A short while ago, this auditorium was filled with laughter and cheers.
Gordon informed all the citizens about Uta’s departure. People who settled in this country all share a special love for music, so when they learned that Uta was leaving with the Red Hair Pirates the next day, there was a hint of reluctance in their hearts.
Therefore, during this farewell party, everyone wanted to hear Uta’s songs one last time.
Some brought their own sheet music, eager to hear how Uta would perform their compositions. Others brought special souvenirs.
Uta did not disappoint their hopes. She took the scores and, and stepped onto the stage, accompanied by the band.
However, as her voice was transmitted underground, the sheet music began to stir.
During a break, Uta noticed several scattered scores on a chair. Thinking they were accidentally left behind by others, she picked them up and hummed a few lines, unwittingly setting off an uncontrollable chain of events.
The ground of the venue cracked, and amidst the tremors, an anomaly occurred.
…
Fluttering his insect wings, Tesoro brought Stella and Gordon to a safe place, and entrusted Stella to his subordinates.
“Dice! Tanaka! Protect them! Baccarat, don’t use your ability unless it’s absolutely necessary! If things get out of control, retreat to the harbor immediately, and get far away from here!”
Tesoro kicked away a flying boulder and continued issuing commands to those around him. While Baccarat’s Metronome was useful, facing this natural disaster-like situation would significantly drain her stamina.
In this situation, Tesoro quickly made the decision to retreat.
He was willing to lend a hand as long as he could handle the situation. However, if things exceeded his capabilities, he wouldn’t hesitate to take Stella and leave. To him, a single Stella was more important than the people of the entire country.
However, since the situation hadn’t escalated to that extent yet, he decided to try resolving the issue first. Then, he turned his gaze towards Gordon, whom he had brought along.
“Hey, aren’t you the king? Quit acting clueless! Or do you really not know anything?”
“That’s…the Tot Musica, a forbidden score. It’s using Uta’s Devil Fruit…”
Uta was also a Devil Fruit user, specifically Paramecia-type Sing-Sing Fruit’s user. She could materialize her singing voice, creating Musical Note Soldiers and Musical Note Demon King.
She could also guide others into a virtual space through her songs and to some extent, control those who are unconscious in the real world.
But Uta’s mastery of the fruit was still low. She could only extend her voice’s range using it.
The Sing-Sing Fruit itself didn’t enhance one’s singing ability, so Uta’s singing talent is unrelated to it. Since none of the fruits’ abilities are explicitly stated, Gordon also didn’t notice this detail.
“Then what is it exactly? Cut the crap and get to the point.”
“It’s using Uta; it discovered she was a Devil Fruit user before me. Once the user of the Sing-Sing Fruit sings this particular song, it can break the seal…”
“Alright, how do we deal with it? Knowing these details means others have faced this similar situation before, right?”
The fact that this incident was fully known meant there were witnesses or survivors. Since this demon king can be sealed, it indicates that someone sealed it before, which means there is a solution.
“The Demon King of Songs exists not only in the real world but also in another dream world or a world of spirits. However, its appearance merges these two worlds. To defeat it, we must attack it simultaneously in both worlds.”
“Are you toothpaste or what! Do you have to wait until I ask you a question before you answer? How do I get there?
“I… don’t know. Normally, only the user of the Sing-Sing Fruit could transport us, but with Uta now…”
“Damn it… Where’s your treasure vault? Take me there!”
At this moment, a colossal monster was circling in the sky, clad in a black suit and top hat, its face concealed behind a menacing white mask. Its shoulders and chest were surrounded by other menacing skulls, while its arms resembled elongated piano keyboards.
Its sinister maw spewed lightning, wreaking havoc on the city.
This type of gigantic enemy is Tesoro’s most hated opponent. He had tried to attack it before, but it was entirely ineffective. He couldn’t even stop it, let alone find another way.
Even if he cared little for the lives of ordinary people, he had to find a way to buy time for Stella.
…
“Shanks, what do we do?!”
The Red Hair Pirates looked on helplessly at this monster that Uta had transformed into; their attacks were ineffective against this demon’s body.
“Damn it! Uta! Snap out of it, don’t let this thing control you!”
Hongo, the ship’s doctor of the Red Hair Pirates, roared at the demon king, but it was futile.
At this moment, Gordon was thrown over, and Shanks repeated the questions Tesoro had asked.
“So… we just wait for Uta to run out of stamina?”
According to Gordon’s explanation, the appearance of the Demon King of Songs is tied to the Sing-Sing Fruit’s dimension. Many abilities cease to function when the devil fruit user loses consciousness, making this seem like their only option.
Shanks drew Gryphon from his waist and slashed at the Demon King of Songs’ arm, aiming to swiftly defeat this monster and free Uta as soon as possible.
Shanks had always been left-handed, and the power of his sword strikes with his left arm is much greater than with his right. But even he couldn’t leave a mark on the demon king’s body, only further enraging it.
Just as the monster opened its maw to unleash lightning once more, a pair of golden hands suddenly extended out from afar, grabbing it from behind.
“Gordon, you are too poor as a king!”
Tesoro had been learning here for over a month, so he was no longer as unfamiliar with Gordon as he had been at the beginning.
The reason he sought the treasure vault was to utilize his Gol-Gol Fruit. Originally, he wanted to create a golden giant to distract the enemy, but the treasure reserves of the Elegia Kingdom were not enough to do that. In the end, he only managed to create a pair of golden hands.
However, he still successfully attracted the attention of the Demon King of Songs. Taking advantage of the moment when it turned its head, Shanks swung his sword again and slashed at its mask. The Demon King, in pain, let out a roar, but the lightning still shot out, leaving a large swathe of ruins in the kingdom.
“This damn demon… Tesoro! Can you restrain it completely?!”
“I can’t! There’s not enough gold here!”
If this were City of Gold, he could have tried something, but with so little gold, he had reached his limit. Even with his Gol-Gol Fruit enhancing the controlled gold, it was slowly breaking free from his golden hands.
“Then try it once more; Consider it a favor I’ll owe you!”
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