The Only Chance

"..."

Gild Tesoro was stunned.

Looking at Lin Yan, whose gaze was sharp and who had raised her Holy Sword to point it at him, he was momentarily speechless.

Whoever it is.

There will always be moments when you feel uneasy.

For Gild Tesoro, the greatest regret in his life was that he had once missed out on his beloved.

If only we could turn this around.

Gild Tesoro was even willing to sell his soul!

Besides, Beli is only one-fifth of the world's population.

However... is this really possible?

His beloved had died in Mary Geoise; this was a confirmed fact, and even Gild Tesoro, who had lost his mind, couldn't believe it.

but...

Seeing Lin Yan's incredibly confident gaze, Gild Tesoro instinctively reached out his hand.

Seeing the man's somewhat incredulous expression, Lin Yan chuckled softly.

"What? Didn't you love gambling the most? Now that you've lost Stella, you don't even dare to gamble anymore?"

"..."

Gild Tesoro gritted his teeth.

"Captain Lin, I need this opportunity! I'm willing to pay any price for it!"

Gild Tesoro finally made up his mind.

Lin Yan flashed a bright smile.

"Very good!"

As she spoke, Lin Yan waved her hand, causing spatial ripples. Before long, a strangely shaped train appeared in front of them.

"This is?"

Gild Tesoro stared intently at the train before him; his intuition told him that this strange train was related to what he was about to do.

That is indeed the case.

Seeing the Time Train appear, Lin Yan smiled at Gild Tesoro.

"Next, I will use about one-tenth of the treasure behind you, fully charged, to board this train. You will then have another chance to save Stella."

As she spoke, Lin Yan paused slightly.

"Just remember, you only have about a week to save her. And you must do everything you can to avoid causing any major trouble, understand?"

"I see."

Gild Tesoro nodded solemnly.

Although he didn't know what Lin Yan was planning to do, Gild Tesoro, as the Gild Tesoro, wouldn't hesitate since he had already decided to take the gamble.

Besides, his intuition told him that this might be his only chance!

Gild Tesoro's expression was terrifyingly serious. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly lowered his head to Lin Yan.

"Captain Lin, to ensure success, I need to bring a certain amount of gold with me, so I'll have to borrow some of yours for now."

Gild Tesoro spoke earnestly.

He is a user of the Gold-Gold Fruit. Without gold to power him, his strength would be reduced to less than one-tenth. Therefore, to ensure his success, he needs gold!

Between words.

He had clearly already regarded the gold behind him as Lin Yan's property.

As mentioned before.

Gild Tesoro is willing to pay any price to win back his beloved!

The arrogant Gild Tesoro lowered his head and asked Lin Yan for money. Seeing this, Lin Yan nodded in satisfaction.

"The transaction isn't finalized yet; they still belong to you."

Thank you.

Gild Tesoro nodded, somewhat moved, and then without hesitation, took about a ton of gold and stored it in his body before stepping onto the train.

At the same time, Lin Yan also opened her arms.

The Time Train emitted a peculiar fluctuation.

Just like when Gild Tesoro activated the power of the Gold-Gold Fruit, a massive amount of gold turned into liquid and filled the train's fuel tank.

"Get out of here!"

Feeling that it was about time, Lin Yan gave a hearty smile, and the engine of the Time Train roared as it crashed into the wall and disappeared without a trace.

"..."

Gild Tesoro, who was on the train, felt a sudden dizziness.

Although he didn't know what had happened, he could only try his best to stay conscious and suppress his nausea.

Then, starting from a certain moment...

The surrounding carriages disappeared, gradually transforming into a blurry mass of indistinct shape, and Gild Tesoro quickly lost his sense of direction.

At the same time, in a small town some ten years ago...

BOOM!

A sudden ripple appeared in the sky, and then a man fell from mid-air, crashing to the ground with a thud.

"Vomit--?!"

Having finally reached the ground, Gild Tesoro could no longer hold it in and collapsed to the ground, vomiting violently. Passersby cast disgusted glances at him.

He looked quite disheveled.

After vomiting for a while, Gild Tesoro finally recovered. Exhausted, he sighed, found a place to lean down, and stared blankly at the sky.

Oh, sky...

You're so damn blue!

Gild Tesoro was somewhat doubtful of life. After a long while, he turned his gaze to the town in front of him, and then his eyes widened in surprise.

"Where... where am I?!"

Gild Tesoro stared at everything in disbelief.

Familiar houses, familiar streets.

How could he possibly forget now!

Overwhelmed with shock and excitement, Gild Tesoro's body began to tremble slightly.

Then in the next instant.

The voice that had haunted him for over a decade, a voice he had longed for but could never reach, came to his ears.

"Um... do you need any help?"

At the same time, in the Gran Tesoro.

"Lin, do you think he can really succeed?"

Walking side by side with Lin Yan on the street, Ain hesitated for a long time before finally turning to Lin Yan beside her and asking a question.

Ain had no idea what Lin Yan had done.

Neither that strange train nor that strange promise.

However, being a considerate girl, Ain never pried too much into Lin Yan's secrets.

And at this moment, she was more concerned about something else than this.

Gild Tesoro... does he really have a chance to succeed?

As mentioned before.

Girls are very emotional creatures.

Gild Tesoro's tragic love story touched Ain, so she couldn't help but feel a little hopeful, even if Momousagi or Boa Hancock were here.

Probably the same reaction as Ain?

However, Lin Yan simply rolled her eyes at this.

Woman, what are you worried about?

Gild Tesoro is the Gild Tesoro, a powerful Devil Fruit User, and he even brought over a ton of gold with him.

Dealing with a theater owner is a piece of cake, isn't it?

As for how to settle Stella in a week?

Does this even need to be considered?

Gild Tesoro is no useless person!

To be honest, if he can't even do this much, he shouldn't be the Dark Emperor anymore; he should just go home and farm!

Thinking it over, Lin Yan spoke calmly.

"Don't worry, if this still doesn't work... he might as well just find a block of tofu and smash his head against it, to save himself the embarrassment."