One Piece: I am Imu-Chapter 283: Alchemy Awakens

Dark clouds covered the sky as the golden sword light and the black and red shadows seemed to intertwine.

Garp and Shiki demonstrated what it meant to fight fast and furious, like lightning flashing across the sky.

With each blow, fists and swords clashed again and again, as the energy of their attacks tore through the air and the earth cracked under the force of combat. The sound of metallic clashes resounded loudly, filling the entire nearby ocean.

At the same time, circles of air formed in the sky, appearing and disappearing, while both combatants moved across the island, from one side to the other, fighting without ceasing.

Sometimes they chased each other, sometimes they ran into each other.

The spectators could hardly make out anything of what was happening on the screens. The storm, the dust, the golden flashes and the deafening explosions were all that could be heard.

However, many knew that this battle between Garp and Shiki would not be something that would be resolved in one or two days, or even five.

Although according to the rules, Shiki only needed to resist for five days to be considered the winner.

But with his and Garp's personalities, it ensured that the fight could only end with one of the parties defeated.

Quickly, a day passed.

The tallest mountains on the island had already disappeared, either razed by powerful slashes or destroyed by fist attacks.

Two days passed.

Terrifying deep canyon-like cracks began to appear on the island, as well as more than ten enormous craters, as if a meteorite had hit the island.

Three days later, the island could no longer resist. Sea waters began to gush violently from the fissures, and the island's land began to show signs of breaking up.

Four days passed.

The island was completely destroyed in several parts, and the fight between the two continued in the air.

The golden-red flash and the black-red shadows kept colliding incessantly amidst the sonic booms.

However, Sengoku and other top fighters noticed that Shiki was starting to get suppressed. And every time Shiki stopped, he showed that he was much more exhausted than Garp.

Five days passed.

Shiki was clearly being overpowered by Garp, falling more times onto the rubble of the destroyed island.

Blood began to leak from the corner of his lips, and his face showed an expression of surprise and fury.

The sixth day arrived.

It began to rain heavily.

The raindrops quickly joined together to form a curtain of water.

At this point, Shiki could no longer rise into the air. Not because he was exhausted, but because Garp's fists, which rained down on him, kept him glued to the ground.

He could only dodge and block with his swords, but it was very difficult.

"How is this possible?! Why?! Damn you! How could you become so strong?!"

Shiki, not caring about his injuries, screamed hysterically as Garp continued to throw punches.

"Bwahaha!" Garp couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing her words.

However, his movements did not stop for even a second. With the speed of sound, his black fist pierced through Shiki's swords and landed a direct hit on his cheek.

Shiki was thrown far away, screaming in pain, and fell heavily to the ground, covered in mud and rain.

Only then did Garp stop his attack and, with a mocking smile, said, "Shiki, haven't you noticed? It seems I overestimated you!"

"What did you say?!"

Shiki leaned on his swords and, half crouched in the mud, glared at Garp furiously, although his gaze showed some doubt.

"Heh, my Haki has improved a bit since four years ago, but the reason you haven't been able to last even six days is because your Haki has gotten worse since then."

Garp, with a carefree movement, tore off his torn shirt, revealing his muscular torso covered in wounds from sword cuts. However, the wounds were closing at a visible speed.

"Also, your swords are a bit dull."

Hearing this, Shiki's face turned pale. He began to doubt himself. Had he really become weaker?

If not, how could he have fallen so quickly?

"But don't worry too much, after a few wars in other worlds, your spirit will naturally rise. However, right now, you probably couldn't even beat Kaido. After all, he has also grown a lot in these years."

As he spoke, Garp had already walked over to him with a bright smile on his face.

He extended his hand towards him.

"Catch up as soon as possible, Shiki. After all, we will be comrades fighting side by side in the future. You are so weak that it is easy for you to hold us back~~"

"Bullshit!" Shiki, furious, slapped Garp's hand away, quickly stood up and angrily said to him: "Just wait, it won't be long before I catch up with you. Then we will fight again to see who will hold who back!"

Garp couldn't help but laugh. "Bwahaha! Don't worry. The difference between us during these four years, you will never be able to catch up."

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After nearly six days and nights of the Battle at the Summit, the curtain fell with Shiki's defeat.

Regarding this result, Sengoku and the others were actually somewhat surprised.

Because, during the years between the Rocks Era and the Dimensional Gate Era, the Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Roger, and Big Mom were considered the Four Emperors of that era.

As for Garp, although he was known as the Hero of the Navy thanks to the World Government's propaganda, everyone knew that the weight of that title was split down the middle.

In the final analysis, of all these characters, he had never defeated or captured anyone by his own hand.

On the other hand, for the World Government the result of the Shiki battle was not so important.

Because at the time he chose to participate in the Battle at the Summit, he had already agreed to join the Air Force, the only difference being his initial rank.

In the following days the Battle at the Summit ceased to be a hot topic, and the World Government took advantage of the opportunity to carry out internal reforms and prepare for the next Levely.

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Time flew by, and three months have already passed, thanks to the efforts of countless workers, the World Government managed to obtain many resources from the Teigu World.

First of all, people.

From the Empire, Oarburgh's assassins and secret police agents joined Cipher Pol without any problem.

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Meanwhile, the swordsmen of the Kingdom of the Gods Islands arrived on Wano Island, where they began training with Mihawk to learn Haki, while discussing how to reorganize their swordsman rank system, adapting it to the swordsmanship levels of the Starfish World.

The blacksmiths capable of forging Shingu and Meihou were absorbed into the famous City of Blacksmiths, who not only brought with them the techniques necessary to create these artifacts, but also abundant records left by the Empire's first emperor about the manufacture of Teigu.

Meanwhile, the Ninja Forces from the Kingdom of the Gods Islands were absorbed by Umigakure, adding a considerable number of archery experts to their group.

As for the alchemists of the Alchemy Kingdom, they were distributed into various departments according to their specialties.

And it was precisely these alchemists who left everyone amazed again and again.

When Medical School Director Kureha and other doctors saw a severely injured patient with damage to his internal organs, they witnessed an event that seemed to defy all logic.

The alchemists simply placed the patient on a floor marked with a complex circular magical matrix.

Then, a biological alchemist placed both hands firmly on the ground.

In less than a minute, the bright light and electric currents that emerged from the magic circles completely healed the patient's wounds. He stood up, completely recovered.

And not only wounds could be cured. Even viral diseases could be cured in the same way, as these biological alchemists could turn viruses into normal, harmless cells.

On the other hand, the Academy of Sciences and the Construction Department were not far behind.

The former saw the great role of alchemy in the field of materials, such as decomposition, reconstruction, and replication, while the latter was delighted by the speed and convenience of alchemy in infrastructure.

Especially the director of the Construction Department, who was completely elated.

He had just witnessed how an intermediate-level alchemist simply touched the ground with his magic circle, and amidst electric flashes, buildings of different materials emerged.

It could be said that with the right materials and a clear design, an experienced alchemist could replace an entire construction team, and his efficiency was comparable to that of experts like Teach or Pica.

This breakthrough caused many high-ranking officials of the World Government to regard alchemy as one of the greatest gains of the Teigu World.

That is why every alchemist who came to Starfish World received treatment with the utmost respect and recognition.

And the scholars and scientists of Starfish World were also very interested in learning the secrets of alchemy.

Fortunately, there was no problem with that.

The Alchemy Academy branch of the Academic City was intended for that purpose.

At the same time, Imu also saw the practicality of alchemy, so he decided to learn it as well.

Thanks to his years of medical research, he could be considered a true expert, so he asked for information related to Biological Alchemy to be brought to him.

Imu decided to try to learn on his own first, and if that didn't work, he would look for a teacher.

Imu was currently in the palace garden on Paradis Island. In the grass, a chicken that had been injured was tied with ropes.

At that moment Imu began to draw the alchemy circle on the grass using his Haki.

"If alchemy can be used in the Starfish World, there should be no problem in the Titan World."

A moment later...

With a hum, the alchemy circle began to shine brightly before Imu's eyes.

At the same time, blue electricity currents were rapidly moving across the ground. This meant that he had learned how to use alchemy.

"Hmm?"

However, he suddenly realized that the light from the alchemy circle was too bright.

In the next second, Imu found himself in a mysterious space that was all white.

Before he could react, a voice, impossible to identify whether it was male or female, spoke to him. "Hello! We finally meet~"

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