Moreover, Roy now possessed an immortal body like Majin Buu's. The iron law that a person could not eat two Devil Fruits would probably be broken here with Roy.
Only children forced themselves to choose. Adults took everything!
…
Before he knew it, more than a month had passed.
On February 24, 2000, on Greed Island, Gon, Goreinu, Tsezguerra, and the others cleared Razor's storyline and obtained Plot of Beach. At the same time, they also received Genthru's declaration of a duel.
Meanwhile, on the Six Continents, Master Roy's new work officially began serialization, once again stirring up waves across the world.
With its exaggerated art style, comedic plot, and the fresh, eye-catching concept of Devil Fruits, One Piece quickly drew countless eyes.
Among them were even quite a few veteran Nen users.
There was no other reason for it. In certain ways, the ability system of Devil Fruits shared a similar charm with the system of Nen abilities.
After all, both relied on imagination to develop abilities, and many of the abilities in One Piece held value that was worth deep thought and discussion.
As a result, One Piece did not merely become popular among ordinary readers on the Six Continents. It also began to spread through the circles of Nen users.
And Roy, as the original creator, had already finished his preparations.
He left two clones behind in the Hunter world. One was stationed in the underworld. Since Milluki had already made contact with Shalnark and the others, the clone beside Milluki could now be dismissed.
The other was stationed at the Hunter Association, responsible for handling matters related to the Zodiacs while also keeping an eye on the manga serialization in Old Silver Mountain.
One in the light, one in the shadows; they complemented each other.
As for Android 18, Roy had already told her about it. In any case, even if a full year passed inside the manga world, only three days would pass for Roy.
At most, Roy would not stay in the One Piece world for too long.
However, before leaving, Roy and Android 18 had gone wild for a while and unlocked all kinds of new tricks.
Aside from Android 18, Roy also made a special trip to see Milluki.
Things were different now. Milluki was clearly no longer the same as before.
He had created a machine that could train his body at every moment. By wearing it on himself, even when he was doing scientific research, he could still continue training.
With such a positive cycle, Milluki would only grow stronger and stronger. Add to that all kinds of powerful weapons and tools, and it was only a matter of time before Milluki surpassed his eldest brother, Illumi.
Milluki now also seemed to be researching a device based on Dr. Gero's technology for absorbing human energy and stamina, attempting to develop a device that could absorb the aura and Nen of Nen users.
Sure enough, every tech obsessive was a ruthless person. He could not be provoked.
Milluki currently had quite a few good things in his hands. Leaving everything else aside, just by combining Capsule technology, Dr. Gero's science, and his own genius mind, he had already successfully produced a kind of nano-particle miniaturized ring.
In function, it was similar to the storage rings found in fantasy worlds.
The difference was that to use it, one needed to activate Nen. In other words, it was equivalent to a Nen item.
The storage space inside was very large. Milluki also gave Roy several rings, enough for Roy to pack up and bring out the good things from the One Piece world.
Milluki also had many auxiliary items, and he stuffed all of them into Roy's spatial rings in one go. There would definitely be a time when they came in handy.
After saying goodbye to Milluki, Roy went to find Ging.
Ging and his companions were currently in the final stages of preparing the Dragon Ball Alliance game.
Roy mainly came here to find one of Ging's companions: the companion who had created the various Specified Slot Card functions in the Greed Island game.
More than a month ago, Roy had asked him to make an item. This time, he had come to collect it.
Roy took the Dragon Ball Radar-like object the other party handed over. He pressed the buttons on it to test it and found that the radar's functions were more or less the same as he had imagined. He could not help letting out a long sigh of relief.
Now he had made perfect preparations for his adventure in the One Piece world. An entire world's treasures would become his harvest!
Then, he activated his Nen ability.
"Activate Nen Ability: New World Exploration. Destination: the One Piece world," Roy said softly. "Time point: Sea Circle Calendar, Year 1502! Location: Wano Country!"
A burst of white light instantly enveloped Roy's body. By the time the light scattered, Roy had already disappeared from where he stood.
…
At this moment, four years had passed since the beginning of the Great Age of Pirates. Wano Country was in turmoil, and the Kozuki clan was being hunted down.
Amid smoke and flames, several samurai dressed like rōnin from an isolated samurai land were prostrated on the ground, tears and snot streaming freely down their faces.
In the direction where they knelt was a woman holding two children in her arms.
"Everyone, twenty years from now, the Kozuki clan will take revenge," the woman said softly as she held the two children.
Even though she was about to face the danger of death, Toki-sama's expression remained calm.
Having crossed the timeline many times, she had witnessed too many separations between life and death.
"I will use my ability to send you twenty years into the future. I hope you will bring Momonosuke and the others back again twenty years from now."
Kin'emon, Kanjuro, Raizo, and the others wept without saying a word.
"Then, I hope you will treat Momonosuke and the others well."
Sensing Kurozumi Orochi's men drawing closer and closer, Toki-sama revealed a smile that looked almost like relief.
She had already decided to die here together with Kozuki Oden.
Just as she was about to activate the power of the Time-Time Fruit, a faint voice rang out.
"The Time-Time Fruit, huh? It allows free movement along the timeline. Although it can only move forward into the future and cannot go backward into the past, that is already broken enough."
"Who is it?!"
Kin'emon and the others, who had been kneeling on the ground, instantly changed expressions and stood up, drawing the weapons at their waists.
"Are you one of Shogun Kurozumi Orochi's men?"
Their faces were full of vigilance and fury, while Momonosuke shrank further into his mother's arms. Then he discovered that something was wrong.
"An ability similar to disguise, and an ability that can turn things you draw into physical entities. Those can be considered two rather decent Devil Fruits. Unfortunately, in the hands of people like you, who regard abilities as sorcery, they are truly being wasted."
Roy's figure slowly appeared amid the smoke and flames.
At the same time, under the disbelieving gazes of Momonosuke and the others, Toki-sama's body slowly collapsed.
(End of Chapter)
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