Liam Returns

"Everyone!"

Liam's eyes couldn't help but tear up when he saw his crew.

He had lost all hope of ever returning to that world. Even if he had regained his strength, he thought it was just one big dream.

But the arrival of his crew filled him with hope and tears.

"Liam, grab my hand!"

Luffy grinned as he stretched out his arm, but Liam noticed something strange.

Luffy wasn't stretching. No! he was just extending his hand forward.

But of course, Liam didn't have time to think. He sensed their presence disappearing as if something was about to swallow them.

He realized that if he didn't move, he would be left behind.

His eyes fell on his crew—Nami with tears, Zoro and Sanji with smiles. Usopp and Chopper were shouting Hurry up.

Brook and Franky were saying nothing while Robin was giving him a look that said, 'If you don't hold his hand, I will kill you.'

For Liam, this crew meant more than his life. When he started putting his life on the line, fighting to find his dream, he was a part of that world.

He had become a Pirate, a dreamer, and a Vice Captain.

He couldn't stay behind. He loved his parents and his sister, but he also had his own life to live.

Although they would get separated forever, he still wanted to leave.

After all, he was the Vice Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Luffy!"

He stomped on the ground, and his body jerked forward as he held Luffy's hand.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, all of them turned into a blue dot and disappeared.

Clack!

"Bro?"

Liam's little sister walked in, only to find the room empty.

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Suddenly, Liam, Luffy, and others were back on their ship as their ship kept sailing over the rainbow bridge.

"Hahaha!"

Luffy couldn't stop laughing.

For a moment, there was always a small doubt in his mind. If this was original Luffy, he wouldn't have that doubt.

But as his intelligence grew, so did his personality change. He was worried that Liam might not want to come with them.

Being an idiot had its own benefits.

But when Liam held his hand, he couldn't describe his joy.

"Liam!"

Nami, with her face covered in tears, jumped into his embrace, hugging him tightly.

"Nami!"

Liam also tightened his arms around her.

He didn't know how long it was for them, but for him, it was over two years.

He missed every single one of them.

But one he missed the most was Nami. Sometimes he even thought he was having a delusion because he loved One Piece.

If his strength wasn't growing, he would've really thought it was just a dream.

As they held each other in their arms, Liam looked down at her face and drew his face closer.

Without the care of the world, he took a bite of her lips.

Nami didn't back down. She thought she had lost Liam forever. So, how could she back down after she got him back?

She kissed his lips. Their kiss was long, fierce, but incredibly normal.

Boo!

The men on the sideline, except for Zoro, started booing Liam.

Robin walked next to Luffy and tightly embraced him.

She was happy for Nami; she really was. Although she did fear losing Luffy, everything came to an end.

Luffy survived, and they somehow brought back Liam.

After a long kiss, Nami and Liam separated. Nami remained in his embrace, sitting on his lap as Liam looked at Luffy and asked.

"So, how did you come here?"

"It was the thing that brought you to our world."

Luffy answered.

"It was some kind of Reality Stabilizer. Since it brought you to our world, it wanted to give us a chance to keep you here."

Sanji replied.

"This journey wasn't smooth, was it?"

Looking at how closely Robin was holding Luffy, Liam could tell their journey was anything but simple.

After all, if there was something Robin feared the most, it was losing Luffy.

"Yeah! There was some."

Sanji nodded and explained.

Others didn't stop him. Maybe Liam could give them more insight about those people.

Liam was quite surprised by their opponents. After hearing the entire story, Liam realized one thing.

Their opponents were mostly good people.

Whether it was Peter Parker, Yuji Itadori, Naruto, Ichigo, or even Sakura and Yuno could be considered good people.

Of course, they would want to win.

Noelle did give Franky a bad impression, and considering how she considered herself a noble person, Liam didn't know how to comment on her.

She was a good person, but her upbringing had made her arrogant.

Some people could accept such arrogance, but Franky, who had lost his mentor to another arrogant person, couldn't.

Temari wasn't bloodthirsty, but she was just a true ninja. Ninjas weren't considered good.

Sasuke was just fighting for everything, but his motives were simple.

He wanted to go back into the past with the power to change everything.

Liam understood his goal, but he knew this was impossible.

After he returned to his world, Liam had been thinking about his adventures. Even if he did make so many changes, they didn't affect the main world.

Considering this place pulled those people from different timelines of their world, it was clear that it chose the most faithful representation of them.

He could say that even if that place did pull their soul, it couldn't put it back.

It could only create a new timeline and put them there.

But considering what Naruto did, Liam was speechless.

He never thought Naruto would suddenly get so much stronger, at least strong enough to make the Supreme Being angry.

He didn't know how Naruto got stronger, but if he had to guess, he would choose Nature Energy.

Normally, people could not infinitely absorb the Nature Energy. But here, Naruto could use Baryon Mode forever.

That meant his life force and chakra, alongside Kurama's chakra, were recovering constantly.

Senjutsu Chakra did increase a person's Chakra Reserve.

Jiraiya was the prime example. He wasn't a genius, nor was he from a special clan.

He just practiced Senjutsu from a small age. So, was his Chakra Reserve enough for Sage Mode at that age?

Obviously not!

But because Jiraiya was connected to the Toads by fate, he was given a chance to slowly practice Senjutsu Chakra.

This allowed him to increase his Chakra Reserves over time.

Naruto did the same thing but sped it up a thousand- or millionfold.

Considering his Chakra Reserves, Nine-Tails Chakra Reserves, and other Chakra Reserves, it might be possible.

"So, you guys fought a lot of enemies to find me, and you ended up losing your Devil Fruit."