not heartfull reunion

**In a bar on the Sabaody Archipelago.**

Sora was enjoying a drink, accompanied by a woman who was an old friend.

"Hahahahaha, so your successor, this girl Shakuyaku, ran away with her boyfriend, Gloriosa? That's a pity, and at your age, you're still single? Why didn't you ask Xebec or Edward back then?"

While pointing towards Shakky, the bar owner whose real name was Shakuyaku and was Gloriosa's successor.

Gloriosa, the queen of Amazon Lily and a former member of the Rocks Pirate crew, with her beauty, was indeed worthy of the title of queen of Amazon Lily. However, due to the inevitable aging process, Gloriosa, who was once very beautiful, started to show wrinkles and signs of aging on her face.

"Bah!!! Who do you think I am, huh? A queen like me begging a man... and besides, I wouldn't want to be on that crazy woman's bad side if I went after Edward."

"Yeah... makes sense. Bucky can be pretty terrifying when it comes to Edward... Oh, why not Kaido? He's now ruling Wano after defeating the shogun, and Oden, the shogun's son, is off playing pirate with Edward."

Having coincidentally met during a journey, Sora and Gloriosa reunited, reminiscing about the times on the Rocks Pirate ship.

Although a bit strange, it was true that Sora had no interest in Gloriosa or Shakky, but he was very interested in Boa, known as the most beautiful woman in the world.

The same went for Buckingham, commonly known as Bucky, who was too obsessed with Edward. Hence, Sora decided to go after her clone, Stussy, once she was created by those five mad scientists.

Gloriosa, puzzled about how to bring Shakky back, suddenly realized something.

"Hey, Sora!! Why does your face still look so young?? No... more precisely, it hasn't changed at all!"

Hearing the question, Sora thought for a moment and, as if getting an idea, began to craft a trick, smiling as he spoke.

"Ohhh.. it's easy, just live healthily... eat meat, vegetables, and grains in balance. As I recall, you said the food in Amazon Lily is dominated by meat products, right? So try adjusting slowly from there."

"Then, you need regular exercise maybe a 1000 push ups, 1000 pull ups, 1000 sit ups plus 100 Km run daily, and enough rest of course... also why not use one day a week to hunt sea kings alone? Besides, with your position as queen restored, I'm sure you rarely rest... start from there and feel the benefits."

Initially doubtful of Sora's advice, Gloriosa, faced with the tangible proof before her, couldn't say anything.

After a satisfying conversation, Gloriosa decided to return home and try the various tips and tricks from Sora, completely forgetting her initial goal of persuading Shakky to return to Amazon Lily.

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"Thank you, Sora-san! For driving away that nagging old woman... I didn't expect you to be one of her comrades. What about you, Ray? Do you still want to try sparring with Sora-san again?"

Shakky, who had been listening to the story from the start, never expected that when she opened a bar in the Sabaody Archipelago, one of their first customers would be a former Rocks member.

Unfortunately, young and spirited Rayleigh, not knowing who Sora was as Sora always avoided meeting the Roger crew except in the god valley incident where he met Roger and Garp for a moment, attacked without hesitation upon sensing Sora's strong aura.

The result was Rayleigh being badly beaten and needing care from Shakky.

"No problem, no problem, besides, being able to beat the vice-captain of the Pirate King, Silver Rayleigh, the famous Dark King, is enough for me, hahahaha."

Hearing this, Shakky also chuckled, as it was rare to see Rayleigh get beaten up.

Meanwhile, Rayleigh, the subject of their conversation, could only cry inside as his entire body ached, making it difficult to speak, and the bandages covering him like a mummy immobilized him.

After enjoying his drink, Sora bid farewell and continued his journey, this time aiming to visit the New World to hunt for devil fruits.

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Time passed, and six years had gone by since Robin's birth.

Which meant Ohara had only about two years left.

However, Sora wasn't worried, because thanks to his intervention, the people of Ohara had built a new city in Sora's personal world. With Sora's help, they also evacuated the lake and the Tree of Knowledge, creating a fake replica as a substitute in Ohara.

Although Sora didn't explain his reasons, the researchers studying the Void Century understood the risks they faced.

Therefore, when Sora offered the idea, they eagerly persuaded and convinced the uninformed civilians to evacuate.

Moreover, Robin showed her genius from a young age, her skills in archaeology gaining recognition from all researchers and Professor Clover, even her mother acknowledged it, making Robin very happy.

Not only that, Robin's combat skills improved rapidly thanks to the guidance from her father Sora, her elder sisters, and her mothers who were all skilled fighters.

Robin now skillfully controlled the power of her Hana-Hana no Mi, which she received as a birthday gift from Sora.

Now, tired from reading too many books, Robin approached her mother.

"Mom, when will dad come home? I miss him!"

Robin spoke plaintively to her mother.

"Hmmm… don't know… maybe your dad got eaten by a sea king, or perhaps captured by the Marines."

Olivia answered with her usual dark humor, but before Robin could protest, she heard a voice she had been longing to hear.

"How cruel... if I got eaten by a sea king or captured by the Marines, I wouldn't be able to bring gifts for Ai, Robin, Hiyori, and the others."

Hearing that voice, Robin turned and looked towards the source, seeing her father returning with several gifts.

"Dad!!!!!"

Robin ran and immediately hugged Sora, failing to notice a little girl with light green hair and orange eyes behind Sora.

Meanwhile, Olivia, noticing the girl's presence, smiled at Sora, but for some reason, Sora felt as if the temperature in Laputa suddenly dropped.