"Ma...kima?!"
Law was stunned the moment he heard that name.
How could he not know it? In fact, how many people in the world didn't know that name?
Makima, the Marshal of the Black Order, the strongest demon hunter in the world, and also a high-ranking official of the World Government.
Law... despised the World Government!
It was the World Government's false propaganda that had grossly exaggerated the dangers of Amber Lead Syndrome. Though it was a non-contagious disease, the government had portrayed it as a terrifying plague, as if it could wipe out humanity.
Because of that, the tragedy in relevance happened. People not only suffered from the disease but were also discriminated against and slaughtered by outsiders.
In the end, relevance was destroyed. What was once a paradise had become a living hell, all thanks to the World Government.
But why, of all people, was it Makima—someone from the World Government—who saved his sister now?
Makima saw Law's shock and spoke softly, "Your sister is also suffering from Amber Lead Syndrome. She needs treatment urgently."
These words snapped Law back to reality. He immediately knelt before Makima, pleading, "Lady Makima, please save Lami!"
At that moment, Law realized the harsh truth: though Makima was part of the World Government, she was the only one who could save him and his sister.
As long as they could be saved, did it matter that she was from the World Government?
Makima was merely the Marshal of the Black Order, not someone who could dictate the decisions of the World Government across its allied nations.
With that thought, Law felt more at ease and knelt before her.
Makima smiled faintly and said, "Come, let's go to the Egg of Lilith..."
That was the headquarters of the Black Order!
Trafalgar Law, destined to be an important figure in the future, naturally possessed immense potential.
Makima took him under the Black Order. Without this, how could he stand on equal ground with the other Supernovas?
Over time, Yuan Yi arranged specific paths for many of the Supernovas because they would be crucial sources of his emotional power in the future.
Many of them would be chosen by Zephyr to become his adopted children and key warriors for his Blue Dream organization. Others, like Trafalgar Law, who had been picked up by Makima, would follow different plans.
As time passed, Yuan Yi was now preparing to draw a new card.
To avoid being overwhelmed by the powers of negative emotions, he mostly chose to draw items from positive emotions. Unlike character cards, which channeled powers directly into his body, item draws only produced objects, making them a safer choice.
Yuan Yi was advancing step by step. Once he mastered his current powers, he planned to resume drawing negative emotion-based character cards to further strengthen himself. Eventually, he aimed to handle cards powered by over a billion units of emotional energy.
If he let negative emotions accumulate unchecked, the sheer power of characters with over a billion units of emotional energy could overwhelm and control him.
At the moment, Yuan Yi has accumulated over ten million positive emotional points. After this draw, he expected to rarely perform draws at this level again.
Just as the billion-level negative emotion-based character cards could surpass the world's limits, he was curious to see how powerful the items that exceeded the One Piece world's limits would be.
To reach that, he would need a billion positive emotional points.
It wasn't an easy task since most of his positive emotional energy came from weaker individuals. While their numbers were vast, their contribution diminished significantly after reaching the ten-million mark.
But little by little, it would grow.
For now, Yuan Yi focused on his item draw.
With a thought, a new image appeared in his mind.
As he invested ten million positive emotional points, an item materialized on the screen.
It was a watch, but it didn't display time. Instead, it had a green hourglass symbol.
Hmm, a watch that doesn't tell time? It wasn't a regular watch.
It was high-tech—alien high-tech.
"Omnitrix: From the Ben 10 universe, this special device allows the wearer to transform into alien heroes. Initially, it contains the DNA of ten aliens and can automatically collect the genes of other life forms. It is one of the most powerful weapons in the universe."
As the item appeared, its description followed.
Automatically collecting genes...
Yuan Yi suddenly thought: Could this device collect the genes of Zoan-type Devil Fruit users?
If it could, wouldn't that be equivalent to possessing countless Zoan-type Devil Fruits? Kaido's so-called Beast Pirates would be nothing. A person with the Omnitrix would be an entire army of beasts!
Moreover, the ten initial alien transformations—Wildmutt, Four Arms, Grey Matter, XLR8, Upgrade, Diamondhead, Ripjaws, Stinkfly, Ghostfreak, and Heatblast—were powerful enough on their own, even without considering the potential to gather Zoan-type Devil Fruit genes.
"Hmm… it should be possible."
After thinking it through, Yuan Yi believed the Omnitrix's gene collection ability could indeed allow transformations into Devil Fruit users, possibly even those with Paramecia abilities.
Although Devil Fruits are formed from human desires, consuming one alters the user's genetic makeup—essentially their Lineage Factor.
Dr. Vegapunk had used the Lineage Factor to replicate Devil Fruits, so the Omnitrix should be able to collect this genetic information and allow transformations.
"Maybe..."
With the Omnitrix in hand, Yuan Yi had some new ideas.
And with a thought, events in Wano began to stir.
At that moment, in the laboratories of Wano…
As the nation's hub for technological research, it was producing a variety of advanced weapons. Wano had become the most technologically advanced country in the world.
Even the World Government was envious of the weapons produced here. Every so often, they placed massive orders, exchanging large sums of money for Wano's cutting-edge armaments.
Guns, tanks, even aircraft carriers...
Wano had become a massive arms factory, rapidly modernizing the Navy's arsenal. Simultaneously...
Wano's trading partners were not limited to the World Government.
Pirates—particularly the powerful Beast Pirates—were also among Wano's clients!