Simultaneous Time Travel: What Villain? I'm the Protagonist!

The news came from Water Seven.

That night, a news gull flew over Jusuf Island, clutching a freshly developed photograph in its claws. In the photograph, a man in a gray cotton jacket stood at the entrance of an alley, half his face hidden in shadow, with a terrified crowd behind him.

The next day, before sunrise, the photo was plastered all over the world.

The ruins of Pangu City.

No, it's no longer a ruin.

A gap tens of kilometers wide and seemingly bottomless lies across the very center of the red earth continent. At the edge of the gap, hundreds of engineering vessels are dumping steel and stone into it day and night.

New Mary Geoise is being rebuilt.

The temporary command post was set up on a protruding rock face.

The Five Elders stood by the window, with three intelligence agents kneeling behind them.

Venus turned around.

"Water City?"

"Yes," the kneeling man said, his head bowed low, "he killed Bruno and took the Door-Door Fruit. At least three hundred people in the market saw it."

Jupiter tapped the table with his knuckles.

"Three hundred people saw it," he said, "and not a single person reported it?"

The kneeling person didn't dare to answer.

Mars sneered:

"Those lowly people treat him like a hero."

Mercury stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the churning seawater at the bottom of the gap.

Jupiter stared at the intelligence report that had just been delivered on the table, the edges of the paper crumpled from his grip.

“The Water City,” he said, “he dares to show his face.”

Saturn remained silent for a long time.

"It was intentional. He knew we were looking for him; it was a show of defiance."

The door was pushed open.

A CP employee rushed in, knelt on one knee, and said in a trembling voice:

"Lord Five Elders, Lord Im summons you."

The five elders turned around at the same time.

At the deepest part of the gap, there was a makeshift altar.

Im stood in the center of the altar, his back to them. The wind blew, making his white robe cling to his body, revealing his thin frame.

The five elders knelt down.

"Lord Im."

Im didn't turn around.

"He appeared."

Venus lowered her head and said, "Yes."

Im remained silent for three seconds.

In three seconds, the sea breeze stopped, the sound of the waves stopped, and even the boiling seawater in the distance quieted down.

"They came out in full force."

Venus suddenly looked up.

"Lord Im——"

Im turned around.

When those eyes looked over, Jin Xing swallowed back all the words she was about to say.

"All forces," Im said, "CP, the Knights of God, Marine Headquarters—all go."

Jupiter spoke up: "My lord, what about the other sea areas—"

"I don't care."

Im took a step forward.

A crack appeared in the basalt beneath our feet.

"Add another 10 billion," he said. "If that's not enough, then 50 billion, 100 billion!"

He looked at the breach, at the churning seawater beneath it.

"I want him dead," he said. "From Water Seven to Mary Geoise, plow through every inch of that sea. Even if that brat is hiding in the deep sea, catch him and skin him alive!"

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

The door to the Warring States period office was pushed open.

He stood empty at the door, his body wrapped in bandages, his left arm in a sling across his chest, and his face bruised.

The Warring States period rose up.

"Brother Kong, you're injured—"

"Stop talking nonsense," Kong interrupted him, "that kid has appeared."

The Warring States period was stunned for a second.

"Are you going?"

Kong didn't answer. He walked to the window and looked at the sea outside.

"I've lived for seventy years," he said. "I've seen all kinds of madmen: Rocks, Roger, the Golden Lion."

He paused.

"I've never seen anything like this before."

The Warring States period remained silent.

She turned around and looked at him.

"Send out everyone who can move."

Zhan Guo opened his mouth.

He raised his hand to stop him.

"This is an order from the Five Elders."

The Warring States period shut its mouth.

Kong walked towards the door, and when he reached the door, he paused.

"That kid," he said, "is coming for the World Government."

The door closed.

Zhan Guo stood there, staring at the door for a long time.

The New World, Moby Dick.

Marco rushed into the cabin.

The white-bearded man leaned against the headboard, clutching a piece of paper in his hand.

"Dad!"

The white-bearded man raised his head.

"That kid is in Water City."

The white-bearded man looked at him.

Marco took a breath.

"The Five Elders have made a move; CP, the Divine Knights, and the Marine Headquarters—they've all gone there."

The white-bearded man didn't speak.

He placed the paper on the bedside table.

"Any news from Ace?"

Marco was taken aback.

"Not yet."

Whitebeard stood up.

He stood up slowly, but Marco took a step back.

"Dad, you—"

"Prepare the boat."

Marco opened his mouth.

The white-bearded man walked out.

He paused at the doorway.

"The conditions that kid set," he said, "I agreed to."

Marco was stunned.

"Space System -"

"Take your time searching," the white-bearded man interrupted him, "but a man cannot die at the hands of others."

He pushed open the door and stepped into the sunlight.

On deck, all the crew members stood and looked at him.

The white-bearded man glanced at it.

"My little ones," he said, "go to Water City."

World of Warcraft, Whole Cake Island.

The woman smashed the cup in her hand onto the ground.

The cup shattered into pieces, and syrup splattered all over the floor.

"That kid's in Water Seven!"

Katakuri stood in the shadows, saying nothing.

The woman was panting heavily, her chest heaving.

"The Five Elders have moved," she said. "The Navy has moved, and that old Whitebeard will definitely move too."

She turned around and looked at Katakuri.

"Katakuri."

"Mother."

"Take some men with you," the woman said, "and bring that kid back before those people do."

Katakuri raised his head.

"Alive?"

The older woman stared at him.

"Alive," she said, "dead, and the thing is gone."

Katakuri nodded and turned to walk away.

As I walked to the door, I heard the older woman's voice behind me:

"If the white-bearded man blocks the way—"

Katakuri stopped.

"kill."

Wano Country, Oni Island.

Kaido slammed his gourd to the ground.

The wine was spilled all over the floor, dripping down the cracks in the floorboards.

"That kid has appeared!"

Jin stood behind him, without moving.

Kaido turned around, his eyes shining terrifyingly.

"The Water City," he said, "is where the eyes of the world are."

Jin nodded.

Kaido walked to the window and looked at the sea outside.

"Whitebeard will go," he said. "The old lady will go, and that redhead won't sit still either."

He turned around and looked at Jin.

"Prepare the boat."

Jin was stunned for a moment.

"My lord, you personally—"

Kaido laughed.

That smile was ugly, like a crack appearing in a stone.

"That thing in that kid's hand," he said, "I'm going to take it."

He walked outside.

He paused at the doorway.

"Go away from the three calamities!"

A new world, a certain sea area.

The Red Fosse remained stationary, gently rocking with the waves.

Redhead stood at the bow of the ship, holding a wanted poster in his hand.

Ten billion, and his face remained expressionless.

Beckman leaned against the mast, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

"That kid is in Water City."

The redhead didn't turn around.

"Know."

Beckman exhaled a puff of smoke.

"The Five Elders have moved, the Divine Knights have moved, and the entire Marine Headquarters has moved. Whitebeard, Big Mom, and Kaido are all heading that way."

The redhead didn't say anything.

Beckman waited a few seconds.

"What about us?"

Redhead folded up the bounty poster and stuffed it into his pocket.

He looked at the sea in the distance.

On the horizon, the clouds hung low, and thunder rumbled in the distance.

“The Water City,” he said, “that place is going to be blown up.”

Beckman looked at him.

The redhead turned around.

"Let's go join in the fun."

Sabaody Archipelago, pier.

The crowd huddled together, staring at the newly posted newspaper.

The front page only had a few large words:

Shengren appears in Water Seven, and the World Government mobilizes in full force!

Someone read it aloud.

After he finished reading, the entire dock was silent for three seconds.

Then it exploded.

"All out in force? What does that mean?"

"That means everyone who can fight went!"

"Holy crap, that kid lured the entire navy away all by himself?"

Someone squeezed out from the crowd, his face flushed and his fists clenched.

"The one who bombed Mary Geoise! ​​He's out!"

"Is he going to fight the navy?"

"Let's go to Water City! Let's see what the fuss is like!"

A group of people ran towards the port.

After running a few steps, I was pulled back.

"Are you fucking insane? That's a battlefield!"

The person being pulled turned around, their eyes flashing with an alarming light.

"It's been eight hundred years," he said. "This is the first time someone has dared to bomb those bastards' lair. To witness it even once is worth dying for."

He broke free of the hand and continued running forward.

After running a few steps, more people caught up behind him.

The outside world was in turmoil, while Sheng Ren had just opened his eyes.

He turned his head away.

Robin lay on her side, her face turned toward him, asleep. His short jacket covered her, the grey fabric bunched around her shoulders, revealing a section of her arm. Moonlight shone on her collarbone, making it appear white. Her hair was disheveled, spread across the rolled-up waterproof jacket, a few strands clinging to her cheeks.

He stared at her face for a long time, then gently pulled his jacket up a little to cover her shoulders.

He stood up, walked to the cave entrance, and looked out.

Outside was a beach. The moonlight bathed the entire beach in a white glow, and the waves crashed against the rocks, breaking into white foam. Coconut trees grew crookedly, their leaves rustling in the sea breeze.

He looked up at the sky.

There were thick clouds on the horizon, pressing down in this direction. The moon appeared and disappeared through the gaps in the clouds, and each time it peeked out, it illuminated the entire sea.

A cool, salty, fishy wind blew in through the crack in the door.

He took a breath.

The wind carried the scent of the sea, the smell of fish, the scent of moisture, and something else—very faint, very distant, but he could smell it.

That smells like many ships.

A ship is coming this way.

"Come on, everyone! I've been waiting for this day for so long!"