One Piece : Glory To The Fleet Admiral

Chapter 495: Imu Annihilated?

Orion stepped forward in a flash, looking down at Imu as she revealed her dark crimson pupils.

Without the slightest hesitation, he raised his hand, gathering Conqueror's Haki, and slammed it down onto Imu's forehead.

With a dizzying explosive sound, the impact of Conqueror's Haki instantly spread outwards, centered on Imu.

Immediately after, Imu let out another uncontrollable, agonizing scream.

"Argh!!!"

"What have you done to me?!"

Imu's shrill voice was like a demon's roar, and the demonic wings on her back trembled violently.

Yet no matter how fiercely Imu struggled, she couldn't break free from Orion's Haki suppression.

Ignoring Imu, Orion continuously channeled his Haki through her forehead, pouring it into her body to assault the demonic silhouette lurking within.

As Conqueror's Haki flooded into Imu's body like a tidal wave, her struggles grew even more frenzied.

Wisps of black mist seeped from the wings on her back, gradually coalescing in mid-air to form the outline of a silhouette.

"So it's true—you're the one manipulating Imu's memories!"

Watching the massive demonic silhouette continuously emerging and reforming from Imu's body, Orion grinned confidently.

"I'm is not the Joy Boy from eight hundred years ago, nor am I the reincarnating trash Nika. Today, I will eradicate you, the greatest threat, once and for all!"

Before his words fully faded, Orion abruptly raised his palm and slammed it down hard onto Imu's forehead once more.

As the furious Conqueror's Haki poured into her body again, Imu's pupils contracted sharply, followed by a piercing shriek that echoed across the Holy Land.

The next moment, the silhouette that had surged into Imu's body detached itself and shot skyward, claws bared and menacing.

Orion's eyes narrowed sharply as he simultaneously reached toward the sky.

A wave of Conqueror's Haki, nearly materialized like paper, surged upward and enveloped the demonic silhouette.

"Get down here, now!"

With a thunderous crash, the Conqueror's Haki enveloping the demonic silhouette cascaded down like a waterfall back into the Flower Room.

The torrential Haki pinned the demonic silhouette firmly to the ground, and amidst a series of explosive 'bang, bang, bang' sounds, the ground beneath the massive silhouette cracked and collapsed.

Yet, even so, the waterfall-like descent of Conqueror's Haki showed no sign of stopping.

Seizing the opportunity, Orion didn't hesitate.

He decisively drew his blade, flashed to a position above the massive silhouette, and thrust down fiercely, the longsword wrapped in Conqueror's Haki, nailing the silhouette to the ground!

Once the blade secured the demonic silhouette, Orion immediately issued a command.

"Go and bring the container that seals Devil Fruit abilities!"

"Yes, Lord Orion!"

Gunko, who had been guarding outside the Flower Room, shot forward like lightning, rushing into Imu's bedchamber in the blink of an eye.

When she returned to Orion's side, she was holding the box that Orion had entrusted to Imu for safekeeping—the one containing the container used to seal Devil Fruit abilities.

"Whether we can completely resolve this threat depends on you now!"

Orion took the box, opened it with a flick of his hand, and then tossed the container directly at the massive silhouette

As the container flew over the massive silhouette, an indescribable, immense power quietly bloomed.

Immediately after, the container hovered above the enormous shadow, and a brilliant, radiant force erupted from the box, like an invisible pair of hands, gradually pulling and absorbing the shadow pinned to the ground into the container.

"Zzzzzzzz~"

The massive silhouette, pinned to the ground, struggled frantically, emitting a spine-chilling, grating noise.

Yet no matter how it thrashed, it couldn't escape the container's devouring pull.

The originally enormous shadow was swiftly drawn into a thin line, continuously streaming into the container!

As the dazzling light around the container vanished, the shadow pinned to the ground was completely absorbed.

Unlike the containment of ordinary Devil Fruit abilities, after the demonic shadow was absorbed, the container began to tremble incessantly, as if two forces were locked in a final, life-and-death struggle.

Soon, the container fell silent.

Without a doubt, the container had emerged victorious, completely suppressing and containing the demonic shadow.

The moment the demonic shadow was fully subdued and contained, Gunko, who stood before Orion, suddenly went limp and collapsed powerlessly to the ground, unconscious.

Immediately after, Imu, kneeling on both knees across from them, also slumped silently to the floor.

Outside the Flower Room's courtyard walls, Saturn, Warcury, Nusjuro, Garling, Shamrock, Killingham, and the rest of the God's Knights all collapsed on the spot, as if their souls had been ripped away.

After slumping to the ground, they all fell into a deep sleep.

Seeing three of the Five Elders—Saturn, Warcury, and Nusjuro—collapse almost simultaneously, followed by the God's Knights members led by Garling all falling unconscious, Gion and Sakazuki instinctively turned to look at Sengoku and Zephyr.

Noticing that Sengoku and Zephyr were also stunned by the sudden turn of events, Gion's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she exclaimed in disbelief.

"What's happening? Why did they suddenly—"

Before she could finish, Gion snapped back to awareness and dashed into the Flower Room.

"Orion—"

"Are you alright?"

Upon re-entering the Flower Room, Gion immediately rushed to Orion's side, anxiously checking him for injuries while asking with concern.

Once she confirmed he was unharmed, she let out a relieved sigh and said.

"You're fine, completely unscathed. That's great!"

Seeing Gion's care and worry, Orion smiled and said, "Don't worry, the fighter who can harm me in this world hasn't been born yet. Your Fleet Admiral is invincible!"

"Yes, yes," Gion replied with a smile, nodding repeatedly now that she was sure Orion was safe. "My Fleet Admiral is the most amazing!"

Sensing the atmosphere suddenly turning somewhat intimate, Gion quickly changed the subject, looking at Gunko and Imu lying on the ground and asking in confusion.

"What's going on here? Imu, Gunko, and the God's Knights and three of the Five Elders outside—why did they all suddenly faint…"

Before Gion could finish her sentence, tendrils of black mist began to rise from Gunko and Imu's bodies.

Then, their forms disintegrated into dust, drifting away bit by bit until they vanished completely.

"What's happening now?"

Gion's eyes widened in shock, her face full of astonishment.

"They've all... disintegrated?"

Orion hadn't expected such a bizarre scene either and spoke to himself.

"Could it be that the demon's shadow has been contained by the vessel, causing the contract between Imu, the Five Elders, and the God's Knights to break, and thus their immortality has also been lost?"

"Very likely!"

Gion's eyes lit up as she blurted out, "If that's really the case, doesn't that mean you are the only king in this world now?"