One Piece: Infinite Traveler System Chapter 39 39: Cut the Knot—A Clean Finish! (Please Give Pow

As he left Syrup Village, Arashi had already thought through Kuro's problem.

In the original tiline, Kuro would infiltrate Kaya's ho years later. Waiting around for that to happen? Impossible.

So Arashi chose the smarter path—

Prepare Kaya.

He left her with sword training thods, along with techniques for Armant Haki and Observation Haki. Combined with his dical prescriptions, Kaya's weak body would recover within months.

Maybe she wouldn't beco overwhelmingly strong—

But self-defense?

Definitely achievable.

And most importantly—

He warned her.

Never trust strangers.

Never pity soone who collapses at your doorstep.

Everything had been arranged perfectly.

Yet—

Kuro still appeared.

And since he delivered himself…

Arashi didn't hesitate.

One strike. One end. No future threat.

"Alright, back to fishing!"

Watching Kuro's corpse floating in the sea, Arashi was in a great mood.

Then—

His eyes narrowed.

"Hm?"

Sothing… moved.

The body flipped.

Not by itself—

But by sothing underneath.

In the next mont—

Several strange red fish leaped onto Kuro's corpse and began devouring him.

Flesh. Blood. Face.

Gone in seconds.

"Damn… that's brutal!"

They were small—barely 20 cm long—almost like goldfish.

But clearly—

These were not goldfish.

Within monts, the sea turned crimson as they dragged the remains below.

Then—

RUMBLE!!!

The ocean roared.

Waves surged violently.

And from the depths—

A massive sea beast burst out!

Dozens of ters long. A monstrous presence.

Drawn by blood.

"Now that's a catch!"

Arashi's eyes lit up instantly.

"That thing's bigger than three Sea Kings combined… I could eat for a month!"

BOOM!!!

The beast crashed down—

And in a single gulp—

Swallowed everything.

Kuro. The fish. The blood.

Gone.

Then—

Without even glancing at Arashi—

It dove back into the abyss.

"…Wait, what?"

Arashi blinked.

"This isn't how it's supposed to go."

Normally—

The monster notices the protagonist → attacks → gets destroyed → crowd goes wild.

But here?

Nothing.

No fight.

No drama.

Just… ignored.

"…So it's because there's no audience yelling '666'?"

He scratched his head, slightly disappointed.

"Fine. Back to fishing."

Ti passed.

Evening fell.

After an entire day—

Not a single fish.

Arashi simply fell asleep on his chair.

anwhile, the Traveler continued cutting through the sea, guided by the Eternal Pose.

Night deepened.

Thunder rumbled.

BOOOOM!!!

A lightning strike tore across the sky—

And at that exact mont—

Rain poured down in sheets.

Arashi woke up instantly, drenched.

"Ugh… seriously?"

Stretching lazily, he turned toward the cabin—

Then—

FLASH!!!

Another bolt of lightning illuminated the ocean like daylight.

And in that split second—

He saw it.

A strange, small boat.

Cutting through the storm.

Heading straight toward him—

At an alarming speed.

Sothing… new had arrived.