This was a creation called an "Emissary."
On this vast ocean, only Ryan Rowan could create such a thing.
It was made from gravel and Conqueror's Haki.
Because of Ryan Rowan's extremely unique Conqueror's Haki, the Emissary possessed a degree of self-awareness.
As time passed, the Conqueror's Haki stored within the Emissary would begin to deplete. The Emissary's own self-awareness would change drastically depending on the amount of Conqueror's Haki remaining.
One second, it might be a polite gentleman, and the next, a wild and unpredictable madman.
Even Ryan Rowan himself could only control the Emissary's "purpose," but not its personality.
Yet, this was already remarkable.
"To give one's creation self-awareness" – this was something scientists of every era had dreamed of.
Now, by virtue of the still abundant and unknown "Conqueror's Haki," Ryan Rowan had achieved this feat.
...
That day, Rowan conjured a sandstorm in Alabasta, sending the Emissary on its journey to the North Blue.
And when the Emissary finished its conversation with Vinsmoke Judge and returned from the North Blue, it looked up at the sky and slowly dissolved into the wind.
Meanwhile, on the Alabasta desert, Rowan stood, aimed towards the New World, and conjured another sandstorm!
And so, another "Emissary" began its journey.
The Emissary set sail from Alabasta, traveled through the Thriller Bark sea area, Water 7, and the Sabaody Archipelago, finally choosing to change ships and head to the New World via the Red Line.
The Emissary did not choose the route through Fish-Man Island, because given its current personality, it didn't particularly like water.
After passing the Red Line, the Emissary proceeded on a small raft, eventually reaching its designated location –
The territory of the Beasts Pirates, near the sea where those pirates had seen the "Emissary."
Afterward, the Emissary furled the sail on the small raft and sat alone on it, entering a state of near "dormant standby."
This was to minimize the consumption of Conqueror's Haki within its body, allowing the Emissary to persist for a longer time.
Therefore, during those days, anyone passing through this sea area would very likely witness a peculiar sight –
A man in a dark gray robe, sitting alone on a small raft, drifting with the wind.
He looked as if he were asleep, or perhaps lost in thought.
But he was certainly not dead, because an incredibly strong presence emanated from him, filled with immense life force.
And because of this presence, others dared not approach him, only avoiding him from a distance.
...
A few more days passed.
The wind howled, and a storm was brewing.
The most famous "out-of-control hurricane" in the surrounding sea area was about to arrive.
The Emissary still slept on its small raft.
Even as the surrounding waves grew larger, they could not blow the small raft away.
Suddenly, the Emissary's eyelids, which had been still for a long time, twitched slightly.
A strange aura appeared within the Emissary's sensing range – a powerful presence filled with violence and the smell of blood!
The Emissary's body trembled slightly, its eyelids opened first, and it looked up towards the direction of the approaching aura.
"Hmm… what a fierce storm!"
Whoosh—Splash!
Accompanied by the roar of the waves, a pirate ship burst out of the storm.
The Emissary silently observed the ship, then slowly shook its head.
"No, that's not right, it's not them."
The Emissary paid no further attention to that group of pirates and turned its gaze deeper into the storm.
Something was advancing at full speed there!
Boom—Splash!
It was a fleet, its advance accompanied by drum-like roars!
"What a magnificent fleet!"
About five or six massive ships, with black flags flying from their masts, indicating their identity.
A giant skull with tusks sat atop three bones –
The Beasts Pirates, under the command of the Four Emperors, Kaido!
Wherever those black flags appeared on the sea, they were sure to draw much attention.
As expected.
The previous group of pirates, upon seeing the Beasts Pirates' fleet, fled the area at top speed, not daring to linger for a moment.
This was the deterrence the Four Emperors exerted over others!
This fleet, belonging to the Beasts Pirates, charged out of the storm at full speed, but their pace did not slow at all, as if they had a clear target and were in a great hurry.
But no matter how urgent it was, the lookouts on the Four Emperors' ships were not incompetent.
Soon, the lookouts on the ship's masts discovered the strange small raft, and also spotted the "Emissary" sitting on the raft, not yet fully awake from its slumber.
"Captain, there's a weird fellow right in our path!"
The lookout shouted towards a spot on the deck.
There sat an incredibly imposing figure.
He had a ponytail and two braided pigtails, wore a metal jaw covering his mouth, had two tusk-like decorations on his head and shoulders respectively, and wore a feather-like coat.
From his appearance, he was undoubtedly an exceptionally ferocious man.
This was Jack the Drought, one of the notorious "Three Disasters" under the command of the Four Emperors, Kaido!
A user of the Zoan-Zoan Fruit, Ancient Zoan type, Mammoth form!
And the ship he was on was his own Mammoth ship!
At this moment, Jack also noticed the small raft on the sea.
However, unlike the cautious lookouts, Jack frowned and waved his hand, saying, "Don't mind him, just run him over!"
"But… Captain Jack."
The副官 hesitated, stammering, "According to Captain Kaido's orders, we are to go straight to our target without any stops!"
These were orders from the Four Emperors, Kaido, and even Jack's副官 dared not ignore them.
Jack, however, seemed nonchalant, "In that case, we must go straight through him!"
"Wouldn't it be a violation of that order to go around him?"
Jack's words made sense, but the副官 was still conflicted.
"Captain Kaido clearly ordered us not to cause any detours..."
"Who do you think I am!"
Jack roared, stood up from his seat, pointed in the direction of the raft, and shouted, "Ram right through him!"
...
On the other side.
The Emissary slowly stood up, its pupils, as if non-human, began to tremble violently!
That strange feeling was enough to make anyone who witnessed it tremble with fear!
...
As mentioned before.
The Emissary's personality was unstable.
And this time, the "Emissary" who stood in the way of the Mammoth ship was clearly a bit…
unstable.
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