Rin Aokawa sat atop the Sea Monster's head.
He recalled that quite a long time had passed since he released [Top 10 Strongest Legendary Pokémon, TOP 3: World-Ending Red Light, Ultimate Power].
His World Luck Value should have been settled by now.
Before TOP 3 had been released—
The Pokémon world's World Luck Value had already been stuck at:
99/100.
Just one point short of being maxed out.
After finishing TOP 3—
Surely it wouldn't give him not even one point, right?
If it worked like that certain scammy shopping app from his previous life, only giving tiny fractions of a point toward the end—
Rin Aokawa would really be tempted to beat this trash system to death.
With a thought, his personal panel appeared.
Pokémon World Luck Value: 100/100 (Full).
"Ding! Congratulations, Host. The Pokémon world's World Luck Value has reached full capacity. A brand-new function has been unlocked."
A torrent of information surged into his mind.
Only after quite some time—
Did he slowly open his eyes, excitement flashing within them.
So that was how it worked.
"Then let's begin."
"Open the Myriad Realms Void."
At the same time—
Across the anime dimensions of the heavens…
In the world of One Piece, within the territory of one of the Four Emperors, Red-Haired Shanks—
Mihawk sat cross-legged with his eyes shut, like an ordinary man. The sword intent that used to make one's skin sting with a single glance had completely vanished.
At this moment, he no longer seemed like the world's greatest swordsman.
Just a completely ordinary person.
A hundred meters away, Shanks sat in the same posture, eyes closed, immersed in a state of self-forgetfulness.
He no longer seemed like one of the emperors of the sea.
Just an ordinary cripple.
"W-What exactly did these two monsters comprehend?!"
Red Hair Pirates' first mate, Benn Beckman, wore a grave expression. Though his weapon was a gun, he was also a great swordsman.
After watching the TOP 3 video—
After witnessing the Sword King Zacian's battle, he too had gained some insight, and his swordsmanship had improved considerably.
But what exactly had Mihawk and his captain comprehended?!
Though neither of them leaked even the slightest trace of aura or sword intent—
Just sitting there gave off an incomparably sharp sensation, as if they themselves had become swords!
Suddenly—
Benn Beckman saw Mihawk and Shanks open their eyes at the exact same moment.
The instant their eyes parted, a flash of divine brilliance flickered past.
"Back off! Fall back!"
He hurriedly led the others into a rapid retreat.
Boom—!!
A terrifying sword intent erupted from both men, turning into a storm of blade-like wind that ravaged everything around them.
Invisible sword intent blazed brilliantly.
Thin cracks appeared across the ground, as though carved by unseen blades, dense and innumerable.
Neither of them drew a sword.
Instead, they raised an arm above their heads and used their hands as swords, slashing fiercely toward the distant sea.
Boom!!
The surging ocean split apart.
The sea was cleaved in two and could not close again for a long time.
A chasm like a heavenly moat stretched across the ocean, extending all the way to the horizon.
Every pirate in the Red Hair Pirates who used a sword had their eyes bulging out.
They hadn't even used swords???
That slash was simply too damn terrifying.
If a hundred warships had been lined up in a row, that single strike could have cut all of them in half.
And the most outrageous part—
They hadn't used swords at all.
They had used their hands in place of swords.
That was absurd.
A fine blade—for a great swordsman, where sword and blade were one and the same in the pirate world—was life itself, capable of greatly increasing one's strength.
The Twelve Supreme Grade Blades.
The Twenty-One Great Grade Blades.
The Fifty Skillful Grade Blades.
Each of these famed swords, especially the Twelve Supreme Grade Blades, was the dream of every swordsman.
Why?
Because for a swordsman, a good sword was quite literally like giving wings to a tiger.
A great swordsman without a sword was like a human having both hands cut off.
Even someone as powerful as Mihawk, the world's greatest swordsman—without his blade, even a stronger Marine Rear Admiral from headquarters could beat him.
And yet Mihawk and Shanks had unleashed such a horrifying slash with their hands acting as swords.
It shattered everyone's understanding of the world.
Could swordsmen… really fight like this!?
Most of the swordsmen across the seas had already gained substantial enlightenment by watching Zacian's battle.
Their swordsmanship had improved significantly.
As for those who watched Zamazenta's battle, their Armament Haki had improved greatly as well, and their defensive ability had risen by a large margin.
The one who gained the deepest insight from watching Zamazenta was Diamond Jozu of the Whitebeard Pirates.
After watching the video, he had a revelation concerning the powers of the Diamond-Diamond Fruit.
His Devil Fruit ability had already reached the level of awakening.
In the Bleach world—
Within the Seireitei and Hueco Mundo, terrifying sword intents shot into the sky like white beams.
In the Bleach world, every strong fighter's natal weapon was a blade.
A Zanpakutō.
Their gains were immense, especially for the Gotei 13, the Visored, the Arrancar, and Aizen, lord of Hueco Mundo.
These top-tier powerhouses had all glimpsed a path forward through the sword.
Then—
Something new appeared on the Dimension Platform.
"A new feature from the Dimension Platform? It actually costs 1,000 Dimension Coins."
Aizen grew curious, then promptly paid the 1,000 Dimension Coins.
Everyone capable of paying 1,000 Dimension Coins showed no hesitation and paid as well.
They all had a feeling—
This was something extraordinary.
The moment payment was completed—
A dizzying sensation overtook them.
Then they discovered they had arrived in a void-like space.
Utter silence.
Not a trace of light.
No sense of time.
No sense of space.
There was no ground beneath their feet either.
They simply floated strangely in the void.
"W-What… what is this place?"
Suddenly, everyone froze.
Countless blurry figures had appeared all around them.
Dense beyond measure.
Endless.
Packed throughout the empty void.
Everyone's scalps went numb.
There were way too many people here!!
Did their own worlds even have this many people?
The silent world lit up.
A vast galaxy stretched overhead, stars as numerous as grains of sand in a heavenly river.
An indescribably majestic being stood within this world, endless chaos above its head, hundreds of millions of stars forming silver rivers that circled around its body.
[The Myriad Realms Void is a place for different dimensional worlds to communicate. By paying Dimension Coins, living beings from the myriad worlds may enter in the form of consciousness projections.]
A voice like a great bell spread from the mouth of that indescribable existence, resounding through the entire Myriad Realms Void.
Everyone's pupils contracted.
They were completely stunned.
Stormy waves surged through their hearts.
They looked at the unfamiliar beings around them.
Every single one of them—
Was actually from another world!!!?
The Myriad Realms Void.
This place actually allowed people from completely different worlds to communicate with one another!?
[My name is Rin Aokawa.]
Everyone sucked in a cold breath.
So this was Rin Aokawa—
The creator of the Top 10 Legendary Pokémon videos!!!
All those who had cursed Rin Aokawa in private as a dog author felt their throats tighten in fear.
[The Top 10 Strongest Legendary Pokémon of the Pokémon World, TOP 10 through TOP 3, have now all been ranked.]
[The ranking rewards for the first eight places will now be distributed.]
Across the myriad dimensions—
The people of the Pokémon world did not appear within the Myriad Realms Void.
Then—
With a wave of that majestic being's hand—
The Myriad Realms Void turned dark once more, becoming like a giant curtain, almost like a video screen.
An image appeared.
A planet came into view.
No one found it unfamiliar.
It was precisely the Pokémon world.
At the same time—
In the Pokémon world, a majestic voice rang out in everyone's minds.
[The ranking rewards for TOP 10 through TOP 3 will now be distributed.]
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