Chapter 3: Star Chart and Star Gate!
"Hoo—"
Returning to his exclusive top-level space, Im unconsciously let out a breath.
Then, under the endless starlight and moonlight above his head, he walked towards the strange large tree not far away.
This place has a name, called the Room of Authority.
The overall environment is exactly the same as the surface of the Moon.
As far as the eye can see, it's all silver-grey ground with large and small pits.
And the Milky Way and Bright Moon in the sky are actually real.
However, during the day, it simulates the starry sky of the night, so it is always night here.
This makes the lush green flourishing large tree appear extremely out of place.
But as Im approached the tree, he would find a door and two windows on the trunk.
When he pulled open the wooden door and walked in, he found that it was actually a complete suite inside.
Bedroom, dining room, living room, wet and dry separated bathroom, bathtub, and various furniture, Transponder Snail, everything was available.
It turned out that this was a spacious treehouse, and there were even stairs leading upstairs!
Honestly, he was satisfied with all of this.
After all, he couldn't afford such a good house before transmigrating.
Since he was back in his Wooden House and there was no one else present, the cold and aloof look on Im's face relaxed a lot as he plopped down onto the soft sofa.
He leaned back on the sofa, looking up at the ceiling of the Wooden House, and started spacing out.
It had been almost a year since he transmigrated to this world and took over this body and identity.
From the initial shock, excitement, and thrill, to calmness, it actually took less than three days.
After all, no matter how intense one's emotions are, they cannot last for long.
After calming down, he didn't immediately start taking action, but first figured out the timeline.
Then, just like the original Im, he silently stayed within this Room of Authority.
The purpose was to familiarize himself with and master the abilities he possessed, and of course, the memories.
First, regarding abilities.
Before transmigrating, he was just an ordinary person, so it was impossible to immediately adapt to the strength of this body.
So he secretly practiced for a period.
In the eyes of the Maids responsible for his daily life, this Lord Imu had just become a bit more active recently, often practicing Dancing Sword Under the Moon outside.
Memories were equally important.
This Im had lived for over eight hundred years. Even if his brain automatically filtered out useless trivial memories, the total amount of information far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Moreover, familiarizing himself with the memories was also a process of understanding himself.
He had to understand what the original owner's personality and habits were like.
Otherwise, facing the Five Elders, he was very likely to give himself away.
Later, he could slowly change.
For these two points, even when Roger became the Pirate King outside, he did not step out of the Room of Authority.
Because he knew very well that nothing was more important than fully mastering his own strength at this stage!
It wasn't until a few days ago that he successfully emerged from seclusion.
He revealed Roger's place of reclusion to the Five Elders and ordered the Marines to go capture him.
Although Roger would also voluntarily surrender in a few days, surrendering and being arrested are actually two different things.
Even if he surrendered, the World Government could still publicly announce it as an arrest.
But Im felt it was better to arrest him as soon as possible.
At the same time, it was with the intention of giving Sengoku, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan some achievements.
As for Garp, he was just for an extra layer of insurance.
Even if Roger was suffering from a terminal illness, he was still Pirate King Roger.
Who knows if he would choose to resist if he didn't voluntarily surrender?
What if Roger really makes a move?
Then Sengoku alone might not be able to handle it, and it could even implicate the three of them.
The three of them haven't reached their peak strength yet.
If one or two were really taken out, then he'd be devastated!
Now it was fine, everything went smoothly.
"Regardless, stopping the Great Pirate Era from appearing is definitely correct," Im thought silently to himself.
"Star Chart."
Immediately after, he once again summoned the Golden Finger that accompanied him when he transmigrated to this world.
Hmm, Golden Finger. These days, as a Transmigrator, especially one transmigrating to a high-risk world like One Piece, how can one get by without a Golden Finger?
Although he actually felt that the status, position, strength, wealth, and lifespan he currently possessed were already quite overpowered.
Compared to those fellow transmigrators who became slaves, pirates, or commoners, his situation could completely be called a god-tier start, an incredibly lucky beginning.
Even looking at the plot development according to the original work, there's a high probability of being overthrown and killed after twenty-four years.
As Im called out in his mind, a magnificent virtual image of a Spiral Galaxy Disk appeared out of thin air within his line of sight.
Every single Star within it was sparkling brightly.
At the same time, the line of text in the bottom left corner was still quietly waiting there for his response.
[Can open a random small Star Gate]
Regarding this Golden Finger, he had basically understood everything there was to understand during this time.
He had read the included instruction manual over and over again.
After all, it was very likely to be the reliance he would depend on for survival in the future.
But he was wrong.
Greatly mistaken.
It's not that this Golden Finger is useless.
But for now, it's useless for his current situation.
According to the instructions, it's not some kind of system.
But a Star Chart that records all Galaxies, Stars, Planets, and Satellites in the Universe, the kind that automatically updates in real-time, which looks particularly awesome!
At the same time, it comes with a function called 'Star Gate'.
Every year it will randomly open a small Star Gate leading to another Planet.
It's said to be three meters high and two meters wide, the kind that's not small, but not overly large either.
According to the instruction manual, the connected Planet, although not guaranteed to be a Planet with civilization, must be a solid and stable Planet.
So no need to worry about stepping across and finding the other side is a ball of inexplicable gas.
Once this Star Gate is chosen to be opened, then the exact location of that Planet in this Universe will be highlighted on the Star Chart at the same time.
This means as long as he, Im, has the ability, he can completely fly there in a Spaceship.
Although this seems a bit foolish when there's clearly a Star Gate that can instantly transport him.
Hey, but what if it's the other way around?
That is to say, if one day he arrives at a certain Planet in a Spaceship, then this Planet will also be highlighted on the Star Chart and automatically unlock the Star Gate permission at the same time.
He can completely instantly return to Planet Sea (Pirate Planet), or instantly travel to other Planets with activated Star Gates.
Then wouldn't it be much more useful?
But then again...
This Star Chart and Star Gate aren't of much use for the situation he currently faces.
As the saying goes, before dealing with external threats, one must first secure their internal situation.
He hasn't even fully controlled and cleaned up this Planet Sea (Pirate Planet), and even faces the huge crisis twenty-four years later.
Why think about that completely unknown Sea of Stars?
Ultimately, for the things that need to be done next, this Star Chart and Star Gate are difficult to be of much help to him.
Of course, it's also possible he just hasn't thought of it yet.
"Perhaps, if he is truly pushed to a dead end in the future, this Star Chart and Star Gate might become a fallback option."
Thinking of this, Im's heart also became more settled.
With his terrifying Combat Power and various abilities, he figures as long as the Planet's environment isn't overly harsh, making a living won't be a big problem.
"Since there is already a fallback option, then next, I will properly clean up this world!"
(End of Chapter)