The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

A chaotic and furious roar resounded throughout the entire Song Space, and hundreds or even thousands of warriors wielding guns and shields and fully armored appeared, floating before the Song Demon King.

"Mr. Luther!"

Uta felt a slight tension in her heart, and a look of worry appeared on her face.

"Don't worry, it won't last long without your supply."

Luther smiled gently, his voice as warm as a spring breeze, soothing Uta's unease.

"Oh, this is really troublesome."

With a relaxed and carefree smile, Kizaru simply crossed his arms in front of his chest as the massive army surged towards him like a tidal wave.

"The Eight-Foot Jade Curved Jewel!"

His voice was like thunder, and then the whole world seemed to be washed by a bright light.

Uta, who had been receiving injections on this side, squinted because of the dazzling light.

The beams of light shot from Kizaru's fingertips were as dense as ears of rice, raining down on the charging armored warriors with tremendous power.

Those seemingly harmless beams of light pierced through the armored warriors' hard breastplates with ease, just like sharp swords. They fell like ears of wheat being harvested by a sickle in a wheat field, their bodies instantly shattering and dissipating in the air, left to be scattered by the wind.

"cut."

Barrett stood aside, merely snorted coldly, and then instantly vanished from his spot.

"So fast..."

Uta's eyes lit up as Barrett appeared near the Demon King of Songs like lightning.

The Demon King of Songs seemed to have anticipated this, and just as he had done with Shanks, he quickly erected a mirror-like light screen in front of Barrett.

Upon seeing this, Uta couldn't help but feel a sense of worry.

"Be careful, Shanks was blocked by this mirror."

No matter how Shanks attacked, he couldn't break the prism, which was the main reason Shanks escaped.

But as soon as Uta finished speaking, Barrett's arm turned black, clearly indicating that it was covered in Armament Haki.

That wasn't all. Barrett then unleashed his newly acquired ability, with Conqueror's Haki swirling around his fist like lightning, accompanied by a deafening buzzing sound.

His fist swung out like a mountain-splitting axe, carrying earth-shattering power.

The light barrier lasted only half a second before shattering like fragile glass in the face of this powerful force.

What followed was Barrett's domineering declaration:

"Hmph, don't lump me in with that brat Shanks."

When Barrett was still a key member of Roger's crew, Shanks was just a trainee kid.

He's at his peak right now; Shanks can't compare.

"Amazing!"

This scene was deeply imprinted in Uta's heart, giving her a great shock.

Long ago, she thought Shanks was invincible, until she met Gion, who was said to be the world's greatest swordsman, and the purple-haired uncle with a group of children.

Until recently, he also believed that Shanks was very strong, but still had a long way to go before reaching his peak.

But what she saw and heard today shattered all her previous fantasies.

Compared to the participants in this battle, Shanks is utterly weak.

Seeing Uta's shocked expression, Luther couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Shanks is not weak now. After taking responsibility for the Eregia tragedy, his bounty should be 10 billion, and his strength is definitely worthy of that bounty.

Keep in mind that Shanks is only 27 years old and has not yet experienced the baptism of the New World.

Once Shanks has been baptized by the New World, becoming an emperor is almost a certainty.

Boom!!!

The battle did not stop because of Uta's shock; Barrett and Kizaru fought like bulldozers.

One man faces a thousand troops, another strikes straight at the heart of the enemy.

With just the two of them working together, they were able to suppress the Demon King of Song to the point that he could barely lift his head and could only passively defend.

“Uta.”

Luther's gentle voice brought Uta back to her senses, who was watching the battle unfold.

"Ok?"

Uta slightly raised her head and realized that she was still being held by the other person, and her face couldn't help but blush.

"Your fruit is the Song-Song Fruit, isn't it? The monster before you is both a demon sealed in Eregia and a demon king residing in the Song-Song World. The Song-Song Fruit is its incarnation, and as the user of the Song-Song Fruit, you are it, and it is you."

In a few words, Luther told Uta about the origins of the demon king before him.

Although Uta was young, she was exceptionally intelligent and quickly understood Luther's meaning:

"You mean, I am one with it...?"

Uta's voice was somewhat downcast, and she instinctively gripped Luther's arm tightly.

She felt a little scared, afraid of being abandoned again.

What are you thinking about?

Seeing Uta's expression, Luther, who knew exactly what she was thinking, chuckled to himself.

Now that he's here, he naturally has a foolproof plan.

"I have a few options here, it's up to you which one you want to choose."

"Huh? Is there still a choice?"

Uta blinked, somewhat surprised.

However, she immediately started laughing herself.

Yes, Luther and Shanks are not the same.

Shanks could only flee from the Demon King of Song, but Luther and his group were able to overpower him, so they naturally had different choices.

"Of course you can choose!"

Luther smiled and ruffled Uta's hair, then slowly said:

"The first option is to sever your connection with the Demon King of Song. Once his power is exhausted, we will use your ability to leave the Song World, and the Demon King of Song will be trapped here. As long as you don't use your ability, it won't be triggered."

"Hmm, this option won't completely solve the problem of the Song Demon King..."

Uta seemed somewhat disappointed upon hearing that the other party could not be completely eradicated.

Seeing that Uta seemed hopeless, Luther silently flicked her forehead:

"Remember what I just said: you are it, and it is you. You are part of each other, so there is no need to hate each other."

"But the Demon King of Songs is scary... uh... he was really scary before..."

Halfway through her sentence, Uta saw Barrett roughly rip off one of the Song Demon King's arms.

Even though she was reborn quickly, the arrogant image that the Demon King of Song had left her with was now completely gone.

Compared to Luther and his group, the Demon King of Songs is utterly weak, isn't he...?

"The Demon King of Songs isn't scary. I don't know what your relationship is with Shanks, but he was a pirate on Roger's ship. If you want to find him yourself in the future, the best way is the second option: control the Demon King of Songs! Choose one of these two options."

Uta was moved when he heard this.

Given Elegia's situation, it's impossible that Luther hadn't heard anything about it.

And she realized at that moment that Luther was a big celebrity.

The purple-haired man who is the only one in the East Blue who can punish Shanks and the world's greatest swordsman are both people connected to each other; she had heard Shanks and the others mention it.

Based on the fact that they met with each other, their relationship wasn't actually that good.

Even if Luther killed her, it would be perfectly justified.

Even Uta himself knew there was another way to defeat the Demon King of Song.

If I kill myself, neither the world of Uta-Uta nor the Demon King of Uta-Uta will exist.

When the Demon King of Song awakens again, it will be time for the next user of the Song-Song Fruit to sing the ancient score.

When Luther asked her question, Uta didn't answer herself, but instead smiled and asked in return:

"Mr. Luther, which one do you want me to choose?"

Chapter 274 As You Wish

Uta chose to pass the question back to Luther.

This was a choice she made out of trust in Luther.

No matter which path Luther chose for her, she would persevere and continue down that path.

With Shanks no longer trustworthy, Luther is the only person she can trust.

"Shall I choose for you?"

Luther looked at Uta with a half-smile, as if he understood her meaning.

Under that gaze, Uta blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

Before Uta could remain embarrassed for long, Luther spoke up:

"Want to try what it feels like to stand on top of the Demon King of Song?"

"Huh!?"

Before Uta could react, she felt the wind whistling past her ears.

As the Demon King of Song drew closer, she could even see his enormous arm hurtling towards them.

Wait... a giant arm!?

"Ah!!! Watch out!!!"