SWNOVELXO Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Give Up
In the lush, dense forest of Upper Yard, Skypiea Island, the tense atmosphere lingered. At Sephiroth's command, more than thirty Umbrella Corporation employees in black suits swiftly used ropes, vines, and various other equipment to bind the Sky Knights and guerrillas one by one, disarming all their weapons.
On the other side, Gild Tesoro went alone to the center of the golden city of Shandora. With his Goru Goru no Mi ability, he quickly melted the gold in the buildings, causing the golden city to rapidly fade and transform into a pile of solid gold cubes.
Seeing his subordinates nearly finished tying up the captives, Sephiroth approached Gan Fall and Wyper. He crouched down, raised his hand, and gently slapped their cheeks.
"Hey! Wake up! Stop sleeping," he said in a calm tone.
At Sephiroth's call, the two men, who had fallen to the ground with their hands bound, finally awoke and opened their eyes. Gan Fall raised his head with difficulty and glanced around. He seemed relieved to see no casualties among his Sky Knight team, only bound, restricting their movement. At this point, he exhaled a sigh of relief and turned to look at the silver-haired youth.
"What is your purpose?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
"Purpose?" Sephiroth smiled faintly. "If I said... I want to place Sky Island under my dominion, would you believe me?"
Hearing this, Gan Fall was silent for a moment, but Wyper next to him shouted loudly, "Stop dreaming! Our Shandia Clan would never surrender so easily!"
Sephiroth chuckled, and with a rather playful tone said, "Oh!? If I said, submit to me. You Shandia Clan, you can reclaim this island, and... How about the lamps that can relight Shandora?"
Hearing such an enticing condition from the other party, Wyper was shocked, and his tone couldn't help but soften, but he still said with doubt, "You actually know the Shandora Lamps... Who are you?"
"Didn't I already say that? I am your God!... The new God of Skypiea. As long as you are willing to cooperate, I am still kind. Of course, if you want to play some tricks behind my back, I will also let you know what cruelty is!"
"..."
Seeing this silver-haired youth with a mask and mysterious origins, Wyper couldn't help but fall into silence. The war between the Shandia Clan and the native Skypiea residents had lasted for more than 400 years, with many casualties on both sides. Wyper knew very well that without the sudden intervention of this youth, the previous conflict between the two sides would have ended in a lose-lose situation!
Then, after a period of recuperation, after recovering from the pain, both sides would once again start a war until one side was completely defeated! Now, the sudden intervention of this mysterious youth, with unstoppable power, defeated the main forces of both sides. If the other party wanted, they could have already turned them into corpses!
Just when Wyper was still hesitating, Gan Fall was the first to take a stance! He looked at the silver-haired youth and said solemnly, "I will surrender, acknowledging that you are the new God of Skypiea, but... I hope you can be kind to the Sky Island residents and release the members of the Sky Knight team."
Compared to Wyper, Gan Fall saw the current situation more thoroughly. Knowing that he was unable to resist, he was very straightforward and chose to surrender. This was just like in the original plot, where Enel brought a group of his men to seize Skypiea's power. Knowing he was outmatched, Gan Fall didn't want to engage in senseless bloodshed and sacrifice!
Seeing how straightforward the white-haired old man was, Sephiroth nodded very easily and agreed, "For that, I guarantee it. I am only here for profit, and as long as you are obedient and don't cause trouble, I won't bother you."
"What about you?... Shandia warrior?... Understood? As long as you are willing to surrender to me, the cherished old wish of your Shandia Clan will be fulfilled." Sephiroth shifted his gaze to Wyper, waiting for the other's answer.
"Although I am the captain of the guerrilla force, this kind of thing needs to be decided by the head of our Shandia Clan!" Wyper didn't give a clear answer, but from his tone, Sephiroth already knew that the other party was also inclined to agree to his proposal.
"OK! I will let you go back and let you go and bring the head of your Shandia Clan to negotiate." Sephiroth raised his hand and gestured, letting the black suits next to him release the ropes binding the two men's hands and return their belongings to both.
Only after Wyper put his shoes back on with the Wind Dial, and stood up, did Sephiroth emphasize again, "If the negotiation goes well, I will help you find the Shandora Lamps and light them again today."
Hearing this, Wyper looked deeply at the silver-haired youth, then he turned, activated the Wind Dial under his feet, and quickly departed from here.
"The Shandora Lamps... What exactly is that?" Gan Fall rubbed his slightly numb wrists, and his face was filled with doubt. The words of the two confused him a little, and he didn't know why.
Sephiroth smiled and said inexplicably, "The Shandora Lamps!... It's the island song in your legends! It's the Shandia Clan's cherished old wish, four hundred years or more."
Hearing this, Gan Fall's pupils suddenly constricted, and he turned to stare blankly at Wyper's fading disappearance into the dense forest. More than 400 years ago, Upper Yard, Skypiea Island, was sent to Sky Island via a massive Knock-Up Stream. Legend has it that on that day, the Sky Island residents heard a beautiful song. It was also the day when the Shandia Clan, along with the native Sky Island residents, in a battle that had lasted for more than four hundred years, truly clashed. It would also seem good to bring this long battle to an end by lighting the Shandora Lamps!...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the earth shaking came, and when everyone looked for the source, they saw a golden giant, one hundred meters tall, slowly moving through the dense forest towards their general direction. After the distance was narrowed to a certain extent, the golden giant stopped. Soon after, it appeared to melt into liquid and quickly transformed into a massive cube.
In the end, Gild Tesoro leaped out from the golden cube, landed on the ground, and quickly ran to Sephiroth. He said with joy on his face, "Boss! This time, we really made a fortune! With this gold alone, we can get at least three to four hundred billion Beli!"
"Calm down, calm down! The scale of our company in the future is more than just this small amount of money!" Sephiroth chuckled and advised.
"Uh!? Heh-heh-heh! Boss is right." Gild Tesoro smiled awkwardly and scratched his head, quickly calming some of the emotions in his heart. The most correct thing he had ever done in his life was probably choosing Sephiroth as his boss. If not for this, it would have been impossible for him to become an important figure in the underworld now. He might still just be an ordinary gangster!