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Chapter 49 - chapter 48

Screen 1 — Ben Warns the Straw Hats About Albedo

Night on the Sunny.

Ben finally speaks up.

Ben:

"Listen… there's one person you all need to know about. His name is Albedo."

Everyone turns to him.

Ben continues, calm but serious:

"Albedo was originally a Galvan — same species as Azmuth. He used to be Azmuth's assistant. Genius-level smart. But the problem with him wasn't his talent. It was his ego."

Nami crosses her arms. "Sounds familiar already."

Ben nods.

"He thought he could recreate the Omnitrix from scratch. Not study it. Not repair it. Recreate it. That's already insane. But he didn't care. He forced the device to link with his DNA… and it trapped him in a human form. Same body as mine."

Chopper gasps. "He turned into you?!"

Ben:

"Yeah. And he hated that more than anything. In his mind, humans are 'lesser.' Being stuck like me made him snap. From that point on, his goal was simple:

Steal the real Omnitrix → fix himself → prove he's better than Azmuth."

Sanji lights a cigarette. "So, the guy's a walking inferiority complex."

Ben smirks.

"Pretty much. He's strong, smart, and dangerous… but his ego is louder than his brain. That's why he keeps losing."

Brook taps his chin. "Yohoho… so he's a jealous version of you?"

Ben:

"Worse. He thinks he should be the one wearing the Omnitrix."

Carrot's ears perk up. "So he'll come after you again?"

Ben:

"If he finds this world? Yeah. And if he can't beat me, he'll come after all of you to get to me."

The deck goes quiet.

Luffy finally speaks, totally casual:

"Oh. Then if he comes… we'll beat him up together."

Nami sighs.

"Of course that's your answer."

Chopper nods, nervous but fired up.

"We'll protect you too, Ben!"

Sanji:

"Tell this Albedo creep he picked the wrong crew to mess with."

Ben crosses his arms, relieved.

"Good. Because he never quits. He's smart, stubborn… and he hates me more than anyone I've ever met."

Brook:

"So basically, he's your evil twin?"

Ben:

"…yeah. Pretty much."

Screen 2 — Ben Describes Albedo's Appearance to the Straw Hats

The crew gathers around the table. Ben taps the surface, thinking how to explain it.

Ben:

"Alright… if Albedo shows up, you'll recognize him instantly. He looks almost exactly like me."

Luffy leans forward.

"Like a clone?"

Ben:

"Yeah. Same face, same build… but there's one difference."

Ben pulls out a scribbled sketch based on memory — red jacket, black stripes, the number '10' printed on the chest.

Ben:

"He wears this. A red jacket with black lines, and he keeps the old-style Omnitrix symbol on his shirt just to mock me."

Nami tilts her head.

"So he wants people to think he's you?"

Ben nods.

"He loves copying my style. He wants to look like the 'better Ben.' That's his whole vibe."

Chopper shivers.

"That's creepy… a Ben imposter."

Brook laughs softly.

"Yohohoho! A counterfeit Ben. How scary."

Sanji lights another cigarette.

"So basically, if we see someone who looks like you but dressed like a discount superhero… that's him."

Ben smirks.

"Exactly. And if he's smirking like he owns the world? That's a giveaway too."

Carrot's ears twitch.

"Does he fight like you?"

Ben:

"Sometimes. He copies my aliens if he gets the chance. But he prefers attacking from the shadows. He's sneaky. Arrogant. And he'll use civilians as distractions without thinking about it."

Luffy leans back, grinning wide.

"Good. That means we just punch the fake Ben and keep the real one."

Ben laughs.

"Yeah… that works."

The crew absorbs the information. They aren't scared — they're preparing.

Because they know:

If someone that looks like Ben walks toward them wearing red, it's not a friend.

It's Albedo

Screen 3 — Ben Worries About the Wano Team

The news hits Ben as he sits on the Sunny:

Zoro, Law, Kin'emon, and the others are already traveling to Wano to start the uprising there.

Ben frowns.

Ben:

"Great… they're heading straight into a war. And I'm not even there to warn them."

Nami looks confused.

"Warn them about what?"

Ben takes a breath.

Ben:

"I never got the chance to tell them about Albedo.

They don't know he exists… and that's bad."

Chopper tilts his head.

"Why bad?"

Ben:

"Because Albedo isn't like normal enemies.

He's smart.

He's patient.

He studies people."

Ben clenches his fist.

Ben:

"And if he joined Kaido's army… then Zoro and the others are walking into Wano blind."

Luffy yawns and leans back.

"So he's strong?"

Ben:

"Strong is the problem.

He copies my transformations.

And sometimes he uses them better than I do."

Carrot's ears drop.

"So the Wano team has… zero info about him?"

Ben nods.

Ben:

"Exactly.

They don't know his face.

They don't know his tricks.

They don't know he hates me enough to target my friends."

Nami sighs.

"So… this is the worst timing possible."

Ben looks toward Wano's direction, worried.

Ben:

"Albedo is a bad thing waiting to happen.

And the others don't even know his name."

Be continued

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