Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

“Yes,” Torregia said, holding the terminal to test, “Her ability created a dreamlike alternate dimension, and then used her singing to pull everyone’s consciousness into the dream.”

"This explains why she can do anything in that place, because it is her dream, her domain."

"Then wouldn't she be just an ordinary person in the real world?" Belial asked.

"You can say that."

"That's easy." Beria clenched his fist. "I'll teach this little brat a lesson."

"Wait a moment."

Torregia stopped Beria, "It's not that simple. Look at what she has in her hands."

Upon closer inspection, Beria noticed that Uta was holding some pink mushrooms.

"mushroom?"

"I've seen those things before. Sanji's book mentioned them. They're called Sleepless Mushrooms."

"what?"

"A magical mushroom that will keep anyone who eats it awake."

"What's wrong with you? A perpetual motion machine?"

Torregia shook his head. "No, this stuff is like a stimulant. It can keep anyone awake no matter what, but it will still drain your energy."

"Wait, you mean this stuff keeps you awake, but it drains your energy?"

"Well, because they can't sleep and their strength continues to be depleted, the consumer will eventually die from exhaustion."

"Is this girl courting death?" Belial asked, puzzled.

"That's the problem. That mushroom is practically a slow poison. Why would she go to all that trouble to bring so many people here, only to court death?"

"Because of the characteristics of the Song-Song Fruit."

Behind them, two naval personnel gradually approached.

"You're not... Smoker?"

Smoker, puffing on his cigar, said, "Long time no see, you two."

"You're here because of that girl, aren't you?"

"Yes, the higher-ups have decided to eliminate this girl named Uta."

"Annihilation..."

"Although I don't really want to, her existence has already threatened the balance of the world."

Torregia sneered upon hearing this, muttering to himself, "Not surprising at all."

"What the hell is this 'Song-Song Fruit' you were talking about?" Belial asked.

"A very magical Devil Fruit that can pull a person's consciousness into the illusion of the Devil Fruit user."

"We know that."

"But the Song-Song Fruit has a unique characteristic: once the user dies while fully conscious, that so-called spiritual world will be completely sealed off, and everyone who is pulled into the illusion will never be able to get out."

"so……"

“That’s her goal: to exhaust herself and trap everyone else in the mental world,” Beria said.

“A direct kill would probably be useless,” Torregia said. “And even if there were an antidote, she wouldn’t take it.”

"This is a dead end."

"Neither gentle persuasion nor harsh tactics worked," Belial said irritably. "I really don't know what this brat is thinking."

“No, a softer one should work,” Torregia said. “Now that you mention it, I do have a plan.”

"Mr. Smoker, could you please do me a favor?"

"what?"

"You take care of our bodies first, then lead people to restrain Uta's sense of reality."

"how about you?"

"Leave the rest to us."

"What are your plans?" Beria asked.

"Have you forgotten that I'm notorious for my ability to read and manipulate people's minds?"

"Okay, I understand."

After saying that, the two lay down on the ground.

Smoker then summoned Admiral Fujitora and others to prepare for negotiations with Uta.

……

In the realm of the spirit, laughter and joy still prevail.

While singing with the people, Uta dispatched troops to pursue Luffy and his crew.

However, while some were happy, others were sad. Uta and his group were all smiles, while the Straw Hat crew and their pirates on the musical note rack were devastated.

Trapped in this place and unable to move, the people's minds were in turmoil.

Irving sarcastically remarked, "Aren't the Straw Hat crew Uta's friends? Why were they arrested?"

Others could do nothing but get angry.

Brook, a lecherous old man, secretly peeks at Nami in his spare time, which makes Nami feel extremely ashamed.

"So, what exactly happened to Belial and the other guy?"

"Could they have really gone into hibernation?"

"If Beria were here, he'd probably say..."

"How dare this little brat treat me like this!"

Chopper said upon hearing this, "Usopp, you've imitated him perfectly."

"It's not me."

"It wasn't you, it was..."

"Clang!"

A cracking sound came, and everyone turned to see Belial tearing apart the restraints on his body.

"Beria, you're awake!"

"I didn't sleep much anyway."

"Natorecia..."

“I’m back too.” Torregia untied his restraints.

"Great, you're awake."

"Actually, it shouldn't be said that I woke up, but rather that I fell asleep again."

"What do you mean?"

Seeing this, Torregia said, "Now, I will tell you everything."

……

"You mean...we're in a mental world!" everyone exclaimed in shock.

“That’s right, that’s why she can do anything here,” Torregia said, looking at Uta on the stage.

"Moreover, that girl is currently eating a kind of sleepless mushroom in reality, trying to completely shut down her mental world by dying from exhaustion."

"what!"

"Can't we just kill her?" Owen asked.

"It's unclear, but if she died while conscious, her mental world would shut down."

"damn it."

"But I have a way."

"really?"

“Yes, but you all have to come and help.” Torregia looked at Owen and the others.

"Help? Are you kidding me?"

“If you don’t help, it will be very difficult to resolve this crisis, and you will be stuck here forever, unable to see your families again.”

Upon hearing this, Brulee was stunned. Thinking of her brother Katakuri, Brulee pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, we agree."

“That’s good,” Tregear said. “You’ll help Luffy and the others evade capture, then come to the vicinity of the stage and wait for my message.”

After Torregia finished speaking, he opened a space next to him, and two people appeared inside.

Navy Lieutenant Commander Coby, CP0 member Bruno.

"You all leave here first, just leave it to us."

As everyone entered the doorway, Nami and the others said before they went in, "Be careful."

"Don't worry, that girl should be careful," Belial said with a smile.

After everyone left, Torregia said, "You go ahead, I'll go get ready."

"Ok."

Torregia flew away, and Belial rushed onto the stage.

"Oh!"

Uta and the others turned to look, and Belial emerged from the dust and mist, looking displeased. "Thank you for your help, Miss Uta."

Seeing that Belial's emotions hadn't changed much, Uta looked at the empty musical note frame in the sky and said, "You're awake, aren't you?"

You've missed a lot.

"Yes, I can see that, but I'm not here for any banquet. I'm here to settle a score with you."

Uta remained calm and said, "Are you planning to kill me in front of so many people?"

Upon hearing this, Belial's face showed an expression of absurdity. "You don't think I'm the same kind of person as Luffy, do you?"

As he spoke, Belial kicked a boulder away, and Uta immediately blocked it.

But the immense force nearly sent Uta flying. Uta stared in disbelief at everything, "How is this possible... this guy..."

Belial transformed into his Ultra form and said, "Anyone who does wrong must pay the price, so are you ready?"

Upon seeing this, Uta immediately summoned soldiers, but Belial smiled contemptuously and used Belial Flash to eliminate the soldiers one by one.

Uta used musical notes as tentacles, which were sliced ​​apart by Belial's light slash from his fingertips.

“Is that all?” Belial leaped up and stomped on Uta.

Uta quickly retreated, but was still blown away by the resulting airflow.

Uta looked at Beria, his arrogant and domineering demeanor exuding a strong sense of oppression.

At this moment, the audience members who had been concerned about Uta could no longer remain seated.

"Uta!"

"Miss Uta."

"Stay away from Miss Uta!"

"Get out of here, you vile demon!"

"Get out!"

People threw all sorts of things at Beria.

Belial felt the sensation, which was like a mosquito bite, and laughed dismissively.

"It doesn't hurt, but I'm very angry."

Belial threw out an eight-point beam.

Seeing this, Uta frantically tried to block the light wheel with musical notes, but despite her best efforts, she could only deflect the light wheel's path.

“Are you crazy!” Uta shouted.

Belial shrugged, looking somewhat innocent. "I'm a pirate, aren't I? Isn't this kind of thing normal?"

"It seems you don't understand the difference between justice and evil. Let me teach you a lesson."

The black and red light on Belial's body grew brighter and brighter. Uta sensed something was wrong and smashed down the iron frame of musical notes in the sky.

The iron frame struck Belial, then shattered, along with part of the stage.

A demonic-looking black figure emerged. Belial cracked his neck. "Ready, you brat?"

Belial waved his hand, and three beams of light flew out.

Uta nearly had his head sliced ​​off by the light blade while dodging.

At this point, Uta realized that her abilities didn't seem to work very well against Belial.

Belial suddenly looked towards the audience and said, "These guys are really annoying."

Just as Belial was about to attack, Uta, who was eager to protect people, suddenly attacked, interrupting Belial's attack.

Uta glanced at the stands; this was not a suitable place for fighting, as it would affect the audience.

Uta sprouted wings and shouted, "Come on then, if you dare!"

"Don't even think about running away!"

Beria took flight and chased after Uta.

Uta kept trying to create distance, but Belial was getting faster and faster, gradually putting Uta in a difficult situation with his ranged attacks.

At this moment, they finally reached a suitable place. Uta landed on the ground, and Beria quickly landed as well.

"Let's settle this right here," Uta said firmly.

Beria suddenly laughed out loud, "You really picked a good spot, a bit out of the way, but it's good enough."

"what?"

A beam of light shot out, transforming into a barrier that enveloped Uta, separating him from Belial.

"what is this?"

"I learned this from a senior. Although it doesn't enhance my own strength or weaken the enemy, it can still isolate me from the outside world."

Torregia walked over.

"It's you."

"This is a formal meeting. Hello, Miss Uta," Torregia greeted politely.

"I'll leave this place to you. I'll be going now."

"Ok."

"What? What are you going to do?"

Torregia pointed in Belial's direction and said, "That's where the stands are."

"What did you say!"

Torregia smiled and said, "When the monster is angered, then it will go on a killing spree."

Upon hearing this, Uta immediately attacked the barrier, but to no avail.

Torregia examined his hands and said, "This domain was created with my power. Only by defeating me can you break this domain."

In other words, you have to defeat me.

Uta looked at Torregia, who said, "You need to hurry. Although he walked there, you never know when he might speed up."

"Fine, since that's the case, I'll defeat you, you devilish pirate."

Torregia smiled slightly. "That's an interesting nickname."

Uta summoned soldiers to attack, but they were destroyed by Toregia's light projectiles.

The musical note tentacles followed closely behind, and Torregia took out the Torreira lightsaber and cut them off.

Then, with a sudden lunge, he delivered a straight kick. Uta blocked it with his shield, but still staggered back a few steps.

Torregia performed a front flip to get behind Uta, and before Uta could react, he delivered a sweeping kick to Uta's shoulder armor.

Then, he quickly gathered his strength and delivered a straight punch that sent Uta staggering backward.

Although her armor blocked the attack, the force of the punch still made her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"What's wrong? Is this all there is to it?" Torregia laughed. "If this is all there is to it, then that won't do."

"Damn it, don't get cocky!"

Uta summoned his armor and donned it, saying, "I will defeat you."

Uta raised his spear and thrust it fiercely at Torequia.

Torregia casually deflected it with his lightsaber, then shoved Uta away with an elbow strike.

"Hey, try harder, I feel like I'm teasing a child."

Before Uta could even regain his footing, he charged toward Torekia again.

"He seems strong on the surface, but he's actually quite impatient inside." Torregia threw Uta over his shoulder with an over-the-shoulder throw.

Uta attempted to attack with musical notes and control with tentacles.

Torregia gathered power with Torreira's aura, spreading the lightning energy to shatter all attacks.

The blast wave from the explosion knocked Uta down.

Uta stood up, feeling utterly powerless for the first time in her life.

Why can't I defeat this person in the spiritual realm?

Why is it that my abilities are no match for his power?

A sense of powerlessness filled Uta's heart.

Torregia said, "Are you giving up? Don't! They're still waiting for you."

Torregia looked into the distance, making a gesture as if he were listening intently. "I feel as if I can hear the wailing of souls."

"Why did you do this?" Uta asked. "Why?"

Torregia shrugged, looking puzzled, and said, "This isn't..."

"Is this what pirates should be like?"

"Isn't this what you wanted?"

Torregia's voice was calm, but it seemed to explode in Uta's heart.

Uta's eyes began to tremble, and she was momentarily speechless, then suddenly something occurred to her:

"You, aren't you Luffy's crewmate? You're with him, why are you..."

"So you still attacked Luffy, didn't you?" Tregear suddenly raised his voice.

"Didn't you attack them too? Have you forgotten?"