One Piece: Path to Power - Chapter 99

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I ended up adding another 500 words when editing so it may have been a bit late. ​​

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[4 Months Later]

(3rd POV)

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Time flowed like a river.

Yet just like every river, there were times that the currents were calm and times when they were raging rapids!

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A lot has happened in the past 5 months and almost everything was covered by the World Economy News Paper!

Executive Reporter Morgans has been printed pages non-stop!

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The major events are the following:

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1. Over the past months, the New World Pirates were further explored as one group was swirling in everybody’s minds, “ROCKS PIRATES!”

The entire history of each of their executives was detailed and spread all over the world.

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2. An odd occurrence of ‘Blood Sea’ was noticed near the Razakks Sea as huge amounts of blood were mixed in the sea near Mortem Island. It was thought to have been a massacre of Sea Kings.

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3. Golden Lion Shiki dropped 3 islands upon G-5 but retreated after Garp and Sengoku themselves responded, he has disappeared ever since.

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4. Edward Newgate has been sighted in the New World, sources claim he has been staying at Sphinx Island recently.

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5. Charlotte Linlin overthrew a kingdom in the New World and has been living there since. Sources say it has been named, “Totto Land” now.

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6. Odd, pitch-black clouds were spotted in the New World, raining down black liquids that corroded metal near the Ever-Spinning Hurricane.

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7. The Roger Pirates continued their adventures, nearing the current known final island, Lodestar Island.

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8. Fulcrum ‘The Cardmaster’ had recently been reported as well as his title of the ‘King of Shipping’ had fully stabilized.

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9. The Valkyrie Pirates had fully integrated into the Rocks Pirates Grand Fleet and were spotted gathering at Hachinosu Island under the eyes of ‘Black Death Shakky’ and ‘Blinding Light’ Silver Axe.

There was a report about the thoughts of the public and the panic that was spreading all over as the higher-ups could feel the tension and the seas seemed to be churning as a warning.

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Some rather terrifying times were coming!

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[Mortem Island]

(Damien POV)

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5 months.

Quite the time indeed.

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For one, my relationship with Toki and Aurora had grown a lot more. Both were now seeing each other as ‘sisters’ with no awkwardness whatsoever.

Aurora also learned to use the night energy from the night itself to fuel her stamina to stand up against me in our nightly duels whereas Toki relied on her Time powers for the same reason.

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Strength-wise, they all had progressed quite a bit.

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[Ametyst Aurora]

[Age: 18 years, 9 months]

[Height: 10’4] (after eating Titan-Class Sea King)

[Devil Fruit: Night Night Fruit [Special Logia]

[Fruit Rating: 6.5 Stars]

[Fruit Mastery: Peak of Low-Advanced Mastery]

[Skills: Rokushiki (Kami-e, Shigan, Rankyaku, Soru, Geppo)]

[Haki: Low-Advanced for [O], Peak-Intermediate for [A] & Low-Intermediate for [C]

[Strength: Peak of Mid-Tier Yonko Commander]

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[Amatsuki Toki]

[Age: 18 years]

[Height: 9’6]

[Devil Fruit: Time Time Fruit [Special Paramecia]

[Fruit Rating: 7 Stars]

[Fruit Mastery: Absolute Peak-Intermediate Mastery]

[Skills: Rokushiki (Kami-e, Shigan, Soru, Geppo)]

[Haki: Peak of Mid-Intermediate for [O], Low-Intermediate for [A]

[Strength: Low-Tier Yonko Commander] (Toki = Brook in WCI arc)

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[Kuzan]

[Age: 9 years, 8 months]

[Height: 6′]

[Devil Fruit: Ice Ice Fruit [L]

[Fruit Rating: 6.5 Stars]

[Fruit Mastery: Low-Intermediate Mastery]

[Skills: Rokushiki (Soru, Geppo)]

[Haki: —]

[Strength: Yonko Crew Pirate] (Kuzan > Enel from Anime Skypiea Arc)

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[Dracule Mihawk]

[Age: 4 years, 3 months]

[Height: 4’9]

[Devil Fruit: None]

[Skills: Rokushiki (Soru)]

[Haki: —]

[Swordsmanship: Peak of Cutting Stone Stage]

[Strength: Negligible]

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Bonbori was 10 km long.

That is A LOT of meat.

And it’s filled with nutrients giving everyone a boost in height and height maxima.

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The one who made the most progress was Toki, though Kuzan and Aurora had greatly improved as well.

Unfortunately, Toki has reached a bit of a bottleneck and is struggling to go to the Advanced Stage, thus the dilemma of an Ultimate-Class Fruit.

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Kuzan, that lazy pheasant, is actually quite impressive.

He is almost as strong as I was at his age! If he wasn’t so lazy, he could probably equal my progress in my younger years.

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Mihawk, well, he’s still a child so I don’t expect him to be fighting right now, though he has progressed quite a lot.

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*Rumble*

I look up in the air and see some odd things.

Clouds.

That wasn’t the weird part.

It was what the clouds carried.

A very small ounce of Will was trapped in these clouds that were floating from the New World to Paradise Sea.

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Slivers of Conqueror’s Haki.

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[Damien, these small occurrences here will be far, far more noticeable in the New World. Most likely, Xebec is about to Awaken any day now.] Sibyl cleared my confusion.

I nodded.

An Ultimate-Class Fruit Awakening eh?

Since the fruit taps into Major World-Class Laws, just how much havoc and chaos will it cause?

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Xebec will probably enter the later stages of ‘BEYOND YONKO’ instantly.

I’m still quite far away but…

I can take another step forwards now.

[2 Weeks Ago]

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I had finished some inconceivable workouts as I heard a sound.

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*DING!*

[Many ability evolutions are available as your body has now reached its current physical peak.]

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And so it was time.

‘Sibyl, pull up my quest tab please.’ I ask in my head.

[Coming up…]

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[Quest Log]

[Reach the Yonko Stage – Rewards: (Fruit Liberation Device) (COMPLETED)]

[Reach Low-Tier Yonko – Rewards: 20000 SP (COMPLETED)]

[Reach Advanced Mastery over your Haki – Rewards: 10000 SP (COMPLETED)]

[Reach Advanced Mastery over your Fruit – Rewards: 10000 SP (COMPLETED)]

[Hidden Quest*: Create a Supreme Grade Weapon – Rewards: 15000 SP, (Ryūshi Combat Arts) (COMPLETED)]

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‘Claim them all,’ I told my System.

*DING!*

[5 quests complete – Rewards: 55000 SP, (Fruit Liberation Device), (Ryūshi Combat Arts)]

[Your SP balance has been updated to 108631 SP.]

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Well, it’s a decent amount.

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[Fruit Liberation Device – Allows you to extract devil fruits from ability users within 15 minutes past their death.]

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[Ryūshi Combat Arts – The absolute combat technique developed by the System to fully understand and use your weapon to its absolute potential.]

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I was satisfied with the new items.

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‘Sibyl, show me the evolvable abilities.’ I then asked.

[Alright.] She replied as a screen pulled up in my head.

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[{Flash Recovery} can be evolved to {Divine Recovery} for 25000 SP.] (Final Stage)

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[{Titan Vitality} can be evolved to {Divine Vitality} for 25000 SP.] (Final Stage)

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[{6 Superior Arts} can be evolved to {6 Supreme Arts} for 5000 SP each.] (Final Stage)

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[{The Eye} can merge with {Zoom} to generate the skill, {Eye of Horus} for 5000 SP.]

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[{Eye of Horus} can merge with {Observation Haki} to reach the Grand Mastery Stage 25000 SP.]

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Holy shit!

The final evolutions were predictable for the skills.

But {The Eye} plus {Zoom} abilities make the {Eye of Horus} which can actually combine with Observation Haki to reach Grandmastery?!

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My jaw had dropped as I pulled up the separate descriptions for each respective skill.

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[{Divine Recovery} – All injuries heal nigh-immediately. Limbs that have been cut off can be reconnected and regrow. Fatal injuries can easily be healed. The body can survive without a beating heart for a few hours. Overall cellular regeneration has gone beyond mortal bounds.]

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[{Divine Vitality} – Affects physical output and internal input. Brings all human qualities beyond their bounds and into the next stage. You are practically immortal in a physical sense.]

⭐Added Effect: Your muscles, tendons, blood vessels, fats, organs, etc are strong enough to imbue Armament Haki to the point of turning into a ‘Black Body’.

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[6 SUPREME ARTS]

[‘Flash Step’ → ‘Blink’] – Nigh-teleportation over a small range of space. (Shambles Speed -1)

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[‘Titanium Body’ → ‘Ultimate Body’] – Fend off all attacks a sublevel above you at the price of immobility.

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[ ‘Superior Instincts’ → ‘Ultra Instincts’] – Each muscle can think on its own against equal or weaker opponents.

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[‘Air Gun’ → ‘Air Cannon’] – Holds enough power to go through mountains.

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[ ‘Moonrun’ → ‘Flight’] – Gives the ability to fly at the price of some stamina.

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[‘Tempest Arc’ → ‘Creasant Slash’] – A slash attack that can cut through the first layer of space.

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[{Eye of Horus} – Allows you to see any flaws in attack techniques for those weaker than you. Allows you to see microscopic details.]

⭐This can be merged with {Observation Haki} to reach the Grandmastery Stage.]

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‘…’

I was speechless.

My {Black Bones} already increased my defence quite a lot, I’d say once I reach {Black Body} I should also reach the peak of Armament Haki.

And the Supreme Rokushiki will give me some crazy levels of boosts, though they will only be useful against equal or weaker opponents.

If anything, I should be able to fight people one sublevel above me with them.

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‘Sibyl, make all the trades except the Observation Haki one, that should be done on its own for added suspense.’ I gave the order.

[Very well.]

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*DING!*

[8 abilities have been evolved and 2 have been merged to create a new one for 80000 SP. Congratulations!]

[Remaining Balance: 28631 SP]

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And then I felt it.

My eyes widened.

My muscles popped.

My body felt thicker and far stronger.

I grew another 3 inches as I felt my body change.

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My stamina had exploded and I felt like I could lift 10 mountains!

What euphoria!

I feel like I’ve been reborn!

Even the ground below seemed to crack as I explored the change.

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*DING!*

[Your strength has reached Mid-Tier Yonko! Congratulations!]

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Good, very good.

Increasing in the Yonko Stage is so slow compared to the rest that each jump gives me a great edge.

If I were to fight Big Mom now, I would probably be equal to her, after all, she would have improved over the past year and a bit.

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‘Sibyl, go ahead with the final merging,’ I gave the green light.

[I suggest you sit down and meditate first as it will affect your mind in more ways than you’d think.] She warned me.

I didn’t question her words as I sat down and attained inner peace.

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The nearby nature started to mould around me, singing and dancing in the mellow sun, swirling around me.

Dead trees were reborn, withering grass became green as the clouds vanished from above.

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Inner peace.

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[Commencing skill merging now.] I heard a distant voice in my head.

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*DING!*

[{Eye of Horus} has been merged with your understanding of {Obervation Haki} for 25000 SP.]

[Remaining Balance: 3631 SP]

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*DING!*

[Your Observation Haki has reached The Grand Mastery Stage and has generated 2 skills! Congratulations!]

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[Your precognition through reincarnation has generated 1 Ultimate Skill.]

[Your {Ancient Voice} has generated 1 Ultimate Skill.]

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[You unlocked the Ultimate Skills – {Destiny Preception} & {Empathy}.]

[Do you wish to see their description? Y/N]

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I nodded.

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Ultimate Skill – {Destiny Perception}

– Allows you to sense the vague fate of sentient and non-sentient objects.

– You can perceive the life, death and destiny of living beings in vague forms. (excluding your influence).

– You can also sense the destiny of places, when they flourish, when they struggle, when they fall, etc.

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Ultimate Skill – {Empathy}

– The power to fully interpret the emotions, moods, and temperaments of others.

– Can display emotions in separate colours that reflect the heart.

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[A/N: Don’t search them up as they aren’t exactly like what is written on the wikis but mainly the above.]

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Going over the 2 skills, I can’t help but take a deep gulp.

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The {Destiny Perception} would allow me to sense how a living being would progress. Even the births and the deaths of what I seek.

This may not help me in a combat sense, but it will surely be helpful when it comes to my World-Level tasks of the future.

{Empathy} will be quite useful in the long run as well.

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Apart from the skills, my Sensing Field also increased from 8 km in diameter to 10 kilometers now!

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‘List my complete status page now.’ I asked.

[Here it is.]

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[Einar D. Damien]

[Age: 17 years, 2.5 months]

[Height: 10’7] (Sea King meat doesn’t affect him much as his metabolism is too high)

[Status: Beyond Healthy]

[Bloodline: Fishman-Human Hybrid]

[Physique: Black Bones]

[Strength: Early Stages of Mid-Tier Yonko]

[Devil Fruit: Pulverize Pulverize Fruit (Peak of High-Advanced Mastery)]

[Seastone Resistance: IMMUNE]

[Skills: ⏬]

[Complete Immunity (MAX), Divine Recovery (MAX), Divine Vitality (MAX), Ancient Voice (II), Destiny Perception, Empathy, Persona (MAX), Fruit Sensor (MAX), Concentrated Breathing (Constant), Underwater Maneuverability, 6 Supreme Arts, Grand Imagination, The D., God of War, Parallel Thinking, Passive-Sleep Mode.]

[Haki ⏬]

[Observation Haki Mastery: High-Advanced → Grandmastery (I)]

[Armament Haki Mastery: Mid-Advanced → High-Advanced]

[Conqueror’s Haki Mastery: High-Advanced Level → Early Stage of Peak-Advanced Level]

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[Points Balance: 3631 SP]

< Quests Available to be Claimed >

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Not bad…

Not bad at all.

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[Later On]

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I’m now sitting in front of a little fox that was born recently.

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[Destiny perceived…]

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[Flame-Clawed Fox]

[Birth: 39 days ago]

[Fate: Will mate with an Ice-Clawed Fox in 12 years, giving birth to 3 children.]

[Death: Killed 39 years from now by a falling meteor pulled down by a Gravity-Fruit user.]

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Well, it was certainly an interesting ability.

I then used {Empathy}.

I saw many colours around the fox, each detailing an emotion.

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Reverence, fear, joy, hunger, confusion.

Quite useful indeed.

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This is the Rocks Era. I have major knowledge about the times beyond this era so getting these abilities will greatly ease my situation. After all, this generation is 100x more vicious than Luffy’s ever will be.

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[A Few Days Later]

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I received a note from a bird just this morning.

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“You’re leaving?” Toki asked with clear disappointment.

Aurora was also here.

Both girls were holding tight, not letting go as they buried their faces in my chest.

I just patted both of their heads and consoled them.

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“We already talked about this, girls.”

Toki looked up with her emerald eyes, “Can’t we come with you?”

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I kissed her forehead, “No, you both have grown a lot stronger since before but you are still too weak to accompany me. Heck, even I’m not strong enough against some of those monsters.”

I felt Aurora’s emotions stir as some red colours exuded from her.

She was angry, not at me but herself.

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I gently pushed her head as she looked up with conflict.

“Damien…”

She muttered as I took her lips into a slow kiss.

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“I know you are blaming yourself for not being able to fulfil your words in staying by my side, but it’s not like I don’t require your help.”

I went on, “The Underworld will shake, heck, the entire world will soon quake once ‘that’ incident occurs.” I shook my head, “I will need your help to control those trembling seas so I can harvest as much as I can.”

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She slowly nodded at my words as her aura shifted to a gentler one filled with persistence.

“Mhm, I won’t let you down.”

As for Toki, I asked her to look after the 2 kids and also to try and reach the Advanced-Mastery stage of her fruit while upping her Haki as well.

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I looked at their determined faces and gave them both a deep and lengthy kiss lacking in lust and more to soothe their worries.

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“Ney, Damien-san, when will you be back?” Kuzan asked.

All of them had gathered around me.

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I thought for a second, “Before the end of next year.”

God Valley occurred in 1486 and no date was given so, at the latest, around December.

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I then smiled at them, “However, I’ll try to make a quick visit in a few months, I can teleport with my clones after all.”

This statement was enough to satisfy them.

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Toki and Aurora got over their original clinginess as they knew that this is something I needed to do.

Kuzan was alright as he made up his mind to intensify his training to grow stronger faster, though with proper sleep.

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As for Mihawk, well, his toe was tapping on the ground while his face was the usual.

Toe-tapping from him is an obvious indicator of his mood.

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I patted his jet-black hair, he was still less than half my height so it was quite amusing to see his piercing yellow eyes look up at me.

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“Mihawk, you aren’t even 5 yet so get rid of those thoughts. I want you to continue your training with your usual determination.”

I then gave him a smirk, “Both I and Yoru wait to see just how far you can go.”

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This brought a very small smile to the boy as he nodded his small head, “Mhm!”

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“Acier, work on what I asked you,” I said out loud as a thin man walked towards me.

Myskina Acier had developed a ‘fat-rendering serum’ which made him thin as he was in the past.

[A/N: His new look]

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“Haha, don’t worry, I’ll have it complete before you return!” He said, his eyes still filled with gratitude.

I had officially accepted Acier as my Lead Scientist so his talent had improved alongside other things. His brilliance will come to great use.

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I bid farewell.

*Splash*

I took out my [Sea Skimmer] as the Sea Kings arrived to pull it forth.

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Toki and Aurora stood at the cliff with the boys as they waved me off.

“Take care!” The green-haired girl yelled out while Aurora nodded with a big smile.

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[Later On]

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The path is set.

*Furl*

I then take out the note that had arrived and read the contents once more.

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All ROCKS Crew executives are to reunite once more at the request of the Captain.

You will find a Vivre Card in this letter to guide you to our rendezvous at Hachinosu Island in the New World.

Be hasty, now.

– Shakuyaku

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I couldn’t help but chuckle as I nodded at the words.

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As of now, the Tragedies and the Titans are spread out around the world, each bringing about their own calamities.

And now we’ve been called to gather?

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As if on cue, some odd things occur.

*Rumble*

*Thunder*

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[Damien, I’m picking up signs of a Major Law Awakening!] Sibyl’s voice sounded in my ears.

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I gave out a low chuckle as the weather grew ever-chaotic, raging tides, tempestuous currents and blazing winds.

I look up to frightening skies as some of my Haki screams out, moulding the clouds to a gentler form.

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My eyes shined crimson, “The time has come!”

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Author’s Corner:

So his abilities are fully evolved to their final form.

His strength jumped and he’s ready to return.