When she woke up, she saw an unfamiliar ceiling.
Kozuki Toki's first instinct was to clutch her hands tightly. Only after confirming that her sword was still in her arms did she breathe a slight sigh of relief.
"This is the 33rd transmission."
Kozuki Toki muttered to herself and began surveying her surroundings again.
The place where she currently was seemed to be a small ship cabin.
A day ago, after she performed her "transmission," she discovered that where she reappeared no longer had any islands, only a vast ocean.
So she was swallowed by the sea the moment she appeared.
And as a Devil Fruit user, once she touched seawater, her whole body would become powerless, let alone falling completely into the water.
Just when she was in despair, a fishing hook happened to catch her clothes and pulled her up.
This was why she appeared here.
Kozuki Toki had a secret.
She was not a person living in this era but came from several hundred years ago. The Devil Fruit she had eaten was called Paramecia: Time-Time Fruit.
It could send herself or others to the future.
And it was limited to traveling to the future. She could not return to the past.
Initially, she could only travel a few days into the future.
As her fruit ability grew, Kozuki Toki gradually became able to go to more distant futures—one year later, two years later—until now she could send herself thirty years into the future in one go.
However, the Time-Time Fruit had one characteristic.
Transmission had a certain randomness. Where you were before transmitting, you might appear anywhere within the range of that area after transmission.
So Kozuki Toki generally chose relatively large islands for transmission.
However, as time passed, some islands' terrain would also change accordingly, causing Kozuki Toki to suffer greatly.
Especially this time.
Kozuki Toki had not expected that an island from thirty years ago would disappear thirty years later, causing her to fall into the water without any preparation.
"Thank goodness Mr. Silas saved me!"
Kozuki Toki patted her chest, but thinking about how her clothes were all wet after falling into the water and some private areas might have accidentally been seen by Silas, her cheeks could not help but flush slightly.
"But that was unavoidable, right?"
In Kozuki Toki's view, although Silas claimed to be a pirate, compared to many pirates she had encountered, he could simply be called a great person.
Not only was he mature and handsome, but his personality was also good.
Otherwise, why would he agree to take her to Wano Country and even give her such a large cabin?
Yes.
In Kozuki Toki's view, the place where she was staying now simply did not seem like a pirate ship's cabin but rather like a luxury inn's premium suite.
Not only was the bed soft and comfortable, but there were also complete sets of clothes to change into. She could even take a luxurious hot bath before sleeping at night.
If not for going to Wano Country, she would almost be reluctant to leave this place.
As a sheltered young lady, if not for witnessing a tragedy and wanting to change the future for a prophecy's sake, Kozuki Toki would never have mustered the courage to go to the Wano Country of her dreams.
Therefore, Kozuki Toki rarely interacted with men. Having her embarrassing appearance seen even gave her the feeling that she might not be able to marry in the future.
"If it were Mr. Silas..."
Kozuki Toki blushed. If Silas saw this girlish demeanor, he would immediately understand why she would be so easily deceived later.
They had known each other for less than a day!
Fortunately, Kozuki Toki quickly shook her head, abandoning such unrealistic thoughts from her mind.
Although Silas was very handsome and mature, giving her a great sense of security, Kozuki Toki was clear that Silas would definitely not stay in Wano Country.
Moreover...
"Miss Ripley also seems to have feelings for Mr. Silas."
Although she called him captain verbally, even Kozuki Toki could see Ripley's admiration and attachment to Silas.
At first, Kozuki Toki thought this affection was like that between father and daughter.
But later she discovered Miss Ripley's feelings for Mr. Silas contained possessiveness.
Only with love would one want to possess.
I wonder if Mr. Silas knows?
Thinking this, Kozuki Toki changed clothes, because her original outfit was wet, so what she was wearing now was Ripley's clothes.
Although Sphinx was not a major country, it still had some decent clothing. Under Silas's strong insistence, Ripley had bought a whole bunch.
"But I feel like Miss Ripley would not wear this type of clothing."
What Kozuki Toki was now wearing was a dress similar in style to her original clothes. Although it looked somewhat like Wano Country clothing, it actually was not.
In any case, it was very comfortable to wear.
But Ripley definitely would not wear such clothes, because Ripley's personality was more wild, like a cheerful female leopard, completely different from a yamato nadeshiko like Kozuki Toki.
When Kozuki Toki left her room, not far away, the first thing she saw was a training ground.
Two figures, one tall and one short, were engaged in intense combat.
Rocks rushed toward Newgate at extreme speed, unleashing his Armament Haki without reservation, suppressing Newgate so he had no ability to fight back.
But Newgate, who was at a disadvantage, was not anxious.
Because Silas had told him that since he was not good at physical techniques, he should work hard to improve his Armament Haki's intensity.
No matter how powerful an attack was, as long as it could not break through his Armament Haki, it would be meaningless.
And during battle, he needed to constantly look for openings in his enemy's attacks.
Striving for a fatal blow!
Seeing the battle between Rocks and Newgate, Kozuki Toki was somewhat surprised.
Because both Rocks and Newgate were very strong.
Although she had extensive education and held a sword, Kozuki Toki was not a powerful swordsman. She could not even cut iron.
If she faced either Rocks or Newgate, she would be instantly defeated!
Yet Rocks and Newgate were just interns under Silas.
So how strong was Silas?
Powerful men always attracted special attention.
Although Silas had not completely returned to youth and his face still carried some mature weathering of an older person, this maturity was simply fatal in its attraction to innocent young ladies.
Not to mention Silas was also handsome!
Noticing Kozuki Toki's gaze, Rocks just glanced over and paid no more attention.
Women would only slow down my progress in becoming stronger!
As for Newgate, although he was large, being still young, he simply could not understand emotions between men and women.
Just like usual, compared to Ripley, he preferred staying with Rocks.
The two of them could mutually encourage and improve each other.
Fighting was great!
The only thing that puzzled Kozuki Toki as she passed the training room was when she first boarded the ship, was this ship so large?
Until Kozuki Toki came to the deck, she saw Silas and Ripley, who were as large as giants.
Then as she stepped out of the cabin door, her body size increased accordingly.
Only then did Kozuki Toki understand.
It was not that the ship had grown larger, but that she had become smaller!