"Leon?!"
"Is it really you?"
Seeing Leon appear out of thin air from behind a door, Sengoku and the others were utterly dumbfounded!
"Leon, how did you... what on earth is going on?" Sengoku stammered.
"Is this some kind of Devil Fruit ability of yours, Leon?"
They all stared at Leon, firing questions.
The only way someone could directly traverse space through a door to reach them is from using Devil Fruit powers.
They had seen something similar before with CP9's Blueno and the method was strikingly alike.
Except, Blueno would open a transparent door in the air.
Leon's door, however, was pink.
And it remained visible even when not in use.
Facing their inquiries, Leon shook his head.
"Devil Fruit ability? Of course not." He explained with a smile, "Didn't I mention before that I was working on a secret project? This is it—my latest invention, a gadget that allows travel through any space at will: the Anywhere Door!"
Instantly, Sengoku and the others froze, then expressions of shock flooded their faces.
Their eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before them.
Latest invention?!
Capable of traversing space freely?!
Leon had actually invented a technological device that could cross spaces?!
"Leon, y-you're serious about this?" Sengoku trembled all over.
He couldn't help but ask again.
It was no wonder he reacted this way—the claim sounded too fantastical to be true.
The idea of freely traversing space was inherently absurd!
If it were a Devil Fruit ability, they might have accepted it more easily, but as a technological feat... it seemed utterly unbelieveable.
"Of course! Otherwise, why call it the Anywhere Door?" Leon chuckled. "But it has one limitation—you can only travel to places you've been to before. Just think of the destination in your mind, turn the knob and you'll arrive."
"If you've never been there, you can't travel directly."
Listening to Leon's explanation, it still felt surreal.
Considering the vastness of the world, if two distant locations could be connected instantly through a single door... it would cause an earthquake across the entire scientific community.
"Haha, don't believe me? Then try it out for yourselves."
With that, Leon stepped aside.
"Let me give it a shot!" Driven by curiosity, Garp strode forward.
Following Leon's instructions, he focused on a destination in his mind.
Then, he opened the Anywhere Door.
Inside the door, a forest scene appeared and Garp stepped through.
The next moment, a cool breeze brushed his face.
The sounds of birds chirping and rustling leaves surrounded him.
Garp opened his eyes and looked into the distance.
Immediately, his eyes nearly popped out of his head!!
Because he realized where he was now standing.
Not far away stood a wooden structure, where Dadan was hanging out a basket of laundry...
"It's actually real..." Garp was so shocked his jaw nearly hit the ground.
"Huh? Vice Admiral Garp?!" With a clatter, Dadan jolted, staring at Garp in astonishment.
She couldn't understand why Garp had suddenly appeared here—back when Ace and Luffy were around, he would visit occasionally.
But now they had clearly already left and he hadn't set foot here for a long time either.
Facing Garp, Dadan felt nervous.
After all, Garp had always been the person she feared most without exception!
"Hey, Dadan!" Garp waved at Dadan.
He greeted her with a smile. "Don't be nervous, I'm just passing by. See ya!"
With that, Garp smiled, turned around and stepped through the pink door.
Then, to Dadan's horrified gaze, Garp and the door vanished together without a trace!
"What the hell?!"
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"I can't believe I really just returned to the East Blue!"
The moment Garp returned to Marineford, he exclaimed with excitement.
"This door actually works!!"
"Really?" Sengoku hesitated but stepped forward to try it as well.
Silently thinking of Impel Down in his mind.
Then, he pushed the door open and entered.
"Huh?! No way, it's actually real!!"
"Such an overpowered technology was successfully developed by Leon!!" Sengoku stared at the criminals before him, utterly shocked.
Meanwhile, the criminals were equally stunned, having no idea how Sengoku had suddenly appeared there.
"Hahahaha, excellent!" Sengoku's face lit up with wild joy as he quickly turned around and used the Anywhere Door to return to his office at Marineford.
"It's real!!"
The moment he returned, he shouted excitedly at Leon.
Leon flashed a confident smile.
"Naturally~"
Seeing both Sengoku and Garp completely awestruck, unable to suppress their burning curiosity, the three Admirals also stepped forward to give it a try.
Even Tsuru was no exception.
Instantly, the entire Marine leadership was thoroughly shocked by Leon's new invention.
Sengoku was especially overjoyed.
All their earlier headaches and worries about the current situation had now completely vanished!
What a joke—with such an incredibly powerful tool, what did knockoff Seraphim even matter?
They could just use the Anywhere Door to strike directly at the enemy's base!
Why worry about the sheer numbers of walmart Seraphim?
With the Anywhere Door, the Marines could deploy forces in an instant.
The moment pirates attacked anywhere, they could gather and move en masse via the door.
Previously, hadn't they been helpless against pirates worldwide, limited by the number of Seraphim they could deploy.
Now, the Anywhere Door solved everything!
Wherever enemies appeared, all the Seraphim could swarm there, swiftly crushing them before moving to the next location.
With that in mind, what was there to fear from knockoff Seraphim?
No matter how many knockoff Seraphim a single pirate crew possessed, they could never match the sheer numbers of the Marines' own Seraphim!!
"Hahahaha, Leon your invention of this Anywhere Door couldn't have come at a better time!"
"With it, the Marines' predicament is instantly resolved! In fact, its utility surpasses even the Seraphim—it can truly be called a strategic-level marvel!!" Sengoku looked at Leon, his face alight with joy and excitement as he spoke.
"Naturally~" Leon nodded with a pleased smile.
"Dr. Leon!" Akainu suddenly spoke up. "There's a place I'd like to visit. May I borrow your Anywhere Door?"
Leon shrugged indifferently.
Akainu smiled and turned his head to look at Sengoku.
Seeing no objection from him, Akainu silently muttered to himself and directly opened the Anywhere Door...
The scenery on the other side was revealed through the door.
Kizaru glanced inside.
He discovered it was none other than Onigashima—where Kaido resided!!
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