《A Gamer in One Piece》 Chapter 1 - Character Customization Chapter 1 I have no idea what happened. Yesterday, I went to sleep in my bed, and when I woke up the next morning, I was in an unknown place in a white room with a blue screen in front of my eyes. *HELLO MR. KRISHNA KHANNA! CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A TRANSMIGRATION EXPERIENCE TO THE ONE PIECE WORLD! TO HELP IMPROVE SURVIVAL ODDS, YOU HAVE BEEN GIFTED WITH A SYSTEM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO START THE TUTORIAL? YES/NO?* ¡°Hello? Anyone there?¡± I shouted. No one responded. I yelled for help for a little while but nothing happened. I don¡¯t understand why this is happening, nor was I given any choice in the matter. No ROB or God appeared to explain anything to me. Only the appearance of a blue screen in a freakishly clean white room. I stared at the screen for a couple of minutes to process that I was now going to the One Piece world. I really like that story. Does that mean I have a chance on joining the Straw Hat Pirates? Wait, do I even want to be a part of the main story? Those guys used to constantly do crazy things. Survival would be hard. Do I even want to be a pirate? Should I remain a normal independent person? Should I join the marines? No, the marines have some weird shit going on, with corruption, leadership problems, human experimentation, and other problems. I don¡¯t want to be a part of that cesspool. I looked at the blue screen again. I was a gamer now. I can get stronger and do whatever I want, if I put my mind to it. I have all of the options in the world. Anyways, I don¡¯t have to make a decision now, but I definitely should start the tutorial. I pressed yes. *YOU HAVE INDICATED THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH THE TUTORIAL. INITIALIZING TUTORIAL¡­THE USER¡¯S PATIENCE IS APPRECIATED¡­ACCESS GRANTED. THE FIRST STEP OF THE TUTORIAL IS DETERMINATION OF THE USER¡¯S RACE. PEOPLE COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES IN THE ONE PIECE WORLD. SELECTION MAY DETERMINE WHERE IN THE WORLD THE USER BEGINS, WHEN THE USER ENTERS THE ONE PIECE WORLD, AND PERSONAL HISTORY OR BACKSTORY. PLEASE SELECT USER¡¯S RACE FROM THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS: Humans - The dominant race in the world, as they outnumber most other races, and are usually among the most technologically advanced and organized of the races. Most islands are inhabited by humans, even in the Grand Line, where most of the stronger races such as the fish-men and giants are found. Normal Beginning stats and Normal Gains in all stats. No Negative Traits Giants - Beings that vastly overshadow the other known races of the world in size. Generally unmatched strength and possess longer lifespans. 5000% increase in starting Strength and Constitution. 75% slower gains in Intelligence, wisdom, agility, and dexterity. Negative Trait: Heavy and Large ¨C Require special transportation to travel the seas. Negative Trait: Weapon Requirements ¨C Require special size weapons for use. Dwarves ¨C An extremely small sentient race, possess great strength and speed, and are able to grow any plant. Also possess natural stealth and rarely seen when they don¡¯t want to be. Unfortunately to be extremely gullible and trusting, easily convinced to believe anyone, even if they are obviously lying. 1000% increase in starting Strength, Agility, and Dexterity. 50% slower gains in Intelligence and wisdom. Negative trait: Gullible - easily convinced to believe anyone, even if they are obviously lying Negative Trait: Weapon Requirements ¨C Require special size weapons for use. Longarm Tribe ¨C possess two elbow joints on each arm, which results in them having abnormally long arms and arm strength. 500% increase in starting Strength and Dexterity. 20% slower gains in Intelligence and Charisma. Negative Trait: Longleg Antagonism ¨C Unable to stop from attacking members of the Longleg race Longleg Tribe - race of very long-legged individuals and because of this, they are very tall and outsize the average human greatly. Possess extraordinary leg strength. 500% increase in starting Strength and Agility. 20% slower gains in Wisdom and Perception. Negative Trait: Longarm Antagonism - Unable to stop from attacking members of the Longarm race Snakeneck Tribe - humanoid individuals primarily distinguished by their extremely long necks that are longer than a normal human''s, making them much taller than most humans. Most snakeneck hybrids that have been shown have had very slender bodies that make them more closely resemble snakes. Normal Beginning stats and Normal Gains in all stats. No Negative Traits Three-Eye Tribe - humanoid beings with three eyes and possess the ability to hear the Voice of all Things. Otherwise similar to humans. Desired by all powers on the continent. Normal Beginning stats and Normal Gains in all stats. Negative Trait: Wanted ¨C 100 times more likely to be kidnapped and threatened into service. Mink Tribe - humanoids with animal features (any animal). Far superior in strength to the ordinary human, and specific traits depend on the animal mix. Capable of channeling Electro. Possess their Sulong transformation on nights of the full moon. Strong stealth abilities. 500% increase in starting Strength, Constitution, Agility, and Perception. 10% slower gains in Intelligence, Willpower, Dexterity, and Charisma. Negative Trait: Animal Instincts ¨C What may help you, can also harm you. May listen to Instincts at inopportune times. Negative Trait: Socially Awkward ¨C Your customs do not conform to a majority of the rest of the world. Leads to many embarrassing situations. Negative Trait: Picky Diet ¨C Does not eat any meat for animals with Fur Negative Trait: Sulong Transformation Backlash ¨C Undergoing a Sulong transformation leads to reduction in life span. May lose your mind during transformation. Kinokobito - human-sized humanoidfigures with four legs. Theirbodiesarecomposed of two mushroom-shaped halves, with spots on the bottom of each section of theirtorso. They have a very tall cap on their heads 300% increase in starting Intelligence, Constitution, Wisdom, and Perception. 15% slower gains in Strength, Agility, Dexterity, and Charisma. Negative Trait: Peaceful: Attacking Actions are less likely to succeed. Fish-Men - More fish-like than merfolk, usually looking like a combination between a man and a fish or other aquatic creature, such as an octopus, manta ray, or sawshark; however, they still have legs. They also have gills between their shoulders and necks, sometimes covered by their clothing, as well as often having webbed hands. Depending on species, they may have multiple limbs. Noted to be ten times stronger than humans, and the ability to swim agilely through water and breathe underwater. Stronger in the water. 1000% increase in starting Strength, Constitution and Agility. 35% slower gains in Intelligence, wisdom, and charisma. Negative Trait: Hunted ¨C 100 times more likely to be hunted and sold into slavery Merfolk - upper half is that of a human while the lower half is that of a fish or other undersea creature. While mermen keep their tails intact their whole lives, mermaids'' tails split when they turn 30, allowing them to walk on land more easily. Like the fish-men, they are based on the different fish of the sea. Possess the ability to talk to all sea creatures. Are much faster swimmers than Fish-men and also possess the ability to breathe underwater. Stronger in the water. 1000% increase in starting Intelligence, Wisdom, and Agility. 35% slower gains in Strength, Willpower, and Constitution. Negative Trait: Hunted ¨C 500 times more likely to be hunted and sold into slavery Wotans - hybrid species between a giant and a fish-man. In comparison to full-blooded giants, Wotans are not as big, but they are still considered big by human standards. The Wotan''s fish-man genes are also passed on to them. These genes grant them incredible strength and the ability to perform amazing feats underwater. They seem to have far fewer visible fish features than a full-blooded fish-man, such as gills and webbed hands. 3000% increase in starting Strength and Constitution. 65% slower gains in Intelligence, wisdom, agility, and dexterity. Negative Trait: Heavy ¨C Require special transportation to travel the seas. Negative Trait: Weapon Requirements ¨C Require special size weapons for use. Cyborgs - human or other life form that has been modified with machinery and metal for better functioning. These mechanical enhancements can include cybernetic replacements for missing organs or body parts, metal skin for extra protection, and weapons installed somewhere in the body. 500% increase in starting Strength and Constitution. 20% slower gains in willpower and charisma. Negative Trait: Non-Human Parts ¨C Need to replace damaged parts. Do not heal naturally. Modified Humans - Modified humans are normal humans with artificial enhancements made at a genetic level. Their external appearances remain identical to that of normal humans. Unfortunately, has the side effect of taking away all emotions. 700% increase in starting Strength, Constitution, Agility, and Dexterity. 35% slower gains in Intelligence, wisdom, willpower, and charisma. Negative trait: Emotionless ¨C People are less likely to trust you Space Pirates - Group of animal-like aliens along with other strange creatures. They are moon miners that mine anything they can find. 100% increase in starting Strength, Constitution, Agility, and Dexterity. 5% slower gains in Intelligence, wisdom, perception, willpower, and charisma. Negative Trait: Foreign Salvagers ¨C Unable to understand customs or language of the locals, and don¡¯t care, as long as you get your loot. PLEASE CHOOSE USER PREFERENCE AT THIS TIME.* Wow! There are 15 races to choose from, and they are vastly different. I didn¡¯t expect to be able to choose what I race I want to be. I look through them all and I try to think of everything I can remember about these races from what I remember from the story. I stopped reading One Piece after a certain point so many things are unfamiliar to me. Right off the bat, I can cross stuff off my list. I don¡¯t want to be a mushroom person like Mario world, so Kinokobito is out. Plus, their negative trait would hurt me if I wanted to protect myself. This text was taken from Royal Road. Help the author by reading the original version there. Space Pirates sound dumb, and I don¡¯t even know where to begin living like that in One Piece. I don¡¯t want to be a Salvager either. I don¡¯t want to be a Cyborg, because parts and technology will probably be an issue. I don¡¯t know much about it, plus natural healing would be off the table. That¡¯s one of the Gamer¡¯s most advantageous traits. Regenerating health points over time is super important. That would cripple one of my powers. Modified human¡¯s negative trait would make it into a problem to join a good crew like the Straw Hats. I¡¯d only be able to join up with vicious crews, and I don¡¯t think I want that. Plus the slow gains in intelligence, wisdom, charisma, and willpower aren¡¯t worth it. For the same reason, I¡¯m am taking Wotans and Giants off of the list. Their negative trait requires special ships and the crazy slow gains in other areas aren¡¯t worth it. The Three-eyed tribe doesn¡¯t have anything useful except for the Voice of all Things, and that negative trait isn¡¯t worth it. I don¡¯t need that kind of thing if it¡¯s going to lead to being targeted. Similarly Snakeneck clan doesn¡¯t have anything special over humans. Dwarves would have been decent if they didn¡¯t have such slow gain in intelligence and wisdom. Their Strength, Speed and Dexterity would be useful in general. On top of which, they have natural stealth and are great at growing any plant. Their negative trait of gullible is a deal breaker though. I wouldn¡¯t want to fall for something that my enemies say, even when it¡¯s clear obvious it isn¡¯t true. I remember something like that happening in the story. Longarm and Longleg tribes seem kind of lame. They don¡¯t provide enough to take that permanent decrease in stats for the rest of my life. I¡¯m really mainly considering the Fish-men, Merfolk, Mink People, and Humans. I¡¯m considering the sea people because they possess great survival abilities in the oceans. Their ability to breathe underwater perhaps being the most important. You know you won¡¯t drown. Escape is possible on the seas even if your ship is destroyed. Plus they are stronger than humans. On the other hand, having slavers constantly come after me doesn¡¯t sound fun either. There are also decreases in stat gain that will be difficult to stomach, and they are weaker when out of water. They are also discriminated against on land. Merfolk are smarter, but weaker, and that negative trait is even worse for merfolk. Minks are interesting because they are stronger than humans, have an interesting transformation, and also can generate electricity for use in combat. That sounds amazing. On the other hand, I never read up to the part with the Mink people so I don¡¯t know if they are discriminated against like the Merfolk. Also, they have five negative traits. None of them are horrible, but they feel very inconvenient when put together. Lastly, there is human which are the weakest, but have potential for growth and no obvious negative traits. Honestly, knowing that I am a Gamer, I don¡¯t feel the need to choose any other race, because the system itself will make me stronger no matter what as long as I work hard. Rather than choose a race that might lead to a larger disadvantage with my when, where, and backstory, and permanently cripple me with negative traits and decreased growth in particular stats, it¡¯s probably better to choose human. Low stats initially for high potential later versus high stats initially for decreased potential. I¡¯m going to take that gamble. ¡°I choose Human.¡± *ACKNOWLEDGED. TIME PERIOD HAS BEEN SET TO START SOMETIME DURING THE EVENTS OF THE MAIN STORY. PLEASE SELECT ORIGIN FROM THE FOLLOWING: East Blue Dweller ¨C Basic East Blue occupant of the weakest sea. Random background and location. North Blue Dweller ¨C Basic North Blue occupant of the weakest sea. Random background and location. South Blue Dweller ¨C Basic South Blue occupant of the weakest sea. Random background and location. West Blue Dweller ¨C Basic West Blue occupant of the weakest sea. Random background and location. Grand Line Dweller ¨C Basic Grand Line occupant. You have adapted to the unusual environment of the Grand Line and become tougher. All Stats +10. World Nobles (Celestial Dragons) ¨C Human Royalty that command the world. Possess influence and tremendous wealth to do as they please. Decrease in all stat gain by 50%. PLEASE STATE USER CHOICE AT THIS TIME.* So I¡¯m starting around the same at the Straw Hat Pirates? I can definitely work with that. I¡¯ll have more knowledge to decide things because I¡¯ll know general events. I wouldn¡¯t want to be dropped off randomly on some island in the New World in the Grand Line. I¡¯m not insane. Ten to all stats isn¡¯t worth jeopardizing my survival. The World Nobles sound like a bad place to be. Like it might be all fun and games in the beginning, but they¡¯ve made an enemy out of basically everyone in existence. I don¡¯t want to have to worry about dying all the time in the future. The general trend seems to be towards deposing them. I suppose I could try to change that, but I don¡¯t want to be the crazy evil overlord that ruins everyone¡¯s life. Also that decrease in stat gain is crazy harsh. I think if I¡¯m in the East Blue, I¡¯ll have a greater chance of getting in contact with the Straw Hat Pirates, if I choose that option. I could also do other stuff. Most importantly, East Blue was the weakest and safest of all the seas, and I have relative knowledge about what¡¯s around. ¡°East Blue Dweller, please.¡± *ACKNOWLEDGED. PLEASE CHOOSE USER GENDER? (MALE/FEMALE)* ¡°Male.¡± I wasn¡¯t about to change that. This ain¡¯t no gender bender. A screen appeared with my current appearance. *ACKNOWLEDGED. OPTION TO CUSTOMIZE USER APPEARANCE AS YOU LIKE.* I made some adjustments to my height so it was more towards the average range. Then I modified my body so I wasn¡¯t overweight anymore. I tried to add muscles, but it didn¡¯t let me, so I went a thin body build. I pressed confirm. *ACKNOWLEDGED. INITIALIZING¡­COMPLETED. USER IS NOW ABLE TO ACCESS THE MENU. TO ACCESS, PLEASE STATE OR THINK ¡°MENU¡±.* When I thought it, a blue screen came up. MENU: STATUS SKILLS TRAITS INVENTORY EQUIP MISSIONS *THE TUTORIAL WILL FOCUS ON THE DIFFERENT PART OF THE MENU. THE USER MAY NOW ACCESS HIS CHARACTER SHEET. TO OPEN, PLEASE STATE OR THINK ¡°STATUS¡±.* When I pulled up my status, this is what came up. Khanna Krishna Race: Human HP: 100/100 MP: 100/100 Strength: 10 Constitution: 10 Agility: 10 Dexterity: 10 Intelligence: 10 Wisdom: 10 Charisma: 10 Perception: 10 Willpower: 10 I was quite surprised. This didn¡¯t look like how Han Ji-Han¡¯s screen looked like. It was very different. *HEALTH POINTS ARE A MEASURE OF THE USER¡¯S LIFE POOL. REACHING ZERO KNOCKS THE USER OUT. AFFECTED BY CONSTITUTION. MAGIC POINTS ARE A MEASURE OF THE USER¡¯S MAGIC POOL. REACHING ZERO PREVENTS THE USER FROM USING FURTHER MAGIC. AFFECTED BY INTELLIGENCE AND WISDOM. STRENGTH IS A MEASURE OF THE USER¡¯S PHYSICAL POWER. CONSTITUTION IS THE BODY¡¯S ABILITY TO TAKE AND WITHSTAND DAMAGE. AGILITY IS THE USER¡¯S ATTACK AND MOVEMENTS SPEED. DEXTERITY DETERMINES THE USER¡¯S ACCURACY AND ABILITY TO USE FINE MOTOR MOVEMENTS. INTELLIGENCE IS THE USER¡¯S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND THINK NEW IDEAS. WISDOM IS THE ABILITY TO USE KNOWLEDGE EFFECTIVELY AND THE USER¡¯S SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. CHARISMA IS A MEASURE OF SOCIAL SKILLS AND HOW EFFECTIVELY THE USER IS ABLE TO INFLUENCE OTHERS. PERCEPTION IS THE USER¡¯S ABILITY TO OBSERVE THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND NOTICE DETAILS. WILLPOWER IS THE MEASURE OF THE USER¡¯S MENTAL STRENGTH AND FORTITUDE.* Yes, well I already knew most of that already. Interestingly, when my health points reach zero, I get knocked out instead of dying. I suppose as long as my health points are zero and someone tries to kill me, I will die. Strangely enough, something very important seemed to be missing. ¡°Hey System? Where does it show my level?¡± *PROCESSING QUERY¡­PLEASE NOTE THAT USER DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO LEVEL UP.* ¡°WHAT? Then how am I supposed to get stronger? Don¡¯t tell me¡­¡± *PROCESSING QUERY¡­USER MUST USE HIS OWN EFFORT SUCH AS TRAINING OR OTHER SPECIAL ACTIONS TO RAISE CAPABILITY. THE DIFFICULTY IN INCREASING THE USER¡¯S STATS RISES AS THE USER GETS STRONGER. OBTAINING AND UPGRADING SKILLS MAY ALSO AFFECT THE USER¡¯S CHARACTER SHEET. TUTORIAL PROGRESSING¡­PLEASE STATE OR THINK ¡°SKILLS¡±.* Son of a--! Okay, things just became a lot more difficult. Nothing to do but to keep moving forward. When I pulled up my skills, there was only one there. Gamer¡¯s Body (Passive) Level Max ¡°WHAT? I can¡¯t have any devil fruits? WHY??¡± *PROCESSING QUERY¡­GAMER¡¯S BODY IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH DEVIL FRUITS. GAMER¡¯S BODY TAKES PRECEDENCE.* Dammit. No wait, calm down. Even though I can¡¯t get any devil fruit powers, I¡¯m still a gamer. I won¡¯t be weak if I work at it. ¡°Aren¡¯t I also supposed to have Gamer¡¯s Mind?¡± *PROCESSING QUERY¡­USER DOES NOT POSSESS THAT SKILL. USER WILL ONLY RECEIVE A GAMER¡¯S BODY.* Shit. This just keeps on getting worse. Gamer¡¯s Mind is a strong skill that kept Han Ji-Han sane throughout his adventures in the Abyss. I¡¯m not sure I have the ability to get through everything without it. Calm down, breathe, and move forward. No gamer¡¯s mind, devil fruits, or level ups. Not sure if this can get any worse. ¡°Is there anything else that I can¡¯t do that I should know about right now?¡± Mind you, I was being sarcastic, but¡­ *PROCESSING QUERY¡­LIST ESTABLISHED. No party system, no observe, no loot, and no marketplace. Any one of those other races would have provided a significant starting stat boost, in exchange for some of my future potential. If I had known the negatives of the system, like no level ups or loot, before I had to choose my race, I probably wouldn¡¯t have gone with Human. Like a Giant would have given me about 1000 extra stat points in exchange for my future growth. This system sucks really badly. Basically, the One Piece World will be like real life, except I can see my own progress. *CONTINUING TUTORIAL¡­ PLEASE STATE OR THINK ¡°INVENTORY¡±.* Oh thank god. I opened my inventory to see that there appeared to be a large number of empty boxes. *USER HAS ONE HUNDRED INVENTORY SLOTS THAT CAN BE STACKED INDEFINITELY WITH THE SAME OBJECT.* Finally, something that can be helpful on this journey. *CONTINUING TUTORIAL¡­ PLEASE STATE OR THINK ¡°EQUIP¡±.* An equip system. Ok. I guess that might be useful. I opened up the screen and basically, if I had the equipment, there was enough slots to cover me from head to toe. *USER HAS THE ABILITY TO USE THE QUICK EQUIP SYSTEM TO PUT ON GEAR AND SWITCH BETWEEN GEAR SETS. ABILITY IS OPTIONAL AND ALL GEAR CAN BE PLACED ON MANUALLY.* Ha. I bet Luffy would love to see me just randomly cycling through outfits. *CONTINUING TUTORIAL¡­ PLEASE STATE OR THINK ¡°MISSONS¡±.* I opened up the missions tab, and there is a mission to complete the tutorial. *MISSIONS MAY APPEAR AT ANY TIME. MISSIONS MAY BE ISSUED AT ANY TIME AND PROVIDE LUCRATIVE REWARDS. ALL MISSIONS ARE OPTIONAL, USEFUL TO THE USER, POSSIBLE TO ACCOMPLISH, AND THERE ARE NO PENALTIES FOR FAILURE.* Well, at least that is something. If missions were going to be mandatory and had failure conditions, I might as well shoot myself in the head now and save others the trouble. Thankfully, I wasn¡¯t completely backed into a corner. *CONTINUING TUTORIAL¡­ PLEASE STATE OR THINK ¡°TRAITS¡±.* When I opened the perks menu, it was empty. *PERK POINTS ARE USED TO AFFECT THE USER¡¯S OVERALL ABILITIES BY ASSIGNING A TRAIT. TRAITS MAY HAVE BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ASPECTS THAT CAN AFFECT THE USER. PLEASE CHOOSE WISELY, AS TRAITS ARE PERMANENT ONCE IN EFFECT AND UNABLE TO BE REMOVED.* So any traits that I buy are permanent? I definitely need to be very careful. *HUMAN RACE SELECTED¡­PROCESSING¡­MISSION REWARDS WILL NOW HAVE A LARGE INCREASE IN PERK POINTS. IN ADDITION, USER STARTS WITH 3 PERK POINTS. PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH THE TRAIT LIST AND SELECT YOUR CHOICES. IN THE FUTURE, TO PURCHASE ANOTHER TRAIT, PLEASE SAY OR THINK ¡°TRAIT SELECTION MENU¡±.* Humans start out with 3 perk points? Finally, something positive for humans here. A menu popped up in front of me. There were many choices for perks for selection. Some of them were upgradable stat gain based perks. Powerful (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Strength grows faster by 10% Resilient (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Constitution grows faster by 10% Swift (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Agility grows faster by 10% Nimble (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Dexterity grows faster by 10% Intellectual (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Intelligence grows faster by 10% Sagacious (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Wisdom grows faster by 10% Charming (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Charisma grows faster by 10% Intuitive (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Perception grows faster by 10% Resolve (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Willpower grows faster by 10% It appeared that I¡¯d be able to get more perk points in the future and upgrade them over time. Eventually maxing all of these out is a must. Another plus in my book. There was also a section of perks that were similar to the Straw Hat¡¯s professions. Brawler ¨C All Free Style Fighting skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Swordsman ¨C All Sword based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Navigator ¨C All Navigation based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Thief ¨C All Thief based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Cook ¨C All Cooking based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Sniper ¨C All Shooting based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Doctor ¨C All Healing based skills grow faster by 1000 %. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Archeologist ¨C Understanding of History and Lore grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Shipwright ¨C All Carpenter and Ship based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Mechanic ¨C All Mechanic based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Musician ¨C All Music based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Although they weren¡¯t upgradeable, they each only took one perk point. They were extremely powerful. It was possible to pick more than one profession trait, however, the decreased skill growth for all other skills would stack, until it was impossible to learn any other skills. There were also many other profession based perks as well. These are just a few of them. Pirate ¨C All Pirate based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Marine ¨C All Marine based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Bounty Hunter ¨C All Bounty Hunter based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Martial Artist ¨C All martial arts based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. Assassin ¨C All Assassination based skills grow faster by 1000%. All other skills grow slower by 15%. All Rounder ¨C All skills grow faster by 1000%, all stats grow slower by 25% ¡­¡­¡­ It was interesting to know that there were a lot of different professions out there. I don¡¯t plan on choosing any profession based perks at this time. I don¡¯t know which direction my overall build is going to go towards. I don¡¯t know what interests me and what direction I wish to go. Maybe I won¡¯t even take any sort of general path, but be an all-rounder suited towards survival. I also don¡¯t want to take on any negative modifiers for all skills for just a single area of skills. The system refuses to allow any changes to prior selections, so now that I¡¯m stuck with being human, making choices that reduce my potential in any way doesn¡¯t feel like the smart choice. I¡¯m skipping these for now. There was another couple of interesting perks. Genius (Level 1) ¨C All skills grow faster by 10 % Haki Prodigy (Level 1) ¨C All Haki based skills grow faster by 10% Resistance Body ¨C Allows for the generation of Damage Mitigation Skills. Honestly, there were too many traits to look through all at once. Once I saw these, I stopped looking, because I already had more than 3 Traits I wanted to get. After going through everything. I choose Sagacious (Level 1), Genius (Level 1), and Resistance Body. I felt like I needed the extra Wisdom over time to make better choices. Genius is a must as SKILLS ARE KING for any gamer. Resistance Body was also important, because I don¡¯t want to lose out on those damage resistance skills. I was surprised and annoyed that I had to waste a Perk Point to be able to use those skills, but I¡¯m glad I noticed it now, otherwise it would be a problem later when something happens. I didn¡¯t choose Haki Prodigy, because it would be weird if someone living in the East Blue was able to use Haki already. Also, I¡¯m guessing that using Haki has some sort of stat requirements on the body. Anyways, perk points can be earned later to buy it later. I hope Perk Points aren¡¯t scarce. **CONTINUING TUTORIAL¡­MENU TABS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. CONTINUING TUTORIAL¡­PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR CHOICE FOR NOTIFICATIONS: IMMEDIATE POP-UP MESSAGES, UNOBTRUSIVE POP-UP MESSAGES, OR MINIMIZED POP-UP MESSAGES THAT CAN BE READ LATER.* I opted for the unobtrusive messages. I got to make sure to actually read those, otherwise I¡¯ll totally forget. If I do the immediate ones, it might obscure combat, and if I do the minimized ones, I might not notice important information until it¡¯s no longer useful. Better to keep the notifications coming to the side and peruse them at my own time. * UNOBTRUSIVE POP-UP MESSAGES SELECTED. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE PAUSED DURING COMBAT, UNLESS THEY ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO MISSION INFORMATION AND UPDATES, IN WHICH CASE THEY WILL APPEAR IN THE CORNER OF YOUR VISION UNTIL YOU HAVE TIME TO VIEW THEM. TUTORIAL COMPLETE. MISSION COMPLETED¡­DISPENSING REWARD¡­1 PERK POINT. USER MAY USE PERK POINTS EARNED FROM MISSIONS AT ANY TIME. NOW ENDING TUTORIAL¡­PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE USER IS A GAMER, THE WORLD IS NOT A GAME. DEATH IS PERMANENT. SIGNING OUT AND TRANSPORTING USER TO THE ONE PIECE WORLD. 0%...10%.......50%........100%. COMMENCING TRANSPORTATION IN 3, 2, 1.* ¡®Oh Shit¡¯ was the only thing I could think before I blacked out. Chapter 2 - First Day Chapter 2 I woke up in a room with memories that didn¡¯t feel like they were mine, yet I knew they were. I was eighteen years old, and living with some distant relatives because my parents had passed away a long time ago. My relatives let me live here in exchange for low rent. Don¡¯t think poorly of them. They ask me to pay 5000 berry per month, which is nothing. Normally, renting a room would cost at least 15000 berry per month for the worst of rooms. What they ask for doesn¡¯t even cover food costs. I have been paying that off by doing menial tasks around town to earn money every day. According to my new memories, life was hard, but acceptable. All of a sudden, a bunch of bunch screens popped up. *DING* MISSION ALERTS! MAIN MISSIONS ¨C Direct shape the course of your life Making your Choice Now that you reached the One Piece Universe, you need to plan out your next steps. The world is yours to do as you wish and there are many routes that you may choose: These are just some of the options available. Do whatever you wish to do! Rewards: Dependent on your choices in 3 months. SIDE MISSIONS ¨C Indirectly influence the course of your life. Completing Side Missions generally make completing the Main Missions easier. (Side Mission Rewards tend to be lower as Side Missions are meant to influence User Growth in a specific, helpful manner) Training at the Dojo You are a complete beginner with no inkling of self-defense! If you want to do anything other than be a basic town citizen, you should learn how to defend yourself! Whether you plan on being a Marine, Pirate, or Bounty Hunter, they all have some fighting skill. Even weak townspeople aren¡¯t respected. Better get moving and get trained in combat! Reward: 1 Perk Point for each week you go to the Dojo. Learn to Fish If you plan on sailing the seas, you better know how to fish, unless you eventually want to starve! Find someone willing to teach you to fish. Reward: 1 Perk Point Learn to Brew Everyone likes alcohol, whether it¡¯s Marines, Pirates, or just your common man. A great cup of alcohol can make a stranger into a friend or spill all of their secrets! Feel free to learn to brew a good drink. Reward: 1 Perk Point Learn to make Cigars Just like people like to Brew, some people also like to smoke. Making cigars can be useful to ¡°grease the wheels¡± in some places of power. Learn to make Cigars and maybe you¡¯ll be able to garner favors. Reward: 1 Perk Point Learn how to Swim What kind of idiot lives in a world of island nations, where the only way to travel is by the sea, and doesn¡¯t know how to swim? If you want to join the Marines or a Pirate Crew, don¡¯t even think about convincing anyone if you can¡¯t even swim. Either learn it yourself, or find someone to teach you. Reward: 1 Perk Point Learn some Basic Geography If you plan on travel and adventure in the future, you should probably have an idea of what the world looks like. You knew the basics of what the world¡¯s map looked like in your old world, and you should have an idea of what it looks like now. Reward: 1 Perk Point Memorize Wanted Posters Whether you¡¯re learning about your future targets, the future competition, or just who not to offend, it¡¯s best to know the different Pirate Crews in the world. You never know when some information could be useful. Reward: 1 Perk Point Scope out the Local Marine Talents You¡¯re just a measly townsman with no fortune nor power. Better find out who the local government bigshots are so you can avoid, or at the very least, don¡¯t accidentally step on their toes! Reward: 1 Perk Point Earn Some Berry You¡¯re living at your relatives place and you need to pay rent! Make sure you have 5000 Berry at the end of every month. Reward: 1 Perk Point per Month. LOCATION MISSIONS ¨C Missions located in the area. Completing these missions increases Reputation on that Specific Island, and may also increase your World Reputation. Signore Phillip Phillip needs an extra help in his Kitchen. Go talk to him to help him out! Reward: 2 Perk Point Master Ma Master Ma requires your help at his Dojo. Go talk to him to help him out! Reward: 2 Perk Points Daddy Masterson Daddy Masterson requires help. Go talk to him to help him out! Reward: 2 Perk Points Ipponmatsu Ipponmatsu requires extra help at his shop. Go talk to him to help him out! Reward: 2 Perk Points Raoul Raoul requires extra help at his shop. Go talk to him to help him out! Reward: 2 Perk Points EVENT MISSION ¨C Missions that occur in conjunction to a celebration of some kind. Congratulations for completing the tutorials and officially joining this world. In celebration, we will hold a special event for the next three months! There are various poster up on the walls all over town of Gol D. Roger with more being added every day! Collect them and redeem them for prizes! Reward: Unknown DAILY MISSIONS ¨C Repeatable Missions that occur daily. Help your Relatives with the Daily Chores Your relatives have been taking care of you for a long time, and they expect very little from you. You should help them out by doing some of the chores in the house. Reward: 1 Perk Point Feed the Stray Animals On the streets, there are lots of animals that require food. If you have some extra cash, feel free to spread the wealth and feed some of the unfortunate cats and dogs roaming the streets! Reward: 1 Perk Point Clean the Town You town is a hub for trade in the East Blue, and as a result, people are known to discard their trash everywhere. Do your part to help clean the town to make it into a better place! Reward: 1 Perk Point Help Unload Daily Shipments at the Docks The docks are always looking for cheap labor to help unload ships and transport goods. Wake up early and help them out to earn some cash! Reward: 1 Perk Point Help Set Up the Fish Market in the Morning The fisherman at the market need help setting up shop every day at the market. Wake up early to help them out and earn some cash! Reward: 1 Perk Point The number of missions were staggering! I thought I would have a problem getting more Perk Points, but it turned out to be the opposite problem. Rather, this is a huge advantage. It turns out that when the tutorial said that the human race would receive more perk points, it made them practically readily available to me! I was wondering how I could get stronger using this shitty system, and it turns out that I can uses these missions to earn Perk Points and improve my talent. I just have to keep earning these perk points and I can get stronger much faster! Finally, something useful in the gamer system. After going through the system, it appears that all Traits that can be leveled up are all the best possible traits! The single cost perks are either semi-useful, or they have negative effects attached to them. Its best avoid anything with negative modifiers at this time. Maybe in the future, I can think about buying something along those lines. Anyways, now that I¡¯ve looked through all of the quests, it¡¯s time to start doing them. I went out of my room and greeted my Uncle Mickey. Yes, just like Mickey Mouse. And before you ask, yes, somehow he married someone named Minnie. No, they aren¡¯t mice. ¡°Good Morning Krishna! How you doing?¡± My uncle boomed loudly. Thank god he didn¡¯t have Mickey Mouse¡¯s voice. It was a nice low masculine voice. ¡°Good morning to you too Uncle Mickey! I¡¯m doing alright! How about you?¡± ¡°Busy, busy, busy! I was wondering if you could help out around the house before you go, because today is a bad day for me.¡± My uncle seemed resigned to my refusal. Prior to my transmigration, apparently I would always make excuses and run away. ¡°Sure. What do you want me to do?¡± I have a quest to help out, but I would help anyways because I¡¯m not a jackass. If someone at home asks me for help, I might whine, but I¡¯ll still do it. ¡°Yeah, I didn¡¯t think you had time¡ªwait, what?¡± My uncle whipped his face back up so fast, and his eyes were nearly popping out of their sockets. ¡°What changed today? Oh lord, are you dying??? TELL ME IF YOU¡¯RE DYING!!!!¡± I rolled my eyes. ¡°Everything is fine. What do you want me to do?¡± ¡°Ahem.¡± My uncle cleared his throat after his loss of composure. ¡°There¡¯s a list on the fridge. I usually do them every day before I leave for work. It usually doesn¡¯t take more than a half an hour.¡± ¡°Okay, got it. If you want, I can do the morning chores every day from now on.¡± My uncle stared at me with a strange look on his face. ¡°¡­Seriously, are you sure you¡¯re not dying and paying your final respects to this family?¡± I threw one of the spoons on the table at his face. ¡°Stop being stupid! Go to work!¡± My uncle ran away. Once he left, I got a look at the new notification that I just received. Throwing (Active) Level 1 (001/100) 10 MP per Use The ability to propel an object with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand. +1 Strength, +1 Dexterity, +1% Accuracy when throwing I checked my status and I discovered that my strength and dexterity had both increased by one. Khanna Krishna Race: Human HP: 100/100 MP: 100/100 Perk Points: 1 Strength: 11 Constitution: 10 Agility: 10 Dexterity: 11 Intelligence: 10 Wisdom: 10 Charisma: 10 Perception: 10 Willpower: 10 TRAITS: Sagacious (Level 1) ¨C User¡¯s Wisdom grows faster by 10% Genius (Level 1) ¨C All skills grow faster by 10 % Resistance Body ¨C Allows for the generation of Damage Mitigation Skills. SKILLS: Throwing (Active) Level 1 (001/100) 10 MP per Use The ability to propel an object with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand. +1 Strength, +1 Dexterity, +1% Accuracy when throwing I felt a bit stronger too and I knew I was more nimble. The sensation was quite wonderful. I completely understand why people grind stat points and skills as gamers. It¡¯s just so satisfying. I went to the list and there was just a basic set of cleaning instructions, such as cleaning the floor and taking out the trash. Nothing that was difficult, just annoying. So I made such to do everything, and when I finished, there were more notifications. Daily Quest (Help your Relatives with the Daily Chores) has been completed. 1 Perk Point obtained. Cleaning (Passive) Level 1 (001/100) The ability to make something or someone free of dirt, marks, or mess, especially by washing, wiping, or brushing. +1 Dexterity, +1% Speed when cleaning Ah yes, that good feeling returned, and I¡¯m feeling even more nimble. I took a moment to spend both of my perk points and got Intellectual (Level 1) and Intuitive (Level 1). Becoming smarter and more perceptive is more useful right now at this point to make plans and keep myself safe. I made a quick plan. I was going to do the daily missions this morning at the docks and the fish market. Earning cash at the same time as earning perk points is a good use of my time. On the way there, I¡¯ll pick up some trash from the streets and dispose of it. That way, I¡¯m not wasting any time. I¡¯d like to do some of the other quests if possible. I definitely want to start that Dojo quest, and it sounds like Master Ma may be a good way to get started. Ah, my wisdom just increased by one. I guess I made a good plan based off of the information that I have. I headed out to the docks and on the way I picked up some trash that I saw laying around. People stared at me, but they didn¡¯t say anything. When I picked up the tenth piece of trash, I received a notification. Daily Quest (Clean the Town) has been completed. 1 Perk Point obtained. Love this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. Great! I¡¯m glad this quest doesn¡¯t require a lot of effort on my part. I wouldn¡¯t want to have to waste too much time doing this, especially since there is no physical reimbursement. I do get the perk point, but those aren¡¯t going to fill my stomach. I take the trash and placed it in my inventory discreetly by pretending to place it into a bag that I¡¯m carrying. I¡¯ll take it to the local trash yard later today. I bought the Powerful (Level 1) trait right now before I started working. I thought it would be a good idea for me to buy that trait before I started doing a bunch of physical labor. It will help my strength stat grow faster. I got another notification stating that my Wisdom went up another point. This is great. I need all the stats I can get to survive in this world. When I reach the docks, people are already working. I walk up to someone that looks like they are in charge. ¡°Hey, I heard I can get work here in the morning. Know anything about it?¡± He looked up and down at me. ¡°You¡¯re a bit scrawny for this kind of work, but I guess it doesn¡¯t matter too much. It¡¯s 200 berry for an hour. Go help the men at Pier 15.¡± So I went down to Pier 15 to one of the ships, and I helped to carry some of the smaller stuff down and helped others carry cargo. The men laughed at me, but it was all in good fun. Also, I gained one point in Strength. Hopefully, doing this every day can continue to bring my strength up to an acceptable level. Daily Quest (Help Unload Daily Shipments at the Docks) has been completed. 1 Perk Point obtained. ¡°Feel free to come back every day in the morning! We pay 200 berry per hour.¡± ¡°Thanks! I¡¯ll come for an hour or two in the mornings every day.¡± I headed to the fish market afterwards. I went up to one of the men who was helping to prepare the market. He pointed out someone named Sapi at the Fish market. Sapi saw me heading towards him. ¡°Hello, how may I help you?¡± ¡°I heard there was some work at the fish market. I was wondering if you still need some help.¡± ¡°You¡¯re a bit late, but we still have some work out here. Why don¡¯t you go join the men over there and help set up the fish?¡± ¡°Got it.¡± I walked on over to the stands and started placing the fish on ice in a nice alternating pattern. It wasn¡¯t really hard work, since the men had already brought over all of the catch, but it was annoying and reeked of fish (obviously). Since it was light work, I didn¡¯t receive any stat gains. It was a shame, but I can¡¯t expect stat gains any time I do something. Daily Quest (Help Set up the Fish Market in the Morning) has been completed. 1 Perk Point obtained. Sapi came up to me. ¡°Nice work! We usually start setting everything up at around 6 am. If you want to get more work, we pay about 200 berry per hour. Come by whenever you want and there¡¯ll always be some honest work for you!¡± ¡°No problem! I¡¯ll come here every day for at least an hour or two.¡± Sapi smiled. ¡°Great! We can use more workers like yourself!¡± We said our goodbyes, and headed out. Clearly, I needed to wake up at least 2 hours earlier so that I could complete most of these daily requests. Today, I only worked 2 hours, so I only received 400 berries that I placed into my inventory. Tomorrow, I¡¯m going to start working at least two hours at each place. That way I¡¯ll earn 800 berries per day that can be used for rent, food, and other purchases I might need to make. Ah, Wisdom just went up another point. Definitely need that wisdom. I hope these gains don¡¯t slow down, but I¡¯m not holding my breath. Fast gains won¡¯t last forever. Fortunately, it appears that I¡¯m going to be swimming in perk points. I tried buying the next level of Sagacious. Sagacious (Level 2) requires 2 Perk Points. Confirm? NO! Dammit, I knew it was too good to be true. I assume the amount of Perk Points required to level up a trait scales with level. Reaching level 10 should take about 55 perk points, assuming it actually doesn¡¯t double with each level of purchase. Then it would be¡­1023 perk points. That¡¯s just ridiculous. If that was the case, I would just give up now. And that¡¯s just reaching level 10. What if it goes further? I couldn¡¯t even tell you how much it would be for level 100 if it doubled. It would be absolutely impossible to accomplish. Forget it. I¡¯m going to get all of the other stat related traits first. I picked up Resilient (level 1) and Swift (Level 1). Hopefully, they will be useful when I go to the Dojo to meet Master Ma later. And there¡¯s another increase in Wisdom. Glad to know that I¡¯m not stupid. Only need the traits for Dexterity, Charisma, and Willpower now. I get the directions for Master Ma¡¯s Dojo, which is a new dojo that recently appeared in Logue Town in the last few days. They were looking for some new students. Did I mention before that this was Logue Town? I don¡¯t know if that¡¯s good or bad. Logue Town is practically the Straw Hat Pirates¡¯ last adventure in East Blue. If I was going to join Luffy, I miss out on the recruitment of half the crew¡ªZoro, Nami, Ussop, and Sanji. I mean, it¡¯s not a huge deal since I already know what happened, but I¡¯d still like to be a part of things. I¡¯ll be the 6th member of the crew if I join from Logue Town. I suppose I could go and travel to where Arlong is, but I don¡¯t think that I¡¯d be able to get to the Island safely. Also, that requires money and a crew to get there. It¡¯s just too hard to track down specific people in the ocean. We would probably miss each other. It¡¯s just too much of a risk. Plus, heading towards Islands taken over by Fish mean will cause people to ask questions. Questions that I just don¡¯t have the answer to. On the other hand, Smoker is here. I hate that guy. Not only is he smart, he¡¯s strong, and possesses a powerful logia devil fruit that turns him into smoke. He starts chasing the Straw Hats even when they haven¡¯t done anything wrong other than help Islands exposed to tyranny from pirates or marines. I didn¡¯t realize that Pirates taking down other pirates was against the law. The only thing they did ¡°wrong¡± was raise a flag that stated they were pirates. Sometimes I don¡¯t get the Straw Hats. Why do they state that they are Pirates, when they rarely do anything evil? Pirates are not the same as adventurers. Pirates pillage and kill ordinary town folk to get money. That don¡¯t just chase dreams. I feel like they were better off calling themselves adventurers, explorers, or treasure hunters. Of course, maybe anything that didn¡¯t unconditionally obey the World Government was a pirate in their eyes. I don¡¯t know or really understand. ¡°Good¡± pirates never really made sense to me. The One Piece world is full of contradictions. For example, where did Shank¡¯s crew get the money to live and party? There can¡¯t be an island where gold just falls from the sky right? They must be getting that money from somewhere¡­although I have no idea where. Could be ¡°protection money¡± or something else. Although they are ¡°good¡± pirates, the money could still be dirty. Who knows? Anyways, Smoker is a pain no matter what. If I want to join the marines, I have to get on his good side. I hate self-righteous people though. They are the worst. Regardless of whether I join the Marines or not, I can¡¯t get on Smoker¡¯s bad side for the next 3 months. Actually, it would be better if he never noticed my existence. I was thinking about my main mission recently, and I was thinking about things. I don¡¯t want to be an ordinary citizen. Hell, even if I decided to stay here and plan on doing the country building route, that would be more interesting. But realistically, building a country would just lead to the World Government coming over to subdue us through force. No matter how hard I try, I won¡¯t be able to beat them with people from East Blue. Unless the Revolutionary Army backed me up, and even then it would be too dangerous and lead to many deaths. None of the higher ups of the World Government would be affected either. No¡­that was a bad route to go in this world. Marines¡­was a choice. I¡¯d have strong backing, and they could definitely make me strong. On the other hand, eventually, I would be ordered to do something evil, and then pretend what I did was ¡°justice¡±. The World Government was just a hypocritical organization. In addition, I am ¡°special¡±. I¡¯m a gamer, and someone would probably notice that I have a very special body. Likelihood is that the World Government would ¡°volunteer¡± me to be one of Dr. Vegapunk¡¯s experimental subjects once he finds out about me. The only way out of it is if I get so strong even the World Government would hesitate to order me around. Joining the Straw Hats would be lots of fun, but dangerous. Luffy loves adventure and has no fear, unlike myself. I have lots of fears and being with the Straw Hats would be scary and insane. Also, they eventually declare war on the world. I know I¡¯m the Gamer, but I¡¯m an extremely nerfed Gamer. I¡¯m not sure I can keep up with the rest of the Straw Hats. Of course, if Nami and Ussop can keep up, I probably can too. I could also make my own crew. I actually like the idea of doing that. My crew and ideals would be similar to the Straw Hats, except I wouldn¡¯t claim to be a pirate. I would just be a traveler who makes some money on his journey. Maybe I¡¯d do a bit of everything such as being a part time merchant, bounty hunting different evil pirates, treasure hunting, and exploring new territories. Conversely, it sounds like a pain, and I¡¯m not sure I want to be the captain, and responsible for everyone else¡¯s life and all of the money problems. It seems like a lot of stress. There always that strange option of joining another pirate crew, but I can¡¯t guarantee that any pirate crews out there are like the Straw Hats. That sounds highly unlikely. I don¡¯t plan to spend my life in a crew like the Buggy Pirates doing anything for cash. There¡¯s another option that the Main Mission prompt didn¡¯t include. The fact was that he could go on an adventure alone! I don¡¯t have to join any organization. I can live my life as if I¡¯m playing a single player rpg game. Do all of the missions in an area slowly over time, making lots of friends and contacts, and once they are completed, move on to the next island and repeat. Of course, this depends greatly on my personal power and abilities, and I am unlikely to have any sort of back up ever. No matter how many friends you make, on a solo journey, every time you leave a place, you start all over again. My nerfed gamer abilities make this option harder than necessary. Also, completing missions increases my reputation. Eventually, the marines would find out about me, and attempt to recruit me. When that fails, who knows what methods they will use next. I have some time before I choose which way to go. Basically, there is no great option. No matter what, life might suck. Anyways, I finally reached the dojo. It was hidden among all of the other buildings in town. There was an impressive looking gate with the word, Ry¨­zanpaku, written on top. Ry¨­zanpaku¡­sounds familiar. I tried to open those huge doors but they wouldn¡¯t budge. Thankfully, I noticed another smaller door to the side and used it to enter. Surprisingly, somehow, there was a small garden in the middle of the city. I headed towards the small run down building in the center. The entire time, I felt like I was being watched. On the porch, there was an old man sitting around drinking tea. ¡°Hello sir. Are you Master Ma?¡± I assumed that he was, but better to check than be sorry. He took a sip of his tea. ¡°Yes, I am. How may I help you?¡± ¡°Yes. I heard that Ry¨­zanpaku was taking in new students. I wish to learn Martial Arts and I was wondering if I could join your classes for training.¡± ¡°Sure. It will cost 2000 belly per week.¡± ¡°¡­Sorry, never mind. I can¡¯t afford that right now.¡± ¡°¡­Alright then, 1000 belly will do.¡± ¡°¡­¡± ¡°¡­How about 500 belly?¡± How did it become a fourth of the price? Technically, for the services they were offering, it was a super cheap price and I was able to afford that. Wait a second...this feels familiar. Must be d¨¦j¨¤ vu. I gave him the money and he took my name and address. ¡°What martial art do you teach here?¡± I know there are many styles, and I was wondering what martial art would be located in the East Blue. I didn¡¯t have my hopes up because East Blue was the weakest ocean for a reason. ¡°Maa¡­Someone named Akisame will probably be your teacher.¡± Oh god. I recognize them now. Ry¨­zanpaku, Ma Kensei, and K¨­etsuji Akisame were all characters in History¡¯s Greatest Disciple. Damn, how did they get here? Is this considered a gamer starting zone bonus or something? ¡°I object! All of you always throw the work to me.¡± I looked behind me, and there was this tall thin man with a moustache behind me. I recognized him as Akisame from the anime. ¡°No¡­I just think¡­teaching suits Akisame best.¡± I turned back and there was an expressionless, pretty, young woman with a sword on her back, and a cocky looking mouse on her shoulder. This was definitely K¨­saka Shigure. Kenichi was always scared the most of her training. ¡°Apa! Akisame is great!¡± A big dark skinned man with ridiculously large muscles and a happy smile seemed to teleport into the room. ¡°Apachi wants to take disiciple, but Apachi is afraid of breaking disciple.¡± Yeah, Apachi Hopachai says some scary stuff with a smile on his face. ¡°I don¡¯t take disciples!¡± A large, scary looking, gruff man with a scar on his face was holding a bottle of beer in his hand. Sakaki Shio looked like one tough dude. I felt a towering presence behind me. ¡°Ho ho ho, I think Akisame is best suited for teaching our new student. What do you say, Akisame?¡± The old guy was huge! F¨±rinji Hayato is a monster of a man. I don¡¯t know how he¡¯s still in good shape like that at his age. Sakaki Shio, Karate Master that Claims to hold 100 Dan! Apachai Hopachai, Muay Thai Master and known as the God of Death in Asia! K¨­saka Shigure, Master of Sword and all weapons! Ma Kensei, Master of Chinese Kenpo, and known as the Master in all of China! K¨­etsuji Akisame, Jujitsu Master and known as the Fighting Philosopher! F¨±rinji Hayato, Mixed Martial Arts master and known as the Superman with no equals! User is under the Status Effect Intimidation (Level 5) ¨C Reduces all stats by 50% Of course I¡¯m under a status effect. Didn¡¯t even know that could be a thing until now¡­ Akisame stroked his chin. ¡°I suppose, I don¡¯t mind, but shouldn¡¯t we be focusing on getting back?¡± ¡°Ho ho ho, might as well have some fun while we are here, right? And he seems like an interesting person. What do you say?¡± Akisame sighed. ¡°Alright, I suppose it doesn¡¯t hurt to leave a piece of ourselves behind in this place.¡± The Elder looked at me. ¡°What do you say young man? Do you have the resolve to join Ry¨­zanpaku? Ry¨­zanpaku is strong, and would be a good place for me to strengthen my fundamentals and foundation. I¡¯m not sure if they were Top of the Food Chain in the Grand Line, but at the very least, they could probably survive there without any problems. Of course, their teaching left a lot to be desired¡­but you can¡¯t argue with the results. Kenichi had no talent and they made him into a fighting machine. I¡¯m the Gamer. I¡¯m sure that they can make me plenty strong. The time commitment might be a problem if I want to do all of those missions before three months are up. I might have to let go of some things if I want to take advantage of this opportunity to the max! I smiled. ¡°Of course! Otherwise I wouldn¡¯t have come here.¡± Akisame looked at me. ¡°You want to learn martial arts, correct? It¡¯ll be alright, because I¡¯m not that strict.¡± He smiled at me. That Liar. New Skill learned! Detect Deception (Passive) (Level 1) Increases your ability to differentiate lies from the truth by 1% Location Mission: Master Ma Completed! Master Ma needed help getting a student for Ry¨­zanpaku in East Blue, as they are a new addition to Logue Town and their reputation is unknown. As you have graciously volunteered to be one of their test subjec¡ªnew students, you have inadvertently solved Master Ma¡¯s crisis. Reward: 2 Perk Points Received. New Side Mission! Help Ry¨­zanpaku! You have discovered a strange anomaly. The members of Ry¨­zanpaku have somehow been sent to the East Blue from their original world. Learning the Basics to their Martial Arts to 100% completion will enable them to return to their world. Rewards: 12 Perk Points K¨­etsuji Akisame, a Master of Martial Arts has agreed to teach you! Stats and related skills improve faster by 1000% while under his tutelage. Oh Nice! That location mission ended up being a chain quest with a nice reward. And that¡¯s a nice new skill and those Perk Points are always helpful and wanted. But no matter how the system puts it, it is super weird that Ry¨­zanpaku has appeared in this world. Things are already starting to deviate from the original story of One Piece. Are there going to be more appearances by other people into this world, or is this a one-time event? Well, that¡¯s not really important to think about. Once they agreed to take me in, the Intimidation Status Effect went away because they were no longer focusing all their attention on me. Akisame placed me into horse stance, then made me hold a jar in each hand that had the words ¡°spirit¡± and ¡°effort¡± written on them. There was a bowl of warm food that said ¡°endurance¡± balanced on top of my head. He added on some torture implements with sharp edges to ¡°encourage me to keep my arms up. Similarly, underneath me, was some incense that had ¡°Mind¡± written on it, which was meant to cause burns in case I lowered my stance. This reminded me of that same scene in the story. Unlike Kenichi, I wasn¡¯t going to whine about it. Holding this stance in this way would probably help me increase my stats faster. After ten minutes, lo and behold, my strength went up by 1. That was one of the fastest gains I¡¯ve ever had. ¡°Oh? Strange, it seems like holding this stance suddenly got easier for you. I guess I need to increase your load.¡± Akisame noticed my increase in strength really quickly and added to my load. In another 15 minutes, I was getting tired but I kept going. Then, surprisingly enough, I gained another point in strength and one in willpower! Nice! Willpower is useful against mental attacks. If my willpower was high enough, I wouldn¡¯t have been affected by their intimidation. ¡°Hmm. It happened again. Your body is strange. I¡¯ve never seen such rapid increases in strength.¡± Akisame stroked his chin. ¡°How interesting.¡± I decided to bite the bullet somewhat. It was best to let them know my relative circumstances to get more effective training. ¡°My body is a bit different. If stimulated properly, my body will adapt and strengthen itself in different ways much faster than normal.¡± ¡°Is this one of those infamous Devil Fruit abilities?¡± His eyes practically glowed when he asked that question. ¡°Nope, I¡¯ve never eaten any of those as far as I know. It¡¯s just something I discovered with my body today. That¡¯s why I looked for a place to make myself stronger.¡± He seemed a little disappointed at that information, probably because he didn¡¯t have a Devil Fruit User that he could experiment on. It didn¡¯t dampen his enthusiasm though. ¡°Interesting! How interesting! It seems that I am going to have to change up your training if that¡¯s the case. It¡¯ll be interesting to see how much you can tak¡ªI mean, it¡¯ll be interesting to see the extent of your abilities!¡± His eyes were glowing now. Oh crap. User is under the Status Effect Terror (Level 4) ¨C Reduces desire to fight by 40% and increases desire to flee by 40%. I wanted to run, but I knew it would be a lost cause. Even if I run from Akisame, Shigure will catch me and drag me back. Of course, testing my wits against Shigure might also be a good way to increase my stats, but today isn¡¯t that day. Whatever happens today will probably increase my stats significantly, and repeat every day. He tied a tire to my body with rope and sat down on it. ¡°For the next step in training, we are going to take a stroll once around the Island.¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to drag this around the Island?¡± ¡°WRONG! YOU¡¯RE GOING TO RUN DRAGGING THIS AROUND THE ISLAND! GET MOVING!¡± Master Akisame¡¯s eyes were doing it¡¯s crazy glow thing. Oh shit. He pulled out a whip from out of nowhere (and seriously, I have no idea where he got it from. I have an inventory, but what does he got?), started whipping me. It was really painful and I started losing health. There was a string of -1¡¯s that indicated my loss in health. Master Akisame really knew how to cause the most pain with the least amount of injury. Obtained a New Skill! Blunt Trauma Resistance (Passive) (Level 1) 1% of all Blunt damage will be negated Of course I got this skill. It¡¯s a good one too in the long run. As I was running, Master Akisame was yelling at me. ¡°TOO SLOW!! EVEN A TURTLE IS FASTER THAN YOU!!! I BET A SNAIL IS MANY TIMES FASTER THAN YOU!!!¡± He¡¯s such a jerk. It was super embarrassing to run through town while he was doing things like that. Everyone was staring at us, and I¡¯m pretty sure this was basically an advertisement to not join Ry¨­zanpaku. I¡¯m pretty sure that normal people will avoid Ry¨­zanpaku like the plague. Normal people can¡¯t withstand the level of intensity that he is putting me through. Of course, the masters at Ry¨­zanpaku would tailor their work outs to the individual, but everyone else won¡¯t know or see that. They will only see the crazy, vicious training I¡¯m going through and the gossip will spread all over town by the end of the day. Ry¨­zanpaku was destined to have lots of trouble if they were planning on staying on this Island long term. Ha! Sucks for them! Oh, my perception went up a point! That¡¯s awesome. I guess noticing the details around me was helpful. Regardless, I tried my hardest. Whenever it seemed like I was letting up, Master Akisame would whip me, and I would speed up as much as I could. After the entire trip around the Island, my gains were fairly substantial. My Strength, Constitution, Agility, Charisma, and Willpower each went up by a point! I understood all of them, except Charisma. I thought it out for a moment, and then came to an answer. It was probably because I was trying hard during my training, and people acknowledged it. If I went around town complaining and screaming in pain, I probably would have looked stupid and people would have thought differently of me. I was rewarded for ¡°looking good¡± while training. If I looked into a mirror, I would notice that the changes didn¡¯t affect my appearance, but rather my presence. It was an interesting stat. Master Akisame wanted to continue training, but I had other things I wanted to do, so I promised to come again tomorrow. There were a few easy quests that I was able to accomplish today if I wanted to. All of the side quests were important to do because they would make doing future things easier. I decided to go to a busy bar and order a drink. It was one of the best places to hear information about things happening around. I also bought one of the latest newspapers with all of the latest bounties in the East Blue and took a look at them. Familiar faces like Buggy, Alvida, Don Krieg, and Arlong had wanted posters, while there were also other unfamiliar faces with far lower bounties. Side Quest (Memorize Wanted Posters) has been completed. 1 Perk Point obtained. It was interesting to see all of the different faces. If I wanted to hunt one of these guys down in the future, it wouldn¡¯t be a bad idea. It¡¯s quick cash, if you have the strength to back it up. Also, in the background, you could hear people praising and cursing the Marines in the background. The two most obvious names was Smoker and Tashigi the swordswoman. Interestingly enough, a third name, Mashikaku, came up in conversation as well. Apparently, he would take care of the day to day operations of the Marines on Logue Town. Anybody else mentioned were just random members that did some good deeds for the day, or family members of people at this bar. Side Quest (Scope out the Local Marine Talents) has been completed. 1 Perk Point obtained. I was glad to know that nothing has been changed there. If there were other strong individuals in the Marines that I had to watch out for on this Island, it would be a problem. I had one final daily quest to feed some of the animals around. I bought a little bit of food from the store and found a couple of stray cats loitering around. I gave them the skewer meat that I just bought. Daily Quest (Feed the Stray Animals) has been completed. 1 Perk Point obtained. After all of that, I headed home. On the way, I bought the Nimble (Level 1), Charming (Level 1) and Resolve (Level 1) traits. Hopefully, all of my stats will grow a little faster while I¡¯m being trained by some of the best. I kept the last 2 perk points for later. My uncle and aunt welcomed me home with a strange looks on their faces. ¡°Come on in. We were just about to have dinner.¡± Aunt Minnie was finishing up the cooking while Uncle Mickey was setting the table. Once everything was ready, I helped to serve all of the dishes and we sat down to eat. ¡°So I saw you running around the island today.¡± Uncle Mickey sighed. ¡°It was the talk of the town.¡± ¡°Ah yeah. I heard that a new martial arts training hall had opened up, and they were looking for students. So I joined the place. Their training is¡­eccentric, but it shows results.¡± ¡°I can see that. Your trainer scared half the town though, so I don¡¯t see them getting any students anytime soon¡­¡± Uncle Mickey coughed awkwardly. ¡°Yeah¡­they didn¡¯t think that one through, but I¡¯m sure it¡¯ll be fine. Those guys are pretty tough.¡± The people at Ry¨­zanpaku are survivors. They won¡¯t be kept down for long. My uncle became serious. ¡°Speaking of which, are you okay? That man was whipping you a lot. It seems more like torture than training!¡± I thought for a second. ¡°The whipping was meant to hurt, but not damage the body. It was supposed to motivation to train as hard as possible. Even though it is harsh, it brings results far faster than ordinary training. Basically, everything was with a purpose. They weren¡¯t doing it to bully me. They were doing it to help me become stronger.¡± He stared at me for a while and then nodded. ¡°I understand. Just know, if you ever want to stop, no one will say anything here. We will support your decision one hundred percent.¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± I was grateful that they were okay with it. It would be a problem if they weren¡¯t. I don¡¯t want my family life to get all weird. I¡¯d have to move out then and spend even more money to get a place of my own. ¡°You know, it feels like you changed a lot today.¡± My Auntie Minnie was smiling happily. ¡°I mean that in a good way. You helped at home. Earned some money by doing a job. Decided to learn martial arts to get stronger. It¡¯s like your life finally has some direction. You were aimless before, and were just doing the bare minimum to survive. I¡¯m glad things are looking up.¡± ¡°Me too!¡± Although I smiled back, I was sweating internally. The reason I have been really different is because I¡¯m technically not like the original Krishna Khanna that she knows. I don¡¯t plan on ever revealing that I transmigrated, because I can¡¯t afford word to ever get back to the World Government. The fallout would be something I wouldn¡¯t be able to handle. Not yet at least. I need to be at the level of the four pirate emperors before I even let out a hint of that information. All of a sudden, she got a sharp look in her eye. ¡°I can tell your getting stronger from your training. What do you plan on doing long term? You know I have some contacts with the Marines, if you would like to join¡ª¡° Uncle Mickey slammed down on the table and roared. ¡°MINNIE!!!¡± He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and was silent for a moment to gather his thoughts. ¡°If he wants to become a Marine, I will support him, but do not attempt to push him toward that direction ever again. Life as a Marine is still dangerous, and you should understand exactly what I¡¯m talking about.¡± Aunt Minnie looked ashamed. ¡°I¡¯m sorry Mickey. I just¡ª¡° ¡°I know Minnie. But some things should be left alone.¡± Uncle Mickey seemed somber and depressed. I have no idea what¡¯s going on, but regardless, things feel super awkward. I attempted a forceful topic change. ¡°Man, this meal tastes great! I know you both heard about my day, but how was both of your days?¡± Aunt Minnie seemed to be grateful for the escape topic and went with the flow. ¡°My day was really interesting! I had this one tough customer¡­¡± She proceed to tell us a funny story about her day. We were all laughing and the depressing mood was quickly forgotten. I finally went to bed. I had a long day ahead of me for many weeks to come. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yeah¡­I got tired and bored of writing this chapter so it died off in the end. I¡¯ll come back later and expand on stuff in the future if I feel like it. If something doesn¡¯t make sense, please let me know. Previous comments and reviews were very helpful. Also, some updates to Chapter one also occurred if you want to scan through it again. Sorry guys, I just couldn¡¯t help putting Ry¨­zanpaku into the story. I originally wasn¡¯t going to make this story into a crossover, but it just jumped into my mind and I couldn¡¯t let it go. I always thought that story was hilarious. Plus, if I go the route of having my own crew, I might add Miu to the crew. Just Miu though. The rest of Ry¨­zanpaku is too OP. I was thinking about using Fist of the North Star instead of History¡¯s greatest disciple, but that martial art is too overpowered at this point in the story. I might do things like that in general, and have random characters from other anime/manga/video games show up. If that bothers anyone, sorry in advance. This is now probably going to be a crossover story. If there¡¯s any anime/manga that you feel would be interesting to add in, let me know who and how you would do it. Which route do you think my main character should go? Straw Hat crew? Own crew? Travelling alone? Join Marines? Join a different crew? Etc? Also, do you think I need a reputation system for the gamer system? I don¡¯t think it¡¯s necessary, as I don¡¯t want his gamer abilities to spill into affecting the world around him. Only himself. That¡¯s why there isn¡¯t any loot, parties, or observe abilities that would put others into a box.