Chapter 711: It's Over!
Outside the Path of God.
"Captain Ryuunosuke still hasn't come out?"
"It's already been half a month."
Jay [the first generation] frowned, unable to hide the worry in his voice.
"Captain and the others will definitely come out."
Gaino answered without hesitation.
After hearing that, Jay [the first generation] turned to look at Gaino.
At this moment, although Gaino spoke with complete certainty, his eyes were already red. He looked as if he might burst into tears at any second.
Just then, another voice drifted over from not far away.
"So Ryuunosuke and the others really went in?"
"And this is the legendary Gate of God?"
Jay [the first generation] turned around sharply.
"Teach?"
"Momonosuke?!"
The two figures who had appeared were none other than Blackbeard and Momonosuke.
Jay [the first generation] was immediately confused.
A world separated them from this place through the Gate of Eternity. Under normal circumstances, no one should have been able to enter so easily.
And yet these two had somehow made it here.
"Sorry, but we want what's here."
"I have already mastered the fruit that transcends gods, the fruit of all time."
"Now, tremble beneath my feet."
After saying that, Momonosuke took out a Devil Fruit.
Jay [the first generation] looked at him with a puzzled expression.
What exactly was this brat trying to do?
A Devil Fruit?
Things like Devil Fruits had been brought into this world by Lilith when the Seed of God had been sealed away. To put it bluntly, they were products of this world's rules.
And now Momonosuke wanted to rely on something like that to kill them?
Puff!
Before Jay [the first generation] could think any further, Gaino vanished from where he stood and appeared directly in front of Momonosuke.
He seized Momonosuke by the throat in one hand.
"You just said you wanted to kill us?"
Gaino asked calmly.
At the same time, he snatched away the fruit in Momonosuke's hand.
Captain Ryuunosuke had mentioned this thing before. He had said he wanted it, because it might be able to help everyone make up for their regrets one day.
Now that Momonosuke had personally delivered it to their doorstep, Gaino naturally had no intention of letting it go.
More importantly, Captain Ryuunosuke had already given a standing order.
The moment they encountered Momonosuke, kill him.
"Y you…"
Smack!
Without even waiting for him to finish, Gaino raised his small hand and slapped him across the face.
Momonosuke had not even recovered from the shock of being instantly subdued before he was sent reeling by that slap.
Even now, he could not understand how a mere ship spirit could be this terrifyingly strong.
He was being crushed outright.
"Teach, help me…"
Smack!
The moment Momonosuke came back to his senses, he instinctively cried out to Blackbeard for help.
In this situation, if no one saved him, he was definitely going to die.
Because from the instant Gaino grabbed his neck, all the energy inside Momonosuke's body had been completely sealed.
"My question isn't who can save you."
"You said you wanted to destroy our Dragon Hunter Pirates, didn't you?"
Gaino asked again.
At that moment, the entire scene became one sided.
Gaino was venting.
Ever since Captain Ryuunosuke had entered the Path of God, the pressure had started building from the second day onward.
Now, after half a month, he had finally found a perfect punching bag.
Smack!
"Teach…"
Smack!
"I'll fight you…"
Smack!
For a while, the only sounds left in the area were Momonosuke's shrill screams and the crisp, merciless slaps landing one after another.
As for Blackbeard, did he dare move?
He did not.
Forget anything else, Jay [the first generation] was standing right there watching him.
Blackbeard knew very clearly that the moment he made a move, he would be killed instantly.
And without the slightest suspense.
In fact, he had already realized something the moment he brought Momonosuke here through the Dark Acupoint.
This place could be entered.
But once inside, there was no way out.
Even the power of the Dark Dark Fruit could not activate properly here.
At this point, Blackbeard had already accepted his fate.
Whether it was Jay [the first generation] or Gaino, who was currently beating Momonosuke half to death, neither was someone he could fight.
Suddenly, Blackbeard burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha…"
"Why are you laughing?"
Jay [the first generation] looked at him in confusion.
He actually had a certain impression of Blackbeard.
This man could, in his own way, be called a hero.
"Kill me."
"I only ever wanted to remain in this era."
"But now, the era I wanted no longer exists."
"So just let me die."
Blackbeard spread his arms and spoke with absolute resolve.
His dream had always been simple.
He wanted to create an age that belonged to Blackbeard alone.
But now, in front of this scene, that final bit of hope had already vanished.
Instead of hiding somewhere on the sea and dragging out a miserable existence for the rest of his life, he would rather die here.
That was Blackbeard's own kind of romance.
"I see."
Slash!
Jay [the first generation] did not hesitate for even a moment.
He killed Blackbeard cleanly.
"Did we come out a little late?"
At that moment, the voice they had been waiting for finally sounded.
Jay [the first generation] and Gaino both turned at once.
One by one, the members of the Dragon Hunter Pirates slowly walked out of the Path of God.
They looked battered.
They looked exhausted.
But they had come out alive.
And that alone was enough to explain everything.
The battle inside had been won.
As for what exactly had happened in there, that no longer mattered.
"Not late."
"As long as you came out, it isn't late."
Jay [the first generation] trembled as he looked at them.
He had thought he had long since calmed down.
But at this moment, he still could not stop himself from shaking.
"Captain!"
Gaino threw the half dead Momonosuke aside and rushed straight toward Ryuunosuke.
They had waited.
And finally, he had returned.
"Alright, alright."
"You're the spirit of the Eternal Ark, don't cry."
Ryuunosuke reached out and patted him with a helpless smile.
Then his gaze fell on Momonosuke, who had just been thrown to the ground.
"Why is he here?"
Ryuunosuke asked in surprise.
"He came with the Fruit of Time."
"He said he was going to use the Time Time Fruit to kill us."
"So I beat him up."
"By the way, captain, didn't you say he should be killed on sight?"
Puff!
Before Ryuunosuke could answer, Gaino casually raised his hand.
A huge hand of force descended and crushed Momonosuke to death on the spot.
"Uh…"
Ryuunosuke looked at the corpse and paused for a moment.
"Well, fair enough. He really did deserve to die."
Then he turned to Jay [the first generation].
"Mr. Jay, should I send you home first?"
"You…"
"I told you before, didn't I?"
"My partners helped me fulfill my dream."
"So now I need to help them fulfill theirs."
"Come on."
"Gate of Eternity!"
As soon as Ryuunosuke finished speaking, he summoned the Gate of Eternity once again.
A massive coordinate map appeared in front of them.
"Target locked. Earth."
The moment the coordinates were fixed, a burst of energy enveloped Jay [the first generation].
"We'll see each other again."
Ryuunosuke smiled and waved.
Jay [the first generation] did not even have time to say anything before his figure dissolved into nothingness and vanished completely.
…
At that moment, in another world, a hand resting on a keyboard suddenly froze.
Kai had just typed the final line.
He slowly withdrew his fingers and leaned back.
"This is Ryuunosuke's story."
"As for what happened after that, even I don't know."
"He still hasn't come to see me. Maybe he's too busy."
Then, right at that moment, a familiar voice rose from behind him.
"Mr. Jay, were you just thinking about me?"