While Yu was excited, he also asked Makoto why he had returned now.
Because before leaving, Makoto had said he would return in Year 1520 of Sea Circle Calendar, but it was only 1519 now.
Makoto explained: "I miscalculated the time a bit. When we performed the time leap, it was 1499, not yet 1500. Heh~ mainly because there wasn't much else to do at that time, so I had Toki activate her ability early and jump over."
Hearing the words 'time leap', Carina and Nami looked at each other in bewilderment again.
What were these people talking about? How could they understand nothing at all?
Robin and Kalifa remained silent.
They had been serving under Yu for some time now, so they naturally knew that the legendary [King of the World] had left twenty years ago, and that he had time-traveled using the power of the Time-Time Fruit.
'Now, was he finally coming back?'
Just then, Ace poked Yu's back and asked if he could say a few words.
Yu glanced at the kid and handed over the Den Den Mushi.
Ace nervously greeted Makoto on the other end of the line, claiming that he greatly admired him and couldn't wait to meet Makoto in person.
Meanwhile, Makoto, who was far away in the Capital of Flowers, was stunned.
'Ace had actually joined Yu's command? This was a bit unexpected.'
'If this was the case, would the Summit War still be able to proceed smoothly?'
After a brief silence, Makoto encouraged Ace a bit and told him, "After being away for so long, you should come back and visit your mother."
Ace nodded firmly, indicating he understood.
He wanted to say more, but Yu had already snatched the receiver back.
"Senpai, we are currently in the East Blue, on our way back to the New Amazon Lily."
Yu paused, his tone carrying a hint of seeking credit.
"Also, we have prepared a gift for you."
"A gift?"
Makoto raised an eyebrow.
"Also, the Pure Gold has been found, just waiting for you, Senpai, to come and take it."
Yu continued.
On the other end of the line, before Makoto could answer, a burst of joyful cheers came from behind him.
The MILF Group, Yukiko, Eri, Sayuri, and others, couldn't help but cheer with joy.
It had been nearly twenty years since they had crossed into the One Piece World.
No matter how well they had maintained themselves, their faces had more or less shown signs of aging.
After waiting so many years, they had finally gotten their hands on the Pure Gold.
Makoto thought for a moment and said, "In that case, you stay there for now, and I'll come over to meet up with you."
East Blue.
That was the starting point of the One Piece's plot.
It wouldn't be bad to go there and relax.
Then, Makoto set the meeting place at Windmill Village in the East Blue.
Yu said that was no problem.
After hanging up, Hiyori, who had now blossomed into a beautiful young woman, immediately pounced on Makoto, nuzzling against his chest, repeatedly calling out 'Daddy, daddy', acting very spoiled.
This sight made Toki, standing behind Makoto, very unhappy.
It had to be said, the resemblance between this mother and daughter, oh no, sisters, was truly high. Standing together, they looked just like twins.
Before the time leap, Toki always liked to hold this so-called little sister.
But now, seeing her little sister, who had grown into a young woman in the blink of an eye, Toki found Hiyori's beauty rather annoying.
Makoto then proceeded to greet Hancock, Yamato, and the others from this era one by one, complimenting them on having become such beautiful women.
Hancock pretended to be reserved as she flipped her hair.
"Of course."
As she spoke, she couldn't help but slightly arch her back, showing off her flawless figure.
Hancock was still a bit reserved.
Yamato was much more direct.
She wrapped her arms around Makoto and shouted, "Old man! I missed you so much!"
It had to be said, Yamato, who inherited Kaido's bloodline, had an incredibly tall stature, over two meters and sixty centimeters.
Although Makoto had grown to nearly two meters and fifty centimeters after crossing into the One Piece World, Yamato was still half a head taller than him.
He hadn't paid much attention to it when reading the manga, but experiencing it firsthand felt completely different.
Makoto couldn't help but pat Yamato's white hair and said, somewhat annoyed, "Why did you grow so tall?"
Yamato scratched her head, a bit embarrassed.
"I didn't want to either, but I can't help it. Besides, I think my size is still fine. Look at that one."
As she spoke, Yamato pointed at the large little loli hiding behind Neptune, her size impossible to conceal.
It was Princess Shirahoshi, whom Neptune had once promised to give to Makoto as a mistress.
Seeing Makoto looking her way, the big mermaid loli became possessed by the spirit of Bocchi the Rock, shyly hiding behind her parents, not daring to speak.
Seeing both of her subordinates being so direct, Hancock felt a bit jealous, thinking she had been left behind.
But making the first move herself made her a bit embarrassed.
After all, she was the Pirate Empress, called the most beautiful woman on this sea.
"Makoto-kun, can we set off now?"
Seeing Makoto constantly interacting with the grown-up Hancock and the others, Yukiko pouted, feeling a little unhappy.
'Damn man, he really did prefer younger women.'
They couldn't wait to get to the East Blue and get their hands on the Pure Gold.
Makoto nodded, and then they officially set off aboard the Kuja Pirates' ship, the Perfume Yuda.
Seeing Makoto arrive, Gloriosa, Shakky, and Tritoma, the three former empresses of Amazon Lily, and the tough women of the Kuja Pirates were also very excited, gathering around to chat with their three 'old leaders'.
Tritoma and the others also noticed many familiar faces among these female pirates… for example, Hancock's two younger sisters, Sandersonia and Marigold.
For Hancock and the others, a full twenty years had passed.
But for Tritoma and the others, it was just the blink of an eye.
In the time it took to close their eyes and open them again, these little girls who had barely reached their knees had grown into young women.
This also felt very novel to them.
But not everyone got along so harmoniously.
For example, the way Hiyori looked at her mother, or rather her 'older sister', was very unfriendly.
'Damn, why do you have to look so similar?'
'Isn't that stealing my position?'
Then, Hiyori tried to forcefully ignore her 'older sister', pulling Makoto's hand and constantly placing it on herself.
"Daddy, look, I've grown up now!"
However, before Hiyori could place Makoto's hand on her vital spot, she was shoved aside by Toki.
"What are you doing?"
Hiyori asked, quite annoyed.
"Move over. I'm sitting here."
Toki plopped down right next to Makoto.
This made Hiyori even more annoyed, and she demanded to know why.
To this, Toki simply replied calmly, "I'm your older sister. What I say goes."
Hiyori was furious.
'So what if you're my older sister? What I cuckold is my older sister.'