"Alright, Sina, I need to start taking orders now. I'm heading out."
After saying that, Lebron did not wait for Sina's response. He leaned forward and kissed her cheek before quickly riding away on his electric scooter to continue his deliveries.
The moment he left, Sina immediately wiped her face with visible disgust.
Still, when she looked at the notification showing the 1000 Dollars Lebron had transferred to her account, her mood improved again.
Floating nearby, Marco quietly watched every change in her expression.
At the same time, his gaze shifted toward the date displayed on a nearby phone screen.
September 25, 2025.
Marco frowned slightly.
"I died on May 11, 2025…"
That meant nearly a year had passed in the One Piece world, yet less than half a year had passed in reality.
The difference in time flow surprised him slightly.
After Lebron disappeared into the distance, Sina suddenly shivered again.
That unsettling feeling returned.
Her chest tightened, and a strange panic crept into her heart once more.
Women were naturally sensitive toward emotional changes, and ever since earlier that day, Sina had felt as though something invisible was staring at her.
The fear only grew stronger.
Meanwhile, after repeatedly experimenting throughout the day, Marco finally confirmed something important.
Even in his current soul state, he could still kill her.
When Sina was awake and conscious, harming her was extremely difficult. But once her consciousness weakened during sleep, his influence over her soul became far stronger.
And Marco had no intention of letting her go.
She was the person who caused his death in his previous life.
Even after transmigrating into the world of One Piece, he still could not forget that hatred.
His kindness had been repaid with death.
His attempt to save someone had destroyed his life completely.
So this revenge had to happen.
As night gradually deepened, Sina eventually fell asleep in her apartment.
Marco floated silently beside the bed like a wandering spirit from a ghost story.
Then slowly, his soul pressed down onto her body.
Little by little, Marco began merging into her.
Compared to daytime, when Sina's consciousness resisted him subconsciously, things became much easier now that she was asleep.
More and more of Marco's soul entered her body.
Sina frowned painfully in her sleep, her expression twisting slightly as though trapped in a nightmare. But she never woke up.
Instead, her consciousness sank deeper.
Finally, Marco completely entered her body.
The sleeping Sina suddenly opened her eyes.
But the gaze inside them was empty.
Emotionless.
Like a puppet.
She slowly sat upright, threw aside the blanket, and climbed out of bed mechanically.
Then she walked toward the balcony.
The apartment was silent.
Outside, the city lights flickered beneath the night sky.
Sina stepped onto the balcony barefoot, her movements stiff and unnatural, like someone sleepwalking.
Without hesitation, she climbed over the railing.
This was the ninth floor.
Below her was solid concrete.
For a brief moment, her body remained balanced on the edge.
Then she released her grip.
Her body fell headfirst.
As the wind roared past her ears, Sina suddenly regained consciousness.
Her eyes widened instantly.
Terror consumed her face.
"Ahhhhhhh!"
Her scream lasted less than two seconds.
Boom!
A horrifying impact echoed through the residential area.
Her body smashed violently against the concrete ground below.
Blood splattered across the pavement while shattered bone and brain matter spread outward from the impact point.
The scene instantly became gruesome.
A passing middle aged woman nearby saw the corpse and screamed in horror before hurriedly calling the police.
At that exact moment, a cold mechanical voice echoed inside Marco's mind.
[Mission completed: Revenge achieved.]
[Target eliminated through soul possession."
[Enemy from previous life confirmed dead: Sina Hill.]
[Reward Option One: Return to the Two-Dimensional World of One Piece. Reward includes 100,000 attribute points.]
[Reward Option Two: Remain in the real world and reincarnate. The system will automatically unbind.]
Marco fell silent.
He looked down at Sina's shattered corpse one last time.
There was no satisfaction on his face.
Only emptiness.
The real world no longer held anything worth staying for.
He had no family waiting for him.
No true friends.
No attachments.
Compared to this lifeless world, the One Piece world felt far more real to him now.
That world had his companions.
His crew.
His purpose.
Without hesitation, Marco made his choice.
"I choose the first option."
The moment his voice fell, an immense surge of energy entered his soul.
100,000 attribute points were instantly rewarded.
Then, a brilliant white light engulfed Marco completely.
His soul was pulled away from reality and disappeared into the light.
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