"Wait... wait."
Seeing Kong Tai about to leave, Totomujika became desperate.
Forgetting the dignity of a Demon King, it loudly pleaded with the silver-haired youth, "Take me with you. If you take me with you, I will be your servant from now on. I think even if you are a god, there must be many things you can't do personally. If you take me with you, anything you don't want to do in the future can be handed over to me."
"..."
Looking at the constantly pleading Demon King, Kong Tai's eyes showed no change in emotion.
Death was the ultimate destination for all life.
Even the greatest of beings, when faced with absolute death, could not maintain their former dignity, becoming a pathetic creature struggling to survive.
Shaking his head, ignoring the loudly pleading Totomujika, Kong Tai turned directly.
One step, another step, another step, he slowly walked on the Milky Way and disappeared.
"No..."
As Kong Tai completely vanished, behind him came Totomujika's final roar.
His voice was filled with regret, endless regret.
Kong Tai knew what it regretted.
In truth, if it hadn't appeared in the outside world, but had stayed within this eggshell world and grown slowly, it would certainly have become a true Demon King.
If this world were still the original world, it would have also completely hatched in the years to come.
But the most ruthless thing in this world was fate.
With Kong Tai's arrival, its fated end was death, without exception.
...
Outside.
The crowd did not wait long before they saw the silver-haired youth appear silently on the giant rock, beside Kuina.
There were no signs of a fight on the youth, nor had his aura changed in the slightest, as if he had never left and had always been there.
But everyone here knew that the youth's return meant that the Singing Demon King had been completely annihilated by the youth.
"There will be no more Demon King from now on, and Uta can continue to be a singer without any worries. But there is one thing I must say."
Looking at the girl lying in Shanks' arms, Kong Tai wore a rare serious expression on his face.
"Her Devil Fruit ability is too dangerous."
"I know, I've always known."
Shanks looked up at the youth on the giant rock, gently stroking the girl's hair in his arms, and a tender smile appeared on his face. "I believe you must also feel Uta's kindness, Kong Tai. It's a kindness that penetrates the heart. Even if her Devil Fruit ability is dangerous, I believe the danger lies only in the fruit, not in the person who uses it."
He then said loudly and firmly, "I believe in Uta."
"We believe in Uta too."
Beside Shanks, all the members of the Red-Haired Pirates looked up at the youth on the giant rock and shouted, "Because she is the daughter of us, the Red-Haired Pirates!"
"If Mr. Kong Tai believes Uta's fruit is too dangerous and intends to do something, then you'll have to step over my dead body first."
Benn Beckman threw away his cigarette, gripped the handle of his gun with his right hand, and stepped forward, standing in front of Shanks. "Although I myself believe I cannot be your opponent, if you want to harm Uta, then we have no other choice."
"I, I said, can you let me finish speaking?"
Kong Tai looked at Beckman speechlessly, "Are you really trying to fight me?"
"Have you thought about it?"
"Uh..."
Beckman looked at the youth on the giant rock, a look of embarrassment on his face. Seeing the youth's expression, he knew they had misunderstood.
"Hahaha!! The weather is really nice today!"
Putting down his gun-holding hand, Beckman suddenly turned and looked up at the scattered light shining on the sea through the black clouds in the distance.
Rumble—!
At that moment, as if in response, a white lightning bolt that pierced the entire sky suddenly appeared above Elegia.
Shaking his head, ignoring the embarrassment of the entire Red-Haired Pirates crew.
Kong Tai met Shanks' gaze and smiled, "I believe in Uta too."
If he didn't believe in Uta, he would have killed her without hesitation the first time they met.
"But it's still the same point, her Devil Fruit ability is too dangerous."
Kong Tai took a step forward, his figure instantly appearing before Shanks. Looking at the girl lying in Shanks' arms, Kong Tai continued, "We believe in Uta, but the world will not believe her, the Navy will not believe her, and those who know the specific abilities of this fruit will not believe her."
"The more famous she becomes, the more people in the world who know about this fruit's abilities will fear her. This is an unavoidable trouble."
"Then..."
As if thinking of something, Shanks, who was feeling a headache, his eyes suddenly lit up. He looked up at Kong Tai, his tone filled with anticipation, "You say this, you must have a way, right!"
Hearing Shanks' words, everyone in the Red-Haired Pirates turned their attention to Kong Tai at that moment.
"Indeed, I do."
Kong Tai did not play coy and directly stated his plan.
"This is what I'm thinking. Although we believe in Uta, others won't. The best way for Uta to have no trouble in the future is, of course, to extract the Uta Uta no Mi from her body. But even I cannot do something like this at the moment."
"Once a human eats a Devil Fruit, the power within that Devil Fruit completely integrates into that person's soul. Only when that person completely dies will this power, which can be attributed to desire, reappear in reality."
"Then what is your solution?"
Shanks glanced at Uta and then asked.
"My solution is to cut open a passage connecting reality and Uta's world, allowing those who hear Uta's singing to choose to enter or exit. Although this might have a certain degree of impact on Uta, it will reassure everyone in this world."
"Can you do it?"
Shanks didn't ask; Beckman asked this question.
He knew about Uta's world. It was a fictional dream world created by the power of the Uta Uta no Mi. Anyone who heard Uta's singing would be involuntarily pulled into Uta's world.
This was also the source of the Uta Uta no Mi's danger.
If people could choose to enter or exit, then this fruit would not be very dangerous, at least not in the eyes of outsiders.
It wasn't that he doubted Kong Tai's strength.
It was just that things that sounded so incredulous always made people feel like they should only exist in myths.
And now that myths had entered reality, it was no wonder Beckman was suspicious.
Kong Tai glanced at Beckman, said nothing, and then reached out to wipe Uta's forehead. The Uta, who had been in a deep sleep moments ago, suddenly stirred. Her eyelashes trembled, and she gradually opened her eyes.