【Interlude】: Lotus.

[Kuzan's favorability score is 100, and the five-star fetter dress will be rewarded [The First and Last Summer] x1]

[BE progress of Kuzan's love line is 100%]

[Zefa Family Line BE Progress 100%]

[Fisher Tiger's favorability degree is 100, and the five-star fetter dress will be rewarded 〖Brilliant〗x1]

[Fisher Tiger friendship line BE progress 100%]

[The prestige value of all camps in this world except the world government camp is friendly, and the five-star fetter dress will be rewarded [Palladian who shot down the stars] x1]

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After entering my personal room, I heard an electronic sound that was both familiar and unfamiliar.Should I say it's been a long time, or have I been waiting for a long time?When I saw these reminders, my mood was unexpectedly calm.

The AI ​​floated in the very center of the room, staring at me indifferently.

"Congratulations." It said, "The BE of the last world has also been achieved. The energy collected is not only enough to restart the world, but there is even a surplus."

I sat down on the edge of the bed, and for some reason, I didn't feel any emotion at the moment when I knew all this had finally come to an end.

Satisfaction, sadness, desolation, excitement... I didn't feel any of them.

I just feel calm.Like a lake with still water.

—Ah, it's done.

In my mind, only this sentence.

"Yes, your task has been completed." AI said very calmly, "I have submitted a restart application to my superiors, and then I just need to wait for the procedure to be completed. We have a complete response process for this, this process It won't be too slow. With enough energy already collected, you just need to wait quietly."

yes.

Not even interested in asking such a question, I just nodded slightly.

So, what should you do during the next waiting period?

I was out of my mind for a little while.

Sure enough, you should ask.

"Kuzan...how is Aokiji?"

Although the Noble Phantasm was released at the last moment, the impact of that blow was still huge.And at that time, I had already lost much sanity due to too much blood loss, and I was not sure if I missed the fatal point.

So, it's better to ask.

"It's not life-threatening." The AI's answer was very cold, "Although the injury was indeed serious, the internal organs were probably broken by a third... But considering the physique of a strong person in the Pirate World, a period of recuperation can also It’s so good. Ah, but if you want to know the sequelae of his old age, I can also report a forecast data to you.”

"That's unnecessary..."

I sighed.

Although it is very irresponsible to say so, as long as Qingzhi people are still alive, they will figure out their own solutions for injuries and so on.

…As for what to do, it’s beyond my control. Anyway, most of the time, they take it as their responsibility to piss off the doctor, as if listening to the doctor’s order will kill them. They should be responsible for this kind of thing Bar.It's up to them to use perseverance or drink milk to solve it, and I don't care.

There are other things that I care about more than this.

"Mr. Zefa...will he be dragged down by me?"

With the example of Roger's blood on the front, I really can't help but think about it.

After all, Mr. Zefa concealed my status as a slave, adopted me as an adopted daughter, trained and recommended me to enter the navy... After I caused such a big mess, will the world government attack Mr. Zefa?

Although I have considered this issue before acting, at that time I used Garp as an example to convince myself-you see, my own son is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and my own grandson is the pirate world who kicked Tianlong people and bombarded the world government The new Five Emperors adopted Roger's son when the navy suppressed the blood of One Piece... Isn't Lieutenant General Garp alive and well?

But after doing all of this, I still can't help feeling scared.

What if?What if the world government really wants to attack the former admiral?

The AI ​​looked at me strangely: "In this world, does the matter of implicating the nine clans have anything to do with the strong?"

Me: "..." I don't know why I can't refute at all.

The AI's expression became more and more indifferent: "What are you thinking, the red-haired Shanks, Pluto Rayleigh, and Iron Fist Karp are all alive and well, and this world is very tolerant to the strong. As long as the black-armed Zefa is still the powerful one day If you find an unshakable man, you don't have to worry about what will happen to him by the world government. What's more, almost all the new generation of navy are Zefa's students, and casually attacking him will only make the navy that has been severely damaged by you even more morale If it is not stable, the world government will not do this kind of loss-making business."

Me: "...you make a lot of sense."

Sorry, I should not have misunderstood the bullying nature of the world government.It's my fault for thinking too much of my enemies.

only……

"I didn't say 'I'm sorry' to Zefa-sensei."

I lowered my eyes and said softly.

"'Isn't it handsome for a man to carry out his beliefs to the end in his own life'... the same goes for girls." AI said lightly, "Although it will be painful to lose a child who is regarded as his own daughter, he also Be proud of you."

I raised my hand to cover my hot eye sockets, and said "ah".

Really.

How did I forget it?

If you really apologize to Mr. Zefa, you will be scolded by him instead.

"Don't do things that will be hated if you don't have the awareness to be hated..." I laughed, "If it was Mr. Zefa, he would probably say that."

After all, 16 years later, that man will also embark on a path that runs counter to his former comrades-in-arms and students for his own beliefs.

People in this world are very willful and selfish guys.

If you apologize with a half-hearted attitude, you will be scolded instead.

Thinking of this, I also relax a lot.

Then, there is only one last question left.

"Did everyone run away?" I asked.

The slaves... Fisher Tiger and the others managed to escape.

"Except for some really unlucky ones, most of the slaves managed to escape." The voice of the AI ​​reported without any emotion, "After Lily Marlene died, Merlin still maintained the illusion for quite a while, which gave the slaves It took a lot of time to escape. I really didn't expect that guy to be a white worker. He is obviously a scum."

I also nodded in surprise.

That's right, it's obviously that Merlin.

"Everyone has escaped..." I slightly bent my lips, "That's good, then what I did will be meaningful."

"Indeed." The AI ​​also nodded, "This time there are many more slaves who escaped than in the original work. This is your...no, your victory."

Rather, I made a lot of money.

I tilted my head and thought.

To me, the "if you can't save everyone, then save none" kind of thinking is really naive and hypocritical.

It doesn't matter if I only save one more person, or just save the one in front of me... As long as one person is saved because of my actions, then this is my victory.

Therefore, everyone who was rescued after that murloc boy was earned by me.

"It's a big profit." I said sure.

The AI ​​also followed my example and tilted its head, its slender tentacles shaking in the air.

"Do you want to see the bondage dress this time?"

I nodded and reached out to it.

"want."

The first thing that fell into the hand was a purple amaryllis (Amaryllis).

The flowers blooming brilliantly in the night, and their slender and aloof posture, make people feel inexplicably beautiful.

☆5 full broken dresses

【Brilliant】

When holding this costume, the Buster card performance of all allies increases by 25%, and the attack power increases by 30%

""I can no longer love humans. "

Until now, this idea has not changed.

However, in the long, long darkness, in the deepest part of human nature, he saw a beautiful light.

Although short-lived, it was just a flash of light like a meteor.

but--

"There are beautiful things in human beings."

Now, he can think so.

The dying flower that I once saved has bloomed so gorgeously now. "

"...I should be thanking you."

I said softly, hugging the amaryllis in my arms.

yes.It was Fisher Tiger who first opened my eyes to beauty.The figure that climbed onto the Red Earth Continent with his bare hands and fought against the world with his own strength is really, really dazzling.

It was you who gave me the courage to resist, and it was you who told me that even in such a dark world, even if I don't get anyone's support, even if I am so reckless and stupid, what I should do will still be done. Someone to do it.

I never thought I could be a hero too.It was you who told me I could still do it.

In the dark night without light, you have risen the sun that never sets.

So, I should thank you.

Thank you for saving Lily Marlene.

Thank you for agreeing to do it with me.

Thank you...for being a hero for freeing slaves regardless of race.

The second one that fell into my hands was a light like a star.

"this is……?"

I looked at the AI ​​with some confusion.

"Although the World Government suppressed the news of Mary Joya's attack and did not spread it widely among ordinary people, there are still many people who know about it." AI said lightly, "Because of this, apart from the World Government The faction of Lily Marlene—or the 'changeable fruit ability'—has reached a friendly reputation."

I suddenly realized: "So at that time everyone treated Gloria..."

I've always felt weird.

During the first week, everyone I met was a little too weird for Gloria.

If so, understandable.

At a time I didn't know, because of the past that I didn't know, they gave me... special and gentle treatment to those with the ability to change fruit.

Time has reached a perfect closed loop here, so perfect that I can't help but turn my attention to AI.

"Did you know that from the beginning?" I asked it.

"Time is meaningless to us." It just gave an answer that was not an answer.

really……

I thought lightly.

I still can't help liking this guy.

I moved my thoughts away from the AI, and thought of another possibility that could be achieved due to the closed loop of time, and I couldn't help but twitch the corners of my mouth.

"Could it be that Akainu insisted on training me to death at that time because..."

"Yeah." The AI ​​nodded sympathetically, "Why don't you 'awaken' the fruit ability, he hates iron and steel very much."

TMD is really like this!

I was suffocating for a while at this operation of digging my own pit and burying myself.

Forget it...Even if I knew it would happen like this, I would still beat Akainu violently at that time.

Even ignoring those righteous reasons... When a daughter who has been subjected to domestic violence has the opportunity and ability to beat her father, who would not want to beat her father violently? ? ?It's fine for others, but Akainu deserves it right! ! !

At this time, you should silently say the sentence "A hundred causes must have consequences, and your retribution is me" to finish the work!

...Probably, this is also a closed loop of time.

I thought blankly.

Then, taking the flickering light in my hand, as if putting dew on a bouquet, I gently placed the light on the petals of the amaryllis.

The stars are shining, tiny lights that light up the night sky.

Although small, it is also such a long-lasting and dazzling light.

☆5 full broken dresses

【Palladian who shot down the stars】

When holding this gift dress, the performance of own Quick card is increased by 25%, and the upper limit of life is increased by 1000

"It was a shooting star piercing the night.

It was Palladium who shot down the city that never fell.

The flash of light that flew away knocked down the god from heaven.

That night, we saw the brilliance of the stars.The myth of invincibility and invincibility has been broken.Even if it is only for a moment, it is still the light that illuminates the long night.

The flames are burning.Burning in the Lost God's Domain, burning in the hearts of those who saw the light, in the not so distant future, that flame will definitely ignite this world again.

Although the fire was extinguished that night.

Although the stars fell that night.

But that brilliance never fades from the sky.

That is the Palladium that will not be forgotten. "

I put the bouquet and starlight beside my pillow, and picked up the last dress.

It was a postcard.

To be more precise, it is a photo in the form of a postcard.

In the photo, there is an endless Haiyuan. Under the blue sea and the orange-red morning glow, a girl in white dances alone on the ice.

The ice layer is as white as snow, showing a crystal clear blue under the sunlight. The reddish sun shines on the ice field covered with snow-white ice patterns, dyeing this sea plain with a gentle to warm color.

The girl stood alone under the sun, her silvery white feet were like flowers, gracefully falling on the ice field.The ice sea is full of pure white flowers, which are flowers of ice and snow that bloom only for her.The slender ribbons and beautiful long hair fluttered in the sea breeze, and were reflected in an unreal color by the rising sun. She always stood with her back to him, and her figure was like a blooming lotus flower, like a A white bird that stops by chance.

A landscape like a dream.

It is almost a scene that does not exist in this world.

Who is the person watching... I also understand in my heart.

In his eyes, am I like this?

I pressed the photo to my lips, thinking a little dazedly.

☆5 full broken dresses

【The first and last summer】

When holding this dress, own Arts card performance increases by 25%, critical strike power increases by 30%

"Summer is over.

Whether it's a fairytale romance.

Or a magnificent round dance.

Like a short dream, it disappeared at the end of the long night.

But, there is still something left.

Perhaps it was the dawn of dawn.

Maybe it's the frozen Haiyuan.

Perhaps it was a white bird that had flown away from the lake.

The time like a dream, the people like a dream, finally went away like a dream.

This is the first and last summer.

The white bird would fly away like this—

Since then, what remains here is only thin snow-like longing. "

—The swan will eventually fly away from the lake.

I stared at this photo quietly for a long time before turning it over gently.

"Dream...?"

I smiled wryly.

"It's the same for me."

For me, this person is not a dream.

He is also the fantasy dream that I encountered briefly during the journey.

Although it is short, despite the pain, even though it is a dream that is so illusory that even I know it can't last long.

However, for a moment, I was still indulging in a dream.

I pressed my fingers on the back of the photo, lowered my eyes slightly, and thought——

——This dream is finally coming to an end.

This too long journey has really come to an end at this point.

"Do you want to extract your feelings and memories for you?" AI asked.

do you need?

I was out of my mind for a little while.

Sure enough, I still...

"Extract it." I said softly.

...I still have to wake up from the dream.

There is no way to go home without tidying up your mood.

People who still live in dreams cannot survive in reality. I know this very well.

"I understand."

The AI ​​jumped on top of my head and started emotionally detaching.

All nostalgia, all hesitation, all longing and nostalgia have been extracted.

My feelings turned into pure white crystals and fell into my hands.

It was a gem like a frozen ice crystal, and inside the gem, there were thin and dense cracks that were opening.Those lines are like ice lines, engraved palely in the crystal clear crystal.

I hold the gem and silently think, This is the end.

At this moment, countless pictures flew past my eyes.

The fire on the Moby Dick that lasts all night, the singing whales on the blue ocean, the black and white pawn road in the magical dream world, the orange-red sunset on the coast of the Sea of ​​Nations, the endless starlight seen on the open-air stand of the restaurant on the sea, The night snow falling under the warm orange lights of the city, the blue flowers blooming under the beautiful and bright moonlight in winter, the sea of ​​stars overlooking the stage, the forest of blooming ice flowers on the ice field...

So many, so many fragments of memories flowed through my hands.

It turns out that I have seen such a beautiful scenery before.

It turns out that I have had so many incredible times.

"Really..."

Human language seems so powerless and pale at this moment.I thought about it for a long time, and I couldn't think of words that could describe my mood at this moment.

Touching seems too superficial, shocking seems too mediocre, satisfaction seems too boring, happiness and sadness seem so inappropriate.

So I can only think silently.

——This kind of journey is itself a miracle.

I have met so many incredible people.I've been through so many incredible stories.Even my mediocre and insignificant self has done many things that are incredible to me during this journey.

I never thought I could do this.I can go this far.

It was so far away that when I finally looked back, I realized that I had traveled such a long, such a long way.

"It's amazing."

AI rarely praised me.

"I thought you couldn't do it."

Yeah, I thought I couldn't do it too.

At the beginning, I felt that I would definitely not be able to do it.

In the middle of the journey, I also thought that I might as well just give up.

Even at the end, I still thought about not continuing more than once.

However, I persisted until here, to the end of this journey—the end of my dream.

Now, I can probably stand in front of the teacher with my head held high and say "I did it" to him, right?

As I once promised him, no matter how many people I trample on, I will practice my way to the end.I persevered until I fell, before I couldn't go any further, I reached the end of my dream.

"Okay, look up."

AI calmly opened the electronic screen.A pop-up window that I am not unfamiliar with jumped in front of me.

[Would you like to restart the ■■■■■■■ world? 】

【YES/NO】

"The application to restart your world has been approved."

AI said calmly.

"Then it's up to you to choose. Whether to restart your world, or to use this energy elsewhere."

"Is that even a question?"

I laughed and tapped my right hand on the YES button without hesitation.

Mechanical electronic sounds echoed in the personal space.

【The progress of the world restart is 100%】

【Loading1%……45%……67%……99%……100%】

【The world is restarted】

"Are you ready?"

AI asked me.

I took a deep breath, grabbed my hands tightly, and wrung them so hard that I felt pain in the bones of my hands.

This pain is so real that it is exhilarating.

"Ready." I said.

【Will be loaded into ■■■■■■■ World】

[■■■■■■■ World is loaded】

[Coordinates, month and day of 2018 in the Gregorian calendar, longitude and latitude, delivery starts]

In the endless light that suddenly flooded towards me, I reached out and grasped the door that appeared before me.

I looked at the almost unfamiliar door—the door to my bedroom—and pressed the handle without hesitation.

Stepping into this familiar room again, I couldn't help smiling slightly.

"I am back."

I said to my home.

The author has something to say: The chapter summary comes from "ロタチィオオソ(lotus-2)" by Susumu Hirasawa, which is the ED of "Millennium Actress". I personally like it very much, so this is the end of this volume.

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