"Saint Roman, this is your room."
Glancing at the row of girls dressed in various revealing, semi-transparent clothes, all with their heads bowed, Roman impatiently waved his hand.
"Leave!"
"Yes,"
As everyone left, Roman snapped his fingers.
Rustle~~~
Countless white papers flew out, covering every corner of the room. At the same time, lifelike white doves, geckos, and other small animals quietly emerged from the room, patrolling the luxurious building.
Roman, being skilled in reconnaissance, instinctively eliminated any possibility of being spied on in a new environment. Next:
A 'white paper' appeared in Roman's hand, which he slapped onto his chest.
Fade,
Roman's figure gradually faded and became transparent, as if erased by a rubber. At the same time, his presence quickly became elusive.
—Transparent Page.
Roman wasn't trying to become invisible, but to block the perception of Observation Haki.
After making thorough preparations, Roman tapped his arm, and a white paper flew in front of him, forming a mouth and ears.
"Hello, can you hear me?"
Roman began 'calling' through the paper phone.
"This is Roman."
...
After a second of silence, a cacophony of voices erupted.
"#@￥#*￥!!!!"
?
Careless.
Click,
As the one in control, Roman instantly muted everyone on the other side, leaving only his own communication rights.
"Calm down, or you won't hear anything. Let's do it this way, speak one by one: Luffy."
As Roman released the communication rights, a burst of intense sobbing suddenly came through.
"Ahhh~ Roman~~ I thought you were dead~~~"
??
"What are you talking about? How could I possibly die?"
Facing Roman's words, Luffy's choked voice continued.
"But your 'phone' was completely silent, and I clearly saw you get shot through by those two big bears—"
"What! Roman, are you okay?"
Nami's worried voice suddenly interrupted, her lack of 'discipline' making Roman purse his lips, but his expression softened.
"I'm fine, I'm doing great. — In fact, I couldn't be better."
A World Noble Celestial Dragon, could there be a better identity?
Although Roman himself was still confused.
"Since we're all connected, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji, Chopper, Robin, Franky, Brook, are you all safe?"
"Yes," X9
"Great, now everyone report your situation."
As Roman paused, Luffy took the lead:
"I'm Luffy, I'm on an island full of women... Can you show me the golden balls?..."
?
"I'm Zoro, I'm—hold the paper higher... Hey, isn't it done yet? My arms are getting sore!..."
??
"I am Na—"
"Wait, wait!!!"
An exasperated voice interrupted, and from the sound, it was clear it was Sanji. However:
"I am Sanji, and I'm in a place full of... ugh... okama... ugh—"
"But that's not important! What's important is Luffy and Zoro, why do I hear a beautiful girl's voice from your side!?"
Tsk tsk tsk... Sanji, what kind of fruit ability do you have to recognize a beautiful girl's voice just by hearing it?
"Hey, hey, hey, this paper can talk? ...You really won't let me play with the golden egg~~"
A clear voice came from Luffy's side, while from Zoro's side:
"Hahaha~~ Of course, I'm the cutest in the world~~ You're crushing me!"
...
"Be serious, we're in a group chat."
...
"$%#%... What are you two beasts doing?!"
Even across mountains and seas, one could imagine Sanji's face twisted with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
"And why do you both have beautiful girls with you, while I—"
Click,
"Good, it seems Sanji is very energetic."
Roman directly used his authority to forcibly 'mute' Sanji. After all, he was probably being chased around by a group of okama, and running while making a call was dangerous.
"Nami, you are..."
Roman thought for a moment but couldn't recall the name of that artificial sky island.
"Oh, I'm on my way to you."
???
"What do you mean you're on your way to me?"
Facing Roman's question, Nami's voice on the phone sounded completely natural.
"I used the paper you left to make a 'plane,' and then used the 'Thieves' Ultimate Skill' to reverse locate your position. I'm currently flying over the Red Line continent."
Hey, hey, hey? Why are you heading straight to my 'Demon King's Castle'!?
"Wait, stop!"
Roman hurriedly stopped Nami's reckless behavior. Knowing that many 'experts' had failed here, Nami flying over so boldly was just asking for trouble.
"My current situation is a bit... never mind, let's talk about the others first. Usopp:"
"I... hic... am on an island full of... hic... food..."
"Hmm, it sounds like Usopp has eaten too much. Next:"
"I'm in a huge library,"
Chopper's voice came through, "It looks primitive here, but the knowledge is surprisingly rich..."
At the same time, there was a weak mumble of 'we're sorry for looking like primitives.'
"I'm at the East Blue Bridge Kingdom—Tequila Wolf,"
Robin's intellectual voice came through, "This place is full of oppression, and people only have one fate as slaves—to work until they die..."
"Super~~ happy~~!!"
Franky's voice, with his signature tongue roll, came through, "I'm on Mechanical Island—Baldimore, it's full of high-tech and... ahhh, it's freezing!"
Tsk tsk tsk, dancing in swim trunks in the icy snow...
"Yohoho~~ I'm so moved that I'm in tears—though I have no eyes!"
Brook's tearful voice came through. After being lonely for fifty years, he finally found a group of companions. But in the blink of an eye, they faced another 'total annihilation' situation, making him the most desperate one.
"I'm on an island called 'Namakura Island', you don't need to worry about me."
Brook's cheerful voice came through.
"I'm well protected here, surrounded by thousands of people..."
Hmm, it would be more convincing if you ignored the exclamations on the other end of the phone like 'Look, the skeleton in the cage moved' and 'Oh my, what a strange thing'.
"Ahem, well then."
Roman coughed and decided to let his companions know he was safe.
"I'm at—"
"Mary Geoise."
"But you don't need to worry, I'm not a slave. Instead, I am—"
"A Celestial Dragon."
...Silence.
"Ahhh, where's the Celestial Dragon?"
The first voice was Luffy's, "I want to punch the Celestial Dragon!!"
"Luffy, Roman said he's a Celestial Dragon."
In Nami's helpless voice, Luffy's side reacted.
"Oh, it's Roman, then it's fine."
...
"Hey, hey, hey, don't you have anything to say?"
Facing Roman's words, Nami's snicker came through the phone.
"So what do you want us to say? Great Saint Roman~~"
"Stop, I'm getting goosebumps!"
"Hmph, we already guessed it."
Zoro's voice came through,
"Roman, you know so many secrets of the Grand Line, your identity must be extraordinary. And in this world, the only identity that fits that is..."
"A Celestial Dragon, right?"
Sanji's voice, now calm, came through after Roman released the permissions.
"Yeah, yeah, actually... hic... the wise Usopp... hic... already figured it out..."
I don't believe you!
"Roman's identity doesn't really matter, right?"
Chopper asked.
"Super~~ surprising," Franky's voice was full of determination. "But identity doesn't affect a person's heart! Just like I'm a cyborg, but I'm still a man."
"Hehe, Roman, don't overthink it. —We don't care about identity..."
Robin's words were interrupted by Nami, who suddenly came to her senses.
"A Celestial Dragon? Doesn't that mean all the world's wealth is... hehehe... Roman, let's do something big!"
...?!
If you want to die, don't drag me into it. One look from Imu and we're done...
"Yohoho, although I haven't been in the crew for long, Roman is definitely an indispensable part of this team. I can guarantee that with my heart! —Even though I don't have a heart~~"
"You guys... haha, that's right."
Standing in the pure white room, Roman smiled slightly.
"I was being sentimental, this is the Straw Hat crew I know."
"Hehehe, of course!" Luffy's voice came through last, "If you still want to adventure with us, even if we have to break into Mary Geoise, I'll take you away!!"
"No need, I'll leave on my own."
Roman rolled his eyes, I'm not going to create a melodramatic plot where you have to rescue me.
"You should rest on your respective islands for now, we'll talk about the rest later~~"
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