Rewind-Rewind Fruit
Anyone who experienced the battle two years ago knows how powerful this man is. He is a monster who destroyed the Marine Headquarters single-handedly. In just an instant, the morale of the Marines... or rather the NEO Marines, plummeted to rock bottom.
Seeing the bewildered, pained, and desperate looks in his disciples' eyes, Zephyr could only make a humiliating decision. "Nightmare, let them go, and I'll go with you!"
To his surprise, Roy looked behind him and asked, "Are you a user of the Return-Return Fruit, possessing the ability to turn back time?"
Ain clearly hadn't expected this man who had destroyed the Navy's beliefs to speak to her, bypassing Zephyr. But after hearing what Roy said, she understood that only her unique Devil Fruit Ability could pique his interest.
"That's right. If you want my abilities, feel free to take them, but I hope you can get Teacher Zephyr and the others to leave." Although she knew the chances were slim, Ain still wanted to try her best.
"Ain, what did you say..." Zephyr was furious, but before he could finish speaking, he collapsed and crashed onto the deck.
"Zephyr..." All the NEO Marines rushed forward, quickly surrounding Zephyr and glaring angrily at Roy.
"He's just temporarily unconscious," Roy said calmly.
These NEO Marines breathed a sigh of relief, but were also secretly alarmed. This monster seemed even more terrifying than it had been two years ago, managing to knock out an Admiral- level fighter like Zephyr in just a moment.
"Since your Devil Fruit Ability can turn back time, why not restore Zephyr's body to its peak condition, or restore it to the state before his arm was severed?" Roy asked the question that had troubled him in his previous life.
"Zephyr's strength is too great. Even if I use all my strength, I can only reverse half a day at most. Although the reversed time can be stacked multiple times, it takes me three days to recover from the exhaustion each time. Zephyr himself is not willing to do this, so this suggestion has been shelved."
"If I could develop my Devil Fruit Ability to the Awakening level, perhaps... everything would be different today!"
"Can it only reverse half a day's time? It seems it can't be like the other fruits..." Roy pondered for a moment, then his eyes brightened, "But if we consider it from a different perspective, perhaps..."
Roy raised his right hand, a seven-colored light flowing from the tip of his index finger. He lightly tapped the air, and an invisible wave emanated from it. Ain's pupils were dazed for a moment, but quickly became lively again, and her eyes were filled with madness as she looked at Roy.
"Enel, take this Marine back later, and do whatever you want with the others."
"Captain, you've gone to all this trouble for such a small matter. You really don't trust me!" Enel complained.
"I was just passing by and did this on a whim. I'll leave this place to you for now." As soon as Roy finished speaking, his figure vanished into thin air as if in a dream.
Enel chuckled softly, "I thought you'd make a big fuss about that, Captain, but I didn't expect you to be so low-key!"
"Do I always end up making all the food that everyone likes without even realizing it?" Looking at the huge pile of food on the table, Sanji couldn't help but smile wryly, "Food shouldn't be wasted! Looks like I'll have to devour it all by myself again today."
Creak—
Although it was just a slight sound of the door closing, Sanji still caught it.
"Hmm? Is it a thief? Ah, if only it were a thief like Nami who came to steal my heart!" Sanji was too lazy to even get up and check. Every blade of grass and every tree here was too unfamiliar to him. If anything were stolen from him, he wouldn't feel any heartache.
"I smell it, it's Sanji's scent!"
"Idiot, what you're smelling is clearly the aroma of food!"
"You two, keep your voices down! You might attract the enemy!"
Several familiar voices suddenly pierced Sanji's long-dormant heart, instantly bringing tears to his eyes. Without thinking, he skipped lightly towards the door, babbling like a lovesick fool, "Nami- chan..."
However, when he actually touched the doorknob, his expression suddenly turned cold, as if he had become a different person.
Creak—
The door opened, and a familiar face came into view. Everyone shouted excitedly, "Sanji!"
To their surprise, they were met with a cold response.
"What are you lowly pirates doing here?"
Usopp's eyes widened in disbelief. "Sanji, you said..."
"Please call me Vinsmoke Sanji, thank you!"
Nami exclaimed excitedly, "Sanji, didn't you hate this surname the most? Why are you saying this now...?"
Sanji interrupted him directly, "That's because I've never tasted the wonderful flavor of power before. It's a kind of beauty that you lowly people can never experience in your entire lives."
"Curled Eyebrows, you've gone too far!" Zoro said coldly.
"Is that going too far? Didn't you come here this time hoping to curry favor with me? Unfortunately for you, I am now one of the heirs of the Vinsmoke Family, and I hold a very high position even in a behemoth like the Dreamland Kingdom. I have no intention of having any association with lowly people like you. That would only bring me shame."
"Alright, I'm only saying all this out of consideration for our past relationship. Now get out of here, or once I call my men, you won't be able to leave even if you want to!"
"Luffy, let's go, don't stay with this hopeless... Hey, Luffy, where are you?"
"Hmm, good, this is good too, nano, Shuo Nong, you guys come and praise me too!" From behind the door came Luffy's incoherent, wolfing-down voice.
"Luffy, when did you run in there?" Nami exclaimed helplessly.
Sanji's expression changed slightly, and he quickly entered the room, shouting, "What are you still doing here? You're not welcome here, get out of here!"
Zoro and his two companions seemed to have realized something and quickly followed them inside.
Luffy forced down all the food in his mouth before looking directly into Sanji's eyes. "No, you're lying. If it were really like that, why would you make all of our favorite foods? You're the one who hates wasting food the most!"
"Don't you know that people change? They gradually become the kind of person they never wanted to be!" Sanji said angrily, seeing that Nami and the other two were looking at him.
"No, you're different. I know that. Sanji, you're the kindest person in the world. You're so kind that you'd feel angry and guilty even if you just wasted a tiny bit of food."
"Sanji, come back! We need your help. Without you, the world's best chef, I'll never become the Pirate Kings!"
"Luffy, you..." Sanji felt his tense face could no longer remain calm, and his tear ducts seemed to burst open, bursting through the floodgates and flowing uncontrollably.