From that day on, Vic settled down. He didn't leave again, but stayed by little Vic's side, watching him earn money to support himself and train to become stronger!
He only went out to sea to become an Koshiro after he could no longer advance on his own. Vic followed him at a distance, but no one noticed him because he was always in another dimension!
Two more years passed, Koshiro had nothing left to teach Vic, at least not at this stage!
The next stage of swordsmanship will require the support of Haki; before that, he will need to cultivate everything on his own.
Under Koshiro's guidance, Little Vic went to the Mystery Island in the Calm Belt, where he discovered the Soul Tree. However, he was helpless against the Soul Fruit on the tree. Fortunately, Awakening his Observation Haki during this adventure, otherwise he would have gained nothing!
"So this is what they were waiting for me all along. It really is a closed loop!"
After saying goodbye to Koshiro and Kuina, Little Vic was about to return to Laipe Island when he encountered the pirate crew of Tiger Baiyisi at sea. However, as soon as the two sides met, Vic remembered the time when he obtained the Speed-Speed Fruit!
He sensed something was amiss back then, and now, seeing the scene again, he understood what had happened after a quick examination.
Baiyisi had no memory of the Speed-Speed Fruit. He had only managed to steal one Devil Fruit, which he then ate himself, leaving the safe empty. So what happened to the Speed-Speed Fruit he had obtained?
Vic glanced at his black robes, then at little Vic, and in his hand appeared a flat, milky-white Devil Fruit with a unique spiral pattern.
After using the perfect Law of Speed and Slowness to extract the curse from the Devil Fruit, he opened a spatial portal with mixed feelings and sent the Devil Fruit to the safe in the captain's cabin.
After all that was done, the battle on the ship was over. Tiger Baiyisi lay dead in a pool of blood, and Little Vic was robbing the pirate ship of its valuables. A pirate broke into the captain's cabin and took out the safe that looked like it contained treasure. Thus, Vic's first Devil Fruit was delivered!
For a God Realm expert who has perfected a certain Laws, if they encounter Devil Fruit of that Laws again, they can use the Power of Law to extract the curse from the Devil Fruit. Then, if others eat this Devil Fruit, they will no longer be afraid of seawater and Seastone.
Furthermore, he can eat another Devil Fruit before the Laws are perfected. This is also why Vic had no side effects after eating the Speed-Speed Fruit. It was his future self supporting his past self!
After giving away the Devil Fruit, Vic withdrew his hand, causing a slight spatial fluctuation, which was sensed by the little Vic on the pirate ship!
However, Vic didn't care, that was all. The current Vic couldn't possibly find him; at most, he had a sixth sense about his future self!
Vic witnessed the passing of Grandma Rebecca. The old lady had experienced the deaths of her son and daughter-in-law, which had severely damaged her mental health. At this moment, she was on her last legs.
The old lady's passing drew Tsuru's attention, and she arrived in the East Blue aboard Garp's Dog-Head Warship. It was through this opportunity that young Vic and Rebecca both joined the Navy!
Vic didn't pay much attention to what happened afterward. He believed that he had already made a plan. Young Vic's time in the Navy was outstanding!
Having only been in basic training camp for a few days, he dared to challenge the seniors in the Elite Camp, attracting a lot of attention and also drawing hatred from some!
Who told him to be so high-profile? He practically climbed to the top by stepping on the faces of the Elite Camp soldiers. What would the elites who graduated from the Elite Camp in the past think? But because of this, young Vic caught the eye of former Marine Admiral and now Elite Camp instructor Zephyr, who taught him a lot!
Time flies, and young Vic is about to graduate from the Recruit Camp. He only needs to take the final test to enter the Elite Camp, but this test is going to have some unexpected events!
Their warships did not sail towards the island with the Divine Staff, which would not do. The Divine Staff had been very helpful to his past self, and he had completed many of his cultivation practices with the help of the Divine Staff. Therefore, Vic used some methods.
By creating illusions and using the Law of Wind, they managed to get the warship to the island where the Divine Staff resided, inadvertently allowing the young Vic to sense their presence.
After that, Vic stopped paying attention. Young Vic encountered Queen and almost killed Queen, nearly burning all of Queen's Vivre Card, which attracted Kaido!
On their return journey to the vicinity of Sabaody, Kaido found Queen's Vivre Card on the young Vic's body and prepared to avenge his underling!
"What's different? Why is there such a strong killing intent?"
Young Vic's performance truly amazed Kaido, but he still wanted to avenge his underlings. Vic sensed Kaido's intense killing intent, which was somewhat different from what he had experienced in the past!
Didn't Kaido retreat after severely injuring himself and nearly losing consciousness? How come he still has such strong killing intent?
Vic couldn't care less about that now. He couldn't just watch Kaido kill his past self; otherwise, how could his present self exist?
So he quickly released some of his powerful aura, and sure enough, Kaido's eyes instantly cleared. He left only the words, "Kid, live well and witness the coming historical moment!" before transforming into a giant dragon and flying away!
"Damn! So it was me who saved myself. If it were the old man, I'd be dead by now. I thought Kaido was really that high and mighty!"
Vic sensed a familiar aura from the approaching warship in the distance—it was Garp's aura. It was far too far away; if Kaido really wanted to kill him, Garp wouldn't have time to intervene. In the end, it was Garp himself who intimidated Kaido!
Vic finally understood his purpose in returning to the past: to correct some of the paths he had taken and guide his past self back onto the predetermined course!
So when young Vic set sail again, Vic used a dreamlike illusion to control the Marine Headquarters ' communications room and changed their route once more!
Because this route contains the Dimensional Ring that young Vic must obtain, and then there's Ain's Devil Fruit, which Vic also threw in front of her. It was obtained along with the Speed-Speed Fruit from that warship laden with gold—isn't that a coincidence?
After the Divine Staff and the Dimensional Ring fell into the hands of young Vic, Vic rarely made a move, even refraining from attacking the Golden Lion.
The past version of himself has grown up and no longer needs him to do anything. All crises are resources for his growth!