Chapter 25 - CHAPTER 24

Ren thought he misheard it. " Sorry. I decline ", he said. He don't want to follow Roger because he is a conqueror too. Ren doesn't care about One piece because he now know the location too and will go wherever he wants. Like many say, things will lose its value after getting it Ren felt like that after knowing One piece location. So, he thought he will deal with her first.

But Roger seem to have other plans as he asked Whitebeard to join them for Raftel. Whitebeard wanted to decline it but seeing his crew members feeling excited about it. Whitebeard agreed to it.

Ren said that he needed to do something and left the place. He arrived in Ballon Terminal to talk with the beauty. Ren saw her just sitting on the rock seem to be in her own world.

" Yo ", Ren said while teleporting beside her. She startled by his sudden appearance and sighed seeing him. " Can you tell me your name? ", Ren asked her and got same size as her.

" Amatsuki Ema. Nice to meet you Charlotte Ren ", Ema said and smiled seeing his face under the veil. Ren was shocked by her first name because it's same as Toki. He couldn't see her expressions at all. She started telling her story.

" So, you want to kill your mother? ", Ren said after he heard her story. " No, I want to save her from the curse ", Ema replied. " We need to get stronger and we only have roughly 6 years or we will die ", Ema added. Ren sighed and thought about it. " What makes you think that I would help you? ", Ren asked feeling the whole ordeal troublesome.

" I don't know but my prophet said, someone strong will appear here in this sky island who will help me rescue my mother ", Ema said feeling nostalgia about the prophet. " And that prophet you heard was roughly 900 years ago. It means you're that old ", Ren said while laughing . " No, I jumped into future by 900 years with help of someone, someone important and it's rude to ask women's age ", Ema said and gloomy aura surround her body thinking of that person. Ren felt it was better to stay silent.

" Do you know how much power your mother Imu has now? And you still feel that you could save her from her curse? ", Ren asked. Ema mother is Imu who was cursed to protect the Nobles and World Govt., she doesn't have any memories of her life and only has duty to protect them due to the same curse.

She was cursed by curse curse fruit which will act till death and the man who cursed her exchanged his life to make the curse work even after his death.

She came from past along with her brother 5 years ago send by their father who died protecting them who was very important for her. Ren sighed in relief hearing it but puzzled why he was anxious about that part.

He brushed it off to hear more about her past. She trained for these 5 years and came to this island last month because her father prophecy. She even added saying that it is one of the abilities of Time Time fruit.

Ren was surprised by that ability but wasn't that intreseted because life will not be fun anymore. " Why would I help you by risking my life? ", Ren asked her. He is not someone who will risk his life for a beauty. " Because you will die too by next 6 years. My mom ate Future Future fruit which tells her whole future every 20 years. Only her bloodline or D's who are not bounded by fate can change it. But you are odd ball who is not bonded by fate. So, the first target will be you after 6 years ", Ema smirked at him.

Ren took time to digest the information because he was still not accepting it. " You are a monster. Do you think Mom will let you live? ", Ema repeat it again which made Ren gloomy. He was still thinking how he can defeat a nearly 1000 year old 6 monsters who are Imu and her 5 servants.

" Oh, by the way. I forgot to add 2 of 5 servants of mom knows this secret. So, we only have to fight with 4 monsters ", Ema said still looking troubled by fighting 4 of them.

" Anyway, we still have 6 years. Let me enjoy them ", Ren was still thinking positive even after that. " Shall we go on a adventure? ", Ren extended his hand. Ema thought for a while before grabbing his hand. She wants a vacation too after these 5 years.

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Ren along with Ema landed on Whitebeard ship. First one to rush towards them was Toki after seeing fellow Amatsuki. She was able to identify her seeing the ear rings which shows their clan symbol. Toki talked with her for sometime at the deck before going inside her room to talk privately.

Oden walked towards him, carrying his son to inquire about Ema. Ren shrugged and said that she was same as Toki who got from past. Before, Oden could say something his son Momonosuke cried. He ran to his room as it was drinking time for his son. Ren smiled seeing him.

Rem couldn't see Ora Jackson and asked Marco about it. Marco said that both were in race to see which ship will reach Raftel first. They need to go to the last island before they could start the real race.

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