[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio":3,"chapter-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I, the System Protagonist, Joined a Cross-Dimensional Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292664,4485,"Chapter 4: Chapter Four: Returning Two Years Ago","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>As expected, being able to replicate and understand an ability means his body learned only the existence of the ability; how to use it must be slowly explored and practiced on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s a beginner’s gift item—if it could also copy the opponent’s experience and techniques, it would be too overpowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in that case, he must prioritize natural-type ability users.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, survival is the bottom line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My current ability is to record and reproduce others’ abilities—just treat me like a user of the Library Fruit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So strong!” X2—Luffy and Chopper’s eyes sparkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, Luffy, is he your friend? I’ve never heard of an ability like this—too strong!” Chopper suddenly remembered something: “So does that mean the door earlier was also some kind of ability?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, that one’s called a Cross-Dimensional Talisman… just treat it as the same.” Luffy didn’t know how to explain: “Su Lin is from another world...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Enough, Luffy.” Su Lin cut off the honest man: “It’s time for serious business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh right, let’s go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, tell your companions, or they’ll worry if I take you away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might as well replicate a few more abilities while we’re at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Luffy’s call, all members of the Straw Hat Pirates gathered, along with Law, Kid, and others who came to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In short, that’s it—I’m going back two years.” Luffy said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see… bullcrap!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm-hmm.” XN\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luffy took a solid hit on the head—no surprise, Nami had maxed out friendly fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could I see your device?” Nico Robin asked, arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient pocket watch appeared in Su Lin’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks nothing special,” Sanji said, leaning over with a cigarette in his mouth: “Besides, if it’s really as miraculous as you claim, why not send us all back too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I agree,” Zoro said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I could send you all back, but it has two key properties: priority and exclusivity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The person sent back to a past moment merges with their past self and holds priority—their current consciousness becomes dominant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Meaning, if we return to the time of the Marineford War.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Law concluded: “We’d return to the exact location we occupied at that time, correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if we go back to the Sabaody Archipelago?” Usopp suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Nico Robin countered: “If we weren’t blown away by the bear, all the training we endured in that timeline would disappear. We’re never truly part of that world—just as Mr. Su Lin said, the world would branch differently, and we’d always have to return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless you’re willing to abandon everything in this world, replace your past selves, and live in another parallel universe.” Su Lin took back the pocket watch and smiled: “That’s the story behind this watch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Escape the present, abandon the future, live in the past.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re willing, I don’t mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go back alone,” Luffy declared firmly: “I’ll save Ace, then return to the present and keep adventuring with everyone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do as you like, heh~ I’m going back to sleep. Wake me when you’re done.” Zoro yawned and strolled off leisurely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clueless idiot, your room’s over there.” Sanji followed him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m heading back too. Come on, Usopp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami, Usopp, and Franky each went off in different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re such great companions,” Su Lin mused—this kind of trust and friendship felt more direct than anything in manga or anime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehehe!” Luffy laughed proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then let old man and Mr. Su Lin return together to the Marineford War—I should be able to lend a hand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you need my Devil Fruit ability, or was it already recorded before?” Nico Robin asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And mine—the Human-Human Fruit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Show me both once, within my line of sight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take me along—experiencing time travel sounds interesting, and I have things I want to do,” Law said: “In exchange, replicate my ability—I’ll teach you how to use it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same with mine—I’m confident you can’t wield it as well as I do,” Kid said proudly: “Also, I’m going back too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After recording their Devil Fruit abilities and briefly learning them, Kid, Luffy, Law, Jinbe, and Su Lin all gripped the pocket watch together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen, Luffy—recall the scene you most want to return to, then press the button on top of the watch and say the time and place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One more thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m weak—please protect me.” Su Lin said calmly, speaking from the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Leave it to old man—I just wonder, Mr. Su Lin, were you there at the time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That question...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin was about to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two years ago—Impel Down!” Luffy shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?” Su Lin slowly blinked, forming a question mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold and dry, the air reeked of foul odors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the second level of Impel Down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many prisoners confined here had been released, sparking chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin stood at the center of the prisoner stream, as countless convicts rushed past him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that these prisoners were so well-mannered they avoided bumping into him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather, Su Lin had immediately used the Human-Human Fruit ability, transforming into a towering, muscular giant. Most of these prisoners were cowardly pirates who, though cursing inwardly at this strange man standing dazed, dared not provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just wondered where the hell he got those clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group chat was currently grayed out, the log frozen at the moment of time travel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can it only be used once we return to the original timeline?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luffy’s ID was still lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin’s eyes looked dull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got guts, Straw Hat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could guess Luffy’s intent—probably trying to save Mr. 2—but couldn’t you at least give him some preparation time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Lin scanned the surroundings—the cold, damp air seemed to seep into his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of pirates who hadn’t bathed in ages made him feel nauseous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, running was his only option—he’d be crushed by Magellan if he fought him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the Human-Human Fruit ability, Su Lin quickly spotted a red-nosed man with a candle labeled “3” on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. 3, the Candle-Candle Fruit user, future Warlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buggy, the Lucky-Lucky Fruit user.\u003C\u002Fp>",1008,"2026-06-20T04:17:29.700Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","00cb54ad9c6a90caf718e530197eceabedc0e21db6a9e8478217e7b631f98957","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-5","i-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-chapter-3",720,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-the-system-protagonist-joined-a-cross-dimensio-cover.jpg"]