Chapter 115: Pell the Falcon! Uchiha's Water Release: Praying for Rain
Alubarna, the top of the massive clock tower.
The sound of the gears turning was like the countdown of the Shinigami, each "click-clack" striking heavily against Usopp's heart.
The first to arrive were Usopp, Chopper, and the dachshund gun 'Lassoo' who had already switched sides.
Although they successfully defeated the agent duo responsible for guarding this place (Mr. 7 and Miss Father's Day).
What lay before them, however, was an even greater despair.
This massive shell, powerful enough to blow up everything within a five-kilometer radius, actually had a mechanical timer!
Furthermore, the detonation device was designed with extreme precision and complexity, completely encased within a thick outer shell; any attempt at forced removal would instantly trigger the fuse.
"Aaaah!! We're going to die!! We're going to die!!"
Looking at the countdown with less than a minute remaining, Chopper fell back onto the ground in terror, snot and tears flowing freely.
It rushed to the edge of the railing and cried out loudly to the figure below who was shouting in despair under the great clock:
"Vivi-san!! Run!! There's no other way! It's going to explode!!"
Beside it, the dachshund Lassoo was also crouching on the ground, its limbs trembling.
Because it had previously been threatened by Usopp with a hammer—"Either become my pet, or become scrap metal."
Under the instinct of survival, it could only submissively yield to this Long-nosed God, currently letting out a whimper.
"Shut up! Everyone shut up!"
Usopp was drenched in sweat, his hands trembling as he gripped a screwdriver and pliers.
He was trying to find a glimmer of hope within that complex mechanical structure.
"You can do it... Usopp... You are a brave warrior of the sea..."
"Calm down... just cut this wire..."
"Snap!"
A screw was snapped off, and the countdown actually sped up by a second.
"Aaaah!! You can't do that!! You idiot Usopp!!"
Usopp clutched his head in a breakdown, his tools dropping all over the floor:
"Waaaaah! I can't do it! I'm done for! I'm a sniper, not a bomb disposal expert!!"
Only 30 seconds remained.
In the plaza below, hundreds of thousands of Royal Army and Rebel Army soldiers crazed with bloodlust were still frantically hacking at each other, blood staining the stone bricks; they were completely unaware that the Shinigami above their heads had already raised his scythe.
"Everyone!! Please stop fighting!!!"
Vivi stood beneath the clock tower, shouting at the top of her lungs.
But her voice was too small, instantly drowned out by the deafening roar of cannon fire and battle cries.
Just at this moment of utter despair.
"Swoosh—"
A white figure streaked across the sky and landed on the top of the clock tower.
It was the Vice-Captain of the Royal Guard, Pell the Falcon, covered in wounds and dripping with blood.
He looked at Usopp, who was still trying to dismantle the bomb despite being in tears, and a flash of gratitude crossed his eyes.
"There's no time, outsider."
Pell clutched his wound, his voice calm and gentle:
"Thank you... for everything you've done for this country."
"Eh?" Usopp was stunned.
The next second.
The muscles on Pell's body suddenly bulged, his arms transformed into wide wings, and he instantly shifted into his massive falcon form.
Without any hesitation.
This Guardian Deity of Alubarna extended his sharp claws, grabbed the massive timed shell in one go, and flew out of the clock tower.
"Hey!! Big bird! What are you doing!!" Usopp shouted while leaning over the railing, his snot trailing long.
Pell did not look back.
He gripped that sphere of death that was about to detonate and, with the last of his strength, flapped his wings and soared high, straight into the clouds!
In the middle of the wind, Pell looked down at the city he had guarded his whole life, and at Princess Vivi, whom he had carried on his back since she was a child.
"Princess Vivi..."
A smile of relief appeared at the corner of Pell's mouth:
"To be able to serve the Nefeltari Family... has been the honor of my life."
5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Flying ten thousand meters into the sky, Pell became a mere black dot.
"BOOM!!!!!"
A massive fireball, brighter than the sun, suddenly exploded in the sky above Alubarna.
The terrifying sound of the explosion shattered the clouds, and a powerful shockwave swept across the sky.
At that moment, the entire city was illuminated in a ghastly white by this second sun.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the terrifying firelight in the sky.
Pell...
The aftereffects of the explosion blew away the haze that had originally shrouded the city.
Although the threat of the bomb was resolved, the people were still in a state of frantic confusion; they did not lay down their weapons, and the momentum of the slaughter continued.
At the edge of the Palace Plaza.
"Swish."
A dark shadow descended.
Tatsuya landed steadily on the ground, carrying the unconscious King Cobra on his shoulder, holding Robin in one hand, and with Luffy tucked under his arm.
He set everyone down and looked up at the gradually dissipating firelight in the sky and the still-parched earth.
"Was that... Pell the Falcon? Dammit, I arrived too late."
Tatsuya's eyes flickered, and he then glanced at the crowds still facing off around him.
"Crocodile has been sent flying, and the effect of the Dance Powder on the climate should be disappearing as well..."
Tatsuya felt the water molecules in the air that were already beginning to grow restless, and a curve formed at the corner of his mouth:
"In that case, I'll give it one last push."
Tatsuya took a deep breath and walked onto a high platform in the plaza.
He slammed his hands together and then his fingers flew as he formed extremely complex hand signs.
The Chakra within his body surged out like floodwaters through an open gate; this time, he mobilized all his remaining Chakra without reservation.
Tatsuya looked up at the clouds stirred by the explosion's shockwave.
"Come down for me!!"
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!!!!"
Roar—!!!
It was not for the purpose of attacking an enemy.
An unprecedented, massive water dragon dozens of meters in diameter erupted from Tatsuya's mouth.
It roared and meandered, carrying incredible kinetic energy as it surged into the sky.
The water dragon did not fall after reaching the sky; instead, it instantly burst apart, turning into countless droplets of water vapor and becoming the perfect condensation nuclei.
This instantly triggered the rain clouds that had accumulated for so long but had been unable to fall.
The sky turned dark.
One drop.
Two drops.
The cool liquid fell onto the face of a soldier who thought he was going to die from the sun.
"This is..."
Splash!!!!! house
A torrential downpour, like the Heavenly River pouring over, descended from the sky without warning!
This rain not only extinguished the fires of war everywhere but also quenched the blinded frenzy and killing intent in people's hearts, waking up those who had been crazed with bloodlust.
"Rain...?"
"It's rain!!!"
"It's raining!!!"
A Rebel Army warrior tremblingly reached out his hand, caught the rainwater and brought it to his parched mouth; the long-lost sweetness made tears stream down his face:
"The water of Yuba... is back!!"
The heavy rain poured down, washing away the blood and hatred on the earth.
In this sky-filling curtain of rain.
Vivi finally climbed to the top of the clock tower and picked up the broadcast loudspeaker that had not been destroyed.
That voice, which had been drowned out by the fires of war, finally at this moment, accompanied by the sound of rain, spread clearly throughout the plaza and into everyone's ears:
"Everyone!!!!"
Vivi's voice had a sob in it, yet it resonated with the power of rebirth:
"Stop fighting!!!"
"The nightmare is over!!"
"The battle... is over!!!!"
Clang.
A longsword fell onto the stone bricks wet with rain.
Immediately followed by a second, a third...
Countless soldiers and rebels dropped the weapons in their hands.
They fell to their knees in the rain, looking at the "enemies" beside them, only to realize they were all their own compatriots, neighbors, and even relatives.
"Waaaaah..."
Cries erupted in the rain. People embraced and wept together in the rainwater, washing away all the suffering and sins of the past three years.
Alabasta's nightmare was finally brought to a close in this long-overdue downpour.
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