Boom!
The magic circle flickered.
At its core, a crimson glow ignited—
Then a torrent of blazing fire erupted outward.
The searing heat instantly vaporized the surging waves ahead, turning them into towering clouds of white steam with a violent hiss.
Vivi stared up in shock as the scorching gust swept past her, drying her rain-soaked blue hair in seconds.
She swallowed.
And that was from behind the flames.
She couldn't even imagine the temperature at the epicenter.
Then—
A rich, unmistakable aroma drifted across the deck.
Everyone looked forward.
The colossal octopus Sea King had been completely roasted.
The mouthwatering scent of cooked seafood filled the air.
"Not bad."
Yuuki gave a calm evaluation of the spell.
To him, the casting speed and firepower were somewhat cumbersome in real combat.
But this had merely been a test.
Unlike the single-function mana storage array he had carved into Mohji before—
This spell combined three distinct magic language structures.
A small milestone in his research.
Pity the Fire Spirit Salamander wasn't here.
As one of the Four Great Spirits of the Black Clover world, it couldn't follow him across dimensions.
Without the Sea King thrashing the waters, the ocean gradually returned to calm.
Yuuki turned to Vivi, who was still frozen on the deck.
"In nature, the law is survival of the fittest. The same applies to this sea. A wolf doesn't need evidence to eat a sheep."
With that, he stepped past her and shouted:
"Buggy! Mohji! Cabaji! Cut that octopus up and haul it aboard. We're having grilled Sea King for lunch."
"Yes, Captain Yuuki!"
Their voices rang out enthusiastically.
The stronger Yuuki appeared, the more their fear transformed into zeal.
Especially Mohji and Cabaji—
They were becoming fanatics.
Thud.
Vivi suddenly pushed herself upright—
Then knelt.
Her forehead pressed against the deck, tears welling in her eyes.
"Please… save Alabasta!"
Her voice trembled.
Yuuki paused, exhaling faintly.
"I already told you. My target is Crocodile."
"If the hidden threat of the Seven Warlords disappears, whether your kingdom can handle the rebellion is your responsibility."
He did not turn back as he walked toward the cabin.
"Thank you!"
Vivi lifted her head, blood trickling faintly from her brow where she had struck the deck.
Igaram hurried over, lifting her with anguish in his eyes.
Yet as he glanced at the roasted Sea King drifting nearby—
A spark of hope ignited.
Yuuki possessed the strength to challenge a Warlord.
Elsewhere — Baroque Works Moves
Vacation Island
Mr. 3 and Miss Goldenweek had just arrived for what was supposed to be a holiday.
Mr. 3, slender and prim, raised a steaming cup.
"Earl Grey truly is the only civilized tea."
He inhaled delicately.
"Boring," Miss Goldenweek muttered flatly.
Despite her childlike appearance—twin red pigtails and a listless gaze—she was sixteen and one of the organization's chief officers.
"Vacation just started," Mr. 3 protested.
"It just ended," she replied, handing him a written order.
He spat his tea.
"Why didn't you say so sooner?!"
Scanning the message, his face darkened.
"The forward Grand Line branch annihilated… Igaram captured… Mr. 9 and Miss Wednesday captured…"
He set the cup down.
"If information leaks, they must be eliminated."
Alabasta — Baroque Works Headquarters
Nico Robin rested her chin on one hand, tapping the desk with the other.
Before her lay reports:
Miss Wednesday's true identity as Princess Vivi.
Igaram's exposure.
"So… you were discovered."
She glanced at another file detailing Whiskey Peak's destruction.
"Captured? Then there's no need to report this."
Senior agents would already be mobilizing.
Robin sighed faintly.
She wouldn't interfere.
Anyone opposing Crocodile—
Had only one ending.
Her gaze lingered on a photograph of a pirate ship bearing three demonic eyes.
"Strange. No bounty. No records."
"A crew capable of destroying that branch shouldn't be nameless."
After a moment, she tossed the photo aside.
Regardless—
Opposing Crocodile meant annihilation.
Back on the Magic Eye Ship
Yuuki walked into the cabin.
Thanks to Game Magic, what had once been a cramped corridor was now spacious and illuminated by evenly spaced candles.
The ship could carry a hundred men.
Now it housed only a handful.
No reason to waste space.
He reached the corridor's end.
A blank wall stood before him.
He conjured a golden key with Key Magic and inserted it into the wall.
Twist.
The surface opened like a door.
Inside—
A laboratory.
Large glass tanks filled with green liquid.
Arcane instruments salvaged from Domina and Sally.
Especially the cloning apparatus once used to create Elf replicas.
He had brought a full set before leaving his original world.
He didn't need to understand every mechanism.
He needed only functionality.
He approached a rack and retrieved three vials of blood.
Silver mana glowed in his eyes as he observed them.
Time passed.
Finally, the glow faded.
These samples belonged to Buggy, Mohji, and Cabaji.
His research had confirmed part of his hypothesis.
Compared to the ordinary humans—
Buggy's blood contained a distinct foreign energy.
Devil Fruit power.
It resided in the body—
Not the soul.
"Not entirely," Yuuki murmured.
"There's an exception…"
He thought of Brook—
The user of the Revive-Revive Fruit.
His brows furrowed slightly.
The rules of this world were more nuanced than they first appeared.
And that—
Made things interesting.
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