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The lights were a little dazzling, and the noise made people feel upset. Noah only heard a lot of people yelling, but he couldn't hear clearly what they were saying. My mind was buzzing and I couldn't tell where I was.

"Where is this place? Why are there so many people?"

The intense pain and fainting sensation in his mind made him lose his judgment and find it difficult to concentrate on thinking about this problem.

He had to press a hand to his temple to relieve the uncomfortable feeling.

Okay,

This buzzing sound subsided very quickly, like the tide, disappearing without a trace. If the wet cold sweat on his back hadn't told him, he would have even thought that what he just felt was an illusion.

"Where is this place? Am I dead?"

After the pain in his mind disappeared, Noah was confused.

He looked around and found that he was not on a cracked and broken battlefield, but in another strange place.

The noise came like waves.

There were many people around him, noisy and noisy, and they seemed to be shouting something. Noah frowned slightly, and he smelled the sour smell of beer and foot sweat mixed together.

Obviously, this is not a battlefield, it looks more like a tavern.

No, why are you here?

He touched his chest, but there was no pain, no wet clothes stained with blood, and no horrific wounds with everted flesh.

How is this going

He should be seriously injured and on the verge of death, but why are all his wounds gone?

Is it

Could it be that I am already dead?

Noah was startled by his thoughts and began to look at his surroundings.

The turbid air was mixed with the smell of dark beer, smelly fish, and foot sweat. The sour feeling made him feel a little nauseous. The noise of people was even worse than in a busy city. The light projected from the top was so bright that he could only see clearly that he was standing on a platform of about 200 square meters, and the platform was surrounded by steel bars as thick as an arm. It looked like Like a huge iron cage.

“Isn’t this the place”

The light in the area outside the cage was relatively too dim, so he could not clearly see the situation outside. He could only see a dark crowd surging, shouting meaningless words and waving their hands excitedly. of tickets.

Arena, this is the arena

And

After taking a general look at the surrounding environment, Noah couldn't help showing a somewhat unacceptable look on his face, as if he woke up and found that he was sleeping on the moon.

If anyone else who knows Noah sees the expression on his face at this time, they will definitely be curious about what is hidden in this arena. Is it a shocking secret or a power that can control the world? Why does it make the famous "Destroyer of Worlds" change his face?

You know, Noah is one of the strongest people in the world. This man who has experienced more than 20 years of ups and downs on the sea has seen very few things that can surprise him, let alone what a family can see. It doesn't look like a high-end arena.

In fact, what surprised Noah this time was not only why he was in this place, but also another more important reason.

That's because his memory of this arena is too deep for him.

Twenty years have passed since that incident happened, but the arena where it took place still appeared in his dreams, and this was why he instantly recognized that he was in the arena.

but

"Why am I here"

He couldn't help shouting in his heart.

Because this arena is exactly the same as the arena in my memory, with the same taste, the same crowd, and the same layout.

Noah remembered that he should be lying on the island that had been torn apart by him. How could he appear in such a arena?

And this arena must have been destroyed, he remembered it very clearly.

It's an illusion, it's a dream

no, no

Noah immediately shook his head. This was not an illusion, let alone a dream.

Dreams don't feel so real. The human brain is in a resting state during sleep, and the information processed is far less than that in the waking state, so it can be eliminated first.

Hallucinations can also be ruled out.

There are very few people with abilities in this world who can make him fall into hallucinations, but it is impossible to create such a real hallucination without any flaws.

This is not bragging, but he is one of the strongest combatants in the world. No matter what kind of hallucination he is, it is impossible for him to not notice it at all, even if he is in a very weak situation now, and there are still people around him

"By the way, where's Catherine?"

Noah's expression changed.

There was no familiar smell, nor that unique familiar perfume. Catherine was not with him.

Suddenly, as if he realized something horrifying, his expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly lowered his head to look at his hands.

Sure enough, unlike his own hands, which were as rough as tree bark, his current hands were obviously much more "delicate". The intact and elastic skin showed that they had not been destroyed by the blade.

These are very beautiful, very young hands.

"How could this happen? How could my hands be like this?"

Noah finally couldn't help but his hands trembled, and then he squatted down weakly.

"Catherine~"

he muttered to himself.

Various expressions of pain, guilt, and self-blame appeared on his face for a while, and finally turned into a tear from the corner of his eye.

The boy does not cry easily.

In the eyes of others, this man has a will and heart as hard as steel. He should be insulated from weak things like tears, but at this time, a tear dropped from this man's cheek.

Can't believe it, can't believe it

And Noah finally recalled that a few minutes ago, he was on the verge of death. Due to anemia and fainting, his consciousness was already on the verge of blur.

And in this blur, he heard Catherine say something in his ear.

"Noah, do you regret anything in your life?"

things to regret

There are so many things he regrets, but now that he is about to die, what's the use of regretting it?

"Noah, if you had to do it over again, what would you want to change?"

restart

If I could start over, I would definitely

At that time, he had lost too much blood and his consciousness was blurred. He thought those words were just his auditory hallucinations. But thinking about it now, the sound he just heard was not that he was hallucinating at all, but Catherine activating her ability.

why.

"Why did you do this for me?"

"You stupid woman, I don't deserve what you do, don't you know?"

Noah couldn't help but kneel down on the ground, with a wry smile on his face.

He finally understood what was going on: why he appeared in the arena deep in his memory

I was sent back to twenty-eight years ago by Catherine

And here is the arena of twenty-eight years.

And that day, something happened here that he deeply regretted.

Even though more than twenty years had passed since that incident, the arena still appeared in his nightmares again and again, and what happened that day still tortured him like a demon. Even if he later took revenge, what happened that day still remained. It was still like a thorn piercing deep into his flesh, torturing him for twenty-eight years and hurting him for twenty-eight years.

现在

He's back here again.

"Is it because of my obsession?"

Noah looked at his hands and muttered to himself.

Comparing the time, what happened that day has not happened yet, and he can still change that thing now.

"Catherine, why do you have to do so much for me?"

He couldn't help but smile bitterly, but more out of sympathy for that woman.

"What a stupid woman"

This world is very similar to the earth he lived in in his previous life. Whether it is the sea, stars, flowers, plants, birds and animals, or the appearance and living habits of human beings, they are all very similar to the earth.

However, this world also has many differences. For example, there is a magical treasure Devil Fruit in this world. People who eat Devil Fruit can gain magical powers. Some can call wind and rain, some can summon lightning to come to the world, and some can gain overwhelming power. People who gain the power of the fruit often create disasters, so they are also called Devil Fruits.

Catherine is a person with fruit abilities.

The name of the Devil Fruit she ate is the Regret Fruit, and her ability is naturally to regret.

This ability is very powerful. As long as she regrets a decision she has made, she can activate her ability to go back to the time she made the decision and then change it.

Undoubtedly, this ability to reverse logical relationships is very powerful, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the strongest devil fruit.

However, Catherine's ability is also limited.

First of all, there is a time limit. Under normal circumstances, she can only go back to a certain point in time within one month. If it is longer, she will need to pay a price for it, and this is the level that she can only achieve after awakening her fruit.

Secondly, this ability has a limit on the number of times it can be used.

Every time she regrets, there will be some resistance that prevents her from regretting again. The more times she regrets, the greater the resistance will be, and the greater the cost of going back to the same point in time.

Finally, this ability can only be effective on herself under normal circumstances.

There is only one situation where the ability can be effective on another person, allowing the other person to go back to the past. Just like the surgery fruit can give a person the ability to live forever, the regret fruit can also make someone go back to the past, and that is to sacrifice oneself. s life.

And Catherine chose to use her own life as the price to send him back to the current point in time when he was dying.

"What a stupid woman. How can you give someone such a big gift without asking if they can accept it?"

Noah raised his head and looked at his hands that had become younger, with a wry smile on his face.

There was no doubt that he had been given a gift that was too great for him to bear, and one that he could not refuse.

"Hey, kid."

A deep, mature man's voice brought him back to reality: "Now that you are in the ring, you must be aware."

Noah came back to his senses and looked to the opposite side following the source of the sound. He saw the same man opposite him as he remembered, sitting on a small folding stool, waiting for the ring to begin.

He had a cigarette in his mouth and his expression was cold and indifferent.

After seeing this person clearly, he clenched his fists.

There seemed to be a particularly large audience tonight, men, women, young, old, well-dressed, ragged, all kinds of people crowded around the ring, waiting for the bloody show that was about to take place. Their expressions were excited, and they shouted inaudible words loudly, which mixed together into a cacophony of sounds.

However, he tried hard to distinguish the words of these people who were close to him.

"Tell me, this young chicken is scared out of her wits and calling her mother."

"I guess I was scared out of my mind."

"Poor boy."

"Hey, kid, get beaten to death quickly."

"This kid came here to make fun of me. Look at him, he's so scared."

"I guess he was fascinated by the bounty list outside."

"Hey, kid, don't worry, I will remember you. After all, you helped me win money."

"Yeah, I will remember you too."

"By the way, how much did you press?" the man asked the man next to him.

"Ten thousand."

"I'm just like you."

"Then who did you suppress?"

"Nonsense, of course it's Avalon. He is a well-known master and the captain of the Matil family's guard. Who are you overpowering?"

"Uh, I crushed this kid."

""The person next to him looked at that person with an expression of "Are you sure you're not joking?"

"There's nothing I can do about it. This guy's odds are high. The odds are 30." The man laughed sarcastically.

"" The brother next to him had a big "I admire you" on his face.

Obviously, there were a lot of people betting on Noah's failure. These people excitedly waved the tickets in their hands, waiting for the moment when Noah was beaten to death by Avalon.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you this time."

Noah murmured softly.

Then he stood up and looked back at the man opposite with a smile.

A burly man stood on the other side of the cage, with a cold expression on his knife-like face.

He is more than two meters tall, wearing a white vest, and has a scar on his standard tough-guy face, which adds a bit of ferocity to him. The muscles on the thick arms were like horned dragons, and the blue blood vessels on them were bulging like earthworms.

No matter how you look at it, this man is a tough guy.

Avalon, it is indeed him

Noah sighed.

It's not hard to understand why those viewers were so excited and crazy.

This man is the captain of the Mattil family's guard, a very famous man in Jinlu Port. Even if he has not shown his strength in the ring, the audience has no doubt about his strength.

It is said that when the Mathil family was recruiting guards three years ago, this man defeated many opponents and became famous. The audience had full confidence in him. On the other hand, Noah was different. He didn't have exaggerated muscles, nor height and figure. He was still a little immature boy with a face that looked like a weakling.

For these viewers, this game is all about giving them money, and they just need to win by beating Avalon without any brains.

Noah smiled.

He already understood the situation he was in, and he also understood that he had really returned to the arena match in his memory.

"Thank you, Catherine"

He thanked silently in his heart, and then raised his head with a confident smile on his face.

"Don't worry, you won't be disappointed."

He smiled at Avalon on the other side and said, "And this time, I won't lose to you again."

How could he let the tragedy of his previous life happen again?

However, after taking a look at the surging crowd outside, he gently closed his eyes. Among these surging crowds, there was one person he was particularly concerned about, the crux of the demons that had haunted him for twenty-eight years.

Twenty-eight years ago, it was also in this arena. In the same scene, at the same time, under the witness of countless spectators, he frantically attacked Avalon. But there was a huge difference in their strength. In the end, he pinned them to the ground and rubbed them crazily, almost beating them to death. The funny thing is that he was a little lucky at that time. Fortunately, even though he recklessly entered the arena with others, he finally saved his life and was only seriously injured.

But when he found out what happened that day afterwards, he hated himself so much. It turns out that Avalon didn't kill him, not because of his luck, but because there was a woman who exchanged his life for someone else at the cost of herself.

Although he survived, he lost a woman who loved him.

Therefore, I regret why I was not beaten to death in the ring, instead of just settling for a cheap life.

If he was given another chance, even if Avalon didn't kill him, he would kill himself on the iron railing.

Avalon frowned slightly, feeling that Noah said something meaningless: Why won't you lose to me again? Have we fought before?

Regardless of whether you have fought before or not, you will still lose this time.

"clang clang"

A bell rang, reminding everyone that the time they had been waiting for had arrived.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Byrne Arena. I hope you all have a good time tonight."

A commentary voice came from the loudspeakers scattered around the arena, immediately raising the atmosphere: "The long-awaited duel is about to begin."