Imu gradually closed her eyes, and as Marco looked at her, he suddenly felt a faint sense of pity. As a villain, she had been eternally imprisoned within Pangea Castle by Oda.
Her ultimate fate was to be defeated by Monkey D. Luffy.
Although Imu had not yet been defeated by Monkey D. Luffy due to Marco's arrival, the final outcome had not changed. If she could leave Pangea Castle, perhaps she could survive, but Oda's design for Imu, as the King of the World and the greatest villain in this world, was that she must ultimately be defeated by the protagonist Monkey D. Luffy. This had already sealed off her escape route.
Marco looked at Imu and fell into deep thought. Could it be that the so-called system was a gift granted because he, a being from a third-dimensional world, had descended into a second-dimensional world?
After all, when higher-dimensional civilizations encountered developmental limits, they sometimes chose to descend into lower-dimensional civilizations to expand their existence.
Although it was unclear where such a theory originated, it seemed to carry some weight.
Looking at Imu seated upon the Void Throne, Marco calmly said, "Don't worry. I will not kill you for now, and there is no need to do so at the moment."
Hearing this, Imu's pupils trembled slightly. She opened her eyes and looked at Marco in disbelief.
"Why?"
A faint smile appeared on Marco's lips. The reason he wanted to keep Imu alive was because of the Celestial Dragons, who were all experience points.
As long as Imu remained alive, the Celestial Dragons would continue to serve as a sustainable source of points. If Imu were killed, the mission to overthrow the World Government and defeat Imu would immediately end.
And Marco was well aware that as his strength continued to rise, there were fewer and fewer missions being issued. This mission might very well be his last.
Moreover, Imu's existence made Marco realize something. If Oda, as the author of One Piece, truly possessed the ability to interfere with this world, then becoming the new King of the World might result in the same fate as Imu, trapped forever within Pangea Castle.
Marco looked at Imu and said calmly, "Through your situation, I have realized that being the King of the World carries risks, and not ordinary ones."
"After all, if Oda the Old Thief truly can intervene in this world, then my fate might end up the same as yours."
When Imu heard Marco directly refer to Oda as the Old Thief, she was startled. She had only just learned the name of the so-called creator, and her heart still held reverence for that name.
However, from Marco's words, Imu also saw a faint glimmer of hope. A charming smile appeared on her face as she said, "Do you want Imu to protect you? Then would Imu become your woman?"
Marco looked at her. Although Imu was extraordinarily beautiful, no less than Hancock. He replied calmly, "No. I only need you to maintain the existence of the World Government."
After learning that Marco's soul originated from a highly advanced civilization comparable to Eiichiro Oda's world, Imu no longer dared to look down on him. It also resolved all her doubts about why Marco had grown so rapidly in such a short time. That was the answer.
At the same time, the woman who had been alone for centuries also saw hope.
Looking at Imu's expression, Marco's lips curled into a playful smile.
"If you want to become my female slave, that is possible."
A trace of anger appeared in Imu's eyes, but she said nothing. As the King of the World, although she now understood that above her existed an invisible, untouchable god-like existence, she had never suffered such humiliation in all her years.
After saying this, Marco regretted his words slightly. He had always believed Imu to be the King of the World, the final villain of this world. Defeating her meant becoming the new King of the World.
But now, through Imu's narration, he realized there was something even higher above the King of the World, Oda the Old Thief, the original creator of Pirate King.
Thus, Marco concluded that he could not afford to kill Imu so easily. He did not believe she was lying.
He had seen it himself. Imu had been repelled by that mysterious barrier.
If Oda was the true final boss of this world, an unbeatable existence, then a living Imu held far greater value than a dead one.
Marco looked at Imu and said seriously, "What I said earlier was a test. I will not kill you. You will continue to remain the King of the World, but from now on, the World Government will be managed by both of us. Also, the fate of the Celestial Dragons will be left to me."
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