Roan stood on the terrace of Totto Land Castle, gazing at the bustling filming set below.
The once-dreaded Big Mom Pirates were now completely engrossed in the passion of short drama creation.
Charlotte Linlin was gesticulating wildly, directing her children's rehearsals, her face beaming with unprecedented excitement.
"Katakuri, your expression needs to be more conflicted!" Linlin shouted through a megaphone. "Remember, you're now an overbearing CEO constrained by a family business!"
Roan's mouth twitched slightly.
In just a few months, this Four Emperors force, once dominating the New World, had completely transformed into a professional film and television production team.
He looked down at the script in his hand—the cover prominently displayed the title "The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with the Pastry Chef."
"It seems I'm no longer needed here," Roan murmured softly, gently placing the script on a nearby coffee table.
He took one last look around the revitalized Totto Land; the bloody tea parties of the past had become creative brainstorming sessions, and the bloodthirsty Homies were now the most dedicated sethands.
Packing his simple belongings, Roan quietly left the castle.
The sea breeze ruffled his trench coat, bringing fresh air from afar. He took out the latest issue of the World Economic News; the front page was a grand report on Uta's concert.
Although most of the public had re-embraced the songstress, a small piece of news in the corner of the newspaper caught his attention:
"It is reported that the World Government has secretly dispatched CP0 agents to Elegia..."
Roan's eyes instantly sharpened.
He knew too well the methods of those agents—on the surface, they might be going to "protect," but secretly, they might be eyeing the Demon King's seal.
That ancient existence slumbering beneath Elegia was like a ticking time bomb, ready to drag Uta back into danger at any moment.
"This hidden danger must be completely resolved."
Roan made up his mind and had Little King adjust the course. He looked in the direction of Elegia, Uta's figure on stage appearing in his mind.
The girl who healed the world with her songs should not have to bear such a threat any longer.
The waves crashed against the ship, and Roan's thoughts gradually cleared.
He not only had to solve the problem of the Demon King's seal but also ensure that Uta could truly sing freely in the future, for in this turbulent Age of the Great Pirates, an existence capable of soothing hearts with music was truly too precious.
"Full speed ahead, target Elegia," Roan ordered Little King.
The setting sun stretched his shadow long, casting a resolute silhouette on the sea. This time, he would personally extinguish the spark that could harm Uta.
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In the solemn hall of power in Mary Geoise, the Gorosei sat around a round table inlaid with a world map.
The cold light from the crystal chandelier illuminated their unpredictable faces, and the air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.
"The song-song fruit... the ability to create worlds..." The bald elder holding a sword was the first to break the silence, his finger tapping the intelligence file on the table. "Such power has actually been dormant in the sea all this time."
"Even more dangerous is the sealed Demon King," the blond elder took off his glasses, slowly wiping the lenses with a silk handkerchief. "According to the Poneglyph records, that is an ancient calamity that even Joy Boy failed to completely eliminate."
The temperature in the room seemed to drop sharply.
The long-bearded elder suddenly slammed the table: "We must act immediately! Such power must never be left unchecked!" His voice echoed in the empty hall. "Either it serves us, or... it disappears forever."
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