Chapter 8: The Price of Power
"Descend, Chaos Dragon Leviathan."
Noble Phantasm: Chaos Dragon LeviathanLevel: 1 (Upgradeable) Type: Anti-Nation Noble Phantasm (Can Grow) Description: A Noble Phantasm created by combining the heroic and legendary deeds of one whose life legend involves the ability of animals/phantom beasts/bone dragons, with the divine power of the 'Hand of Hermes.' It can summon a Bone Dragon called the Chaos Dragon Leviathan, capable of destroying a country in an instant. In its heyday, it only needed one turn to collapse the entire world—it is undoubtedly a Reality Marble-class Noble Phantasm!
This was the information about the Noble Phantasm that Roy had just acquired and sent to the chat group.
Looking at this exaggerated introduction, everyone was silent.
A long time later.
Uchiha Miyuki: "Wow! This is terrifying, isn't it? Are we all just supporting characters, and you are the protagonist? Now it seems that the Gold Finger you got isn't even on the same level as ours!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "I'm not interested in fighting, but that's true..."
Tohsaka Sakura: "However, the stronger Brother Roy is, the better. Everyone in the group is the same."
Yamamoto Genryūsai: "Indeed. The stronger the members of the group, the better. After all, we are friendly and mutually helpful companions."
Yamamoto Genryūsai: "But your ability is truly too exaggerated... The Hand of Hermes has forcibly elevated an ability that originally had the rank of Vice Admiral at most to surpass even the Ancient Weapons."
Uchiha Miyuki: "That's right, that's right! It's so big! I think it could even destroy a small continent!"
Esdeath: "It's amazing! It's a perfect weapon of war!"
Esdeath: "@Nerona Saint Roy, when I can cross over in the future, please use this Noble Phantasm on me, so I can feel the amazing power that can crush a continent!"
Tohsaka Sakura: "Sister Esdeath..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha: "...What a war maniac."
Nerona Saint Roy: "...Oh, okay."
For Roy's ability, everyone in the chat group was naturally captivated and envious. Esdeath was even more excited, seeing Roy's bright future of crushing, ravaging, and conquering.
Roy himself was satisfied, and he even had the momentary illusion that he was already invincible.
Soon, though, he calmed down.
It was only capable of destroying a small continent—and it was estimated it couldn't do it in a single blow. It was powerful, but that was the extent of it.
Not to mention the existence of true gods, even the strongest beings in the Bleach and Naruto worlds were considered planet-level threats.
The reason everyone in the chat group was so surprised was not because he was too powerful, but rather for two reasons:
It hadn't been long since the other people in the chat group received their Gold Fingers. At most, a year or two. Their own strength and vision had not yet reached the limits of their respective worlds.
The upper limit of the Pirate World was indeed too low. The strongest known Ancient Weapon on the surface was only capable of destroying an island with one blow.
It was precisely because the world's ceiling was so low that the appearance of this Noble Phantasm surprised them. This power clearly shouldn't exist in the Pirate World.
This also proved that the [Hand of Hermes] obtained by Roy was worthy of its name, "God's Left Hand." The effect was truly strong and utterly unreasonable!
Pirate World.
Exiting the chat group, Roy retracted the Chaos Dragon Leviathan that had been entrenched in mid-air.
A sense of powerlessness suddenly hit him.
Roy's face changed slightly, and he nearly lost his footing.
Although he had only released this Noble Phantasm for a short time, he felt that his physical strength was almost completely drained.
That's terrifying, isn't it?
He knew that his personal record was staying awake for five days and five nights, so his physical endurance was definitely above average!
Fortunately, Akainu and the others were still reeling from the shock, so they didn't notice Roy's abnormality.
Thanks to the powerful physical talent of humans in the Pirate World, his physical strength began to recover rapidly after he ceased releasing the 'Chaos Dragon Leviathan.'
Meanwhile, with the Leviathan gone, the world's apocalyptic horror finally returned to normal, and everyone in the nearby seas felt as if they were waking from a nightmare.
But Akainu and the others knew that it was definitely not an illusion, but a real ability.
More precisely, it was the ability belonging to the Celestial Dragon standing next to them.
"That... what was that? A legendary Ancient Weapon?"
Akainu felt a little dry in his mouth, and he even felt a sense of heart-stopping tension that he hadn't experienced for many years.
Magellan and Shiryu of the Rain were not as bold as Akainu. Terrified to speak, they knelt on the ground, fearing that they would be silenced for knowing Roy's secret.
Even Stussy, who had been in negative contact with Roy at a negative distance, didn't even dare to breathe heavily at this moment.
They also believed that the sky-covering Bone Dragon was the legendary Ancient Weapon, and it was likely the legendary Uranus (Heavenly King).
I didn't expect that the legendary Ancient Weapon Uranus was actually in the hands of the Celestial Dragons... No, perhaps it is precisely because the Celestial Dragons control the Ancient Weapon Uranus that they were able to create the World Government and become the 'Creators,' right?
Stussy sighed in her heart. She didn't expect that she would one day be able to witness such an amazing secret.
"Guess?"
Roy didn't answer Akainu's question directly but smiled mysteriously.
"Phew—I see!"
Akainu exhaled and raised his hand to lower the brim of his hat.
The magma Vice Admiral was not annoyed by Roy's concealment, nor did he continue to ask questions. He wasn't an idiot; he knew such an important secret couldn't be easily shared with others.
As for why Roy displayed this power in front of them... Akainu already had a guess in his heart.
In his opinion, Roy must have taken a fancy to them and wanted to recruit them as his personal followers—just like Stussy.
To be honest, Akainu truly was not ready to be loyal to a Celestial Dragon in his heart. Even if this Celestial Dragon looked different and controlled the amazing power of a suspected Ancient Weapon.
"Let's go!"
Roy's voice jolted Akainu from his musings.
"Saint Roy, please instruct!"
Magellan knelt respectfully in front of Roy, not daring to be disrespectful.
Power is awe-inspiring. Power plus authority makes people fear and worship.
"I'm going to visit the underwater prison and kill some pirates along the way!"
Half-truthfully stating the purpose of his trip, Roy raised his feet and walked toward the gate of the underwater prison.
Behind him, Stussy, Akainu, and Shiryu of the Rain followed without hesitation.
Only Magellan hesitated.
It was not his justice to kill imprisoned pirate prisoners. If someone else wanted to do this, even if it was another Celestial Dragon, he would risk his life to stop it.
But if it was this Saint Roy...
The apocalyptic Bone Dragon that covered the sky and the sun just now appeared in his mind, and Magellan's huge body shuddered violently, and he instantly gave in.
It wasn't the fear of death; it was the fear of the gods.
"I see, Saint Roy!"
Without reporting what had happened here to the World Government and the Five Elders, Magellan quickly followed Roy's footsteps.
"Let my new Superintendent Magellan lead the way!"