Jake sighed. He was about to kick them both when a third player joined. A level 2450 with a strange, untradable title: "The One Who Read the Lore."

For the first week, it was heaven. He farmed Cake Queen alone. He awakened his Buddha fruit in peace. The sea was his. He was no longer a player; he was an Emperor .

Jake smiled.

Then it spoke in global chat: "Finally. A server with no witnesses."

But by week three, the silence became… loud.