Departure

The second half of the Grand Line (New World).

In a sea where ships of all types have not passed for decades.

Because there is no habitable island nearby, and most importantly because of the danger of the sea area.

That is why at this time if someone rises to the sky and looks from above, all they will be able to see is an endless expanse of sea.

This is if they ignore the small dot in the sea.

In the middle of this vast expanse of sea there is a small island with a strange shape that makes it stick out like a thumb.

You can't even call it an island, rather it is a group of mountain ranges connected together floating in the sea.

In fact, this description is correct.

If a curious person finds this place and dives into the sea under this island at a depth of 5 kilometers.

He will find in the darkness of the ocean a giant mountain whose full size you cannot even see, rising from the surface of the sea.

The island present at this time is nothing but the peak of the mountain protruding from the sea.

 So on this barren island there is absolutely nothing, except rocks and stones, and no creature lives there.

The good thing is that because of the daily rains in this sea area.

The island was full of trees and grasses, which gave it some views of life.

Meanwhile it was daytime, the sun was shining, and the seagulls were making sounds as they migrated in a group.

With the light waves of the sea, and the clear blue sky, the view was calm and beautiful, worthy of being put in a painting.

Just at this quiet moment, a huge shadow appeared on the surface of the ocean, destroying the picturesque view.

The shadow was revealed, and what appeared was a fish that looked like a tuna, if you ignore the exaggerated size.

The big fish suddenly jumped out of the sea, and quickly rose into the sky.

Its jaw was wide open, and it snorted wildly, trying to eat the seagulls that were flying happily.

But it is not known whether it was because of the long distance, or because of its heavy weight.

 It couldn't reach them, so the seagulls escaped being a snack in its giant jaws.

While this thing was happening, at this moment, in the south on the edge of the only island in this area.

This sight fell into the eyes of a man who was sitting on a steep slope leading to the sea, his feet dangling in the air.

At this time, he seemed dazed, and muttered something in an inaudible voice.

This person was bare-chested, which showed off his muscles that you can't say are big, but they were still appropriately beautiful.

The man was wearing pants on his lower part made of an unknown group of leather with some scales on them.

At this moment, the fish quickly descended from the sky under the influence of gravity.

Because of the high distance, at the moment the fish collided with the sea surface.

It caused the sea surface to explode and a column of water to rise, causing large waves to spread out, from the center of the collision.

Amidst this terrifying sight, the man did not seem to react in any way.

 His eyes look dull and lifeless.

He looked at the vast sea in front of him, in silence for a while, after a while he sighed dejectedly.

"I didn't expect that even after training madly for ten years, I couldn't leave this deserted place in the end."

Thinking back to the time when he understood where he was and that he was now in the world of One Piece.

At first he was very happy, but then the happiness turned into fear.

Thinking about the horrors of this world, the first thing he decided to do was train, then train, and add to the training.

To gain enough strength to be able to protect himself.

After all, in this place, the weak are food for the strong without a doubt.

He didn't want to wake up one day and find himself ended up as a slave, or something like that.

But the main reason he was stuck in this gloomy place for such a long time.

Is that he still couldn't find any way or path to get out of this island.

So he reluctantly decided, since this island seemed a bit safe.

 He would live there for a while and at the same time gain some strength to protect himself until a ship passed by.

So for these ten years his life was all about sleeping, eating, training, and going back to sleep.

At first Lin Fan thought that one day a ship would pass by or even dock on this island.

So every day he got up full of anticipation.

After all, even if there was nothing on this island but rocks.

Wouldn't there be people who would decide to come to the island to rest after a long journey?

It's possible, right?

But he was wrong, even after ten years of waiting and anticipation, he didn't even see the shadow of a ship passing by in the sea.

Ten whole years!!!

How unknown would this island need to be for this to happen.

Is this Raftel Island!!!?

Did I beat Luffy?

Thinking about this, tears started to stream down his eyes.

Living alone for ten years, if he was an ordinary person, he would have gone crazy or committed suicide.

 But Lin Fan didn't give up and turned his depression into motivation to train harder.

But even he, after all this time, was starting to lose hope, what could he do?

Wandering the sea without a ship was almost impossible.

Even if he could build a ship, and he had a ship, how would he reach the other islands?

Without the eternal compass or a navigator to guide him, he wouldn't be able to navigate the new world.

He would keep floating in the ocean for who knows how many years, if he didn't know the way.

This world is much wider than he could imagine.

In addition, this island might be in a deserted area, who knows how far it would be from the nearest island where humans live.

"It seems that I will live forever in this place."

Lin Fan shook his head, smiling wryly at himself.

"Anyway, I don't have anyone in this world who cares about me, not a girlfriend, not a wife, nothing."

"The world won't cry or grieve for me…"

His voice lowered as he spoke, listening to his words, the man felt sad.

 Why should I make myself sad?, stupid!

He held his head, his face filled with despair, and his eyes lost their brightness.

A dark aura of depression condensed around the man, evidence of his psychological state.

At this moment, Lin Fan felt like he wanted to die.

His thinking was too childish.

At this moment, silence settled in, and his last words kept echoing in his mind.

No girlfriend, no wife.

No girlfriend, no wife.

No girlfriend!!!?

"..."

"Damn!!!"

He suddenly raised his head, and shouted angrily, his teeth grinding together as he felt resentful.

He didn't want... He didn't want to end up being a magic user in the pirate world!!

His eyes burned with a burning flame, as he got up in a frightening manner.

"There's no other solution but to swim, I'd rather die than live here any longer."

Lin Fan shouted loudly, and a faint pressure emanated from him, spreading throughout the entire island.

Causing all the fish swimming near the island to flee in fear.

 "Do it or die."

Splash!

Lin Fan didn't hesitate anymore and jumped into the ocean.

He didn't care to think too much anymore.

If he was hungry, he would fish from the sea. He had survived all these years like this.

In the sea, there were sea kings and many different fish, and the last thing he cared about was food.

Although at the beginning when he had just arrived, he would have died of hunger more than once.

Because he couldn't catch fish.

After all, would he dare to enter the sea at that time?

He didn't need sea kings, just a big fish or a shark, they would send him on his way.

But if he felt thirsty… um…, well, he would find a solution, the important thing now was to leave this gloomy place.

Lin Fan moved quickly in the sea like a fish, and in a few seconds he had disappeared from the island's view.

"Wait for me, girlfriend!!!" His loud, emotion-filled screams echoed from a distance.