Chapter 83: Eden: Erza, you become an Admiral, and I'll become a Yonko! The world will belong to Fairy Tail

"Erza, what's with this Conqueror's Haki Infusion?"

Eden looked at the black lightning coiling around the katana in Erza's hand and asked with a puzzled expression.

So that's Conqueror's Haki Infusion, right?!

It has to be Conqueror's Haki Infusion, right?

"I saw Teacher Garp using Haki in battle, and he would infuse his Conqueror's Haki on top of his Armament Haki! So I gave it a try, and then I learned it."

Erza said with a straight face.

"What kind of monstrous talent is this."

"Is this a skill you can learn just by 'giving it a try'?"

"My Haki is still at the beginner stage! Though I've never trained it systematically."

The corner of Eden's eye twitched incessantly.

Haki is a manifestation of willpower. If you were to ask who in the Fairy Tail guild has the strongest willpower, all the members would say in unison: "Erza Scarlet."

It could be said that the ability of Haki was a perfect match for Erza. Her training in it was as if she had divine assistance.

"In short, while you are indeed stronger in terms of magic power, Eden, I am stronger when it comes to Haki! In that case, the gap between us is almost even."

Erza said, full of confidence.

"Listen to you spouting nonsense."

Eden was a bit speechless. Laxus had a Devil Fruit that suited him, and Erza had Haki, an ability that seemed tailor-made for her.

Only he, Eden, had to rely entirely on his own efforts to train.

Eden: "System, give me..."

Ahem, alright, Eden didn't have such a thing as a system, though he really wished he did.

"Storm Dragon's Roar of the Wind and Moon!"

Eden took a deep breath, swallowing the surrounding air into his stomach, compressing it, and then releasing countless wind blades.

"What is this?"

Seeing this, Erza's forehead was instantly covered in cold sweat. She continuously retreated, blocking with the weapon in her hand while saying, "An ability I've never seen before. Eden, did you add a new Dragon Slayer Lacrima?!"

"Of course."

"You're allowed to learn Haki, so can't I be allowed to use a new Dragon Slayer Lacrima?"

Eden looked at Erza and asked coldly.

"Heh."

"No! It's precisely because you have a new Dragon Slayer Lacrima that our battle is interesting."

Erza chuckled lightly and concentrated all the Haki in her body onto the katana in her hand.

"Bzzzz!"

Following Erza's movements, the blade in her hand began to hum loudly.

"Let's settle this in one blow!"

Eden naturally understood Erza's intention and immediately unleashed his Dragon Slayer's Secret Art.

"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art: Great Storm - Raging Torrent Burial!!"

This was a brand-new secret art created by Eden, combining the powers of the Storm Dragon and the Sea King Dragon. Its power was great enough to instantly destroy a sky island...

In other words, the power of Eden's move was even greater than Enel's Raigo, which required charging! This was the strength of a Dragon Slayer who had reached the 'Heavenly King' level.

"Huu..."

Facing Eden's attack, Erza's eyes glinted with seriousness.

At this moment, her spirit and the sword in her hand became one. With this strike, she would sever everything before her.

"BOOM!"

When Eden's Dragon Slayer's Secret Art collided with Erza's soul-powered, sure-kill slash, the entirety of Enies Lobby was shattered, falling like rain into the bottomless pit below, a crater seemingly created by an Ancient Weapon.

In the end, Enies Lobby could not be saved.

Through the combined efforts of Erza and Eden, it was utterly pulverized.

"Forget about a promotion, I might not even be able to keep my current position now, right?!"

After everything calmed down, Spandam, under the protection of CP9, successfully boarded the ship sent by Spandine to pick them up. He stared at the bottomless abyss before him and said in despair.

"Is everyone alright?"

Supported by Levy, Erza gently sat down on the deck. She didn't immediately worry about her own safety, but instead turned her gaze to everyone present and asked.

"Thanks to the Devil Fruits Spandam gave us, we were barely able to hold our own against that guy Natsu for a while," Levy explained to Erza.

"Devil Fruits?"

"You all ate Devil Fruits?"

Erza was stunned for a moment and asked everyone.

"No."

"Only I ate a Devil Fruit; the rest were given to the CP9 members."

"The Devil Fruit I ate is the Paramecia-type Pen-Pen Fruit. It allows me to use any part of my body as a pen..."

"In other words, I can now use Solid Script magic freely."

Levy explained.

"I ate a strange sword that Natsu threw at me, and as a result, I gained the ability to turn into an elephant, receiving a huge boost in strength!"

"If we're talking about pure strength, I don't think even Elfman is a match for me now," Gajeel said, pointing to his firm biceps.

"That fruit tasted too disgusting. Just smelling it made me want to puke. I really couldn't eat it," Cana said, shaking her head.

This was also why she hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit.

"Gulp, gulp, gulp..."

After speaking, Cana picked up a nearby bottle of alcohol and began to drink heartily.

"I do know of a Devil Fruit that can produce alcohol anytime, anywhere. The Paramecia-type Sake-Sake Fruit..." Spandam said softly after looking at the alcohol-loving Cana and thinking for a moment.

"You must give it to me."

Upon hearing this, Cana's eyes lit up, and she directly demanded it from Spandam: "No matter how you look at it, we saved your life, right? You can afford this little reward, am I wrong?"

"Uh..."

"If we can get through this crisis smoothly."

Spandam sighed. Not only had he failed to capture his targets, but Enies Lobby had also been blown up on his watch. The days ahead would definitely not be easy for him.

"By the way, have any of you seen Rob Lucci?!"

Just as everyone was staring blankly at the shattered remains of Enies Lobby, Kalifa looked around and was suddenly surprised to find that Rob Lucci was nowhere on the ship.

"Uh..."

"He didn't make it out of that explosion, did he?!"

For a moment, everyone's expression changed.

Kaku, in particular, turned to Blueno and asked nervously, "Blueno, where did Lucci go? Are you sure everyone entered your dimension just now?"

"I can assure everyone here that I only closed the door after confirming that every single one of you had entered my dimension," Blueno answered truthfully.

"Then what about Lucci?!"

The members of CP9 surrounded Blueno, questioning him.

"Lucci... he vanished," Blueno replied after a moment of silence.

"Vanished?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

"What do you mean, 'vanished'?" Kalifa pressed Blueno.

"He just... disappeared from within my dimension."

Blueno didn't know how to answer this question. Was he supposed to say that he watched Lucci just 'pop' and disappear inside his dimension?

"No need to press him."

"It was that guy Eden's doing," Erza said, shaking her head helplessly and answering truthfully.

"Huh?"

"What does Eden want with Lucci?"

Everyone asked, confused.

"That, I don't know..."

Erza's expression was also filled with confusion.

On the other side.

On Little Black's head.

"I heard you wanted to take my head?"

Eden, Natsu, Gray, Nami, Robin, Juvia, and Happy all surrounded Lucci and asked.

"..."

Lucci's face was ashen, but he couldn't say a word.

"Didn't you say the head of a Fifth Emperor was worth taking?"

"Why are you silent now?"

Eden moved closer to Lucci, his face nearly touching Lucci's, his eyes staring directly into the other's as he questioned him.

"..."

Lucci flinched slightly, remaining silent.

"Here, this is for you."

Seeing that Lucci really couldn't say a word, Eden finally handed him a mop he had prepared in advance.

"What is the meaning of this?!" Lucci stared at the mop in his hand for a moment before asking Eden.

"From now on, I dub you the Great General of Toilet Scrubbing."

"Since you can't take the Fifth Emperor's head, then you can go and scrub the Fifth Emperor's toilets!"

Eden looked at Lucci and said with a chuckle.

"You..."

Lucci fell silent, looking at the mop in his hand.

Now, the phrase "the Fifth Emperor's toilet is worth scrubbing" had become a reality.

The next morning.

Eden and his group arrived at Water 7.

This time, the people who received Eden included not only World Government officials but also the mayor of Water 7, the man who built all the warships used by the World Government and the Marines, the head of the world's number one shipyard, the Galley-La Company—Iceburg.

"Thank you."

This was the first thing Iceburg said after meeting Eden.

"Hm?"

Eden was taken aback.

"If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I'd still be deceived!"

"Even my most trusted confidant, my secretary, turned out to be a World Government agent, and I was foolishly unaware."

The thought that even his secretary Kalifa, and company mainstays like Rob Lucci and Kaku, were all World Government agents sent a chill down Iceburg's spine. If Eden hadn't come, the entire Galley-La Company would have eventually become a puppet of the World Government.

"No need for thanks."

Eden smiled lightly. It was all just something he did along the way.

"Let me introduce you to your ship, the 'Sea Emperor'!"

Then, Iceburg didn't dwell on the matter. He seemed unwilling to let Eden know the real reason the World Government had planted so many spies in his shipyard. After all, when it came to the Ancient Weapon Pluton, the fewer people who knew, the better.

"I'll be in your care."

Eden smiled and nodded at Iceburg.

Then, Iceburg led Eden to a sixty-meter-class 'pirate' ship that, at a glance, was clearly a recently converted Marine warship.

"Isn't this a bit half-hearted?" Eden asked Iceburg, looking at the large warship before him.

"My apologies, but with only one night, we really couldn't build a better ship! This was our limit."

Cold sweat beaded on Iceburg's forehead. At the end of the day, Eden was a pirate, a great pirate with a bounty of 1.8 billion Berries. If things went south, the entire Water 7 could be sunk.

"It has a bath, right?" Nami asked Iceburg.

"Of course."

"The ship's freshwater storage is enough for a thousand people to sail the seas for a month."

"And it's equipped with a bathhouse, showers, and various other options."

Iceburg looked at Nami and began to introduce the ship's features. In fact, per the World Government's request, they had removed all the offensive weaponry from the warship and installed a large number of flashy but impractical facilities.

It was said that this was a personal request from the 'Fifth Emperor' Eden.

Weapons? Not needed...

Entertainment is supreme!

"No problem!"

After getting the answer she wanted, Nami gave Eden an "OK" sign, indicating that this warship was the ship she wanted.

"Then this is it."

As Eden said this, he waved to someone behind him and said softly, "Alright, Rob Lucci! Hurry up and move our things aboard~"

"Rob Lucci?!"

When Eden finished speaking, all the shipwrights in the dock finally noticed the person carrying bags left and right, helping Eden's group with their luggage. It was the traitor of their shipyard, or more accurately, the undercover agent sent by the World Government—Rob Lucci.

"Lucci, you have the nerve to show your face here?"

"Lucci, you bastard..."

Seeing this, a group of shipwrights rushed towards Lucci, swinging their fists at him.

"Pow! Pow! Pow..."

Lucci let the shipwrights' attacks land on him. He didn't fight back, nor did he use Tekkai to block. Soon, he was covered in bruises.

"Bastard, why don't you fight back?"

"And why did you betray us?"

Among the shipwrights, the most hot-tempered one, Paulie, grabbed Lucci by the collar and questioned him furiously.

Tears could be seen glistening in Paulie's eyes as he roared, "Was our friendship before all a lie?"

"Friendship?"

"Don't get the wrong idea."

"If it weren't for the mission, I wouldn't even bother speaking to a small fry like you," Lucci said coldly, tilting his head.

"You bastard..."

Hearing this, Paulie looked like he was about to rush forward and beat Lucci again.

But at that critical moment, Paulie was stopped by Iceburg, who said in a deep voice, "That's enough, Paulie. Stop it!"

After speaking, Iceburg turned to Eden, bowed deeply, and expressed his apology: "My apologies, you've seen something unsightly. It's my failure to discipline them."

Having done this, Iceburg directly slung Paulie over his shoulder and walked away.

"Haha."

"Not fighting back, not using Tekkai to defend, just taking their punches head-on. Does that make you feel better inside, Lucci?"

After the shipwrights were dispersed by Iceburg, Eden walked up to Lucci and said with a chuckle.

"Mind your own business," Lucci said coldly, tilting his chin up.

"Go scrub your toilets!"

"I just asked. This warship has fifty toilets."

As Eden spoke, he swung his fist and forcefully hit Lucci on the head.

A large lump swelled on Lucci's head at a visible speed.

"Hmph!"

Lucci snorted disdainfully, "A mere fifty toilets. I'll scrub them all for you to see."

At this moment, Lucci was promoted to... the King of Toilets!

After boarding the ship, Eden looked at the distant sky, the corner of his mouth curling up slightly as he thought to himself, "With this whole Enies Lobby drama, Erza should have won the trust of the World Government's higher-ups! The day Erza becomes an Admiral... doesn't seem too far off."

Yes, ever since Aramaki was poached by their Fairy Tail and a future Admiral position opened up, Eden had been planning to have Erza become an Admiral.

When that time comes, Fairy Tail will have a foot in both the light and the dark. He refused to believe they still wouldn't be able to find their scattered comrades.

The already-dead Teach: "Wait, you did all this... just to find a comrade?! I was framed! I feel like I died for nothing."

Meanwhile.

After Erza returned to Marine Headquarters, she had expected to be severely reprimanded by Fleet Admiral Sengoku. After all, no matter what, she had failed to protect Enies Lobby.

But what Erza got instead was...?!

"Congratulations, Erza!"

"I never thought you'd actually manage to drive off that 'Fifth Emperor' Eden!"

"After discussions among the World Government's top brass, starting today, you are the third Admiral Candidate."

That's right, not even Erza had expected that she would be promoted to Admiral Candidate just by finding an excuse to go and spar with Eden.

Looking at it this way, it seemed the positions of Admiral and Fleet Admiral weren't that far from her reach either?!

So, was she going to become the enemy's boss through undercover work?!

"Gahahahaha..."

In Fleet Admiral Sengoku's office.

When Garp learned that Erza had been promoted to Admiral Candidate, he burst out laughing.

Garp, while eating rice crackers, looked at Sengoku and asked, "Don't you have a huge prejudice against me and my disciples? Why are you being so generous this time?"

"I have no choice!"

"Your disciple's combat power is truly sufficient!"

"Besides, promoting Erza to Admiral Candidate wasn't my decision alone. It was directly decided by Commander-in-Chief Kong, based on a joint letter of recommendation from Sakazuki, Kuzan, and Borsalino, the three current Admirals."

Sengoku looked at Garp and said helplessly.

"Huh?!"

Garp was stunned. He hadn't expected that Erza had already caught the eye of his and Sengoku's old boss and was held in such high regard by him.

Moreover, Kuzan could be considered Erza's senior, so his approval made sense. But he never expected that even Sakazuki and Borsalino would so strongly recommend Erza to become an Admiral Candidate.

One must know that although an Admiral Candidate was still a Vice Admiral in rank, in extreme circumstances, such as a severe shortage of personnel for the three Admiral positions, they could be directly promoted to Admiral.

Now, Erza had gone from being the youngest Vice Admiral in the Marines to the youngest Admiral Candidate.

At this rate, it probably wouldn't be long before Erza became the youngest Admiral.

Yes, on one hand, Eden had become the Fifth Emperor of the Sea. On the other, Erza had become an Admiral Candidate.

Everyone was shining brightly in their respective fields.

It seemed... the day Fairy Tail dominated the entire world was not too far away.

Precht: "I knew that kid Makarov was a cunning one."