PePe Waccabrada is the 'L' of the Sternritter; his ability is 'The Love.'
He can fire heart-shaped beams, and anyone hit by them is captured and controlled by him. It's a rather disgusting ability reminiscent of an adult anime.
Having such an ability is one thing, but his physical appearance looks like he walked straight out of one of those adult anime as well.
He has dark skin, an obese build, and looks quite slovenly. He's the kind of fat otaku that makes people hold their noses and shout 'That guy is coming, everyone run!' the moment they see him.
So just thinking about him gave Liltotto a feeling of nausea.
"Why choose him?"
Liltotto didn't quite understand.
"Because he's weak," Beltz sighed, saying, "You can instant-kill him in a second, so it won't cause any trouble."
Because of the previous World Government attack, the Wandenreich had suddenly lost six Sternritter. Many of the weaker Sternritter had already kicked the bucket.
Among those remaining, few were pushovers.
Even if Liltotto was very strong, if an accident occurred, there was a chance her identity would be exposed!
Therefore, they had to pick the most reliable target from among these people!
PePe was that most reliable pushover.
In the original manga, Liltotto could kill him in one move even in a direct confrontation, let alone in a sneak attack like this.
"That reason..."
Liltotto fell silent upon hearing this.
Indeed, it was better to be safe than sorry.
Picking a soft persimmon to squeeze was definitely the least problematic approach.
"There's no rush. Anyway, there's still a month left. I'll go make preparations in a bit." Beltz had also finished eating. He put down his chopsticks and added:
"And considering the time issue, I might have to spend a relatively long time over there next."
If Beltz used his full strength now, obtaining a Sternritter qualification would certainly be no problem.
But he couldn't expose his Azure Dragon Fruit ability!
During the upcoming selection, he could only use Quincy abilities to fight, so it wasn't actually that certain.
Time in One Piece was more valuable, so he needed to train hard over there for a while.
"Mhm, I'll cover for you."
Liltotto didn't have any objections, but she still exhorted, "Just don't forget to cook for me."
"I know, I know."
...In the world of Bleach, while the Wandenreich was plunged into suspicion and discussion because of the invaders—
In One Piece, Holy Land Mary Geoise, inside Pangea Castle.
The Gorosei were currently kneeling before the Empty Throne.
Nearly eight hundred years ago, the twenty kings who created this world swore beneath this throne that, to prevent a dictator from appearing, none of the twenty kings would ever sit upon the throne.
However, after their deaths, Imu still became that dictator, becoming the King of the World Government.
At this moment, he was listening to the Gorosei's report.
Knowing they had failed to annihilate the descendants of the Ancient Kingdom, Imu's words were cold:
"Is this your answer?"
The Gorosei immediately broke into a sweat. They could be said to have mobilized the vast majority of the Celestial Dragons' combat power earlier, but in the end, let alone destroying the Ancient Kingdom, they hadn't even seen their king.
"What's a bit strange is that they don't seem like the people from back then."
Saint Saturn had a sudden flash of inspiration and said at this moment:
"I suspect we've been tricked. That group of people aren't descendants of the Ancient Kingdom at all. Their fighting methods are very strange..."
"Imu is not satisfied with this answer." Imu's voice once again entered the Gorosei's minds.
He naturally wouldn't be satisfied.
Regardless of whether that faction was actually the descendants of the Ancient Kingdom or not, it was no longer important.
That such a massive hidden power existed in this world under his rule made Imu very dissatisfied with the Gorosei.
This was not yet the Great Pirate Era; there were no Four Emperors on the sea. Aside from Rocks, no one dared to oppose the World Government.
And now, in a place he knew nothing about, there was actually such a powerful armed force?
With the Gorosei and the entirety of the Knights of God mobilized, in this day and age after the Rocks Pirates' annihilation, it should have been impossible for any faction to withstand them.
But now they had returned empty-handed!
If Imu initially wanted to purge them because they were descendants of the Ancient Kingdom, then now, even if they had no relation to the Ancient Kingdom, Imu could not let them be.
Because even if the other party wasn't a descendant of the Ancient Kingdom, they possessed powerful armed forces, and most importantly, they knew about the Void Century!
This was something he could not tolerate under any circumstances.
The Void Century was the World Government's greatest taboo!
But the Gorosei's failure was a settled fact; executing the failed Gorosei now would be of no use.
Now was exactly when combat power was needed, so Imu did not withdraw his blessings from them.
And most importantly, the place they went was indeed a bit bizarre.
Imu could remotely maintain a telepathic link with the Gorosei.
Even if separated by ten thousand miles, Imu could directly speak with them.
But right after that yellow-haired woman disappeared with them, Imu could no longer sense their existence!
Theoretically speaking, the Gorosei were all people who had lived for hundreds of years, surviving entirely by relying on the connection established with Imu.
Once the connection between them was severed, these people would very likely die instantly.
But they were all still alive now.
Where exactly did they go?
Was that group of people really the descendants of the Ancient Kingdom?
There were too many mysteries, leaving even the usually reclusive Imu somewhat perplexed.
"Find a way to contact them. Next, Mu will act personally."
"!"
The Gorosei were shocked to hear this. They hadn't expected that after God Valley, Imu would actually take action again.
But then again, the strength of those Ancient Kingdom descendants was indeed terrifying, with many capable people among them; they could not be underestimated.
"Yes! We shall obey the will of the God who created this world..."
...Night in the world of Bleach, noon in One Piece.
Beltz and Liltotto arrived in One Piece once again, and they appeared right inside the Holy Land.
Since the two had left from a certain Celestial Dragon's home last time, they naturally returned to the same spot this time.
The two once again entered the Mirror World.
The two didn't speak at first, but instead looked at the two pools of blood stored within this mirror's Mirror World.
This was Yhwach's blood!
It had been taken from the bodies of the Lloyd Brothers. Fearing it would trigger Yhwach's alertness, they had placed it in One Piece.
"This time we have to part ways temporarily."
Beltz carefully put away the two pools of blood and said, "I'll keep them, then the two of us will act separately."