(This update came out of the blue, so some plot points may not connect properly. Please point them out if you can, and I'll make some revisions.)
The next day, Chen Yu went to see Ryusui.
Ryusui was sitting in his tent. When he saw Chen Yu arrive, he quickly asked, "What brings you here?"
"Did you get checked out?" Chen Yu asked.
"I did. The doctor told me there was nothing wrong," Ryusui said.
"Nothing wrong?" Chen Yu looked Ryusui up and down. Nothing was wrong now, but that might not hold true later.
He wondered whether his intervention this time would keep Ryusui from being turned into a stone statue and then smashed to pieces later on.
If I can change things a little, I might as well.
After all, if things really followed the original script, there was no telling how many detours they would have to take.
"What's wrong?" Ryusui asked, growing a little uncomfortable under Chen Yu's stare.
"Nothing. Get some more exercise for now. It'll save you some suffering later," Chen Yu explained.
"Hahaha, you can rest easy on that front! As a captain, how could I conquer the seas without a strong body?" Ryusui laughed.
"Good, good. That's the spirit," Chen Yu said, patting Ryusui on the shoulder before leaving.
Ryusui stayed there, striking a pose.
It's time to wrap things up.
Chen Yu gazed at the setting sun and sighed.
The future still has to go on, doesn't it?
Afterward, just as things had unfolded before, they revived Francois.
"Master." Francois bowed to Chen Yu.
"Master?" everyone exclaimed.
Kohaku, Kinro, and the others who had trained under Chen Yu were especially surprised. They wondered whether Francois possessed formidable fighting skills too.
Only Ryusui knew what was going on.
"Master?" Chen Yu was