One Piece: The sky is azure, I just time-traveled today.

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Totemjika was enraged. It opened its massive maw to retaliate, and even more violent and chaotic sound waves began to converge. It was a destructive melody that could drive any living being to mental collapse!

Gundam is a robot!

And since Liu Jiu was in the soundproof cockpit, it was impossible for him to hear any outside sounds!

Unless the communication devices used for external communication are turned on.

So... the next second!

The armor on the Gundam's shoulders suddenly slid open, revealing two rows of honeycomb-like firing ports!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!

Countless small missiles trailing flames swarmed out like a bee, bombarding the Demon King's giant mouth and head as he was "chanting"!

Boom boom boom boom!

A series of explosions engulfed the Demon King's entire upper body! Fragments of musical notes mixed with dark red energy flew everywhere!

Inside the cockpit, Baby-5's excited voice rang out again.

"Aaaaaah! It's launched! They've all been launched!"

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Chapter 166 The Demon King of Song Submits

The Baby-5's sound is full of satisfaction, with a high-pitched feeling of release.

"Hit! Hit them all..."

"Ah, it's so... intoxicating!"

"This...the feeling is absolutely fantastic!"

Before the smoke from the explosion had even cleared, the massive thrusters on the back of the Gundam roared out a dazzling blue-white flame!

The massive steel body gained tremendous thrust, and like a silver-gray meteor, it ruthlessly crashed into the center of the explosion!

"The thrusters... they're so hot! They're... they're going to melt!"

Baby-5's voice was tinged with both sobs and indescribable excitement.

Immediately following was a series of dense and muffled impacts, like the sound of hammering iron, coming from the center of the explosion!

Bang! Thud! Crash! Boom!

Gundam's fists, feet, knee strikes, elbow strikes... every part of its body transformed into the most ferocious weapons, pouring down on the Demon King of Song like a storm!

Totemjikana's body, composed of musical notes, began to crumble inch by inch under this purely physical, unreasonable, and frenzied beating! Dark red energy seeped out of the cracks like blood!

It tried to struggle and gather strength, but each time it just started to gain momentum, it was forcibly interrupted by a heavier and more ruthless attack!

After this one-sided, brutal beating lasted for almost a minute…

The arrogant Demon King of Songs could no longer hold on.

Its massive body curled up, using its broken piano key arms to protect its head, and from the chaotic body of musical notes came intermittent, mournful pleas for mercy:

"Stop...stop..."

"Stop...stop...I surrender...I give up..."

It no longer dared to have any thought of resistance. The steel giant in front of it was even more ferocious than it, the "demon king"!

Is it wrong for it to go out for a stroll? Why was it given a good beating right away? What did it do to deserve this?

That's blatant violence, barbaric.

Without further ado, Liu Jiu controlled the Gundam to stop its attack, and the cold, one-eyed monitor looked down at the begging Demon King at his feet.

"From now on, you will be in charge of maintaining the daily operation of Uta's mental world."

Liu Jiu made his demands through the Gundam's voice output device, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"To ensure she can sleep normally and that the world doesn't collapse. To help her build her ideal world when she needs it."

This is equivalent to turning Totemjika into a perpetually moving "server" responsible for maintaining Uta's mental world, allowing her to have a stable and controllable dream space without relying on "Sleepless Mushrooms".

Totemjika dared not utter a single word of dissent, and quickly conveyed his obedience: "Yes...yes...as you command..."

With the Demon King's submission, it mobilized its remaining power and began to carry out its first command.

“??????——!!!”

A gentle, soothing ripple of song spread out from its center.

In the spiritual world, the souls of tens of thousands of viewers, tormented and suffering from the demonic sounds, were as if gently caressed by a hand. The stinging pain and auditory hallucinations in their minds quickly subsided, and their chaotic consciousness was slowly guided away from this illusory world.

In the real world, at a concert on Algia Island.

The audience members, who had been lying haphazardly on the ground, began to twitch their eyelids, and one by one, they let out dazed groans, slowly waking up.

"How...how did I fall asleep?"

"I think I just had a very strange dream..."

"Is the concert over? Where is Miss Uta?"

They rubbed their sleepy eyes, looked at each other, completely unaware of what had just happened, simply assuming they had accidentally fallen asleep at the concert.

Seeing this, Liu Jiu nodded in satisfaction and then slowly lowered the Gundam.

The hatch opened, and he leaped out lightly. The Gundam behind him disintegrated, transforming back into Baby-5, whose face was flushed, eyes were glazed, and who seemed still immersed in the pleasure of being "used."

Liu Jiu ignored her and walked straight toward Robin and Uta.

"It's time for us to leave."

Uta looked at the man who had easily subdued the Demon King and eliminated her greatest threat, her eyes filled with complex emotions, but she finally nodded.

The group didn't linger. Before the audience could fully react, they quickly left the mental world, returned to reality, and headed towards their ship at the harbor.

In another corner of the venue.

Baby-5 and Buffalo, who had been released by Robin in the mental world and whose body was aching, also woke up.

Baby-5 recalled the "intense" battle and the process of being needed. Her face was still slightly flushed, but more than that, it was filled with anger at being deceived.

"That damned bookstore manager!" Baby-5 gritted her teeth. "He gave false information! Saying 'Purple Sword' provoked the family? It's clearly just because of a few concert tickets, what are those things worth?! He ruined us... ruined me..."

She recalled how she had almost been overwhelmed by Sabo in the mental world just now. Fortunately, a super charming man appeared who needed her help... especially to transform her into that steel giant. Despite the embarrassing sounds he made, she felt quite satisfied.

But when she thought about the source of all this, and that the man was told that someone was secretly sabotaging him, she became even more furious.

"Let's go, Buffalo!"

Baby-5 stood up angrily, "Let's go settle the score with that store manager who gave us false information! He made us lose face so badly, we can't just let it go like this!"

"Tsk, that's right. We can't let this go. We need to knock him out, take him back, and torture him for three days... that's how we get rid of him!"

Buffalo grumbled a few times and then followed behind.

This time, they both lost face big time, especially him. He didn't do anything, but was easily defeated by a woman.

Disgraceful, utterly disgraceful, absolutely shameful!

Liu Jiu and his group, along with their new companion Uta, boarded the ship and set sail.

The ship slowly sailed away from Algija Island.

The atmosphere on the deck was somewhat awkward.

Kuina, Sabo, Robin, and even Bonney couldn't help but turn their gazes to the newly joined companion—the world-renowned singer Uta.

She stood quietly by the ship's railing, her long red and white hair gently swaying in the sea breeze, a stark contrast to her previous radiant and even somewhat obsessive image on stage.

“I never expected…” Sabo couldn’t help but whisper to Kuina beside him, “that she would actually board our ship.”

Guina crossed her arms, her cool gaze sweeping over Uta, and nodded slightly: "Her singing voice is indeed unique."

Even she couldn't deny the soul-stirring power of Uta's singing.

Robin stepped forward with a smile and said gently, "Welcome aboard, Miss Uta. Your singing is the most beautiful we have ever heard."

Bonnie joined in, her big eyes filled with curiosity: "Sister Uta, will you sing for us often in the future?"

Faced with the gazes and greetings of the crowd, Uta seemed a little reserved, but she quickly revealed a bright smile that was appropriate for her age, tinged with a touch of shyness.

"Thank you everyone." Her voice was still melodious. "I'm sorry for causing you trouble before. Please take care of me in the future. If you would like to hear me sing, I would be happy to sing for you."

This friendly and sincere attitude instantly bridged the gap between her and everyone else.

Having a world-class diva on the same boat makes me feel like my ship has been elevated to a whole new level of sophistication.

The atmosphere on the deck immediately became much more relaxed.

Just then, Liu Jiu, who had been standing quietly at the bow of the boat, turned around, his calm gaze sweeping over everyone, and spoke:

"Next destination, where the redhead is."

These words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread across the atmosphere that had just eased.

Uta's body trembled almost imperceptibly, and a complex and unfathomable emotion flashed in her eyes—tension, anticipation, resentment, and a hint of barely perceptible fear. Finally…was she going to face him?

Upon hearing this, Sabo almost immediately pulled out Ace's Vivre Card from his pocket.

The white piece of paper, which had been moving slowly, now seemed to be infused with life and was drifting in a clear and stable direction in the same direction as Liu Jiu had said!

"Uncle!" Sabo's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement as he showed Liu Jiu the Vivre Card.

"Ace... Ace is in that direction too! Look... his Vivre Card is pointing to Shanks' territory!"

Chapter 167 The Newcomer of the Red-Haired Pirates

In the New World, Spring Island became another temporary base for the Red-Haired Pirates.

The atmosphere along the coast was both grand and slightly melancholic.

The embers of the huge campfire were still burning, and the aroma of wine and meat lingered in the air.

The Red-Haired Pirates' executives—Ben Beckman, Yasopp, Lucky Roux, and others—were either standing or sitting, their eyes all fixed on the orange-hatted youth who was preparing to board the ship.

"Ace, you're leaving already?" Lucky Roux mumbled through his meat, his voice tinged with reluctance.