A living person!
That single sentence hit Roger like a hammer to the heart.
He was the one who was about to die.
Opening the Great Age of Pirates and spreading the hope of overthrowing the World Government that oppressed the people across the world—this was the last thing he could do before his death.
For that, he had even been prepared to give up the final time he could spend with his wife and the child in her womb, using his life to achieve this goal.
But… had he done it wrong in the end?
Was it all because he had been too naive and reckless?
But he was unwilling to accept it!
After struggling his whole life, he had finally reached the final island and learned the truth—only to run out of time.
Knowing everything, yet being unable to do anything… that was the greatest regret in life.
If he didn’t do something, how could he die in peace?
Roger looked at the chat group with a hint of bitterness and slowly replied.
I Am One Piece: “So what can Roger do when his time is running out?”
Kaelin: “It’s very simple.
There are only two choices.
One is to stay with his wife until after the birth of his son.
As long as he can remain with his family, Roger has already failed in life—being a good husband and father is the only thing left for him.
There are still many things he can do.”
Kaelin: “The other is to find a way to survive.
If he survives, then anything is possible.”
Survive!
Roger couldn’t help clenching his fist.
He wanted to live too, but… he couldn’t do it!
I Am One Piece: “Roger has already seen many doctors.
Living until now is already the limit.”
The others also felt a bit disappointed.
Although they had only been together for a few weeks, they had grown somewhat accustomed to chatting with these strangers they had never met.
If someone suddenly disappeared one day, it would feel a little uncomfortable to think about.
Only the Puppeteer’s eyes flickered—he knew there was something that could extend Roger’s life.
The Op-Op Fruit!
Just as he hesitated over whether to reveal this secret and let the One Piece who was supposed to die continue living—
At that moment, Kaelin’s words shocked everyone present.
Kaelin: “By the way, are you really One Piece fans?
Do you even watch anime properly?
Take notes, take notes.
There aren’t many ways to extend life in One Piece.
The best two, with the least side effects—first, find the Op-Op Fruit.
This fruit can perform surgeries.
Basically, anyone who isn’t dead can be saved, and those who are alive can even undergo the immortality operation.
Second, find Pure Gold.
This substance can slow down the body’s functions—after a hundred years, you’ll still look the same, and your condition won’t change.”
Anime?
Only then did they recall what Kaelin had mentioned earlier—that he liked watching movies and anime.
What was that?
Historian: “What does the anime One Piece mean?”
You don’t even know One Piece?
… Kaelin was shocked by this group’s level of “knowledge.”
After checking the Historian’s profile, he found that it was a woman—well, unless she had deliberately set it that way.
Girls not knowing this kind of hot-blooded shonen manga like One Piece… seemed kind of normal.
And it looked like she was more interested in history.
Still, it was a bit strange how these people had all gathered in one group… Kaelin didn’t think too deeply about it.
After all, real life wasn’t a novel—logic didn’t always apply, and all kinds of coincidences could happen.
Kaelin: “You don’t know One Piece, but you should at least know what anime is, right?”
Kaelin muttered to himself—could this be some kind of shut-in?
Historian: “?”
Kaelin: “…see you soon.”
Kaelin: “Alright, if a novel tells a story through words, then an anime tells a story through images.
The One Piece I mentioned is an anime.
If you’re interested, you can check it out—it’s really interesting.”
A story!
An anime!
In an instant, the worldview of everyone in the group was completely shaken.
Even Roger’s excitement over the two possible ways to survive was overwhelmed by this revelation.
In other words… they were all characters living inside a story?
How was that possible?!
Roger quickly opened Kaelin’s profile and discovered that Kaelin’s location wasn’t in the same pirate world as theirs—neither East Blue, West Blue, nor the New World.
Instead, it was a place called Earth—Qin.
That meant not only were they not from the same world, but the world Roger lived in was actually a story created by people from another world.
All of them… were characters inside a story!
Kaelin waited for a while and saw no one speaking.
He had no idea that the five people in the group were all completely shaken.
It took them quite some time to recover.
Roger touched his face—the warmth of his skin was real.
He thought of his friends, his wife, and the baby in her womb.
The confusion in his eyes gradually turned into determination.
Even if their world existed within a story, they were still living people.
Nothing around him was fake.
He slowly typed.
I Am One Piece: “@Kaelin, what would you do if you were Roger?”