Luffy's heart tightened, and he bit the tip of his tongue, using the sharp pain to regain his ability to move, throwing out attacks with both hands, but they were like stones dropped into the ocean, unable to shake Roy in the slightest.
Luffy watched as that laser grew brighter and larger, yet instead of fear, a strange sense of calm arose in his heart, and he braced himself for death.
But just then, the laser that was about to fire suddenly vanished, as if it had never existed.
"Huh?" Luffy opened his eyes in confusion, only to see Roy had already turned and walked away, his silhouette looking particularly leisurely.
Roy's voice drifted back from a distance, carrying a hint of mockery: "Your grandfather asked me to teach you a lesson. Consider my task complete."
With that, he waved a hand and happily resumed his afternoon tea, leaving Luffy and Zoro staring in shock.
"Ahhh, Grandpa…" Luffy's face twisted in terror at the mention of Garp.
Roy, meanwhile, enjoyed his tea, thinking that things must be in an uproar at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
Roy's guess was correct. The Holy Land of Mary Geoise, the seat of the World Government, was already on high alert, the air thick with tension.
"We have to capture that man!"
The Five Elders sat together at the long table in the conference room, their voices seething with rage, almost shaking the roof.
Their faces were filled with disbelief and fury. For so many years, the Celestial Dragons, as the supreme rulers of the World Government, had never suffered such a direct provocation and injury. This incident was undoubtedly a massive blow to the World Government's authority.
"Who the hell is he? What's our intelligence system doing?" one of the Five Elders demanded angrily.
Yet the conference room fell silent; no one could provide an answer.
It was as if the mysterious culprit had appeared out of thin air.
"Forests, wood… these elements are very much like the characteristics of a Logia-type Devil Fruit."
Just then, a high-ranking official from the Cipher Pol system spoke up, his voice tinged with uncertainty. "I recall there is indeed a man whose fruit abilities are related to such elements…"
Someone in the room immediately recalled that man named Aramaki, who was said to possess special abilities connected to trees.
"Bring him here at once. We must conduct a thorough investigation!" one of the Five Elders commanded decisively, leaving no room for doubt.
Meanwhile, Fleet Admiral Sengoku also rushed to the conference room, his expression grave, clearly shocked by the incident at the Holy Land.
But just as he was about to learn more, the conference room door was suddenly pushed open, and a man hurried in, clutching an object in his hand.
It was a forehead protector.
The sudden appearance of the forehead protector froze the atmosphere in the conference room.
"That guy was definitely wearing this on his head."
Saturn Saint, who had clashed with Roy's wood clone, recognized the object and gritted his teeth as he spoke.
"Senju Hashirama… is that the criminal's name?" The Five Elders examined the forehead protector in turn, their faces etched with seriousness.
Soon, news of this major event at the Holy Land of Mary Geoise spread like wildfire across the world, sparking an enormous uproar.
At Marine Headquarters, Roy sat in a spacious chair, a cup of hot tea in his hand, his gaze fixed on the headline news before him.
On the massive wanted poster, the words were clearly printed: [The World's Most Heinous Criminal – Senju Hashirama, Bounty: 6,000,000,000 Berries].
A subtle smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he remarked, "What a terrifying monster."
Yet, the name "Senju Hashirama" was something he himself had leaked!
"Don't interrupt, Kizaru."
Fleet Admiral Sengoku ignored Roy's leisurely slacking off and addressed the high-ranking Marine officers in the office seriously.
"This Senju Hashirama single-handedly infiltrated the Holy Land and succeeded in killing three Celestial Dragons. According to intelligence from the Holy Land, he ultimately escaped successfully and is now at large. He is without a doubt the most heinous criminal in the world."
"From now on, we must pay close attention to this man's movements and exercise strict vigilance."
Fortunately, the incident occurred at the Holy Land and had no direct connection to Marine Headquarters.
On the contrary, a large number of people within the Cipher Pol system had already suffered due to intelligence failures and inadequate security, which gave Fleet Admiral Sengoku a quiet sense of satisfaction.
After all, the Cipher Pol system had caused the Marines no small amount of trouble over the years.
"Hahaha, to actually kill three Celestial Dragons, this guy is something else!"
Garp couldn't help but burst out laughing, but he quickly stifled his grin after a sharp glare from Sengoku.
And Roy, the mastermind behind it all, sat brazenly in the conference room, muttering "how scary" on one hand and "what a monster" on the other, soon returning to his usual slacking off.
After all, no one could have imagined that Senju Hashirama was the current Marine Admiral.
As he slacked off, Roy considered his next plans.
"The Chunin Exams are about to start. That'll be a good chance to obtain the Sharingan."
"If I could get hold of Hashirama's Impure World Reincarnation form and bring it to the One Piece world, that would be incredible. Hmm, worth a shot."
As Roy planned, he suddenly remembered it was time to pay a visit to the Conan world.
"Though it's felt like a long time for me, in Haibara's world, probably only a day has passed."
Roy thought with resignation.
…
Roy's guess was right. Though he had spent many days in other worlds, from Haibara Ai's perspective in the Conan world, Roy had only been gone half a day.
That very day, Dr. Agasa had taken a group on a bus trip to go skiing, and Haibara Ai had gone along.
But with Conan, the grim reaper, around, how could there not be trouble?
The peaceful atmosphere was shattered when two men in ski wear silently took control of the entire bus, brandishing firearms.
Conan reacted quickly, but unfortunately, his subtle movements didn't escape the criminals' notice, and his phone was ruthlessly taken.
In the end, Conan used his extraordinary deductive skills to swiftly identify a third accomplice among the passengers.
But an unexpected turn occurred: one of the criminals, in a panic, triggered a timer bomb he was carrying. The bomb began its countdown, and the bus was about to become a sea of flames.
At that moment, Haibara Ai's face turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with fear and unease.
"Could this… be that organization's doing again?"
An overwhelming terror rose in her heart, the deep-seated fear of the Black Organization branded into her memory.
Her body trembled uncontrollably, her legs feeling as if bound by invisible chains, unable to take a single step forward.
A wave of exhaustion she had never felt before swept over her, and she even began to wonder if ending it all here might be a form of relief.
She longed to see her deceased sister and find the peace she had been missing.
Outside the bus, Conan was frantic, doing everything he could to find a way to stop the explosion, but could only watch helplessly as time ticked away.
Just as he was on the verge of despair, a deafening explosion roared through the sky, flames shooting into the air.
"Damn it! Why?!" Conan's fists dropped weakly to his sides, his eyes filled with frustration and self-reproach.
Yet amidst the towering flames, a strange streak of light cut across the sky, fleeting as a shooting star, and plunged into the inferno.