" Vegito, is that really you?"
Emeth stared blankly at Vegito in front of him and said.
The two are of vastly different heights; one is covered in rust, while the other is brand new and shiny.
The two seem to come from completely different eras.
"Um?!"
Hearing someone call his name, Vegito turned his gaze and saw an incredibly old robot, several sizes smaller than himself, staring intently at him.
"Huh?!"
Instantly, a hint of interest flashed in Vegito's eyes. He immediately went to Emeth's side, looked him up and down, and then said:
"You're the first robot I've encountered since I woke up. Although you're a bit ugly, I feel strangely close to you!"
"And why do you seem somewhat familiar to me?"
Vegito said as he spun around.
Emeth, upon hearing this, asked curiously:
"Huh?! Vegito, don't you recognize me?"
Emeth looked at Vegito with curiosity, his tone tinged with doubt.
Did I know you before?
Vegito asked curiously, then continued:
"During the many years I was asleep, I lost some of my memories. I only remember some things; most of my memories have been forgotten!"
Upon hearing this, Emeth remained silent for a moment, the red light in his eyes flickering on and off in a specific way, as if he were thinking. After a long while, he said:
"I see! Then I think I understand what's going on!"
Emeth looked up at Vegito and said:
"If I'm not mistaken, Joy Boy must have made some modifications to your memory chip, which is why you don't remember those things!"
Why did Joy Boy do that?
Vegito asked as soon as Emeth finished speaking.
"Because he wants to protect you!"
"After all, don't you know your own personality? You're easily triggered! If you knew those memories, you'd probably be storming the top of the Red Line the moment you woke up!"
Emeth said calmly.
Vegito was displeased upon hearing this.
"What do you mean? Do you mean my personality is very unstable?"
"Hey! Don't just spout nonsense without reason! I've never felt like I've had a bad temper since I woke up!"
"If you don't believe me, ask the master and his companions!"
As he spoke, Vegito pointed at Xia Chen.
Emeth was utterly shocked upon hearing Vegito's words, and said in disbelief:
"You have a new owner?"
Emeth turned around abruptly, looking at Xia Chen with a deep, unsettling gaze.
Although he knew Xia Chen was no ordinary person from the fact that Xia Chen had easily blocked his punch earlier, he didn't expect him to be this extraordinary!
After all, he knew how difficult it was for Vegito to become a master.
Nine hundred years ago, only Joy Boy completed this test and became Vegito's master!
In fact, it was the same for him and the others. Although they all seemed to be Joy Boy's friends, strictly speaking, Joy Boy was their master!
It's just that Joy Boy doesn't care about any of that.
According to Joy Boy, as robots with independent consciousness, they are, in a sense, no longer limited to being machines.
So I've never treated them as tools, but as friends.
This is why he still cares so much about Joy Boy, even though so much time has passed.
Emeth looked at Xia Chen for a while before turning his gaze to Vegito and said in a low voice:
"Your personality is different now because the modification of your memory chip caused some changes in your personality."
"That's why your personality is different from what it was over 800 years ago!"
Emeth paused for a moment, then said quietly:
"If you want to regain your memories, I can help you!"
"Restore your memories!!"
Vegito's voice was excited. In a flash, he appeared in front of Emeth, grabbed his shoulders, and said:
"Can you restore my memories?"
Although Vegito felt that his current life was not bad, occasionally hanging out with the Straw Hat Pirates, he seemed to be living a pretty comfortable life!
But for some reason, he always felt as if a stone was pressing on his heart, and he was always a little depressed.
He always felt that there was something waiting for him to do, something he had to accomplish.
Unfortunately, he never knew what he was supposed to do; he just had this feeling for no apparent reason.
This made him feel extremely uncomfortable!
He knew this was a result of his memory loss.
But there was nothing he could do about it!
Because he had no way to deal with the missing memories.
That was true, at least until today.
But now--
"Yes! I can restore your memories!"
Emeth said calmly, then spoke again:
"Because my memories are not lost, I can share them with you!"
"Of course! While this way you can understand what happened in the past, it will be told from my perspective!"
"I don't care! I can accept it, I just want to know what happened in the past!"
Vegito immediately said.
"Heh~"
Emeth chuckled softly and said:
"Why are you in such a hurry! This is just one method! I have another method, which is entirely from your perspective!"
"Moreover... it can greatly enhance your strength!"
"What method?!"
Vegito immediately exclaimed excitedly.
Although he is a robot, he is still very interested in improving his abilities.
However, as a robot, he cannot enhance his strength through training like humans or other living beings.
His power was already fixed the moment he was created!
The problem is that, as a robot with emotions, he still feels a little disappointed when he sees others surpass him in strength while his own strength remains unchanged.
That is...
Emeth paused mid-sentence, and then the middle of his body opened up like a double door.
It appears perfectly sealed from the outside, not at all like a space, which shows how advanced the technology of the Great Kingdom was nine hundred years ago.
The Straw Hat Pirates weren't too surprised by what they saw.
After all, they had seen Vegito behave similarly before.
Emeth reached into the hole in his chest and pulled out a rhombus-shaped purple crystal.
"This is?"
Looking at the purple rhombus-shaped crystal, Vegito felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Emeth handed it to Vegito and said, word by word:
"This is what you gave me back then--"
"Your own machine core!!"