aircannonsinc Chapter 404 Gods Don't Understand Human Hearts
Chapter 404 Gods Don't Understand Human Hearts
Chapter 404 Gods Don't Understand Human Hearts
"I see..."
At this moment, looking at Im, who had sprouted two horns on his head and transformed into a male, it seemed that he had almost completely descended into Junzi's body.
Looking down at the massive military formation formed by the navy, which was completely different from its previous aura and incomparable to the previous one, they were amazed.
The twelve constellations stood still, watching Im, who was still continuously absorbing the pure white power from Luffy.
Beneath the mask, Roy's face showed a look of sudden realization.
He recalled that before this operation, he had specifically asked Brooke some questions.
"The creator of the Kingdom of Furidum? Hehehe... I don't know much about that."
"Although I was the captain of the royal guard at the time, the creator of the kingdom was a fact known only to the royal family. All I knew was that he was a great man."
"However, there is one thing I have heard: the name 'Fredum' was given by the first king, and it is said that the original first king, who was also the royal family's surname, had even forgotten his original surname."
"Speaking of which, I think I heard His Majesty the King say something like that—'Liberty is the name of the country.'"
Frederick Fuldt – freedom.
"I should have guessed it."
Luo Yi thought to himself.
"Junzi—the Kingdom of Furidum...that place is Joy Boy's 'Kingdom'!"
He recalled what he had heard when he spoke with the liberator from eight hundred years ago by touching the knot left by Joy Boy.
Joy Boy mentioned back then that he might establish a kingdom, both to attract the World Government's attention for his comrades and to ensure the continuation of his bloodline and will.
And that kingdom is very likely the Kingdom of Furidum.
This also makes sense. The reason why the World Government destroyed the Kingdom of Fury Doum can also explain why that special Road Poneglyph appeared in the Kingdom of Fury Doum and was discovered by Vegapunk. It is very likely that the World Government discovered Fury Doum's identity as a descendant of Joy Boy, so the kingdom naturally faced destruction.
Of course, the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Furidum itself is no longer important today.
What really matters is...
"The soldier who is now standing on the execution platform, whose body has been taken over by Im."
"Joyboy's descendants became Celestial Dragons... Im, that guy has such a twisted sense of humor."
Roy was able to sense Im's malice immediately.
But it is clear that this matter is not as simple as just malice.
As one of the people in the world who understands lineage factor energy and Devil Fruit abilities best, Roy is well aware that Devil Fruits themselves possess a certain degree of will.
Just like how the Time-Time Fruit of Toki Amatsuki is reborn in Wano Country because of Toki Amatsuki's will.
Just like how the Dark-Dark Fruit in the original work would target Blackbeard, who is a member of the David family.
The power of a fruit is itself the embodiment of the will of all living beings in the ocean. They will naturally appear in the place where that will exists and will choose their own master.
Joy Boy is the person chosen by the Nika Fruit, which symbolizes the desire for freedom.
His will even greatly influenced this legendary Devil Fruit, directly causing Joy Boy to be born in every era.
The power of the Nika Fruit itself is to influence those around it—its Liberation Drum can bring freedom to comrades and partners.
In other words...
"The descendants of Joy Boy are naturally likely to possess the quality of 'freedom.'"
The inheritance of bloodlines and wills from generation to generation can make a fruit feel close to a certain family and bloodline. This can be seen in the two Guardian Fruits of Alabasta, which have existed in Alabasta for generations.
As a symbol of "freedom," the Nika Fruit may not remain in the Kingdom of Fredum forever, but it is likely to develop an instinctive affinity for the descendants of Joy Boy.
so...
"Under normal circumstances, freedom would resist Im's constraints, so Im can never gain freedom."
"But this era is different—Luffy's Devil Fruit ability awakened prematurely before he had fully mastered it, which led to the early discovery of the Nika Fruit."
"Then, Im uses Junko to extract the power of the Nika Fruit..."
Killing "freedom" in front of the world will minimize the "Nika Fruit's" will to resist.
Then, the descendants of Joy Boy, who are close to the Nika Fruit, will seize the power of the Nika Fruit in order to overcome the Nika Fruit's natural repulsion from the Abyss.
Im's true purpose was to use this execution to... obtain the "freedom" he had never had!
Now, he has achieved the first step of his plan—he has acquired a part of the concept of "freedom," which has liberated some of the forces that were bound.
And although it is only a part of the "power".
But that power was enough to activate the Ancient Spirit Pivot and create the powerful army before them.
"The Ancient Spirit...is it essentially preserving the souls of those who died in the past, and then allowing them to be 'reborn' through a vessel of this era?"
Looking at the ancient army that had taken over the bodies of the naval soldiers, each with a powerful aura and a cold, hard expression.
Roy even managed to figure out the operating principles of the special ancient technological creation called "Gross Nexus".
"Locking down the battlefield prevents our escape, attracts a powerful army, and Im himself is constantly absorbing the power of 'freedom,' his strength is steadily increasing."
"That's definitely a good plan."
At first glance, Im seems to have really turned the tide, completely reversing the situation in Marineford where the twelve zodiac signs had completely gained the upper hand.
but...
Is that really the case?
Roy's gaze fell on Im, who was on the execution platform not far away.
Then look at the figures near the execution platform.
Those were naval commanders.
Starting from the Rear Admiral level, these generally powerful high-ranking naval officers who had mastered all three types of Haki were not possessed by the spirits within the "Ancient Coffin"—perhaps because, in Im's eyes, their strength was already sufficient to serve as his army, and there was no need to spend extra bloodline factor energy to modify them.
Among them, two people caught Roy's attention the most.
Those were Sengoku, whose face was ashen, and Garp, whose fists were clenched and whose body was trembling. So... a smile appeared on Roy's lips.
"God does not understand the human heart."
"Whether in the past or present—that is precisely the reason for God's failure."
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