Time Travel: Age of Discovery

Everyone was dumbfounded, watching the captain fall to the ground, his life or death uncertain, and they couldn't help but shudder.

"So strong!"

Seeing their captain defeated with a single blow, the pirates, disheartened and unable to muster any resolve, decided to fight to the death. However, their strength was already at its limit, and they were quickly overpowered. While cleaning up the battlefield, the pirates discovered a genuine Devil Fruit among the spoils, a discovery that Toya had made for the first time.

Teya entered the captain's cabin and found a wooden box. He opened it and, as expected, found the Devil Fruit nestled inside. However, the system hadn't displayed any notifications, as it had on previous occasions. Teya speculated that perhaps because he no longer had any desire for the fruit, the system had gradually faded. After all, it was a supplementary system, so this was fine.

At this moment, Toya stared at the fruit before him, feeling rather apprehensive. Having never studied the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, he had no idea what kind of fruit it was. He should have taken it back to Marine Headquarters as a trophy. However, Toya harbored a secret thought: if it turned out to be a Kankan Fruit or a Smoke Fruit, he would give it to the two of them.

Taking off his outer clothes, Teya hid the fruit inside, pretending to be slightly warm, and casually held the clothes. Thinking no one noticed, Teya was secretly proud of himself.

"Cough cough!"

Suddenly hearing a cough behind him, Teya was startled, but he remained calm. Instead, he examined the clutter on the table and muttered something about the pirates' next move.

He walked slowly to Teya's side, leaned over to look at her, and smiled subtly.

"Sister He, what's the matter?"

"What do you say?"

The two looked at each other, and Toya finally gave in. He slowly took out the devil fruit from his clothes, looking embarrassed: "This is indeed my first time, please spare me this time."

boom--

He tapped Teya's forehead, a long-overdue punishment. Even now, Teya still felt a slight pain and rubbed his head.

He picked up the fruit, looked at Teya first, and then sighed softly.

"You want to give it to those two children."

Teya was a little surprised, but then he realized that Sister He knew me too well.

Seeing Teya remain silent, He knew his suspicions were correct. He was about to rebuke her, but the words faded into a soft whisper, "Is that appropriate? Back then..."

Crane's words suddenly stopped mid-sentence, and Teya asked with a smile, "Sister Crane, how many people in the world can be found who can break through all obstacles with a single punch like old man Garp? Reaching this level with physical skills alone is perhaps even more difficult than awakening Conqueror's Haki."

The crane said nothing, but listened quietly.

"Times have changed. Devil Fruits will surely flourish in the future. I value their training, just as Zephyr valued me back then. They are also rising stars of the Navy."

Teya's words were true; he had merely revealed a few facts. He listened without objection, but instead returned the fruit and walked away, saying, "Just this once, I'm looking forward to the growth of Tina and the others."

Most of the Iron Blade Pirates were captured, with only a few escaping by jumping into the sea. The bounty hunters were all captured. After contacting the nearby naval base and apprehending everyone, Teya and the others worked tirelessly for nearly a day before continuing their journey.

Returning to the ship, Thea saw Smoker standing by the side, his hands bandaged, as if lost in thought. Thea approached quietly as the sun set, dyeing the sky a deep red.

"How does it feel..."

"I feel……"

The two of them spoke at the same time and were frozen for a moment.

Thea smiled and signaled Smoker to speak first.

“I feel I’m not strong enough.”

Tejas thinks this is not a problem, or Smoker is setting too high standards for himself. This is not a bad thing, but it is not a good thing either. It seems that he needs to adjust his mentality.

After nearly a decade of mentoring by Teja, Smoker finally felt relieved and at ease. During battle, he encountered an unbeatable foe, recognizing the limits of his own strength. He knew his strength was only so far. Whether against Teja or even ordinary pirates, he would find it difficult to defeat them.

If I were stronger, I wouldn't be in this situation today.

"Where is Tina?"

Smoker pointed to the cabin, wanting to get some fresh air and calm his mind, but was pulled into the cabin by Teja.

five minutes later.

One room in the cabin.

Tina and Smoker sat side by side on a chair, staring at the devil fruit on the table, lost in thought. This was something they had longed for, and now that it was right before their eyes, they found it difficult to express their feelings.

After a long while, Tina asked cautiously, "Teacher Teya, what is this?"

Tea briefly recounted the fruit's origins, omitting the crane incident; it was of no importance to them. Smoker had emerged from his trance, and honestly, he was the most excited person at the moment. Consuming a devil fruit grants power, yet why was there a strange feeling welling up within him?

"Tina, do you have your Devil Fruit Pokedex?"

"Yes, I brought it."

Sure enough, after Tina got the illustrated guide, she carried it with her wherever she went. Teya suspected that she had memorized the appearance of each fruit.

Tina took out the illustrated book from the bedside and flipped through the pages. No one spoke for a while.

Teya suddenly felt like she was opening a blind box, as exciting as a lucky draw. If it turned out to be a super-powerful fruit, even if they didn't want to eat it, she would force-feed them.

Smoker fidgeted slightly, wondering who he should give the Devil Fruit to first. Although Smoker desperately wanted the fruit, his deliberation, especially after this confrontation with the pirates, only solidified his resolve.

He wanted to obtain a natural devil fruit, an elemental power that could resist most attacks. Although Teya mentioned the importance of Haki many times, for them, Haki was still far away.

So Smoker decided that if this was a natural result, he would fight for it, otherwise, he would give it to Tina...