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Chapter: Falling Again?

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After two days, *growl~* I woke up due to hunger. I opened my eyes to see a dark sky with some stars, "Wh.*cough* *cough*" my mouth felt dry, unable to speak.

I sat up with difficulty, as my body was sore and weak. I looked down to see my body was covered in bloody dirty bandages and a large patch of it was missing near the stomach area.

The surrounding area has many scattered things on the ground. I looked confused, as I can't think clearly due to hunger and pain in my head. I quickly saw something near me covered in some blood, which looks like a chocolate bar and paste tube.

My eyes turned green as I grabbed them. I started shoving their contents greedily into my mouth *tear* *bite* *chew* *slurp* *gulp* *choke*. But I felt it was not enough, so I grabbed the small box nearby and threw a pill from it in my mouth, filling my stomach.

My body slowly restored strength, *burp* I patted my stomach contentedly. After my eyes cleared up, I felt my sight disturbed. I rubbed my eyes only to touch something; I removed it to reveal a sunglass.

But I instinctively know what it is. I stretched it into Tab's shape to find a video currently recording. I stopped it then operated for a while and found 'Reminder Note' understanding everything from it.

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«REMINDER NOTE »

» Phew, You FINALLY found the watch, at last. It seems the blink setting is working fine. Don't worry, it will only be visible when you look directly at it and won't attract others' attention if seen from a distance. I will clear your other doubts now.

» All of this is written by YOU..., What! you can't recall it? That's because you have short-term memory loss (STML). This Note is a backup prepared by 'You' for you.

» Do you know where you are? You must have already said the annoying 'Where Am I?'. That sentence can be used as a Title if this is written as a story... Psh!...let's not think about it...where were we now? Yeah, your situation, You are in One Piece World. Yeah..., THAT One Piece you are thinking of now.

» You can explore on your own or read this note fully. From here on, you are alone! And update the Note if you are alive. Good Luck. p.S. Read the Log Book to know more details.

» I changed some settings on the watch since it should be hidden. I set it in vibrate mode «BZZT» so it won't alert anyone who doesn't know about it. I have also changed the holograph to display directly on your skin - the forearm or the hand, so you can use it conspicuously. Change it if it is not useful.

« P.S- Kick God's Ass if you see him »

«Year:- 1511 » «Age:- 04 » «Location:- Unknown Island: ~9000m in the sky» «Time:- Early-August »

«Main Task: Reach Blue Sea»

»Instructions:

«Previously: » After crossing the desert, I leisurely crossed through a sea of fire before flying through geysers reaching the pillar-like structure in the distance. I entered it through a vent located on its side and arrived at its center with some difficulty to discover this #picture#.

» Because I'm a genius, I easily climbed out of this piston through the hole of its connecting rod and arrived here with injuries all-over my body ha... ha... ha. Click here for more detail.

» I found that this place is inside of the Skull in Island's center #picture# after getting acquainted with Bag-E #picture#, Hmm, its name is truly not related to its look. It saved me from other robots. Yeah, this place is filled with them. I truly thought this is not One Piece world until I found Devil Fruit.

» I came in contact with a Rogue A.I., who is adamant about building a Hell and maintaining this place. It even built these robots #picture# #picture# #picture# #picture#.

» We fought them, nearly died several times, and at last destroyed 'A.I's server.

« Find if Bag-E is alive»

« Find a way to reach the Altar »

« Reach Island surface »

Next: « Retrieve your things on the island's surface. Go to the blue Sea.

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'I'm in one piece world? I looked doubtfully at the broken robot pieces.

'I think this is an altar?' I looked around.

"It seems 'I' didn't have enough time to update the 'Reminder Note' before passing out," I deduced.

I can find it by watching that video, so I played the previous video and started watching it. It had recorded my encounter with the robot, Bag-E's death, and the encounter with claw-tail.

To my surprise, it also showed figures of straw hats, their aura merging to form an aurora, and finally the healing potion being used on me by them. 'Is it a dream? How the hell did the straw hats appear here?' I looked confused.

'According to the year, Luffy wouldn't have even eaten devil fruit,' I muttered, looking at the Year in 'Reminder Note.'

'Let's think later,' I decided, throwing the video into the 'Top secret' folder standing up. *crack* *crack* crackling sound is heard from all over my body as I stretched. I placed my scattered things into my belt bag again.

I moved towards the nearby tail of the robot and poked it with my toe for any response and sighed in relief as there was no reaction, so picked it up to reveal it holding my Eisen Dial. I snatched it, placing it in my bag.

I eyed the tail, "I nearly died because of you." I glared at the tail.

"I won't let you off, without any gain," I muttered, hanging it around my neck. I found both halves of the staff and moved towards my bag, near where Bag-E got destroyed.

I looked at the place where Bag-E is crushed, "Even though I don't remember you, thank you for saving me," I thanked bowing towards it. I picked its only remaining arm from the ground, and surprisingly, I found a small motherboard held in its claw.

"Hehehe! Why do I feel Déjà vu? A robot sending its chip using its hand after being destroyed?" I grinned, looking at the board, remembering the ending of 'Big Hero 6'.

"Don't worry, I will restore you," I vowed, securing it in my travel bag along with the tail.

My eyes shone seeing all the scattered parts of the robot, then I dragged my half-filled bag and started looting the important parts- eyes, battery, voice manipulator, and especially its chip, filling the bag up.

After packing up, I reached the place where I got knock-out earlier and suddenly found something shimmering on the floor. As soon as I spotted that thing, I know it belongs to me instinctively.

Since I have been focused on the content of the video, I didn't notice it before. "What's this?" I muttered, crouching down to observe it.

It looks like a red circular jade size of my–kid- palm; it has a butterfly design on its top. The butterfly has an hourglass as its body and the wings have circular clocks of different sizes dotted over them.

I picked it out to find it is dark red, almost black in color. I turned it over to see a Skull at the center with a clock as its eye. It also holds a broken hourglass –only the glass part- horizontally between its jaws.

The top of the skull is open and a group of human-shaped figures is holding a flaming torch and descending into the skull using a staircase in search of something. The pendant also has holes lined along its edge, which can be used to hang it around.

I quickly checked my logbook and found that the pendant is similar to the shape of this island; it even shows a skull at its center.

"It clearly shows this island. Then what does this butterfly stand for?" I muttered, then started searching if there is more.

After searching it around, I found a total of twenty pendants. "Hmm! What to do with it?" I muttered, rubbing my chin.

'I somehow felt connected to it, so I won't forget it even after memory loss,' I thought, placing them securely in my belt bag.

"How to get out?" I muttered, looking around the area.

"Follow this path?" I saw the only path leading down. *rumble* I heard a rumbling sound as the wall opposite the door of Bag-E's murder scene, split, revealing a pathway of stairs.

"Or go through it," I muttered, surprised, walking towards the path carrying the travel bag, escaping from entering into the trial path. 'I hope it leads out?' I thought, entering it. *rumble* the door closed behind me as the path ahead lighten up. I climbed the stairs slowly.

After a few minutes, I stood in front of a door, waiting for it to open. "Fuck! Open!" I cursed, tapping the door in anger. I suddenly found a circular groove in the door. I quickly understood after seeing it.

I took one pendant from my bag and placed it in the grove. *click* the pendant glowed before the door opened. I took the pendant back and pushed open the door, reaching a cave-like place.

Since it has been a long time since I saw the sun, I was excited. I ran forward eagerly to get out. At the end of the cave, I saw light. "I'm back!" I yelled, jumping out of the cave ignoring the tiredness.

I felt the warmth of the sunlight on my face. "AAAAaahhhh!" I shouted, running around. It seems I came out behind the skull. I ran despite knowing my body's weak condition.

Then I entered the forest and reached the place I first fell, following the map.

Surprisingly, I can hear birds chirping sound. "Um, Doesn't the Log Book mention there is no living being on this island?" I muttered, reaching the place where I hid my bag.

I retrieved the bag, then took a new suit. "Now I can be decent," I muttered, looking at the bandage-covered body and the tattered pant.

I changed my dress, and I found my transforming bag. "This is the one mentioned that can transform?" I inspected the bag curiously, then wore it on my back.

Then I hurriedly took out food & water and feasted on it. "*sniff* *sniff* it's been so long since 'I' ate real food," I sniffed, feeling real food in my mouth.

After filling my stomach, I rested to relieve my weak body. I slept peacefully until nightfall. *groan* I woke up to see a starry sky. "It's been a long time, I have seen my goal," I smiled at the sea of stars which I will reach one day.

I sat up before taking the portable vehicle and started repairing it according to the video 'Past me' recorded on the watch. I struggled at the start but my body remembers the action quickly and began to repair it in, 'Auto-Mode'.

I can only repair it to transform it into a glider. For now, the waver needs time. I packed the luggage back into the big Ball cloud, I kept the gold and the mechanical parts—dismantled skeleton parts, chips of 'A.I.' & Bag-E, body parts of 'A.I.' robot, etc., into one bag.

I packed the remaining–Devil Fruit, Spider Bot, Bat drone, arm of Bag-E, and miscellaneous parts like gears, nuts, screws, etc., in another bag which also contain the Dials, food, some sea stones, and clothes.

I secured my new staff behind me in two halves and wore the backpack over it; I checked the belt bag last time. "It is time to explore this accursed island," I announced, then walked into the forest.

I explored the weird forest and search for a place to stay. "How do I get off this Island?" I wondered doubtfully. Suddenly my feet are empty and I pummeled down.

"Nooo! I'm not returning to the underground," I despaired, readying myself for a harsh landing.

I didn't feel the ground as I expected but continued to fall. I blinked in confusion, then look around, and to my shock, the island disappeared into thin air and I'm falling down to the blue sea.

"WHAAAT!?" I screamed in surprise.

I also noted that birds present on the island are also dropped from the island unaware before they flew regaining their sense. I also saw a shell falling down.

I first thought it was some dial, but on closer look, I realized it was a transponder snail. I think it has roamed away from my bag to get food due to my absence.

I quickly regained my sense then dived after the snail and stored it after successfully retrieving it. I felt my adrenaline surge, hearing the wind swish in my ears.

"AAaaaAAaaaah!" I yelled in excitement. I sky-dived for the next 5000m before activating the Glider, slowing the momentum.

I can smell the sea as I glided down. Since it is dark and foggy, I can't see the sea clearly from here. I can guess that I'm approximately 1000m above sea level. I hastily installed the Impact Dials back on my suit.

"How do I land if I can't see anything?" I grumbled, looking at the dark foggy sea.

"Stupid Island disappearing at night," I complained about dropping me here when I'm not ready.

*POOF* I suddenly heard an ominous sound only to find that the Glider made using Eisen cloud is out of shape, as if someone cut it with the sword.

"Oh! Shit!" I muttered before pummeling towards the seafloor. "AAAaaaaahhHH!" I screamed, falling down.

I hurriedly caught the surprisingly intact Ball Cloud to slow my descent, but the layers of ball cloud started to burst one by one *puff* *puff* *puff* I began to panic, then spread my wings, reducing the speed of fall.

Since it is dark, I don't know when I will hit the sea surface, *poof* the last ball cloud busted as my two bags separated away from me. I quickly extended my arms to catch them, *splat* but hit the sea surface comically in a spread-eagle position.

*groan* I feel pain on the front side of my body despite the impact being reduced by the Impact Dial. The sudden impact confused my mind as I slowly drowned in the sea like a cartoon character.

My body feels heavy… No, the water is heavy; it is totally different from the light White Sea. My body is used to swimming in low density, so falling suddenly into the high-density water makes me disoriented.

I recovered quickly, feeling the heavy luggage dragging me to the sea bottom; I quickly kicked the heavy water to reach the surface. My Fishman gene made me adapt to the water as I held the two bags, using my tail to free my hand.

But I know I need some time to adapt to this water. My mind became jumbled as the gills intake a high amount of oxygen from water.

'Shit!' I cursed inwardly as swam with difficulty toward the surface.

*splash* my head broke out of the water's surface *gasp* I breathed as my head became groggy due to the high amount of oxygen in my blood. 'Oxygen Poisoning,' I concluded my vision got hazy.

I looked around the sea and soon found a silhouette of a ship. I swam towards it… then everything became hazy… I threw away my caution of the ship's owner; nearing it… I remember boarding it, then passing out on the deck after dragging my bags on it.

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