Time

Avalon. Palace.

Before the first appearance of the Pirates, 5 years remained.

There was a huge meeting room in the Palace of Avalon. This room was used by Ray and his wives to discuss the next steps and various plans for the future.

At this time, Ray and all his wives were sitting at a huge wooden table.

"So, next will be Wano Country?" a beautiful woman with black hair and red eyes asked.

"No. If I visit Wano Country, then I will kill Kaido and Orochi with a 100% probability. Kaido's death will accelerate all events and we will have to fight the much earlier than we planned," looking at the woman, the man with white hair and red eyes replied.

"What about Hiyori? Aren't you afraid that she might get into some kind of trouble and something might happen to her?" the woman with blue hair and dark blue eyes asked.

"No. She will be okay. No one knows that Kozuki Hiyori is still alive. No one except Kawamatsu," the man replied.

"Honey, you can teleport to Wano Country, steal Hiyori, and return with her back to Avalon. You don't even need to linger there," the woman with heterochromia of eyes and hair said.

"Zesshi, you came up with a great plan! Ray, you have to catch Hiyori and bring her here!" the woman with fiery red hair shouted

"Astoria, this is not a game in which Ray must catch Rare Pokemon. This is kidnapping... so I support this plan," the woman with silver hair and purple eyes nodded.

"Mmm. Good plan," the woman with black wings nodded.

"But... how will Hiyori herself react to this? Suddenly she will think that she is being kidnapped in order to turn into sex slave," the woman with blonde hair and blue eyes said.

"It is quite possible. Any sane woman would think so," the woman with green hair said.

"How did the conversation about our next steps and plans for the future turn into a conversation about the kidnapping of a woman?" the woman with fox tails said.

"Susu, she has teal hair! This is a very rare color!" Astoria shouted.

"Nnn, Hiyori will be the Teal Queen. She's perfect for our team. *nods* This Goddess of Destruction fully approve her candidacy. *nods* *nods* *nods*," Zesshi said.

"Hohohoho. This Empress of Flame fully agrees," covering her mouth with the sleeve of her dress, Astoria laughed.

"Ho."

"Hoho."

"Hohoho."

"HOHOHOHOHOHOHO!"  entering Himedere mode, Zesshi and Astoria began to laugh.

*Sigh*

Sighs were heard from all sides... They had long been accustomed to the tricks of Astoria and Zesshi in the Himedere mode.

"Darling. I also think this is a good plan," the woman with blond hair and bright blue eyes said.

"Renner, are you sure?" Ray asked a little surprised.

"Yes. It can become a bridge between our and Wano Country. But for this, she will need to kill Orochi with her own hands. In this case, she will earn the respect of the inhabitants of Wano and they will listen to her words. I have no hope for a small child, Momonosuke. And he will never be able to defeat Kaido or Orochi. Unlike him, Hiyori has every chance of it. In addition to everything, she really suits our team. You yourself said that we need the Goddess of Time. We have Bonney, but two Goddesses of Time are much better than one," Renner said.

"Mmm. As expected from Renner, this is a good point of view," Shalltear said.

"That's right. We can train her and make her a very strong swordswoman or kunoichi," Narcissa said.

"Daphne could train her in sword fighting and slowing time," Gabrielle said.

"Rest in peace, Kozuki Hiyori... I sincerely sympathize with you..." Bonney said with a wry smile.

Ain looked at her and began to nod, she also went through this Hell training.

"I just hope you don't start training Shirahoshi, she's still too small for your Hell training," looking at all his wives, Ray said.

"Darling, don't worry. She won't go through our hell training... at least until she is at least thirteen years old. After she reaches this age, Shirahoshi will begin her real training," Gabrielle said with a smile on her face. 

Seeing that smile on Gabrielle's face, Ain and Bonney felt a shiver run down their backs.

Ray saw all this and just smiled.

[Well, but they got a lot stronger] he thought.

"Fine. I will visit Wano and steal Hiyori next week... or next month, after that I will bring her to Avalon," Ray summed up.

His wives looked at him and nodded.

"If we have already finished all this business and we will no longer have any other conversations, then the time has come to arrange our marathon. And this time, we will have additional participants... Bonney and Ain !!!" Bella shouted.

"Fufufufufu. Prepare yourself mentally," Narcissa giggled.

All the women looked at Bonney and Ain and saw that they were completely blushing and steam was coming out of their heads.

Ain began to mumble, "Marathon, marathon, marathon, marathon."

Bonney just lost in thought, [Finally! Bonney, it's your time! You've been waiting for this moment for so long, but here! We are finally at the finish line!!! Hehehehehe, I have to try hard! Hehehe. Finally, I'll become Bonney Natunus!]

"Ray, we will prepare them, they have been waiting for this for a very long time. They will need some advice from the older sisters," looking at Ray, Yukino said.

"Nnn. Be gentle with them," Daphne said.

"Wait for them in our bedroom," Fleur said.

They took Bonney and Ain away, and Ray teleported to the giant bedroom.

On this day, Bonney and Ain finally became Ray's wives and turned into Dragons.

Everyone was very happy. They celebrated this event and held a very long marathon.

Ray and his wives disappeared for ten days...

The inhabitants of the were afraid, they thought that the people of the had attacked Ray and his wives and captured them.

They were about to start a war against the , even women and children were ready to fight. But they were reassured by Demiurge, he told them that the King and the Queens are all right, they just conduct a family ritual and appear in public in about 10-20 days.

Hearing the words of Demiurge, the inhabitants of the calmed down and relaxed.

They did not yet know that the King and Queens very often carry out these family rituals...

Ray usually created a barrier around his bedroom that slowed time by twenty-five times. But this time he did not use this barrier, because he and his wives had a lot of free time. And they didn't have to rush somewhere.

They just enjoyed each other's company and spent their time as husband and... wives.

Ray still did not know that in the future, due to these frequent family rituals, he would receive new titles... "Big Daddy Ray"... and… "King of Infinite Stamina." 

But this is a completely different story.

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Grand Line. New world.

Wano Country.

Wano Country is a country in the New World that is not affiliated with the .

It is currently under the rule of its shogun, Kurozumi Orochi, and occupied by the Beasts Pirates under Kaido

Previously, Wano Country was ruled by the Kozuki Family, until the family's usurper, Orochi, conspired to overthrow and supersede their shogunate nineteenth years before the beginning of the current events.

Hundreds of years ago, Wano was known as the Country of Gold

The country strictly follows a policy of isolationism, meaning that contact with outsiders such as pirates and other countries is prohibited. Leaving the country's borders is also considered a crime. Outsiders who enter the country will be immediately attacked. This policy was maintained as a result of the country's geography which makes an invasion extremely difficult, as well as its powerful samurai warriors.

Wano has its own currency: Silver, Gold and Platinum coinage instead of Belly.

The country also has its own newspaper, which only covers national events, and the citizens do not receive international news or newspapers from the News Coo, with the exception of the Beasts Pirates on Onigashima.

The lack of contact with the outside world has resulted in many legends and superstitions forming within the populace. Notably, they are unaware of what devil fruits are, referring to the powers gained from them as some form of magic.

When the Kozuki Family were still in power, Wano was immensely rich in nature with grand flourishing forests where lush vegetation thrives due to clean rivers and seas, brimming with various exotic fauna such as deers and boars. After the Beast Pirates took over Wano Country, most of the forest in all the regions except the capital were cleared in order to set up countless weapon factories to mass-produce weapons for export. As a result of industrial pollution, the regions have been reduced to wastelands with wild animals that roamed the regions becoming poisonous due to drinking river water from the mines and factories.

The island of Wano Country is actually part of a larger geological formation resembling a mountain or volcano. Its center, where Wano is properly located, and edges are actually very elevated in comparison to the in-between space, which descends close to the sea level and is filled with fresh water. This bowl-like composition leads to an unique waterflow where fresh water flows out of the land and into the larger New World sea through waterfalls, and atop those, there are clashing currents that lead to the formation of whirlpools. The sea water is also known to somehow flow inland, similar to , with the water itself becoming clear like a mountain river during the process.

Wano Country only has two known methods of entry from the ocean. The hardest one involves tying ships to the giant koi that routinely climb up the surrounding waterfalls from the sea, allowing the fish to pull them along. The other method involves entering a hidden tunnel located behind one of the waterfalls, which leads to the Mogura Port, where people and cargo can get transported inland through a gondola. 

The latter method, however, is restricted to those who are granted permission by either Kaido or Orochi

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Wano Country. Flower Capital.

The Flower Capital is located in the middle of Wano Country and is the only flourishing place in all of Wano.

In one of the elite neighborhoods of the Flower Capital, there was a beautiful Japanese-style building. This building was called Okiya, the house in which Oirans and their apprentices live.

This house was the most popular of all Okiya in the entire Flower Capital. After all, it was here that the most beautiful woman in all of Wano Country, Oiran of the dayu rank, Komurasaki lived.

In this Okiya lived the most educated and beautiful Oirans. In order to make an appointment with at least one of these Oiran, the Rich Aristocrats lined up and took their places in advance for several months.

They spent a lot of money on it, many of these Wealthy Aristocrats tried to buy some of Oirans and make them their wives, but it was extremely expensive and it was very difficult to get Oiran recognition.

The most beautiful woman in all of Wano Country was very popular. For her sake, men were ready for absolutely anything: they gave her all their money and wealth, they sold their homes, families, friends. All in order to achieve recognition of the Most Beautiful Dayu, Komurasaki. But no one could succeed. Komurasaki lied to these men and took away all their money, after which she began to treat them as outcasts.

But even knowing all this, the men still continued to come to Okiya and make appointments with Komurasaki. They thought: [Hahaha, Komurasaki will be mine. These greedy bastards did not succeed, but I will succeed]. But they had no chance. Komurasaki was ruthless to absolutely all men.

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The top floor of the Okiya. Komurasaki's room.

An incredibly beautiful woman stood in front of a huge mirror.

It was Kozuki Hiyori... better known as Oiran Komurasaki.

Hiyori is a slim woman of average height. She has long teal hair that reaches her waist and blue eyes that are distinctively slanted at an upward angle. She wears light pink lipstick on her prominent lips.

As Komurasaki, she wore geta to make her look very tall. Her hair was extremely adorned, with multiple flowers and pins attached to it. She wore an extremely opulent red furisode kimono that sparkles in the sunlight, with the sleeve adorned with a peacock and flowers on it.

She was really beautiful and was rightly considered the most beautiful woman in all of Wano Country.

*Sigh*

"I took all the money from another greedy bastard. I hope that this money will help people in poor regions. Orochi... someday I will kill you. I will kill you with my own hands and avenge my parents and all the inhabitants of Wano Country," looking in the mirror, Hiyori said coldly.

"Mmm. It's a really good goal."

Suddenly a man's voice was heard.

Hiyori froze, she turned very slowly and immediately saw that a handsome man with white hair and red eyes was sitting on one of the chairs. She was a very intelligent woman and instantly realized that this man was not an inhabitant of Wano Country, he was wearing clothes that could not be found in Wano.

Hiyori looked at the door and realized that she could not escape. She felt that this man could kill her with just one finger. It was a simple female intuition...

"Do not be afraid of me. I will not hurt you, because I visited Wano Country just for you... Kozuki Hiyori," looking into the Hiyori's eyes, the man said with a smile on his face.

As soon as Hiyori heard these words, her eyes widened. She did not know this man, but did not feel any threat from him.

She calmed down and looked straight into his eyes.

[What an unusual eyes color. These eyes are bewitching. I never saw such beautiful eyes.] Hiyori thought.

"Who are you? And how do you know my real name?" Hiyori asked.

She did not beat around the bush and asked directly.

"My name is Ray Natunus. I will not answer your second question, you will find out later," Ray answered.

"Why are you here? And what does it mean, "I visited Wano Country just for you..." I don't understand," Hiyori asked.

Ray patted the chair next to the chair he was sitting on.

Hiyori nodded to Ray, she went to the chair and sat on it.

"I visited Wano just to take you from here. You really want to take revenge on Orochi and Kaido? I will help you if you come with me," Ray said.

"To take revenge on Orochi and Kaido... I can't believe it," looking down and clenching her hands into fists, Hiyori said.

"Look at me," Ray said.

Hiyori looked at Ray and saw in his hand a mango covered with spiral patterns.

"Mango?" Hiyori asked.

Ray shook his head and replied, "It's not just mango. It's a devil fruit... it's called... Toki Toki no mi... A familiar name?" looking into Hiyori's eyes, Ray said.

"Toki... Toki," Hiyori repeated, and tears began to appear in her eyes.

Ray took Hiyori's hand and put the devil fruit in it.

"I kept it especially for you. The power of this devil fruit should belong to you and only to you..." Ray said softly.

Hiyori looked at the devil fruit and cried silently.

"Eat it," she heard Ray's words.

Hiyori nodded and ate the fruit very quickly, she did not feel any taste, because this devil fruit grew on Avalon.

Hiyori covered her face with her hands and began to sob. Ray raised his hand and began soothingly stroking her head.

After 10 minutes, Hiyori removed her hands from her face and looked at Ray with gratitude.

Her whole face was covered with tears, and her eyes were red and swollen, but even in this appearance, she was very beautiful.

Seeing Hiyori in this condition, Ray felt that he wanted to protect her with all his strength and make her his own, this was demanded by his Dragon instincts.

He got up from his seat and went to the chair on which Hiyori was sitting.

Ray picked her up in his arms like a bride. Hiyori screamed, but did not resist, she hugged Ray and buried her face in his neck.

"Now you are mine. If you want. I can kill Orochi and Kaido right now," turning his head to Hiyori, Ray whispered.

"I want to become stronger and kill Orochi with my own hands. Please help me become stronger and avenge my family. If you help me, I will belong to you, I will become your… slave, concubine, servant... I am ready for absolutely anything. Just please help me get revenge," Hiyori whispered.

"Do not say such words. I will not force you to do what you do not want. I want you to be my wife, not a toy. My previous words were said instinctively. Having seen your condition, I could not react somehow otherwise," Ray said.

Hearing Ray's words, Hiyori felt warm in her chest.

She raised her head and kissed his cheek.

Hiyori immediately blushed and buried her face on Ray's neck, trying to hide the blush that appeared on her face from him.

This was Hiyori's first kiss, she never kissed other men, even her father. For such a traditional woman, it was a very embarrassing action. But she liked this feeling, it was very nice. Hiyori felt that she wanted to be with this man and be in his arms.

[I think that I myself will want to become your wife. Is this love? I hope this is love, not a feeling of gratitude.]

Around Ray and Hiyori, a flame appeared and they disappeared.

Soon after their disappearance, a fire began to spread throughout the room. After 5 minutes, the fire consumed the entire building.

No one was able to put out this fire and the whole building burned to the ground in a matter of minutes.

This day has become a day of mourning...

The whole Wano Country was plunged in mourning and sadness. All inhabitants of the Flower Capital shed tears for a whole month. After all, as a result of this fire, the most beautiful woman in all of Wano Country… Komurasaki, "died"…