The Excited Pirate Renzo

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Five days later...

After traveling around America and Europe, Renzo had collected a substantial amount of technical data.

Along the way, he also raided the Arklay base, securing numerous resources, including Alice's blood sample and the White Queen AI.

After ensuring the destruction of Isaacs's clone there, Renzo and his team piloted their aircraft back to the base in Tokonosu City.

"Red Queen! Organize all the AI-related technical data for me—I need to study it."

"Understood, Master!"

The Red Queen's holographic avatar appeared, her expression playful. Clearly, after being transferred into a quantum computer, her personality had evolved to become livelier and more human-like.

"She's really grown a lot," Renzo mused.

"Additionally, scan satellite and network surveillance systems for information on any mutant viruses, and devise the best acquisition strategies for me."

"Oh, and arrange for the White Queen as well. She can be your assistant."

"No problem! Leave it to me!" the Red Queen responded with enthusiasm.

As for the White Queen, she had no objections. With sufficient computing power, handling multiple AI entities wasn't an issue. Besides, having an assistant wasn't a bad idea.

For the next few days, Renzo balanced his time between really enjoying his time with Saeko and Shizuka at night then diving into AI research, studying the T-virus, and working on a cure for premature aging.

Given Alicia's deteriorating condition, keeping her out in the open would only accelerate her aging and eventual death.

To prevent this, Renzo personally designed and built an advanced cryogenic chamber, placing Alicia into suspended animation until he could develop a complete cure.

Three more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Slumping into his chair, Renzo exhaled deeply. "Finally! I've more or less mastered AI knowledge! I can officially call myself an IT expert now."

After ensuring that his team had fully grasped AI fundamentals and could build their own systems, Renzo stretched and yawned.

"High-intensity learning really is exhausting... Even with my advanced cognitive abilities, it still takes a toll."

Despite his immense mental power, he could still feel fatigue setting in.

"Time to enter the consciousness space."

With that thought, Renzo headed to his bedroom, lay down on his bed, and activated his mind, diving into the networked consciousness space.

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The consciousness space

"Finally, you're here! How's the AI knowledge? Did you get it?"

The moment Apocalypse Renzo entered, Pirate Renzo immediately jumped up in excitement.

"Wait... Don't tell me you've been waiting here every day?" Apocalypse Renzo asked, half-amused, half-exasperated.

"Nah, I'm just excited! Can't a Renzo be excited? This is a big deal!" Pirate Renzo with a calm expression like the one jumping around wasn't him.

Gundam Renzo chuckled, "I've seen him here every day lately! You better have something for him, or I fear he might actually fight you over it."

Lately, Gundam Renzo had been working on his custom mecha. Thanks to his Fantasy Creation ability, designing and building a unique Gundam was much easier than expected.

If not for fine-tuning different designs, he would've finished long ago.

Apocalypse Renzo glanced at Pirate Renzo, who had dark circles under his eyes. With an eye roll, he muttered, "Was this really necessary?"

"But don't worry—I got it! It took me several days of cramming, but I managed—"

Slap!

Before he could react, Pirate Renzo clapped a hand on his shoulder, instantly absorbing the shared knowledge.

"YES! Hahaha! You're the best, bro! No words needed—thanks a ton! I'm off to work!"

"Later!"

With that, he bolted off.

"That guy…" Apocalypse Renzo just shook his head.

He then approached Gundam Renzo, fist-bumping him to share recent memories and abilities.

"Whoa, Uchiha's progress is impressive! He's already at this level?"

"Too bad ninjutsu still doesn't work in other worlds. We really need an expert to crack this issue."

As he processed the newly acquired memories, Apocalypse Renzo sighed.

"No kidding," Gundam Renzo said, shrugging. "Understanding the fundamental rules of different worlds is way beyond us right now."

"Though, if we could find Arceus, or Palkia—some of the top-tier Pokémon gods—we might be able to break through in a short time."

"Yeah, but finding them is the real challenge."

Unlike the others, none of their worlds had such beings. Even the Six Paths Sage couldn't help—he was bound to his own world and knew nothing about dimensional laws.

"Guess we can't count on that."

Apocalypse Renzo sighed. "For now, we'll have to rely on Uchiha mastering chakra at its core. Once he fully grasps it, our problems should be solved."

"If he reaches the Six Paths level and successfully merges all seven chakra elements—wind, fire, water, earth, lightning, yin, and yang—into a new Kekkei Mōra and creates his own Truth-Seeking Orbs, he'll understand the essence of chakra."

"At that point, we won't have to worry about dimensional restrictions on ninjutsu."

"That's still a long way off," Gundam Renzo noted. "I'd rather see him develop some jutsu that doesn't require hand seals. That'd be useful!"

"Good point!" Apocalypse Renzo nodded. "The technique I need most is Shadow Clone Jutsu! It's the ultimate hack for training and research!"

"Same here!"

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Meanwhile, in the Pirate world...

"Hahahaha!"

Loud laughter echoed from the Isshin Dojo as Pirate Renzo cheered.

"I got it! The final piece of the puzzle! Hahahaha!"

Overcome with excitement, he sprinted toward the village's eastern pier, where his newly created luxury yacht was docked.

"What's he laughing about now?" Kuina muttered as she monitored the dojo's trainees.

"Puzzle piece? Could it be the thing he was looking for? Does that mean we can finally set sail?" Zoro asked, excitement flickering in his eyes.

"Huh?" Kuina perked up.

Truth be told, with her current strength, staying in the village no longer helped her growth.

Compared to the original timeline, both she and Zoro had benefited immensely from Renzo's guidance, mastering breathing techniques and many other skills.

With daily training at sea, their power far exceeded their original selves at this stage.

Kuina was already as strong as a Marine HQ Captain, and Zoro wasn't far behind.

"Let's go check it out!"

Just as Kuina was about to run off, Zoro reminded her, "Uh, don't forget—Master Koshiro is watching."

Sure enough, when she looked back, Koshiro's eyes were on them.

"Tch! Fine! Let's finish the assessment first. That idiot Renzo probably isn't done anyway."

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