Regarding the Nika Fruit, Genichi had also considered whether to try eating it himself or giving it to one of his clones.
But his gut told him that if he actually did that, there would definitely be some consequences he wouldn't want to see.
He had known for a long time that this world possessed its own consciousness, a consciousness that drove the world's development. The more important a person was to the world, the higher the emotional value they would provide.
Before he reached 100 million emotional points, the world was happy to have him exist and even actively helped him get stronger and expand his influence.
This was because Genichi's strength allowed laws from other worlds to integrate into this world, making it stronger and greatly benefiting it.
For instance, now, a world that was originally just about pirates had already incorporated the laws of worlds like Jackie Chan Adventures, Bleach, and A Certain Magical Index.
To the world's will, Genichi was probably the ultimate worker, diligently pulling laws from other worlds to this one every day, fattening it up.
That was, as long as Genichi didn't have his sights set on character cards with emotional values nearing the 100 million mark…
This was understandable. As long as the 100 million mark wasn't broken, everything was under the world's control.
However, characters with 100 million emotional points transcended this world's laws; it was something this world could never achieve. If such a character appeared, control would fall into Genichi's hands, and he would gain the power to destroy the entire world.
No one wants someone to possess the power to destroy them. Therefore, the world's will was very tolerant and happy with Genichi drawing character or item cards with emotional values in the tens of millions and below. But if Genichi approached the 100 million emotional point mark, perhaps the world would turn against him?
The Nika Fruit represented the most crucial piece of this world, so the world would not allow it to obtain the fruit's power. Genichi also wasn't going to turn against the world at this point; it wasn't the right time yet.
So, after going through many twists and turns, the fruit ended up in Luffy's hands.
Genichi watched as Shanks stayed behind in Foosha Village. He didn't know how he could be so bold as to use it as a temporary base in a place where Zephyr and Garp often went. But somehow, he managed to meet Luffy.
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Uta was angry, but her strength was no match for the Red-Haired Pirates. And during their first meeting, she felt…
A good impression of these pirates?
She knew that if her adoptive father found out about this idea, he would definitely scold her. This was because Zephyr's teachings were that pirates were evil and should be eradicated, and it was never permissible to have any good impressions of them.
But at least the Red-Haired Pirates hadn't done anything out of line in front of her. They were also kind to the villagers, so after some time, people lowered their guard against the Red-Haired Pirates.
Although Uta was still wary of them, as they spent more time together, Uta gradually wavered.
It was actually pointless to be wary. She couldn't possibly be a match for them, nor could she abandon Luffy and go to Marine Headquarters for help alone.
How did that saying go? Life is like… since you can't resist it, you might as well enjoy it.
In the end, Foosha Village returned to its former harmony, and this signified the passage of time.
During this time, Genichi hadn't paid much attention to the outside world because he was making his final arrangements.
Since Shanks had come to Foosha Village, it meant the story was about to begin soon.
All his preparations were almost entirely for Luffy to set sail. Now that the moment was drawing nearer, Genichi truly felt time speeding up.
And while Shanks was influencing Luffy, another person had also arrived in the East Blue and was about to bring about changes to another important individual.
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East Blue, Shimotsuki Village
"I never thought you'd come to such a remote place."
Near the sea in Shimotsuki Village, two people were fishing.
One was older but full of vigor, while the other, though in his prime, only showed a dejected look on his face.
The status of these two people might not mean much on the current seas, but in the past Wano Country, they were both renowned figures.
Shimotsuki Kōzaburō, Himura Kenshin!
The former was a famous swordsmith in Wano Country, and the latter was the top swordsman in Wano Country. Although their fame was gradually fading as Wano Country transformed into an industrialized nation, their abilities and achievements were an inseparable part of Wano Country's history.
Especially Himura Kenshin, who was hailed as a major figure in Wano Country's opening ceremony. It was precisely his existence that allowed the new government to defeat Kozuki's rule. However, he also had a very bad reputation, with some believing that it was Himura Kenshin's existence that led Wano Country into a prolonged period of bloodshed.
Therefore, Kenshin's notorious moniker, the刽子手拔刀齋 (Executioner Battōsai), had become deeply ingrained in people's minds.
Although according to the old rules, Shimotsuki Kōzaburō's status was higher than Kenshin's.
This was because he was from the Shimotsuki family, and the Shimotsuki were once the Daimyo of Wano Country. The name Shimotsuki was, at times, even more prominent than Kozuki. However, after the bloody revolution, Wano Country had abolished all its old nobles. All the rights they formerly enjoyed by law had been distributed by the new king to brand-new interest groups.
The old Wano Country was feudal, while the current Wano Country is centralized. Although the Shimotsuki family had chosen the correct side, they had lost their former power.
But Kenshin was a man from the old era, so when he met Shimotsuki Kōzaburō, he still addressed him with the honorific "you."
Shimotsuki Kōzaburō was in his fifties but in good spirits. He fished and smoked at the same time, saying, "Speaking of which, aren't you the same? The celebrated Daimyo Himura Kenshin has come to a forgotten corner of the East Blue. Our Shimotsuki Village is honored."
Kenshin chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Celebrate Daimyo? Kenshin is just a commoner. That reputation is just rumor. After Wano Country's opening, a hero had to be established. Roger and Makima weren't from Wano Country, so it had to be me to play the role of the 'celebrated Daimyo'."
"Speaking of which, I stole Brother Roger's credit."
It was actually easy to understand; this was simply a process of deification.
Whenever a new government was established, it needed to create heroes. Roger was a pirate from outside, and Makima was from the World Government. They couldn't have the people of Wano Country worship them.
Thus, Kenshin, who was a samurai of Wano Country himself, was naturally hyped up by the officialdom of Wano Country. There were even false rumors circulating that Himura Kenshin single-handedly defeated Kozuki Oden.
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