Pluton

"Orion, you—"

Just as she darted to the door, Im was caught off guard, her eyes widening in surprise.

She swiftly averted her gaze, turning her head away immediately, gritting her teeth as she said.

"What… what are you doing?"

In the bedroom, Orion was doing push-ups at an astonishing speed, drawing her attention.

"Didn't you already see?!" Orion, rising and falling with remarkable speed, glanced up at Im standing outside the door, his breathing steady as he retorted.

"Are you getting shy now? Don't tell me you're actually a woman!"

[A/N : using a she pronoun for im since i am about 60% sure im was a woman but orion dont know this]

Hearing this, Im clenched her teeth, turned around and walked into the bedroom, sitting directly on the spacious bed.

She got straight to the point "Any news from Wano Country?"

As she spoke, Im gaze didn't drift toward Orion again.

Instead, she looked straight ahead, pretending she hadn't seen anything.

Orion didn't slow down, continuing his push-ups.

"Don't rush, I've got a thousand more to go."

Im stiffened "If this is some kind of test from you, I think we have nothing more to discuss! I don't care what's happening in Wano Country!"

With that, Im made a move to stand up.

Orion didn't stop her, still focused on his push-ups.

Seeing this, the fist hidden beneath Im robe clenched tightly and her dark red eyes no longer avoided Orion, instead looking down at him with a commanding gaze.

"Ah, that's more like it" Orion said with a warm smile "You've waited eight hundred years, what's the rush now?"

Before the words even settled, Orion suddenly stood up, his youthful and masculine charm fully displayed in front of Im, who instinctively wanted to look away.

Fortunately, Orion didn't make any further moves.

He simply walked past Im, picked up a towel hanging on the rack and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he spoke calmly.

"The Marines have already landed in Wano Country. If nothing goes wrong, within three days at most, the entire country will fall into our hands."

"Of course, I didn't send Sakazuki to Wano just to clean up the remnants of the Beasts Pirates, nor to claim the country for myself."

"My main goal is to find out whether one of the three Ancient Weapons, Pluton, is really in Wano Country!"

At this point, Orion tossed the towel back onto the rack and turned to face Im.

"How much do you know about Pluton?"

"You called me here just to ask about Pluton?" Im didn't avoid Orion gaze.

"If that's the case, I can't give you the answers you're looking for. Back then… no, to be precise, eight hundred years ago, all three Ancient Weapons were in the hands of one person. When that person fell, the weapons vanished along with them. Like you, I also want to know if Pluton is in Wano Country!"

"There's no need to be evasive with me!" Orion pulled up a chair and sat down opposite Im.

"Isn't Uranus, one of the three Ancient Weapons, in your possession?"

Hearing this, Im neither confirmed nor denied it, instead skillfully shifting the topic.

"You know so many secrets that the world is unaware of. I'm now almost certain you've traveled here from the past. Most importantly, based on the information you possess, I can even pinpoint the time to eight hundred years ago. What puzzles me is that you know so much about me, while I know nothing about you! Were you just an unknown figure back then?"

"Or did I overlook some crucial detail?"

Seeing Im confident gaze, Orion almost couldn't hold back a laugh.

"What? Is my analysis incorrect?" Im blinked, which was quite out of character.

"Not entirely wrong" Orion waved his hand. "But let's not change the subject. We're discussing matters concerning Wano Country."

Im said "If Pluton is indeed in Wano Country and you find it, would you keep it for yourself or hand it over to the World Government?"

"Of course, I'd keep it for myself!" Orion replied without hesitation, then added.

"You hold Uranus and I possess Pluton. That seems fair."

Im eyes narrowed slightly and the corners of her mouth under the veil curved upward.

Realizing she was acting out of character, Im quickly regained her composure and said seriously.

"Can I take this to mean that you also fear the three Ancient Weapons? Not easy, but I've finally found your weakness!"

For some reason, Im felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

Because during this period, Orion had always been overwhelmingly dominant.

His mastery of Conqueror's Haki even surpassed that of the man who called himself the first 'pirate' eight hundred years ago.

In terms of sheer personal combat prowess, Orion was undoubtedly the strongest in the World right now.

Moreover, Orion kingly demeanor was innate and his every move gave off the illusion that he was the supreme ruler of the world.

Even Im, who sat in the shadows of the Flower Capital, controlling the World Government, felt that Orion had no weaknesses.

"What are you secretly gloating about?"

Although Im hid it well, Orion still caught the subtle change in her expression and mercilessly countered.

"I won't deny that the three Ancient Weapons are powerful, but do you think I'd just stand there and let them bombard me? Most importantly, the reason I want to find Pluton isn't because I fear it might become a threat, but because I'm preparing for the coming Great Flood!"

As soon as Orion mentioned the 'Great Flood,' Im abruptly stood up.

"Preparing for the Great Flood? You... could you be from an even more distant past? A thousand years ago? Or... three thousand years ago?"

Surprised by Im intense reaction, Orion mouth twitched slightly.

"Why focus on the past? Couldn't I have traveled back from the future?"

Realizing she had lost her composure again, Im awkwardly blinked, then sat back down, feigning calmness.

"I do want to control all three Ancient Weapons because they are my trump card against Nika. However, I see hope in you. As long as you maintain our current relationship, I actually hope you find and control Pluton!"

Orion shook his head and smiled. "This isn't about what you hope for, but what I want. If I want it, what can you do about it?"

Before Im could respond, Orion stood up and out of habit, patted Im on the shoulder.

His previously arrogant tone softened.

"Don't worry, Im. By now, you should know what I truly want!"

"If I wanted the world, I could have simply announced to the world during the coup that the Marines were breaking away from the World Government. Why go through all the trouble of playing the power-sharing game with you?"

Im didn't react, her head tilted slightly as she looked at the hand on her shoulder, her body stiff and unmoving.

For a moment, Im felt as if Orion was the one who had lived for centuries.

Despite appearing to be only in his twenties, he had the audacity to pat the shoulder of someone who had lived for eight hundred years?

After a brief moment of stiffness, Im suddenly snapped out of it, clenched her fist beneath her robe, and gritted her teeth, saying.

"Take your hand away."

"Huh?"

Realizing that he had placed his hand on Im's shoulder, Orion blinked a few times, then promptly withdrew his hand and smiled.

"Sorry, force of habit!"

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