Alvarez Empire.
In a certain room, a woman lay peacefully on a hammock, but her eyes were wide open as she stared into the void. It had already been centuries since she had last slept. Due to the dragonization, she had become unable to taste food or drinks, and she couldn't sleep at all. She had been tormented by it for a long time, but by now, she had grown used to it.
She was completely zoned out, as she often was when she wasn't reading a book.
"!"
POP-!
"…What?" The woman nicknamed the Scarlet Despair muttered softly. Despite seeing a paw-shaped bubble pop out of nowhere and float in front of her with a letter inside, she didn't feel alarmed. Instead, her interest was piqued.
When she opened the letter, it read: [Hello, mother-in-law. I have an interesting offer for you. Come see me in Ishgar. I prepared a teleportation spell to make things easier. Just touch that bubble.]
"…Mother-in-law?" Without hesitation, she got dressed and touched the bubble.
Similar events happened in three different places across the Alvarez Empire.
——
The Scarlet Despair, aka Irene Belserion, opened her eyes as she was rapidly transported inside a paw bubble.
"…It's a unique magic." Irene studied the magic out of habit.
Before long, she dropped onto an island. When she looked around, she saw a figure with silver hair. But what was more peculiar was that this person had a tail, one covered in black scales with blue spiraling marks that transitioned toward the tip, where the scales disappeared and the tail ended in a sharp, stinger-like shape. Currently, this guy was mutilating a dragon with a knife.
"Oh? You've arrived?" The figure spoke without turning around, as he was quite immersed in making magic items. He had almost finished harvesting the scales.
"You are…" Irene was about to ask, but three more figures landed in a similar fashion to her.
"Dimaria, Brandish, and August?"
"…Irene-sama?"
"Did you guys receive a suspicious letter too?" Irene asked, to which she received a pair of nods.
"Since everyone has arrived, let's talk." Shun finally turned around, revealing his face.
"…What did you want to talk about?" August asked. He had come because it involved Mavis, but he couldn't ask directly because there were others present.
"I invited you because I assumed you guys might be willing to join me."
"!"
"Huh? Are you out of your mind?" The green-haired girl named Brandish spoke like a delinquent.
"Two among you are already my relatives."
"!"
"Well, enough about that. Does the guy behind me look familiar to you?" Only now did they pay attention to the dragon, which had been mutilated into pieces. But when they spent more time looking…
Because it had been neatly frozen, there was no unnecessary blood.
"A-Acnologia?!" Irene and August couldn't help but scream in shock.
"Yes. I have slain him and become the king of dragons."
"!"
Only now did they bother to listen to this stranger.
——
"…What is that tail?" Irene asked, as she had her suspicions.
"It's Acnologia's tail. When I slew him, Acnologia gave me his powers. Now I'm trying to learn how to control the tail."
"…"
Every time Shun opened his mouth, what he said sounded ridiculous, but they realized he wasn't lying.
"It's like suddenly gaining a third hand." Shun sighed as he sat on his own tail, which was shaped like a spring.
"…What do you mean we are your relatives?" This time, Dimaria asked. 'Is he someone's cousin?'
To their shock, Shun pointed toward the old man, August.
"W-What?"
"Are you August's son?" Brandish was uncharacteristically shocked. "That explains your monstrous magic power…" she muttered.
August remained silent, as it was the reality. There was nothing he could do.
"No, he is my son."
"…"
This time, even Irene couldn't hold her composure as she looked between them.
"Step-son, to be correct." Shun said before continuing. "Let's go meet Mavis after this together."
"…"
August didn't reply. He simply stayed silent under the eyes of this peculiar group. While the group respected his silence, as it was a private situation, Shun didn't.
"I'm your father. Where's your reply?"
"…"
"…Is this what they call the rebellious phase? Tsk tsk, kids nowadays…"
Even the old man August had veins popping up on his forehead.
"Y-You bastard…" August muttered.
Ignoring him, Shun looked at Irene this time. Seeing his stare, Dimaria was shocked.
'He said "two among you"… could it be?!'
"Is Irene-sama your daughter too?!"
"…"
"How did you arrive at that conclusion? She is my mother-in-law. Let's meet Erza later." Shun said without waiting for their answers.
"What makes you think you can make us do whatever you want?" Irene asked as she grabbed her magic staff, as if trying to intimidate him.
Shun refuted her in an instant. "My strength."
"…"
"If you doubt whether this is even the real Acnologia, have you heard about a magic called 'Historia of the Dead'?" Shun said, and without waiting, he used it on himself.
'Huh? I wanted to try summoning only Acnologia, but I can summon Doflamingo, Kong, and Shiki too?' Shun was impressed by this magic, as it could summon people who were somewhat important to him. The condition was that they had to be dead and have some kind of connection with the magic user. The connection could be anything, a conversation or having fought each other at some point.
'I don't need them for now.' Shun said and cast an immense amount of magic power.
Tremble-!
The floating island started trembling. Being in the sky made them even more vulnerable to the shaking, but it soon stopped. Soon, a figure materialized in front of them, made entirely out of magic power. It was a figure familiar to Shun, Irene, and August. The other two had no clue who it was, but from Irene and August's expressions, they soon caught on.
"Do you want to try fighting him?" This replica of Acnologia obviously wouldn't be as strong as the original, but he would still be top tier.
"…"
August stepped forward. He wanted to see how strong Acnologia, the one his father feared so much, really was.
But, "No, we'll pass." Irene stopped him.
"As you know, he is immune to magic itself. There's no point in mages like us fighting his replica."
"…"
"I'm just trying to prove that he is real…" Before Shun could finish, a group of people arrived.
"Shun?! What was that shaking earlier?"
It was the original five girls who had come here a few days ago, Erza and the guilty four who had tricked Erza together with Shun.
"!"
Seeing Erza, Irene's expression froze. The same went for August. Meanwhile, Brandish looked at Lucy meanly.
"W-What?" Lucy asked, despite being scared by the magic pressure released by the strangers.
"It's a good opportunity. I'll introduce you guys to each other."
"Mavis… that guy is our son, August."
"!!"
August, who had considered running away, now simply stayed silent, waiting for the inevitable reunion.
'…How would she react? Seeing a son who looked so much older than her?' August laughed at himself mockingly.
Meanwhile, Mavis' expression froze too, as she couldn't believe what she was hearing. She looked at August. Shun's words shocked everyone, as he was simply too crude with his wording.
Without waiting, Shun spoke again. "Erza. This is…" Just when Shun was about to introduce them, Irene had disappeared.
"…"
'What a coward.' Shun mocked her as he immediately chased after her teleportation spell.
"…"
"Woah, this guy!!!" Suddenly Lucy screamed, but no one else had the energy to match her. The awkward group was left with the replica Acnologia watching over them, just in case they were crazy enough to try something.
——
"Stop. You can't escape from me." Shun spoke a criminal line to a running milf, Erza's mother.
"…"
Irene's footsteps stopped as she turned back. The two of them were in a forest near Crocus City.
'Just where did she plan to run off to?' Shun sighed.
"I thought your dragonization made you an emotionless doll, but that doesn't seem to be the case." Shun said with a kind smile, but to Irene, who had only just met Shun for the first time, it made her uneasy. "Did you get scared of meeting your own daughter?"
"…"
Irene was silent. Shun could somewhat understand her thoughts.
'While August's situation could be justified, she abandoned Erza.'
Suddenly, Shun's tail moved and grabbed her around the waist, bringing her close to him.
"!"
She would have fought back, but after seeing Erza, she no longer knew what she should do.
"Ah, sorry. I don't have full control over my tail."
"…"
Irene didn't believe him at all, but she didn't resist.
"Don't need to beat around the bush. If you are after my body, just be done with it." Irene said without any emotion. She wouldn't feel anything even if Shun did the deed to her. That was the true torment of the dragonization, the price she paid for creating Dragon Slayer magic.
"Are you sure?" Shun asked with a smile, shocking Irene. Though she had said that, she never expected her daughter's partner to actually take her up on her words.
Irene squirmed and slipped out of Shun's tail, which was the answer to his question. Irene became silent again.
"I won't do such things with the current you."
"…"
'Current me? This bastard. Is Erza being tricked?' Irene suddenly started to worry for her daughter, something she would never admit out loud.
"Do you know about the strange curse your empire's king has?"
"!"
Irene looked back at Shun, as if telling him to continue.
"As you probably know, Mavis had a similar curse."
"…had?"
"I repelled her curse when I was a child."
"!"
Irene realized what this bastard was trying to say.
"What do you think the adult me can do against that dragonization mess?"
"!"
Shun cupped her chin with his hands to make her meet his eyes.
"After I fix that, go meet Erza. We're a family now." Shun said and touched her breasts with his paw to repel the dragonization from her body. Nothing more than that.
Irene watched patiently despite being touched in weird places. Soon, a scarlet-colored paw-shaped bubble came out of her body. It grew bigger and bigger.
"…"
'Been a long time since I've seen one this big.' Shun thought, as it reminded him of Thriller Bark.
Irene watched in silence as Shun stepped forward and swung his tail at it. Surprisingly to Shun, the tail's strength wasn't enough.
'It's the first time this is happening.' Shun got serious this time as he activated the Fairy Heart, shocking Irene once more. Then…
Shatter-!
The bubble was destroyed without a trace.
"…Is it done?" Irene asked. She could feel that something had changed within her, but she wasn't completely sure. She was scared that it hadn't worked. She wanted to cling to the hope that Shun's magic had worked.
Shun sighed as he pulled out a grape and forcibly fed it to her, with his fingers accidentally entering her mouth.
"!!"
"How is it?" Despite her reaction making the answer obvious, Shun asked.
"It's delicious!!" Irene couldn't hold back her tears as she savored the grape.
"Eat more." Shun offered as he started feeding the crying Irene.
After half an hour of being fed by Shun while sitting on his lap, Irene came back to her senses.
"T-Thanks, I'll meet Erza now." Irene tried to get up. But…
"Wait." Shun pulled her back into her seat.
"Huh?"
"I said I wouldn't do anything to the current you earlier."
"So?"
"Now that you've changed, I've changed my mind too. I'll take you up on your offer."
"…"
'This bastard is definitely tricking my daughter.' Now that the dragonization had been repelled, her thinking process was becoming more and more humane.
"I don't remember offering you anything." Irene said with a smile, as if she had found a loophole. But Shun pulled out a shell recorder from the Sky Island technology. When he pressed it on top…
[Don't need to beat around the bush. If you are after my body, just be done with it.] Irene's voice came from the shell recorder as it repeated her exact words in her exact tone.
"…"
Irene listened to it with a stoic face, then without any hesitation…
Crash-!
She broke the shell recorder into pieces. Only to witness a miracle of the Arc of Time.
"Restore."
The shell got fixed, and Shun pressed it once again.
[Don't need to beat around the bush. If you are after my body, just be done…]
"I gave you a mother-in-law discount earlier and dealt with the dragonization, but it's not enough to cover the cost."
"…"
Irene's face flushed as Shun got up and, in an instant, with a swing of his tail, tore off her clothes smoothly.
"How is my control with the tail?" Shun asked as Irene accepted her fate.
——
"You're so expressive when the dragonization is lifted…" Shun said as he was dressing Irene in her now-fixed clothes.
"…"
Irene just stayed silent in shame, knowing that now she was going to meet her daughter after having an affair behind her back.
Irene wouldn't have minded so much, she would have even offered herself willingly if someone had lifted the dragonization. If only that someone wasn't her daughter's partner.
Shun didn't wait for her to calm down as he teleported the two of them back to Tenroujima. When they returned, August and the others weren't there anymore. They seemed to have entered the house. Even Acnologia had gone with them. But only Erza remained waiting for them.
"Why are you here alone?" Shun asked as he hugged Erza, as if showing off to Irene.
"…"
"You called my name before leaving."
'Are you Hachiko?' Shun thought but didn't comment. Instead, he pointed to Irene. "She is your mother."
"!"
"She was suffering from dragonization, so she had to leave the younger you. Try not to blame her more than necessary."
"Dragonization? Is that what Natsu and the others' dragons were talking about?" Erza muttered.
It took some time for Irene and Erza to process Shun's sudden reveal, as they stared at each other awkwardly. Shun no longer had a role here, so he simply watched over them in silence.
"…I still abandoned you, whatever the excuse is. I don't expect us to become a family now." Irene finally spoke.
"…"
"I'll leave. Don't forgive me." Irene said with a feigned cold expression, but…
"…Mother?"
"!"
Thud-!
Erza's one word broke her as she suddenly started crying, falling to her knees. This shocked the poor Erza.
"Eh?" Erza hurriedly came over and hugged Irene to comfort her.
"Pfft-!" Shun laughed loudly enough for Irene to hear.
'This woman is still so expressive, because the dragonization, which was making her dull to emotions and everything in general, suddenly disappeared.'
Leaving the two of them to reunite, Shun searched for Mavis and his son this time. When they entered, Acnologia was watching over them with his arms crossed. Seeing that Shun had come back, Acnologia returned to the Tenroujima forest.
'I used so much magic to make this replica. I guess it's a waste to cancel it.' Thus, Acnologia's replica became the guardian of Tenroujima.
Everything that Shun created wasn't permanent, as they continuously took magic from Shun to keep existing. If Shun didn't have the Fairy Heart, he would never dare to do such things. Even the current house, which was using materials created by the Arc of Embodiment, was slowly feeding on Shun's magic to continue existing.
When Shun looked at the group surrounding a dinner table, most of their eyes were red, telling the stories of the incident that was probably not much different from Irene's. To Shun's shock, Mavis was cooking while August was seated.
'…Is she going to be okay?' If Shun had to give a fair evaluation, Mavis' cooking was average at best. Still, Shun didn't interfere, as Mavis probably wanted to cook for her son. Before long, Irene and Erza entered, not being late for dinner.
——
"Delicious!!" Irene said as she ate eagerly, much to Mavis' happiness, but Shun knew the truth.
'This woman is tasting food for the first time in centuries. Anything will taste good to her.' But Shun decided not to break the hearts of the two mothers who were making each other happy.
"So why did you summon us?" Suddenly Brandish asked. They were unrelated to this whole incident.
"Because you two are strong and cute. Might as well make you my allies."
"…"
While Dimaria felt a bit shy, Brandish looked at Shun like he was an idiot.
"As for everyone else from your empire, I have no interest in them."
"I see…"
"Well, decide on your own. Whether you want to be allies with the strongest man who slew Acnologia, or one day be his enemy." Shun gave them the freedom of choice.
"…"
"My son and mother-in-law are already our allies. If you want to go back and ally with the rest of the Spriggan fodders… go ahead."
"…"
'This bastard…' they thought, but no longer expressed their dislike of the alliance. Instead, they said, "We'll think about it." Brandish spoke for both of them. Dimaria was willing to ally, but for Brandish's sake, she didn't speak.
"But how did you know about all this?" Suddenly Lucy asked, gathering everyone's attention on Shun.
"Precht told me. He said that he was the one who helped with August's birth."
"I see…"
Shun had a valid answer, convincing everyone.
——
August wasn't in his rebellious phase anymore once his past was no longer a secret. He spent a long time with Mavis talking about how he had lived, which made Shun a bit annoyed. But he wasn't crazy enough to stop them.
Meanwhile, Irene expressed her wish to stay with Erza.
"'I will protect Erza!' She is probably thinking something along those lines." Shun said to Erza as he laughed. Erza was reporting to Shun about what they had talked about. Irene was stalking their conversation, just in case Shun told Erza about the incident earlier, but all she heard was Shun making fun of her for crying.
Irene's face flushed with anger and shame, but…
"Thank you."
Once again, Erza's words drove away those emotions as she cried once again, this time alone in silence.
——
Things went smoothly in the Fairy Tail world. After a few days of bullying Irene behind Erza's back and bullying Erza in front of Irene, Shun hopped into the One Piece world.
"S-Shun-san, what is that?!" Hibari asked in shock, as the current Shun had a tail.
Shun no longer wore a cloth on top, as he didn't have any convenient clothes with a hole that could allow his tail to remain free.
The rest of his clothes were still the same as before, the white Fleet Admiral uniform.
"It's a new ability I'm trying to learn how to control."
"I-I see." Hibari and Kalifa couldn't focus on their work anymore, as Shun had suddenly arrived one day with a tail.
"Ah-!" Kalifa suddenly made a noise as something touched her rear. It wasn't the usual feeling of Shun's hand, so she was alarmed, but…
"Sorry, I'm still learning how to control it." Shun smiled at her.
"…"
"What Zoan ability is this?" The two jobless old men, Garp and Sengoku, were curious.
"It's a Dragon Dragon Fruit. Model Dragon King." Shun made up a terrible lie on the spot.
"Dragon King?!" Regardless, it sounded strong.
"I thought you weren't interested in Logia or Zoan…" Sengoku muttered.
"I'll take them regardless of their nature if they're strong enough."
"So… who are you going to send?" Sengoku asked this time. It was time for a real job.
"Hmm, the Emperor Blackbeard and the former Warlord, Pirate Empress Boa Hancock, are about to clash, huh?" Shun sighed. He hadn't met Hancock for years since the incident. Shun wasn't really worried about Hancock's safety. Blackbeard was weaker than the original, and Rayleigh was there too. Also, he wasn't interested in either of their powers.
But…
"…I'll go there myself."
"!"
"Snake and Shark." Shun summoned the two.
"Father!"
"…"
While Shark silently arrived, Snake was dramatic as she came in for a hug. Shun didn't refuse the hug. Now Snake was carried on his head, with her legs riding on Shun's shoulders.
"…We'll go hunt one of the Emperors of the Sea and a Warlord."
"…"
Though it was a big statement, Snake's presence made it seem unserious. Regardless, Shun was about to teleport to the island where Luffy trained.
"Wait! We want to see what happens!" Sengoku started it, and Garp followed. Hibari and Kalifa wanted to escape their work too, so it became a large group. Regardless, Shun teleported all of them to the island next to Amazon Lily.
As soon as they arrived, they were attacked by a giant lion.
"It'll probably take some time, let's get some food first." Shun said and stabbed the poor lion with his tail imbued with Haki.
"…"
The poor lion died without even being able to resist.
"Lion meat is terrible. Let's go for different meat. We'll use this one as bait."
"Okay!" Only Snake replied as Shun suddenly started acting like they were in survival mode.
"Tsk, bear meat has a terrible smell. But it'll do." Thus, the strange group began eating until the clash was about to happen, according to their spies.
"By the way, you two are not allowed to fight." Shun suddenly said.
"Yeah, we know!" Sengoku replied grumpily.
"Snake and Shark will fight on the front line. I'll give support. I want to see the results of your training."
"Yes!" Despite Snake acting selfishly, she and Shark were among the least troublesome ones.
——
"Oh! They have spotted each other!" Garp shouted inside the paw bubble. The group were now floating above the sky of Amazon Lily.
Currently, on the Amazon Lily island, three groups were present. The first were the original residents, Hancock and her country.
Secondly, there were the Blackbeard Pirates.
Thirdly…
"Why are there Marines here before us?" Shun asked.
"Led by Vice Admiral Yamakiji, the Marines were sent to catch the former Warlord Boa Hancock. Some members from SWORD are here too."
"I see…"
Currently, Blackbeard, two of his captains, and about a hundred fodders had already landed on Amazon Lily. The fodders fought with the Marines.
Meanwhile, Blackbeard and his two captains headed directly toward Hancock's home.
"Blackbeard and Koby again? Why do they meet each other so often?"
Shun's question made them doubt it too, as they were familiar with Koby. Garp was their teacher, while Hibari had once been on the same team.
"Are they really having an affair?"
"…"
Shun's joke this time was hard to laugh at, even for Garp.
Right before Hancock was about to kill Koby, as being hit by her meant death, right before Koby was about to be kicked…
"Black Vortex." Blackbeard heroically appeared and saved Koby in distress. As he pulled Hancock in and caught her by the neck.
Then Blackbeard sent a glance toward Koby, as if asking…
"Was I late?"
"…"
Hancock's power was deadly, as Yonko fodders and Vice Admirals were turned to stone easily. Perhaps it was a butterfly effect from somewhere, but Blackbeard's two captains survived Hancock's ability.
Just when the scene reached its climax…
"You two are kind of in the way. I shouldn't have brought you two. Hide yourselves."
"…"
Hearing Shun's cruel words, the two old men stayed in another floating bubble while the rest of them entered another bubble.
"You two, stay inside and take pictures." Shun said as he handed them a camera Den Den Mushi.
"Yes!"
Thus, the only ones who were about to land were Snake, Shark, and Shun, while Kalifa and Hibari waited inside the paw bubble with cameras.
Now that Shun was a celebrity, he had to record everything so his efforts wouldn't go to waste.
"!!!"
Though Shun didn't use any Haki or magical presence to make himself known, it was impossible not to notice three figures floating down from the sky.
"F-Fleet Admiral Shun!!" Koby shouted in his grandma voice.
"I came because pirates were causing chaos…" Shun gave an excuse as Hancock stared at him hard, making him feel awkward, as the two had left things on a weird note the last time.
"You two kill the two commanders and the other fodder pirates. Don't use the laser ability. It's kind of annoying to the eye."
"Yes!" The two didn't complain about Shun's peculiar command.
The three landed on the ground as well, while Snake jumped toward her target. Shark swam through the ground.
"…"
Now four figures met eye to eye. Blackbeard was still holding Hancock by the neck, bloodied Koby was nearby, and the freshly arrived Shun stood silently.
But…
"W-Wait! I have no plans of fighting you! We'll leave." Blackbeard was smart as usual.
However, Shun pointed toward the distance, where Hibari and Kalifa were recording.
"The camera is already running. No pirate here will escape today." Shun shrugged his shoulders as he focused his magic power on his back, trying to find that tingling feeling…
"Ohh-! Here it comes!" As soon as Shun spoke those peculiar words, a chaotic dark purplish aura came out of Shun. Meanwhile, dark bluish scales appeared on his body.
'Natsu and the others weren't lying…'
"Acnologia's Dragon Force!" Shun laughed as he was now a real Dragon Slayer. Until now, he had been a fake one made from a Lacrima surgery.
"Anyways, why don't you take that hand off?"
"!"
Blackbeard considered crushing Hancock's neck, but he wasn't crazy enough to think that he could beat Shun, so…
He released Hancock.
'Her ability might be the only one in the world that can beat this monster.' Blackbeard smiled. He was a smart man.
"Hey, Pirate Empress. Let's work together against the Marines."
"…"
Shun was always impressed by this guy's ability to survive, as he chose the best option he had in this situation.
But…
"Shut up! Disgusting!" Though bloodied, Hancock fixed her hair and…
"Slave Arrow!" She shot without discrimination at the three figures.
Blackbeard and Koby desperately dodged to survive, but…
The most shocking incident took place right in front of their eyes.
…Shun had unfortunately turned into a statue.
"…"
"…Are you being serious?" Blackbeard couldn't even laugh despite the ridiculous situation.
"Fleet Admiral!!" Even Kalifa couldn't help but be shocked.
"I-I suspected before that Hancock might be his fatal weakness, but… to think he would be defeated in an instant…" Sengoku and Garp couldn't believe what was happening, but… they didn't move. They believed that Shun would do something.
"This is different from Aokiji's frost. You can't get out of it with Haki!" Blackbeard muttered with confusion.
"Is he really done like this?" After this, he immediately rushed forward.
"Zehahaha! I'm not going to miss a chance like this!" He planned to crush the statue.
"!"
But… someone shielded Shun's statue.
"Get out of here, scum!"
"Pirate Empress! Why would you save him? They came to catch you in the first place!"
"…"
Blackbeard's frustration was clear.
"Black Hole!"
A black hole traveled rapidly through the ground. Koby jumped onto the roof of a nearby building, while Hancock carried Shun's statue and jumped too…
"…Why did you shield me?" Suddenly, the statue spoke, no, what had once been a statue spoke with a blush, as Shun had returned to himself. He was currently being held in a princess carry by Hancock.
'…I had been rewinding myself constantly with the Arc of Time since I arrived here.' Shun wasn't crazy enough to face Hancock as an enemy without any tricks.
"Tch, he was faking it…" Blackbeard said and… started sprinting. His speed was unbelievable for his fat body. It would have been an epic scene if he wasn't running back to his ship instead of fighting his enemies.
"Let me go." Shun said as he awkwardly got out of the princess carry from Hancock's arms.
"Oh…" Hancock nodded.
"…"
As soon as he stood on the ground, he disappeared. He was still in his Dragon Force form. Even Wendy could get an insane strength boost when in Dragon Force, so it was easy to imagine Shun in the Dragon Force of Acnologia, of all dragons.
In an instant, Shun caught up with Blackbeard.
"Black Vortex!" The running Yonko turned back and caught Shun in a similar position to how Hancock had been held a few minutes earlier, but…
'Finally, a time to show the result of my training.'
RIP-!!
Shun said as the sound of flesh ripping echoed throughout the chaotic island.
Shun's tail had passed through Blackbeard's stomach and went through his back.
"!!"
Thud-!
Blackbeard fell to the ground, creating a pool of blood. It was a scene similar to what Aramaki once experienced in the spar hall. But this time, there was no kind-hearted healing from Shun.
Pant-! Pant-!
"B-Black Hole…" Blackbeard muttered as he lay on his back. From his back, an enormous amount of darkness was released as it devoured everything it touched, which included even Blackbeard himself.
"!"
"…He can do that?" Shun was impressed by Blackbeard's tenacity.
Pant-! Pant-!
Blackbeard disappeared from his position without a trace.
"He isn't on the island anymore…"
When Shun used his Observation Haki without restraint, he saw a ship with a three-headed dog skull leaving with a bleeding fat man on board.
"Father! Should I give chase?" Snake asked as she and Shark had already taken out the two trash captains from the Blackbeard Pirates.
"No. I'll deal with it."
Shun said as his body started transforming.
ROOARRR—!!
"!!"
Shun transformed into his dragon form. It was exactly the same as Acnologia, but about five times bigger in size, with the More More Fruit ability.
"T-This is his new ability?!"
"Dragon King…"
Sengoku and Garp were enjoying the show.
There wasn't any name for the attack Shun was about to use. It was just a roar, only far more powerful than the one Acnologia used to wipe out Tenroujima in the original timeline.
ROOAAARR—!
High above Amazon Lily, a giant Dragon King with dark blue scales flew through the sky.
The Dragon King opened his massive jaws, collecting blinding white and blue energy into a massive vortex. He released every dragon's signature attack, the breath, a beam of pure, absolute destructive force that completely engulfed the entire sea surrounding the ship.
When the blinding flash cleared, there wasn't even a speck of dust left from the once-feared Emperor of the Sea.
Where the giant three-masted ship once stood, nothing remained but a massive, steaming crater in the middle of the ocean.
ROAR-!
Shun laughed in his dragon form. He didn't even have to check for Blackbeard's corpse, as he now had a bit of a cheat.
He used Historia of the Dead on himself and saw…
'Blackbeard is added to the ranks of people I can summon as a replica.'
If Shun dug deeper, there were more, like Ochoku and Master Zero, etc., but… as they were just fodders, Shun ignored them.
Shun transformed back into his human form and landed on Amazon Lily. But he still kept his tail out, as he liked it a lot.
When Shun looked around, Marines and pirates alike looked at him with fear.
Shun didn't really care. What he was looking for was…
'Found them…' The captains of the Blackbeard Pirates had been turned to stone and crushed brutally by Snake's Devil Fruit.
Now Shun returned to Hancock's side.
"Sorry, but I'll have to capture you."
"…"
Hancock stared into Shun's eyes as she considered what to do. Her life had been complicated for the past two years.
She was supposed to be a maiden in love, but Shun's presence changed her thinking. But she couldn't just jump into Shun's arms… so the day of parting happened between them.
Hancock, who was conflicted over whether to choose Luffy or Shun, ended up with neither, as she stopped visiting Luffy too.
It was the first time she had met either Luffy or Shun in a year.
"…I see." Hancock spoke and… put her arms forward as if telling him to handcuff her.
"…"
Koby, who was witnessing it, couldn't believe what he was seeing.
'Did the Pirate Empress give up after seeing Blackbeard's defeat? I would give up too… Or is she protecting Amazon Lily? That makes more sense…'
Clang-!
Shun handcuffed her without any complicated feelings.
'I'll take some pictures with the handcuffs on, then release her later…' While Shun was planning his little plan…
A wave of Conqueror's Haki stopped his movement.
"…"
With the wave of Haki, a man and woman appeared.
"D-Dark King Rayleigh?!" Koby expressed his shock in his grandma voice.
'And Shakky too?' Shun and Shakky exchanged awkward glances. Shakky knew Shun wouldn't really put Hancock in prison, but… Rayleigh seemed to have a problem.
Meanwhile, Snake came to the handcuffed Hancock and…
"Heh." She smirked at her.
"…"
Snake was in a good mood after seeing her copy in handcuffs. Now she was the only one for Shun.
"…You've fallen low." Rayleigh exclaimed.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Shun asked as he pulled the handcuffed Hancock into his embrace.
Hancock's face flushed. She should have been angry, but… her heart wouldn't stop pounding.
"You bastard, you've been talking behind my back in the newspaper every chance you get." Rayleigh seemed to have come for a different reason than Hancock this time.
'Ray-san came to save Hancock from Blackbeard, but now that Blackbeard is gone, he wants to teach Shu-chan a lesson.' Shakky felt a headache as the two often fought over stupid things, like using Observation Haki to predict their words.
"Pfft-! Hahaha-!" Shun could already imagine the next headline as he laughed out loud.
"Next headline will be, Pirate Empress gets caught, Emperor of the Sea dies while Dark King Rayleigh barely survives with his life intact after begging for his life." Shun exclaimed.
"!"
Clash-!
Rayleigh's sword and Shun's tail clashed as soon as Shun finished talking.
"…"
Advanced Armament Haki, Conqueror's Coating, the two went all out, clashing with each other.
Well, at least Rayleigh did, while Shun used him as a training tool for his tail.
After two hours, the two separated after Shakky started getting angry.
"Wrap up and return. Kill the pirates, don't bother with putting them in prison." Shun commanded Koby's group. The petrified Marines had already turned back to normal with Hancock's help.
Once the pirates and Marines left, Shun, Hancock, Rayleigh, and Shakky entered a private space, which was Hancock's room, to talk.
"Haha, you brat is really out of my level now." Rayleigh laughed as if he had been stronger than Shun at some point.
"So… what do you plan to do with her?" Shakky asked as she looked at the blushing Hancock, still handcuffed by Shun at his side.
"I'll take some pictures with her imprisoned inside Impel Down, then let her escape."
"…"
Shakky and Rayleigh didn't doubt his words, as Shun only lied during the times of his petty grudges.
This time, Shakky turned to Hancock.
"Why don't you two just marry?"
"Eh?!" Hancock's cheeks blushed.
'Those two are surprisingly stupid when it comes to love…' Shakky sighed as she decided to help them.
"If you quit piracy and marry him, Amazon Lily will be protected and you will be free. Your child can be the next empress of Amazon Lily."
"!"
"O-Our child?!" Hancock had steam coming out of her head as she rubbed both of her burning cheeks with her handcuffed arms.
It wasn't exactly the behavior of a prisoner.
Shun wasn't going to comment on her suggestion before Hancock did.
Despite how he acted, he had his pride. He wasn't going to ask for her hand again after their incident over a year ago.
Hancock stole a glance as well, but didn't have the courage to speak.
"…"
The two old people were at a loss for words.
Suddenly, Shakky said.
"We'll inform the others. You two talk alone."
Just like that, they left.
"What do you think?"
"I-I'm fine with either…" Hancock muttered.
'Either what? Marrying me or going to prison?'
Shun wasn't an idiot. He could feel Hancock's hesitation.
'Maybe it's time to drop my stupid pride…' Shun thought as he leaned forward slowly. Just in case Hancock felt uncomfortable with it, he gave her the choice, but… she leaned in as well.
"Mmph-!"
With the kiss, the uneasiness that had been clouding Hancock's mind for over a year finally began to clear.
——
After an hour, the two of them got out of the room.
Hancock's handcuffs had already been removed once they were done.
"…You should stay here for today. I'll come get you tomorrow." Shun said and kissed Hancock in front of the two old people.
"Yes~" Hancock smiled sweetly.
"…"
Creak-!
Shun left without waiting for the comments of the three old people, including one short grandma named Gloriosa.
Once Shun left…
"Snake Princess… Great job!!" Gloriosa shouted, as their country was now safe.
Though they didn't speak, Rayleigh and Shakky agreed that Shun was a better choice than Luffy, who didn't even reciprocate her feelings.
——
Meanwhile, Shun had already returned to Marineford with his group.
"Morgans."
"Yes!" The big-news Morgans had come here at the mention of a big story.
Shun gave him the pictures that Hibari and Kalifa had taken.
"T-This!! It's big news!"
"The headline will be…" The Morgans crew was already planning the news.
"Sea Emperor falls at the hands of the Dragon King Shun. Pirate Empress, the former Sea Warlord, proves her righteous heart as she helps the Fleet Admiral defeat a Sea Emperor. The marriage between the Pirate Empress and the Fleet Admiral. Formidable strength of the Fleet Admiral's children as they take on two captains of the Blackbeard Pirates." Morgans read the information and directives given by Shun… then…
"Let's make the whole page a headline!!" He suggested, to which everyone agreed, as there were simply too many news stories and important pictures.
Once the job was finished, Shun was pondering whether to visit Irene or… Hancock again. But…
[Muzan is successfully fished, he will appear soon.]
"…"
A report came from the key that was connected to Hawk's.
——
Shun directly came to Hawk's location, which was the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Shun wore a mask and hid his presence so as not to scare Muzan away.
'I could just kill him, but… I have to make Gyutaro take the pill or hear his final words. Then bring Shinobu and kill the second Upper Moon. As for the others… they don't matter.'
Soon enough… a man arrived at the Ubuyashiki mansion. His skin was burning due to the poisonous wisteria flowers, but it instantly healed, creating the miraculous sight of a man walking as mist came out of his body.
The man resembling Michael Jackson and Ubuyashiki had a small talk before the entire mansion exploded, causing everyone to be sent to the Infinite Castle.
Only… this time, Shun saved the Ubuyashiki family.
'I guess I'm too nice of a guy.' Shun helped them, as he was the one who came up with this bait plan.
Shun followed a nearby Infinite Castle and entered it. Soon, he found the location of everyone with his Observation Haki. Without hesitation, he headed toward Gyutaro.
"!"
The two met eye to eye. This time, Gyutaro had become the Upper Moon Four!
"How is Ume?" A hoarse voice asked.
"She is mingling along with everyone well. She hasn't killed anyone yet." Shun said, yet, because she was still a bit wild.
"Heh, I see…"
After a moment of silence, Shun spoke.
"I came to kill Muzan today. Take the pill I gave you last time, become a human, and live peacefully."
"…"
"…There's no way I can do that." A hoarse voice came.
"Why?"
"Why?!! Because I'm ugly! Do you see how I look?!"
"…"
The man named Gyutaro seemed to have a deep trauma.
"Is that your only concern?"
"I… only know how to kill. I'll be a burden to Ume."
"…"
Shun no longer asked questions as he knocked the guy out and forcibly turned him into a human.
The same procedure as Daki's.
Then he used his concept repelling on him as he repelled away his… imperfections.
'It's a bit too abstract.' Shun sighed at this but decided to give it a try.
After Shun was done… a totally average guy was born. Named Gyutaro. Neither ugly nor beautiful.
'I don't even think this guy was too ugly. Just a bit too malnourished.'
[Picture]
'This should be enough. I did everything I could.' Shun sighed as he sent him away with a POP-!
——
Next, he found Shinobu.
Shun, with his mask still on, helped her take revenge on the creepy cult leader.
It was way too uneventful. Every time the demon was about to gain the upper hand, Shun would shoot him with a pistol that fired sunlight.
"…"
"I don't feel happy…" As the second Upper Moon died, Shinobu muttered.
"I just feel empty."
"That's how it goes with revenge." Shun said as he hugged her to comfort her.
'But I do feel happy when I take revenge.' Shun thought.
——
As instructed by Shun, Hawk didn't rush to Muzan's side, as he was fighting the Moon Breather Demon instead.
Shun and Shinobu arrived at Muzan's location, where he was fighting the Stone Hashira.
Shun, without any suspense, came up behind him and…
Bang-!
Shot him in the neck with the sunlight. Muzan's body splattered, but he didn't die, as this guy was even more tenacious about survival than Blackbeard.
His body turned into flesh once again as he decided to run, but… Shun stopped time and enveloped the Stone Hashira and Shinobu in a paw bubble to protect them before creating a disaster called…
"Cruel Sun."
In the world of stopped time, Muzan died without even knowing how he died. It was a fitting end for a guy who had terrorized the world for nearly a millennium.
Still… Shun felt sympathy for the guy named Muzan.
He was a man from a family with frail bodies that threatened to kill them before the age of twenty.
"As expected… this world is too weak."