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The volume ended, but the excitement and enthusiasm of the readers did not. Instead, it only doubled. As the days sped by, readers worldwide felt the urgent need for the new volume to be released as soon as possible.
A week later, the day arrived when the teaser for the final volume of the Summit War saga appeared.
Luffy was seen standing with his eyes closed, holding his hat to his chest in a final farewell to Ace. Similar scenes occurred around every art store, where people stopped and stared strangely at the murals on the art store exteriors.
They felt a familiarity with the place where Luffy was standing.
Could it be that he has returned to Marineford again?
Ordinary people thought it was impossible… even the more knowledgeable ones felt somewhat confused about the matter.
The title of the new and final arc in the saga was quite intriguing.
Post-War Arc!
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"Will the new arc include Ace and Luffy's childhood and a third unknown brother, you say?"
Oro Jackson sailed through the New World Sea without any resistance… aboard, Roger was talking to Rob, who had come for a brief visit.
Rouge was not around, and all Rob could see at this moment were Buggy and Shanks fighting Rayleigh in their rigorous training.
"That's right," Rob nodded with a smile.
The last time, he had told Roger a little about the truth of the world for a simple experiment… he planned to see if telling someone such a thing would have any backlash or not.
Something about the divine network that had sent him to this world, after all, he did not know if those gods were still watching his ongoing show or not. He had no way of knowing.
But a little experiment didn't hurt… when he hinted to Roger about the truth of the world, without directly telling him, he didn't feel any backlash or anything like that.
That gave him a feeling that whether this was the real One Piece world or another parallel world, it didn't matter, because it was a completely real world.
"I'm looking forward to seeing it then… it would be great to see Ace's past and how his relationship with Luffy formed. Readers all over the world will be happy too, especially Ace's fans." Roger replied with a smile.
"Come, let's share some sake, Wahahaha! We haven't celebrated the appearance of little Ace in my wife's womb yet!"
Roger let his playful spirit show at this moment and invited Rob to sit and celebrate.
Rob did not refuse Roger's invitation, as they sat down and shared sake. Rob was also happy to know that Ace was about to appear in this world.
The birth times of many key characters differed from the original story but still headed in the same direction. For example, after stealing the fate from Vinsmoke Judge, he could make Sora conceive Sanji and Reiju at the same time, which was eight months ago… now Sora was about to give birth to the twins.
Rob was extremely happy to become the father of another key character in the story.
The same was true for Toki, who was also about to give birth to Hyori.
With the last two decades in this world's history approaching the manga's timeline, many pivotal characters began to appear… even Dragon started allowing himself to be guided by fate, hoping to find Luffy's mother, as he began to explore the world more frequently recently.
By the way, Garp was extremely happy about this.
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"So, have you finally come to tell me about your game world?" Roger asked with a smile.
"The launch of the game world is closer than ever… the world at that time will witness a drastic change, where their world will no longer be as appealing to live in, especially if they know this world is drowning," Rob said.
"You know!" Roger's eyes widened when he heard that.
"What do you think?" Rob replied with a wry smile.
"Well, that's expected from the author of One Piece…"
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The Goa Kingdom on Dawn Island:
"Sir… the diagnosis is complete, Miss Didit is one month pregnant."
Outlook III looked at the doctor with a happy smile and nodded with satisfaction. This news was exactly what he wanted to hear at this time. He desperately wanted an heir.
"When can the gender of the baby be determined? You know I want a healthy boy, doctor." Outlook III asked the family doctor.
"Naturally, we have to wait until the fetus completes 5 months of development, but in the world of Devil Fruits and fantasy, we can know the gender of the baby immediately."
"You can consult the Hunters' Guild and provide a satisfactory reward mission. The right person with the strange ability to see the baby's gender in an instant will definitely come."
Outlook III was surprised by the doctor's strange suggestion but certainly took it into consideration.
Well, if Rob knew that, he would tell Outlook III not to rush because he would know his baby's identity in the next volume for sure.
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Wano Country:
"You're saying that Rimuru managed to create such a magnificent city relying on a bunch of monsters!?"
"That's impossible!"
"I would be a failed shogun if I lost to mere slime!"
Oden's face showed discontent as he saw the magnificent, organized buildings, concrete floors, and strange decorations everywhere in Rimuru's city known as Tempest Capital.
The city is inhabited by a race of humanoid monsters in this magical world.
Oden was a big fan of the manga Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken, which was in its 30th chapter, releasing a chapter every week.
Beside him, his wife Whitey Bay was also enjoying the events of the single chapter, which seemed short compared to One Piece's volume, which consisted of at least 40 chapters.
"Demon Lord Milim Nava? Is this little girl a Demon Lord?"
"Impossible! Pfftt! What!"
Seeing how Milim managed to catch Shion's huge sword with her bare hand, Oden quietly retracted his words.
He knew Shion's tremendous strength… facing her like this meant that this little girl was not ordinary in any way.
After that, Oden watched the losing battle involving Benimaru, Souei, and Shion against Milim, but they all lost.
"Oh! Rimuru arrived! But why does the chapter always end at the great moment!?"
"It's called a cliffhanger, dear," Whity Bay said with a smile.
"Cliff what?" Oden wondered.
"Well, never mind… I'm off to work… I will build a city better than Rimuru's for sure."
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