Chapter 386

The moment they truly saw Saint Saint Saiwen, the Five Elders seemed to reunite with long-lost relatives, feeling a warmth that brought tears to their eyes.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen! Quickly, this way!"

Looking at the red carpet stretching deep into Mary Geoise beneath his feet, Saint Saint Saiwen immediately realized: the Five Elders must have discovered that all the CP agents sent to Elbaf to retrieve Harald had gone missing.

Because they feared Imu's punishment, they had placed all their hope for redemption on him.

These five old things are truly interesting.

If I had known this, I should have arrived a few days later to scare these five green onions, ginger, and garlic.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, please come, please come."

The Five Elders were异常 enthusiastic, as if Saint Saint Saiwen were truly their beloved kin and friends.

"Eh?" Discovering they were not heading toward the Flower Room where Imu resided, Saint Saint Saiwen wore a look of confusion.

"Saint Saturn, what is this?"

Saint Saturn explained with a chuckle, "My Lord Imu will emerge from seclusion tomorrow morning. The banquet is already prepared; let us go attend it first."

"I happen to be a bit hungry. Please."

Saint Saint Saiwen understood; this old geezer Imu was uneasy and planned to secretly possess him either during the banquet at the Holy Land or while he slept at night.

An old geezer is indeed an old geezer; he has so many tricks up his sleeve. Fortunately, I have quite a few tricks of my own.

Over the past half year, with a twenty percent discount applied, a total of nine pure gold rings were sold, yielding 6.48 million points after deducting the trading platform fees.

Setting aside daily Senzu Bean consumption and the purchase of Vibranium battle suits, firearms, and weapon equipment for the crew, Saint Saint Saiwen had 5.2 million points remaining.

To prevent Imu from playing dirty, Saint Saint Saiwen had specifically ordered thirty Universal Sealing Scrolls from a user in the Green Grassland.

And for the price of one pure gold ring, he rented the Horse Talisman for ten years from a user in the Jackie Chan world.

Although the Horse Talisman belongs to the category of conceptual divine artifacts, it cannot grant its owner immortality; the pure gold ring happens to make up for this flaw.

This was the reason Saint Saint Saiwen rented the Horse Talisman.

If Imu chooses to possess...

Then it saves even more trouble; Saint Saint Saiwen is prepared to enter the game personally, directly sealing Imu's consciousness within his body, and then using the Horse Talisman to completely purify it.

It would even save the effort of fighting.

But if Imu does not choose to possess.

Saint Saint Saiwen does not plan to wait any longer; renting the Horse Talisman for ten years, combined with the eternal youth of the pure gold ring, gives him ample time to contend with Imu.

Let us see whether the foundation of Imu ruling the world for eight hundred years is sufficient, or whether Saint Saint Saiwen, this cheater, holds more trump cards.

Come, come, let us掏 each other out in Mary Geoise!

The reason he did not erase Harald's shallow sea contract was precisely because he feared Imu would detect it and become wary; once the battle begins, there will be no need to worry about such things anymore.

As the final battle approaches, besides excitement, Saint Saint Saiwen also feels a sense of mutual appreciation in his heart.

Regardless.

Imu has ruled this sea for eight hundred years and defeated figures such as Joy Boy and Davy Jones in succession, belonging to the true winner-takes-all category.

Unfortunately, Imu has met Saint Saint Saiwen.

The foundation of ruling the world for eight hundred years ultimately cannot compare to a life lived with cheats; there is no help for it, a cheater's life is simply so unreasonable.

Of course, even if Imu had not met Saint Saint Saiwen at this moment, he would still be defeated by Luffy seventeen years later.

The protagonist's treatment is simply so unreasonable.

"Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, come, come."

The scale of this banquet was even more grand than the World Conference three years ago, and the Five Elders surrounded Saint Saint Saiwen, constantly toasting him.

It was unknown whether they were truly grateful to Saint Saint Saiwen, or whether the Five Elders, entrusted by Imu, were attempting to get Saint Saint Saiwen drunk to create an opportunity for Imu to possess him.

Saint Saint Saiwen prepared to let nature take its course.

Let us see how the old geezer Imu and the Five Elders perform; with the Horse Talisman in hand, what is there to fear?

Cup after cup, Saint Saint Saiwen fully utilized the advantage of the System Space, transferring all the alcohol poured into his mouth into wooden barrels prepared in advance within the System Space.

Even though he faced five opponents alone, after holding out for most of the night, the Five Elders were completely defeated, lying drunk and unconscious in the banquet hall.

Saint Saint Saiwen waved his hand at the serving maids accompanying them.

"Send the Five Elders back to rest."

"Yes, Saint Saint Saint Saiwen, my lord."

Most of these maids came from the various World Government member nations; they were part of the tribute known as the Celestial Gold, so naturally, each one was graceful and beautiful.

Saint Saint Saiwen initially paid little attention, but when his peripheral vision caught a maid with blue hair, he suddenly realized something and immediately felt a mischievous urge.

"You there."

Several maids stopped; Saint Saint Saiwen raised his finger, pointing at the blue-haired maid, perfectly portraying the state of a drunk person.

"Yes, yes, yes, the one with the blue hair, come over and drink with this Saint."

If Saint Saint Saiwen guessed correctly, this blue-haired maid should be one of the many vessels available for Imu to possess.

An opportunity to tease the current World King might not occur even once in several hundred years; how could Saint Saint Saiwen easily miss it?

Even if Imu's true form is male, Saint Saint Saiwen would hold his nose and accept it.

Who told Imu to recklessly join the fun, being so eager to possess someone?

Moreover, Saint Saint Saiwen is currently in Mary Geoise, well within the effective range of the shallow sea contract; if you want to possess, just possess!

Why be so hesitant and dragging, first having the Five Elders force alcohol on him, then possessing a maid, attempting to observe Saint Saint Saiwen at close range?

Such behavior is so feminine.

Not manly at all.

The blue-haired maid paused for a moment before walking toward Saint Saint Saiwen; when she sat down beside him and poured wine, she was clearly a different person compared to before.

By comparison, Saint Saint Saiwen felt quite regretful, and in his heart, he could not help but think silently—

Old man Imu, could it really be a man?

How could he be a man?

Saint Saint Saiwen vaguely remembered: before transmigrating, he had read many One Piece fanfics where many protagonists toppled Imu as a soft little girl.

He wondered what kind of mood those authors would be in when they discovered Imu was a man.

Uncomfortable? Or perhaps even more interested?

The long night drags on, and I have no heart for sleep.

After waving away the blue-haired maid, Saint Saint Saiwen sat alone in the banquet hall, drinking alone before the starry sky.

Actually, with the Horse Talisman, no matter how much Saint Saint Saiwen drank, he would never get drunk, for the Horse Talisman could remove all external abnormal influences within the body.

Alcohol is an external abnormal substance within the body; the Horse Talisman would instantly clear the alcohol and acetaldehyde, and immediately eliminate the state of drunkenness.

However, beneficial external forces would not be removed.

If the trading platform did not have extremely strict rental restrictions on leased items, Saint Saint Saiwen really, really, really did not want to return the Horse Talisman.

But there was no way; when the rental period ended, it had to be returned.

Unless the user who provided the Horse Talisman left their original world, causing the Horse Talisman to become ownerless; at that time, Saint Saint Saiwen, as the lessee... would have priority purchase rights.

In short, the trading platform would never lose out.

Even so, ever since Saint Saint Saiwen rented the Horse Talisman, he could not help but often fantasize in his heart: the Jackie Chan Adventures user... an accident... ascending to the Immortal Realm.

This can be called the truest portrayal of the treachery of human hearts.

From this, it is not hard to see that Saint Saint Saiwen cannot be counted as a good person in the traditional sense; this is also the main reason Saint Saint Saiwen was not afraid of Imu possessing him.

If Imu truly possessed him, Saint Saint Saiwen would definitely make Imu's little brother know what evil truly is.

As the eastern sky turned the color of fish belly, the long night shrouding the great sea finally reached its end.

Saint Saint Saiwen raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The night has ended, and the sky has brightened.