"Holy crap?! What's going on! This is the newest flagship phone on the market , top performance, best specs! How did it suddenly freeze?!"
Blaine wanted to cry. Just how many messages did he receive?!
After waiting a full minute, his Banana 13 finally rebooted on its own. Staring at the pitch-black screen, he felt both excited and terrified.
"Better not open anything else… Just running the Cross-Dimensional Anime Projector app should be safe."
With that mindset, he tapped on the app. Instantly, his phone started going off like a Gatling gun.
Ding ding ding ding ding ding,
It kept ringing for five whole minutes before finally calming down. Throughout the noise, Blaine's emotions fluctuated wildly.
This wasn't just getting popular , this was exploding.
His inbox was packed full. He rushed to open his creator dashboard.
The video's total views had reached 100 billion.
Likes: over 10 billion.
Comments: hundreds of millions.
Just how many anime worlds had the projector broadcast into?
How could the traffic possibly be this massive?!
He skimmed through the comments , all kinds of reactions , and among the top ones, there were several familiar faces.
Sanji: Miss Plum is so beautiful! Can you give me her contact info?
Luffy: That assassin guy is cool! So interesting! Can I invite him to join my crew? Hahaha, this is fun!
Whitebeard: Become my son! I don't know how strong the Assassin Alliance is, but I can protect you!
Hawk-Eye Mihawk: Author, please check your private messages. I have a request.
Just the characters from One Piece alone were overwhelming him…
Mihawk had something to ask him?
Blaine focused on that comment.
The world's greatest swordsman , actually asking him for help?
He opened his messages, skipped the irrelevant ones, and found Mihawk's.
[Message from Dracule Mihawk]
Hello, Author. I am Mihawk.
I have sat upon the throne of the world's greatest swordsman for too long, yet my strength has stagnated. Though I bear the title of the strongest sword master, I know full well that I cannot take on a Yonko or a Marine Admiral head-on.
I have remained at the same level for many years. This is not what I desire. After watching the video you edited, I acknowledge the strength of the assassin, Seven. His techniques have enlightened me. Perhaps they may help me break through.
Thus, I make a bold request: Could you lend me the Demon Blade: Thousand-Edge for one week? I will return it afterwards.
As you can see, I have already tipped the video with a large amount of gold and jewels. Of course, that is far from enough for such a blade. In exchange, I am willing to offer my Black Blade. I hope you will give me this chance.
Blaine swallowed hard and read it twice.
Mihawk's Black Blade , the sword wielded by the world's strongest swordsman. One of the twelve Supreme Grade Blades, its irregular floral edge pattern engraved all the way down the blade. The strongest black blade in existence!
What happened to Mihawk?
Trading his Black Blade… just to borrow Thousand-Edge for a few days?
In truth, Mihawk had more than one Supreme Grade sword in his possession.
Even so, this decision was painful.
But personal improvement mattered more , swords were merely tools.
Only a stronger swordsman could draw out a weapon's full potential.
He had long traveled across the seas, calling the weak "frogs at the bottom of a well."
But what was the strongest swordsman?
Just a frog in a bigger well.
He wanted to see a wider world.
Thousand-Edge was that opportunity.
"Damn, I really want that Black Blade… But how the heck am I supposed to give him Thousand-Edge? Send him to Seven's world and let him fight all those shadow assassins for it? That's impossible…"
As he mulled over it, Blaine noticed several system notifications in his dashboard.
[System Notification , Cross-Dimensional Anime Projector]
Congratulations, dear Blue Star creator Blaine. Your first video has ranked among the Top 10 Trending Videos within six hours.
To reward your high-quality work, we have unlocked your Beginner Creator Permissions.
Beginner Permissions:
Unlimited communication with characters from anime dimensions.
Ability to conduct item exchange contracts with characters through the projector.
Ability to alter existing anime plotlines through interaction.
Locked , Intermediate Permissions…
The second permission made Blaine's eyes light up.
If he could trade items with characters…
Did that mean he could GET Mihawk's Black Blade for real?
As for the third permission… he had already suspected it.
The moment his video aired, the anime worlds had already begun changing.
"Wait… Seven messaged me too?"
Only now did he notice the message from Wu Liuqi , buried under countless others.
[Seven]: Hello mysterious author, I'm Wu Liuqi. I want to know more about the secret of my past.
Blaine fell into deep thought.
So in Seven's world, they were still in the early comedic phase , he knew nothing about his origins.
Perfect time to ask him for something.
Blaine replied:
[Want to learn the truth about your past?
Then lend me the Demon Blade: Thousand-Edge for at least seven days.]
The response came almost immediately.
[Okay, but I don't know where Thousand-Edge is. How am I supposed to lend it to you?
Bro, why don't you help me find it first? Then I can lend it to you~~]
Blaine could practically see Seven's goofy expression.
Then another message came , a short video.
It showed Seven going on a date with Plum Blossom Thirteen.
The scene looked familiar…
[Miss Plum is especially beautiful tonight.]
In the clip, Plum Blossom Thirteen wore her mask, cold and expressionless. She pulled out Thousand-Edge and tossed it to him.
"This is from my master. For you , Xuanwu Kingdom's strongest Shadow Assassin, Seven."
Seven scratched his head, turning away, pretending to play dumb.
"I'm just a barber, okay? I'm not some super shadow assassin. You've got the wrong guy, Miss Plum. But thanks for the sword! Also thank your master for me , I really owe him one~"
Realizing that she must've seen Blaine's edited video and was now hunting him like everyone else, Seven panicked.
Snatching up Thousand-Edge, he threw down a smoke bomb, transformed into a little clown dog, and leaped onto the rooftop.
"Woof woof! (I got Thousand-Edge! How do I give it to you?! Help! Miss Plum is chasing me right now!!) "