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Jaune couldn't believe it...
He just couldn't believe he was back on Remnant!
Jaune thought that his vision may have been blurry considering the fact that he still had his bandages on from the fight against Kaido and his Beast Pirates. So Jaune remove the bandage obscuring his left eye as he saw that the scar the Beast Pirates gave him after the battle was now set.
'Guess I really lost count of the number of scars I've gathered over the years.' thought Jaune as he started looking around with both eyes.
And sure enough his vision wasn't fooling him one bit, he was currently standing on Beacon Tower, or what was left of it!
"None of this can be true! How on Earth in my back on Beacon when just a moment ago I was sailing on the Grand Line! I just aquired Kashu and was heading towards a known pirate safe Haven to acquire allies against Kaido and Orochi's forces!"said Jaune, wondering how on Earth did he end up back home after more a little more than thirteen years of being away.
"I must say, for a building that's been left in ruins for so long it looks like it's in great condition despite the fact thirteen years have passed."said Jaune, noticing the scars from the Battle of Beacon was still evident of the building.
He also began noticing that despite the building appearing like it hasn't been fixed in a very long time, that there was no signs of aging like plant growth or rust, something you would associate with a building being abandoned for a long time. In fact now that he thought of it it looked exactly the same like it did when he left... with the nearby dust indicating it only had been months...months?!
"Wait a minute! How on Earth is there only months worth of dust! I have not step foot in this building in more than thirteen years! There should be way more dust than signs of wear and tear then I'm seeing!"said Jaune as he began looking around.
Everything looked exactly like it did the day he left except for obvious dust an exposure to the elements! The only thing that was really different was the boat he was writing when he sailing on the grand line was now resting in the middle of what was once Headmaster Ozpin's office.
"I see all the treasure I "acquired" from so no good pirates on my search for allies is still here..."said Jaune as the sacks full of treasure he had on the boat with him were still present and accounted for.
"Focus Jaune! For now let's look around and see if there is anything to indicate what is going on!"said Jaune as he began looking around and saw something he didn't think he would see as soon as he looked out of the tower.
There, dead as the day he exploded but still seemingly endlessly disintegrating was the Grimm wyvern that he blew up with himself and Cinder that faithful day at the Battle of Beacon. Somebody despite the fact that it's head was missing it was still disintegrating as most of its body appeared to have been covered in Crystal. It was hanging off the tower with his claws deeply embedded into the structure has Jaune notice multiple different varieties of Grimm were seemingly coming into Vale, most likely attracted to the wyvern's carcass.
"How?! Even if large Grimm take time to disintegrate, more that thirteen years of passed, sothat thing should be completely gone by now!"said Jaune, as none of this was making sense.
He quickly started feeling his body and sure enough he was his thirty year old self with his trim beard and various scars and muscles. So he definitely didn't return to the point after the battle. All those years living and serving under Lord Oden were still ingrained in his body.
"Then, what is going on? I'm clearly a man who's just barely in his thirties like when I was on the Grand Line, so I didn't go back in time or anything like that.. but what is going on... there has to be a rational explanation...wait!"said Jaune, who remembered something he saw on a TV program a few years ago.
It was a special on a scientist who was studying the theory on the space and time continuum. The Professor on the television said that different worlds experience time differently. What could be a year for us could only be a day in another world. Was it possible that only a few months passed on Remnant well he spent years in the New World with Lord Oden!
"I think I really need to lie down..."said Jaune as he fell back onto his boat, landing on his acquired treasure to soften his small fall.
"It's only been a few months since I blew myself up to save Beacon. It's only been a few months here since I seen Yang, Blake, Weiss, Nora, Ren...and...Ruby and Pyrrah..."said Jaune, wondering if his friends were still alive and well after the battle has he really never had a chance to know what happened to them.
He was sent to another world after all...
"By the looks of things they still haven't figured out who help orchestrate the attack on Beacon. For now that's really none of my business anymore as I need to figure out a way to get back to the Grand Line, and gather up Allies for the final battle against Orochi and Kaido!"said Jaune, as Lady Toki said that on the 20th year of Lord Oden and the Ten Red Scabbard's defeat that they avenge their loss and free Wano from the tyranny of Orochi and Kaido!
"I need to find a way to get back! I need to be there with Kin'emon and the others when we face Kaido! I need to go back to Onigashima with our allies in order to free Wano and open up its borders! Lord Oden has trusted me and the others with his last wish and I will be damned if I'm not there to see it through."said Jaune, as he got up and grabbed the bags of treasure that he had with him.
"For now I should get out of here before I get any unnecessary attention. After all although I'm a man in his thirties, I still kind of look like my old self so I don't want to suddenly scare people with the sight of a ghost."said Jaune as he started the sending the stairs of Beacon Tower.
"This place brings back so many memories. The fun days I had here with Ruby, Pyrrha and the others during my time as a student here at this school. They would probably be surprised by how much stronger I've become since the last time I have been in these hallways."said Jaune, as he remembered the simpler times when he was a student at Beacon Academy, trying his best to keep up with the others as the weakest first-year student of the whole school.
Now he was a strong warrior who was not only a powerful samurai retainer of the greatest samurai who ever lived in Wano, but he was also a former crew member of the Pirate King! Complete with a huge bounty on his head and everything. And Jaune can only imagine how much he's leveled up during the last thirteen years adventuring with Lord Oden!
'Lord Oden...' thought Jaune, as it has only been a few days for him since Oden was executed at the hands of Kaido! Although twenty years have passed in the other world since the execution, only a few days past for him since Lady Toki teleported him into the future with her devil fruit ability.
The space time continuum was a tricky subject indeed as no one was sure how exactly time and space works? How on Earth can a few months have passed in Remnant, when in reality more than thirty three years have passed in that nother world! But then again he wasn't some cosmic entity so he probably didn't know how that worked as perhaps different world mean different spectrums of time and space!
That was the best theory he could come up with on his current situation.
"Well I should see if gold works here so I can get a bullhead to Mistral or whatever. Perphaps I can find someone who can help me find a way to get back to Wano for the final battle. If I'm going to die, it's going to be fighting as Oden's samurai!"said Jaune as he made his way down the final steps and exited Beacon Tower.
As soon as he exited the tower did he see something he thought he never see again, stabbed deep into a large rock and having seemingly not moved an inch since that fateful day.
"Crocea Mors..."said Jaune as he walked over to his sword that he hasn't seen in more than thirteen years.
There it was! The family heirloom Crocea Mors! Stabbed into a large boulder with what was remaining of The shield scattered around. It look like many have tried to pull the sword out of the boulder but none had any luck.
"My sword... it has been so long since I've last seen you... and it appears you're still as sharp as ever despite the fact you've been stuck in that boulder for who knows how many months..."said Jaune as he grabbed Crocea Mors by its handle, feeling energy radiating from it.
"Ha... I see you're happy to see me again, and that I am a lot stronger now than the last time I wielded you."said Jaune as with one pull, he pulled Crocea Mors from the boulder, as it appears that the sword was finally satisfied that it's real owner was back to reclaim it!
"I see you're happy to see me again."said Jaune, figuring that he should take his sword with him as it was his family's after all.
But he really needed a new scabbard for it as the old one was now left entirely in pieces!
"I should definitely go to Mistral. There I'll find a blacksmith to fix you up nice and neat along with Kashu. I know that there are still many blacksmiths who study the craft of sword making there and they'll be more than capable of giving you two a touch up after not being used for so long."said Jaune as he noticed that someone was approaching him.
"How are you?! This area is forbidden!"said Glynda Goodwitch, Ozpin's right hand until his death and professor of Beacon Academy.
"Professor Goodwitch!"said Jaune with shock, as his theory was confirmed in front of him as professor Goodwitch has an aged a day since the last time he saw her.
"I don't know who you are, and I don't care. For now I will detain you in order to take you to the police station for questioning!"exclaimed professor Goodwitch as she pointed her riding crop at Jaune.
"Sorry professor, but that won't work on me as you need to perceive something in order to levitate it."said Jaune as he used his quick speed to quickly get behind professor Goodwitch!
'How?!' thought Glynda, wondering how exactly he got behind her so fast when she didn't even see him move.
"Arc style: Great Red Spot!"said Jaune as he pulled out Kashu and with a circular swing created a mini tornado!
Professor Goodwitch was caught off guard by this, but she quickly recovered as she began to levitate several large boulders with her semblance and threw them into the tornado to dissipate it, but as soon as she did that, she noticed that the mysterious intruder had disappeared in all the confusion.
"How did he create a tornado with a swing of a sword. That was not a mega shift weapon, that was a plain, regular sword and he managed to create a tornado! And why did I feel like I knew him..."said professor Goodwitch, feeling extremely confused that she noticed that Crocea Mors was missing.
"Impossible! Crocea Mors hasn't budged an inch since the Battle of Beacon! No one was capable of pulling the sword out of the stone, but that mysterious stranger did...wait, golden hair, blue eyes...Mr Arc! No... it couldn't be... could it?"wondered professor Goodwitch, not sure of anything anymore after what had happened the day that would forever be remembered as the Battle of Beacon.
Jaune on the other hand was preoccupied with other things as he felt like he needed to leave the city as soon as possible. Still he was glad to see that she was alive and well despite how many lives were lost that day.
'I'm glad I got out of there without having to hurt her. She is still smoking hot like the day I left, so it really has been only a few months since I left the face of Remnant. But why am I back here after all this time after getting caught in a storm on the Grand Line? Then again neither the laws of physics or the rules of reality apply to that ocean so anything is possible...' thought Jaune as he was walking away from the grounds of Beacon when a large number of Beowolves approached him.
"Trust me, none of you want this fight."said Jaune, as the Beowolves let out various roars, before they charged at him.
"Arc style: Saturn Rings!" exclaimed Jaune as he drop this treasure and held Kashu in his left hand while he held Crocea Mors in his right hand.
He coated them with Haki as he began spinning around like a top, creating a small tornado of wind as he cut through the legion of Beowolves like they were butter!
"I see despite wear and tear you're still as sharp as ever. An Kashu is a sword that is definitely earned its place in the Meito grade class of weapons."said Jaune, admiring how his swords had done a job well done as the legion of dead Beowolves dissipated into nothingness.
But it wasn't over as several Nevermores spotted the commotion down on the streets and started descending towards the Golden Tiger!
"Arc style: Crescent Moon Slash!"exclaimed Jaune, as he fired his signature attack and cut the Nevermores with a single high powered crescent-shaped slash wave!
But it appears it wasn't over yet as soon a Giant Goliath Grimm started approaching Jaune.
"I'm been practicing this technique for the day I would cut down Kaido! And congratulations big guy, you're going to be my first real test subject."said Jaune as he waved his swords around in a circular motion.
"Oden two sword style: Paradise Waterfall!"exclaimed Jaune as he jumped towards the Goliath and with a powerful two swords slash, he cut the creature in half through the middle!
The citizens of Vale could hardly believe what they saw as a Goliath was a creature that would take an entire warship to take down, but this unknown man had just taken it down with a single slash!
"Not enough! This attack will never cut through Kaido's skin at this level."said Jaune as he put his sword Kashu away and walked away with Crocea Mors and his treasure in his hands.
What he didn't know is that many were taking videos of the whole ordeal and although they never got a good shot at his face as they weren't professional cameramen, not even close to that but they managed get the whole thing on video!
The video quickly went viral throughout the streets of Vale, as it felt like for the first time there was actually hope during the Kingdom's darkest hour! Now if only they could share it with the rest of the Kingdoms but because the Continental Transit System is down, that wasn't really possible.
Jaune on the other had just made it to a bullhead bay in order to catch the first flight to Mistral as soon as the next flight was available.
"I'm going to need an ID if you're going to get on that warhead."said the ticket salesman, as an individual needed an ID in order to buy a ticket.
Jaune in response just pulled out a few golden coins from his sack and tossed them onto the counter.
"How about you give me a ticket, and I'll give you a few more coins."responded Jaune, as the ticket salesman bit the gold coin and realized that it was indeed real gold!
So after carefully looking around to see if anyone was watching he open up the palm of his hand and Jaune tossed several more golden coins, which the ticket salesman quickly hit in his own personal pocket.
"Enjoy your stay at Mistral."said the ticket salesman as he gave Jaune his ticket for the first warship that would take him to Mistral.
"Thank you."said Jaune as he took the ticket and went to go wait in the seating area until it was time for him to head to his flight.
As he was waiting he immediately knew what was the first thing he was going to do when he made it to Mistral. He was going to seek out an expert blacksmith to get Kashu and Crocea Mors cleaned up, as he knew that one has to take care of their swords in order to make sure that they're always ready for battle. He also plans to have scabbards made just for Kashu and Crocea Mors!
And Jaune already knew what color they would be!
Red!
As he was the tenth member of Lord Oden's Red Scabbards!