Whoosh!
The waves relentlessly pounded against the harbor of Marineford. A warship sailed into the inner bay, causing the patrolling soldiers to stop one by one and salute the approaching vessel.
Once the warship docked, a man disembarked. He wore a white suit adorned with a cherry blossom flower on his chest, and a long white katana hung from his waist.
Standing over two meters tall, his physique was lean rather than overly muscular. He possessed delicate, fair features, and his eyes and mouth were curved in a faint, seemingly gentle smile. It was the kind of expression that put people at ease.
The Marine soldiers saluted him enthusiastically.
"Yuichi! You're finally back! Congratulations on becoming an Admiral Candidate!"
Suddenly, another figure approached from the distance, yawning as if he hadn't fully woken up yet. It was Aokiji.
Yuichi stopped walking, the smile remaining on his face. "It truly is a delight to be congratulated by an Admiral on becoming a candidate."
Hearing this, Aokiji looked a bit speechless. "Anyway, now that you're a candidate, if they select a new Admiral in the future, you have a great chance of being chosen, don't you?"
"It doesn't matter. I don't care if I become an Admiral or not." Yuichi shrugged, intending to head straight to the headquarters building to report his mission completion to Sengoku.
Aokiji looked at the indifferent Yuichi. "You went out for a while, and you still don't feel any better?"
Glancing back at Aokiji, who was following him, Yuichi nodded. "That's right."
"I'm telling you, you're already so strong. Why do you still want to break through like a monster? Isn't your current strength enough?"
Satisfied with my current strength?
When there were no vacancies among the Admirals and no imminent replacements, becoming an Vice Admiral was, in itself, a manifestation of power. It proved that Yuichi already possessed combat power comparable to an Admiral. That was why he had been promoted to a candidate at this time.
Admiral-level combat power was considered the apex of the pyramid in the Pirate World. With such power, Yuichi shouldn't have been depressed.
However, although his strength was formidable, Yuichi was troubled by something else.
It had been twenty years since he arrived in the Pirate World and joined the Marines. As a transmigrator, Yuichi displayed amazing strength and terrifying talent, quickly being accepted as a disciple by the former Marine Admiral, "Black Arm" Zephyr.
The main reason Yuichi caught Zephyr's eye was his cheat: the Character Template System.
His first character template was Byakuya Kuchiki.
After ten years of continuous exploration, Yuichi had finally raised the template's synchronization to 49%. His strength had already reached the level of an Admiral.
But once the template reached 49%, it stuck.
No matter what Yuichi did, there was no way to improve it. It simply refused to move past that threshold.
It had been ten years since then. Yuichi was now thirty-two years old. The awakening of the character template had been delayed for a decade. Yuichi could only practice Haki while trying his best to awaken more of the template's abilities.
This 49% level seemed to be the barrier to Bankai. Yuichi guessed that once he broke through to 50%, he might finally be able to achieve it.
But for ten years, the progress bar remained motionless. No matter how much he cultivated, no matter how difficult and dangerous the battles he fought—even in life-or-death situations—the awakening degree remained stuck at 49%.
Yuichi was going crazy. He didn't care about becoming an Admiral; he just wanted to break through that 49% mark.
Aokiji looked at the melancholic furrow of Yuichi's brow. He didn't know how to persuade his talented and outstanding junior brother, so he could only pat Yuichi lightly on the shoulder.
"Forget it. Anyway, I've said my congratulations. I'm going to rest."
With that, Aokiji yawned and walked away.
Yuichi entered the Naval Headquarters building and knocked on the door of Sengoku's office.
Sengoku, who was working on a file, looked up. "You're back. Thanks, Yuichi." He paused, then added, "By the way, Yuichi, Naval Headquarters has decided to officially promote you to Admiral Candidate."
Hearing this, Yuichi nodded, looking neither happy nor excited.
Sengoku looked at the calm Yuichi and felt a little exasperated. "Boy, what's the matter with that completely unmotivated look? Don't be like Kizaru, listless all day long."
Seeing that Yuichi's expression didn't change, Sengoku didn't plan to lecture him further. Yuichi's talent was outstanding, his strength was astonishing, and his potential was terrifying. In Sengoku's mind, he was an excellent candidate for the next Fleet Admiral. Promoting Yuichi to Admiral candidate was preparation for that eventual role.
But Yuichi didn't seem to care about his position; he only wanted to become stronger. He was a well-known cultivation maniac within Naval Headquarters.
Sengoku felt helpless about this. Strength was important, of course, but this kid had no hobbies other than training, which was troublesome in its own way.
"Okay, go on. Take a good rest for a while, and don't just practice all day long."
Yuichi nodded and turned to leave.
Suddenly, the sunlight outside the window vanished.
Darkness descended.
A sound resonated, as if the sky itself were cracking open.
At that moment, countless people across the entire world looked up toward the sky. People from the Four Blues, the Grand Line, the New World—everywhere—could see a huge light curtain suddenly appearing in the sky.
[The Fusion of All Worlds Opens]
[Instructions for the Fusion of All Worlds]
[The two sides of this world fusion are: Ninja World and Pirate World]
[All creatures in both worlds can see this system]
[The fusion of the two worlds will sacrifice one world to provide energy for the evolution of the other]
[Note: This is the evolution of the entire world. All creatures must fight for their world]
[Once defeated, the loser's world will disappear completely, and everything will cease to exist]
The fusion of all worlds! Yuichi stared at the huge light curtain outside the window.
Is this serious? They want to merge the worlds of Ninja and Pirate?
.....
[Random selection of positions in both worlds...]
[Confirmed]
[Invasion Party: Ninja World]
[Defender: Pirate World]
[Waiting for the invader to determine the location of the first invasion]
Sengoku suddenly stood up and ran toward the door, kicking it open. He rushed to the aisle outside to look at the massive screen that now dominated the sky.
Yuichi followed him.
The huge light curtain seemed to be facing the viewer directly, no matter the angle from which it was viewed. Sengoku was certain this was not something humans could achieve. "This is... how is this possible?"
[The invading party has determined the location of the first invasion: Naval Headquarters, Marineford]
The Ninja World is invading Marineford?
[The invasion will start in ten minutes]
[Countdown starts]
[09:59]
[09:58]
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