One Piece: Hell Pirates

Chapter 451: Navigating the Calm Belt

While Brook enjoyed rare family time with his children, he also gave Chief Intelligence Officer Antonio an order.

One month from now, the City of All Nations would host the grandest world ceremony in history.

All the kings of Hell and the highest officials from every region of the world were to come to the capital and attend the ceremony.

Shiki, who had already conquered the South Blue, also received Brook's message through a Den Den Mushi. Brook wanted him to work harder and transport several sky islands from the New World to the area around the Red Line, turning them into aerial fortresses to protect the City of All Nations.

Of course, Issho, who possessed the Gravity Fruit, and the Seraphim who possessed both the Float Fruit and the Gravity Fruit, would help as well.

Within one month, they had to move as many important islands as possible to the Red Line and prepare to build the strongest, most complete ruling center in the world.

Inside Pangaea Castle, the main palace of the City of All Nations, a grand family banquet had begun.

This was a true gathering of Brook's women, children, and students.

The banquet included family matters, official reports, training guidance, and, of course, pressure to get married.

"Father, should we move Senior Brother Dragon's family and the Golden Family, both members of the D. clan, to the sky islands so they can live with the other D. clan members? Their combat potential is very high."

Halfway through the banquet, Crown Prince Hades reported to Brook. During their conquest of the East Blue, they had witnessed the Golden Family's rapid growth on Manglia Island.

As for the Monkey family, former Marine Hero and Admiral Garp, the Iron Fist, had retired to Foosha Village in the Goa Kingdom with his grandson. Because of Dragon, the second generation of Hell had not harmed the Monkey family.

"Leave them alone for now. Now that the Revolutionary Army has merged into the World Government, has there been any dissatisfaction?"

Brook asked casually.

He was now stronger than the original Imu, and his forces were vast and powerful. The D. clan could no longer stir up any real trouble.

"No. According to your instructions, the Revolutionary Army's designation has been merged with the Self Reliant Army to form the International Army.

"The new Navy has also been renamed the International Navy. Uncle Smith's air fleet and Abeffer's air force are gradually being merged into the International Air Force.

"A brand new international army, navy, and air force have now been established in their earliest form."

Under Brook's instructions, Hades, Charlotte Linlin, and Antonio had been carrying out a comprehensive reorganization and upgrade of the World Government.

"Not bad. But the war is almost over, so let's give those warmongers something else to do."

Brook took out a world map and drew eight shipping routes beneath the two great crossings of the Grand Line and the Red Line, Reverse Mountain and the City of All Nations.

"Starting now, begin a full purge of the Sea Kings along the Calm Belt edges beside the Red Line, below Reverse Mountain and beneath the City of All Nations. Open a safe calm zone so ordinary ships, not just seastone warships, can pass through."

Once the Sea Kings near the Red Line were cleared, they would gain eight safe routes connecting the Four Blues.

After all, the seastone mined from Wano Country could not supply every warship and merchant ship in the world.

Steam warship technology had already matured. As long as the Sea Kings were dealt with, ships could freely travel between the Four Blues and the Grand Line. Establishing safe shipping lanes had become necessary.

"Should the war to clear the Calm Belt routes begin after the World Ceremony?"

Hades thought for a moment, then asked.

"The task of clearing Sea Kings in the Calm Belt is indeed a little troublesome for Devil Fruit users."

"We start tomorrow. Bring in monsters like Roger, Rayleigh, Garp, and Hawkeye."

After the world's unification, the only remaining enemies and dangers were the Sea Kings that blocked human development, and those powerful but idle warriors and former pirates from every faction.

These old pirates and fighters had to be kept in fighting condition.

Although Poseidon was now under Brook's command, most Sea Kings had no real intelligence. They had to be eliminated to ensure safety at sea.

Ideally, one day they would clear out every Sea King in the Calm Belt.

"I understand."

Crown Prince Hades immediately replied.

"It seems the elimination of Sea Kings will become the Universal Government's first major national policy."

Near the end of the banquet, Brook carefully tested the Devil Fruit abilities of his protégés and continued guiding them toward the ultimate path of development.

Under Stussy and Shakky's arrangements, these children and students also received their own palaces and residences in the City of All Nations.

As for Brook, naturally, he went to comfort the women who had been waiting for him.

With the power of expansion, Brook intended to make these neglected cats purr.

He had not expected to get much rest over the next few nights.

Then again, he did not need sleep anyway.

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One week later.

Shiki, along with Ikki and two Seraphim, had already transported the first batch of floating islands.

Punk Hazard, the Island of Science.

Ohara, the Island of Scholars.

Egghead, the Island of the Past.

Whole Cake Island, the Island of All Races.

Golden Island, the Fortress of Hell.

These islands now floated near the City of All Nations, forming an aerial defensive wall.

At the same time, the large scale mission to purge the Sea Kings from the calm zone had officially begun.

Brook and his family took charge of clearing the Calm Belt beneath the City of All Nations, while Roger, Rayleigh, Garp, and the others handled the four routes near Reverse Mountain.

Before the World Ceremony began, Brook personally led the team and completed this joint mission with his descendants for the first time.

Whoosh!

A massive sword aura flashed again, splitting a giant sea monster in two. A surge of blood dyed the sea red.

"The Calm Belt is the Sea Kings' nest. Let them come out and die. Their own blood will attract even more of them."

Brook smiled faintly.

There was no need to dive into the sea to hunt these creatures down. They simply had to wait and kill until this entire shipping lane became a forbidden zone for Sea Kings.

Behind Brook's hunting warship, enormous steam powered seastone battleships continuously dragged the dead Sea Kings floating on the surface back to the Sabaody Archipelago for processing.

From there, the meat would be sold to every nation along the Grand Line, the New World, and the Four Blues.

Under Stussy and Shakky's manipulation, with help from washed clean underworld emperors and major trading companies, a complete industrial chain quickly took shape. Sea King meat was shipped across the world at astonishing speed.

"Doesn't that make us butchers who hunt Sea Kings?"

Princess Hela pouted.

"Killing these Sea Kings gives me no sense of achievement at all."

"There's nothing we can do. The whole world is already under our control. Of course, if you want to hunt rebels and newly born pirates instead, that's fine too."

Brook did not blame his second daughter.

Their current operation really did look like slaughtering sea monsters to sell for profit.

"Father, do we still have any powerful enemies left? Do you think there are aliens on other planets besides the moon?"

Hela did not want to become nothing more than a butcher who slaughtered Sea Kings.

She wanted a more exciting battlefield.

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Brook paused for a moment after hearing Hela's question.

"Yes. They exist," he said at last. "But not on the planets we can see from here. They exist in other worlds. However, your current strength is still too weak to face those enemies."

He gently smoothed Hela's slightly messy black hair and spoke in a rare, serious tone.

"So train properly. Perhaps one day, your father will lead you to a higher world."

"Really, Father? You found an even more amazing world?" Princess Hela's eyes lit up. "Can you tell us about those powerful worlds?"

They had already guessed something when Brook said his new expansion ability came from another world.

Whether it was the older generation like Charlotte Linlin or the younger generation like Hades, everyone was curious. Brook's sudden recovery of his Revive Revive power had also come with strange new abilities.

"Haha! We've only been hunting for a few hours, and you're already getting impatient?"

Brook cleaved apart another Sea King drawn in by the blood, then released his Conqueror's Haki, stunning or driving away the other Sea Kings and putting the slaughter on pause.

"Fine. Let's take a break. I'll tell you a little about the wonders of other worlds."

"I've wanted to know this for ages! Second Sister, you finally got Father to talk!"

Princess Shana immediately slipped to Brook's side, grabbed a good seat, and waited eagerly for the story.

The others gradually gathered around as well. Clearly, Nika and Yamato had already spread the news about the strange phenomenon with the Yomi Yomi no Mi and the ghostly young man.

That had made everyone curious, but Brook had spent the past few days catching up with his women, leaving the children with no chance to ask about those secrets.

"Father, did your Yomi Yomi no Mi clone really enter the Underworld and then return? What happened to him in that other world?"

Princess Kanna also asked with expectation.

Hades, Osiris, and the other men simply sat quietly and listened. They knew their father spoiled his daughters more, so they had secretly pushed Hela, that fearless hothead, to ask the question first.

Now Brook had finally taken the initiative to answer.

"He did enter the Underworld. He even reached another world. My expansion ability came from there."

Brook felt the curiosity of his women and children, so he decided to use this chance to teach them a little.

If they could one day leave the planets under the rule of the Western Underworld, Brook would take them away from this world.

"What kind of world is it? Are there many strong people there? Do they use Devil Fruits too?"

Hela asked excitedly.

Everyone stared at Brook with shining eyes.

"The gods of the Underworld are extremely powerful. They could kill the current us with ease. My clone had to sneak back carefully.

"After that, he accidentally entered a ninja world. It was somewhat similar to the ninjutsu of Wano Country, and he stayed there for about a year.

"The ninjas of that world can use many kinds of elemental ninjutsu, such as fire, water, wind, lightning, and earth.

"More importantly, that world had once been invaded by a powerful alien race. That alien race possessed a Divine Tree that could drain an entire world dry. They destroy planets to nourish themselves."

Brook chuckled softly.

Inwardly, he thought, Your old man even married one of those alien women. She is now your stepmother.

"Ninjutsu? It really exists? If one person can use so many abilities, they must be insanely strong!"

"A Divine Tree that can destroy the world? Isn't that more terrifying than Uranus and Pluton?"

"Why did Father's clone come back so quickly? Was he chased back by that alien race?"

"Nonsense! Father clearly risked his life to come back because he missed us!"

"Father, can we still go to that ninja world? Has the Divine Tree already destroyed it?"

The group began chattering all at once, making Brook's head ache.

"Quiet!"

The moment he spoke, everyone immediately shut their mouths.

"That world's ninjutsu does exist, and it has not been destroyed by the Divine Tree.

"I did come back because I missed you all, but in that world, I was also an extremely powerful being.

"As for whether I can take you out of this world, I am still finding a way."

Brook explained patiently. Then he revealed the existence of the Underworld Realm and the Western Underworld God, Jin.

"So Father has already seen beings even stronger than himself. No wonder he became so obsessed with the Yomi Yomi no Mi!"

Only now did Brook's women and children understand why he had handed the conquest of the world to others just for the sake of the Yomi Yomi no Mi.

"That is why you are all still too weak. For now, focus on killing Sea Kings and improving your strength. If every one of you can reach Imu's level, I'll be satisfied."

Brook then told them about the nine Tailed Beasts and the three sacred lands, before temporarily ending the questions and resuming the Sea King hunt.

After hearing about another world, these people finally gained higher goals. Their fighting spirit surged as they hunted Sea Kings with renewed effort, hoping to reach Brook's passing standard one day.

Meanwhile, Shana, the third princess who possessed the Mythical Zoan Beast-Beast Fruit, kept pestering Brook to show her the appearances of the nine Tailed Beasts.

She wanted to use her power to recreate them.

Even if they had no combat ability, she still wanted to see the creatures from another world.

Brook had no choice but to demonstrate the Shadow Clone Technique and Transformation Technique, instantly drawing all the little ones and his women back over.

Brook truly did possess other strange and useful ninjutsu, and that made all the children want to learn from him.

Unfortunately, Brook could only use those abilities because his Yomi soul clone had brought back a small amount of chakra energy. He could not teach them yet.

This only made the little ones even more eager to grow stronger. They hoped that one day, they could follow Brook to another world and learn those strange and practical ninjutsu for themselves.

Looking at his energetic family, Brook became even more determined to take them to a higher world.

He hoped that his self in the Naruto world could quickly defeat the Otsutsuki clan, conquer the Northern Underworld, and become a true god-level existence.

Only then would they have the means to fight Jin, the god of the Western Underworld.

Otherwise, a thousand years from now, Brook might truly be dug out and killed.

Meanwhile, in the Naruto world, Brook was waiting for Kaguya Otsutsuki to give birth.

At the same time, he had secretly entered the ruins of the Northern Underworld several times, intending to ambush members of the Otsutsuki clan who used Yomotsu Hirasaka.

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