Luffy gathered his companions again along the way, finally arriving in the West Sea to pick up Princess Vivi and Nami before setting out on the Grand Line once more.
They crossed the first half of the Grand Line at incredible speed, surpassing their previous pace and appearing at the end of its second half.
With his foresight, Lin Qi knew that what came next would be a massive battle involving the Five Elders, the Navy, CP0, the Seraphim, Vegapunk, Sentomaru, Luffy, and the rest.
"Vegapunk, Vegapunk." Lin Qi muttered the name of the smartest man in the world twice.
If possible, it would be best to save Vegapunk. He would be far more useful alive than dead.
Lin Qi would not arrogantly assume that events on Bullet Island would unfold exactly as they had in his memories.
Just look at Wano Country—Luffy had nearly been beaten to death by Kaido.
Who knew how many forces would join this conflict? But it was undoubtedly a fine opportunity to weaken the World Government.
Judging by the time, Kuma had taken off from the Okama Kingdom with the Paw-Paw Fruit a day ago and was likely close to Bullet Island by now.
There were plenty of things on Bullet Island that Lin Qi coveted.
Eternal Energy? The Giant Furnace.
Super? The Ancient Robot.
Seraphim? The Little Seven Warlords.
And countless free Pacifistas.
Most crucially, Bonney could use the power of her Age-Age Fruit to steal Luffy's Nika Form.
Bonney had witnessed Luffy's Gear Five firsthand and used her Fruit power to twist her future, transforming herself into a freer future form just like Luffy's.
She possessed the same power as Gear Five Luffy.
Bonney's Age-Age Fruit was also a Fruit that started weak but grew powerful later on.
At first, it could