"Was that sheet music?!"
"A musical score with its own consciousness?!"
In the slightly dim underground library, Ji Guoyuan turned his head and stared in the direction where the pages of the book were flying away, with a hint of solemnity in his expression.
There are many strange things in this world, but "inanimate objects" with their own consciousness are still rare. Having no intention of staying in the underground library any longer, Ji Guoyuanyi hurriedly stood up and prepared to follow the direction where the pages flew away.
At this moment, he recalled some things in his mind. The page of the book that flew out from the dark room was probably the culprit that destroyed the kingdom of music!
Banquet hall.
Uta, who had just come off the stage, sat alone on a bench, feeling very happy. Although it was only a one-time experience to perform in front of such a large audience, Uta, who loves the stage, has already deeply loved the feeling.
And after coming down from the stage, Uta could feel that the attitude of the people around her towards her had changed dramatically.
If before this, people liked her for her cute appearance and innocent character, then after the performance, people liked her more for her beautiful voice and outstanding talent.
Children all like to be praised. At this moment, Uta was also feeling a little flattered by the praise from others.
Uta sat on the bench, gently swinging her legs, holding a glass of juice in both hands and sipping it happily. Her eyes fell on Shanks and Gordon who were chatting on the balcony.
The two of them were talking about how to train Uta in the future.
Although Shanks caused Gordon a lot of trouble, Gordon himself was a person who was obsessed with art. After witnessing Uta's outstanding talent with his own eyes, those troubles were put behind him. Now there was only one thought left in his mind, which was to train Uta to become a world-class singer.
In order to achieve this goal, Gordon hopes that Uta can stay here and receive music education from an early age.
But from Shanks' point of view, he was unwilling to let the young Uta leave his side. Such a young child could not take care of himself, and he was really worried.
It’s not that he is not confident about Gordon’s character. Shanks will not be at ease no matter who he is.
"Shanks, Uta's talent is really, really strong."
"The path of music is somewhat different from other paths. The education one receives in childhood can largely determine a person's upper limit."
"And more importantly, Uta wants to be a singer."
"You know, everyone goes through a period of voice change. If it's not properly trained, her voice will be buried."
"I ask you to leave Uta here. If you are really worried, you can come and visit her from time to time."
When Gordon was talking to Shanks, he glanced at Uta in the house, then turned to look at Shanks, his eyes full of anticipation.
"this"
"Gordon, let me think about this carefully, okay?!"
"My original intention in coming here was actually just to broaden Uta's horizons and satisfy her interests and hobbies."
"Even if Uta is really talented and still wants to become an outstanding singer in the future, I plan to let her study seriously after she grows up."
"You said that suddenly. I wasn't mentally prepared."
"I'll ask Uta for his opinion later."
"I think we should let Uta decide for herself what to do in the future!"
There was a hint of distress on Shanks' face, and he planned to give the decision back to Uta himself.
Hearing Shanks say this, Gordon nodded happily, then raised his glass with a smile and gestured to Shanks. Seeing Gordon's happy look, Shanks also showed a bright smile on his face.
Regardless of Uta's decision, Shanks is still very happy that she has a talent for music. Is there anything more joyful than a child having the talent to pursue their dreams?
This world is very cruel.
Chasing dreams is a luxury.
It is not enough to have a firm will, determination and perseverance to work hard for your dreams.
Talent is quite important.
"Thank you anyway, Gordon!"
Shanks raised the glass in his hand and clinked it lightly with Gordon's.
As the two chatted, a few yellowed pages of a book appeared silently beside Uta. At this time, Uta was bored and looked at Shanks and Gordon outside the house. Just as she was about to get up and put down her empty cup, she suddenly noticed the ancient pages that appeared beside her.
"What is this?"
"Sheet music?!"
When Uta saw the music score that appeared at hand, her face was full of curiosity.
She casually put down her drink and took the pages of paper in her hands, examining them carefully. Uta had learned some music theory, albeit superficially, but she could already read music. Bored, she looked at the special music sheet in her hands and became interested, humming a song.
A clear singing voice came out of Uta's mouth, and an indescribable terrifying aura enveloped the entire banquet hall as the singing spread.
"Buzz—"
There was a low hum in the air.
Shanks, who was chatting with Gordon, seemed to have sensed something. He stopped drinking and looked at the banquet hall in astonishment. His eyes swept over Uta, and he suddenly realized that the surrounding environment had undergone tremendous changes.
The scenery of the room they were in had changed drastically.
This is a gorgeous colorful world. Under Shanks' feet, colorful halos are flowing, and it is hard to tell whether it is the ground or the sky. Looking up, all the people in the banquet hall appear in this colorful world.
This world is boundless, with the same colorful light flowing in the sky and on the ground, making people's sense of "space" and "distance" become unreal.
"What's going on? What is this place?"
"What happened? Aren't we having a party?"
"What the hell is going on?!"
The members of the Red Hair Pirates and the guests attending the banquet were all looking around in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
Shanks was also observing the world rapidly, and suddenly found that Uta's figure disappeared from his sight.
"It was right in front of me just now!"
"Everyone in the banquet hall is here, why is Uta the only one not here?!"
"Is it Uta's fruit ability?"
There was a hint of doubt on Shanks' face, but just as people were examining the space they were in, a terrifying sense of oppression suddenly descended upon everyone.
This is a terrifying pressure that is different from the domineering aura, which makes people feel afraid. People have no time to find the source of this terrifying oppressive feeling.
A space vortex suddenly appeared in the void in the distance.
Behind the vortex is endless, deep darkness.
Moreover, in just a few breaths, the space vortex continued to expand. At the same time, a melody inexplicably echoed in this space.
The space vortex quickly grew to a diameter of nearly 100 meters. At the same time, the pressure exerted on everyone was getting greater and greater, and a terrifying aura was emanating from the space vortex.
"Boss, it seems like something is about to come out!"
"What on earth is going on?"
At this moment, all the members of the Red Hair Pirates gathered behind Shanks. Jesus seemed to have sensed something and spoke to Shanks with a serious expression.
The other crew members were also staring at the space vortex in the distance with serious expressions.
When Gordon heard the melody in the space, he seemed to have thought of something. He sat down on the ground and muttered:
"how so?!"
"Why is this happening?"
"It's over. Everything is over."
Shanks saw Gordon's dejected look, grabbed Gordon's arm, and growled, "Cheer up, what's over?"
"This should be some kind of devil fruit ability. We can get out!"
Just as Shanks was speaking, a huge shadow walked out of the space vortex in the distance.
It was a huge humanoid figure, without a lower body, with large yellow hair and a short beard.
His face is white, with a long nose, a mouth full of pointed teeth, and a constant grin.
Its right eye is a black hole, while its left eye is a glowing red X. It wears a top hat and a black cape, and around its neck floats a flaming skull like a necklace.
It doesn't look like a human creature at all.
But the moment this creature appeared, everyone could clearly feel the terrifying oppressive feeling emanating from it.
Some ordinary people were so frightened when they saw such a monster walking out of the space vortex that they collapsed to the ground.
"Monster!!"
“It’s a monster!!!”
The crowd fled in all directions, their cries of terror echoing throughout the colorful space. This was the first time Shanks and his crew had ever seen such a creature, and their faces changed in shock.
"What is that?" Beckman was holding a cigarette with his mouth slightly open, also a little out of control.
Shanks looked at the strange creature that suddenly appeared without saying a word, his eyes full of worry. At this time, he was not worried about his own situation, but was worried about Uta's safety.
This incident happened very suddenly and strangely. Just at this moment, Shanks had already examined the people present with his excellent memory.
According to his judgment, everyone in the banquet hall should have been dragged into this space.
But strangely, Uta did not appear here.
This abnormal phenomenon made Shanks extremely worried.
"Totemjika"
"This is the Demon King of Song—Totomjika!!!"
Beside Shanks, Gordon looked at the huge creature that walked out of the space vortex, his body trembling slightly, and recognized the other party.
"Bang!!!"
The door of the banquet hall was suddenly pushed open, and the figure of Jigoku Yoshiichi walked into the banquet hall from the dim corridor. Looking at the scene in the banquet hall, his brows were furrowed.
In the huge banquet hall, wine and food were spilled all over the floor.
All the guests at the banquet had fallen asleep. Tsugikuni Yoriichi's eyes swept over them and soon found some members of the Red Hair Pirates among the unconscious people.
"Not just ordinary people, but even Beckman and the others."
Ji Guoyuan walked into the banquet hall and carefully examined everyone, his heart sinking slightly. He noticed the balcony where Shanks and Gordon were sitting on the ground, leaning against the railing, sound asleep.
Jiguo Yuanyi looked around the entire banquet hall and his eyes quickly fell on Wuta who was sitting on a bench somewhere in the hall.
At this time, Wuta was sitting upright on a stool, holding the yellowed ancient score in his hands, his eyes blurred and unfocused.
Although Uta did not fall asleep like the others, she was not awake at all at this moment.
Uta's face was expressionless, her lips opened and closed rhythmically, but no sound came out of her mouth.
Jigoku Yoshiichi did not touch the unconscious people on the ground, but walked to the front of Wuta, slowly squatted down, and looked at Wuta at this time.
"Is it the ability of the Uta Devil Fruit?"
"With Shanks's Haki, he wouldn't be affected by Uta's ability if he wanted to."
"and"
Ji Guoyuan thought to himself, his eyes fell on the yellowed ancient score in Wuta's hand. He reached out to grab it, but failed to pull the score out of Wuta's hand.
Without hesitation, a golden flame suddenly appeared at the tip of Ji Guoyuan's finger. The flame immediately ignited the music score, and a big hole was soon burned in the center of the music score by the golden flame.
But the strange thing is that although there is a huge gap in the music score, Uta has not regained consciousness from his half-asleep and half-awake state. His eyes are still empty, his face is dull, and he is muttering something silently.
The other people in the banquet hall showed no signs of waking up.
"Did I make a mistake in my judgment?"
"Destroying the music score won't bring these people to their senses?"
The golden flames quickly vanished after burning through the center of the music. Ji Guoyuan murmured, then stood up slightly and lowered his gaze towards Wuta.
The next second, the domineering aura emanated from Yoriichi Tsugikuni's body and was applied to Uta.
However, Uta seemed not to "feel" the domineering aura of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, and remained the same, not moved at all.
Seeing this scene, Jiguo Yuanyi finally realized that things seemed not as simple as he imagined.
His expression changed slightly, and Tsugakuin Yoshiichi also reached out and pressed on the long sword at his waist. After pondering for a long time, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi finally moved his hand away from the hilt.
The Demon King of Song - Totomjika.
Legend has it that this monster was summoned from another time and space by humans through song. Totomjika can manifest in the "Dream of Song," and when its power reaches a certain level, its ability can affect manifestation.
The music score for summoning the Demon King of Song is divided into three movements.
Each movement represents a different stage of Totemjika, and Totemjika at different stages has different abilities and forms.
The first movement is a summons, and Totemjika is able to appear in the "Dream of Song".
When it comes to the second movement, Totemjika's power can penetrate from the dream, manifest and take shape in reality, and bring devastating disaster to reality.
By the end of the third movement, Totemjika's power will have reached its peak. At the same time, Totemjika will be completely free from restraints, immortal and indestructible.
Shanks listened to Gordon's story quietly, his face becoming quite ugly.
Because from his perspective, Totemugika's body was changing rapidly, and Shanks knew that he was transforming towards the "second stage".
The power emanating from Totemjika's body became stronger and stronger, and his aura became more and more terrifying.
“BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!”
A loud roar suddenly erupted from Totumjika's body. Not long after, Jesus Bu's figure quickly fell from the air and landed next to Shanks.
"Boss, our attack is useless!"
Not long after Jesus returned to Shanks, the other crew members came over and brought bad news.
Just now, the members of the Red Hair Pirates tried to kill Totumjiga and stop him from changing any further, but it seems to have no effect so far.
"It's no use."
"Totumjika can only be defeated when he reaches the second stage."
"His essence is a powerful demon that exists in both reality and dreams."
"Legend has it that success requires defeating Him in both reality and dreams."
"We are all trapped in a dream and there is no escape."
"We are doomed, and not only us, but the entire world will be destroyed!"
Gordon held his head and said with a look of pain on his face. His words also made everyone in the Red Hair Pirates fall silent.
"Defeat from both dreams and reality at the same time?!"
Shanks murmured, his eyes gleaming. At that moment, a powerful domineering aura erupted from a void somewhere in the dream space.
Feeling that powerful aura, Shanks's mouth curled up slightly, and he suddenly felt relieved, and then smiled:
"Will the world end?!"
"That's not necessarily true, we still have a chance, right?!"
Real world.
The dome of the banquet hall was blown away by an unknown force, and the stars were scattered in the night sky.
Jiguo Yuanyi stood beside Wuta, looking up at the night sky.
Under the night sky, a space vortex was slowly taking shape. A huge and sharp claw stretched out from the space vortex and grabbed the edge of the vortex.
A terrifying aura instantly enveloped the entire island.
"The Demon King of Song?"
"The myth actually descended into the real world. This outrageous thing actually happened right in front of me."
"Is it lucky or unlucky?"
While muttering to himself, Jiguo Yuanyi slowly drew out his long sword.
(End of this chapter)
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