Chapter 1

East Blue

Unknown island.

Everything was like a fog ... There was a strange noise around, some hiss ...

I got up and began to gradually open my eyes.

Damn it! How bright ...

Eh ?! What is it?

Everything around was as if drawn, but at the same time so realistic, where am I?

Suddenly, out of nowhere, strange people ran out and began to surround me.

- Armurgar tekkarta! - Shouted a bony man with a painted face, in an incomprehensible language.

- Kurmara! - Shouted another.

- KURMARA! KURMARA! KURMARA! - All the people who gradually surrounded me began to shout.

- Your mother! Who the hell are you ?! What the hell do you want ?! - I didn't have time to wake up, and they already want to kill, what the hell? What are these cannibals? Aborigines?

All I felt right now was panic, and this was not because I was surrounded by a pack of some savages. Although it also caused a little panic, but the main thing is not that, the main thing is, "WHERE THE HELL DO I ?!"

I remember exactly that just recently I conducted another experiment, did I really screw something up in the process? But if so, you can't screw up that much? And also this strange look in front of my eyes, all the objects seem to be drawn, but so beautiful, as if I ...

Exactly! I remembered...

"Absorber!" I went overboard with the amount ... Hmm, I knew I shouldn't modify the explosives.

And what should I do now?!

Eh ... Okay, you need to relax and think.

Looks like I died from an explosion, then I got here in this body. It looks like it's a kind of rebirth. Although, maybe I'm just sleeping?

But this place is so strange ...

Everything around looks as unusual as in the anime, only even better, so realistic and beautiful.

Eh ... No time to admire, you need to escape somehow, or I'll die again.

What kind of painted muzzles are these?

Yes, they are too many, almost surrounded, the only way seems to be, only ...

ABOUT! There are small islands in the distance.

- Hehe bastards! Today is not your day, daddy went swimming! Adios! - At that moment I turned around and threw myself into the water.

- Armos Kurmar!

* Fssshsh * * Fssshsh * * Fssshsh *

Spears flew at me, but I miraculously managed not to fall under them. It was close ... I quickly dived into the water to escape.

In a few minutes.

* Kha * * kha *

After I coughed a little from the water, I was glad that the former owner of this body was swimming well, hehe.

I swam to a small island, about forty meters from the shore and stopped there. It was very small, five by five meters, but I had enough space for the first time.

After that, these savages shouted a little more and left.

- Hmm, weird, they can't swim? Although I really ...

* ARGH *

- W-what w-z ... - At that moment I felt a terrible pain, as if something was being cut, tore and beaten in my head. I don't know how long this sensation lasted, I just remember how I began to lose consciousness and everything suddenly darkened.

After some time...

- Ohh shit, my g-head ...

I could not enjoy the pain for a long time, because at that moment, memories began to fill my head.

And I began to remember who I am, although it was not really me, but the one who was in this body until he died.

His name was James D. More. His parents died of some kind of illness when he was an infant. He was raised by a grandfather named Zertas.

He grew up on the streets, stole and hooligan, so he actually ended up in the sea and died. The situation was pretty silly. The guy made his way onto the Marine ship, but who knew that he would be thrown overboard? Although he knew how to swim, it didn't help him much, he drowned ...

Yes, curiosity led him into the coffin, as well as me ...

Perhaps he will go to another world and be happy. After all, I could, maybe he will be lucky ...

Well, I hope it doesn't end up in my past world, at least not in my body. It's out of shape right now, hehe.

Well, rest in peace, past James D. More, and rest in peace, past me.

Now I, James D. More! And I will become the strongest in this world!

By the way, about the world I got into. I also remembered this. That is why I want to become the strongest, because here it is possible, because this is One Piece!

I was reborn in this very world, yes, this is luck.

I realized this, not only because there is "D." in my name, no, it's more about the graphics of this world.

The graphics are incredibly beautiful, just like in the anime, it's just real here, not drawn. These are the real colors of this world. I don't even know how to explain it.

I've watched all episodes, re-read all manga, replayed all games. You could say that I was obsessed with One Piece for a while.

But later I became interested in science, and One Piece became just a hobby.

Although, if they asked me where I would like to reincarnate, I would answer without delay - VAN PIS!

Well, I have great opportunities here. I am a stranger who knows the canon, and ...

Uh ... And? I'm just a ragamuffin ... I can't even leave here. What I only think about.

Build a raft? What a joke! These freaks with spears will finish me off.

Hmm, what to do? No food, no water.

Yeah ... I started to rejoice early.

- Although, I doom ... - At that moment, something unexpected happened.

* Tudum * * Tudum * * Tudum * * Tudum *

The sound was like a heart beating in my head, I didn't understand what was happening.

What is it? Am I dehydrated? It shouldn't be, I feel quite ...

[* Beep * Synchronization completed.]

Only this phrase sounded in my head, in a deathly mechanical voice, after which I lost consciousness.

After a while ...

- Damn, well, here it is again ... - At that moment, I seemed to see the light.

Information appeared in my head about this voice in my head, and what it means.

This is the voice of the system. A system that allows you to develop, become stronger.

Exactly what I need now. Such a surprise.

Although this system was very unusual, I had never seen anything like it. Having played in many RPGs, I have not encountered anything like this. It is understandable, this system seems to be especially for me in the world of One Piece.

When I realized that I knew everything about it, I also understood how to use it. For me it was like blinking, so natural - like a part of the body.

This system had only two commands available that can be activated at the moment. They can be activated by saying the command aloud or thinking about it. These were, "Interface" and "Status"

- Interface. - I said in an undertone, and a huge ramified system appeared before my eyes.

- Wow ... - I was a little stunned by what appeared before my eyes, although I already knew about what I would see, but to see it myself is a completely different feeling.

Before my eyes was a huge tree of talents. It was called "Power".

Three branches emerged from the highest point of the branch called "Power" - "Body", "Soul", "Fruit".

The "Body" capabilities branched into three branches - "Condition", "Abilities", "Special Skills".

The section "Condition" was divided into three bodily abilities - Strength of the body, Agility of the body, Vitality of the body.

The "Abilities" section was divided into two other skills - Shooting, Melee.

Only one branch went from the "Special Skills" section, to the "Rokushiki" section.

There were no branches in the "Rokushiki" section, all seven skills "Geppo", "Tekkai", "Shigan", "Rankyaku", "Soru", "Kami-e", "Rokuogan" hovered around the dark gray word "Rokushiki" like satellites. Moreover, they were also all gray.

Gray color indicates that the ability cannot be activated. Green, indicating that activation is possible. Luminous silver indicates that the ability is activated.

Oddly enough, but the "Status" section is activated. All bodily faculties are active, but they are very weak. Bodily abilities have their own levels:

The ability - Body Strength, has four stages:

Weak stage: from 0 to 100 growth points.

Middle stage: from 100 to 200 growth points.

High Stage: 200 to 300 growth points.

Highest stage: from 300 to 400 growth points.

The ability - Body Agility, has three stages:

Normal Stage: 0 to 100 growth points.

Fast stage: 100 to 200 growth points.

Highest Stage: 200 to 300 growth points.

The ability - Vitality of the body, three stages:

Red stage: from 0 to 100 growth points.

Silver stage: from 100 to 200 growth points.

Gold Stage: 200 to 300 growth points.

When moving to a new stage, all the existing abilities of the body increase several times.

"Hmm, not bad, besides, nobody canceled the training. You can develop incredible strength when you combine training and the talent system. "

The same applies to the "Abilities" branch.

The Shooting and Melee skills have three stages:

Novice: 0 to 50 growth points.

Experienced: 50 to 100 growth points.

Master: 100 to 200 growth points.

The possibilities of the "Soul" section were much less, only two branches emerged from it - "Khaki" and "Reason".

Three skills hovered around the gray word "Haki": Observation Haki, Armament Haki, Royal Haki.

Several common skills came from the Mind Branch: navigation, healing, cooking, carpentry, playing music and so on.

I think that you shouldn't spend points on them, because you can just learn them. And for me, they are not much use. I hope I don't have to do this to get out of here ...

As for the Fruit section, it's just gray. This is probably due to the fact that I have not eaten the devil fruit yet. Hopefully it will activate when I eat it.

The system is quite clear. To develop skills, they must first be activated. There are two ways to activate skills.

The first is to activate the skill yourself using training. For example: develop Observation Haki by constantly practicing.

But I think it will be too difficult, I don't know how to practice Haki, let alone Rokushiki. Although, I will look at the circumstances, it is still more profitable to learn yourself, you can save extra points.

And the second way is very simple, invest development points.

Just how to get them? There is no instruction here, I just know it will work. Okay, I'll figure it out somehow.

As for the development of skills so that they move to a new stage, then so-called "growth points" are needed.

You can also develop skills through training. They're just as useful as ever, they just don't add points to the skill you train.

So for example, my current body strength is 10, if I train for a couple of years, it will also remain 10 points. But my strength will increase, it will simply not be displayed in the development statistics. And if I put 100 points of growth in the strength of the body, then I will become much stronger, and this will be reflected in the statistics, So training is important, I should not rely on only one development system. Although I still don't fully understand the impact of training on the system. What will be the increase in strength when moving to a new stage?

Well, I think I will deal with all this in the future. Also, you need to learn how to get development and growth points.