The Great Voyage Begins with the Celestial Dragons

“Go away, you’re not qualified. Do you want the Heavenly Dragon Hoofprint?” Luther raised an eyebrow.

"Hehe, let's skip this one, it'll be ruined if we print it on."

Quinn gave an awkward smile, made up an excuse about having a sudden inspiration for an experiment, and took the opportunity to run away.

After he left, only Luther, Toki, and Stella remained in the room.

Before Luther could say anything, he saw a scene that surprised him as well.

Stella removed her upper body clothing, seemingly unconcerned that Luther had seen her naked, and walked towards him.

Luther glanced at Stella's figure, which was no less impressive than Hancock's, but his gaze was unremarkable; he knew that wasn't what Stella meant.

"Your Highness, please brand me with that mark!"

"why?"

Stella's words were not unexpected by Luther, but he was curious as to why Stella would do such a thing.

Some people are reluctant to submit, while others are thinking about how to pay for it.

"Only in this way can I have more hope for the future. Please grant my request, Your Highness!"

Stella smiled brightly; she was arguably the most insightful person present, aside from Luther and Gion.

Quinn still needed to test him with words, but through her talent, she could easily see the significance of Luther's actions.

She had no choice from a very young age; she could only be chosen by others.

Now that she's met someone who treats her well, it's time for her to take the initiative and place a bet!

As a burning pain shot through her back, Stella groaned and fainted with a blissful smile.

This may be the only time in her life she has the opportunity to take the initiative and place a bet.

But perhaps this will be the only time she makes the right choice!

Chapter 138 Returning Home and Letting Go

Looking at Luther lifting Stella up in a princess carry, Amatsuki's gaze was slightly complicated:

"Even I can't resist wanting to go crazy just this once."

Luther gently placed Stella on the sofa beside him, covered her with a thin blanket, and then walked back to sit down next to Tenzuki.

"Shi, you're not usually an impulsive person. It seems that what you've seen and experienced these past few days has had a significant impact on you?"

"yes..."

Tengetsu acknowledged Luther's words, and naturally leaned into Luther's arms, looking up blankly at the sky:

"I never imagined that one day I would be so comfortable in the holy land of the Celestial Dragons, in the arms of a Celestial Dragon."

"A sense of guilt?"

"No, it's more of a feeling of relief and a weight lifted off my shoulders."

A mischievous smile appeared on Tian Yue Shi's face. Her eyes were slightly closed, and her long eyelashes fluttered.

"Your Highness, there is a secret I have been keeping to myself."

"Are you willing to tell me now?"

Luther's eyes held a smile; he knew what the secret was, but he was waiting for the day when Tianyue would tell him.

Humans are creatures that adapt very quickly.

It has been about 3-4 months since they left Wano Country.

Although the time spent together was short, the constant companionship inevitably makes some memories blurry.

"Yes, I don't think there's any need to hide it."

Feeling the warmth at the back of his head, Tengetsu looked like a cat enjoying itself, murmuring:

"Actually, I am a user of the Time-Time Fruit, which gives me the ability to travel through time. I always thought that bringing my mission to the future was my destiny, but recently things seem to have changed."

Whether it was Kozuki Oden's despair or even his death, or Momonosuke's betrayal of her, all of these caused her great psychological trauma.

While with Luther, she often reminisced about her past.

She kept asking herself, if she had known that this would be the outcome, would she still have made the same choice? Would she still have traveled to the present, 800 years in the future?

Three months ago, her answer was yes; she would still choose to give it a shot. Perhaps if she persevered, the outcome would be different.

But three months later, her answer was no. Because she believed that even if she succeeded, it might not mean anything.

By following Luther, she clearly realized that even 800 years later, there were still such outstanding beings among the Celestial Dragons.

Kozuki Oden and she couldn't even raise the next generation properly. Even if they could overthrow the World Government ruled by the Celestial Dragons, wouldn't someone similar to her travel there again in 800 years, doing similar but meaningless things?

In particular, Luther's daily conversations with the Five Elders and others, which almost never avoided her, made her more aware of her and Kozuki Oden's shortcomings.

Whenever she tries to put herself in someone else's shoes, she can hardly find a better solution.

At that time, she knew clearly that neither she, nor Kozuki Oden, nor Momonosuke were cut out to create a new world.

Perhaps the person destined to appear, as Kozuki Oden once said, will indeed appear 20 years later.

But 20 years is too long, and no one knows whether that person destined for this fate can bear it.

Since that's the case, we might as well seize the day.

It was only after she understood this and was certain that Luther wouldn't care about her keeping it a secret that she told him everything.

Slowly, Tianyue Shi lay in Luther's arms and told him everything.

This includes the past 800 years ago, including the person destined for her that Kozuki Oden spoke of.

When she finally finished speaking, her throat dry, and a look of relief appeared on her face, but she never expected...

"Besides time travel, can your Time Fruit be developed in the direction of time stopping or reversing?"

Hearing Luther's curious question, Tengetsu looked at him strangely.

Shouldn't we be interested in things like the Chosen One or history from 800 years ago?

Even among the Celestial Dragons, they probably don't know much about what happened 800 years ago.

Why would Luther care about this fruit, which wasn't particularly important?

"Is that strange?" Luther asked, feigning confusion.

Amatsuki pouted slightly, "It's not surprising at all! Why are you paying attention to my fruit?"

"Your fruit is your ability, and it's inextricably linked to you. What do those destinies, the chosen ones, the events of the last 800 years have to do with you?"

Luther's counter-question stunned Amagi Toki.

That seems to make a lot of sense; those things really have nothing to do with her now.

But...

"Don't overthink it. From now on, you will only have one identity! Tianyue Shi, a man of Don Quixote Luther Saint!"

Luther held Tianyue in his arms and smiled knowingly.

He was generally aware of those things, so there was no need for Tianyue to tell him.

Even if there are parts he doesn't know, he has ways to find out, but there's no need for him to do so.

"This feeling..."

Hearing these words, even though she knew Luther was mostly trying to comfort her, she couldn't help but close her eyes in relief, greedily enjoying the warmth in Luther's arms.

You haven't answered my question yet!

Luther smiled and tapped Tianyue's forehead, pulling him out of his reverie.

Tianyue rolled her eyes at Luther, her pretty face full of dissatisfaction, her tone tinged with a hint of coquettishness:

"It should work, but I haven't tried it before, and I don't think it would make much of a difference."

She thought for a moment and then gave a more specific answer:

"It's fine if time stops, but I can't rewind time at all. I've tried going back to the past, but it's completely impossible."

“What if it’s a snapshot of the past?” Luther asked.

"Do you mean to trace back to what happened in a certain place at a certain time?" Amatsuki asked hesitantly.

"That's roughly the idea," Luther nodded.

This is the most practical and relatively easy time management ability he could think of.

Both the time and space abilities are overpowered. Space abilities are not uncommon in the One Piece world, so in his view, the Time-Time Fruit of Tengetsu is far from simple.

"If there were a playback medium, this could be achieved, but given my physical strength, I estimate I could only rewind a few minutes at most."

Amatsuki was a little embarrassed, as the activation of the fruit depended on physical strength.

She wasn't actually a strong person, and her physical strength was naturally not very good.

"As long as you have the ability, there are many solutions for physical limitations."

Luther didn't care about the limitations; as long as he had the ability, that was enough for him.

Once it can be developed, all other problems will be easier to solve.

As for physical strength, at worst, Quinn can research bloodline factors to improve Tengetsu's physique, or some fruits that replenish physical strength can be used to assist Tengetsu in his performance.

If the Time-Time Fruit could be developed, it would definitely be a top-tier, almost bug-like fruit.

"I trust Your Highness! I will pay attention to developing these!"

Tianyue smiled and nodded to indicate that she would pay attention.

She wouldn't mind lending a hand if it could help the other person.

Her mindset has changed from before, from wanting to overthrow the World Government to now standing on the side of the World Government.

The biggest reason for this is simply that she believes that even if someone overthrows the World Government, the future will be the same as the current World Government.

Since Luther had always treated her well, why should she bother pursuing something meaningless?

Instead, we should stay by Luther's side and do our best to see if he can bring about change to the world today.