I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 376 Two Potions

For the next week, Uchiha Hikaru had a blast in the world of jutsu.

She even took some time to visit China in this world, but what she saw was a country that was neither quite the same nor the one she knew in her previous life. Apart from the names of some major cities being the same, in many other aspects, it had nothing to do with the China she knew in her previous life.

Even so.

Uchiha Hikaru still bought quite a few unique souvenirs, planning to give them to Bulma, Erii, and the others as gifts when he returned in a few days.

The former did not travel with them to the world of magic this time, but went to her father, Dr. Brief, to assist in promoting clinical trials.

Finally, as the week came to a close.

Bulma, who is in the world of One Piece, sent out a major message in the chat group:

[Bulma @ Anonymous: Hikari, Hikari, good news! The Phase I clinical trial of the "Perfect Active Substance" has successfully concluded, and the results are even better than expected... Dad is considering trying injections of a drug made with this substance on Mr. Whitebeard and Erii. Do you want to come and see for yourself?]

[Anonymous: Huh, so fast?]

Thinking about it carefully, it's actually not that fast.

After all, the research team on the "perfect active substance" was composed of top scientific talents from various parts of the world, led by the Brief father and daughter. It was already quite slow for such a large group of people to work together and spend more than half a year to produce a result.

Because this achievement was made and verified by so many people, it is more comprehensive and reliable in terms of security than something made by a single person. Otherwise, Bulma wouldn't have directly suggested that Whitebeard and Erii use it.

[Anonymous@LittleMonster: What does Erii think?]

[Little Monster: Hmm... I'll listen to Hikari and Bulma.]

After receiving Erii's approval, Uchiha Hikaru, along with Esdeath and the others, once again descended upon the world of One Piece.

After many months, the three "Emperors" of the "Dimensional Squad" reunited at Vegapunk's research institute.

The changes here are quite significant.

After more than six months of trial operation, the "New Pirate Government" has gradually gotten on track. Many harsh treaties established during the Celestial Dragons' era have been abolished one after another, and some notorious pirates who had been causing trouble for a long time have been captured and imprisoned in Impel Down. As for Vegapunk, he has also received a new investment and has carried out renovations and improvements.

In the laboratory.

Hikaru Uchiha carefully reviewed the clinical trial report that Bulma handed him, and then watched as Whitebeard and Erii lay on the hospital bed, with Brief and Kikyo personally operating the instrument to inject the "gene-activating agent".

Beside them, Tamayo and Yushiro each held a tablet, observing the various data displayed on it, as well as the real-time trajectory of the "perfect active substance" after entering their bodies.

"...Approximately how long does it take for this medicine to take effect?"

Uchiha Hikaru asked.

"Initial effects can be seen within an hour. If there is no rejection reaction, the full effect of the medicine will gradually take effect over the next month."

Bulma said.

"Understood."

Uchiha Hikaru didn't say anything more, just stood silently to the side, whispering with Bulma. When almost an hour had passed, Kikyo returned and nodded to her and Bulma.

By this time, the anesthetic injected before the surgery had gradually worn off.

Whitebeard was the first to lift the sheet and get up from the hospital bed.

This "strongest man" in the pirate world was originally an old man in his seventies. Even in the pirate world where people are generally monstrous, he was already at the average age to retire.

However, after two treatments—the first being a basic treatment performed by Kikyo and Tamayo using conventional medical techniques—Whitebeard now looks as if he has become more than ten years younger. His gray hair is even showing signs of turning golden again, and even the old scars on his chest have shown signs of fading.

To call this change "rejuvenation" would be a bit of an exaggeration.

However, Whitebeard in his current state, even if not as powerful as in his prime, is probably close. He could probably easily defeat the other three emperors, including Kaido.

As for Erii...

The girl's reaction to the medication was more severe than Whitebeard's.

When the potion was first injected, her skin showed signs of dragon scales protruding all over her body, as if she had transformed into a small dragon-person due to the restlessness of her bloodline. However, after a while, these signs gradually subsided, leaving only a faint blue layer on her skin, which felt slightly rough to the touch.

Don't worry.

Kikyo noticed Uchiha Hikaru's gaze and smiled slightly: "Eri's condition has basically stabilized. Her current state is a reaction caused by the neutralization and purification of her bloodline by the 'active agent,' which is a normal phenomenon. As time goes by, this reaction will gradually fade until it disappears completely after a month."

"Is that so...that's good."

Uchiha Hikaru nodded.

Actually, she was still pondering something—

Long before the "Dimensional Group" was formed, she had met Lu Mingze once in the Dragon Raja world and reached a cooperation agreement with him to "defeat Odin". Now, a while has passed, but there has been no news from him. She doesn't know if the investigation has been hindered or if he has deliberately stood her up.

Whether it's Odin or not isn't that important.

After all, to the current "Dimensional Group", that guy is just a scoundrel. Let alone Uchiha Hikaru, even if Erii were to fight Odin one-on-one, she could probably fight him to a draw. The current Erii has been blessed by the Grand Elder. She was originally a super hybrid with bloodlines that surpassed S-class, and now she is even approaching the Dragon King. She is no weaker than Odin.

What truly concerned Uchiha Hikaru was something else—

The White King's "Holy Remains".

In the original Dragon Raja novel, this item is the relic left behind by the White King after his death, and the seed of his resurrection; it is also something that Herzog and Odin, who is behind the scenes, have been pursuing; and it is the source of the calamity that ultimately led to the death of the entire Uesugi family.

Uchiha Hikaru planned to find it ahead of time.

Afterwards, whether it's destroyed or the White King's authority contained within is extracted and bestowed upon Erii, Odin and the others' schemes will completely fail. Even if they come up with any more conspiracies or tricks, they will inevitably end up with nothing to show for it.

Regarding this idea, Uchiha Hikaru had communicated with Bulma several times, hoping that the latter would help develop an instrument that could capture the fluctuations of the Dragon King's bloodline.

—Uchiha Hikaru knew the approximate location of the "Holy Remains"—it was near the Tama River in Tokyo, Japan, in the Dragon Raja world. Theoretically, if one could capture the bloodline fluctuations within a certain range, one could pinpoint its exact location.

And now...

"Ta-da! This one's finished!"

Bulma grinned smugly, then pulled a palm-sized object resembling a "Dragon Ball radar" from her pocket and waved it around: "Look, this is the 'Dragon King Radar' that I invented recently, modeled after the Dragon Ball radar!"

(End of this chapter)