Chapter 420: Uta's New Genesis Plan
Sabaody Archipelago · The Night Before the Concert
The concert's test lights had already illuminated the night sky. Massive beams of light crisscrossed between the clouds, immersing the entirety of Sabaody in the atmosphere of the impending grand festival.
The streets were bustling, the audience was cheering, and the lights were brilliant—seemingly forecasting a spectacular, joyous carnival belonging solely to the "Diva."
However, deep backstage in a waiting room, Uta sat alone in a chair, her silhouette thin and lonely.
The cold moonlight spilled through the half-drawn gauze curtains, stretching her shadow endlessly long, like a silhouette forgotten by time.
Her slender fingers subconsciously rubbed a Tone Dial, the motion mechanical and repetitive.
Her eyes were hollow. Staring through the dazzling yet cold lights outside the window, she seemed to be gazing at a certain figure who could never return.
Creak—
The door was gently pushed open.
A man wearing a green suit walked in. His steps were slow, his face written all over with exhaustion.
The moonlight and the stage lights intertwined on his figure, accentuating his gentle demeanor.
—It was Gordon.
The former ruler of Elegia, the guardian of the Island of Music, and Uta's teacher and second adoptive father.
Gordon looked at Uta, an indescribable heartache welling up within him.
He sighed softly: "Uta... are you thinking about Shanks again?"
Uta's body jolted slightly, and she slowly raised her eyes.
A chilling light flashed through her purple pupils under the moonlight, while a mocking curve tugged at the corners of her lips.
"Worrying about him? No."
"From the day he abandoned me on Elegia, I have already... stopped wasting even a fraction of my emotions on him."
She slowly stood up, her slender figure appearing exceptionally resolute in the cold light.
"Pirates... are the root of all evil."
Uta's voice gradually grew sharp, the hatred she had suppressed for so long finally erupting:
"In today's world, there are actually still people who crash execution grounds and release death-row inmates...!!!"
"How is this any different from when he personally destroyed Elegia all those years ago?!!"
"Uta!"
Gordon took a sudden step forward. His voice was urgent, his eyes full of anxiety and pain.
"It wasn't like that! Shanks actually—"
"Enough, Teacher."
Uta abruptly raised her hand, cutting Gordon off.
Her voice wasn't loud, yet it was as freezing as frost, carrying an irrefutable finality.
After a moment of silence, she slowly lowered her hand and bowed her head. Her voice was hoarse, but grew increasingly firm: "Since I was a child... I've understood."
Her fingertips dug tightly into the Tone Dial, her nails practically sinking into her palm.
"Shanks abandoned me. From that day forward, I knew—the so-called 'bonds' are the falsest things of all."
She raised her head, her tone gradually rising: "The 'Red Hair Pirates,' time and time again they battle the Marines, burning entire cities to the ground! Every clash ends with the blood of innocent civilians!"
"I firmly believe that this real world is ugly!! It is full of war, starvation, betrayal, and pain!!!"
Gordon's pupils shrank violently. A chill crept into his heart, his voice trembling: "Uta, you..."
However, Uta was already completely immersed in her own convictions.
She slowly spread her arms, as if to embrace the entire world.
A near-manic, blazing fanaticism burned in her purple eyes: "The real world will not change. Only an eternal dream can bring true happiness and peace!!"
"I will become—the Diva of the 'New Genesis'!"
"I will use my song to protect everyone forever!!"
Gordon's expression changed drastically, and he took a step back in shock: "New Genesis?! What are you talking about!!!"
Uta's voice was cold and resolute, every word like iron: "I am going to use the power of the Uta Uta no Mi (Sing-Sing Fruit) to pull the consciousness of all humanity into 'Uta World' through this live broadcast!!"
"There, there is no starvation! No war! No pain!"
"There is only singing, only happiness—an eternal utopia!!!"
"UTA!!!"
Gordon stumbled forward violently, grabbing her wrist tightly. His face was deathly pale, his voice tearing with pure terror:
"Are you insane?! This isn't salvation!! This is an act of destroying the world!!!"
Yet Uta merely lowered her head. Accompanied by her soft humming, distorted soundwaves materialized in the air. The melody was beautiful, yet it seeped into the mind like a deadly poison.
"The New Genesis will be ushered in by me..."
"No starvation, no bloodshed... only endless, joyous singing!!"
"This is the true liberation of all humanity!!"
Gordon's eyes turned bloodshot as he shook his head frantically: "No! No, Uta! You're wrong!"
He roared: "The Marines have already eradicated the vast majority of pirates! The world is getting better!! There is no need for you to—"
"Getting better?"
Uta abruptly looked up. Purple light burst from her eyes, her sneer sharp as a knife.
"Heh... as long as humanity exists... greed and conflict will never cease."
"Do you... do even you refuse to understand me, Teacher?"
"Uta—!"
The nightmarish melody suddenly erupted, the air instantly covered in purple light.
Gordon's body jolted. His eyes gradually lost focus, and his consciousness slowly sank into the darkness.
"Don't... do this... you'll destroy everything..."
"Don't... be controlled by It..."
His final cry dissolved into the echoing song.
—Gordon collapsed, unconscious.
Uta lowered her hand and turned to walk to the window.
She stared at the brightly lit Sabaody Archipelago, her gaze cold and manic.
"Tomorrow's concert—"
"Will be the final movement for the old humanity."
"And the New Genesis..."
"Will be sung by me alone!!!"
...
The Next Day · Opening of the Concert
A new day arrived. The Sabaody Archipelago was brilliantly illuminated, and enthusiastic cheers echoed in the sea breeze.
The giant crystal stage looked like a floating castle. Floating balloons flashed with the letters "UTA" in mid-air, and rainbow beams of light swept across the night sky, seemingly making even the stars pale in comparison.
Fans from all over the world flooded in like a tidal wave. Countless glowing support signs and light sticks converged into a sea of light upon the ocean.
All of Sabaody was unprecedentedly lively, resembling a global carnival.
Near the backstage area, Nami, clad in her Marine uniform, was leading an elite unit to maintain order.
While recording dispatches, she occasionally looked up at the passionate waves of the audience.
"HEY—LAW!! You're here too!"
A familiar voice rang out.
Nami turned her head and saw Luffy waving excitedly, his Marine cap nearly blowing away in the wind.
Amidst the crowd, a figure walked over slowly. His white Marine cap was pulled low, yet a rare smile graced his face.
It was Law.
"Ah..."
Law raised his gaze, his voice uncharacteristically relaxed: "Grandpa Sengoku saw that I was too exhausted from handling Marine affairs these past few days, so he let me come out and relax for a bit."
"Besides, I feel like this trip... might yield some unexpected gains."
Nami froze slightly before breaking into a smile: "It's rare to see you making that kind of face~"
Law merely pressed his hat brim down slightly and turned his face away. Beside his closest companions, he dropped his usual cold demeanor, revealing a rare trace of softness.
—Meanwhile, on the other side of the stage, the fan club's cheering section was equally boisterous.
"UTA! UTA! UTA!!!"
A polar bear wearing a pink heart-patterned shirt was desperately waving a giant pink glowing fan. Three large letters were written on the fan—"UTA."
—It was Bepo.
In this timeline, he hadn't become a pirate, but instead, the leader of Uta's fanatic fan club.
Thirteen years ago, while chasing his older brother Zepo's footsteps, he accidentally boarded a ship bound for the North Blue. From then on, he drifted further and further from Zou, his memories of his homeland gradually blurring.
In order to survive, he studied navigation desperately. Later, through a stroke of luck, he apprenticed under a martial arts master, eventually staying there to work as an instructor.
And now, he was dressed in this ridiculous yet fiery pink support outfit, strutting into the concert venue alongside a group of equally passionate fan club members.
"LADY UTA!!! WE WILL SUPPORT YOU FOREVER!!!!"
They waved their support flags, their shouts shaking the heavens, their momentum not losing in the slightest to an actual army.
Upon the massive stage, the lights dimmed one by one, leaving only the central pillar of light shooting straight into the sky.
The concert was about to begin.
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