"Can it even carry characters? Not bad."
Looking at the information on the system panel, Chronos said with satisfaction.
Then, a worldline intertwined with causality, space, and time arrived.
Chronos broke into it, personally rescued Tohru who was experiencing a shipwreck at the time, and then introduced him to Pops' antique shop.
Jackie Chan, Jade, and Pops—Chronos had also gotten to know these three in that worldline.
When he came to his senses, Chronos was still in his original hotel room, yet everything he had just experienced was real.
"Is this the fusion of worldlines? How interesting~"
Chronos pondered thoughtfully. It was somewhat like Zhuangzi's dream of the butterfly, except both the dream and reality were true.
Tohru clearly preferred life after joining the main cast—he didn't bring a single person from his former workplace, the Mafia.
Jackie Chan, the absolute protagonist of the adventures, was described as 'he's practically superhuman.' He could run at a relatively stationary speed on a falling train; his hand speed surpassed lasers; he could physically cling to a launching rocket; and to fight against Shendu, he only needed to grow twenty inches taller—or not even that.
Jade, needless to say, was suspected to be the reincarnation of a Saint Seiya. She once became the queen of the Shadowkhan, the princess worshipped by the Feathered Serpent God, and the spokesperson for talisman usage.
Pops was active throughout all five major arcs—Talisman, Demon, Animal Mask, and Demonic Qi. Without Jackie Chan and Jade, the adventures couldn't begin; without Pops, they couldn't proceed.
With this combination, Chronos even felt they could hold their own in the Dragon Ball universe.
Master Roshi, with his martial arts awareness, managed to make appearances in Dragon Ball Super. Though somewhat inconsistent, his existence proved it was feasible.
Jackie Chan was Uncle Dragon from his childhood and the prototype for Master Roshi—there was no reason he couldn't do it.
By gaining Tohru, he essentially acquired the entire main cast. Chronos felt his luck was turning.
[Ding! Technical Unit Summoning Card activated]
[Ding! First summon—Detective Conan's Kogoro Mouri. Tags: Bumbling Detective, Judo Expert, Sharpshooter]
Chronos rubbed his eyes. Uncle Mouri really shouldn't be joining the fray here—this was no semi-everyday world.
Although the Conan world was plenty dangerous in its own right, coming to a superpowered world was far too risky.
And what was Kogoro Mouri's technical skill? Detective work? Wasn't the gap between his highs and lows a bit too volatile?
[Ding! Second summon—Grand Blue's Kohei Imamura. Tags: Otaku, Drinking, Diving]
Chronos fell silent. Was it really appropriate to drag a college student who only wanted to meet high school beauties into such a world?
Even though the "Uolong Tea Sea" wasn't what it seemed, the drinking club wasn't either, and the diving club members were practically combat gods, Chronos thought it better to let them live in their everyday urban setting.
Besides, what technical skill did Kohei Imamura possess? Could otaku abilities count as a skill? Or drinking?
[Ding! Third summon—Little Fu Gui the Divine Chef's Fu Gui. Tags: Hong Family Cuisine, Plot Armor, Imperial Chef]
Finally, a true technical talent. Little Fu Gui—a rare major animated series from his childhood, and a protagonist who met a tragic end.
Against the grand backdrop, Little Fu Gui, who was merely a chef, had reached the pinnacle of his potential—becoming the Head Imperial Chef and obtaining the eighteen Golden Kitchen Utensils.
But what did it matter? His grandfather had died, the Old Doctor had died, Little Bee had died, his friend Dou Yacai was imprisoned, Little Li was confined alongside Dou Yacai, and Little Fei Die had fled the palace. Little Fu Gui was powerless to change any of it.
When Chronos first saw the ending as a child, he was utterly stunned by such tragedy.
Rather than descending into madness at the tragic conclusion, why not come to this world and truly showcase his culinary skills?
Chronos remembered that Little Fu Gui was only thirteen at the end—a thirteen-year-old Imperial Chef whose talent was simply immeasurable.
Coincidentally, Chronos also possessed gold and was curious to taste dishes prepared with the eighteen Golden Kitchen Utensils.
After all, compared to summoning Little Fu Gui, it certainly beat summoning Kogoro Mouri or Kohei Imamura, right?
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining—Divine Chef Little Fu Gui, Hong Fu Gui]
[Accompanying characters: Old Hong, Little Li, Little Fei Die, Little Bee, Old Doctor, Old Cai Tou, Leng Mian, Jun Shiro...]
[Implanted identity: Grandson of a rural chef from a small tributary state of West Sea's Flower Kingdom. Due to national turmoil, he was taken by his grandfather to seek refuge with their old friend Old Cheng. Along the way, they were joined by a few friends unwilling to remain in the war-torn land, and he became the disciple of a Hong Family Cuisine inheritor from his grandfather's generation.
While arriving in the New World, their ship unfortunately encountered a sea beast attack and was rescued by the passing Host, leaving them grateful. Invited by the Host to have Old Cheng's antique appraise jewelry, they accompanied their friends on the visit.]
Another worldline unfolded before Chronos' eyes. After processing it, Chronos found it intriguing.
Old Cheng and Old Hong were childhood friends, along with the Old Doctor.
Little Fu Gui was friends with Little Li, Little Fei Die, and Little Bee, leading them out of the palace.
Old Cai Tou, inheritor of Hong Family Cuisine, was Old Hong's martial brother of the same generation.
Leng Mian, Little Fu Gui's final and strongest rival, was the archrival of these two brothers, yet they shared a cordial relationship.
Jun Shiro, the Eastern chef, and Tohru were fellow countrymen—one a samurai, the other a sumo wrestler.
Upon arriving at Pops' antique shop, Jade formed a five-member team with Little Fu Gui and the others. Being children, they naturally played together.
The worldlines intertwined, connecting characters who theoretically could be linked.
Moreover, Little Fu Gui had brought along Little Li's parents, Gou Sheng and Cui Hua, enabling Little Li to lead a righteous life.
The ellipsis indicated hidden characters, including various minor figures.
Little Fu Gui truly delivered, bringing out nearly the entire main cast, including rivals like Jun Shiro and Leng Mian who were both mentors and friends.
The Divine Chef Little Fu Gui's worldview featured internal energy, where using it to control fire was basic, culminating in culinary battles rivaling immortals.
Although this world was dangerous too, it was still better for Little Fu Gui's group than remaining in their original one.
At least here, Chronos could protect them, confident he surpassed even the Empress Dowager.
Incidentally, Chronos wondered—if the Empress Dowager faced the Five Elders without using force, who would prevail?
"But this way, there are quite a lot of children now..."
Looking at Jade, Little Fu Gui and the others, Chronos muttered to himself—there was no way he could bring five children to face the open seas directly.
Considering Jade's temperament and Little Fu Gui's abilities, Chronos ultimately made a decision.
Fine, worst case scenario, he could just let them eat some Devil Fruits too. Starting their training young wouldn't be a bad idea.
[Ding! World-Class Treasure Summoning Card activated]
[Ding! First summoned treasure—Pokémon Diamond & Pearl: Arceus - The Ripple of Time, Jewel of Life. Tags: Nature Revival, Attribute Immunity, Power Boost]
The Ripple of Time—one of the embarrassing moments in the creation god Arceus's history. It was nearly crushed to death while destroying a giant meteor, almost drowned in mercury due to a human trap, and though it harshly punished its "rebellious children," these performances hardly lived up to its title as the creator deity.
If not for later patches in the Pokémon game series establishing that Arceus has infinite avatars, the creation god would have completely lost its prestige.
The Jewel of Life was crafted from five of Arceus's Plates—Water, Grass, Ground, Electric, and Dragon.
It possesses the natural power to restore the desolate city of Michina to a lush, green land.
Additionally, when the Plates are equipped on Arceus, they grant immunity to attacks of corresponding attributes and boost the power of those attributes in the games.
Though the movie portrayal of Arceus was underwhelming and later patches relegated it to mere avatars, the effects of the Jewel of Life are genuinely impressive.
If Chronos could obtain it, he might enhance the power of his Rumble-Rumble Fruit, grasp a sliver of the creation god's authority, and even gain direct immunity to attacks from the five corresponding Plate attributes.
Truly, the Jewel of Life is a world-class treasure!
[Ding! Second summoned treasure—Doraemon's Time Wrapping Cloth. Tags: Time Overlay, Reach the Future, Return to the Past]
The Time Wrapping Cloth ranks among the top ten most frequently used items in Doraemon and is one of its iconic tools.
It looks like an ordinary tablecloth printed with clocks of varying sizes, with two sides—red on the front and black or blue on the reverse.
When an object is covered with the front side, its time flow accelerates, projecting its future state.
If covered with the reverse side, the object's time flow reverses, reverting to its past state.
Throughout the series, the Time Wrapping Cloth has repeatedly demonstrated its marvels—renewing old electronics, regrowing hair on bald heads, restoring crocodile skin bags to live crocodiles, and reviving fossilized dinosaur eggs.
When used on people, it only alters physical youthfulness without affecting the mind, effectively granting immortality in a way.
Abilities related to time or space are never weak, especially when the Time Wrapping Cloth can manipulate both past and future.
[Ding! Third summoned treasure—Luo Luo's Adventure: Energy Amethyst. Tags: Full Recovery, HP/MP Restoration, Vein Production]
The Energy Amethyst is a key item in Luo Luo's Adventure, or more precisely, a tool exclusive to the Beast Tribe. From start to finish, the Motorcycle Tribe never obtained a single piece.
In the storyline, it truly qualifies as a world-class item, instantly restoring both health and energy to full.
The catch is that it's designed for robots.
If it existed in the real world, it could potentially serve as an energy source and even pioneer a new era.
Chronos found himself in a dilemma.
The Life Orb was the most direct power-enhancing treasure.
The Time Wrapping Cloth offered full temporal assistance.
The Energy Amethyst was an energy mineral resource.
After some contemplation, Chronos first eliminated the Energy Amethyst.
This item required mining and might allow secondary development, but Chronos hadn't yet focused on technological advancements.
It could be an option once his future influence expanded.
Next was the Time Wrapping Cloth—a purely auxiliary tool that somewhat overlapped with Chronos' current needs.
If it were a tool like the Anywhere Door, Chronos would have chosen it immediately.
With spatial traversal capabilities, Chronos could leverage intelligence to seize every available opportunity.
The Anywhere Door didn't require prior visitation—only a clear destination in mind.
Finally, though Arceus, the master of the Life Orb, underperformed in the movies, it still counted as a planetary-level combatant, with later patches elevating it to multiversal tier.
Five types of energy, including attribute immunity, power enhancement, and nature cultivation.
Even without the Life Orb itself, the capabilities of the Arceus Plates were sufficient.
Moreover, if this could eventually connect him to the emerging Arceus and grant him a fraction of the Creator Deity's authority, wouldn't that be an immense gain!?
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for obtaining—Pokémon·Life Orb]
The moment his choice was made, a spherical gem appeared, radiating vibrant emerald light as if pulsating with life. Dazzling energy intertwined within it, continuously generating new vitality.
Chronos caught it with both hands, and in the next second, the Life Orb merged into his body.
Before his eyes flashed visions of time, space, fate, and causality. In a seemingly boundless void, a divine creation with an overflowing presence glanced at him.
The next moment, Chronos' sight returned to normal, though he felt an unusual vitality emanating from within.
Extending his hand again, five elemental energies—Water, Grass, Ground, Electric, and Dragon—flickered around Chronos, though only lightning responded.
Despite obtaining the Life Orb, like humans in the movies who couldn't use it directly, Chronos only gained its most basic utility.
Future development would require gradual exploration or perhaps authorization from Arceus?
[Ding! Electric-type Skill Summon Card activated]
[Ding! First skill summoned—A Certain Magical Index/A Certain Scientific Railgun·Mikoto Misaka·Railgun]
[Ding! Second skill summoned—Fairy Tail·Laxus·Lightning Battle Suit]
[Ding! Third skill summoned—Hunter x Hunter·Killua·Godspeed]
Among the three Electric-type characters' skills, aside from Laxus, all were signature abilities.
So Laxus was eliminated first.
The Lightning Battle Suit's effect concentrated magic power throughout the body, covering it in magic and lightning, enhancing physical capabilities, and boosting attack, defense, and speed to overwhelm opponents in close combat.
Superficially, it resembled Enel's Thunder God mode. Since the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could inherently develop such effects, Chronos naturally prioritized the unavailable options.
Mikoto Misaka and Killua's skills leaned toward electromagnetic conversion and electric current enhancement of muscles and nerves, respectively.
"Railgun" is Mikoto Misaka's signature move, utilizing the principle of electromagnetic induction to launch a coin at an initial velocity three times the speed of sound (1,030 m/s). The projectile continuously accelerates before hitting its target, granting it exceptional accuracy and destructive power.
While Mikoto Misaka appears to wield lightning-based abilities, her overall skill set more closely resembles Magneto's—Railgun, Iron Sand Sword, electromagnetic force, electromagnetic waves, and a thunder giant formed from dust and iron sand...
Though in a certain sense, Mikoto Misaka could indeed be considered the queen of electromagnetism.
Godspeed is Killua's Nen ability that transforms aura into electricity, allowing his body to endure electrical currents and forcibly exceed the limits of physical movement.
It includes "Lightning Flash and Flint," which enables free control over muscle changes through willpower.
And "Gale Force Lightning," which detects an opponent's movements through hostile intent and fluctuations in their aura, allowing the body to react with reflexive actions.
This left Chronos somewhat conflicted—one ability relates to the four fundamental forces, while the other pertains to close-quarters combat in a supernatural world.
It wasn't just a choice of skills but also a decision about the developmental direction of Chronos's future lightning abilities.
After careful consideration, Chronos made his choice.
[Ding! Congratulations, host, for obtaining—Hunter x Hunter: Godspeed.]
From a worldview perspective, the One Piece world also has the Magnet-Magnet Fruit and electromagnetic cannons, meaning the Rumble-Rumble Fruit could potentially develop electromagnetic conversion capabilities.
In comparison, Killua's Godspeed isn't just an electrical skill—it also incorporates the experience and knowledge of human muscles and nerves from his assassin family background.
This is essential for Chronos, who aims to precisely control the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
If he can fully master the knowledge of how electric currents affect the human body, Chronos might overcome the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's inability to electrocute people to death.
Moreover, he could use this experience to develop ways to enhance his physique with electric currents.
Chronos's understanding of human anatomy was limited to middle and high school biology textbooks, long since forgotten.
Electromagnetic conversion could be figured out through trial and error—Chronos didn't believe Kid possessed any profound knowledge. If Kid could do it, there was no reason he couldn't, even if it meant mastering it through relentless effort and repeated explosions.
But human anatomy was too complex, especially when applying it to himself—caution was necessary.
A flood of information about Killua's Godspeed techniques poured into Chronos's mind. As expected, it contained extensive knowledge of human muscles and nerves.
As he carefully absorbed it, electricity crackled around Chronos's body. With a mere thought, his hand lifted several times faster than before.
His muscles and nerves were now composed of lightning—the natural elementalization inherent to Logia-type Devil Fruits had given Chronos a body of electricity.
Killua needed to convert Nen into electricity, often facing power shortages and requiring recharging.
But the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was different. In the One Piece world, using Devil Fruit abilities consumed minimal stamina, especially for Logia-types, which granted innate elementalization.
Consider the Marineford War: even an elderly Whitebeard, pushed to his absolute limit and unable to use Haki effectively, could still wield the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's power effortlessly. This speaks volumes.
Thus, Chronos would essentially never experience "power outages" like Killua.
In other words, Killua's ultimate move, Godspeed, has essentially become a passive state after being mastered by Chronos.
Chronos smiled happily, grateful to Killua—this precise control was exactly what he lacked most at present.
If given the opportunity in the future, Chronos would help young Killua break free from the assassin family he disliked and help him make good friends.
Come to think of it, Killua is also twelve years old, just like Little Fu Gui when his abilities first appeared.
Is twelve years old some kind of milestone for young boys?
Tohru, Little Fu Gui, the Life Jewel, and the move Godspeed—this summoning has truly brought Chronos tremendous gains.
"The future looks bright, keep pushing forward~"
Chronos said to himself with a smile.