"How could I…?"
Shanks was shocked, his mouth involuntarily opening.
His wrist automatically detached, and he nervously slapped it on the counter.
His head throbbed.
His memories kept changing. Relying on the ability of the Chop-Chop Fruit, he began to cultivate himself until he possessed the strength to split islands apart, and was chosen as one of the Four Emperors by the wary World Government.
"No, that's not right!"
Red Hair cried out in panic, feeling his original memories gradually fading and being forgotten.
"Sorry, it's not over yet. Don't worry, I have no intention of changing your current destiny."
On the counter,
Fang Yi's index finger was like a divine artifact that carved out the river of time, creating a brand new channel next to the blank space.
The altered river of time slowly flowed along the new channel.
Becoming a new river of time.
"Phew…"
Shanks leaned weakly against the counter, breathing heavily, his normal memories gradually returning.
The Devil Fruit was still eaten by Buggy, and he was still a Four Emperors who reached the top by relying on Haki and swordsmanship, not some damned Devil Fruit ability!
Shanks looked up and murmured, "To be able to change history and the future so easily… Is he a god?"
His gaze towards the Game Merchant was filled with awe.
Only a god could explain everything that was happening before Shanks's eyes, fitting his impression of the situation.
"Look, this is the timeline."
Fang Yi pointed to the new, extra river of time next to them and said, "This river of time can extend countless tributaries from any node, and these new channels are newly born timelines."
He gestured towards the Pirate World ticket.
"As long as you are willing, you can enter these tributary worlds and replace your original self."
"Here."
Fang Yi's finger landed on the section of the river where Luffy punched the King of the Near Sea, saying, "In previous history, the Reincarnation Game did not appear, and the extended tributaries will also not have the Reincarnation Game. They will follow the original destiny of the Pirate World."
"How about it?"
A gentle voice, a casual tone, yet it determined the destiny and direction of a world.
It was truly an unacceptable, yet unavoidable, impact.
After a long silence, Shanks asked, "Is it a real world?"
If everything was an illusion, then changing these timelines would be meaningless.
Fang Yi had a polite smile on his face and said, "Absolutely real. Didn't you just experience it?"
To be honest,
Shanks was somewhat tempted by a method that could restart the world without a huge cost.
Immediately after, he asked the most crucial question: "In that case, will the timeline I am currently in also change?"
"No."
Fang Yi shook his head directly, saying, "Changes in the main river will interfere with the tributaries, but the tributaries do not have the ability to interfere with the main river."
"It's like the Chop-Chop Fruit user Shanks, whom I've diverted, cannot interfere with you now."
"But that Shanks in the tributary, because of you, also has excellent Haki talent."
The tributary timelines were completely new parallel dimensions.
They existed by relying on the main river of time, and if they developed well, they could slowly nurture new origins.
At that time, Shanks, who was thrown into the [Tributary River of Time] by Fang Yi, would be like a reincarnator from the old era. Every action he took to mend and change the tributary would bring him reward points.
Therefore, if Shanks was willing to enter a parallel dimension, he would be very supportive.
"So, is it actually a path of escape?"
Upon hearing that the real world would not change, the smile on Shanks's face disappeared.
Fang Yi smiled and pointed out the key: "Is your current choice any different from escaping?"
Placing all hope on an ethereal destiny.
Waiting for a future of unknown truth, breaking an arm, and praying for Straw Hat Luffy's growth.
"I'm not escaping!"
Shanks, who was usually carefree, said in a deep voice, "Captain Roger's prophecy won't be wrong…"
As he spoke, his voice gradually faded.
It used to be like that, but now the sea has long been unrecognizable. The World Government and the Marines have broken up, and countless players are rushing to the Four Seas.
"According to the original destiny of the Pirate World, Straw Hat Luffy indeed has the ability to liberate the Great Treasure."
"Really?!"
Shanks was shocked.
The Game Merchant, who knew the future, spoke these words like a judgment on future destiny.
Was Luffy truly the liberator of the new era, revealing the truth of the Great Treasure and successfully fulfilling Captain Roger's expectations and wishes?
"Indeed."
Fang Yi shook his head gently, not thinking this was a good thing, and said, "This is the original destined fate of the Pirate World. This extremely terrible outcome brings no joy."
Shanks was stunned upon hearing this, not understanding. "Since we have succeeded, how can it be a terrible outcome?"
Captain Roger sacrificed his life to open the Great Pirate Era,
And countless pirates craving treasure set sail, creating the current situation, and then everything would be ended by Straw Hat Luffy, the inheritor of Joyboy's will.
Was that not right?
"The beginning was already wrong, so the subsequent results are naturally terrible."
"Beginning? Are you talking about the Great Pirate Era?!"
Even with the Game Merchant displaying divine power and questioning Captain Roger's plan, Shanks felt very uncomfortable.
His voice was a little agitated as he said, "To liberate the world, a spark capable of contending with the World Government is needed. The Great Pirate Era is the key to igniting countless sparks. How could it be wrong?"
"Not only wrong, but extremely wrong."
Fang Yi reached out and stirred the river of time, and countless chaotic scenes emerged.
Orange Town ravaged by Buggy, Cocoyasi Village ruled by Arlong, Crocodile usurping Alabasta, Dressrosa Kingdom, Zou Island, Wano Country…
East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, North Blue, the Paradise of the first half of the Grand Line, and the New World of the second half!
In the years since the Great Pirate Era began, war and bloodshed have never ceased.
A human tragedy.
Fang Yi's expression was calm as he asked, "Are these not wrong?"
With the bloody facts laid out before him,
Shanks was speechless.
Although the Great Pirate Era allowed countless heroes to set sail and ignited countless sparks against the enemy, it also gave evil ambitious individuals enough chaotic circumstances to trample the world.
"Those evil pirates were not the sparks Captain Roger wanted to ignite."
Shanks lowered his head in shame.
Captain Roger's original intention was for those pirates with hope, like the Red Hair Pirates and the Straw Hat Pirates, or at the very least, like the Whitebeard Pirates, to be the sparks that saved this world.
But just as the Game Merchant said,
Most of the pirates swept out to sea by the Great Pirate Era were evil and chaotic thugs, committing all sorts of atrocities like burning, killing, and looting.
This was the downside of the Great Pirate Era.
"But, are we just supposed to watch the world continue to decay?"
Shanks was somewhat unwilling.
Without the Great Pirate Era, it would be even more impossible to have enough power to strike the Drums of Liberation.
Did Captain Roger really make a mistake?
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