One Piece: My Crew is from Other World-Chapter 685: The First Generation’s Obsession!

Chapter 685: Chapter 685: The First Generation’s Obsession!

Chapter 685: The First Generation’s Obsession!

Dragon did not say a single word to Luffy before he left.

From start to finish, he did not even glance in Luffy’s direction.

But Luffy was Luffy. He was the carefree type, and he did not care about things like that at all.

"Luffy, are you alright?"

Nami, standing nearby, noticed Luffy’s silence and instinctively stepped closer to comfort him.

"What’s wrong?!"

Luffy asked, looking genuinely confused.

From Luffy’s perspective, nothing special had happened just now.

"Don’t worry. Luffy won’t get sad over something like that."

Ryuunosuke waved it off, then raised his voice.

"Alright, everyone, take a break. Rem, call Sanji and have him help with the cooking."

"Let’s hold a banquet first. After that, we can talk about everything else!"

The moment Ryuunosuke spoke, the whole crew moved.

Even though Ryuunosuke specifically told Rem to handle the cooking, Kuina, Akame, and the others still followed into the kitchen to help.

While everyone busied themselves preparing for the banquet, Ryuunosuke walked up to the deck alone.

"Mr. Jay, I think there’s something you want to tell me, isn’t there?"

Ryuunosuke looked at the floating Jay the First and spoke directly.

"Captain Ryuunosuke, do you want to know about Aruye?"

"If that’s the case, I probably can’t give you much."

"I only know what kind of creature Aruye is, and where it comes from."

"As for the rest, I don’t know."

Jay answered without hesitation.

Whether that was what Ryuunosuke truly wanted to ask, Jay could not be certain.

"I see?"

"Then what is the Path of God?"

Ryuunosuke asked again.

Jay had mentioned it earlier. If what he said was true, then the Path of God should exist somewhere on the Red Line.

"The Path of God is the passage that leads to the Seed of God’s location."

"The appearance of Aruye means a passage has appeared here."

"However, this unexplored passage is extremely dangerous."

"We might encounter other Aruyes inside."

Jay stated plainly.

"In that case, that means..."

"The path you were planning to take me to before was also a Path of God?"

"A so called safe route to the Seed of God?"

Ryuunosuke spoke with a faintly amused tone.

There were holes in those statements.

If a Path of God always comes with Aruye and those monsters, then why did the Path Jay found back then leave no trace behind?

Of course, it was also possible that Jay had lived too long, and the incident went unnoticed when it happened. No written record remained.

But in that case, Ryuunosuke wanted to know even more about the path Jay had walked.

"That Path of God is the path where I lost my body."

"Captain Ryuunosuke should understand the danger now that I’ve said that, right?"

"At my peak, I lost my body inside, and barely escaped alive."

Jay emphasized the words lost my body, forcing Ryuunosuke to confront the risk.

Ryuunosuke fell silent for a moment.

Even if Jay’s words were true, then what exactly existed on that path that could strip him of his body?

And how did he still manage to escape?

"I understand."

"Alright, I’ll go study this Aruye first."

"By the way, how about I give you a body, so you can attend the banquet too?"

"Staying in that soul form all the time has to be exhausting."

Ryuunosuke asked with a smile.

"A body?"

"Do you have any body on this ship that can withstand my energy?"

Jay asked with doubt.

He had used Jin’s body before, and it collapsed after just one battle.

He did not believe Ryuunosuke could casually provide another suitable vessel.

"A Guardian’s body should be enough for now."

"Let’s use that temporarily."

"I don’t want you stuck in soul form. I’d keep worrying some danger will come looking for you."

"We’re going to need you a lot for what comes next."

As Ryuunosuke spoke, he raised a hand.

A crystal coffin appeared.

Inside lay Sevien, the Guardian who had been killed earlier.

Even though Sevien had betrayed Ryuunosuke, he had still provided a great deal of help.

Use everything to its fullest.

Merlin had preserved the body for research, which was why it remained intact.

Unexpectedly, it could now serve a different purpose.

"A Guardian’s body can indeed withstand my energy for a short time."

"That’s enough."

"Thank you very much, Captain Ryuunosuke."

Jay did not hesitate. He accepted immediately and stepped into the crystal coffin.

The next moment, Jay walked back out.

His appearance had changed, reverting to the look of Jay the First’s original body.

Ryuunosuke found it genuinely amusing.

A soul that could adapt to so many bodies without any obvious rejection was not something you saw every day.

"I’ll go inside first."

"If you need anything, contact anyone in the Dragon Hunter Pirates."

After saying that, Ryuunosuke grabbed the ice block on the ground and vanished.

...

"What... exactly is he trying to do?"

Watching Ryuunosuke disappear, Jay’s face was full of doubt.

Ryuunosuke’s earlier actions had been clear. Monitor him. Do not let him act freely.

But now he was offering a body, and even following Jay’s advice as if nothing had happened.

It was as though the earlier suspicion had never existed.

"Could it be he’s doing this to mislead me?"

Jay grew more and more uneasy.

For a moment, obsession took hold.

The Dragon Hunter Pirates moving across the deck might as well have been invisible.

Soon, the deck filled with food and alcohol.

Some gluttons could not resist and started early.

[Luffy: Slander! He’s slandering me!]

...

Meanwhile, Ryuunosuke went straight to Merlin’s laboratory.

"Is this Aruye, a divine creation? Can its energy be mobilized and used?"

He placed the sealed Aruye in front of Merlin.

"A divine derived object?"

"It really does contain the energy of the Heart of Eternity."

"But I can’t extract anything from this seal..."

Merlin stared at the ice block and spoke with difficulty.

This seal completely isolated all aura. Even the aura of the soul was locked down by Underworld Ice.

Even Merlin could not pull energy out of something like that.

"Use your boundless magic and create a frozen space."

"That should work."

Ryuunosuke spoke decisively.

Merlin’s boundless magic could create a time frozen space around her, where time effectively stood still.

That was why she always maintained a youthful appearance.

An ability like that should be applicable to Aruye as well.

"I’ll try."

"Captain, why don’t you step outside first?"

Merlin looked a little awkward.

"Mm. I don’t need to watch you work."

"I’ll head out."

"Tell me once you have results."

Ryuunosuke vanished the moment he finished speaking.

After he left, Merlin released her power.

At the same time, her own skin began to age.

Because to imprison Aruye, she needed to go all out.

So the time around them froze, then fell silent.