The Shikon Jewel has time powers, which finally showed up when boosted by the Time Fruit.
It felt like swimming through dirt. Genichi used a lot of strength to finally get into the pull of gravity.
And then...
He was back in his own world!
Like he said before, he was just setting things up in that other world, getting ready for the future, maybe ten or twenty years from now.
But all this back and forth took a year.
If his main body was in this world, it would take a year to pull the clone back. But if his main body was in the future, he could come back sooner, but it would still be a year.
But even though he was gone for a year, the world kept going as usual. So the mood points didn't disappear, but they were weakened a bit by the year-long gap before coming back to him.
It's now year 1495 of the sea calendar. Normally, it would be when Roger and Golden Lion had their big sea battle in the Edd War sea area.
But in this world, Golden Lion is already done for. And right now, Roger is way too strong for anyone except Genichi. So it probably won't be easy to have another big sea battle like that.
First, he put Gremmy's brain on Pandora Island. He wants Vegapunk to make a suitable human based on that brain.
Of course, he can't let Vegapunk know about this, so it has to be done while he's under control.
He definitely needs to use the best materials for everything.
Soon after, another visitor came to Pandora Island.
Garp!
For years, Garp has been doing his Marine duties with only one arm. It's not that the World Government forgot about him. They've been doing research on mechanical arms for years.
But mechanical arms can't conduct Haki very well. They can add seastone, but that would only make them good for specific situations.
It would be a waste for a strong fighter like Garp to get a mechanical arm.
One of Vegapunk's research projects has been biological active arm transplants.
And recently, Vegapunk has finally made a working technology.
"It's been so long, I'm almost used to it."
Garp got off the ship and stretched his one remaining arm.
"But come on, having only one hand looks pretty bad."
Sengoku had been waiting for a long time below the ship. Of course, he had to come when he heard his old friend was coming.
Marine headquarters is on the other side of the Red Line from Pandora Island. But The Black Order is very close to Pandora Island, so Sengoku comes here often.
Mostly, he wants to see the kids who are training in the Pandora's Box program. Most of them are orphans found by the World Government. They used to have no one to rely on. Now they have food and don't have to worry about pirates. But they have to go through the devil's trials.
It was dangerous at first, but then Vegapunk started making super soldier serum in large amounts. When people get injected with this serum, their will becomes stronger and they can resist the devil's temptations better.
So things are much better now.
Every year, a group of kids with superpowers from the Pandora's Box program go out and get sent to different government departments. They should become the backbone of those departments in ten years or so.
"I wonder what kind of arm Punk is planning to give me." Garp said with a smile as he walked down, looking at Sengoku.
It's been a while since he and Sengoku last met. After all, one is a Marine Vice Admiral and the other is an Admiral in The Black Order. They're high-ranking in different departments and have their own things to do every day. They can't just go to the other department's headquarters.
Sengoku led Garp deeper into Pandora Island and said, "An arm...a devil arm."
Sengoku asked Vegapunk a little bit when he came, so he knows some things. He whispered, "Actually, you can think of it as An's 'Shadow Cut.'"
Shadow Cut has become famous around the world in recent years. It's not a Supreme Grade Swords, but it's the divine weapon that everyone in the world wants right now.
It's because of Shadow Cut that An chasing after Roger's pirate crew all over the world didn't raise as much suspicion.
"That's what Punk told me, but you'll have to wait until you see him to get the full explanation."
Sengoku himself only knows a little bit. Vegapunk was very mysterious when he talked about it, like he wanted to reveal his great invention at the last minute.
"Really, making such a big mystery out of it." Garp scratched his head. He can't say he isn't curious about his new arm.
That girl An is making a name for herself with a sword. And now he's going to get a similar arm?
"Hurry, hurry!"
Garp's excitement made him faster. Sengoku was leading the way before, but now he was two steps ahead of Sengoku.
"Really." Sengoku sighed, then shouted loudly, "Don't go running off if you don't know the way!"
The two of them got in a hurry and soon ran to Vegapunk's lab.
Of course, Vegapunk had already seen them arrive on the monitors. By the time they came in, he was already standing in front of an operating table.
"You came fast. I was just wanting to see what kind of effect my new invention will have."
Vegapunk pointed to an arm on the operating table and said, "Come on, Marine hero Garp, try out the strongest right arm I've prepared for you!"
"The strongest right arm, how strong is it?"
Garp walked over and saw that the right arm was not mechanical. It looked like a normal human arm. Vegapunk clearly made it based on Garp's body size.
It looked pretty much the same as Garp's remaining left arm.
"Human body part transplants can only be done with animal-type Devil Fruits. That's because animal-type fruits have a clearer consciousness. That consciousness helps it combine with the human body better."
Vegapunk walked around the operating table, excitedly explaining as he went. "After the animal-type Devil Fruit and devil cells completely activate this arm, it will bind to your flesh and blood. But you need to pay attention..."
"Just like An has to conquer her Shadow Cut, you also have to fight against your right arm all the time. And since it's an animal-type Devil Fruit, it has a richer independent consciousness. It will try to take over your body all the time until you awaken."
At this point, Vegapunk stopped in front of Garp and asked seriously, "Even so, do you still want this kind of arm transplant? I have safer options here, you know?"
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