One Piece: Starting in God Valley as a Slave

Emet didn't know exactly which technology was used to create him, but his intelligence was incredibly high, almost indistinguishable from a human. In this respect, some of the artificial intelligences from Earth were far inferior to him.

He almost instantly understood Joy Boy's words and nodded,

"I remember. It's always been sealed within me. Even during that battle, I never used it."

Joy Boy furrowed his brows. He noticed the broken horn on Emet's head. Emet raised his hand and wiped the broken horn, recounting how he attacked Mary Geoise.

That incident had been quite a scene in Mary Geoise. However, due to limited energy, when he was surrounded by the Five Elders and the Knights of God, his energy quickly ran out, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Emet didn't know that two hundred years had passed since that battle.

Joy Boy sighed and said,

"You really... At least they didn't destroy your body."

Emet scratched his head in a human-like manner, looking a bit embarrassed as he said,

"I never expected I'd wake up. If I hadn't heard the Drum of Liberation, I probably would have slept here forever!"

Joy Boy raised his hand and patted Emet's cold steel body, saying,

"Seeing you, I know that hope is still alive. This time, I won't let you down!"

Nami and the others were listening, completely confused. Unable to hold it in, Nami shouted,

"Hey! Are you done yet? Hurry up and get what you need! Once you're done, get Luffy back!"

Joy Boy glanced at Nami. Though it was Luffy's face, the unfamiliar expression made Nami feel a bit uneasy, and she instinctively took a step back.

But thinking about Luffy, Nami gathered her courage and stood her ground, staring into Joy Boy's eyes.

After a moment, Joy Boy suddenly smiled and said,

"Little girl, you really care about Luffy, don't you?"

Nami was taken aback by this, and a blush quickly appeared on her face. She flustered and said,

"Wh-what's that supposed to mean? Luffy's not just my crewmate, he's my captain. What's wrong with caring about him? Besides, Franky and the others must feel the same way as I do!"

As she spoke, Nami looked at Franky and the others.

Franky and the others immediately nodded in agreement, speaking in unison,

"That's right!"

Chopper even raised a little hoof, shaking it at Joy Boy as if to make a point.

Joy Boy's smile grew broader. He gave Nami a meaningful look before turning his attention back to Emet and saying,

"Alright, Emet. Now, release that power inside you. We're near Marine Headquarters. If a Celestial Dragon discovers our location, it'll be troublesome!"

Emet could tell it wasn't the right time for reminiscing. It slowly rose to its feet, clenching its steel fists tightly.

Having just awakened, its power system was still a bit sluggish, and releasing the energy sealed within it would take some time.

While preparing to release the power, it looked down at Joy Boy and asked,

"Celestial Dragon? Are you referring to the Celestial Dragons?"

As it spoke, it noticed the solemn expression on Joy Boy's face and continued,

"Are you worried about the Celestial Dragons, Joy Boy? Don't worry. Those so-called Celestial Dragons are the descendants of the twenty people from back then. When I went to Mary Geoise, they had already been through several generations. That group of Celestial Dragons may be numerous, but most of them are useless and weaker than regular people. When they saw me, they only screamed in fear and didn't even have the courage to fight. Even the few powerful Celestial Dragons were old and frail. Oh, I remember there was one with a strange hairstyle. His strength was decent, and he looked young."

As Emet finished speaking, red-black electric arcs began to crackle over its body. Lindbergh's eyes widened in disbelief, and he stared at Emet in shock. He could sense the presence of Conqueror's Haki!

Seeing Conqueror's Haki didn't surprise someone of Lindbergh's level, but to feel it from a robot? That was unheard of!

Joy Boy slowly raised a hand, and thick Conqueror's Haki lightning coiled down from Emet's body like serpents, eventually "gently" flowing into Joy Boy's body through his fingertips.

Lindbergh gulped and muttered,

"Incredible, he's absorbing Conqueror's Haki? Could it be that the power he mentioned is this Haki? Is this Haki his?"

The more he thought about it, the more ridiculous it seemed. Everything happening before him was beyond his comprehension.

If his assumptions were correct, then the power sealed inside the robot was indeed Conqueror's Haki.

When did Conqueror's Haki become something that could be stored as a "commodity" inside a person? And a robot at that?!

Just how far had Joy Boy taken his mastery of Conqueror's Haki in his prime?

And with the Nika Fruit on top of that, how did the Celestial Dragons' twenty ancestors defeat Joy Boy back then?

Nami and the others didn't have Lindbergh's insight. To them, Luffy's body was made of rubber, and lightning wouldn't harm him. They actually thought Lindbergh's reaction was a bit of an overreaction.

Joy Boy slowly clenched his fist and spoke solemnly,

"No, the Celestial Dragon I'm referring to is just one person, but he is indeed a Celestial Dragon, and he's the descendant of Cassilius!"

Upon hearing the name Cassilius, Emet's massive steel frame suddenly trembled violently. The output of the Conqueror's Haki stalled for a moment.

Joy Boy fell silent for a moment before continuing,

"Just like Cassilius from back then, this person is a Dark-Dark Fruit user, and he inherited Cassilius' cursed sword, Muramasa!"

Emet couldn't help but speak up,

"So, this Celestial Dragon is a version of Cassilius?"

"Not exactly a version. I think his potential might even surpass Cassilius'."

"What?! How is that possible?!"

Emet recalled the pitch-black sword beam from eight hundred years ago that nearly tore apart the world. Its "sun" had extinguished because of that slash.

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