Somewhere in West Blue.
A young girl watched the inexplicable chat group with vigilant eyes.
Her immature face carried a calmness that didn’t match her age.
In the New World, Wano Country.
Another girl suddenly stopped writing and looked around in surprise…
After a brief exchange, Roger came to understand the situation.
It turned out that the group members he had invited were all people from different eras.
According to Dragon Slayer, Roger had died thirteen years ago.
According to the Historian, Roger had died in a Marine public execution four years ago.
The Puppeteer said it had been more than twenty years ago.
The Lurker said he had only heard his father talk about it when he was a child.
At this moment, not only Roger, but everyone else also understood the nature of the chat group—that they were all people from the same world, but from different eras.
But another problem stood before them.
If someone in the chat group came from the past, then if the time and space of the past were changed, would the future also change accordingly?
And an even more dangerous question lay before them.
If their identities were exposed, and others in the group learned who they were—if someone had malicious intent and tried to erase their past selves, would their present selves disappear as well?
To be safe, they all chose to remain silent about their own identities.
Roger seemed to have noticed this as well, and he felt somewhat troubled.
He was now facing an important decision—whether to spend his remaining time with his wife and witness the birth of his son, or to use what little life he had left to ignite a new era.
So after chatting casually in the group for a few weeks, Roger was immediately refreshed when he saw that “Trust” appeared in the invitation list.
Before inviting Kaelin, he had deliberately told everyone not to reveal their identities.
He wanted to objectively hear the newcomer’s opinion.
He wanted to find out what a rookie thought of his actions—without knowing that he was Roger.
As soon as Kaelin joined the group, he saw a row of messages.
I Am One Piece: “Welcome, newcomer!”
Dragon Slayer: “Welcome, newcomer!”
Puppeteer: “Welcome, newcomer!”
Historian: “Welcome, newcomer!”
Lurker: “Welcome, newcomer!”
All the members had appeared, and Kaelin naturally couldn’t leave them hanging, so he immediately sent a greeting image.
Kaelin: “Hello everyone!
Newbie trembling, QAQ!”
Kaelin’s smooth operation instantly stunned everyone in the group.
When they first started using this chat group, who among them hadn’t been confused?
Who didn’t take a while to figure things out?
Yet this newcomer not only joined without any doubts, but even greeted them skillfully.
What the hell is going on?
Roger, as the group owner, spoke first.
I Am One Piece: “Introduce yourself, newcomer.”
A self-introduction?
Is this still a thing?
Why does it feel like a job interview?
Kaelin smiled and didn’t think too much about it.
It wasn’t like he hadn’t seen this before.
Kaelin: “Kaelin, 20 years old this year, a student.
I like all kinds of film and animation works, and I’m currently single.”
Kaelin: “As for my photos, you can check my profile.
If any girls are interested, feel free to hit me up.”
Kaelin’s practiced self-introduction surprised everyone in the group.
Why are you so damn smooth with this?
How many groups have you joined?
And also—why the hell did you put photos on your profile?!
Don’t you know this group is full of pirates?
That’s dangerous—seriously dangerous—to be exposing your face like that.
Well… he didn’t know.
Thinking of the rule they had deliberately set earlier—not to reveal identities before inviting Kaelin—they all fell silent.
At this moment, Roger also realized something was off.
He planned to privately message the group members later to warn them not to trouble Kaelin.
As the group owner, he had the authority to kick people out.
Although he didn’t quite understand what Kaelin meant by film and animation, in his view, Kaelin likely came from a time long after his death.
These must be new things from that era.
Roger was about to ask the question that had been troubling him for weeks.
Although he already had some understanding in his heart, he still wanted validation from others when facing such a decision.
I Am One Piece: “@Kaelin, I have a question.
What do you think of Roger?”
Roger?
Kaelin was delighted when he saw that nickname.
Is this guy a Roger fan?
As an online writer and reader, it was impossible for Kaelin to miss such a major category of fan works.
Of course, he had read and studied the original works as well, such as One Piece and Naruto.
“Roger… that guy is hard to judge.”
Hearing that Kaelin knew him, Roger became even more certain that Kaelin was from their world—he just didn’t know from which era.
I Am One Piece: “Just say whatever you want.”
Kaelin: “Alright, since you said that, I’ll just speak casually.”