Chapter 034: Imperative

The appearance of Fish-Man Island made Wang Bo realize that the fusion of the two worlds had entered a new phase.

Perhaps before long, the islands of the One Piece world would appear in the Pirates of the Caribbean world—no, to be precise, the two worlds would merge into a brand-new one.

No one knew what consequences this fusion would bring.

But Wang Bo guessed that both worlds would suffer considerable upheaval.

The World Government of the One Piece world might no longer be the sole power.

The Celestial Dragons were destined to be toppled from their pedestal; continuing to lord it over the common people would no longer be easy, after all, this world had gods.

And the appearance of Fish-Man Island would inevitably alarm most of the gods in this world.

But Wang Bo hadn't expected the gods to arrive sooner than he thought.

The day after Fish-Man Island appeared, Athena came.

Not the Athena from the Saint Seiya world, but the Athena of this world.

She was clearly startled by the sudden appearance of Fish-Man Island and came to investigate, but unexpectedly found Wang Bo there, so she dropped by to visit him.

And incidentally, to ask for Wang Bo's opinion on Fish-Man Island.

"Opinion? I don't have any," Wang Bo replied truthfully to Athena's inquiry. "As long as it doesn't affect the fusion of the two worlds, I have no opinion at all."

Athena said, "It seems Fish-Man Island is destined to become Poseidon's prize."

That was true, after all, Fish-Man Island was ten thousand meters deep in the sea.

And the sea was Poseidon's domain; even Zeus couldn't interfere. After all, when Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus divided their territories, they had already demarcated their realms.

So Fish-Man Island was naturally Poseidon's prize.

"You mean you want Fish-Man Island too?" Wang Bo asked back.

Athena shook her head and said, "I have no interest in Fish-Man Island, but I very much want to spread my renown there."

Wang Bo said, "Poseidon won't agree."

"I know he won't, but some things are not up to him," Athena said slowly.

Hearing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but glance sideways at Athena.

Athena continued, "I've also heard about the other world. It's a world of the sea, isn't it?"

Wang Bo nodded; One Piece was indeed a world of the sea.

Apart from the Red Line, it was all seawater and scattered islands.

The ratio of land to sea was even more extreme than on Earth.

Athena went on, "If Poseidon dominates that world and establishes a mature faith, his power will surely increase greatly. That is something Zeus absolutely does not want to see."

Back then, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon divided their domains.

Zeus became the king of gods partly because he had done favors for Poseidon and Hades, and partly because he was the strongest.

So Poseidon and Hades had no choice but to support Zeus as king.

But after all these years, hadn't Poseidon coveted the throne even a little?

Of course not—it was known that Poseidon once tried to seize Zeus's throne, but Zeus discovered it and banished him to the mortal world to serve King Laomedon by building the walls of Troy.

After that incident, Poseidon learned his lesson.

He hid his ambition and would never provoke Zeus until he had enough strength.

After all, Zeus's punishment had made Poseidon a laughingstock among the gods; if he failed again, he would become a model of overreaching.

A clown in the eyes of the gods—Poseidon couldn't afford that.

So since that attempt, he had lain low, waiting for this opportunity, and now it had finally come.

The two worlds suddenly merged, and the other world was one where the sea reigned supreme. Poseidon naturally had a huge advantage. If he could establish faith in that world and greatly increase his power,

he might have a chance to challenge Zeus and covet the position of king of gods.

Zeus would never allow that.

As the goddess of wisdom, Athena naturally saw through this, so she came the day after Fish-Man Island appeared.

If she tried to take Fish-Man Island, Poseidon would never agree.

So she had to settle for the next best thing: spreading her faith on Fish-Man Island. If Poseidon disagreed, she wouldn't mind fighting him.

After all, they had clashed before.

In the past, there had been a contest between her and Poseidon in Athens and Troezen.

Back then, they hadn't yet fallen out; they only used contests to decide victory.

But this time was different. In the other world, Poseidon's advantage was too great—so great that even Zeus would be uneasy. So Athena made a prompt decision to seize the faith of Fish-Man Island.

This move would certainly enrage Poseidon.

But Athena believed that Zeus would be happy to see this and would definitely side with her at the critical moment. That was her purpose in coming today.

However, when she passed by Port Royal, she suddenly saw Wang Bo, and on a whim, she came to visit him and ask about Fish-Man Island.

In fact, she wanted to invite Wang Bo to go with her to Fish-Man Island to witness the contest between her and Poseidon.

And incidentally, if she could win Wang Bo to her side, that would be even better.

Wang Bo had seen through this from their conversation and couldn't help shaking his head. "It seems this battle is inevitable."

Athena replied, "This is the will of the gods."

"I think it's Zeus's idea."

"He is the king of gods, representing all gods," Athena answered flawlessly. Then she extended her hand to Wang Bo. "Would you like to go with me to Fish-Man Island and witness this battle?"

Wang Bo was about to refuse, but Athena suddenly said, "Don't rush to refuse. The battle between Poseidon and me is bound to be earth-shattering. I hope you can help me when we are deadlocked, to end the fight quickly and avoid unnecessary consequences."

Hearing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but smile wryly.

Athena had read his mind; truly worthy of the goddess of wisdom.

What were 'unnecessary consequences'?

The two worlds were merging, and if two gods fought fiercely, would it affect the fusion?

Athena had seen through this, so she invited Wang Bo, hoping he could help her prevent the gods' battle from affecting the fusion of the two worlds.

Such cunning—no one could match it, truly formidable.