The medical officer shook his head helplessly, his expression grave. "We've tried every known treatment, including the most advanced Life Energy Stabilization Technology. But frankly, we've never seen a condition like this. This has gone beyond the scope of medicine. It's more like some kind of..."
"Dimensional Anomaly." Dragon finished for him as he entered the room. Rayleigh and Sabo followed behind him, both looking equally exhausted.
"We searched through every ancient text and record we could find," Sabo said, holding a stack of heavy documents in his arms. "Records of dimensional travel are extremely scarce, and most of them are legends and myths."
Ace slammed his fist into the wall, sparks dancing around it. "Damn it! We can't just stand here and watch Luffy..." He did not finish the word, as though saying it aloud would make it come true.
On the observation bed, Luffy turned abnormally transparent once more, nearly blending completely into the air. The instruments let out piercing alarms as medical staff rushed in. A moment later, he solidified again, weakly opened his eyes, and gave the people beyond the glass a forced smile.
Rayleigh stood by the window, gazing at the young man on the bed with profound eyes. He racked his brain, trying to search the depths of his memory for a clue. Then, a faint memory surfaced—the mysterious log Roger had recorded near the end of his voyage.
"Anchor Stone..." Rayleigh murmured, his voice nearly inaudible.
"What?" Ace immediately turned toward him, grasping at every possible hope.
Rayleigh's eyes lit up. "I remember now! Roger's log mentioned a special mineral called the 'Anchor Stone'—a strange substance capable of stabilizing dimensional travelers."
The room fell silent at once, and everyone's gaze focused on Rayleigh.
"Roger once accidentally encountered a weak point between dimensions and