Kozuki Toki's Resolve! Where the Hell Did You Send Me? Evolution Begins!

Charlotte Linlin's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

This is bad, this is bad, this is bad!

The enemy is far too powerful!

There's simply no way to win that way, right?

Even if the Rocks Pirates were to be resurrected, they probably wouldn't stand a chance against the World Government's current lineup!

That bastard Roa!

Because of your reckless behavior, you brat, I'm going to be dragged into a desperate situation too!

"Ochoku and Silver Axe have both made their decisions,"

Imu's calm gaze fell on Charlotte Linlin. "Only you are left, Charlotte Linlin. What is your answer?"

Before Charlotte Linlin could even answer, Kaido angrily interrupted, "Hey! Linlin! You old hag, you don't want to end up like Ochoku and the others, becoming a lackey of the World Government, do you?!"

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat!"

Charlotte Linlin replied irritably.

Then, wiping the sweat from her brow, she revealed a resolute look in her eyes, "I'm not going to give in to anyone! Bring it on if you dare!"

She had already suffered enough during her years working for Rocks, and she wasn't planning on finding another leader after that!

Let alone being a dog for the Celestial Dragons!

Who do you think I am?!

Charlotte Linlin roared.

"Hehehe!"

Kaido burst into laughter, "That's right! This is the Linlin I know! How will we know who wins if we don't fight!"

Um... there's no need to look at this; if we really fought, we'd definitely lose.

Roa thought.

"Since you've chosen to refuse, then you have no choice but to die."

Imu spoke calmly, "What are you waiting for? Let them die."

"Let's go!"

Commander of the Knights of God, Figarland Gehring, drew his beloved sword.

"Hahahaha! Roa! You damned thing, I'll crush you!"

Harald, whose personality had undergone a complete 180-degree turn, laughed as he stepped closer, his massive, jet-black sword slashing directly at Roa.

Do you hate yourself that much?

Don't blame us, old friends!

Ochoku spurred in with a grin, "We didn't have a choice!"

"Don't get in my way!"

The Golden Lion raised its right hand.

The power of the Fuwafuwa no Mi instantly dissipated, and the island that had been floating in the air plummeted downwards.

Except for the shoreline where they were standing, which had been separated, the ground beneath everyone's feet was collapsing, and everyone was falling downwards.

At the same time, the broken rock beneath their feet carried them into the air at high speed.

The Golden Lion didn't hesitate for even a second.

How could they possibly win under such circumstances?

Withdraw!

But.

"Show us what you've got! Looks like you're not going to let us leave so easily."

The Golden Lion's expression turned serious.

Because Imu above had flapped his wings and blocked their way.

Meanwhile, the monsters were already closing in from below.

Mars transformed into a giant, monstrous bird, with the Five Elders riding on his back.

Many more people use Geppo, stepping on the air to rapidly ascend.

The most outrageous one was Harald, this ridiculously large creature actually managed to fly using only the pair of broad wings on his back. The wind generated by his flapping wings alone caused huge waves to rise on the sea.

"Let's try to get as many as we can."

Red sighed, but his eyes remained resolute.

Who could have imagined things would develop this way?

"You bastard! Run? How can you run now!"

Charlotte Linlin, brandishing her large knife, gritted her teeth and shouted, "There's nowhere to run!"

Enemies were on all sides, closing in on them!

"Then let's fight!"

Kaido, transformed into a dragon-man, roared, "Now, there's no other way but to fight!"

"It's not that bad."

Roa chuckled softly and squeezed Kozuki Toki's hand. "Shi, what are you waiting for? It's your turn to step onto the stage. Don't be too far off."

"Uncle Shiki, and everyone else, don't resist!"

Kozuki Toki's body trembled slightly.

Then, the beautiful woman gave Roa a deep look.

"I see."

The woman gently bent down and placed her left hand on the broken rock beneath their feet.

"What?"

Everyone was stunned, and Golden Lion instinctively asked, "Roa, what do you mean? This woman—"

However, at that moment, a look of astonishment suddenly appeared in Roa's red-glowing eyes.

He only felt a blur before his eyes, and the Golden Lion's voice vanished instantly.

Golden Lion and his companions also vanished, along with the rocks beneath their feet.

But.

"What?"

Exclamations came from all directions, "Where did Golden Lion and the others go?"

"Is it a teleportation ability similar to that of the Divine Knight?"

Garp was also taken aback.

They actually have this ability!

Ochoku's eye twitched.

"Damn it, Roa, if that woman had that ability, why didn't you let her use it sooner?!"

That way, I won't have to be a dog for the Celestial Dragons!

"But Roa stayed!"

Roa pursed his lips. In that instant, he had already entered beastman form, spreading his wings to stabilize his falling body.

At the same time, he pulled Kozuki Toki into his arms with his left hand, holding the woman's waist so tightly that it felt like he was going to break it.

What were you doing at that time?

Uncle Shiki and the others did indeed disappear, but only they disappeared!

In fact, if she hadn't noticed something amiss and interrupted Kozuki Toki's emotional manipulation in time, she would probably already be flying into the future.

What the hell? I haven't even gotten on the bus yet!

Kozuki Toki's body was trembling violently, his face was completely bloodless, and tears were streaming uncontrollably from his eyes, as if he were enduring some terrifying torment.

She was indeed enduring pain that most people could hardly bear.

Having disobeyed Roa's orders, the deep-seated fear, dependence, and cowardice within him, all the negative emotions caused by Roa, assaulted Kozuki Toki's heart like a tsunami.

She felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

However, at this moment, a weak smile appeared on the woman's pale face, as fragile as a cracked piece of porcelain.

"Please die with me, Roa..."

Roa?

That's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

What did I do wrong that you're even unwilling to call me Boss?

"Sorry, I can't accept this confession."

As Roa embraced Kozuki Toki, he shot towards the sky in the opposite direction of Imu like Inazuma.

At the same time, lightning rained down from the sky, striking everyone equally.

It's true, although there's no such thing as perfect ability in the world.

But of all times, things went wrong at this crucial moment!

My name isn't Tohsaka Roa.

Hey, if you have that kind of willpower, you should have rebelled sooner.

Isn't this all really awkward?

"Whoosh--whoosh--"

Having merely resisted Roa's command once, Kozuki Toki felt as if her breath had been forcibly stopped, and she seemed about to die at any moment.

But she was still smiling.

The others should survive. Although they are also pirates, they are a valuable force that opposes the World Government and may change the future.

But Roa--

Roa!

Roa, just die with me...

This world no longer needs me, a ghost from eight hundred years ago, nor does it need you, the source of this calamity.

During the flight, Roa looked down at Kozuki Toki with a deep gaze.

Did I interrupt her just now?

She was indeed pushing her abilities to the limit, but her resistance in this matter didn't seem very strong.

Does he really want to commit suicide with himself?

The problem is, there was never any love involved, so where did this talk of dying for love come from?

In that case--

"It's frustrating. I still like you a lot, but since you've made your choice, I can only respect it. Go to hell, Shi."

Roa's eyes suddenly reversed from black to white.

Many of the people chasing him changed their expressions slightly in an instant.

However, the most intense reaction was, of course, from the Kozuki Toki.

Fear, cowardice, and the dependency that Roa had forcibly cultivated—all sorts of emotions rapidly increased in a short period of time.

Kozuki Toki felt as if she were being swallowed up by a tide of emotions.

Roa wanted to completely turn himself into a puppet at Roya's mercy!

He's as cruel as ever.

No!

This can't end here!

Kozuki Toki cried out in his heart.

Now that you've made up your mind, you must stick to it to the end!

Hold on until the Kozuki Toki, and this time, we'll drag Roa down to hell with us!

Wow, they're putting up a really strong fight.

Roa couldn't help but want to laugh.

People do sometimes burst out laughing when they're at their most speechless.

I never knew you could be so resilient, Shi!

"What are you laughing at? Is it funny to be betrayed by someone you trusted?"

A detached voice rang out from ahead.

Imu easily broke through the lightning summoned by Roa, once again blocking his escape route.

"You have to have an expression, a smile is better than crying, right?"

Roa's smile remained unchanged. He cleared his throat and said with a more serious tone, "Hey, is it possible to reconcile?"

"You will only die."

The demonic trident had already cleaved directly towards Roa.

Wow, it's so annoying when people don't pick up on jokes.

Roa swung his sword with all his might to meet the attack.

Then, as expected, he was cleaved in two by Imu's halberd and fell from the sky.

Below, figures shot towards him impatiently.

Leading the charge was surprisingly an old man with white hair.

The old man, his face covered in wrinkles that almost obscured his eyes, gripped the collar of his clothes. "Hehehe, let this old man burn for justice one last time!"

Swish!

He ripped off his clothes, revealing an incredibly muscular physique!

"Pirates! Let's fight!"

His previously narrowed eyes suddenly snapped open, his gaze filled with a chilling murderous intent!

Who are you? Master Roshi?

As Roa plummeted downwards, he forced a smirk.

"Stop getting in my way!"

A sudden gust of wind arose.

A massive tornado suddenly appeared in the sky, engulfing everyone inside.

The extremely turbulent airflow rendered Geppo ineffective, and those who lacked the strength and were unable to truly fly were instantly swallowed up by the tornado.

Even a creature like the strange bird Azukigahama, who had truly mastered the ability to fly, was struggling to move forward in the strong air currents.

"You brat! Are you so afraid to fight me head-on?!"

The hot-blooded old man roared angrily as he was unwillingly swept into the tornado.

So, who exactly are you?

With a thought, Roa instantly filled the tornado with thunder and flames, giving everyone a double shock of thunder and fire.

At the same time, Roa was also falling rapidly downwards, taking advantage of the force of Imu's attack.

The ocean!

As long as we can get into the sea!

"Use ranged attacks!!"

Amidst the thunder, fire, and storm, someone roared in anger.

Then.

"Fist Impact!"

"Storm Kick!"

"The Elbaf Spear!"

"Cut!"

Roa's lips twitched violently.

Isn't there a need to be so enthusiastic?

A red light gleamed in his eyes.

Observation Haki Future Sight, is fully activated!

Few have mastered the Observation Haki Killer technique, and given his superhuman speed, theoretically, dodging it shouldn't be too difficult.

However, theory is still just theory, because there's just too much of it!

There were several attacks coming from truly top-tier experts.

Roa immediately increased his speed to the limit, but he still couldn't avoid all the attacks. Faced with attacks that were impossible to dodge, Roa could only summon calamities to counter them.

Those who cannot summon calamity in time should draw their swords to meet it.

If there's really no other way, then you just have to tough it out.

"Croak!"

Roa let out a pathetic cry like a nobody, and was then sent flying—down toward the sea below.

But.

You have nowhere to run!

Imu relentlessly pursued Roa, wielding a massive double-barreled shotgun and firing a single shot.

With no room to dodge, Roa could only swing his sword to meet the attack.

Boom!

Amidst the thunderous roar, Roa was once again thrown backward.

That wretched Imu! You just wait, Luo!

"Galaxy Impact!!"

The next instant, Garp's iron fist slammed down from behind again.

With a difficult twist, Roa swung his sword again to meet the attack.

Then, he was knocked away again.

After all, he still needed to use one of his hands to protect Kozuki Toki.

Next.

"The Elbaf Spear!"

"Accept your judgment, you sinner!"

"Don't blame me, Roa!"

Roa flew around in all directions like a ball.

The relentless long-range bombardment continued, and with Roa also having to protect Kozuki Toki, his clothes were quickly torn to shreds, and his body was covered in wounds.

If it weren't for his abnormal recovery speed, he would probably be seriously injured by now.

Damn it, do you guys think I'm Mingkai? Playing like this?

Even so, there are still people who can't get a spot.

That extremely robust old man was really slow; every time he saw Roa getting close, before he could even make a move, someone else would rush up to meet him.

Meanwhile, the encirclement of Roa is getting narrower and narrower, and the most difficult moment has arrived!

"Roa! You have nowhere to run!"

Zephyr's voice was filled with pleasure.

Finally!

This guy's day is finally coming to an end!

Roa looked around.

The Navy, CP0, the Knights of God, the Five Elders, and Imu.

With so many people serving you, isn't that a great blessing?

Being ganged up on by such a lineup, it would be worth dying for -- just kidding.

Roa turned his head slightly, and most of Kozuki Toki's trembling eyes were now covered with a layer of black.

Is it just a little bit more?

You bastard!

The seed had already been planted within him; how could it have lasted this long?

Roa gritted his teeth and said, "Let me show you my last struggle to survive!"

Roa leaned closer to Kozuki Toki's ear, "If I die, Dylan and the others will expose everything, letting Imu start wiping out the world again, making everything irreversible."

If it were a choice between the world or my life, what would you choose?

Kozuki Toki was already in a daze at this point, barely holding on by a strong belief.

Upon hearing Roa's words, her eyes involuntarily widened in shock.

Then, the black area began to expand again.

Imu's eyes narrowed, sensing something was wrong. "What are you waiting for? Kill him!"

"I'll do it!"

The World Government's Commander-in-Chief, who hadn't been able to catch Roa for a while, charged towards Roa first.

Following closely behind are Garp the Hero, Admiral Zephyr, Figarland Gehring, the Five Elders, Harald the Devil, Ochoku, Silver Axe, and Captain John!

"Roa, die!"

"Roa, your life ends here!"

"Hahahaha! You dare threaten me? Die, Roa!"

"Sorry, Roa, don't blame us!"

A variety of sounds were heard.

But even faster than those sounds was Imu's trident, which was about to pierce Roa's chest in the next instant.

Roa's expression was more resolute than ever before as he raised his knife with one hand to block Imu's attack.

However, Imu's immense power forced Roa's beloved sword to retreat repeatedly upon impact, and the sharp trident even pierced Roa's chest.

However.

A smile appeared on Roa's face at that moment. "It seems I'm the better player! I look forward to our next encounter, Gana."

In his arms, Kozuki Toki's eyes were already completely black.

Time-Time Fruit power, activate!

But at that moment, Kozuki Toki's dark eyes trembled for the last time.

Imu's expression suddenly changed, and he was about to unleash the trident again.

However, Roa had vanished in an instant.

Brush!

The burly commander-in-chief of the entire army sprang forward, only to miss his punch.

"No!! How could it have disappeared!!"

The burly old man cried out in anguish, his voice filled with despair, "Roa! Come back to me! I've already burned my life away!!"

Beside him, Garp and Zephyr also wore grim expressions.

Or did it fail?

If we miss this opportunity, will there be another one?

The Five Elders were trembling with fear.

Now, Lord Imu is truly enraged!

Ochoku and Silver Axe's eyes twitched.

Roa the Devil! Why won't you just die obediently?!

Imu's face remained expressionless, but a fierce rage burned within his eyes.

"Damn it..."

It started as a soft murmur, then, "Roa! You deserve to die!!!"

A violent aura swept across the sky in that instant.

The atmosphere is mourning, the sea is churning.

What a terrifying Conqueror's Haki!

Ochoku's face turned bitter. Just what kind of monster was this guy?!

Zephyr's expression was also grave.

Overthrowing the World Government seems like a long and arduous task.

"Find him! No matter where he is in the world, find him for Mu!!"

Two days later.

It's still this sea area, in this sky.

A huge rock suddenly appeared.

The rock was floating in mid-air, and four people were standing on it.

"What?"

The Golden Lion stared wide-eyed in bewilderment. "What happened? What's going on?"

Where are they? Where did everyone go?

Charlotte Linlin was equally bewildered. She only saw a blur before her eyes, and then all the enemies around her had completely vanished!

"Roa, it's that woman—"

Upon seeing Kaido lowered his head with some delight, but...

"Roa... is not here?"

Redfield stared in astonishment at the spot where Roa had been standing.

Neither Roa nor that woman are here!

The four looked at each other blankly. What exactly was going on?

Almost simultaneously, the Calamity City.

Why haven't we heard anything yet?

Dylan paced anxiously. "It should have been over by now! What happened, Boss?!"

On Roa's side.

The feeling of traveling through time is really not that amazing.

Although it was only a blink of an eye, the world seemed to have been refreshed all at once, and everyone in front of me had disappeared.

Although it still flaps its wings and floats in this sky, what it looks down upon now is the ocean of the future!

"Hahaha! Escape successful!"

Roa laughed heartily, "Thanks, Shi!"

Of course, Kozuki Toki had no way to answer him anymore.

The woman's eyes were pitch black; she had completely become his accomplice.

Looking around at the empty sky, Roa took a deep breath.

It seems Imu didn't have the ability to guess either, otherwise that guy would have been waiting here for me to return.

The Time-Time Fruit can only travel through time; its spatial position will not move. Of course, this "will not move" is relative. If we're talking about absolute spatial coordinates, then all the planets in the universe are constantly moving, and absolute coordinates could be constantly changing.

I wonder how far back in time I've been transported to... huh?

Roa, who was absorbing black energy to recover from his injuries, suddenly froze.

He raised his head, and then his gaze suddenly froze.

Dark energy!

The sky is filled with such thick black mist!

It's on a completely different level compared to before!

Roa gave an awkward laugh.

It's likely that Imu went back, became enraged, and decided to take revenge on the world, causing chaos and making the world even more chaotic, right?

It's impossible that I jumped through too much time in one go, directly to the point where the Great Pirate Era was escalating, right?

Haha, really?

What did I do here?!

Sudden.

Knock knock!

Roa suddenly clutched his heart.

After absorbing the black energy, a strange sensation suddenly came from his heart.

Not good!

The air is poisonous!

Imu, you are a born evil--

Roa paused again.

A certain message surfaced in his mind.

The next moment, the corners of his mouth turned up in a wide smile.

What? Has evolution finally begun?

This world can now accommodate an even more advanced Qiongqi!