(The manga has already come out, but since the protagonist has been added, I'll adjust some timeline details slightly. Don't worry—nothing major will change, and it won't affect readability.)
(For readers who haven't seen the manga, I'll try to include more descriptive details.)
"Thirty-eight years ago? I actually got sent to this point in time…"
Leno frowned deeply, muttering to himself.
"This is bad. The only thing I really know is the God Valley Incident—I don't know the details. Damn you, Oda, why couldn't you draw it earlier?!"
After that, he casually prepared to finish off the trembling pirate in front of him.
No point keeping him alive.
The pirate didn't understand Leno's muttering, but this wasn't the time to think about that.
His overwhelming survival instinct made him blurt out desperately:
"Wait! Sir! Spare me! I—I'm from the Rocks Pirates! You can't kill me!"
"Don't you want to save the most beautiful woman in the world—Shakky?!"
Clinging to this last straw, he even regained a hint of pride when mentioning the Rocks Pirates.
"And if you're really from the future, then you should know how powerful Captain Rocks is! If you offend us, you—"
Crack!
Before he could finish, Leno snapped his neck cleanly.
The pride and hope on the pirate's face froze instantly.
Shock and disbelief remained vividly etched in his expression as he died.
He had never expected Leno to kill him.
Leno tossed the corpse aside like garbage and spat in disdain.
"Strong my ass. Rocks? He won't even make it through this year. And trash like you counts too?"
Hearing this—
The women, who were already shocked by the mention of "thirty-eight years ago," immediately gathered around him, bombarding him with questions.
"Captain, are we really in the past—thirty-eight years ago?" Robin adjusted her forehead slightly, feeling dizzy.
Little Alice blinked. "Rocks Pirates? What's that?"
Hancock, however, was more concerned about Shakky—and even more worried about Amazon Lily.
Dying had been quick and clean.
But dealing with this aftermath was a headache.
"Can we go back? How long are we going to stay here?"
"Yeah, Captain—if we stay too long, what about our world…" Kalifa also looked worried.
Domino, though still weak, cast a questioning gaze as well.
The chorus of voices made Leno, already irritated by the time travel, even more annoyed.
"Quiet!" he snapped.
The women instantly fell silent, looking at him expectantly.
Leno rubbed his temples.
"Focus on recovering first. Treat your injuries."
"Coming here was caused by my ability. Don't panic—I'll figure out exactly what's going on."
Hearing this, they nodded obediently despite their doubts.
They each found a place to sit, tending to wounds and restoring stamina.
Nakin and S-Snake took on guard duty.
Leno sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness inward.
Carefully sensing the mysterious statues within his body—
Especially the one representing Sloth.
If he hadn't already known time travel was possible,
he wouldn't have brought his people to Whole Cake Island to begin with.
Still—
This world was not what he had expected.
Time passed slowly.
The women continued healing, occasionally glancing worriedly at Leno.
After quite a while—
He finally opened his eyes.
A hint of relief appeared on his face.
"Captain!"
"Lord Leno!"
The women immediately gathered around him, full of anticipation.
Leno didn't hide anything.
"I've confirmed it. This isn't the past of our original world."
"It's… a parallel world."
"Parallel world?" The women looked at each other in confusion.
"You can think of it as another world following the same historical trajectory. There are versions of you here as well."
He gave a simple explanation.
"However, based on the timeline… most of you probably haven't been born yet."
As soon as he finished—
A timid voice spoke up.
Nakin raised her hand slightly.
"Um… Captain… I think I was already born…"
Leno froze.
Then slapped his forehead and rolled his eyes.
"Right… forgot about you."
He corrected himself:
"Yes, Nakin exists in this era."
Then he asked:
"You should know about the God Valley Incident, right? If I'm calculating correctly, it shouldn't be far off."
Nakin's expression turned nostalgic.
"Yes… I didn't expect we'd arrive at such a critical moment."
Robin suddenly thought of something.
Her eyes lit up as she grabbed Leno's arm.
"Then… does that mean I can meet my mother?"
Leno raised an eyebrow at her hopeful expression.
"In theory, yes—you can meet Olvia."
"But you should understand…"
He looked her up and down with a teasing grin.
"This world's Olvia isn't the one who raised you. And…"
"Right now, she might even be younger than you."
Robin went silent.
So the daughter is older than the mother?
Her excitement froze, then turned into helpless amusement.
That… was actually possible.
Bonney jumped excitedly.
"Then I can meet my mom too!"
Hancock, however, focused on the bigger issue.
She looked at Leno seriously.
"Can we return to our world? And how long can we stay here?"
That was everyone's concern.
Leno nodded firmly.
"Of course we can go back."
"As for how long…"
He estimated briefly.
"At most—twenty years."
"Twenty years?!"
The women cried out in unison, shocked and resistant.
"That's way too long!"
"Who knows what our world will become after twenty years!"
"Will anyone even recognize us when we go back?"
Leno waved his hand.
"Relax. The time flow between the two worlds is different."
"We spend twenty years here—"
"When we return, only about two years will have passed in our original world."
He paused, his tone turning serious.
"That two-year gap… is our chance to grow stronger."
The women fell silent.
Recalling how they had been besieged on Whole Cake Island and forced into this world—
They all felt their own weakness.
If only they had been stronger…
Leno also fell into thought.
"Twenty years… aging is an issue."
"Looks like finding Pure Gold needs to be put on the agenda."
Mature charm had its appeal.
But—
If they could avoid aging, all the better.
Especially with Bonney around.
She could switch between forms at will.
The only problem—
Was her randomly changing people's ages at inconvenient times.
Leno shook his head, dismissing those thoughts.
He turned to Nakin.
"You're familiar with this era. Where should we go next?"
Nakin blinked, then smiled knowingly.
"Of course I know."
"We're currently in the period where the most beautiful woman in the world—Shakky—has been captured and made a prize."
She pointed decisively.
"Let's head straight to Hachinosu (Pirate Island)!"
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