IW: Chapter 239 - Merely Kyōka Suigetsu, Bai Ye: Farewell, Prison!
"War has been declared!!! The World Government has officially accepted Bai Ye's challenge, throwing down the gauntlet and mobilizing everything they have. In a desperate bid to survive the coming storm, Mariejois has ordered the Marines to pull back from the Four Seas, abandoning their global outposts to consolidate all remaining military forces against Bai Ye's imminent assault!"
"Then what are we supposed to do?! Without the Navy, the pirates will butcher us!"
"This is all Bai Ye's fault! Our kingdom has already bled ourselves dry to pay the Heavenly Tribute! Why aren't we being protected?!"
Across every sea, mass panic erupted as citizens clutched the emergency morning papers distributed by the World Government.
The reality laid bare in the print was a devastating blow to public morale. With the Three Admirals, Hero Garp, Fleet Admiral Kong, and the cream of the Navy's upper echelon currently held hostage by Bai Ye, the Marines were suffering from an unprecedented, fatal shortage of top-tier manpower. By contracting their defensive lines and retreating to protect the Holy Land and critical strongholds, they had effectively left the rest of the world to fend for itself.
Though Bai Ye's display of absolute dominance had terrified many into staying ashore, the sudden, glaring absence of Naval authority had the opposite effect on the desperate. Millions of people already on the brink of starvation looked out at the unprotected waters and, with a volatile 'give it a try' mentality, boarded ships and took to the sea.
In the span of a single day, the oceans plunged into a state of unprecedented, lawless chaos.
A bitter faction of the global population fiercely blamed Bai Ye for their nightmares. In their eyes, if it weren't for his arrogant crusade shattering the balance of power, this rampant, hyper-violent era of piracy would never have exploded.
Yet, an even larger, silent majority began to look at their rulers with newfound defiance. They openly questioned why they should continue paying the staggering Heavenly Tribute to the World Nobles. Bai Ye's words had struck a deep chord: the Celestial Dragons' greed was a parasite that slowly strangled nations to death. If the Government could no longer protect them anyway, why keep paying? Millions decided to rebel, pinning their final, desperate hopes on Bai Ye's victory.
The Kingdom of Alabasta
"Sir Crocodile... are you truly abandoning Alabasta?!"
Deep within the desert kingdom, a vast crowd of citizens gathered, their voices thick with desperation as they pleaded with the man standing before them. To the people of this arid nation, the Baroque Works leader was more than a pirate—he was the revered Guardian Deity of Alabasta, the absolute hero who had shielded them from ruthless raiders for years. The thought of losing him now, amidst global collapse, filled them with terror.
"My apologies," Crocodile said smoothly, his eyes narrowing to sharp slits as he exhaled a thick cloud of cigar smoke. "But I have certain personal affairs that require my immediate, undivided attention."
His voice was entirely indifferent, completely detached from the emotional pleas of the citizens.
The only reason he had ever deigned to rot in this sandbox of a country was for one thing and one thing only: the Ancient Weapon, Pluton.
Years ago, during a brutal, humiliating defeat in the New World, Whitebeard had severed his arm and thoroughly crushed his pride. That day, Crocodile realized the bitter limits of individual, flesh-and-blood strength. If he wanted to stand at the top of the food chain, he needed an equalizer—a legendary, catastrophic battleship capable of vaporizing an entire island with a single shot.
Having dug up secret intelligence indicating that Pluton was buried somewhere beneath the sands of Alabasta, he had utilized his Shichibukai status to settle here legally. By systematically slaughtering any rogue pirates who dared invade the kingdom, he had effortlessly bought the absolute trust of both the royal family and the gullible populace, using the guise of a hero to mask his true operations.
Up until now, his plan had been moving at a calculated pace. He knew he lacked the specialized linguistic skills to decipher the Poneglyphs, and he was still in the middle of recruiting the shadow agents and compliance officers needed to build his underground syndicate, Baroque Works.
But the sudden, apocalyptic shift in world events had completely shattered his timeline. Crocodile was sharp enough to realize that his window of opportunity was rapidly slamming shut.
The world was changing at breakneck speed, and if he didn't move now, he would be left behind in the dust. He had to abandon his patient search and head straight back to the New World.
Although the exact coordinates of the man who had flipped the world upside down remained a mystery, Crocodile had a gut feeling that the final stage of this grand play would be set in the New World. And that was exactly where he needed to be.
He wanted to find Bai Ye once, not only because he had many questions and his own ambitions, but also for the archeologists.
During the Ohara incident, Bai Ye took all the archeologists away. Now, if he wanted to get information about Pluton, he had to find Bai Ye, because only he had archeologists by his side.
"BOSS, are we really just leaving?"
Daz Bones had followed Crocodile all the way here, so he naturally knew that Crocodile didn't come here just to deal with a group of pirates and then leave.
"Let's go. Actually, I suddenly feel like it's not necessary anymore."
Crocodile took one last look at the people who were reluctantly watching him leave.
He had an unexplainable feeling.
He always thought of himself as a cold-blooded person who wouldn't be swayed by such minor matters.
It seemed that his arrival was a good thing for them, but if he chose to stay, it wouldn't be a good thing, would it?
Ultimately, he had been too reliant on external power. After watching the live broadcast of Bai Ye, the Three Admirals, and Garp, Crocodile also rediscovered his true self.
It turned out that true strength should be himself, Haki, and not relying on the so-called Pluton.
He also knew that even if he took Pluton to Whitebeard, the result would still be failure, so there was no need for him to continue playing this ridiculous undercover game here.
He left.
Crocodile turned around and left without hesitation, as if he had never been to Alabasta.
[Ding! Changed Crocodile's fate, rewarded with one lottery chance!]
Crocodile?!
Bai Ye was a little surprised. He didn't expect to change someone's fate without even meeting them.
"Bai Ye?"
"It's nothing."
Bai Ye shook his head and looked at the others. He had just been saying something, then suddenly paused, and Kaido and the others were also a little curious.
Use.
[Ding! Used one lottery chance, congratulations on obtaining: Lineage Factor Technology.]
What's the use?
Even with the technology, he wouldn't know how to use it.
It seems he must let Vegapunk or Dr. Clover try?
However, Bai Ye didn't have too much hope for Dr. Clover and the others.
Wait!?
Why not let his counterpart in the Biochemical World try?
But isn't this just DNA technology?
Bai Ye felt he could take it over and try, but finding Vegapunk would probably be better.
Coming back to his senses, Bai Ye looked at the impatient Golden Lion and said helplessly, "If you go like this, then I really won't let them appear."
Originally, Bai Ye wanted to keep a few hostages, but he didn't expect that Golden Lion and the others were extremely interested in seeing Garp, Kong, and the others.
They mainly wanted to watch the show.
If they saw the people, Bai Ye naturally wouldn't let them go, and the idea of Kizaru working for him could only be temporarily shelved.
"What are you afraid of? Are they faster at catching pirates than you? Besides, don't forget that the pirates and Marine outside the New World still have spare capacity at this time!"
As long as they didn't come to the New World, they felt they could handle it. Besides, let the World Government deal with these matters first.
They had also seen the news of the World Government contracting its combat power.
Didn't that mean that since Bai Ye had said he would deal with pirates before, they would let Bai Ye handle it, and they would prioritize dealing with Bai Ye?
"You guys really know how to make trouble for me!"
Bai Ye rubbed his forehead, but he also agreed to their request. After bringing them to Kamui Space.
After entering again, Kong and the others were stunned.
No way!?
You're all in this together?
"No wonder you dare to go against the World Government."
This was already a new Rocks Pirates, or even one that surpassed it, wasn't it?
Even the Shichibukai that the Marine had recruited to deal with the Emperors were here.
"Oh, how scary!"
Kizaru grinned. He had already given up anyway.
Now, there were Kaido of the Beasts, the current Sea Emperor, Golden Lion, the legendary pirate from the Four Seas, the World's Strongest Swordsman, the Pirate Empress, and Bullet, the Devil's Descendant.
Are you kidding me?
This lineup was even more terrifying than the original Rocks Pirates, wasn't it?
Now, all these people were at their peak combat strength.
There were also some people they didn't recognize, but judging from their aura, they were by no means weak!
"Yo, isn't this Garp? How come you're so weak after a few days?"
Golden Lion scoffed, laughing. Back then, Garp mainly chased Roger.
But he still remembered that Garp had given him a lot of trouble.
It had only been a few days, and he really was weak!
"Bastard, if you have the guts, let's fight one-on-one!"
Garp couldn't stand this insult. He couldn't beat Bai Ye, but he couldn't beat you, Golden Lion?
But before he could make a move, Tsuru directly stood up and pulled him back: "Garp, don't be impulsive!"
Not to mention that this was their territory, the current situation was not the time to act.
Once they started fighting, even if Bai Ye didn't intervene, they probably couldn't win. The people here were too strong.
At the same time, Tsuru subtly glanced at Gion. At this moment, she also had a vague feeling that Gion might have completely sided with Bai Ye?
"Bai Ye, I want to know what you've learned!"
"Tsuru!!"
Kong quickly turned to look at Tsuru. This was taboo. As Marine, they couldn't actively learn about these things!
As for Tsuru's question, a smile flashed across Bai Ye's lips. He was afraid Tsuru wouldn't ask.
"An eight-hundred-year cycle."
"Cycle?"
Tsuru was a little confused. At Bai Ye's side, Dr. Clover, at Bai Ye's behest, began to explain: "Eight hundred years ago, there was a great flood. Every eight hundred years is a cycle, perhaps related to the stars. In short, eight hundred years will soon be here.
The closer to the Holy Land, the more everything turned into islands. In fact, the land was once connected, and the people of the Holy Land, to escape this flood, dug up all the surrounding land to fill Mary Geoise. This is why Mary Geoise separates two sea areas.
The people of the World Government don't care about the lives of others, because when the disaster strikes, everyone except those in the Holy Land will basically die in that flood.
And the Noah's Ark that Joy Boy built back then was to prevent such a situation from happening to everyone, but he later broke his promise because the World Government won."
Although it was a bit bizarre, Dr. Clover, after learning this history, actually felt it was very accurate.
Otherwise, there would be no logical explanation for the Holy Land and why the World Government had been building the Bridge on the World for seven hundred years. The Celestial Dragons already knew about these things at that time.
"Actually, I can correct one point. Perhaps the actions of the Twenty Kings back then were also correct, but at that time, the Empty Throne did not allow anyone, meaning it did not allow the appearance of a dictator. But now, the fruits of victory on this throne have been stolen, which has led to the current appearance of the Celestial Dragons!"
Does it align with the Bible?
The Great Flood and Noah's Ark. Looking at it this way, everything seems to line up perfectly.
"So I plan to rebuild Noah's Ark, or move everyone to the Red Line. Everyone has the right to live, but the World Government will not agree. The Celestial Dragons need their dictatorial rule. This is the history I want to tell you. As for whether you believe it, I won't force it."
The closer to the Red Line, the more islands there were, and there wasn't even a continuous landmass.
This already explained what was happening. For example, Alabasta, which was far from the Red Line, had a very large continent.
"So the world will be submerged by seawater?"
Tsuru lowered her head in thought. She was actually a little surprised by this news, not expecting the world to have so many secrets.
"So we protected the Celestial Dragons but caused more people to die?"
Aokiji had a headache. If it was really as Bai Ye said, then he could also foresee what kind of fate those countries not allied with the World Government, abandoned by the World Government, would face.
An eight-hundred-year cycle?
"Think whatever you want. In short, do you want to see the world destroyed, with the World Nobles happily watching it happen, or do you want to change all of this? Think about it carefully!"
With that, Bai Ye stopped speaking. Everyone had the right to know these truths.
Pirate Bai Ye: [Does anyone want to help research the Lineage Factor Technology?]
Biochemical Bai Ye: [You can give it to me, I can research it!]
Superhero White Night: [I can also research it here, but I'll have to wait. I can't research it now!]
Naruto Bai Ye: [Are you still in the lab?]
Haven't you already broken free?
Why are you still in the lab?
Superhero White Night: [Didn't you say there's a reward for changing things? I'm planning to find an opportunity to take away Kaisa and He Xi. This should give me a reward, right?]
KOF Bai Ye: [You're trying to change the plot to get rewards, aren't you? I don't even want to expose your intentions!]
You keep saying you want to change things, but who doesn't know your intentions?
Pirate Bai Ye: [Everyone wants to kill Hua Lǎoye, but everyone wants to become Hua Lǎoye!]
Superhero White Night: [Not that bad, not that bad. Mainly, He Xi has a lot of talent in research later on. I've already received the data. I'll find her to research it later. Oh, by the way, are you done with things on your side?]
He mainly felt that since he had been caught and brought to prison, if he hadn't joined the chat group, he would probably have been experimented on.
If he didn't do something, he felt he would be letting himself down.
Pirate Bai Ye: [Most of the Marine's problems have been solved. Once I'm ready here, I can go to war with the World Government!]
He still needed a little more time to prepare; once he was fully ready, he could go to war with the World Government.
Byakuya of American Horror Story: [Then after you deal with the World Government, you can establish your ideal nation. I've investigated, and it seems Shinigami have really arrived here. It's unsettling, but I'll have something to do soon.]
Originally, if it were just Freddy and Pinhead, he might have been able to comfort himself.
Now that even Shinigami had arrived, he truly had to be cautious at all times; once targeted by a Shinigami, he would probably be finished.
Inuyasha Bai Ye: [Are you going to deal with Freddy?]
Byakuya of American Horror Story: [No, remember the Murder House?]
Gang Gui Bai Ye: [American Horror Story?]
Byakuya of American Horror Story: [Exactly! That one!]
The Murder House from the first season of American Horror Story was also the entrance connecting the human world and hell.
Valoran Bai Ye: [Awesome. Then your Undead Magic must be invincible in there, right?]
If it was just the story of the first season of American Horror Story, it seemed that not too many powerful people appeared in that season.
Byakuya of American Horror Story: [You're exaggerating. Just don't drag me into hell.]
Valoran Bai Ye: [Indeed, you still need to be careful. I was actually targeted by that Darius guy in the arena!]
Inside the Noxus Arena in Valoran.
Darius threw a sword from above, then jumped down from the main stand, spinning his axes, looking at Bai Ye with a frivolous gaze.
He managed this arena, and he had noticed Bai Ye these past few days.
After entering the arena, he hadn't lost once. Darius originally thought that perhaps Bai Ye's other opponents weren't strong enough to make him feel pressure.
Later, the opponents arranged for Bai Ye became stronger and stronger. The only person who had maintained such a winning streak without dying in the arena was the current Seneschal of Demacia, Xin Zhao.
Of course, there was also a woman who had left here before, but she didn't have as many consecutive wins as Xin Zhao.
Darius enjoyed watching people fight to the death here.
"Come on, if you beat me, I'll allow you to leave this arena!"
Darius brandished his twin axes. He didn't believe Bai Ye could beat him. The last time Riven defeated him and left, it had made him lose face completely. This time, he wouldn't allow it to happen again.
"I'll count to three, two, one, and then we start." Darius didn't care that Bai Ye was just staring at him without speaking. He grinned, then said faintly, "Three, start!!"
Darius directly swung the axe in his hand towards Bai Ye.
Noxus didn't care about so-called oaths. If Bai Ye died due to carelessness, it wouldn't have much to do with him.
Thinking of this, a hint of malice flickered in Darius's eyes, but that hint of malice dissipated the moment Bai Ye calmly blocked his axe.
"You're interesting, kid. I thought you'd wait for me to say 'one'!"
Darius threw another axe at Bai Ye, and the axe that had just been blocked by Bai Ye instantly returned to Darius's hand.
As Darius continuously swung the axes in his hands, it was as if countless axe phantoms shimmered in the air.
However, Darius moved for a long time, but Bai Ye's sword dance blocked in front of him, deflecting all of his attacks one by one.
Darius threw his spinning axe!
Even though all his attacks were blocked by Bai Ye, this did not make Darius feel discouraged; instead, it made him even more excited.
"Keep going, show me your stronger power!"
His strength continuously increased, and his speed became faster and faster.
"A bit weak."
Bai Ye evaluated Darius's strength in his mind. Compared to his brother, his strength was not just a little bit weaker.
At the same time, the world of Valoran was also a very peculiar world. Weak heroes were truly weak, while strong heroes could easily destroy worlds.
When he was in the Noxus Arena, Bai Ye always thought he was doomed. Even if he could escape from there, he could die at any time in some incident.
However, after joining the chat group, Bai Ye also considered whether to leave directly, but he gave up on the thought, mainly wanting to test his abilities here first.
With his current strength, if he encountered demigods, or Aspects, Ryze, Kindred, or Evelynn, he feared he would suffer. Bai Ye even felt that Galio might be stronger than him.
Completely immune to magic attacks, many of his abilities were directly classified as magic here, and his spatial abilities couldn't be used because he couldn't break space himself.
Overall, the world's power level was still too high.
However, when facing someone like Darius, Bai Ye felt there wasn't too much of a problem.
"Dash!"
A wisp of clear breeze passed by, and Darius felt a slight coolness at his neck. Subconsciously, he raised his hand to touch his neck. That trace of dampness shocked him. He brought his hand to his eyes and saw a hint of scarlet.
"You lost."
Bai Ye plunged his sword into the ground, then turned and left the Noxus Arena.
He could no longer stay here.
Watching Bai Ye's retreating figure, a general beside Darius immediately stepped forward and asked, "Lord Darius, should we act?!"
Saying that, he made a gesture of slitting a throat.
Another person who walked out of the arena!
Didn't this tell everyone that the arena didn't seem that powerful?
Riven had just left here. If Bai Ye was allowed to leave like this too, then more people would only become restless, and this time Darius had even lost.
"Do you think I can't afford to lose?"
Darius narrowed his eyes and looked at his subordinate. When he heard him suggest killing Bai Ye, he immediately felt displeased.
What did he mean?!
Bai Ye won against him, so he should kill the opponent?
Was he a sore loser?
"No, no…"
The subordinate said sheepishly.
He had seen that look in Darius's eyes before, when he was killing people.
Following Darius, he always felt his own life wouldn't be long either.
He was also trying to protect Darius. Noxus itself revered strength, and Darius's repeated failures would definitely attract the attention of others.
But if he didn't want to act himself, then so be it. Who told the other party to have a good brother?
"It's a bit of a pity. I shouldn't have made that promise."
Darius stroked his small mustache, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
If he had known he would lose, he wouldn't have made that condition. If Bai Ye stayed here, he could challenge him at any time, but Bai Ye had left because of his promise, and where he would go next was unknown.
Outside the arena.
After leaving the inside, Bai Ye looked around somewhat blankly. Strictly speaking, he was only an outsider here.
It seemed that after leaving the arena, he suddenly found the inside to be more familiar.
"Young man, if you don't know where to go, would you like to have a drink with me?"
"?"
"I just saw your performance in the arena, young man, and I feel your strength is very great. Do you want to join the military? I heard that Noxus is preparing to go to war with Ionia right now. If you join the military, you might quickly rise to a high position in Noxus!"
The man was quite familiar, and facing Bai Ye's puzzled gaze, he spoke frankly about his purpose in seeking out Bai Ye.
The war between Noxus and Ionia?
"Why are they fighting?"
Ionia and Noxus seemed to have had two wars.
"What else could it be? Expansion, of course."
The man pouted. Hadn't Noxus always started wars for this reason?
"Oh."
"…"
No!?
Don't you have anything to ask?
The man hadn't expected Bai Ye to simply reply with "Oh."
He wasn't interested in this?
Bai Ye ignored him and strode away. It seemed this should be the first war between Noxus and Ionia, before Swain gained demonic power in the Immortal Bastion.
Actually, Bai Ye didn't want to participate in the invasion of Ionia.
After all, if he did that, he would offend all of Ionia. Of course, if he accidentally encountered someone like Syndra, he might not even know how he died.
"Young man, don't leave! I'll treat you to a drink!"
"No, I don't want to drink with someone who doesn't dare to show their true face."
Bai Ye refused without hesitation, and directly pointed out the person's disguise.
"You saw through it?"
A hint of surprise flashed in the man's heart. He originally thought Bai Ye was only slightly stronger than guys like Darius, and that his disguise wouldn't be seen through. So she hadn't bothered to use magic for the disguise, but she hadn't expected that due to her underestimation, she seemed to have been discovered by the other party.
"Wait, why don't you consider it? I can offer you high office, great wealth, and beautiful women, if you are willing."
Seeing that Bai Ye had seen through him, the man simply stopped pretending.
He had taken a liking to Bai Ye's combat strength.
The fight between Bai Ye and Darius just now seemed like an evenly matched exchange, but he had seen clearly that Bai Ye's strength was absolutely crushing Darius's.
"Your identity."
"Black Rose."
Bai Ye stopped, turned around to look at the man behind him, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.
Was he LeBlanc?
The world at large believed that the brutal, expansionist empire of Noxus was under the absolute command of Grand General Boram Darkwill.
But the grim reality behind the high stone walls of the Immortal Bastion was far more insidious. Darkwill had only ascended to the throne by climbing a ladder made of secrets, financed entirely by the shadow cabal known as the Black Rose. When he later grew arrogant, refusing to play the part of a grateful puppet and locking LeBlanc's chosen agents out of the Trifarian Council, the Pale Lady simply changed the locks.
Through meticulous, slow-acting poisons, LeBlanc fractured Darkwill's mind. The once-proud warlord was reduced to a paranoid, senile husk—a shattered puppet dancing on invisible, silken threads.
The Black Rose was the true, bleeding heart of Noxus. And this hidden truth, unfurled before Bai Ye, presented an entirely new web of political opportunities.
"Well, you don't need to give me an answer right this second," Swain said smoothly, his demonic, crimson eye gleaming in the dim light of the war room. "We have plenty of time to get to know each other."
He wasn't bothered by Bai Ye's detached hesitation. In the grand strategy of empires, alliances were forged in inches, not seconds.
Swain then shifted his gaze toward the massive warrior sitting across the table, his tone dropping into a dangerous chill. "I heard you lost in the arena again today, Draven?"
Darius frowned heavily, his eyes locked onto his younger brother's lackadaisical, slouched posture. Seeing Draven twirling his axes with such careless indifference after a defeat made the Hand of Noxus incredibly displeased. Draven had already tasted a humiliating loss in the fighting pits once before, and now he had let it happen a second time?
"Hey, don't look at me like that! That guy is the real deal," Draven muttered, rolling his shoulders and trying to sound defensive. "His blade work is just like that exiled woman's—pure, raw wind-style swordsmanship."
Draven was secretly throwing a tantrum inside. He had been thoroughly humiliated by a wind-technique user in the past, and now history was repeating itself. Was the universe playing a joke on him? Was the great, glorious Draven naturally countered by guys who played with the breeze?
"If his blade is that sharp, recruit him into the vanguard immediately," Darius barked, his fist slamming onto the map table. "The invasion forces for the Ionian campaign are already mobilizing. We need every apex killer we can get."
"A talent like that belongs on my front lines, Darius," Swain interjected, his voice flat but carrying an absolute, unyielding authority. "The fortified walls of Demacia are a far more stubborn obstacle than the shrines of Ionia. If he can break a line, he will be summoned to my legions."
Swain had no intention of letting a wild card like Bai Ye be wasted as a mere shock trooper across the sea. He wanted the man firmly positioned where the empire's grandest geopolitical stakes were currently being played out.
"Are you two seriously arguing about how to divide the meat when the bird hasn't even been caught yet?"
Draven muttered under his breath, watching the two most powerful commanders in Noxus casually bicker over a man they didn't even control.
Swain and Darius stopped mid-sentence. Slowly, both of their gazes turned like heavy siege engines, locking directly onto the glorious executioner.
"So... if you knew his value, why did you let him just walk out of the arena?" Darius asked, his voice dangerously low.
"Uh..."
Draven's jaw dropped, his signature smug grin instantly freezing on his face.
No way. Are you two completely out of your minds?!
Are you seriously finding a way to blame this colossal screw-up on me?!
Words caught tightly in Draven's throat, his usual theatrical flair totally deserting him. He had originally been looking forward to sitting back with a front-row seat to watch Swain and Darius tear into each other over military jurisdictions. But within a fraction of a second, the spotlight had shifted, and they were treating him like the incompetent vanguard who had let a prize asset slip through his fingers.
Please! Draven screamed internally. That monster's intent just now almost suffocated me in front of thousands of screaming fans! Did either of you expect me to politely ask him to stay for tea?!
Recalling the suffocating pressure Bai Ye had radiated in the center of the pit, Draven felt a cold sweat break out across the back of his neck. In that exact moment, he had genuinely felt the freezing breath of the Kindred on his face, as if he had walked right to the absolute threshold of the underworld and barely managed to step back. It was a terrifying, humbling realization of the astronomical gap in raw power between himself and Bai Ye.
How could anyone in their right mind blame him for surviving?
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