"Lorianne, a beautiful name."
Hui spoke, looking at Lorianne. He could sense a... very special aura from her, as if she were a passage of time, a seRevolutionary ent of history.
This wasn't strange, because she was chosen by fate, and her ability was... Time-related!
Hui had already gleaned this crucial information in the mere seconds they had interacted.
"Yes, my Devil Fruit is Time-related. And not just Time-related, my devil fruit is the Time-Time Fruit."
Lorianne spoke calmly.
She had already seen Hui confirming her Devil Fruit ability in a vision of the future.
Hearing this, Hui's pupils constricted, then his expression returned to calm.
But his heart was anything but calm.
A Time-related Devil Fruit ability, the Time-time Fruit!
This was simply too incredible. In the original One Piece story, this Devil Fruit never appeared.
Moreover, time...
To possess the ability to manipulate time, to control time, what did that mean?
It meant omnipotence!
Because everyone exists within the long river of time, all traces of their lives remain within it.
As long as one follows this river to search, they could find anything they wanted to know.
So, everything about him, had it already been perceived by her?
"The Time-Time fruit, no wonder you could call out my real name in one breath."
Hui spoke, his heart heavy.
He didn't know her intentions, didn't know if a battle would erupt between them.
And if a battle did break out, how should he deal with this Time ability user?
"I not only know your name is Mochizuki Hui, I also know you are the leader of the Sage Shinobi Nation, the sovereign of the Sage Shinobi Nation, and the Hokage of Hidden Sage Village."
Hearing this, Hui laughed.
The corners of his mouth lifted as he said, "It seems you already know everything you need to know. So, what is your choice?
"To have a great battle with me, to eliminate this outsider?
"Or are there other choices?"
Hearing this, a haze appeared in Lorianne's eyes.
"Eliminate the outsider? Why should I? If outsiders must be eliminated, perhaps I should target the Celestial Dragons instead."
Her eyes became even more hazy, as if she were making some kind of choice.
"And in the future I've seen, the world controlled by you is much brighter and the people much happier than the world controlled by the Celestial Dragons.
"So... perhaps my appearance is just to fulfill your destiny. To fulfill someone destined to be incredibly brilliant in the future, to fulfill someone who will lead this world towards endless light."
After Lorianne finished speaking, the haze in her eyes disappeared. It seemed she had made up her mind.
Hui stood quietly, not disturbing Lorianne inner battle.
Although in that situation just now, a sneak attack would definitely have yielded results, it was a perfect opportunity.
Now, seeing Lorianne's eyes clear and bright, he finally spoke: "It seems you've thought things through."
"Yes, I have."
Lorianne smiled, a beautiful curve appearing at the corners of her mouth.
"Can you tell me your choice?"
Hui was curious, but he already knew the answer in his heart.
From his feelings, Lorianne's choice wasn't bad for him.
"Sure, but you have to beat me first."
Lorianne spoke, her tone unexpectedly playful.
Hui was stunned, then he laughed in spite of himself.
"Good, I'm also looking forward to crossing blows with a Time manipulator. Let's have a showdown of time and space!"
As his words fell, Hui vanished, instantly appearing beside Lorianne.
He had folded space, and it was faster than the Flying thunder god technique.
Even if she had Time abilities, could see the future, and could see this attack coming, Hui was confident that with such a swift attack, even if she knew, she wouldn't be able to dodge!
However, he seemed to have forgotten that the power of Time was more than just predicting the future.
"You lose."
Hui declared, reaching out towards Lorianne.
Then, his pupils constricted.
Because in Hui's sight, Lorianne, with even greater speed, instantly grabbed his hand.
Her other hand drew a sword, thrusting it towards his heart.
It was too fast! It was even faster than he could think!
Hui wanted to use his space ability to dodge, but before he could shift away, the sword's tip had already reached his chest.
However... Crack!
The sword broke...
And at the same time, Lorianne's speed slowed down.
This let Hui know that it wasn't that Lorianne's speed had increased, but that his own speed had slowed down.
Time...was truly a wondrous ability, she actually controlled the flow of time around him.
"The power of Time, lives up to its reputation. However, it seems your own strength is a little lacking."
Hui spoke, looking at the broken sword on the ground, his heart somewhat complex.
If his body hadn't already continuously evolved, transcending mortality, that sword strike would have likely taken his heart.
However, for the current Hui, a heart was no different from a fingernail.
Forget a heart, even if all his internal organs were hollowed out, it wouldn't have much effect on him.
Because he was no longer human, the operating principles of his body were fundamentally different from a human's.
Hui relied on the absorption of energy.
"Cough, the quality of the sword wasn't good."
Lorianne coughed tactically, decisively shifting the blame to the sword's quality.
Hui laughed.
"That's cute."
He spoke, because at this distance, he could perceive Lorianne's inner thoughts.
"What a perverted ability. In front of you, no one can hold a secret."
Lorianne rolled her eyes.
She had seen Hui's mind reading ability from the river of time.
"Compared to my limited mind reading, your Time ability is the truly perverse one. In your eyes, there are truly no secrets."
Hui retorted.
His divine ability could only hear the inner thoughts of others, while the Time ability could see a person's entire life.
"Speaking of which, I'm quite curious. Why don't you tell me what I'll be like in the future?"
Hui continued, the corners of his mouth lifting, anticipation evident on his face.
However, his expression immediately froze because he sensed Lorianne's inner thoughts at this moment.
And Lorianne also spoke: "I could see some blurry images of your future before, but after I made that decision, your future completely disappeared.
"No, it didn't disappear. It's that I no longer have the ability to see your future, unless the future you allows the present me to see."
As Lorianne spoke, she smiled brightly.
This smile was captivatingly beautiful.
Then she said: "Because, I'm going to give you the power of Time."
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