One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 128

Chapter 128 - [128] : [BONUS] - Gears of Fate Turn! An Emperor Descends Upon Water 7!

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"FAKE NEWS! This has to be fake news!" Doflamingo shrieked, his voice cracking.

Sky Sovereign Rowen defeated Aokiji??

Doflamingo's forehead streamed with cold sweat.

Back at the Marine HQ and Warlord joint conference in Mariejois, he had personally experienced the impact of Rowen's Conqueror's Haki. It was strong, yes, putting him under considerable pressure.

But that was it!

Pressure, yes; perhaps the man was stronger than him, but not to the point of utterly overwhelming him!

But look at these reports now!

Even a Marine Admiral, Aokiji, in a direct one-on-one confrontation, was crushingly defeated by Sky Sovereign Rowen—Leg severed, severely wounded. If not for Hero Garp's timely arrival, Aokiji might have even been killed by Rowen.

What did that even MEAN??

Even Kaido—the man Doflamingo feared most, hailed as the World's Strongest Creature—had no such battle record!

But this implied, based on these reports—Sky Sovereign Rowen now possessed the qualifications to stand alongside his backer, Emperor Kaido!

The Fifth Emperor of the Sea!

If these battle records were true, then even Doflamingo had no grounds to refute that title... Such power—only the Four Emperors, reigning supreme over these seas, possessed it!

Calling him the Fifth Emperor, what was wrong with that?

Sweat poured uncontrollably down Doflamingo's forehead. In such a short time, this man had grown to Emperor level?

Emperors weren't common cabbages. Even Kaido—took until he was over fifty to reach that terrifying strength... Red-Hair was nearly forty.

And this brat?? Less than a YEAR since setting sail.

Hadn't even completed the first half of the Grand Line, hadn't reached Sabaody Archipelago—yet already possessed Emperor-level power?!

What kind of sick joke was this???

"FAKE NEWS!" Doflamingo roared inwardly.

It wasn't that he couldn't recognize reality; it was that he refused to accept THIS reality!

Sky Sovereign Rowen—had 'reserved his head' back in Mariejois. Being targeted for assassination by someone with Emperor-level power?! How could he possibly accept such a reality?

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"Young Master! Latest news! From the World Government!" The door burst open, and Trebol rushed in, his face pale with panic.

"Huh?!" Doflamingo looked up, a terrible premonition gripping him.

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"Confirmed! Admiral Aokiji Defeated!"

"Sky Sovereign Rowen Possesses The Vicious Ability To Steal All Of Another's Powers! He Is The Man Who Can Steal Everything! The World's Most Dangerous Man!"

"Sky Sovereign Rowen Possesses Not Only The Rumble-Rumble Fruit But Also The Human-Human Fruit, Enhancing His Intellect! In Terms Of Strategy, He Is Comparable To Fleet Admiral Sengoku The Buddha... An Ultimate Human!"

"And He Has Completely Mastered Haōshoku Coating!"

"World Government Ban! Marine HQ, All World Government Departments, And The Seven Warlords Of The Sea—Are Forbidden From Engaging Sky Sovereign Rowen Without Explicit Orders From The Highest World Government Authority!"

"Sky Sovereign Rowen! Latest Bounty: 3,000,000,000 Beri!!!"

"This Man—Is Now, In Name And Reality—The Fifth Emperor Of The Sea!"

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Trebol babbled frantically, each sentence striking Doflamingo's heart like a sledgehammer.

The ability to steal all of another's powers, the most vicious ability in history. Was this the true face of this man? Was this the truth behind his rapid growth?

Doflamingo trembled uncontrollably.

Even worse... his head had been targeted by this scary man! He was being hunted by someone with Emperor-level power?

Doflamingo recalled his humiliating experience being chased by Vice Admiral Tsuru, his forehead veins throbbing. That was just Tsuru... Her strength was nowhere near Emperor level!

Now he was facing a frightening combatant who defeated Aokiji one-on-one, who could have killed Aokiji if not for Garp's intervention.

Possessor of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, one of the Logias hailed as nearly invincible, with unmatched sensory range and super long-range attack capability!

Doflamingo mentally reviewed the list—and not just his facial expression, his entire body began to twitch and tremble uncontrollably.

WHAT KIND OF SICK JOKE WAS THIS??

Facing this Omnipotent-monster, did he even have a snowball's chance in hell of surviving?

His String-String Fruit abilities—felt like paper before this monster's power!

That bullshit about Devil Fruit strength depending on the user—That was just talk he used on weaker pirates to sound powerful, to show off!

In reality, after witnessing truly overwhelmingly powerful abilities, he knew the limitations of his String-String Fruit all too well.

Why was Kaido called the World's Strongest Creature, unbeatable in a one-on-one? Wasn't it because of that Devil Fruit, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon??

And the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was in no way inferior to Kaido's! Forget everything else—that fruit alone could blast him to cinders... Not to mention, the man had also fully mastered Haōshoku Coating... If he really fought Rowen, Doflamingo doubted he'd survive even a second!

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"Young Master! What should we do?!" Trebol, knowing Doflamingo was targeted by Rowen, was also terrified.

Though their Donquixote Family seemed all-powerful, with the Young Master as one of the Seven Warlords, even having taken over Dressrosa, turning it into a pirate kingdom, using the Hobby-Hobby Fruit for perfect control, all of it—meant NOTHING before Sky Sovereign Rowen...

An Emperor—wasn't just a descriptive title.

"Have Caesar speed things up! Accelerate SMILE production! Then deliver them to the Beasts Pirates!" Doflamingo ordered, cold sweat drenching his forehead.

The reason Kaido valued him was because his scientist, Caesar, could produce artificial Devil Fruits—SMILEs.

Kaido was a war maniac, always dreaming of inciting the greatest war imaginable. For that, Kaido needed an army of artificial Devil Fruit users.

Facing imminent pursuit by Sky Sovereign Rowen—with his own power, Doflamingo had zero chance of survival. His only hope was the protection of his backer, Emperor Kaido!

But he couldn't just directly ask Kaido for protection.

Having served under Kaido for years, Doflamingo knew exactly what kind of man he was—an absolute war maniac and a raging alcoholic.

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On an island in the Grand Line.

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The Going Merry, now sailing towards its next destination: Water 7!

Bounty: 3 Billion Beri! Sky Sovereign Rowen!

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