Chapter 81
The zanbatō before him could sense Victor's fondness and trembled slightly in response. Immediately after, the zanbatō used its own energy to fly up and hover in the air.
"Hahaha, so this is a flying sword. Very nice, but it can't carry a person's weight." "However, I don't need to ride a flying sword. Otherwise my Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability would be wasted." "And these seven gems are indeed for storing energy—after reforging, the storage capacity has increased more than threefold." "No wonder the original Shichiseiken had to absorb the wielder's soul."
Victor looked at the zanbatō in front of him and laughed happily.
"Alright, let's give you a new name. The seven gems form the shape of the Big Dipper." "From now on, you'll be called Polaris—it matches your appearance perfectly."
Victor thought for a moment and gave the zanbatō a poetic name.
Polaris immediately flew around joyfully in the sky like an excited child.
Because of Polaris's spirituality, Victor didn't store it in his internal space but carried it on his back. When needed, Victor could summon Polaris with his mind, and it would instantly appear in his hand. He could even control Polaris remotely for attacks or let Polaris attack on its own.
This trip was worth it.
At that moment, a group of residents from Asuka Island arrived in a crowd, following the guardian clan elder.
"Where's the Shichiseiken? Didn't they say it was drawn? Is it on that person's back?" "It doesn't look like it—the Shichiseiken isn't that long. Did it fly away on its own?" "Huh? That shouldn't be possible. Otherwise the Shichiseiken wouldn't have been sealed here for so long."
They were island residents summoned by the elder to help—they all knew about the Shichiseiken. But when they didn't see the Shichiseiken, they immediately started discussing.
"Young man, where did the Shichiseiken you drew go?" The elder hadn't seen the Shichiseiken either and asked Victor.
"The Shichiseiken has been reforged by me—now there is only Polaris." Victor saw the elder finally speaking to him.
"Hm? What do you mean?" The elder didn't understand, but something felt off.
"Polaris, show them." Victor said with a smile.
As soon as the words left his mouth, Polaris unsheathed from Victor's back and shot into the sky. It performed a beautiful sword flourish, then turned and flew back in front of Victor.
Everyone present stared in stunned disbelief.
"This… this is impossible!" "Is this the Shichiseiken? Where's the curse? Am I seeing things?" "It really was reforged? That means Asuka Island is no longer affected by the Shichiseiken's curse?"
Seeing this scene, they had no choice but to believe Victor's words. Immediately after, they became excited.
They weren't worried about who took the Shichiseiken—they were afraid of being harmed by its curse. Now knowing they would no longer be affected by the Shichiseiken, how could they not be thrilled?
Even the guardian clan elder was stunned. But he didn't know whether to laugh or cry—his belief in guarding the sword for so many years vanished in an instant. His heart felt empty, as if he had suddenly lost purpose. Did the guardian clan still need to exist?
But Victor didn't care about that. He sheathed Polaris again. Then he transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared from the islanders' sight.
"Ah? Is he a Devil Fruit user?" "No wonder—no wonder this young man wasn't afraid of the Shichiseiken. He's a powerhouse." "So everything is true." "Woo-hoo!"
In an instant, all the residents burst into cheers.
Meanwhile, Victor headed toward the Grand Line—he planned to return to Boin Archipelago for a rest. After all, it had been over ten years since he last returned to Boin Archipelago, which was his home in this world.
Soon, Victor arrived at Boin Archipelago. The familiar Baron Omatsuri, the familiar aura, the familiar delicacies, and that familiar giant abyssal maw.
Victor didn't descend immediately—he hovered in the air, smiling down at the Baron Omatsuri below.
"How about using the Devour-Devour Fruit ability to fuse these Baron Omatsuri into one new super Baron Omatsuri?"
Victor suddenly had the idea of creating an enormous Baron Omatsuri. But first, he collected most of the food on top.
Under his Mantra, most of the food on the Baron Omatsuri was instantly stored in his internal space. It was a good replenishment.
Immediately after, he summoned a super-giant Devour maw. The massive Devour maw could swallow five or six nearby Baron Omatsuri at once, so it dove downward without hesitation.
The Baron Omatsuri seemed to sense something and immediately began closing its petals, like a stress response. However, Victor left many smaller Baron Omatsuri to continue growing.
As the Devour maw swallowed the six largest Baron Omatsuri, Victor quickly fused them into one super-giant Baron Omatsuri. After the fusion, Victor granted it new consciousness. This way, the super-giant Baron Omatsuri became Victor's pet. Moreover, Victor could sense its simple emotions and needs—hunger, pain, happiness, etc.
After Victor returned it to the sea, the Baron Omatsuri rooted itself in the ocean floor again. When fully expanded, it was now a truly colossal creature—a massive island in its own right.
Once the Baron Omatsuri settled, it immediately conveyed its hunger. So Victor summoned Polaris, gripped it, and began hunting Sea Kings and other giant fish nearby.
Victor could also test Polaris's power—when he used Polaris, it conveyed energy demands. Victor only needed to coat it in Haki or wrap it in Haki to nurture Polaris while storing Haki in the gems. Now Haki was its energy source. Alternatively, Polaris could absorb other energies—after killing, it could absorb the opponent's blood and soul. But this required Victor's permission unless he lost consciousness.
Soon, Victor hunted plenty of Sea Kings and fish—enough to satisfy the Baron Omatsuri. With Victor's feeding, the Baron Omatsuri finally conveyed satisfaction.
Victor smiled at the corners of his mouth. Soon, all kinds of mouth-watering delicacies reappeared on the Baron Omatsuri.
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