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Chapter 54 - chapter 54

Screen 1 – Reunion and the Truth of Time

The group finally reunites.

Chopper runs first, nearly tripping as he hugs Luffy.

Nami scolds everyone for causing chaos again.

Brook laughs loudly, relieved they're all alive.

Sanji lights a cigarette, pretending to stay calm, but his voice cracks when he speaks.

Ben exhales slowly.

Ben: "Good… everyone made it."

For the first time since arriving in Wano, his shoulders relax.

But the relief doesn't last.

Kin'emon steps forward, his expression serious.

Kin'emon: "There is something you must all know."

Everyone falls silent.

He reveals the truth.

Kin'emon, Momonosuke, Kanjuro, Raizo, and O-Kiku are not from this time.

They are warriors from 20 years in the past, sent forward through time by a mysterious power to fulfill Kozuki Oden's will.

Silence.

Luffy blinks.

Chopper freezes.

Nami grips her staff.

Ben's eyes narrow instantly.

Ben: "Time travel… real time displacement. Not illusion. Not memory."

He rubs his chin, already analyzing.

Ben: "That explains the graves. They died once… but escaped time itself."

Luffy scratches his head.

Luffy: "So they're… from the past?"

Kin'emon nods.

Ben looks at Momonosuke carefully, then at Kin'emon.

Ben: "You didn't just lose your country. You lost your era."

For once, Ben has no joke, no sarcasm.

Ben: "That's heavy."

Law watches Ben closely.

Law: "You're not surprised."

Ben: "I've seen worse than time travel. But that doesn't make it less terrifying."

He clenches his fist.

Ben: "If Kaido broke a country and time couldn't stop him… then this fight was never meant to be easy."

Luffy grins, fire returning to his eyes.

Luffy: "Good. Then we'll punch him even harder."

Ben nods once.

Ben: "Then let's finish what time couldn't."

The next phase of the Wano war begins.

Screen 2 – Ben's Warning

Ben steps forward, his expression sharp and calm.

Ben: "There's one more thing you all need to know."

Kin'emon turns to him.

Raizo stiffens.

Kanjuro watches carefully.

O-Kiku stays silent.

Momonosuke listens closely.

Law and his crew focus immediately.

Ben: "Kaido doesn't just have Devil Fruit users anymore."

Everyone tenses.

Ben: "There's someone else involved. Someone from my world."

Law: "From your world?"

Ben nods.

Ben: "His name is Albedo."

Raizo: "A sorcerer?"

Ben: "No. A genius. Worse than a sorcerer."

Ben explains briefly and clearly.

Ben: "Albedo can copy my alien transformations. Strength. Speed. Regeneration. He fights like me… but without limits or restraint."

Kanjuro: "Then he is your enemy."

Ben: "Yes. And he hates me."

Momonosuke swallows.

Momonosuke: "Is he loyal to Kaido?"

Ben pauses.

Ben: "I don't know yet. But if he joined Kaido's forces, it means Kaido now has weapons that don't follow this world's rules."

Law steps forward.

Law: "That changes the battlefield."

Ben: "Exactly. If you see someone using alien powers that feel wrong — too precise, too calculated — don't engage alone."

Kin'emon bows slightly.

Kin'emon: "We thank you for this warning."

Ben: "I'm not warning you to scare you. I'm warning you so you survive."

Law turns to his crew.

Law: "You heard him. If this Albedo appears, report immediately."

Ben looks at Momonosuke.

Ben: "If Albedo shows up… stay behind me."

Momonosuke nods without hesitation.

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