[You chose Option 4 and received the reward: Violin experience +1]
"Benefactor, what's wrong?!"
"Did treating Pops exhaust you?"
"Someone, help!"
"Marco, take him to the cabin."
"Got it, Pops."
...
Vivian felt very tired.
Really.
He had once fantasized about being surrounded by beautiful women, but when it actually happened, he realized what a nightmare it could be.
"Are you Aili?"
Hancock, hands on her hips, scrutinized the newly awakened Aili who had just walked in. "You look so ugly, how dare you be engaged to Lord Larvin?"
Vivian: "..."
"Aili and I love each other. Who are you? Do you even know Larvin?" Aili retorted.
"I..."
Hancock was momentarily stunned, then replied, "The man I fancy must marry me!"
Her tone reverted to the arrogance she had on Amazon Lily.
Just as the tension was about to escalate, Vivian woke up at the right moment.
"What are you two doing?" he asked.
"Lord Larvin! You're awake! Shall I help you wipe off the paint on your face?"
"No need!"
Hancock was about to fetch water, but Vivian stopped her and changed the subject, "Did you commandeer a Marine warship to chase us?"
"Yes," Hancock nodded.
"What about Amazon Lily?"
Hancock had not only commandeered a warship but had also openly helped him against Aokiji and Sengoku at Marineford, almost leading her crew in an attack on the Marines.
Given her actions during the war, even if the Seven Warlords system wasn't abolished as in the original story, she would likely lose her title.
This meant Amazon Lily would soon face World Government sanctions.
However, Hancock didn't seem worried about her people at all. Instead, she blushed and said, "Lord Larvin, are you concerned about me?"
Vivian: "..."
Concerned about you? You don't seem to care about your citizens' lives at all.
"How about this," Vivian suggested. "Go back to Amazon Lily immediately and evacuate your people to Kensamia. That island is under my control now, filled with people I've rescued and former slaves of the Celestial Dragons."
"Former slaves of the Celestial Dragons?" Hancock was stunned.
Her arrogance vanished, replaced by a pale face.
Yes...
How could she forget?
She had been a slave of the Celestial Dragons.
How could she, a former slave, be worthy of Lord Larvin?
Tears welled up in Hancock's eyes.
Vivian: ???
Aili: ???
...
About half an hour later.
On the deck.
Having shaken off the troublesome Hancock and Aili, Vivian, now in uniform, said to Whitebeard and Shanks, "I must go back."
"Shall we prepare a small boat for you?" Marco asked.
Despite his earlier suspicions, Vivian's miraculous healing of Whitebeard had earned Marco's goodwill.
"No need." Vivian shook his head. "If I return on your ship, they'll suspect me."
"Alright."
"Let's meet again sometime."
"I hope that next time we meet, it won't be as enemies," Shanks said.
With that, Vivian was about to leave but suddenly thought of something and turned to Whitebeard. "By the way... you said you'd repay me. Does that still stand?"
"What do you want?" Whitebeard asked, turning away from Ace's body with a somber expression.
"Luffy… Teach that kid to master the three types of Haki," Vivian said.
Since Rayleigh had died at Marineford instead of Whitebeard, it made sense for Whitebeard to take Rayleigh's place in training Luffy, right?
As for why he made this request...
As a time traveler, his greatest advantage was knowing the storyline.
Even though many things had changed due to his intervention, Vivian still wanted to steer things back on track and let everything unfold as originally intended.
He believed that following the original storyline would lead to a happy ending, so he didn't want to alter the outcome.
Luffy needed to master Haki to progress into the storyline two years later, right?
"You want me to teach Straw Hat?" Whitebeard was stunned. Clearly, he hadn't expected this request.
But despite his surprise, he nodded and agreed, "He's Ace's brother. He came here to save Ace and got seriously injured. I should take care of him."
"Is there anything else you want?"
"Nope."
Vivian shrugged. "Oh, and tell Aili... I'll come for her in two years."
With that, he didn't wait for anyone to say more. He jumped into the water, conjured a submarine out of thin air, and disappeared into the sea right before their eyes.
The pirates looked at each other, their faces filled with surprise.
"Was that some kind of Devil Fruit ability?"
"Must be."
"Then how can he swim in the sea?"
"No idea..."
Even Shanks was puzzled.
"Our benefactor is truly a mysterious man."
...
Half a month later.
Impel Down Prison.
"Hey, didn't you eat? Move faster! Finish laying the bricks, then clean up tonight."
Vivian, holding a whip, cracked it on the ground and ordered the prisoners on Level 6.
He glanced at a newly imprisoned prisoner sleeping by a building and whipped his leg.
"Especially you, moss head! If you don't finish the work, no dinner for you tonight!"
"Damn bastard!"
The green-haired prisoner, awakened by the whip, glared at Vivian, then grumbled as he stood up, stacking hundreds of bricks on each shoulder and quickly heading to the construction site.