One Piece: Las Noches from the Start, Unlocking Aizen's Template

The illusion of peace on the Sabaody Archipelago has been torn apart. Marine Admiral Bai Ye has only just arrived, yet he has slain Eustass Kid in full view of everyone. Before the shockwaves from that single slash have even faded, the entire island is already shrouded in an indescribable fear. But on this trip, all the Supernovas are merely appetizers.

Bai Ye's true target is Dark King Rayleigh. To draw out the legend, he doesn't hesitate to use the Straw Hat Pirates as bait. But as the Zanpakuto called Illusion is drawn, a deeper hunt begins: the Hogyoku needs powerful souls to awaken, and the Pirate King's right-hand man standing before him is just the one for the job.

What Bai Ye doesn't expect is that, the moment he uses a Garganta to find his way into Las Noches and completes his sign-in, Aizen's template finally reaches its halfway point. The power of complete hypnosis is now in his grasp, and a vast palace stands silent, floating amid white mist. The palace's true purpose will completely rewrite the script already set between the Marines and the pirates.

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