Chapter 03: Homage to the Pure Land, the World-Honored One Shakyamuni is Here 【 Three Watches 】 (Ch 03)

Soon——

As the Golden Merry slowly went deeper, it moved forward cautiously.

The Straw Hat Pirates above were full of curiosity, looking around at the gloomy environment.

But at the same time, keep your nerves tight and remain alert.

“Namo the World Honored One Shakyamuni…”

Without any warning.

A majestic voice echoed in this sea area: “If greed is not eliminated, evil thoughts will not stop, and if troubles are not reduced, suffering will arise… Why are there always greedy people who dare to trespass into Eps Consad?”

“What!?”

All of a sudden, there was a sudden sound.

The Straw Hat Pirates, as well as Dr. Henzo, who were on the Golden Merry as it slowly advanced deeper into the ocean, were all horrified.

They all looked in horror in the direction where the sound came from.

However, the sea ahead was empty.

There was nothing around except for scattered rotten ghost ships and ship wreckage floating on the sea.

It was eerie, filled with deathly silence, and extremely strange.

It’s really creepy.

“No one?”

“Is there really a ghost?”

Nami, Chopper, and Usopp.

He was so frightened that his face turned pale. He immediately shrank behind other people, trembling with fear and tears streaming down his face.

Straw Hat Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and others became alert.

“Buzz~~~Buzz~~~”

Inexplicable.

The sound of Sanskrit is heard and the golden light is dazzling.

Under the Straw Hat Pirates’ suddenly shrank, somewhat shocked gaze.

“Woohoo…”

The clouds and mist are surging.

A huge golden Buddha appeared there.

Sitting cross-legged on the clouds, he crossed a distance of hundreds of meters, coming from far away.

The treasure is solemn and majestic.

It’s shocking.

“Namo Paradise, the Tathagata of the West is here!”

Huge Buddha.

Even bigger than the Golden Merry.

He clasped his hands together, and his voice was like a loud bell, deafening and sacred.

Sitting cross-legged on the clouds, high above, he looked down at the Straw Hat Pirates.

It is awe-inspiring and one cannot help but bow down in worship.

“Ah, ah…”

“Buddha… Buddha?”

“Hey, is this true?”

“How is this possible?”

“Does Buddha really exist in this world?”

Looking at the huge, majestic golden Buddha sitting cross-legged in the vast clouds.

Luffy, Nami, Zoro, Robin… the entire Straw Hat Pirates, including Dr. Henzo, were all shocked, their mouths wide open, speechless.

Everyone broke out in cold sweat, frightened by the invisible pressure, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.

His face was full of disbelief.

“You pirates are full of sins and greed. Under the banner of so-called ‘freedom’ and ‘adventure’, you have committed countless crimes…”

The golden Buddha has a solemn appearance and his hands are clasped together.

A cold, majestic, and sharp gaze looked down at the Straw Hat Pirates on the Golden Merry.

It’s so frightening that I dare not look at it.

His tone was dignified and unyielding, and he spoke indifferently: “Why don’t you wake up quickly in front of the Buddha, recognize your sins, kill yourself with a knife, wash away your sins as soon as possible, and go to paradise?”

“thump……”

all of a sudden.

Nami, Chopper, Usopp and others knelt there.

Dr. Henzo sat slumped on the ground, staring blankly at the giant golden Buddha, staring at the majestic and familiar face.

His eyes were somewhat doubtful.

“Buddha, spare my life!”

“We may be pirates and a bit greedy, but we have never done anything evil on our own initiative!”

“Yes, yes… I am still a doctor. I often treat patients and do good deeds!”

The timid trio of the Straw Hat Pirates were so frightened that they burst into tears.

He kept bowing his head there.

Kowtow and beg for mercy.

“Nami, Chopper, Usopp…”

Seeing this——

Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and others couldn’t help but widen their eyes.

Although they were suddenly faced with such an unknown existence, they all had sweat on their foreheads and felt tremendous pressure.

But unexpectedly, Nami and the others were so scared that they knelt there.

Robin was also trembling a little, with a look of doubt and confusion in his eyes.

The big Buddha in front of me doesn’t look fake.

“Usopp…”

“ah?”

Usopp froze.

Even the Straw Hat Pirates were somewhat shocked.

No one expected that the “big Buddha” that suddenly appeared in front of them would actually call out Usopp’s name directly.

Could it be that the other person is really a Buddha?

“You are lazy by nature, timid and cowardly, and you are usually smooth-talking, sneaky, and full of lies…”

The golden Buddha has no expression on his face.

He looked down at the trembling, sweaty Usopp and said coldly: “You will be sentenced to the tongue-pulling hell for ten years before you can be reborn as a pig in the animal realm!”

“What? Tongue-pulling hell?”

Hearing this.

Usopp’s eyes narrowed.

Pale and trembling.

I was so scared that I almost fainted.

There he cried and begged for mercy: “No, I know I was wrong, I will never lie again, please forgive me, I don’t want to go to the hell of tongue pulling, I don’t want to be reincarnated as a pig… Lord Buddha!”

“No need to say more, just cut open your stomach and commit suicide!”

“ah?”

Usopp’s face turned pale.

He was so scared that his eyes rolled back and he fainted.

“Usopp…”

Luffy, Nami, Chopper and others were horrified.

“‘Little Thief’ Nami…”

The golden Buddha has an expressionless face.

He ignored Usopp who fainted from fright.

Looking at the Straw Hat Pirates’ navigator, the young and beautiful orange-haired girl—the little thief cat Nami.

“Ah? It’s my turn?”

Nami’s face turned pale.

My body couldn’t help but tremble. I didn’t expect it would be my turn so soon.

“You are greedy by nature. You went astray at a young age. You have been stealing and cheating people everywhere for years…”

The Buddha incarnated as Sakyamuni, who was extremely majestic: “Your body and hair are from your parents, but you don’t respect yourself. You use your beauty to seduce others and scheme to steal their property. You are not ashamed of it, but are complacent…”

“You will be punished to go to the Stone Mill Hell. After serving your sentence for ten years, you can be reborn as a cat in the Animal Realm!”

“ah?”

Nami was so frightened that her face turned pale.

He kowtowed and begged for mercy, “No! Buddha!”

“Although I am greedy for a little money, I never hurt anyone. The stolen treasures are mostly ill-gotten gains from pirates who have been burning, killing and looting. I pray that the Buddha will see through this!”

“I have a keen eye. Stop wasting your time on sophistry. I will leave your body intact and you can kill yourself with the sword!”

“thump……”

The little thief cat’s body went limp.

He fell there just like Usopp.

Immediately afterwards, he fainted.

But to be honest, the fainting was not natural enough.

It’s a bit fake. Look how round Usopp is.

Just like the real thing.

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