Messages from All Sides, Forever Companions

"Saint Roman, this is your room."

Roman glanced at the row of girls dressed in various alluring, semi-transparent clothes, their heads bowed and eyes lowered, and waved his hand impatiently.

"Get out!"

"Yes,"

As everyone left, Roman snapped his fingers.

Splash splash~~~

Countless sheets of white paper flew out, covering the entire room. At the same time, lifelike white doves, geckos, and other small animals quietly slipped out of the room, circling the magnificent building on guard.

Roman himself was a master of reconnaissance, so upon arriving in an unfamiliar environment, his first reaction was naturally to rule out any possibility of being spied on. Then, he continued:

A blank sheet of paper appeared in Roman's hand, which he then slapped against his chest.

Light,

Roman's figure faded and became transparent, like a picture erased by an eraser. At the same time, his aura rapidly became ethereal and indistinct.

——Transparent pages

Roman wasn't using it to 'invisible', but rather to shield himself from the perception of Observation Haki.

After making thorough preparations, Roman tapped his arm, and a piece of white paper flew in front of him, showing a mouth and ears.

"Hello, hello, hello, can you hear me?"

Roman began 'calling' the paper phone in front of him.

"I am Roman."

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After a second of silence, the voices of everyone talking at once blended into a huge cacophony.

"#@￥#*￥!!!!"

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I was careless.

Click,

Roman, acting as the privileged user, instantly muted everyone on the other end, retaining only his own right to speak.

"All of you calm down, or you won't hear anything... Here's what we'll do, one by one: Luffy."

As Roman granted the caller access, a sudden, intense sob burst forth.

"Aaaaaah~ Roman ~~ I thought you were dead~~~"

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"What are you talking about? How could I, a dignified man... possibly die?"

As Roman spoke, Luffy's choked voice continued to come from the other side.

"But your 'phone' isn't making any noise at all, and I clearly saw you get shot through by those two big bears—"

"What! Roman, are you alright?"

Nami's worried voice suddenly broke in, and Roman pursed his lips at her undisciplined behavior, but his expression softened.

"I'm fine, I'm perfectly fine now. — You could even say I couldn't be better off."

Could there be a better status than that of Celestial Dragons, World Noble?

Roman himself is still completely baffled.

"Now that the connection is established, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, and Brook, are you all safe now?"

"Yes," X9

"Great, now everyone can share their situation."

As Roman stopped, the obvious answer was:

"I'm Luffy, and I live on an island full of women... Could you show me the golden egg?"

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"This is Zoro, I'm here—hold the paper up a bit higher... Hey, isn't it done yet? My arm's getting tired!"

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"I am Na—"

"Wait, wait a minute!!!"

An exasperated voice broke in; you could tell from the voice that it was Sanji. However:

"I am Sanji, and I live in a place full of... ugh... transvestites... ugh—"

"But that's not important! What's important is Luffy and Zoro, why are we hearing a beautiful girl's voice coming from your side!?"

Tsk tsk tsk... Sanji, what kind of Devil Fruit ability do you have? You can tell it's a beautiful girl just by her voice?

"Hey, hey, hey, this piece of paper can talk?... Aren't you really going to let me play with the golden egg?!"

A crisp voice came from Luffy's side, while from Zoro's side:

"Hahaha~~ Of course I'm the cutest person in the world~~ You're pressing down on me!"

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"Be serious, this is a group chat."

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"What are you two beasts doing?!"

Even across vast distances, one can imagine Sanji's face contorted with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"And why do you all have beautiful girls with you, while I—"

Click,

"Hmm, very good, Sanji seems to be in good spirits."

Roman immediately activated his authority to forcibly 'silence' Sanji. Anyway, he was probably being chased all over the place by a group of transvestites right now, and it was dangerous to make a phone call while running.

"Nami, you are..."

Roman thought for a moment, but couldn't remember what the artificial Sky Island was called.

"Oh, I'm on my way to you."

???

What do you mean by saying they're heading this way?

When Roman, who was rubbing his temples, asked her a question, Nami on the other end of the phone spoke with an air of complete nonchalance.

"I used the papers you left behind to make an 'airplane', and then used 'The Art of the Thief' to pinpoint your location. It is now flying over the Red Line."

Hey, hey, hey, aren't you going to level up? What's with running straight to my 'Demon King's Castle'?!

"Wait a minute, stop right there!"

Roman quickly stopped Nami's reckless behavior. He had seen so many 'experts' fail here before, and Nami was just throwing her life away by flying over here so recklessly.

"My current situation is a bit... never mind, let's talk about the others first, Usopp:"

"I... hiccup... am on an island full of... hiccup... food..."

"Hmm, sounds like Usopp's a bit full. Next one:"

"I am in a huge library,"

Chopper's voice came through, "This place looks like it belongs to primitive people, but their knowledge is surprisingly abundant..."

Meanwhile, he was also muttering weakly, "We're like cavemen, I'm so sorry."

"I am in the East Blue the Kingdom of Tejila Urupu on the East Sea Bridge Kingdom,"

Robin's intelligent voice came through, "Oppression is everywhere here. People are slaves, and their only fate is to labor until death..."

"Super~~ happy~~!!"

Franky, with his signature trilled tongue, exclaimed, "I'm on the Punk Hazard — Balgimorea. It's full of high-tech stuff and... Ugh, it's freezing!"

Wow, a pair of swim trunks dancing in the snow...

"Wow, I'm so excited I'm almost in tears—even though I don't have eyes!"

Brook's voice, choked with sobs, came through the phone. He had been alone for fifty years, and had finally reunited with a group of companions. But in the blink of an eye, they were once again facing 'total annihilation,' and he was the most desperate of them all.

"I'm in a place called 'Namakura Island – Haratanya', so don't worry about me."

Brook's cheerful voice rang out.

"I am well protected here, surrounded by thousands of people..."

Hmm, if you ignore the exclamations on the other end of the phone like "Look, the skeleton in the cage is moving!" or "Wow, what a strange thing!", it becomes even more convincing.

"Ahem, well then."

Roman coughed and decided to let his companions know he was safe.

"Where I am is—"

"The Holy Land Mary Geoise".

"But don't worry, my current status isn't that of a slave. It's—"

"Celestial Dragons".

·····Quiet.

"Aaaaaah, where are the Celestial Dragons?"

The first voice to ring out was Luffy's, "I'm going to beat up the Celestial Dragons!!"

"Luffy, Roman said he's Celestial Dragons."

Amidst Nami's exasperated voice, Luffy finally realized what was happening.

"Oh, it's Roman. Then it's alright."

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"Hey, hey, hey, don't you guys have anything to say?"

In response to Roman's words, Nami's sneer came through the phone.

"So what do you want us to say, Great Saint Roman?"

"No, I'm getting goosebumps!"

"Hmph, we knew it all along."

Zoro's voice came through.

"Roman, you know so many secrets of the Grand Line; your identity must be extraordinary. And this world fits that identity..."

"It can only be the Celestial Dragons, right?"

Sanji's voice had calmed down after Roman released him from his control.

"Yes, yes, actually... hiccup... the wise Usopp... hiccup... figured it out a long time ago..."

I don't believe you for a second!

"What Mr. Roman's identity is doesn't matter, does it?"

Chopper countered with a question.

"What a surprise!" Franky's voice was full of determination. "But identity doesn't affect a person's heart! Just like I'm a cyborg, but I'm still a man."

"Hehe, Mr. Roman, don't overthink it. — We don't care about status..."

Before Robin could finish speaking, Nami suddenly snapped out of her daze and interrupted her.

"Celestial Dragons? Doesn't that mean all the wealth in this world is... Hehehe... Roman, let's do something big!"

...?!

If you're looking to die, don't drag me down with you. One look from Imu and we're all done for...

"Hehehe, although I've only been a member for a short time, Mr. Roman is absolutely indispensable to this team. I can guarantee that with my own heart! — Even though I don't have a heart anymore~~"

"You guys... ha, that's right."

Roman smiled slightly as he stood in the pure white room.

"I was being sentimental. This is the Straw Hat crew I know."

"Hehehe, of course!" Luffy's voice rang out at the end. "If you still want to continue adventuring with us, even if it means destroying the Holy Land Mary Geoise, I'll take you with me!!"

"No, you can leave on your own."

Roman rolled his eyes. I, a dignified man... am not so low as to need you guys to come and snatch me away.

"You should rest and recuperate on your respective islands first, and we can discuss the rest later."