King stood rooted to the spot, his black wings trembling slightly and unconsciously.
He gazed at Boss Kaido, who was sighing with emotion, the vast interstellar landscapes from "swallowed star" flashing back constantly in his mind.
Countless civilizations rose and fell in the river of the universe, powerful star races were annihilated in an instant, yet weak life planets could flourish due to chance.
"So that's how it is..."
He slowly removed the mask he had worn for years, revealing his pale face scarred by flames.
The last pride of the lunarian race suddenly seemed so pale at this moment.
He once thought that by following Boss Kaido to overthrow the world, he could restore the glory of their race.
But the cosmic laws described in the book were cruel and clear—the rise and fall of races were like tides, and individual will was but a speck of dust before the long river of time.
A wisp of pale flame ignited on King's fingertips, the divine fire that the lunarian race was most proud of.
But looking at this flickering flame at this moment, he recalled the "Primordial Cosmic Flame" described in the book—that was the supreme power that could incinerate star rivers.
In comparison, the divine fire passed down in their race was as weak as a match in a child's hand.
"We..." His voice was terribly dry, "What exactly are we holding onto?"
His memory flashed back to that snowy night many years ago, the scene of him, a young child, shivering in a pile of his tribesmen's corpses. At that time, he swore to take revenge, to make the world pay.
But thinking about it now, the decline of the lunarian race was perhaps just the most ordinary metabolism in the universe, like the "Silverwing race" described in the book.
King suddenly noticed that the long-accumulated brutality in Boss Kaido's brows had disappeared without a trace at some point.
"Boss, in the future..." King hesitated as he spoke, the novel in his hand still glowing.
"Just like this in the future!" Kaido flicked his large sleeve, buzzing, "From now on, maintain such a comfortable life. What's the point of fighting and killing? It's not as interesting as playing a ranked match!"
Just as he was laughing and preparing to close the novel app to play a duo queue, a push notification suddenly popped up on the screen:
[Major New Book "One Piece" Shockingly Released!]
Kaido and King froze simultaneously, their eyes fixed on the familiar book title.
"This..." King's black wings unconsciously spread, "Could it be..."
"Click it and see!" A glimmer of doubt flashed in Kaido's eyes.
Chapter One: The Execution of Pirate King Roger.
"Interesting, starting from Roger's execution..."
Kaido muttered, then read chapter after chapter.
Chapter Two: The Opening of the Great Pirate Era.
Chapter Three: The Boy from Windmill Village...
Chapter...
"Wait!"
After reading over a dozen chapters, Kaido realized something was wrong. His brows furrowed high, and he smashed the nearby tea table with a slap. "I want to read 'One Piece', not 'Luffy's Growth Diary'!"
With furrowed brows, they quickly read through a dozen chapters, discovering that the plot revolved almost entirely around that silly kid with a Straw Hat.
Kaido's face grew darker and darker, his dragon scales bristling with anger. "I, a dignified Four Emperors, am only fit to be a'supposedly terrifying' background character?!"
When they reached the Marineford War arc, King suddenly gasped, "Boss, it says here that Whitebeard really died in battle!"
"What?!" Kaido snatched the phone.
The battlefield described in the book was ten times more brutal than reality—Whitebeard took hundreds of gunshots and cannon blasts, finally dying standing;
Blackbeard Teach took advantage of the chaos to seize the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, becoming a dual-ability user, a new Four Emperors;
And what concerned Kaido the most was that the book explicitly stated: "Kaido originally intended to participate in the battle, but was intercepted by Red-Haired Shanks midway..."
"Ku lo lo lo!" Kaido suddenly burst into wild laughter, "This version is good! That old man Whitebeard should die like this!"
He swung his dragon claw, directly tipping a hundred thousand Berries, and even left a message: [Author, update quickly! Write more about me! If you keep making that kid Luffy the protagonist, I'll follow the internet cable and chop you!]
King quietly took out his own phone and also tipped fifty thousand Berries, his message more professional: [Suggest adding the background story of the lunarian race, can provide real historical data. Also: please stop making me always wear prisoner clothes.]
Just then, the door was suddenly thrown open.
Jack and Queen rushed in with excitement in their eyes: "Boss! We're Star! Want to team up for ranked matches!"
Kaido waved his hand without even lifting his head: "I'm busy! I'm waiting for the update of 'One Piece'. I have to keep an eye on how the author writes about me!"
King's black wings fluttered slightly, and he quietly pointed to his phone screen.
Jack and Queen exchanged glances, their large faces filled with confusion—ever since Boss Kaido became addicted to novels, the entire Beasts Pirates' style had gone awry.
"What trick are you playing now?" Queen pushed up his sunglasses, his obese body struggling to lean closer.
His gold chain rattled with his movements, and he suddenly froze the moment he saw the screen:
"Holy crap?! 'One Piece'?!"
Jack's bull eyes widened even further, his two elephant tusks almost piercing the ceiling: "This... Isn't this our world?!"
They fumbled for their phones, and upon seeing the familiar words like "Four Emperors" and "Shichibukai" on the table of contents page, the two disasters simultaneously gasped.
"Wait... this chapter title..." Jack's thick finger trembled as he clicked on [Marineford War Arc], "Whitebeard really died in battle?!"
Queen's sunglasses slipped to the tip of his nose, and he stared intently at the description of Blackbeard's dual Devil Fruits in the book: "What a joke! How could that bastard Teach..."
Suddenly realizing something, he abruptly turned his head to look at the throne, "Boss! Does this book say..."
"Ku lo lo lo!" Kaido directly slammed Queen into the wall with his club, "Shut up! I'm re-reading and just got to the crucial part! When did Shanks go to Windmill Village?"
Jack tremblingly scrolled down, suddenly letting out an inhuman howl: "Where's my screentime? There's none at all!" He was furious, "Author, come out! I'll duel you!!"
Queen, with a cigar in his mouth, impatiently swiped at his phone screen with his fat fingers: "What's wrong with this lousy book? It's all about that silly kid with the Straw Hat from beginning to end!"
He was about to explode with anger, "A character as charming as me doesn't even get to be an important supporting character?"
King stroked his chin thoughtfully, his black wings trembling slightly: "Based on my previous reading experience... this narrative style..." He suddenly widened his eyes, "Could it be that that kid Luffy is the protagonist of this book?"
This sentence was like a clap of thunder striking the Onigashima hall!
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