Starting with two Kamui, they raised the flag of rebellion in One Piece.

Li Mingyuan.

Although it's not a common way of addressing someone, it is indeed a memorable name.

Hearing this, Joseph and Johnny exchanged another glance, finally satisfied.

Just as they had said before, the two of them had come tonight specifically to see what their savior looked like before leaving. Now that they knew their savior's name, they gave Li Mingyuan most of the little money they had on them, including the majority of the bounty they had earned from catching the wanted criminal.

That way, there will be no regrets when leaving.

"I'm so sorry for disturbing you so suddenly tonight, but now that's done, we can both leave this island without any regrets. Thank you for saving our lives!!"

With that, Joseph and Johnny turned around, looking like they were about to leave in a dashing manner.

Seeing this, Li Mingyuan felt a little regretful that the two people's choices were not the same as in the original story.

I just didn't intend to dissuade them.

Ultimately, the changes in the two characters can be considered a butterfly effect. As long as they exist in this world, similar changes will inevitably increase. Rather than forcibly reversing the original course of events, it is better to adapt to the current situation.

Moreover, even in the original work, these two disappeared after the Arlong arc. It is said that after separating from Luffy and his crew, they started a fishing life in Cocoyasi Village, but it is unknown whether this is true or not.

It's fair to say that being a bounty hunter is indeed a very risky profession.

The part that impressed him most about these two was that after hearing Nami's story, they rushed ahead of the Straw Hat crew to kill Arlong, only to be beaten bloody and covered in wounds, ultimately giving the spotlight to the Straw Hat crew who arrived later.

It's not a big deal for the two of them to retire early now.

As for what would happen to the story if these two were gone? After all, they are the starting point of the Nami Saga a few years later.

Li Mingyuan didn't care about this at all.

Just as he had decided before, Ah Long had already planned to take over the matter ahead of time. Since the future would not develop as the original plot, there was no point in considering the original situation anymore.

However, just as Joseph and Johnny were about to leave, Li Mingyuan suddenly grabbed them.

Because he still has one unanswered question.

"Do you two know Roronoa Zoro, the pirate hunter?"

Li Mingyuan asked.

Joseph and Johnny, caught off guard and pulled back, looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Roronoa Zoro...? What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking this?"

"That must be the pirate hunter who's recently risen to fame. We do know him, but even though we're both bounty hunters, we've never had the chance to meet someone like him. If you're hoping to get to know him through us, you won't have the opportunity."

Joseph said, somewhat puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyuan sighed deeply.

"I see..."

"It's nothing, thank you for your replies, I have nothing else to say."

Li Mingyuan rubbed his face, a hint of relief in his expression, and replied, "May we meet again someday."

"Well then, until we meet again, my benefactor!"

Unaware of the subtle change in Li Mingyuan's expression, Joseph and Johnny said their final greetings, then turned back and disappeared into the darkness.

Before long, the two figures disappeared into the darkness, vanishing without a trace.

Only Li Mingyuan remained.

He went back inside and lay down on the bed again, but he was no longer sleepy at all.

Joseph and Johnny's answers kept replaying in my mind.

I just know that.

They didn't recognize this person at all, who should have been someone the two of them followed like their "elder brother".

"This is troublesome."

Li Mingyuan stared at the ceiling, muttering to himself.

Although he had a bad feeling when he realized the plot was not going as he remembered it during the day, he didn't have time to think much about it. He rushed forward to deal with the bandits because of the urgency of the situation and the fact that Joseph and Johnny were about to be killed just because he wanted to confirm. Later, when he had some free time, Joseph and Johnny were still unconscious due to their serious injuries, so he never had a chance to confirm.

Only now, with the two of them coming to him of their own accord, was he able to ask the question that had been weighing on his mind for so long.

The question is whether the two of them actually know Zoro.

To be honest, now that I think about it, I guess I'm lucky that good deeds are rewarded. Luckily, those two remembered to come and check on me before they left. Otherwise, I might not have been able to find out the answer I wanted until I actually met Zoro a few years later.

Now that Joseph and Johnny have admitted that they didn't know Zoro before, and Zoro didn't meet them as the anime storyline suggests, Li Mingyuan can finally be sure that he wasn't overthinking things.

The situation is exactly as he predicted, and it is developing in a very bad direction.

Quite coincidentally, he had actually witnessed a similar situation in the Naruto world.

At that time, Li Mingyuan was personally involved in a near-disruption that disrupted the progress of the unification of the nation. Even with the help of Madara and Hashirama, the project almost failed.

"The main storyline of One Piece, or ONE PIECE, revolves around the adventures of Straw Hat Luffy in the Great Pirate Era. During this time, the main characters and their crew continuously sail and unravel many mysteries of the world. They sometimes fight against powerful enemies, and sometimes experience the meaning of their journey amidst various landscapes. Ultimately, everyone is moving towards their own goals or dreams."

"Overall, apart from a small number of controversial plot points, it can be considered a masterpiece with a very tight structure and exciting plot. It is precisely because of its high quality that it has a large number of fans who love it. There are also many official derivative works, such as TV anime, special OVA, theatrical version and live-action adaptation, all of which are based on the manga."

"However, precisely because One Piece is so popular, there are many spin-offs, which has also created some other problems."

"That is, many derivative works have settings that don't match the original comic book settings."

Li Mingyuan recalled what he had seen and heard during the day today... no, yesterday.

Taking his own experience as an example, he saved Joseph and Johnny and defeated Dick, a bandit with a bounty of 1000 million Berries, and his brother with a bounty of 500 million Berries, thus becoming their savior and also the benefactor of this village.

However, this scene is not actually in the comics.

There was no bandit Dick, nor any added scenes involving Joseph and Johnny.

This is an original creation unique to the animation.

As a spin-off of the One Piece manga, the One Piece anime largely follows the manga's plot, but it also contains many original settings and storylines, which are not just due to the creators' sudden inspirations.

The key point is that animation, as an audiovisual medium with a runtime of about twenty minutes, actually progresses very quickly in terms of plot. If you're not careful, it can easily catch up with the original manga, resulting in nothing left to broadcast.

Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, animation often drags out the scenes, adds scenes, and even fills in large sections of original storylines not found in the original manga.

The quality of these original contents varies.

Some have received unanimous praise for their high level of skill, but others, despite being original works, have been rejected by comic book fans because of their extremely poor quality, even producing some completely different and terrible content.

Naruto also has this problem.

As a similarly long and popular work, it also had a lot of original filler plots. Some of those original plots were good, and some were not, but in any case, many of the settings did not match the manga.

Classic examples include the manga where Kaguya descends from the heavens to end the war and blesses the birth of a child, while the anime directly creates an original husband for Kaguya. In the original manga, the Sage of Six Paths is born with the Rinnegan, but the TV anime changes it to him unlocking it during his battle with his brother Hamura. Even more outrageous is the addition of the Mangekyou Sharingan to Fugaku Uchiha in the anime, which directly makes his character design even more bizarre.

Therefore, after Li Mingyuan actually traveled through time, another problem arose.

So, what kind of world did he transmigrate into?

The system only says that he is currently in One Piece, but the problem is that there are big differences between One Piece and the One Piece world. No matter how outrageous the original content of the anime is, it is still under the name of the official One Piece anime. Many people who only watch the anime and do not read the manga believe that the anime plot is the true original work. Who can say that the One Piece anime is not One Piece?

In the Naruto world, Li Mingyuan encountered many characters and backgrounds from spin-off works, anime, movies, and even games. He faced inexplicably powerful enemies who seemed to appear out of nowhere. Even with Madara and Hashirama by his side, he still faced the risk of being defeated from time to time.

Logically speaking, if his time travel was really just to the original comic book world, then he shouldn't have encountered all this messy stuff.

However, after he traveled to the world of One Piece, he actually encountered a part of the anime's storyline.

This situation can only mean one thing.

That is the One Piece world he has now transmigrated into, which is most likely a hodgepodge version of One Piece world that incorporates many canonical derivative works.

"If that's the case, then it's normal that Zoro didn't come. Although the content of the various worldviews is integrated, there are still some differences in the settings between them, which will cause plot conflicts to occur from time to time."

"That's how it is in the Naruto world. Although it incorporates the worldviews of many derivative works, the conflict between their settings often results in only one part of the story remaining, while the other half disappears out of thin air. In some places, characters who should have appeared in the anime are directly moved to other parts of the story because the manga takes a higher priority. In the anime's original parts, the characters are simply absent from those parts of the story, leading to a breakdown in the plot."

"In the manga, there's no storyline about how Joseph and Johnny met Zoro, so this manga version of Zoro doesn't have this event—after all, Zoro in the manga didn't have this experience, so it's normal that he didn't come."

Thinking about this, Li Mingyuan felt a headache coming on.

The various derivative works of the Naruto world still revolve around the timeline of Naruto and Sasuke. The original works at most include background stories such as "the origin of this matter is actually a long time ago XXX", which just happen to coincide with the era in which he and Hashirama and others lived, which is why he encountered those additional contents.

Overall, even though there are strong rivals, their numbers are not large.

However, the One Piece world he has now transmigrated into is already approaching the main storyline.

In other words, he might encounter many of the characters and storylines from the numerous derivative works that originated from the One Piece manga, since they take place around the same time.

In terms of sheer volume of content, this is completely different from the Naruto world he transmigrated to.

This is really too perverted.

"If I remember correctly, the One Piece movies starting with Strong World were personally handled by the author Oda. Many of the characters and settings in them are consistent with the main series. In particular, Strong World was the first movie that Oda officially wrote the script for, so he paid special attention to it and even created a chapter zero for it. It was packed with information, and the character Shiki appeared repeatedly even in the later part of the manga, proving that his character design was not limited to the movies."

"If we take that into account, then the setting of those theatrical versions should have a higher priority than the original content in the anime. Those powerful characters in them should actually be living in this world."

"If I were to take action in the future, these guys could very well suddenly emerge from some obscure corner and cause unexpected consequences."

Li Mingyuan pondered for a moment, his brows furrowed.

"Besides, what's even more crucial is that I can't ignore the other theatrical releases, which are practically parallel worlds, just because these theatrical releases are close to the main series."

"All the theatrical films before Oda took over were essentially completely original. Some of them were recap films, which would introduce later characters into the early One Piece storyline. For example, in 'Chopper's Origins: The Movie - Winter Blossoms and Miracle Cherry Blossoms,' Franky and Nico Robin, who shouldn't have appeared at that time, appeared. In other words, even the order in which the Straw Hat crew members joined the team might not be the same as in the manga in my world."

"The same goes for the movie 'Baron of the Festival and the Mysterious Island.' It's rumored that the movie's setting deviated too much from the original work, and the visuals and plot were too bizarre, which led to the subsequent movies becoming compilation movies. It even made Oda decide to start handling the movie plots. Although I don't know if it's true or not, the setting of that movie was indeed very bizarre. If that part of the setting were integrated into the current world view, I wonder what changes it would cause."