[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse":3,"chapter-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-133":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Thunder Breathing to the Multiverse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1676117,2141,"Chapter 133 133: Ceasefire","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>With a heavy swing of his black blade, Rairyūken, Tachibana Kyūjō deflected the legendary Gryphon sword slashing toward him from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the metallic clash echoed in the air, Kyūjō exhaled slowly, his voice calm yet firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shanks... Don't you think it's about time you did something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words made Shanks pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked once, the trace of genuine curiosity crossing his face. His lips curled slightly as he asked in return, \"Why do you say that, Kyūjō? What exactly do you think I should be doing right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō shook his head, eyes unwavering as he answered with absolute sincerity, \"End this war—this meaningless fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanks fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words echoed in his mind, shaking something loose that had long been buried under instinct and battle fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—He really is different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with power strong enough to tip the scales entirely in his favor, Kyūjō never abused it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as a high-ranking member of the Navy, standing in a battlefield tailor-made for his dominance, he held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, right in the heat of war, his only concern… was how to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A meaningless battle... Shanks repeated the words in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized—this truly was a fight with no purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a sharp light flickered in Shanks' eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that breathless moment, an immense wave of Conqueror's Haki burst from him—raging like a storm crashing across the sky and sea, shaking the horizon itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice followed, booming with undeniable authority, amplified by his Haoshoku:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For my sake… stop this battle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if those words had awakened a dormant, divine authority sealed within him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who heard that voice—regardless of allegiance—suddenly found their bodies locked in place. Muscles tensed, weapons halted mid-swing, expressions frozen mid-roar. Like statues abandoned in a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Edward Newgate, the man called the strongest in the world…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the fearsome Admirals Akainu and Aokiji…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All who heard that voice ceased fighting—willingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tachibana Kyūjō felt a shiver crawl down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath hitched as realization dawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Fruit of \"Faces\"… is it really this terrifying…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this… a Devil Fruit based on rules?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanks himself seemed to shift entirely after uttering those words. His Haoshoku Haki, which had already neared its limit, surged past it and pierced the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That intensity—it was nearly on par with the overwhelming pressure Kyūjō himself had unleashed when he first awakened his Conqueror's Haki against the Golden Lion long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't just Kyūjō who noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hidden in the shadows of the battlefield, among the clouds and ruins, even the God Knights began to falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you feel that, Lord Garling?\" asked Saint Jaygarcia Fasidia, wielder of the Elimination-Elimination Fruit, speaking with visible unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It appears the Navy and the Yonko have no plans to continue. Perhaps it's best we return to Mary Geoise and reevaluate our next move...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figarland Garling—the leader of the Holy Knights—nodded slightly, about to agree… until a wave of dread washed over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…This isn't right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… what kind of power is this...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What has Shanks become…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories clawed their way back into Garling's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the boy named Shanks—how he had eaten a Devil Fruit as a child. A fruit that seemingly did nothing. Shanks could still swim just fine afterward, so they assumed it was a dud. A failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... that belief had shattered completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no ordinary fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Devil Fruit that could alter the intent of men—stopping a war with a single sentence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fruit like that… defied logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most terrifying of all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanks could still swim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This ability... it went beyond the known boundaries of Devil Fruits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garling's face hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to report this immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Imu-sama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true ruler of the world—hidden in the shadows for more than eight centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no further hesitation, the Holy Knight Order vanished, retreating into the clouds toward Mary Geoise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a distance, Kyūjō watched them fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... the meddlers finally withdrew, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means this battle... is truly coming to an end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as he said—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war, born from chaos, finally found its stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Four Emperors—Big Mom—had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Decapitated by Kyūjō himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her territory now lay wide open, ripe for conquest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shanks, the rising force among the Yonko, could easily take it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaido, the so-called \"Strongest Creature,\" was left gravely injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pirates had clearly lost ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the pirate crews truly wanted to continue the war, it wasn't like they lacked the strength to fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elite fighters still stood tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benn Beckman, Shanks' right-hand man, had already shown Emperor-level power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If reinforcements arrived, the Navy would be pushed to the brink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there were the Three Disasters of the Beasts Pirates:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>King the Wildfire — user of the Ancient Zoan: Ryu-Ryu no Mi, Model: Pteranodon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Queen the Plague — user of the Ancient Zoan: Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Model: Brachiosaurus\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack the Drought — user of the Ancient Zoan: Mammoth Fruit\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To counter them, the Navy would need at least two Admiral Candidates: Momousagi and Chaton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without them, the balance would tip instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beyond them were three other powerhouses:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Katakuri, top commander of the Big Mom Pirates\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marco the Phoenix, Whitebeard's heir\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucky Roux, from the Red Hair Pirates\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were monsters in their own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Navy simply didn't have enough high-level combatants to hold them all back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the war continued… it would only end in mutual destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless, of course—Tachibana Kyūjō chose to reveal his full, hidden power and fight everyone alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then... what would that mean for the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because deep down, he knew...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true evil in this world wasn't the pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Shanks nor Whitebeard were bloodthirsty maniacs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after Shanks unleashed the power of the legendary Respect-Respect Fruit, bringing the war to a halt with a single command...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one was foolish enough to keep fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Well, mostly because Akainu was nearly dead—after taking Whitebeard's full-power quake punch head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Sakazuki had still been in peak condition?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He absolutely would've refused any ceasefire with pirates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🎉 Good News! Arc 4 has officially begun! 🎉\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story has reached a whole new stage — packed with action, emotions, and long-awaited revelations!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join my Patreon here:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🔗 patreon.com\u002FFaaanzKun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Enjoy 80+ chapters ahead of WebNovel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ 2 new chapters every day (Monday–Saturday), exclusive on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Be the first to experience Arc 4 and the new season before anyone else!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>📖 The first chapter of Arc 4 is now live!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can read it right now on Patreon~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🌙 Note: Sunday is a rest day, so there will be no updates tomorrow. Regular uploads resume as usual on Monday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's keep this adventure alive, together chapter by chapter! 💖\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>",1178,"2026-06-06T13:14:24.000Z",1,"novelbin.me","4a5f3be22f03ad03ba105a72edff64acca2eca596cb3dde319212c981c14c745","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-134","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-132",389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-cover.jpg"]