Chapter 1020 Made in Heaven
Arlong is no longer the fishman Arlong he used to be. Half of the reason why he can stand in front of Enrique Pucci now is thanks to the Straw Hat Pirates.
The first captain of the Sun Pirates was betrayed by humans and died from excessive bleeding, which indirectly led to the Sun Pirates, the strongest fish-man tribe, completely split into two.
Arlong's racial views are much more radical than Jinbe's. The former wants the sea people to be superior to other races, while the latter pursues practical racial equality. The two heirs of the Sun Pirates have completely gone to different branches.
"Although I don't know where you are, little thief cat, I will come to find you sooner or later. I look forward to you seeing my expression."
Under the dim, swaying lights in the church corridor, a strange atmosphere spread like a tide, making Father Pucci feel uncomfortable. Cultists are sometimes more terrifying than pagans.
Only half of Aaron's face was seen, barely maintaining a normal appearance under the light. His skin texture was clear and his facial features seemed to be no different from those of an ordinary merman, except that his bloodless face exuded a cold aura.
The other half of the face was like the embodiment of a nightmare, squirming non-stop, its muscles twisting and changing, as if countless little lives were surging wildly under the skin.
Occasionally, a strange lump would appear and then quickly deflate, which was creepy. People with weak mental health would even vomit out the sight of leftover food.
The part hidden under the black robe is a mysterious and terrifying area. Although it cannot be seen, one can feel that there are many slender tentacles ready to move.
Occasionally, a few tentacles would inadvertently poke out from the edge of the black robe. Their surface was wet, gleaming with a strange luster, twisting and turning like snakes, as if exploring everything around them.
Every slight swing carried with it an indescribable evil aura, as if it came from an endless dark abyss.
"Take away the dirt on you, and I can cooperate with you..."
The atmosphere in the church was so depressing that it made people feel breathless. Father Enrique Pucci stood quietly in front of Aaron, and the candlelight around him was slowly swallowed by the darkness.
"It doesn't mean you can do whatever you want in the church. Don't challenge my patience."
In an instant, the sacred aura on Father Pucci suddenly burst out violently, and that aura was like a surging wave, sweeping across the entire area with overwhelming force.
The originally dim corners of the church were instantly illuminated by this light, and every corner was stained with a layer of holy glow.
Then, a holy substitute suddenly appeared behind the priest, emitting a soft and dazzling light, with a looming outline, as if it was a messenger descending from heaven.
Its (Heaven-Made) form is elegant and majestic, with a sense of inviolable sacredness. Although the face of the substitute is difficult to see clearly, one can feel that the deep gaze contains endless wisdom and compassion.
Under the illumination of the substitute's sacred white light, a strange phenomenon occurred. The tentacles under Aaron's black robe seemed to be cast under some terrible magic, and the flow of time suddenly accelerated.
The tentacles, which were originally thick and full of evil power, shriveled up at a speed visible to the naked eye. Wrinkles quickly appeared on their surface, as if they had been eroded for a long time.
The tentacles struggled and twisted, trying to avoid the white light, but to no avail.
As time accelerated, the tentacles weakened more and more, and the originally tough skin became brittle.
Finally, with a series of "crackling" sounds, the black tentacles broke off one after another, and the broken limbs fell to the ground with a dull sound, becoming a pile of debris on the church carpet.
"Don't dirty my floor with your stuff, clean it up before I come back, otherwise you know the consequences."
The Made in Heaven behind Enrique Pucci gradually lost its light and disappeared into his body, and could not leave the sight of people for too long.
The priest walked past Aaron in the black robe and headed towards the front half of the church. He needed to be with the believers who believed in heaven so that he could constantly be reminded that cooperating with the cultists was worth it, as it was a necessary sacrifice before welcoming the coming of heaven.
There were small pieces of broken black tentacle debris on the ground, still trembling slightly, as if still resisting the destruction brought by this divine power.
Aaron squatted silently and touched a part of his body on the ground. These tentacles, which were aging rapidly, finally turned into debris and completely merged into the carpet of the church.
It has been a long time since Arlong helped outsiders clean. The last time he remembered was when he had just joined the Sun Pirates and became a little brother under the boss, doing maintenance and cleaning the deck of the pirate ship.
After the death of his boss, Aaron set up his own business. He used his cleverness to deceive some of the fishmen who followed him, bullied some ordinary people who were not as capable as him, and cooperated with the navy to squeeze the fat of the people and bully the corrupt navy.
With the money provided by humans (half of his income comes from Nami), the rich material life makes Arlong depraved, corrodes his spirit, makes him no longer enterprising, and completely widens the gap in strength with Jinbe, and draws the sword against the weaker ones.
"Luffy, I want to thank you. It was your fist that woke me up from my dream of wealth and glory. Without strength, everything is fake." Arlong no longer used the tentacles under the black robe. They were just part of his body.
His real power comes from the authority given to Aaron by a certain evil god. Things that ordinary people cannot see with their naked eyes become Aaron's handle to play with living beings at will.
The ordinary teachers soon discovered a strange phenomenon. The cleaning tools that were originally placed in the cleaning room were taken away one by one and carried into the air, as if an invisible hand was controlling the cleaning tools.
The invisible hand began to clean up the stains created by the owner on a large scale, picking out the residues in the carpet. Aaron's cleaning work was done meticulously.
The cleaning efficiency of a fish is greater than that of a hundred servants. It did not take Aaron much time to clean up the surrounding area. Although it did not require much physical effort, it made him feel extremely aggrieved and temporarily suppressed his anger towards Father Pucci.
After the cleaning work was completed, Aaron threw the cleaning tools back into the cleaning room, put on his black hood to cover his face, and left the church in a dignified manner.
Miranda was an ugly woman with a pair of scary dark circles under her eyes, which made Aaron a little interested in her.
Father Pucci released the power of the devil fruit to collect the time of the entire Lulucia Kingdom every early morning, but he didn't expect that there would be some fish that slipped through the net, and Miranda was not affected.
Aaron eavesdropped on the conversation between Miranda and the priest, and he could also hear that Zoro was lying. The former was not affected by Heaven's Manufacturing, and the latter, although his time was taken away, used special means to restore his memory.
Too many irrelevant people came into the Kingdom of Lulucia, including the Black Order, the Knights of God, the Navy, and the Revolutionary Army, making the situation even more chaotic.
But it doesn't matter anymore. They are too late. The Box of Sorrow is in the final stages of production, and the key to Hell is about to appear.