Chapter 346: Shanks arrives

"Report to Admiral Karl, the sleeping citizens have 'awakened'!"

Karl turned his head to look. Those sleeping citizens, under Uta’s control, were awkwardly rushing toward the Marines, attempting to remove the Marines’ ear muffs.

"Admiral Fujitora, let them take off from where they stand!"

Fujitora nodded slightly, drew his cane sword with a backhand, and a purple stream of light flashed by. All the citizens who had fallen into a deep sleep took off from where they stood—cough, cough, actually, they were just hovering in the air.

This way, they no longer posed a threat.

Karl was just about to release holy light to undo Uta’s Sleepless Mushroom effect when Kizaru suddenly interjected: "The Red Hair Pirates are here."

Karl turned to look. The Red Force was sailing slowly toward them.

Swish~

A figure descended from the sky and arrived in front of Karl: "Karl, Uta is my daughter. Please leave this matter to me to handle. Just give me some face."

"You had better succeed in solving it, otherwise, heh heh..." Karl pointed to Uta, who was talking to herself on the side.

"Look, your daughter is over there. Her mental state is currently unstable. You handle it yourself!"

Shanks looked at Karl deeply: "Thank you."

The Red Hair then walked toward Uta, and other members of the Red Hair Pirates followed.

Kizaru said in a low voice: "Just let them pass Move Move Like that?"

"Perhaps this is the last time the father and daughter will meet. Since Shanks dared to come, he must be prepared to be sent to Impel Down by the Marines."

Kizaru pouted and revealed a lewd smile: "Just capture?"

Karl grinned: "He is not the same as Big Mom or Kaido. He knows quite a lot. Moreover, he has already formed an alliance with Elbaf. If he dies here, Elbaf will definitely be restless."

"How terrifying~"

Kizaru sighed: "In this way, all the old-school Four Emperors have fallen into the hands of the Marines. What about the Straw Hat Pirates? What do you plan to do?"

"They Move Move Like to play pirate house, so let them play! Anyway, as long as we don't provoke them, they won't actively bring us trouble, right?"

On the other side, Uta knelt on the grass. In front of her was the sleeping Luffy, and raindrops were constantly falling from the sky.

Uta placed the straw hat on Luffy’s chest and said with grief: "He couldn't possibly come, he abandoned me..."

Uta picked up the dagger on the ground and said faintly: "Let everything end! Luffy... goodbye..."

The dagger was raised high, and raindrops dripped onto the blade, sliding down the tip. At the moment it touched the straw hat, a large hand gripped Uta’s hands.

"Shanks... and everyone... why..."

Shanks looked at Uta earnestly and said in the gentlest tone: "It’s been a long time since I heard you sing, Uta. I want to hear it again."

"Heh... hmph..." The corners of Uta’s mouth twitched, and something hot wanted to flow out of her eyes.

But could everything she had experienced in these 12 years be resolved with just one sentence?

Uta covered her eyes, trying hard not to let the tears fall, and let out a laugh Move Move Like a dark fairy.

"You came just in time. Before long, I and my fans all over the world will welcome a new era!"

"Before that, I will settle things with you!"

"Everyone!!! That most cruel pirate is here, let’s defeat them together!!!"

Sing-Sing World.

Luffy looked at Uta’s awkward expression and seemed to have guessed something: "Shanks is here? Right?"

Uta gritted her teeth, her expression hideous: "It’s none of your business!"

In the real world, the fans who had originally wanted to break through the Marine defensive line swarmed toward the Red Hair Pirates, punching and kicking them.

Strangely, the Red Hair Pirates did not fight back, including Shanks. He just stood there, looking at Uta with loving eyes, letting two ordinary people slap him in the face.

Uta turned her head away, not wanting to look at Shanks.

At this time, Karl brought the Marine troops over and suppressed the rioting fans.

"Although I really don't want to get involved in your family affairs, as a Marine, I have to remind you that there are still countless fans trapped in the Sing-Sing World. They are innocent. For every second that drags on, the risk of them being trapped forever increases by one point."

After speaking, Karl raised his hand and released a ball of holy light toward Uta, undoing the Sleepless Mushroom buff.

Shanks seemed to know that Karl was not harming Uta, so he did not stop him.

"Uta, I want to apologize to you for what happened 12 years ago. Actually, it wasn't that we abandoned you, but..."

12 years ago, the Red Hair Pirates arrived at the music kingdom, Elegia. The people there were both surprised and happy about Uta, who possessed the Sing-Sing Fruit.

However, Uta’s existence also attracted Tot Musica, which was sealed deep in the castle.

It took the initiative to leave the depths of the castle and tempted the young Uta to sing the destructive movement that would summon it to the world.

That night, the powerful Tot Musica destroyed Elegia, and in order to defeat it, the Red Hair Pirates also paid a great price.

Considering that Tot Musica had not been completely defeated, Shanks could only choose to let Uta stay on Elegia, weaving the lie that the Red Hair Pirates had looted Elegia Island, thereby making Uta stay on this island until she grew up and possessed the power to confront Tot Musica.

"Liar! You are lying! Do you want to deceive me again, Shanks?" Uta let out a hysterical scream. Her emotions were very unstable at this moment.

"Miss Uta, I can prove this."

Karl took a yellowed intelligence report from his pocket and threw it to Uta: "This is a detailed record of the Elegia Island incident 12 years ago. If you don't believe it, you can see for yourself."

"As for why Shanks was wanted, heh heh, it was to conceal the existence of Tot Musica so that it wouldn't be used by people with ulterior motives. Therefore, the World Government and the Marines unanimously decided to let the Red Hair Pirates take the blame. Anyway, it’s normal for pirates to do such things, right?"

Looking at Uta’s surprised and shocked expression, Karl chuckled: "How about it? Didn't expect the Marines and the World Government to do such a thing? Heh heh, actually this is also normal."

Karl walked slowly to the middle and said earnestly: "The world is not as you see it, black or white. Your understanding of this world is limited to your own imagination and what your fans tell you."

"But the real world is not Move Move Like that."

"The new era sounds very beautiful, where people can live carefree, free, and equal lives in the Sing-Sing World."

"However, do you really think they want to live there?"

"Why wouldn't they?" Uta’s tone was no longer as confident.

Karl grinned: "Go ask your fans, and you will naturally know."