"Video Through Anime: Inventory of the Top Ten Combat Ceilings"

Whoa! A close-up in the livestream! Who is this guy?!"

"In such a dire situation, anyone who gets a special close-up must be extraordinary! Look at that elegant attire and those golden eyes—definitely a formidable character!"

"But the size difference is just too huge… It would take hundreds of thousands of bodies just to cover that dragon claw falling from the sky!"

"What terrifying pressure! It's like Buddha's Five Finger Mountain—so oppressive that even the Monkey King would be forced to submit!"

Characters from various anime were also shocked. Hawkeye remained expressionless, but his heart trembled.

Back in Wano, in the Kuri region's Hat Village, he had already noticed strange phenomena in the sky.

A once clear sky had suddenly turned dark, thick clouds swirling, and within them, a blue dragon seemed to be weaving through.

Sensing that something was amiss, Hawkeye immediately rushed toward the region engulfed in raging flames.

Midway, a massive dragon claw loomed over the sky, blotting out the sun, nearly scaring him senseless.

Was this Kaido?

Were all the Four Emperors this terrifying?!

When he arrived at the battlefield and saw a battered Shanks, he immediately took action, drawing the Demon Blade Thousand Blades.

Still unfamiliar with its use, Hawkeye closed his eyes tightly, channeling Ryou from his fingertips, coating each shattered blade fragment. The process lasted only a few seconds.

His face was already pale, but a faint smirk slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"The Demon Blade Thousand Blades… I've finally grasped how to wield you! Maybe I should call you Ryou Thousand Blades instead."

Hawkeye lifted the Demon Blade Thousand Blades, now infused with Ryou, and pointed it directly at the massive, descending black-red dragon claw.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the Demon Blade shattered once again—this time, however, it did not become a useless broken sword!

The fragments, enveloped in Ryou, hovered in mid-air, maintaining a seamless yet disconnected formation.

Controlling a thousand blades at once… this was truly an exhausting feat.

"Shanks, long time no see. I watched your battle just now—you seem to have grown even stronger. Leave the rest to me."

Upon hearing this, Shanks was momentarily stunned. In his memory, Hawkeye had never been one to act recklessly.

He was someone who fought within his limits—had he really found a way to resist Kaido's Draconic Suppression?

No!

That was absolutely impossible!

Hawkeye had been his rival for years, and Shanks knew his strength better than anyone.

Even though Hawkeye was undoubtedly the world's greatest swordsman, his overall power could never match a Four Emperor, especially not a monster as fearsome as Kaido.

Suddenly, Shanks noticed the blade in Hawkeye's hand and was stunned. Where was Yoru, his iconic black blade?

That sword in his hand… looked eerily familiar.

Meanwhile, Ah Qi was drifting at sea, staring at the monstrous dragon claw in absolute horror.

The sheer, world-shattering power… it was terrifying.

"Wait… could that be my sword?"

Ah Qi clutched his phone, staring intently at the Demon Blade Thousand Blades in Hawkeye's hand.

"How did my sword end up in his hands?!"

This was bizarre. Hadn't he rented that weapon out to the video creator?

Could it be that the man in the livestream was actually the creator himself?

Then who was the one broadcasting the stream?!

Ah Qi felt a headache coming on and finally arrived at a very infuriating conclusion:

That damn video creator must have passed his sword along to someone else!

Damn it!

As the rightful owner of the Demon Blade Thousand Blades, did he not even have the right to be informed?!

Ah Qi immediately opened his messages and sent a furious text to Bei Feng:

"Why didn't you tell me you were lending my sword to someone else?! Do I not even have the right to know?! I'm charging extra for this!"

After venting his anger, he suddenly realized something—

The Demon Blade Thousand Blades was already in its activated state in Hawkeye's hands!

Wait a minute.

Wasn't he the only one who could activate it?!

Did this mean… the sword had betrayed him?!

Ah Qi clutched his scissors from his pocket, gently stroking them. At least his scissors felt more trustworthy.

"This blade… isn't it the 10th-ranked weapon?! The weapon of that assassin, Wu Liuqi! How did it end up in Hawkeye's hands?!"

As Fleet Admiral, Sengoku had launched a full-scale investigation into this Wu Liuqi ever since Bei Feng released his first viral video.

Yet, despite the World Government's intelligence network, they couldn't find anything on this person.

And now, that very weapon was in Hawkeye's hands.

Something was definitely off.

"Demon… Demon Blade Thousand Blades?!"

Zoro's jaw nearly hit the ground.

Ever since Bei Feng's first video, he had been deeply intrigued by this assassin who wielded the Demon Blade Thousand Blades.

A powerful swordsman like that was exactly the kind of opponent he sought to challenge in the future.

Did this mean that Hawkeye knew him?

"Could it be… another planet?"

Saitama scratched his bald head in confusion, staring into the vast sky as if trying to see beyond his own world.

Could other worlds truly exist?

Saitama had a strong feeling that the characters appearing in the ranking weren't from his own universe.

In fact, the 10th-ranked and 9th-ranked individuals didn't seem to belong to the same world either.

If that was the case… should he jump to another planet to check things out?

He was getting interested.

After all, this monster named Kaido—finally—made him feel like fighting.

"A mere Warlord of the Sea… does he really think he can stop Kaido?"

Akainu stood up, scoffing. The Warlord of the Sea title was nothing more than a name given by the World Government to control pirates.

What strength could a Government-backed pirate possibly have?

Even Shanks, a fellow Four Emperor, had been pushed to the brink.

For a mere Warlord to say such things… laughable.

"Perhaps that blade of his might change the tide," Kuzan (Aokiji) muttered coldly.

Privately, he had interacted with Hawkeye before and understood his character well.

Hawkeye wasn't someone who acted without confidence.

As countless anime characters speculated, Hawkeye finally opened his eyes, staring at the calamity-bringing dragon claw.

The Demon Blade Thousand Blades—now shattered into a thousand fragments—glowed with Ryou as they shot toward the descending Dragon Claw!