A vision!

It took Dante 2 days to establish a training program that was to his liking. He sure took a lot of time, but it was extremely important for him to think this carefully. Which breathing technique would he choose? How long should a session of training in Dream World last? Which skill should he train first? Which sensei should he choose for each skill? All of these were questions that he had to ask himself to be the most efficient possible.

"Sigh, too bad that the dream energy absorption depends on the real world time, if not, I could have simply stayed here for a few years to let the energy reach a sufficient level, and then I could have simply made myself op..."

Of course, Dante was lying. The truth was that he was consciously slowing down his speed of progress as much as he could. Think about it, if he really wanted to be op that fast, he could simply stay in the Dream World for a million years and realize as many dreams as he could to raise his familiarity with Endless Dream to a godly level, allowing him to have an area of energy absorption that spanned the entire planet... If that were to happen, he knew for sure that even if all the warriors of this world were to try and band against him, he would simply have to dream the planet out of existence, and then voila.

"But that would take too much time so no thanks! Raising my familiarity with Endless Dream is a process that can't be rushed, I would need to stay here for an incalculable number of years to raise it to a level that would allow me to do as I wish... plus, I ain't trying to be like Saitama... I mean, what's the point of ending every problem with a punch? Where is the fun in that? I'm probably going to live a long time... Better make the fun days last!"

Dante could not stay in the Dream World for too long in one go because first there was no point in doing that. Yes, he could stay for many years and train in all kinds of powers, but what's the point if he did not have those said powers in the real world anyway? Plus, staying too long in the Dream World was bound to delay the real-world timeline. If he stayed in the Dream World for a thousand years only to wake up in reality in the body of a four-year-old... that sure would piss him off, he had villains to trash around! And so were reasons why Dante decided to limit his training sessions to one week each time.

"Mm... Yes, after thinking things through, I think that's the best way for me to make fast but stable progress. Regarding the breathing technique, I think I will start with the Sun Breathing technique. Since I can simply dream the flaws of the technique out of existence, that means I won't end up like Tanjiro... it's without a doubt the best option among all the breathing techniques when it comes to training the body! Plus, I can also directly increase my body's strength and stamina from time to time via dreams, but that's for later, I rather save as much energy as I can since I need a lot of it to honor my promise to those three."

Endless Dream allowed Dante to have a lot of freedom with the skills he wanted to have. If there was a skill that he wanted but the said skill had some important flaws, Dante could simply erase those flaws and use the skill cost-free.

"Next, regarding the rokushiki, I should start with the Soru! I remember it to be the fastest and easiest among the six powers to master so it's a good one to start with. After that, I will learn Rankyaku since it's also related to the legs, then comes Tekkai for its defense, Geppo for its air maneuverability, Shigan because it's always good to have a wide arsenal of close-quarter fighting skills, Kami-e to work on my dodging skills and finally Rokuogan just to have a finisher under my belt."

Dante wasn't the type of guy to learn a move and then never use it, he always made sure to learn multiple abilities for the different situations he could come across just to make sure that his enemies would never get used to his attack patterns.

"Alright! Now regarding haki... Mm, I think I should focus on observation haki first since there are no logia users here, and since I have the rokushiki, that means I won't lack firepower in the short term. Lastly, when it comes to hand-to-hand combat and sword training, I think I will just master multiple styles in them both to make sure I stay as unpredictable as possible."

Although mastering multiple styles was time-consuming, time was not something that he lacked. Since he would stay in the Dream World for one week every time, that meant that if he trained every night for one year, then instead of training for one year, he would have trained for seven years!

"Yoshaaaa!!! It's decided then! Now it's time to call in the senseis!"

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Dante spent another hour deciding on which character would be the best to teach him the different skills he wanted to work on.

"Mm, the breathing technique one is quite easy, but what about rokushiki, haki, hand-to-hand combat, and sword training? Mm... Sigh, there are so many to choose from, what a headache!"

After thinking about it for ten more minutes, Dante finally decided on who he would bring to life.

"Alright, that should do it!"

After he made his choice, Dante waved his hand and the golden sand around him moved and started to gather into five different whirlwinds ten meters in front of him.

SWOOSH!! SWOOSH!! SWOOSH!! SWOOSH!! SWOOSH!!

After he waited for about thirty seconds, Dante saw a scene that would make every anime and manga lover's blood boil. From the five whirlwinds came out five characters that he had watched the adventures of since he was little.

The first one to come out was a tall man with a lean muscular build and long and spiky hair with red tips that he kept in a ponytail. The man wore a red haori over a very pale orange-colored kimono with a black hakama, a pair of zōri with red straps, white tabi socks, and a sword he carried at the left side of his waist. That man, also known as the strongest demon slayer in history, was the one who would teach Dante how to master the sun-breathing technique, this man was Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

"This place... Can I finally fulfill my dream of living a quiet and peaceful life?"

The next person to come out was a tall and very muscular man. His most prominent physical features were his curved black mustache, a fierce grin, and intense eyes. The man had thick black hair and a short, thick neck, he wore a long red coat with a pink shirt under it, orange pants and brown sea boots. That man was the one known as the pirate king in his original world, he was the one who started the golden age of piracy and he would be the one to teach Dante all he would need to know about haki, this man was Gol D Roger.

"Ooooh, what is this place? I can smell an adventure! Hahahaha, I need to show this to Rayhleigh!"

The third person to show himself was a tall and slim, yet muscular man with arched eyebrows and a close-shaved goatee. With his shoulder-length wavy black hair, the man was sure to be noted as good-looking by a lot of women. The man wore a large white top hat, and a two-piece white suit with the sleeves rolled up and he completed his look with white leather shoes. In his original world, he was famed to be the CP9 strongest member in history, he was also the one who would be in charge of training Dante in the rokushiki, this man's name was Rob Lucci.

"Sigh, to think I would stand next to one of the worst criminals in history, Gold Roger himself."

The fourth person to come to life was an extremely well-built man standing at about 190 cm with an exceptionally thick neck and extensionally long and slimmer legs. The man had red wavy hair, thick black eyebrows, red eyes, and an athletic frame with vast shoulders and chest area, his body trained to the utmost limit. The man who wore a dark red shirt and pants was known in his world as the strongest creature on earth, a genius fighter who was known to have mastered all forms of unarmed combat. This person was the one who would teach our main character the art of hand-to-hand combat, famous for his legendary demon back, this man's name was Yuujirou Hanma.

"Oi!! I can smell strong people here!"

Finally, the last man to appear was a tall, lean, and muscular man with black hair, a short beard, a mustache, and sideburns that pointed upwards. He wore black and red ornate clothing with a crucifix pendant, giving him the appearance of a Spanish swordsman. His attire consisted of a wide-brimmed black hat, a long open black coat with red velvet inside, with no shirt underneath, and red flower-patterned sleeves and collar. Dressed with light purple pants tucked inside his black boots, this man came from the same world as Gol D Roger and Rob Lucci, where he was feared as the strongest swordsman. His strangely colored yellow eyes which resembled a hawk's eyes and the giant black sword strapped to his back were the most iconic feature of the man who would teach Dante how to wield a sword, this man's name was Dracule Mihawk.

"A new place means new challenges... I wonder if I will finally meet someone who can defeat my sword."

Looking at this legendary lineup in front of him, Dant couldn't help but feel emotional. These were characters that he grew up watching, some of them he respected, some he feared, some he didn't like, but whatever it may be, these people were going to help him get stronger!

"Haaaaaa... I'm about to cry!"

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Somewhere in the vast golden desert of Dream World, six beings of different builds and origins sat around a big round table.

"Alright, now that I have explained the situation, does anyone of you has something to say?"

The six persons that were sitting around the table were of course Dante and his future senseis. After he explained to them why he created them, he now wanted to see their reaction.

"Haha, so you want me to teach you haki right? Hahaha, sounds fun!"

"Well, if it's just teaching you how to fight with a sword... I don't have anything to do anyway."

"If you want to learn my sun breathing technique to protect humanity, then I shall help you."

"Weakness is a sin, I don't mind teaching you how to fight, maybe you will turn into someone capable of giving me a good fight!"

"..."

Seeing that none of them refused, Dante could finally let out a sigh of relief, he was happy that he would not have to force them to do it. That's right, in Dante's mind, Dream World wasn't some virtual world where he could do anything without impudence, no, it was way more than that.

'It's my world... my home.'

Thanks to Endless Dream, traveling across the different multiverses in existence was only a question of time, but would he be really satisfied with only that? At the end of the day, any universe that he could visit already had its own story, he would only be a passenger, a man without a place to call home. Although he reincarnated in it, Dante never considered the MHA world as his home, he knew that as long as he stayed alive long enough, it would just be a temporary stop for him.

'I want a place that I can call my home, a place where I can come to rest when I am tired, a place that I can build with my very two hands, a world to my image... my dream world.'

Fueled by this vision of his from the beginning, Dante already had a plan in mind, a way to make that vision, that dream a reality, and it started with the Dream World.

"Then I thank you all for this."

After thanking them, Dante, still in his four-year-old form, suddenly started to levitate, putting himself at their eye level.

"Before going further, let me clarify something with you all."

Seeing him suddenly acting so serious, all the five teachers focused on him, ready to hear what he had to say.

"I created you."

This simple sentence was met with silence, but Dante didn't stop there.

"I created you based on the memories I had of other beings... but that doesn't mean that you are fakes."

At that moment, the five beings surrounding Dante suddenly trembled. They all already knew that they were not the "originals", they knew that their existence was based on already existing beings. They all thought that the sole purpose of their existence was to help their creator reach his goals, that they would be erased when the being before them found no more use in them. But now, that very same being seemed to think differently.

"Although I created you based on my memories of other beings, you all are as real as they are. I didn't create you to erase you when I'm done learning from you, I created you because I dream of making this world my home, no, our home. I want this place to be a world in which we can all live our dreams!"

BOOM!!

Those words deeply resonated with them.

"Yoriichi! I heard that your dream was to build a little home in which you and your family could leave in peace right? Well, let me tell you that you can do it in this world!

Mihawk! You want to find someone who can give you a run for your money right? You want to become even stronger right? Then you can! In this world, you can!

Roger! You want to live a life of adventure right? Well, you are now in a world without limits, only waiting for you to explore it! Don't go and think of this world as only sand and stars, I can transform it as much as I want, I'm sure I can recreate worlds that will blow you away!

Yujirou! You want to fight strong people right? You want to be even stronger right? Well, let me tell you that there are beings out there who can trash you around like a baby!

Lucci! I don't know if you have a dream, but nothing stops you from having one! Just because the other Rob Lucci is the dog of some weird organization doesn't me that you have to be the same!

Do you all understand me? You are now in a world in which you can act as you wish! Death doesn't exist here, suffering doesn't exist here... limits don't mean shit here!

Don't think that you are the copies of some random person, let me tell you that those guys can't even dream of having what you have right now!

So here is my heartfelt request to you all... Let's make this world a place of wonders, a paradise, a place where everyone can live happily without ever feeling despair or anything remotely close to it... Let's leave our lives to the fullest, let's get stronger together, and let's go beyond what we are supposed to be!

Who said that you all have to follow the template your creation was based upon? Go! Go and explore the infinite possibilities this world has to offer you!"

BOOOOOM!!!!

At the end of his rant, Dante was practically screaming, he meant what he just said! Who said that any of them had to follow the path of the originals? Who said that their lives could not take another direction? Isn't freedom the ability to choose who you want to be?!

"Yes... That is what I wish to see, that's my dream!"

BOOOOM!!!!

Be it Roger, Yoriichi, Mihawk, Lucci, or Yujirou, they now were all on their feet, stars in their eyes, because they saw, they saw a bright future, they saw a life of adventure, a life of peace, a life of love, a life of choice... a life of freedom!

Dante looked into their eyes.

"I'm not ordering you, this time, I am requesting your help...

Will you help me get stronger?

Will you help me make our dreams a reality?"

To this, they all responded together...

"""""YES!!!!!"""""

Hearing the firmness in their answer, Dante smiled.

"Good! Now let's train!"