Page ౭ ) What's in the box?!

[Location: Antonio's Office, Penber Estate, Ravenholm Island, West Blue]

[Year: 1500]

[Time: The Next Day]

[Narrator POV]

It was near midday, a calm peaceful atmosphere, full of serenity, with with sunlight shining through the windows, illuminating the dust in the air and reflecting off the gold and other valuables in the room.

However, this peaceful scene is to be broken by a father and his son.

[General POV]

"Ok, now it's time to open the box.", spoke Ray, holding the box.

"Ye."

"Is it some sort of weapon?"

"Ye."

But it's too small to hold a weapon."

"Ye."

"..."

"Ye."

"Pigs can fly."

"Ye."

"You want to sleep with other women."

"Ye- no, wait, huh?!"

*𝘚𝘯𝘢𝘱!*

"Caught in 4K", announced Ray, as he took a den-den mushi out of no-where as he smiled evilly.

"Listen here you little shi-"

"Oh nooo, I might just share the evidence by mistake out of fear", his hand slowly inches towards his pocket.

"You!- Hooh... Ok, Ok... you can deal with this... he's just a kid... "

"My son! I've come to bargain." he declared.

"What can you give me that I can't get from mom?"

"Fair enough. Plan B it is then."

Ray watched on with apprehension as his father prepared himself, determination shining in his eyes.

Then, in a swift move, he knelt on both knees, and begged," Please delete that now! If your mother saw that, I would not survive to see another sunrise! You wouldn't do such a thing to your lovely dad, now, would you?!"

'God damn! I did not expect that he would bend that easily... mom is that scary huh...'

"I want a favor."

"A favor?"

"Yes, a favor which I will use in the future."

"...Very well. Now delete it."

"I'm not deleting it until I use that favor, who do you think I am, a fool?"

"Tch... worth a try."

"Alright, let's open that box now, shall we." Antonio said, changing the subject to the reason why they were at his office in the first place.

Ray opened the box, revealing a ring inside.

The ring's band seemed to be made of Platinum, with a blood red ruby right at its center, shining in the sunlight peering through the windows.

"It's beautiful, but what does it do?", Ray asked curiously, knowing that his father wouldn't just give him some jewels on his birthday.

"It's a spatial ring."

"A spatial ring?" ' A spatial ring isn't supposed to exist in the One Piece Universe, only in Chinese novels... is this some sort of AU(Alternate Universe)? It would also explain the presence of so many proficient Haki users outside of the Grand Line...'

"Yes. A spatial ring is a sort of dimensional storage of limited size, where one can store items but no living beings. It somehow also defies the effects of time, which means that if you kept a pot of hot stew in a ring and took it out again after a couple of days, it would stay the same as it was compared to when it was first stored in the ring."

'It defies time?! This is even worse than what I expected... space being manipulated is one thing, but stopping time itself inside the ring... I must learn this technology. It will prove useful in the future, especially in the field of weaponry, such as stopping the time of an opponent in the middle of battle, which would prove fatal or would buy precious time to escape... not that I would escape from a battle in my life though. But with technology being advanced to such an extent... it makes me wonder how strong the Marines who protect the world from pirates and bandits, and the World Government, who rule the world are... there are also the three legendary priates of the era, Whitebeard, Golden Lion Shiki and Gold Roger. But since it's an AU, there might be more pirates or even other existence...I must grow stronger if I want to rule this world, or at the very least, protect those who I hold dear.' Ray thought as his eyes burned with newfound determination.

"How about we try this ring out?" Antonio asked.

"How do I use it?" Ray asked.

"Just take the item and put it over the ruby, while saying the word 'store'."

"Alright."

Ray picked a pen from his father's desk and put it over the ring, and repeated "store", as the the surface of the ruby turned wavy as it absorbed the pen and it disappeared from view.

"Nice. Now how to take it out?"

"Just put your hand over the ring and say 'remove' along with the name of the item you wish to take out.

"Remove pen." Ray spoke, as the pen came out of the ring and into his hand.

"Wait... dad, you said that rings only have a limited amount of storage space. So how much space does this ring have?"

"It has a total storage of 1m3.", Antonio's father declared proudly, nose up in the air.

"...that seems pretty small, doesn't it?"

"Hahaha, little boy, this size is amongst the largest you will find outside of the Grand Line!" ,he replied, laughing loudly as he pounded his son's back.

'Maybe I should just show that video to mom.' , Ray thought, his expression turning dark.

Antonio, perhaps noticing his son's expression and realizing what he was thinking cleared his throat and changed the subject, speaking with a serious face and tone.

"Ray, now that you have turned seven, it is time for you to start preparing for your duties as the heir, and eventually the Head of the Familia and its territories. It will be tough and grueling. You must steel yourself."

"I'm prepared, besides, how tough could it be?" Ray replied, clearly confident in himself.

"Yes, yes, I anticipate the results of your training." Antonio smirked evilly.

"The results will shock you.", Ray declared before leaving his father's office.

[Location: Open field, Penber Estate, Ravenholm Island, West Blue]

[Time: The Next Day]

The morning was peaceful, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, and the breeze was blowing through the trees, creating a serene atmosphere, when:

"What the hell is this?!"

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