And at this moment—
Just as the captains of the Bleach world, along with Urahara Kisuke and the others, were each expressing their own thoughts…
On the transparent light screen above,
the video footage began flickering nonstop.
This round of ranking—about Bartholomew Kuma,
and about Luffy's "Background King" title—
this "Three Kings–level" set of epithets…
finally came to an end.
For the time being,
it reached a temporary pause.
Only…
before the audience could even
continue their guesses,
or carry on arguing about the "Seven Warlords of the Sea"…
Very quickly,
as the image flickered once more,
a brand-new clip played seamlessly right after!
Luffy's third background backer
was exposed as well!
Through the subtitles,
it slowly surfaced and appeared on the transparent screen—
[Third Background]
[Okama King, Ivankov]
The instant those words appeared,
as expected, it caused an uproar again.
Only, this time,
the atmosphere turned a little… strange.
Especially—
the two words
"Okama."
And the close-up photo shown on-screen
right after the subtitle.
Even the audiences of the pirate world—
together with almost every powerhouse over on the Bleach side—
in an instant,
caught completely off guard…
had zero mental preparation…
and all got grossed out on the spot!!!
That's right.
At this moment.
In that photograph,
the Okama King's appearance
was revealed in high definition.
First—
the enormous, fluffy purple afro-style "explosion" hairstyle
was extremely eye-catching.
Second—
was the face underneath.
Its colors were vivid,
with heavy, thick makeup—
so intense that an outsider only needed one glance
to feel physically uncomfortable.
And last—
the Okama King's outfit was the real highlight!
It didn't just make the audience
feel their eyes burning again—
it even triggered a collective wave of nausea,
and the sound of mass retching erupted!
"Black fishnet stockings?"
"Red high heels?"
Damn it! No wonder this guy's nickname is "Okama King"!
This bastard… he's a full-blown pervert!!!"
[Bleach World]
Karakura Town, inside a high school campus.
Even Ichigo—upright as he was—
just couldn't take it anymore.
Clutching his stomach with one hand,
forcing down the urge to throw up,
he stared at the close-up photo of the Okama King on the screen,
frowned, and blurted out:
"Yeah…" Arisawa Tatsuki nodded, looking just as disgusted. "I mean, Luffy's previous background—Bartholomew Kuma—was such a respectable powerhouse!"
"But when it comes to the next one,
it's actually some pervert?!"
Honestly…
if she could,
Arisawa Tatsuki really wanted to call the cops!
This wasn't just "uncomfortable" anymore—
this was straight-up sexual harassment!
The Okama King's sudden appearance on-screen—
it was purely here to disgust people, wasn't it?
In the end,
kind-hearted Inoue Orihime
didn't say anything out loud.
But the way she covered her mouth,
and the way she unconsciously took a step back…
made it perfectly clear—
Ichigo's wife, deep down,
felt instinctive resistance toward the Okama King
and simply couldn't accept him!
Oh my god!
An okama!
And an Okama King at that!
A freak that's neither man nor woman!
A bizarre person like that
could actually be one of the powerful "backgrounds"?
For a brief moment,
Inoue Orihime even began to suspect—
could it be the video's creator got it wrong?
Or maybe it was some kind of mix-up?
No matter how she looked at it,
Okama King Ivankov
didn't seem like a reliable person at all, did he?
And yet, as the protagonist,
Straw Hat Luffy—
in the course of his voyage—
would he really ever need this guy
to protect him,
or help him out of a jam?
Because of that,
Inoue Orihime felt deeply suspicious!!!
(End of Chapter)
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