🔶 POV: Alex (Third-Person)
The Idiot Trio lies unconscious in neat little drooling piles on the polished marble floor.
Alex claps his hands.
"Well," he says, "before they wake up again and ascend into food-based enlightenment, I propose a fun idea."
Everyone tenses.
Alex continues:
"We should ALL pretend this really is the Divine Halls of the Gods of Chefs.They'll never recover emotionally."
He waits.
Silence.
Bulma blinks.Kakashi stares.Jiraiya frowns.Piccolo crosses his arms.The Straw Hats look at each other.Sanji lights a cigarette.Vegeta looks offended by the idea alone.
And they all collectively, unanimously, flatly say:
"No."
Alex stands there.
Perfectly still.
Then:
"…you are all VERY boring."
His tone is so serious it feels like a death sentence.
Everyone shivers.
🔶 POV: Zoro (First-Person)
Now's my chance.
While everyone's distracted—
I twist.
Pull.
Shuffle.
YES—THE ROPE—
"ESCAPE TIME—"
Suddenly the avatar appears behind me.
A massive hand grabs the back of my shirt.
I am lifted effortlessly and dropped into a chair like a misbehaving toddler.
"HEY! HEY—PUT ME DOWN—"
Alex ties me to the chair with the same indestructible rope.
Except—
He frees my arms.
"…What?"
🔶 POV: Alex (Third-Person)
He pats Zoro on the head like a disappointed parent.
"Your arms are free so you can eat.Otherwise, I'd have to assign a Hive member to feed you."
He leans down.
Voice dropping into a demonic whisper:
"Would you like that, Baby Zoro?Googoo gaga?"
Zoro's soul leaves his body.
🔶 POV: Sanji (First-Person)
OH MY GOD.
OH. MY. GOD.
This giant faceless nightmare just called Zoro "Baby Zoro."
This is the best day of my life.
🔶 POV: Nami (First-Person)
I am never letting him forget this.
🔶 POV: Vegeta (First-Person)
This man… thing… whatever…is terrifying.
And somehow funnier than Kakarot.
I hate that.
🔶 POV: Sakura (First-Person)
How is he laughing without a face!?
🔶 POV: Alex (Third-Person)
Alex laughs.
A full, unrestrained, maniacal laugh.
It echoes.The walls vibrate.A chandelier trembles.Someone drops a fork in fear.
No one understands his humor.
No one.
Alex is deeply disappointed.
🔶 POV: Jiraiya (First-Person)
This guy's sense of humor…it's worse than Naruto's pranks.
This is a god-level troll.
🔶 POV: Kakashi (First-Person)
This… is going in the mission report.
Somehow.
🔶 POV: Bulma (First-Person)
I am adding "unstable extradimensional humor entity" to my notes.
🔶 POV: Alex (Third-Person)
As they sit down, the adults begin probing for answers.
"How does this place exist outside the Omniverse?""What stabilizes infinite rooms?""What powers all this food generation?""What are the cosmic consequences of using this place?""Are there things OUTSIDE the hotel besides that parasite?"
Alex answers cheerfully:
"Yes, I exist outside the Omniverse.""Infinite rooms are easy—time and space don't apply to me.""I generate ingredients automatically; death-entropy doesn't apply in my domain.""Consequences depend on which universe interacts with them.""Yes, many things live out there. Most are annoying."
He says all of this like he's explaining how to change a light bulb.
Everyone's existential dread rises like steam from boiling water.
Perfect.
🔶 POV: Alex (Third-Person)
The Idiot Trio stirs.
Then wakes up in a synchronized gasp.
🔶 POV: Naruto (First-Person)
"Whoa… that felt weird."
🔶 POV: Luffy (First-Person)
"My head's empty.Emptier than usual."
🔶 POV: Goku (First-Person)
"I feel hungry.Why am I hungrier?I should NOT be hungrier."
🔶 POV: Alex (Third-Person)
Alex sits calmly.
Hands folded.
"Yes, you were all VERY excited about the food.That tends to increase appetite."
The three idiots nod solemnly like he has just explained the secrets of the cosmos.
And Alex smiles internally.
Tonight will be fun.