Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
"An investigation revealed that very few people in the Navy have exhibited 'fragmented memories'!"
"Including you and me, only a few dozen people have these memory fragments!"
"The memory fragments that appeared were all about the God Valley Incident, only everyone's perspective was different!"
Standing on the upper floor, Sengoku looked ahead and spoke.
And next to him was another person, none other than his best buddy Garp!
Garp was silent for a moment after hearing this, before he spoke:
"Why do these suddenly appearing memories that we never experienced suddenly appear in our minds?"
How would I know?
The Sengoku period said something rather irritating, but then added in the blink of an eye:
"However, I do have a guess!"
"You say!"
"I suspect it might be related to Xia Chen!"
Garp:...
" Sengoku, even though you call yourself a strategist, don't insult me with the kind of intelligence that's used to insult dogs, okay?"
All the scenes that appeared were about Xia Chen; everyone knows it's related to that kid!
Garp yelled at Sengoku at the top of his Sengoku.
"That's true!"
Sengoku nodded.
"However, based on our intelligence from our encounters with Xia Chen, the Xia Chen appearing in the memory fragments in our minds is, without a doubt, the current Xia Chen!"
" Xia Chen now?"
Several question marks appeared above Garp's head.
"What do you mean 'now' or 'not now,' Sengoku? What are you talking about?"
"See, now you can see the difference in intelligence between me and you as a strategist, right?"
Sengoku glanced at Garp disdainfully, then explained:
"What Xia Chen means now is that Xia Chen is not from the era of Rocks!"
"And it's quite possible that they're going from this era to that era!"
"After all, we've watched Xia Chen grow up step by step, even if that process was rather short!"
"Back when he fought Xia Chen at Marineford, he didn't even have the strength I remember!"
"There's no reason for him to be hiding anything back then, is there? Given Xia Chen's personality, he most likely wouldn't do that."
"Can this era go back to the past? Is such a thing even possible?"
"I can't believe it, "Garp asked, puzzled.
"What's impossible? Can't the Time-Time Fruit do just that?"
The Sengoku began calmly.
"The power of Devil Fruit is far greater than we imagine!"
"If nothing unexpected happens, Xia Chen's disappearance of more than a month should mean he's returned to the era of Rocks!"
Sengoku adjusted his glasses and began to analyze.
If Xia Chen were here and heard Sengoku's analysis, he would really have to praise him.
As expected of a strategist! That analysis was spot on!
"Brubrub!"
Just then, a Den Den Mushi ( Den Den Mushi ) rang.
Sengoku pulled out Den Den Mushi from his pocket and pressed the answer button without hesitation.
"Moshi Moshi! I am Sengoku! What do you want?"
" Fleet Admiral Sengoku! It's been a long time!"
"I have something I'd like to ask you!"
"!!!"
Upon hearing this voice, both Sengoku and Garp wore solemn expressions. Sengoku said in a low voice:
" Xia Chen!!"
--
" Bulls!"
Xia Chen hung up the Den Den Mushi and remained silent for a while.
After a long pause, he said:
"Considering your situation, Linlin's situation, and the Navy's situation, not everyone will have fragments of memories about me!"
"And all of you who have experienced fragmented memories have one thing in common!"
"That means they've all met me in person!"
"None of the other people who haven't met me in person have these memory fragments!"
"So, Xia Chen, you really did travel back in time using the power of the Time-Time Fruit?"
Kaido looked at Xia Chen and asked curiously.
Although he was the one who called Xia Chen" boss" in another timeline, in principle, he didn't have much contact with Xia Chen in this era.
But for some reason, he didn't feel awkward at all calling Xia Chen" boss"!
It just came out so naturally!
Kaido didn't pay any attention to this.
Xia Chen not only helped him master King-Level Haki in this era, but also treated him very well in another era, teaching him many combat techniques.
He'd be happy to call Xia Chen "Boss"!
"Right!"
Xia Chen nodded.
"I used the Time-Time Fruit to travel back in time and had a trip!"
A smile appeared on Xia Chen's lips, and he stopped thinking about it.
The fact that his actions during that era would appear in the minds of those who had contact with him as memories was somewhat unexpected to him.
He wasn't worried at all about any potential repercussions!
Just as he has always said, when you are strong enough, then no obstacle will be an obstacle!
Although the Imu of this world is definitely stronger than the Imu of that era, after all, it possesses the power of two chief gods, Zeus and Athena.
but...
He hasn't reached the top in this world yet either!
For example, he obtained another Awakening Stone when he arrived at Onigashima.
He also visited those story islands during Rocks ' time, but received no clues about them.
In other words, the system only recognizes island check-ins from this era!
And when he obtains the seven Awakening Stone and summons the dragon...
Um...
Okay! He doesn't know what will happen after he collects all seven Awakening Stone.
But one thing is certain: on the day he collects all seven Awakening Stone, no one in this world will be able to pose any threat to him!
He had this feeling for no reason, and he believed that his intuition couldn't be wrong!
Suddenly, Xia Chen thought of something interesting.
He felt that he could hold off on looking for Luffy and his crew for now, and instead wait until they Luffy at Onigashima before joining them.
If what he just thought goes as planned, then Luffy and his Luffy will probably be very surprised when they see him!
As if recalling some interesting scene, Xia Chen couldn't help but smile.
--
On the other side, in the Mirror World of Totto Land.
The battle between Luffy and Katakuri continues.
However, the two are in very different states right now. Luffy is covered in wounds, while Katakuri is not injured much.
The reason for all of this is...
"Bang!"
Katakuri again, sending him Luffy. He looked at Luffy coldly and said:
Are you sure you want to keep your eyes closed?
"To tell you the truth, the future isn't something you can easily 'see'! I've cultivated myself for a very long time to get to where I am today!"
"Cough cough!"
Luffy coughed twice, got up from the ground, looked at Katakuri a confident smile, and said:
I feel I can do it!
"After all, there aren't many sparring partners of your caliber!"
" Xia Chen is too strong. If I close my eyes, several hours will pass in the blink of an eye!"
"Therefore... I must cherish this hard-won opportunity!"
"Snort!"
Katakuri snorted coldly and shot towards Luffy in an instant.
You will pay the price for looking down on me! I'll see how long you can keep this up!
As he spoke, countless mochi balls surged into Katakuri's right hand, enveloping the trident in his hand.
Then, the area around the arm also transformed into a glutinous rice ball and began to spin rapidly.