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And then, under Dragon's own gaze—along with the collective attention of the Revolutionary Army's officers—the transparent light screen continued to play.
Only…
The next scene still hadn't appeared.
Yet near the top portion of the video, an entirely different kind of content showed up instead: a flood of on-screen comments, one after another, drifting across the display as people mocked and quipped nonstop:
"Grimmjow: 'Background King?' What kind of bullshit is that! In Hueco Mundo, 'background' is a joke three times over!"
"Omaeda: Huh… Grimmjow? Isn't he that Hueco Mundo insider who helped Ichigo Kurosaki come back to life—one of the Espada? That bastard is talking in the public chat too?!"
"Head Captain: Looks like the ranking video has unlocked a new feature. The only question is… can what we type actually reach the pirate world?"
"Gin Ichimaru: Old man… do you even need to ask? The video is playing in sync. The powerhouses over there can probably see our messages in real time."
One comment after another.
They were coming from Seireitei, Hueco Mundo, and other places—sent by famous, powerful figures from the Bleach world.
Their words turned into danmaku and appeared across the public screen.
And sure enough—
As the ranking video played and was transmitted to the pirate world, the viewers over there saw these comments immediately!
"???"
"These words… what the hell is going on?"
"Hueco Mundo, the Espada, and Ichigo Kurosaki—what kind of crap is that?!"
"I've never even heard of any of it!!!"
First of all—
At Marine Headquarters.
Inside the high-ranking meeting room, Sengoku—beneath the brim of his seagull cap—stared wide-eyed in shock.
These suddenly appearing danmaku left him completely at a loss. In fact, he felt faintly dazed… and uneasy.
Beside him, Vice Admiral Tsuru pondered for a moment, then threw out a startling possibility:
"You all tell me… is it possible that these danmaku comments…"
"…are messages from powerhouses in an entirely different world?"
"Otherwise, there's absolutely no way so much unfamiliar content would appear—so much that none of us can understand it!!!"
As the Marines' top strategist, Tsuru understood the pirate world inside and out.
But across the entire world of pirates, she had no memory at all of any place or organization called Hueco Mundo, or anything called the Espada.
And as for the name Ichigo Kurosaki—
She had never once heard it mentioned among any of the known powerhouses. Not even a single time!!!
So there was only one possibility:
A different dimension truly existed!
At this very moment, powerhouses from other worlds—just like them—were watching the ranking video simultaneously, in real time!!!
"What?!"
"Another world?!"
In an instant, cries of alarm erupted throughout the meeting room.
Every Marine executive was jolted by Tsuru's bold idea!
Seriously…
They still hadn't fully adjusted to the ranking video appearing out of nowhere!
And now they were suddenly being told that there might exist a completely new otherworld—one that wasn't the pirate world at all!
That hypothesis…
Was far too shocking.
More shocking by at least tenfold than "Luffy is the Background King," or the bloodline and background behind him!!!
"Woooh…"
Kizaru straightened his posture.
Gone was his usual lazy slouch. Behind his sunglasses, his eyes narrowed, and he spoke his signature drawl again:
"Another world… with mysterious powerhouses, huh?"
"Hueco Mundo and the Espada… they sound pretty scary, you know?"
At his side, Akainu clenched his fist, his eyes brimming with open hostility:
"No matter what, those otherworldly powerhouses had better behave themselves!"
"If they intend to use those text comments to interfere with and disrupt the existing order of the Grand Line…"
"Then as a Marine Admiral, I will not stand by and do nothing!!!"
As his words fell, Akainu's body flushed red-hot.
His Magma-Magma Fruit power was clearly flaring.
And in truth—
As one of the three Admirals, Akainu's combat power didn't just represent the Marines' highest standard.
It also stood at the ceiling of the pirate world's power hierarchy.
Maybe not "the strongest," but at the very least, he was one of the most difficult monsters to deal with!
Because of that, he was confident.
From their current standpoint, everything about that Bleach world was unknown.
Unknown forces.
Unknown territory.
The identities and numbers of their top fighters—completely blank.
A massive information gap.
But…
Akainu felt no fear whatsoever.
He believed that with his own strength—
Even if he faced any external enemy powerhouse from another world, he still wouldn't fall behind in a fight!!!
As for Aokiji—
Also one of the three Admirals—
After seeing the danmaku this time, he stayed silent, showing no eagerness to state his attitude or opinion.
Clearly—
It was still because of his personality.
Aokiji treated the news with caution.
He wasn't rejecting it.
But he also wasn't going out of his way to welcome it.
A brand-new otherworld that had popped up out of nowhere!!!
————
However—
Unlike the Marines…
In the New World, within the territories of the Four Emperors, the mighty Emperors each reacted differently because the danmaku had appeared!
First—
In Whitebeard's domain.
On the deck of the massive white whale ship—the Moby Dick—
"Text danmaku, huh?"
"Gurarararara… This ranking video is getting more and more interesting!"
Seated on his captain's throne, Whitebeard bared his teeth and let out a bold, booming laugh.
Just a moment ago, when the danmaku had been flooding across the screen, Whitebeard's attention had been instantly—and firmly—hooked.
Until…
He saw names like "Hueco Mundo," "the Espada," and "Ichigo Kurosaki."
Then Whitebeard's eyes flared with an intense light!
Those names—
He had never heard them before.
And that alone proved it:
Another world truly existed!
Now this was interesting!
In an instant, everyone's horizons were pushed to a brand-new height!
And even Whitebeard—
A man who, in his youth, had seen every kind of grand scene and lived through every major event—
Suddenly realized:
Even as the so-called "World's Strongest Man"…
Before an unknown otherworld, he had unconsciously become… small!!!
"Pops…"
"This really is unexpected…"
Marco crossed his arms. His mohawk-like hair rippled in the sea wind as he spoke with interest:
"I wonder what that world is actually called."
"And I wonder whether it has its own power systems too… like Haki and Devil Fruits, and so on?"
Marco's words were saturated with curiosity.
Toward everything in the Bleach world, he was filled with a strong desire to explore!!!
(End of Chapter)
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