Night.
Silent moonlight spilled onto the sea.
Without the clamor of daytime, there was only the sound of waves.
A small boat gently rowed on the sea.
Noah and Robin found a small boat and sailed toward Ohara.
After a while, illuminated by the moonlight, the two saw Ohara Island as it was now.
The originally lush trees on the island had turned to charcoal, and the small river had dried up.
All life had been destroyed by the Buster Call.
The phrase “burned to barren land” was finally understandable.
Robin, guided by her instincts from years ago, stumbled towards the center of the island.
After walking for about half an hour, she saw the remains of the Tree of Knowledge before her.
Even a Buster Call couldn’t completely obliterate the Tree of Knowledge from this world.
Robin cried like a weeping child over the remains.
She missed the scholars and even her cruel aunt.
She missed everyone so much.
Noah quietly watched the Tree of Knowledge.
He felt his body heating up, as if he had returned to that night of destruction.
He wanted to slash something!
He saw Robin crying, but he couldn’t think of how to comfort a child who had lost her family and home.
Only anger continued to rise, and his eyes seemed to flash with fire.
After crying for a long time, Robin slowly calmed down.
“Everyone, I am doing very well now, and Noah is treating me exceptionally well.
I am now helping Brother Noah achieve his cause.
Once it’s completed, such things will never happen in the world again.
Those who have harmed this world will eventually pay the price!”
As she spoke, she seemed to remember something.
Robin walked to a corner of the ruins, brushed away the dust, and found a small door underneath.
This was the door to the underground laboratory where the scholars of Ohara had studied the Poneglyphs.
She hadn’t expected that the Buster Call hadn’t destroyed this door and the basement.
Noah helped Robin pull open the door, letting the air inside circulate for a while, then entered with a torch.
“The scholars said that this basement beneath the Tree of Knowledge wasn’t dug by them, but existed originally.
They merely discovered it.
The lighting system inside uses ancient technology; I don’t know if it still works.”
Placing the torch into the wall, Robin felt around on the wall for a while.
Upon touching a switch, the entire basement was illuminated by an unknown light source.
Placed in the very center of the basement was Ohara’s Poneglyph.
Seeing that there really was a Poneglyph, Robin excitedly ran forward and reached out to touch the stone tablet.
Ohara had been destroyed because of the research on this Poneglyph.
Robin, inheriting Ohara’s will, couldn’t help but begin studying it after seeing it.
Meanwhile, Noah felt a pull from this Poneglyph stone tablet.
This power was gentle, yet it resonated with his golden finger.
Following this guiding force, Noah connected his finger to the stone tablet.
Instantly, the world froze.
Or rather, that second of time was stretched out.
Within this flow of time, only Noah’s thoughts were operating normally.
Feeling the power within the stone tablet being guided into his golden finger, Noah understood what the power of the stone tablet was: the power of the era.
The Poneglyph stone tablets were passed down from the Void Century.
Due to the special material of the stone tablets and their unique conceptual significance, the power of the era would gradually be sealed into them.
This contained the power of the era from 800 years ago until the present.
This abstract conceptual power held no meaning in the world of One Piece; it existed between being and non-being.
However, it was different for Noah.
“Golden finger” was just a name he gave it for ease of memory.
In reality, the special nature of his power’s origin was the condensation of his own soul with the power of omniscience.
In the terms of the Type-Moon world, it was a Support Conceptual Noble Phantasm.
This Noble Phantasm could absorb the power of the era to evolve.
The power from this stone tablet provided the help of strengthening his analytical abilities, thereby accelerating skill learning and analysis progress.
He could also consume the remaining power of the era to temporarily elevate a skill to Master level (peak) for one hour.
It was like getting the answers in advance and then collecting them back, leaving you to slowly do the test.
Knowing this ability, Noah looked at his skill list and understood which skill to choose.
This could essentially be considered a Master-level skill trial card, and a life-saving ultimate move at critical moments.
No one knew what had happened to Noah in that instant.
Clap!
Clap!
Clap!
Clapping sounds came from the entrance to the basement.
A figure walked down from above.
A white suit, a white mask with two holes revealing a pair of shadowed eyes.
“You’ve finally arrived.
Do you know how long I’ve waited?
For just a possibility, I, an elite of CP9, have waited here for nearly 4 years.
Four years, do you know how I lived?”
Appearing calm but actually frenzied, truly insane.
“Lackeys of the World Government?”
Robin had expected someone to be guarding the place, but everything had gone smoothly until entering the basement.
She had thought there was no danger, but still, they had been discovered.
“Lackeys?
When I crush every single bone in your body, you won’t dare say that again.
And you, the young man over there, can you turn around and look at me?”
“Actually, when I saw that door to the basement, I knew there would be an ambush.
The World Government wouldn’t possibly not find this basement.
I’ve never underestimated the World Government’s capabilities.
And this Poneglyph was left here, not transported away, precisely to act as bait, right?”
As he spoke, Noah turned around and calmly looked at the CP9 agent before him.
The absence of a terrified expression on their faces annoyed the CP9 agent.
As the chief lackeys under the Celestial Dragons, most CP9 members were mentally disturbed, finding pleasure in tormenting others, just like their masters.
Being ordered to stake out this place for 4 years was unbearable for ordinary people, let alone the mentally unstable.
“Hehehehe, you’ve got a tough mouth.
Let me tell you some bad news: I haven’t notified my superiors about your arrival, so once I capture you, I’ll have plenty of time to play with you slowly.
You’ll regret being born into this world.”
“Oh~, thank you very much.”
As he said this, Noah placed his hand on his sword hilt.
“You still want to fight me?
Every CP9 elite has the strength of a Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral.
You who haven’t been to the Grand Line might not understand how terrifying that kind of strength is.
Now, I’ll let you experience it.
Don’t blink, it’ll be quick.”
Without further rambling, he intended to capture them first and then slowly torment his opponents.
“Soru” (Shave)
Clang!
Noah drew his sword and slashed backward.
A spark flashed in the void.
The force was immense.
Holding the sword with one hand, he almost lost his balance, but he still blocked it.
“Oh, you have some skill.
Then how about this?”
He used Soru repeatedly, leaving behind streaks of afterimages.
“How’s that?
Your sword can’t even touch my clothes.
Hahahaha~~~”
White afterimages flashed everywhere in the confined basement, accompanied by idiotic laughter.
This unknown CP9 agent was enjoying the process.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
…
Sparks bloomed continuously in the void.
Constantly swinging his sword and constantly enduring attacks, Noah was getting used to his opponent’s attack patterns and strength.
At the same time, he allowed his opponent to flash around freely, while Observation Haki captured the enemy’s movement habits.
As the weaker party, he had to endure.
He saw it!
With one more sword swing, Noah also vanished.
Swish!
The CP9 agent suddenly felt a chill on his back.
He had accelerated away from his previous position. New chapters come out on novelping.com first.
Turning around, he saw Noah shaking his sword, flicking off blood.
Blood?
Touching his back, he found it was his own.
“You…
You actually know Marine Rokushiki (Six Powers)?
Could it be that a traitor from the Marines taught you?”
“No comment.”
“I’m getting serious now, kid.”
His hands were covered in black Armament Haki.
The CP9 agent intended to defeat the young brat as quickly as possible.
However, upon seeing the Armament Haki wrapped around the sword, he was completely speechless.
Was this kid a monster?
Now, the CP9 agent regarded Noah as a life-or-death enemy.
Even the mentally unstable knew that a swordsman who could wrap Armament Haki around his sword was not to be trifled with.
Armament Haki was the skill Noah chose to upgrade with the trial card.
Armament Haki is an ability that relies heavily on physical strength, and his body refinement progress has always been slow.
Since he had the opportunity to experience high-level Armament Haki, he had to choose it, and it could also save his life.
Is this the Armament Haki of a swordsman of the same caliber?
It is indeed very strong.
After exchanging a look, the two began their deadly combat again.
Both sides had their own strengths and weaknesses.
Noah’s advantage was Master-level Armament Haki, which greatly increased his attack power.
However, his swordsmanship realm was not high enough to perfectly control this power.
Furthermore, this level of combat was his first experience, and he lacked practice.
The CP9 agent had rich combat experience and overall stronger abilities.
But he was unfortunate enough to have underestimated Noah at the start.
He was slashed in the back, even suffering nerve damage.
Even if he controlled his back muscles to seal the bleeding, it wouldn’t last long.
Moreover, in intense combat, he had to pay attention to controlling the wound, which diverted a lot of his focus.
The two fought from the basement to the ground, continuing their battle on the ruins of Ohara.
Their wounds increased, but the situation was disadvantageous for Noah, as the power of the era was about to run out.
The Master-level Armament Haki’s trial time was ending.
Distracted for a moment, the CP9 agent discovered a flaw and struck Noah into the ruins of the Tree of Knowledge with a Rankyaku.
Lying in the ruins, Noah’s anger surged.
How could he?
How could he be defeated here?
He saw the burning Tree of Knowledge, the burning village, and the burning himself again.
Flames erupted from the depths of his eyes, and Noah rushed out of the ruins, charging towards the CP9 agent once more.
“It’s useless, kid.
I’ve seen through your weakness.
Your fragile body shouldn’t possess such strong Haki.
Do you know your Haki is decreasing?
I don’t know what you did before, but now you’re going to die by my hand.”
Rokushiki Ougi (Secret Technique): Chou Rankyaku!
(Super Shave Wave Kick)
A massive slashing wave attacked.
The aura of death had already wrapped around Noah’s heart.
“That’s right, you saw through it all, but this isn’t my limit, damn it!”
Gripping his sword, gritting his teeth, Noah swung his sword at the approaching shockwave.
This sword contained his conviction, everything he was.
And his last attempt, an attempt that had never succeeded before.
Boom!!!
Terrifying mental pressure descended upon the ruins of Ohara.
“Break…
for me!!!”
Conqueror’s Haki was channeled into his sword.
A red sword aura, like flames, instantly shattered the shockwave and continued its momentum, slashing across the CP9 agent.
“What a powerful sword.
What’s this move called?”
“It has no name.”