon scratched his chin. This is. suspicious. So this is 'One Piece'? Did he really have to eat it, or perhaps, was this a trap set by the world? He could indeed sense the immense power within the fruit, but perhaps his body would explode if he ate it? Overwhelmed by too much power …
"...It's not like I have anything else I can do with it."
It was not that he could make others try one bite. It might also work like a Devil fruit, so whatever power it possessed would be transferred to the first person to bite it.
Shrugging his shoulders, Amon picked up the 'fruit.
...However, he could not eat it as the space around the hall rotated and a huge blue portal opened high in the air.
Blzzt~
People started walking out, floating in the air. They wore blue armor, looked like condensed water, and were smooth like the surface of an egg shell. There were two dozen of them, and each of them had a weapon at their waist. They were led by a woman, as beautiful and flawless as the sun, while her blazing blonde hair fluttered through the air.
He raised the long sword that had an orange blade as he stared at Amon indifferently.
"Amon, king of the Plane-3548. You were ordered to lay down the World Core, hand it over to us, and follow us into custody."
"Oh." Amon, who had gawked at the 'guest', looked down on the fruit in his hand. "So this is really World Core... I'm starting to suspect whether I was tricked or not." Amon said as he raised his head again. "By the way, you...?"
The woman watched him for a moment, saw him play with the fruit in his hand casually, as he spoke. "I am one of the Dikasti, the officer in charge of galaxy-468, which is where the planet is located. I am the apostle of Apolium, the God who holds the Star Symbol."
"Oh wow." Amon sounded indifferent. "Don't think you'd answer me, Miss. So, let me explain. You're the space cop in this area?" The woman remained silent. "Wait, am I a criminal now?"
The woman lowered her gun. "No. The relationship with this Star system was severed about a millennium ago. So everything that has happened here until now can be ignored. So even if you do take action that goes against our policies, you will not face any demands. —as long as you hand over the World Core."
Amon pondered for a moment. Since they've been here. This means the shrinking of a large globe into this fruit signifies the completion of the World Core, even if it is premature. That is, people from outside can come and go as they please. Which simply implies Ammon's plan to take over the universe.
"Honestly prefer a little more time."
But this is also not entirely impossible. It was like a last desperate call for help from the World Core. He had expected a similar situation before coming here.
Ignoring the woman and her subordinates, Amon brought the fruit closer to his mouth and swallowed it whole, while the blonde woman shouted with her hands outstretched.
Amon could not hear his words as a feeling of hot ecstasy filled his entire being.
"Mh...." Amon sighed, clenching his fists, as multicolored light flowed all over his body, his veins, and his bones. He felt the power of his demonic fruit, which he had never realized felt so far away, so unattached, as if he borrowed that power from a container, just by clicking on its existence, it was as if now they were a part of him, like his Haki. .
His body continued to shine while the people from the outside world covered their eyes and retreated.
The light finally ended and Amon stared at his palm as he clenched it and let go.
"Snakeshaker…"
"You're a fool!" The woman from before interjected her sense of existence. "Do you know how valuable the world's core is?! And how can you live eating that whole thing?? That shouldn't have happened!"
Amon blinked at him. Shouldn't have happened? But he doesn't even feel pain.
'Heh.'
Slowly, Amon began to chuckle as he looked around, throwing the woman away.
"Hm, say miss, what is this...strange feeling in the air? Or is this just something new because I ate the fruit?"
"Don't ask me!" The woman raised her sword towards him again. "I'm not sure what's wrong with you, but I think I should bring you back alive."
Amon noticed her as a foreign power, the same thing he had just talked about was filling the air like gas, entering the woman's body as he felt her existence getting stronger.
"Hm..." Amon scratched his chin. "Is that Root or what?"
Even as he spoke, the woman rushed towards him.
His speed is incredible, he's faster than Imu. But Amon is also faster.
However, he did not avoid. He only said two words.
"Time Lapse."
The world shook, and under his command, the time in the entire star system stopped. The woman freezes in time as Amon's lips widen into a grin that develops into a tremendous burst of laughter.
He had theorized this before, but he didn't think it was really true.
So eating the World Core does give the eater control over the star system.
Amon did not feel attacking the planet would damage his body, or attacking his body would damage the planet or the sun, but he felt a certain kind of connection between him and this star system.
But he'll worry about that later. Because now…
"Sta.." the woman who should have been frozen, moved, as her orange sword began to shine. "[ Release Status ] ! "
His presence overwhelmed Ammon's authority and melted the time around the hall.
If Amon had eaten the fully formed World Core, he felt like someone with a stature like him would not be able to undo the frozen time. But uh, the situation was already more than in his favor.
Seeing her rushing towards him again, Amon spoke another time, "Time Lapse.", As time froze for the second time.
Oh, he'll get used to this.
But first…
Amon unsheathed his sword and thrust his sword in heat, before slashing it towards the woman frozen in midair.
«Freedom Dimension»
TL: Finished!!!!!! Honestly the fate of straw hat members is tragic, but how else the original author who will.