Start of the Voyage  

Jayr POV - Blue Star, ??? - 20 GAP

Hearing about the superhuman level of physical power that the people living in this world can reach certainly surprises Poseidon's Marinas especially the Soldier and Rankless ones, who with their mastery of Cosmo are only slightly stronger than a normal human, and as a matter of fact, their bodies durability is exactly the same as those of other humans without their Scales protecting their bodies.

But soon Chrysaor Krishna declares, "Even so, they will still fall before the might of the Kundalini that sleeps within our body, and they won't be able to harm us as we are protected by the Scales gifted by our Lord Poseidon." making the Lower-Ranked Marinas regain their calm.

Hearing that, I simply shake my head, and Nikita, annoyed by his arrogance, with a scoff says, "Their physical powerness isn't the only threat you will face. The people of this world have their own ways to gain supernatural powers."

I nod and following after her, I start to explain, "There are 2 major ways to gain power in this world. The first one is accessible to anyone who is lucky enough to find themselves with one of them in their hands, I'm talking about the Devil Fruits."

With their focus once more on me, I continue, "Devil Fruits are mysterious, distinctive fruits scattered throughout this world, known for permanently granting their eaters superhuman powers and an equally permanent inability to swim. Each Devil Fruit grants a special power to anyone who eats it, from the simplest powers possible, such as stretching like rubber, to powers capable of causing large-scale destruction like creating earthquakes with a wave of one's hand."

At this point, the Soldier and Rankless Marinas once more start to get uneasy, while a frown forms on the Capitan's faces, meanwhile, Poseidon who already knows something about it from what I showed him before appears intrigued and curious to know more.

Seeing all that, I don't stop especially since the girls and kids are also interested in knowing more, "Each Devil Fruit is unique, and there is no other like it, that is, there is no Devil Fruit that has the same power as another. These fruits are broadly grouped into three classes: Zoan, which allows a user to transform into an animal as well as an animal hybrid, Logia, which grants a user the power to create, control, and transform their body into any natural element, and Paramecia, which offers any of a vast array of strange abilities that do not fit into the other two categories."

Then I also add something about the Logia Fruits to warn and advise them, "Moreover, the Logia fruit are the rarest and publically known as the most powerful as they grant their user a form of intangibility, which means that the only way to harm them is with a counter element, or the use something called Haki, or using your Cosmo as if you are aiming to hit a ghost or spirit, and I don't know if you Marinas are trained for that as it needs quite a lot of finesse with one's Cosmo."

Then remembering something else I add, "Ah, I almost forgot, there is a clear weakness that all the Devil Fruits Users share. For some reason the sea hates and rejects Devil Fruit users, causing them to become weak and helpless while submerged in water to the point that they can't even move or use their abilities. And there is also a material called Seastone which has the same effect on them."

At this point, a smirk forms on everyone's face, because for them, Poseidon's Marinas the sea is their greatest ally to the point that their Cosmo literally becomes stronger underwater, and the sea itself aids them in their battles, and now that I think about it, it is possible that the Scales, the armor blessed by Poseidon, may have the same effect as the Seastone, something that they also realize seeing their expressions.

Noting their reaction, I once again continue with my lesson, "But the Devil Fruits are only a shortcut, an unreliable quick way to power that everyone can chance upon, the true powerhouse of this world do not rely on them, they practice and master something they call Haki."

After that, I start to explain, "Haki is a mysterious power that allows the user to utilize their own spiritual energy for various purposes. This mysterious power is dormant in every living being, but most people around the world never even learn about the existence of Haki, let alone how to utilize it. The people who do usually awaken it through proper instruction and intense training... Does it remind you guys of something?"

Hearing my question, Siren Sorrento quickly replies, "From how you describe this power, it seems very similar to Cosmo, at the very least some principles seem to match with what we know about Cosmo."

I smile and say, "That's right. Haki is somewhat similar to Cosmo, and that is also the reason why we are able to use our Cosmo in this universe. Anyway, Haki is separated into three categories or types."

I show them my raised index, middle, and ring fingers and start to explain the 3 types of Haki as I lower my ring finger and say, "The three types of Haki are: the Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki), which gives the user a sixth sense of the world around them, allowing them to sense the presence, strength, and emotions of other people, even if they are out of sight or far away. It also grants limited precognitive abilities, allowing the user to sense their opponents' intentions and predict their actions and attacks before they happen. And at an advanced level, the Kenbunshoku allows the user to actually foresee a short period into the future."

Then I lower my middle finger and move to the next, "The Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki), which allows the user to use their own spiritual energy as armor to defend against attacks, as well as make their own attacks more potent. As I hinted before, it can also be used to bypass Devil Fruit defenses, such as Logia intangibility. A person can apply the armament to a section of their body, over their entire body, and even imbue it onto their weapons. But it is also easy to notice as a coating of Busoshoku will cause the coated area to turn a shiny black, and a particularly thick and powerful coating will have a flame-like pattern along its edge. Moreover, at advanced level, the Busoshoku allows the user to emit the armament a short distance without a medium. There is also a higher grade of advanced Busoshoku allows the user to make the emitted armament flow into a target's body and destroy it from the inside out."

After that, I lower my index finger and explain the last one, "And the last is the Haoshoku Haki (Conqueror's Haki), which grants the user the ability to unleash their own willpower to overpower the will of others. This results in victims being mentally overwhelmed by the user, with particularly weak-willed foes instantly losing consciousness. It can also apply pressure onto objects and damage them, a clash between two particularly strong Haoshoku users is capable of "splitting the heavens". Unlike the other types of Haki which can be learned by anyone, Haoshoku is a rare ability that only one in several million people are born with the ability to use. At advanced level, the Haoshoku allows the user to infuse their conquering spirit into their weapons and physical attacks, greatly augmenting their power. Only a small handful of the most powerful Haoshoku users are able to achieve this. Another advanced level of the Haoshoku allows for the ability to manipulate one's aura or presence, which negates an opponent's ability to sense the user with Kenbunshoku Haki."

Then I conclude the lesson with, "Most people who can use Haki tend to have one type that they are better at, and, as a result, focus on training and fighting with that type primarily. However, a person can improve their abilities with all the types of Haki, it just requires more work. Each type of Haki has levels of usage, so even two proficient users might not be of equal strength. Furthermore, it is possible to use at least two types of Haki simultaneously. In short, Haki enables the people of this world to reach an incredible level of power just like Cosmo as many of their application overlaps, but I'm of the idea that Cosmo is way more versatile and powerful, or maybe the people of this world didn't scratch even the surface of Haki's true potential yet... at least this all I know about it, but my information are incomplete and I could be wrong."

Done with telling Poseidon and especially his Marinas everything they have to know, I look at the God of the Sea and ask, "So, I kept my promise and led you to this world, which I'm sure is very compatible with your divinity. What do you plan to do now?"

Poseidon first weirdly laughs out loud, clearly showing his appreciation for this world, as he yells, "Pohahaha! Yes, you were right. This world is perfect for me!" then he replies, "Now, I and my Marinas will search for the perfect place to rebuild my realm, Atlantis, so that I can fully connect with this world. After that, I will lead the Marinas into guiding this world in the right direction. I won't allow the mistake and the horror that humanity did on Earth to repeat itself in this world. I won't allow them to taint this beautiful pure planet this time especially since I don't have to share it with as many Pantheons as there are on Earth."

Hearing that, I have to admit that I'm surprised, I expected that Poseidon would have acted in a way more tyrannical and violent manner, especially since he basically came with an army.

Poseidon notices my surprise and with a knowing smirk he asks, "Is it really that surprising?"

At the same time, Saori chuckles and says, "Jayr, you have to remember that as the God of the Seas, Poseidon is just like them, he can be moody at times, just like the sea, and also has a lot of ambition, but he can also be very gentle, protective, and nourishing. There is a reason why the Marinas willingly follow and worship him, and it isn't because of fear, but for what he did for them."

At this point, Baian steps forward and says, "That's true. For many of us, Lord Poseidon is our savior, when we were at our lowest and nobody else cared for us or offered their help no matter how many times we screamed for it. He was the one who answered and came to our rescue, saved us, offered his support, and gave us strength. This is why we follow him."

Then Poseidon asks back, "What about you? What do you plan to do?"

I shrug my shoulders and reply, "Well, this is a family outing, so we will just travel around the world enjoying the sights, helping people, taking care of some living filth, and more importantly, I will search for some traces of the other Champion, see if he is still in this world and what kind of person he is, if he is a good person and he made this world better, then I'll let him be. If he is of the unsavory kind then it will be time for some godly judgment."

Hearing that, Poseidon once more laughs and comments, as he walks toward the sea, "Pohahahaha! This brings me back to the Ages of Myths! What did Zeus always say: The family that smites together, stays together! Well, Athena, Jayr, bon voyage!"

Then Poseidon jumps into the waters and soon after, all the Marinas follow after him after respectfully greeting us.

After a few seconds, the only ones remaining on the shores of this small island are I, Seika, Saori, Eri, Tio, the kids, the family pet Python and Nikita who then asks, "So? Where are we? And where are we going?".

And with a smirk, I reply, "Somewhere in one of the Four Seas, and I don't know." surprising Nikita who once more asks, "Wait! You don't know? Aren't you a god capable of sensing everything in the universe!?"

With a wider smirk I reply, "Yes, I'm, but since this is a family adventure, I decided to limit my senses to a distance of a few kilometers which won't spoil anything, but will still enable me to keep us safe." then pulling out an old compass I declare, "Of course, we won't be totally clueless, this is why we will use the Compass of Eternal Paths which will point us to our desired direction! In our current case the nearest habitated island!"

Saying that I turn around and input my Spiral Cosmo into the Compass of Eternal Paths and watch the needle quickly pointing at the west, seeing that, I smile and declare, "And so our direction will be west!"

Having a general direction, I walk closer to the waters and say, "It's time to bring out our ride and home for the whole duration of this adventure!"

At this point, Seika with a lazy Python lying on her shoulder steps forward and says, "So we will finally see Athena's Bidoof again! You kept her hidden from us for way too long." followed by Saori with little Galen in her arms that says, "That's right, you said that you wanted to give an upgrade to her because the waters of this world were too dangerous."

Then Eri nods, and comments, "We all agreed because we also didn't want to ride another ship as we shared too many fond memories with her..."

While saying that, Eri blushes as she starts to remember what kind of memories we made on the Athena's Bidoof, at the same time, Tio next to her with little Kharna in her arms also nods with a perverted smile on her face, which is luckily hidden from the kids as their gazes are currently focused on me.

With a smile on my face, I face my family giving my back to the beautiful clear sea and spreading my arms wide in a theatrical manner, I start my improvised introductory speech taking inspiration from the iconic one used by Tony Stark, "In this world they say that the best ships are those made of Adam Wood. I respectfully disagree. I prefer a ship made of wood enhanced with priceless materials and infused with my own blood, energy, and sweat. That's how my teacher Mu did it, that's how Muvian does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far since the Age of Myths. And so I present to you the newest in Jayr Industries' Family Adventure line."

At this point of the speech I focus on the hidden Athena's God Bidoof in my Soulbound Territory and teleport her into the waters behind me, making her crash in the waters and kick up a fast-moving wave that is about to crash on the shore and submerge my body as I declare, "Ladies and gentlemen, for your consideration… the Athena's God Bidoof."

Right after that, the wave generated by Athena's God Bidoof's appearance swallows my body drenching me as the kids happily giggle at the whole scene, making by think, 'I'll admit it, the shockwave produced by the Jericho missile was cooler, but at least Kharna and Galen are having fun, so it's okay.'

Meanwhile, after a few moments of silence, Seika asks in shock as she looks at the 50 meters long and 30 meters tall battleship, "How can that be the Athena's Bidoof!?" while Nikita yells, "Is it even a sailing ship to begin with? Is it just me or does that look like some kind of spaceship!?"

I see that Saori, Tio, and Eri also nod and agree with Seika and Nikita, so I explain, "Well, she is now the Athena's God Bidoof, but at its core is still the same ship we had as I carefully recycled the Athena's Bidoof to make sure of that. And yes, I may have gotten a little too excited as she now can easily travel on water, underwater, in air, space, and even through a black hole, and her weapons are strong enough to destroy just about anything we want to destroy if enough energy is feed into them, and more important, she can withstand pretty much anything this universe can throw at her and even more."

After that, I teleport everyone on the Athena's God Bidoof's deck, and as soon as Seika and Saori set their feet on the ship, they start to look around in wonder as they mutter at the same time, "This feeling... she truly feels like Athena's Bidoof..."

The one feeling that the most is Seika, after all, she is the one that, besides me, has the strongest connection with the Athena's Bidoof as she was with me when we first brought her, and when we sailed our world's water together, as well our first "home".

Then I give them a tour of Athena's God Bidoof's interior, and once more they are surprised by the space inside, as it is bigger than our villa, in fact, it is so big that can easily host a few hundred people, moreover, it is fully equipped with all kinds of accommodations that leaves nothing to be desired, it is basically a moving luxury home.

I also connected our villa in my Soulbound Territory to the Athena's God Bidoof, making so that my family can always go back to my Soulbound Territory even if I'm not here, making so that everything we need is at our disposal.

Done with the tour, we all move to the bridge, where I install the Compass of Eternal Paths on the helm in front of the captain's comfy seat, then I input my Spiral Cosmo and turn on the Spiral Engine, making Athena's God Bidoof hums to life, and Seika once more comments surprised, "She is... happy? How can I...?" while Nikita asks, "How can a ship be happy?"

But I simply smile at them and say, "Of course she is happy. We can finally sail together after so many years, do you have any idea how much she wanted to do that? Athena's God Bidoof isn't only a ship. It is my and Seika's first home and love nest, and more importantly, a member of our family now that she evolved."

And in response to my words, Athena's God Bidoof once more happily hums, surprising Nikita while Seika, Saori, Eri, and Tio smile widely, and at the same time, Kharna in Tio's arms giggles, Python lets out a low gentle hiss, and Galen in Saori's arms yells, "Family!"

I sit on the captain's seat and say, "Well, we are now ready to start our family adventure in this world." but before I can continue, Nikita raises her hand and asks, "Wait! How are we gonna control this ship? I know nothing about sailing and even less about what this kind of spaceship can do, and more importantly, this ship is so big, that I don't think is possible for the few of us to control it."

I simply shake my head and say, "You don't have to worry about that. I built Athena's God Bidoof in such a way that can be controlled by simply a few people, in fact, everything can be controlled by the person sitting on the captain seat using one thought and intentions, or by Crateris if it is installed in the Engine Room, moreover, it is also possible for Athena's God Bidoof to pilot herself when her budding soul grows strong enough, sure she would still need to be powered by the Spiral Engine for that, but a Spiral Engine powered by my Spiral Cosmo can basically work forever as long as it isn't all consumed to power the Planet Buster cannon."

Realizing that I'm starting to digress, I conclude, "Anyway, you don't have to worry about that, I can do everything from here, and if I get tired anyone else can take my place."

At this point, Tio asks, "Husband... then what about that helm and the other seats in this place? Are they fake?"

I shake my head and reply, "Of course not, the helm, the weapon control system position, the defense control system position, the flight control system position, the communication system position, and the navigation system position that I built here aren't only for decoration, they are all fully working and quite easy to use too. After all, simply steering the ship and the other controls is quite simple, but doing that, and at the same time controlling the defense, the weapons, and the other little nuances mid-battle could be too much for everyone else but I, Saori, Crateris, and Athena's God Bidoof, so these positions exist to divide the load in case something happens."

After that, I look at the Compass of Eternal Paths installed on the helm and once more confirming the direction of our first unknown destination, and once again resisting the urge to use my senses to feel what to expect there as I don't want to spoil this, so I will simply keep them at a range slightly larger than the usual Kenbunshoku Haki (Observation Haki).

Then I glance at my family plus Nikita and declare, "The Pucci family and friends' voyage around the One Piece World finally starts!!" followed by the cheers of the kids.

And so under my command, Athena's God Bidoof starts to move toward our destination at cruise speed, and the girls leave the bridge to enjoy the sun and relax on the deck, leaving behind only Galen who is looking at everything on the bridge in wonder and Python who is now warped around my arm peacefully sleeping.

Seeing the pure fascination in Galen's eyes, I decide to lead him on the holy path of enjoying mecha anime, so, I make a TV screen appear in front of us, and without hesitation, I play the great masterpiece that is Gundam Seed, and so while I'm controlling Athena's God Bidoof, I also enjoy the story of Kira Jesus Yamato with my son, of course, no matter how smart he is, Galen is still a few months old and so at the end of the first episode, he too follows Python's example and starts to sleep.

Seeing that, I smile and turn off the screen then as I continue to control Athena's God Bidoof, I check on the girls' situation, and see that they are still relaxing on the deck but notice that Kharna is now also asleep, but she is in her dragon form and is cutely snoring some random elements from time to time, while Tio in her swimsuit is laying next to her.

Meanwhile, Seika is putting some sunscreen on her body as she has some quite sensible skin, and Saori and Nikita are calmly playing some chess, of course, Nikita is getting destroyed as playing that game with the literal Goddess of Wisdom and War is the most stupid thing anyone can do, not even Crateris is able to beat her, and it can see the future.

And so the journey peacefully continues, something strange in itself as I half expected to meet some pirates or corrupted marines the first few minutes but it seems that everything is calm, not even a News Coo flying around is seen.

Realizing that I start to think, 'Now that I think about it, I don't know much about the year 20 of the Great Age of Pirates... What I know is that the Champion that reincarnated in this world chose to be born the same year as Ace, this means that we are all 18 at the moment, and from what I remember, Ace left Dawn Island last year at the age of 17... but I don't know when Ace exactly joined Whitebeard's family... Oh well, that doesn't matter to make this world a better place, I just have to obliterate Teach, snuff out Akainu, make a sweeter with Donquixote Doflamingo, and erase the 5 elders and all the shitty Celestial Dragons if the other Champion didn't already do so.'

While thinking that, we close on to our destination as from the bridge I can clearly see land in the distance, it is a somewhat big archipelago of many smaller islands, and on the nearest one I notice a small tropical seaside village with a simple wooden dock for ships, and seeing that, I steer Athena's God Bidoof toward that village, at the same time, I use Telepathy to warn the girls that we are about to reach our first stop in this world.