[Multiverse]: A Hero's Journey [EN]

First of all, before starting this chapter, I'd like to mention that in the previous chapter I forgot to add a scene where both Dante and Ares launched an energy attack at each other. I'm not adding it now because I'm lazy, so imagine it after Dante gets kicked and flies away.

In addition to warning you that this story won't be a harem or all that kind of weird stuff, since Dante's very nature and the system wouldn't allow it, Dante is going to leave this world at some point, and he'll go alone; he won't be able to do it with a harem in his backpack, so, to avoid those things, it's better if they don't exist.

Dante will have relationships with women and that kind of thing, but he won't be a tremendous womanizer either, so don't take those weird expressions seriously; they're generally just a joke or part of the protagonist's personality. That's all for now.

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Once on the ships, the four brothers began to talk.

Alex: "Big Brother Ramses, do you have any idea why Father let Dante go with that agreement?"

Ramses stares at the ceiling while sitting in a luxurious armchair with his arms stretched out around it.

Ramses: "Honestly, I can't imagine right now why Father came up with that idea." He settled in and looked at Alex. "But I know he came up with it while he was fighting with Dante, since he came fully intent on bringing him in no matter the cost."

He put on a creepy smile and spoke again.

Ramses: "The important thing is what we're going to do once we've captured him and made him our personal slave."

Alex looked at Ramses with a dubious look.

Ramses: "I plan to keep him as a practice dummy for life, to take the most powerful attacks in my arsenal."

Anna: "I plan to keep him as my ultimate torture toy; imagine all the great opportunities that present themselves. After all, I don't think I can do anything to another celestial dragon."

Alex decided to sit across from Ramses and next to Dianna. Anna was sitting in a corner writing something that no one knows what it is.

Alex: "But you'll have to face him. Do you think you can beat him?" she said, looking at Anna.

She stops writing and looks at Alex.

Anna: "I know I don't practice the family sword style or the hand-to-hand combat you do for training much," then puts on a superior face, "If I were a bunch of battle-hungry monkeys like you, I wouldn't be able to maintain my manicure, and I'd have calluses on my hands; I prefer to maintain my beauty above all else."

Anna lets out a sigh and looks at the ceiling.

Anna: "I think my chance at a Celestial Dragon Slave won't come to pass, since if he's strong now, he'll be stronger in 5 years."

At that moment, Dianna jumps out of her seat and screams.

Dianna: "I'LL BE THE ONE TO CATCH HIM!!"

She puts her fists on her hips and smiles.

Dianna: "Now I'll train hard, hard so that when I catch him, I'll make him my butler, and he'll always bring me food, toys, and lots of candy."

Ramses gives her a mocking smile.

Ramses: "Forget it, little one; whoever finds and catches Dante will be me."

Alex: "In a fight between the two of you, do you think you'd win?"

Ramses: "Always. There's no arguing or hesitation, since I'll be the winner, just as I've always been."

He stops abruptly and comments.

Ramses: "When I find him in these years, I'll put him through hell he'll never forget." He pauses briefly. "But I ask you, if you're able to catch him and bring him back, what will you do with him?"

Alex stares at Ramses.

Alex: "If I'm honest, I'm out of ideas."

Elsewhere on the ship, Ares is standing in front of a den den mushi.

He was waiting for someone to answer the call he was making.

*guru-guru* *guru-guru* *guru*

Suddenly, the den den mushi turned into an old man with white hair and a long beard.

???: "This is Gorosei, capable patriarch of the Manmayer family."

Ares prepares to speak.

Ares: "Honorable elders, I have a message to deliver. Currently, one of my sons has gone out to sea to make a name for himself, and I would like to ask you to leave him alone."

The dendenmushi was silent for a few seconds.

(NOTE: When the dendenmushi remains silent, it's because the elders are talking among themselves without Ares hearing.)

???: "We would like to know why you are asking us to do this; I imagine there must be a good reason for leaving a world noble alone at sea, just when almost all the pirates have gone to sea thanks to Gold Roger's last words."

Ares clears his throat and comments.

Ares: "This increase in piracy on the seas will not affect my son; he is strong and reckless enough to defend himself, and that is the main reason I decided to leave him alone."

The dendenmushi fell silent again.

???: "Please explain yourself further, as we still don't understand the reason behind your motives."

Ares: "No problem. The thing is, in the time my son has been wandering the sea, his strength and abilities have grown exponentially."

Everything falls silent.

???: "Continue with your explanation."

Ares stared at the den den mushi.

Ares: "Tell me, honorable elders, where are the most skilled and strong-minded warriors in these four seas?"

There is no response.

???: "You can try to get to the point with this; we can't stay here all day."

Ares: "At sea," he replies. "Together with the pirates, my idea is that my son will grow in both his strength and character at sea. Through battles and fights to the death, facing pirates like Whitebeard, Shiki, Big Mom, and others, his combat skills and Haki will improve to an astronomical level. With this, combined with his natural talent, he will be able to create a great warrior who can run for the next Supreme Commander of the Holy Knights."

After those statements, the den den mushi spoke.

???: "Your idea isn't so bad, but what's stopping him? From becoming a pirate and never coming back?"

Ares smiled and replied.

Ares: "His dream is to become a great hero, and to do so, he must be more closely allied with the navy than the pirates. Therefore, to avoid being pursued, he won't be able to join any pirate crew. Besides, I know he'll return to the Holy Land; I already have a method to bring Mary Goise back in case of emergency if he doesn't want to return. Not to mention, he possesses Conqueror's Haki."

The den den mushi opened its eyes in surprise.

???: "Fine, we accept your plan. How long do we have to leave him alone, as you request?"

Ares: "Only for 5 years."

???: "Fine, if there's nothing further to discuss, then we'll take our leave."

*Get it*

Ares points to a butler standing in the doorway of the room next to him.

Ares: "You."

Butler: "What would you like, Master?"

Ares: "Slowly leak the conversation that took place here to Ramses."

Butler: "I understand, Master," and proceeds to leave the room.

Ares: "That will give an incentive to that failure of Ramses," he says with a grim smile.

From now on, the Manmayer family will have many difficulties to overcome, most of which they will not be able to recover from.

And this will happen to each and every one of them, without exception.

Meanwhile, on the abandoned island, Dante is desperate to find at least a source of drinking water, as he has a poor spatial position and doesn't know how to navigate very well.

This isn't something like what happens with Zoro, who is more of an anomaly, but rather the first time Dante has had to search for something in an unfamiliar place; it's like a 3- or 4-year-old child getting lost in a city.

Little by little, she will develop the ability to locate herself spatially in a place, but for now, she is temporarily condemned.