"Crack sizzle… Crack sizzle…"
Inside the lab, bright blue sparks jumped and danced around Roya, never stopping.
Roya opened his eyes, and a blue light shone from his pupils. His body, made of flesh and blood, slowly turned into pure thunder, and endless power surged through him!
He now understood how Enel felt.
"I--am Kami!"
This is the power of a god!
From this moment on, no one could force him to do anything he didn't want to do.
Vegapunk hid in a corner, watching as Roya transformed into lightning. His eyes grew dull, filled with sadness.
"It's the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"
"Such a loss, such a waste!"
He didn't know what Enel's power was, and he hadn't bothered to ask. But if he had known it was the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he would have begged Roya not to eat it.
In his mind, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was like having an endless source of energy, a fantastic gift for scientific research.
But it was too late now.
Roya looked at Vegapunk and bowed slightly, showing his thanks. Without the doctor's research, he would have had to search for the Dark-Dark Fruit if he wanted to get the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
"Thank you, Doctor."
"Ah!"
Vegapunk sighed. What was done was done. There was no point in feeling sorry about it. All he could do was wish him well.
"Roya, I hope you use this power for good."
"I will!"
Roya nodded seriously.
With this important matter settled, he felt a great sense of relief. Now, he needed to spend time getting used to his new powers.
He stayed at the Research Institute for a few more days, helping Vegapunk with blood tests and physical exams, before finally saying goodbye.
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Half a month later, on Sky Island.
At the center of the island, the Shrine ruins near the giant vines were being repaired quickly. The Gold Bell was also moved to this spot.
The Shandia people, who were native to Sky Island, had gathered here.
"Damn it, this woman is a monster!"
They had challenged the new god, Yamato, again and again, but they kept losing. However, even though she was strong, she wasn't as impossible to beat as Enel had been.
This gave them hope.
Inside the Shrine.
"When is Roya coming back?"
Yamato lay on the god's seat, yawning with boredom. She had spent over two weeks exploring Sky Island, but she was starting to lose interest.
If it weren't for the Shandia warriors keeping her company, she would have been even more bored. The Shandia people had interesting fighting styles, which she enjoyed watching.
"Huh!"
Suddenly, Yamato's ears perked up. She could sense Roya's presence.
"Crack!"
A bolt of lightning ripped through the sky and landed in the center of the Shrine. When the bright light faded, Roya was standing there for everyone to see.
"Roya!"
Yamato was happy to see him.
Being in a new place was exciting at first, but after a while, it just wasn't as fun.
Yamato ran to Roya, thinking about how he had appeared as lightning, and asked with a confused look, "Roya, did you turn into lightning just now?"
"Yeah, I'm a Devil Fruit user now."
Roya nodded with a smile and closed his eyes.
His Observation Haki instantly spread out, covering all of God's Island and Angel Island - it was completely different from before!
He could hear many "heart voices!"
If he wanted to, he could read their thoughts, knowing everything they were thinking.
This powerful ability was almost as good as seeing the future.
Roya stopped reading their thoughts.
He didn't want to invade their minds. Everyone deserved their privacy, and some thoughts were better left alone.
"Uta is singing?"
He could sense Uta outside the Shrine.
"Let's go find Uta."
Roya walked out of the Shrine and soon arrived at the makeshift stage.
Uta was standing on the stage singing, surrounded by the Sky Island residents and the Shandia people, who were clearly separated into two groups.
A song ended quickly.
Uta saw Roya and immediately ran down the stage. "Roya, you're finally back! We've been waiting for so long!"
"Sorry, let's leave now."
Roya waved with a smile, and Little Pink immediately flew down from the sky, its huge dragon head next to them.
"Anything else to say?"
"Nope!"
The two said together.
Yamato climbed onto Little Pink's head and waved goodbye to the crowd. "We're leaving, goodbye! You have to get along well!"
"..."
The Sky Island people and the Shandia people looked at each other.
They knew the new god would leave, but they didn't expect it to be so soon. It seemed like they weren't sad at all, as if they were just playing a game.
After the dragon flew away.
The two groups stared at each other with serious expressions. After Enel's reign of terror, both sides wanted peace, but they needed to decide who owned God's Island.
And Shandora's Light!
"Let's stop fighting for now. We have more important things to do!"
"We think so too!"
"Dong--Dong--Dong--"
The Bell rang out.
They wanted to use the Bell to honor the person who had defeated Enel.
On the dragon's head, Yamato and Uta heard the Bell coming from behind them, looked at each other, and giggled.
"Roya, where are we going next?"
"Water 7."
Roya said with a smile, "The preparations for the concert are done, and everyone is waiting for us. We need to hurry."
"Understood!"
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Three days later, Water 7, the world's biggest shipbuilding base. Water 7 was famous around the world. Even the World Government trusted Water 7 to build its warships.
The preparations for the Peace Band concert were complete, and the people of Water 7 were excited for the concert to begin.
Thanks to the Sea Train, people from Spring Queen City, Gourmet City, and Carnival City, the three major tourist towns along the Sea Train route, had also come to Water 7.
Not only that, but many news reporters had gathered here, because besides the concert, there was something else very important happening.
When Roya and the others arrived in Water 7, they didn't even have time to take a break before they were pulled to the square in front of the City Hall. Someone put a giant trophy in Roya's hands.
Mayor Iceberg was also there to take a photo.
"Ka Ka Ka!"
Reporters raised their Den Den Mushi, snapping photos like crazy!
A leader of what looked like an organization read from a speech, "Thank you to the Peace Emissaries Band for their contribution to promoting world peace. After careful consideration, our Yibell Committee has unanimously decided to award the Peace Emissaries Band the Yibell Peace Prize!"
"Pa Pa Pa!!!"
Cannons boomed, and the applause was deafening.
Roya was still a bit confused.
What was the Yibell Peace Prize?
Wait, he thought he had heard of it!
Now that he thought about it, Lu Yun had mentioned it when he was showing him weapons. Vegapunk had won the Yibell Peace Prize for inventing the Techno-Flower Bullets that turned bullets and shells into flowers.
This award was very prestigious.
And now, he had truly become a symbol of peace!
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On the other side, in the Holy Land of Mariejois.
Inside a Celestial Dragon's room.
"Uta-chan, you're finally here!"
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