East Blue, Kingdom of Bridges.
Here, at the center of a desolate sea at the end of the Kingdom of Bridges, looking back, one could faintly see the bridge that had been under continuous construction for eight hundred years, disappearing into the dense fog.
Smack!
High in the sky, a white sphere of light suddenly appeared and violently exploded, like a giant pane of glass shattering. It transformed into countless tiny specks of light that scattered over the ocean.
Ron used surging lightning to suspend himself in the air and exclaimed, "To travel from Mary Geoise to the East Blue in an instant—is this the power of the Space-Space Fruit?"
CP9's Bruno had used the Gate-Gate Fruit in ways related to space. Since Imu had said that Devil Fruits were the seeds he had taken from the world, there was no doubt that he naturally possessed the power of space.
"That's right."
Beside him, Imu stood in the empty sky by means Ron could not discern and nodded.
"However, it can only teleport people to places they have personally visited. Spatial coordinates must be established beforehand."
"Like the Time-Time Fruit I once bestowed upon the shrine maiden who served me, it may look powerful and defy common sense, but its restrictions are too severe... In this world, I ultimately cannot do whatever I please."
"Indeed. It can only move forward—it cannot stop or go backward. What use is such a Time-Time Fruit?"
Ron nodded in deep agreement.
Hearing this, Imu glanced at him and smiled. "They must be getting anxious right now. The Supreme Leader was taken away by me alone... There is no Mountain Ancestor here, so I have nothing holding me back."
At that, Ron bared his teeth coldly.
"Shouldn't you be the one getting anxious, Lord Imu?