《One Piece: Harem King》 Chapter 1 – New Beginning West Blue, south of Ohara Island. A small caravel was quietly drifting in the sea. The small caravel was very different from other caravels. The hull was white like marble while the ship¡¯s railings were coated in gold, it had only a mainmast and mizzenmast with white sails. Adding the finishing touch was the figurehead under the bow which was a beautiful golden mermaid with wavy flowing hair, its hands brought together in front of her mouth with her fingers intertwined as if in prayer. The only thing that gave the elegant ship a more dangerous presence were the four cannons, two on each side, and the black flag, clearly indicating that this was a pirate ship. On the ship¡¯s quarterdeck, a man of around 20 years of age and a height of 180cm was sprawled on the wooden floor, unmoving like a dead man, he had a lean, muscular physique, with shoulder length white hair, his eyebrows and eyelashes were the same color as his hair. He was wearing a white long captain¡¯s coat with golden margins over a gray shirt, gray colored pants and black boots, the last notable garment was a golden sash around his waist. ------ Alexander opened his eyes and the first thing he saw was a blue sky with sparse white clouds, he could feel a calm breeze blowing his hair bringing the smell of the salted sea. ¡°Where is this?¡±. That was the first thing that came to his mind after he regained his senses. He had no better reaction for this situation he found himself in, he wasn¡¯t able to react better to this situation, after all he awakened with no idea of how he got where he was, and worse, having no idea who he was made him start hyperventilating. Taking a few deep breaths, he had to keep himself from surrendering to panic, after a few minutes he was able to calm and decided to recollect his thoughts. ¡°I should first calm myself and start searching my memory for anything useful...¡± He had to start from somewhere, in this situation the best course of action was to try and recall what he could, closing his eyes he started to search his memory, it took longer than it should have but after some time small bits of information surfaced in his mind. His name is Alexander, he can¡¯t remember his last name, he seems to remember watching his favorite anime One Piece, when a sudden wave of drowsiness hit him and then he was swimming in a sea of ink, the taste was of blood was permeating his mouth making him wanting to puke but he wasn¡¯t able to, at a certain time his sense of self started to become dimmer and dimmer. ¡°Yes, then there was the deal.¡± It wasn¡¯t a memory, but he was aware of a deal. The deal was simple, everything that made him, himself, was given in exchange of something, all that constituted his person had to be exchanged, leaving only a blank slate for a new beginning. Trying to remember more, he discovered that he could not remember his appearance nor his personality, nothing about family and friends or more detailed information about himself, including where he lived, neighbors and girlfriends, he can remember common knowledge like who was the president of America or what year it was but nothing about himself. He had to come to terms with the fact that the person he was before may as well have been a stranger, a dead stranger. Coming to terms with the fact that there were no other memories to recall even if he stayed there all day, trying to remember, he decided to observe his surroundings as that was a good way to find some clues. Standing up, he was surprised to find himself on a ship, a beautiful ship. He could see the golden rails and the polished wooden floor, the ship looked as if it just left the shipyard. ¡°Hello!¡± Shouting to find if there was someone else beside himself on the ship, that could provide some explanations, he was not surprised when he heard no response. With nothing else to do he started exploring the ship, he was surprised to find out the level of its luxury and the detail that was put into its construction. The ship was well equipped and furnished with luxury items, electric stove, washing machine, dish washer and many other such equipment and furniture. On the walls, there were paintings and ornaments fit for a noble¡¯s mansion, not for a small ship like this one. The kitchen was fully equipped with electric equipment and stocked with food, even for modern standards it was above what a normal ship should have. The sleeping quarters were furnished with two beds, one on the left and one on the right, it also had two desks and electric lights plus two dressers. Besides that, the storeroom was fully stocked with food enough for two people to eat for three months, at the back of the storeroom was a small refrigerated area for frozen foods. Moving away from the storeroom he found the bathroom, it was very clean, and it had a bathtub equipped with shower, a large mirror was placed above the sink, every metal part was golden in color. Seeing the mirror in the bathroom he had some expectations, looking in the mirror he saw a stranger¡¯s face, the face that looked back at him was unfamiliar to him. White hair and silver eyes, those were not normal characteristics of a person, maybe if he was albino but that was clearly not the case at least with the little he knew about the other world, his eyes were sharp, his face wasn¡¯t rough but had gentle features. Moving on from the bathroom he resumed his exploration, Alexander was surprised to find a living room furnished with elegant furniture and artistic ornaments such as paintings and flower vases, there was a dining table in the centre large enough for four people. At this point the ship looked more like a house than a ship, at least life on such a ship couldn¡¯t be called bad in any way. The last stop was the captain¡¯s cabin where the furniture was even more elegant, there was a beautiful wooden desk facing the door and there was even a grey sofa to the right side, on the left side was a large window. Something on the desk instantly attracted his attention. It was the captain¡¯s logbook, a beautiful book with a white cover, a white ribbon marker expanded from its middle and a golden lock was placed in the middle of the cover. Without knowing why, when seeing that lock, he had the instinct to move his hand to his pocket, moving his hand to his pocked he found a golden key. Sitting on the soft chair behind the desk, he inserted the key into the lock, and after a short pause he slowly turned it. *click* With a metallic sound, the lock was unlocked. With his hand he slowly turned the cover, displaying the first page. [Captain¡¯s Alexander Logbook.] Was written in cursive. Alexander was surprised to find his name on the first page and wondered what that Captain title meant for him. Searching for answers, he turned another page. Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 1 Stats Free Points 5 STR 1 CON 1 DEX 1 Devil Fruit None. Haki None. Abilities Fast Learner (?) [Shop] ¡°What is this? An RPG?¡± That was the first thought that came to his mind. He remembers that RPGs had a stats management system like this, and then a sudden though hit him like a lightning bolt. He remembered reading many web novels where the protagonist was reincarnated or transported to another world, it shouldn¡¯t be possible he though, his heart beating fast, but then he thought. ¡°Waking up with fragmented memories on a ship with a black flag, and the last thing I remember is watching One Piece and lastly there is a [Devil Fruit] category on this page which indicates a connection with One Piece¡­¡± Even after considering all those facts, it was still hard to believe in something like that, after all the first thing humans do when they meet with the extraordinary is the deny it and search for a logical answer, even if that person has imagined such scenarios but when put in front of them they still chose to first deny it. But he still had to consider what was put in front of his eyes, he could deny it all day, but nothing will change. Did he really become a member of the legendary Transported with a System Sect? His heart rate was increasing, he could feel that he had no good feeling from his previous life, he didn¡¯t know why but the feeling of dislike was there, there were no good feelings when he thought about his world, but could something like that really happen in this world? It took a long time for him to calm down, thinking that he could not yet confirm his wild guess, he chose to continue examining the book. It seems that he has 5 points he can allocate to his stats at will, but why where his stats so low? Was 1 the standard level of an adult person? As for the ¡®None¡¯ under Devil Fruit and Haki, it was nothing strange. Focusing on the ¡°?¡± besides his skill, new text appeared. Info Fast Learner: Gives the user the ability to learn 3x times faster than his actual learning speed. That, wasn¡¯t that a cheat-like ability? If that was right then one year of training will be the same as three years of training, well, that wasn¡¯t true for pure physical training, but even so that was a small setback not worth mentioning. This ability was a cheat. Focusing on the next item he found something strange. ¡°Shop, sure enough it is everywhere.¡± Seeing the last word that looked like a button on the page he couldn¡¯t help but whisper. It was hard to be surprised by this, at this point he even expected something like this to appear. He tried to press on it with his finger like on a tablet, but it didn¡¯t work, then remembering the novels he read before he tried to mentally click on it. Confirming his hypothesis, after several tries, the ink disappeared as if absorbed by the paper, and then other words appeared. It was a list of Devil Fruits and strange items. Paramecia Zoan Logia There were all the types available. Devil Fruit Consumables Special Chop-Chop Fruit 300G Slip-Slip Fruit 200G Clone-Clone Fruit 300G Bind-Bind Fruit 300G Gold: 0 And the list continued. The price varied from the cheap but weak Devil Fruit¡¯s at 200G to the more powerful and rare ones at 1000G. There were also consumables like. Devil Fruit (?) Consumables Special Stamina Recovery Pill 100G Healing Pill 100G Devil Fruit Strengthening Pill 300G Devil Fruit Removing Pill 300G Gold: 0 The (?) beside the Devil Fruit tab attracted his attention, focusing on new text appeared. Devil Fruit acquisition guide A devil fruit can only be purchased under one of the following conditions. 1. The fruit is not in use by another person 2. The fruit¡¯s owner was defeated in combat by the user. The user can¡¯t have more than one devil fruit at a time. Under the condition that the previous owner was killed by the user, a discount of 30% will be added! Black lines formed on his forehead, wasn¡¯t this like an online store? ¡°Hmm?¡± There was something else that attracted his attention at the bottom of the page. Starter Gift As a starting boost the user was given the ability to choose one Devil Fruit from the ones in the user¡¯s memory. Please note that if the Devil Fruit the user has chosen is already in use by someone else then the Devil Fruit will be forcibly removed from the current owner. One-time service only. It seems that he will receive a generous gift! Suppressing the joy and expectations in his heart, he focused on the text and a list with Devil Fruits was displayed, sure enough only the ones he knew were listed, but that wasn¡¯t a problem, he already knew in his heart what fruit to choose. Without feeling sorry, Alexander selected a devil fruit Congratulations! You received the Rumble-Rumble Fruit! ¡°Yes!¡± Alexander was very excited, the lightning fruit was the best in his eyes as the possibilities were limitless, using the knowledge from his previous world this fruit will become the strongest. With a flash of light, a fruit appeared in front of his eyes, floating in the air. Now he could confirm it, a sense of joy and euphoria filled his heart. ¡°This really is the world of One Piece!!!¡± Alexander shouted in joy, if he didn¡¯t believe it before then he had no other choice but to believe now. Extending his arms, he took it with trembling hands. It was very different than in the anime as in the anime it was drawn, but here in his hands was the real deal. He put it aside for now and wanted to turn the page but then he saw a tab that he overlooked before. That was the special tab. Devil Fruit (?) Consumables Special Special requirements needed for new items to appear. Shinigami awakening 500G Gold: 0 Could it be?! Is it the Shinigami form from Bleach? But the Shinigami has no physical form so how could it work in this world? Could it be that he will become a Shinigami with a real body? He had to buy it, but for now he had no G. After so many surprises he was a bit expectant of the next page. Turning the page, it was something he did not expect. Ship Management Name No name Durability Indestructible Type Caravel Upgrade Level 1 Upgrade Requirements 100G, 1 Crew Member Crew Alexander was too tired to get surprised anymore, it seems that he could upgrade the ship and even its type would change with time! There is even a [Crew] Tab where he could give privileges and assign roles to crew members, with certain privileges they could go in restricted areas of the ship or he could even ban them from entering the ship. The question now was, where can he get G? And what is a G? Is it gold? Never mind that he is drifting on the sea, he doesn¡¯t even know where he is, what if he is found by pirates or even worse, marines? This ship had a pirate flag so his fate will be bad, but first he had to confirm once more that this was really the world of One Piece, the simplest way to do that was to eat the devil fruit on the table. With trembling hands, he took the fruit and, after gathering some courage, he bit into it. It tasted bad. Chapter 2 – Nico Robin After swallowing the last bite, a strange sensation assaulted his mind, he was feeling as if something alien was being injected into his body, at the same time a new instinct and knowledge awakened inside him, enabling him to understand the Devil Fruit. ¡°This is really a strange sensation.¡± Alexander was marveling at this new sensation that was filling him with power he had never felt before. With a thought, an electric arc formed between his fingers, like a stun gun, and that was just an effortless action from his part. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit was used by Enel on the Sky Island, he could transform into lightning and pass through conductive materials at the speed of lightning. He could use the power of 200 Million Volt, which is the same as a real lightning bolt, to hit targets from a very far distance. He didn¡¯t feel sorry for taking his fruit as he was a cruel person. Alexander was really satisfied with this Devil Fruit; many forgot about it because it was easily defeated by Luffy, but this fruit was one of, if not the most, overpowered devil fruit, electricity is the reason life exists and not to forget the many limitless usages it has, it is practically invincible, that is if you aren¡¯t overconfident like Enel. Just as he was still basking in this feeling of happiness. *Bam* He heard a loud sound from outside. ¡°Could it be pirates?!¡± Alexander that was floating in heaven, suddenly fell to hell. He had no experience fighting, or at least he did not think so. With his fastest speed, he opened the Captain¡¯s Logbook and added 3 free points to STR and 2 to CON. Do you want to confirm those changes? Yes No A confirmation prompt appeared, and he confirmed it. As the prompt disappeared, a heat stream surged from his heart and extended to his entire body, he could hear his bones creaking and his muscles expanding and then compacting to their original size. Alexander could feel an explosive strength in his body. With this he should have a fighting chance. With slow and steady steps, he reached the door to the outside and put his back to the wall beside the door leading outside. Careful not to reveal too much of his head, he peeked outside. There was no movement outside, no suspicious shadow. *Bam* Another sound, almost making Alexander jump from his hiding place. It didn¡¯t sound like it came from the deck, but just besides the ship. ¡°Could it be a log is hitting the hull?¡± Alexander thought, it was not improbable. Feeling a little better, Alexander left his hiding place and headed outside, still maintaining a state of alert. Sure enough, after surveying his surroundings there were no traces of any threats. *Bam* Now he clearly heard it, the sound was originating from the right side of the ship. Walking to the right side, he leaned over the hull. ¡°!¡± There it was, a small boat with an unconscious person lying on their side, the small boat seems to be damaged and it was slowly taking water. Despite the water that was splashing the person¡¯s face no reaction could be seen. ¡°Shit!¡± Seeing that person laying there, unknown if alive or dead, Alexander took a rope he found when he explored the ship and tied one side to the rail, he then threw it overboard and he slowly descended on the small boat, without looking at the unconscious person he took them over his shoulders and used the rope to lift himself up. ¡°This is easier than I expected, I almost feel weightless.¡± It seems that the points he invested in his stats were not wasted, even while carrying a person he had no problem lifting himself with just his hands, he was feeling weightless. Throwing one hand over the rail, he pushed himself up, then one leg and then he was on the deck. Alexander carefully laid the unconscious person from his shoulders to the wooden deck and started to examine them. The person was a tall and slender young woman with shoulder-length black hair, she also had a long, thin and defined nose. ¡°This is!!¡± Alexander could not believe his eyes, could this person be ¡®that¡¯ woman? ¡°Nico Robin!!!¡± Although she looks younger than in the anime, maybe 23 years old, but she is for sure Nico Robin! How could he not recognize her! How many times has he seen her while watching One Piece and reading the manga! Looking at Robin, he could at least tell when in the world of One Piece he is, and where. This should be West Blue, one year Before she left for the Grand Blue where she joined the Baroque Works. ¡°Wait, this is not the time to become lost in thoughts, I must first take care of her.¡± How could she be in this situation? He doesn¡¯t remember reading anything about this in the manga or anime. ¡°A lot of things are left out in the story; she is in constant run from the Marines and she is constantly hiding because of her bounty. This should be one of the times that she had been discovered or betrayed and she had to escape with this small boat.¡± Her life story was a sad one, continuously being betrayed and chased by everyone, after she escaped from Ohara her life was hard. Her ample bust was slowly rising, indicating that she was breathing. He knew she won¡¯t die because if she died because of this she won¡¯t have appeared in the anime, but now that he is here a lot of things will change, what if she died because of the way he brought her to the ship? It was a possibility. ¡°She just needs to rest in a soft bed, far from the seawater that weakens her.¡± Alexander was relieved and happy, relieved because she was alright, happy because he meet Robin. ¡°I have to take this opportunity and have her join me!¡± If he lost this opportunity, then he may as well just die. ¡°Better to take her to a soft bed to rest.¡± Taking her in his arms in the classical ¡®princess carry¡¯, Alexander took Robin to the only room with a bed. Looking at a wet Robin laying on the bed he did not have the courage to change her clothing. ¡°It should be alright, it isn¡¯t cold here, she just needs to rest.¡± He just wiped her skin where he could with a towel and then covered her with a soft blanket. ¡°It should take some time before she wakes up.¡± Thinking of this, Alexander headed for the kitchen to prepare some food for when she wakes up. He wanted to make a good impression. The kitchen was just beside the living room, Alexander was once again awed by his ship while walking towards the kitchen. Entering the kitchen, he pondered if he knew how to cook, it was fortunate that, as he started to ponder, many recipes surfaced in his mind. It took Alexander just one hour before a nice dinner was ready. Just as he put the last plate on the table in the living room. *Boom! * An explosion sounded close to the ship, shaking it. Chapter 3 – Alexander vs Marines ¡°What the fuck!¡± He had to try very hard to keep the dishes from falling to the floor. ¡°This should have been the shell of a cannon hitting really close to the ship!¡± He was no expert on cannons but given the circumstances, what else could it be? ¡°But they only fired once.¡± Taking note of this Alexander understood that it should have been a warning shot to make the people on board surrender without fighting, after all it is hard to plunder a sinking ship. Taking a deep breath, he calmed himself. This is the West Blue, there shouldn¡¯t be anyone who could fight a Logia Devil Fruit user like himself, and he had even a strong one too. Thinking that on the [Ship Management] page in his logbook, [Durability: Indestructible] was written, he calmed a bit, but he didn¡¯t really want to test that here. ¡°I have no choice; I better not take this lightly.¡± If he started to become overconfident just because he had a strong fruit and because he was in the West Blue, then no one will be to blame but himself when he dies. Alexander rushed to the main deck and sure enough it was a marine ship. It seems that his luck today was not so bad. ¡°This is just a standard marine ship.¡± It should be easy to deal with just one ship, this was a standard one with only around 20 people, but can he really do it? Can he kill people? He did not know but he has no choice in this matter, if he has no choice then don¡¯t think about it now, think later. As for why he had to kill, that was because he had no confidence, when you have no confidence or experience then you can¡¯t go easy on the opponent. ¡°How to deal with this? It is still a bit far; I have some time but not much.¡± Remembering the ability of his Devil Fruit, an idea started to form in his mind. His body transformed into lightning and flashed from place to place on the ship, he was trying to get used to the devil fruit so that he can accurately use it. ¡°Got it!¡± Maybe he is very talented or maybe is the Fast Learner ability he has, but he found it was very easy for him to get used to his devil fruit. ¡°Let¡¯s do this!¡± Transforming into lightning, he flew over the sea and arrived on the deck of the marine ship. There was surprise and horror on the face of the Marines present, they just saw a bolt of lightning transform into a man. Then understanding appeared on their faces, then horror, it was a normal reaction, they understood it was a Devil Fruit user and a Logia type to boot, what was he doing in the west blue? They were not able to deal with something like that. Alexander had no time to let them elaborate what just happened, they will start to react shortly, after all they are trained soldiers. Rushing to the closest marine, Alexander punched him. Yes, he chose to use hand to hand combat for no other reason than to train himself, he mustn¡¯t become dependent on his devil fruit and lose in a pathetic way like Enel. He will slowly improve and find new way to use his devil fruit ability so that he can fight against a wider variety of powers, like haki. The marine showed the reflex of a trained soldier and reacted, but not fast enough. Alexander punch hit him in the face and at the same moment a million volts rushed in his body. At the exact moment his punch contacted his face, Alexander used his ability to generate one million volts, it sounds like a lot, but the amperage wasn¡¯t high. That is what he thought, but to his surprise, the marine became a charred corpse. He had underestimated his power. The punch supported by the improvements to his body brought by the increase in stats shattered the Marine¡¯s jaw, and the electricity left a charred body behind. Seeing the pieces of charred meat and bone flying, he almost threw up, but just at that moment a cold sensation expanded from his heart, cooling his mind and calming his heart. His focus increased by a very large margin and the clarity of his mind was like never. Alexander was now aware of all the movements around him, time wasn¡¯t moving slower, but his mind was capable of faster reactions and thoughts creating almost the same result. *Ding* New passive ability learned. Hyper Focus: While in combat or under threat the user¡¯s mind will enter in the state of hyper focus. *Ding* Combat Result 1x Marine killed. Rewards 2G + 10Exp Ignoring the *Dings* that sounded in his head and closing the screens that appeared in his field of vision with a though, Alexander switched to the next target. *Bam* *Bam* *Bam* Several shots sounded, some Marines recovered and shot their guns at Alexander, but the bullets passed right through his body. The Logia fruit users can transform themselves into their element, you can¡¯t hurt them with normal bullets or attacks. Alexander doesn¡¯t fear the bullets or swords, not if they aren¡¯t made of seastone and even that only until he strengthens his body and learns armament haki. With another punch another marine flew overboard with his neck bent in an unnatural direction, this time he was not charred as one million volts was overkill as he learned from his first kill, it also wasn¡¯t required of him to use his ability to attack for the standard marine as his punches were enough to kill them. *Ding* Level Up! 1+ all stats +3 Free stats points Another Marine came from behind and tried to slash him with his sword, that was a waste of effort on his part, even if it hit him it would just pass through. Alexander has already seen him coming from the corner of his eye and rotated his body, kicking the marine in the side, he could just ignore it but then he would waste a good training opportunity. The legs are much more powerful than the hands, the Marine¡¯s spine broke, and he too, flew overboard in a > shape. *Ding* Combat Result 1x Marine killed. Rewards 2G + 10Exp *Dings* sounded in his head but Alexander paid them no mind, he continued to fight. The strength in his punches increased and when before there was no technique to his fighting style, now the shadow of a technique started to appear, that was the result of his Fast Learner ability and the +1 to all stats he got with every level. Alexander was beginning to use all his body, distributing more strength to each of his attacks and reaching new levels of attack speed, at the same time he was also targeting the vital spots of the opponent''s body. While before he was more like a brute with just strength, now he was like a killing machine, killing his opponents in the most efficient way. *Bam* *Bam* A huge man with an axe appeared in front of him, this should be the captain of this ship based on his uniform and strength. Alexander examined his opponent, for a build that huge his weakness should be speed and agility. There were many ways to kill him from a distance with his devil fruit¡¯s power, but it was better to use those skills that are overkill when he encounters a strong opponent, the one in front of him is not. Rushing towards the huge man, Alexander observed his actions. The huge man raised his weapon above his head, clearly indicating his intention of slashing Alexander in half from top to bottom. Just as Alexander entered his attack range, the huge man started to swing his axe downwards. Expecting this, Alexander jumped back. The huge man¡¯s axe penetrated the wooden deck and it got stuck there, Alexander was waiting just for this moment. He jumped on the blade of the axe and rushed a step forward then he punched the huge man in the face, his middle and index fingers extended and filled with one million volts, targeting the huge man¡¯s eyes. Blood splashed and lightning entered the man¡¯s brain, frying it completely. Seeing their captain¡¯s death, the Marine¡¯s morale hit rock bottom. Alexander didn¡¯t have any trouble finishing them off. When only a handful of Marines remained, they chose to surrender. Alexander, would have liked to let them go, there was no need to kill them for doing their job, they weren¡¯t evil but he had no choice now, he isn¡¯t strong enough at this point to leave his enemies alive, not when they are able to come back with reinforcements and he had no way to run when he didn¡¯t know how to sail his ship. In the end he killed them all. Chapter 4 – White Cloud Pirates Alexander was standing in the middle of the ship, contrary to the loud noise of before, now only silence surrounded him. He was breathing heavily, not because of over exhaustion, but because now that the fighting was over, he started to digest everything that just happened. A wave of vertigo hit him, at the same time he felt like throwing up. ¡°It is alright, there was no choice, everything is alright...¡± It took some time, and some self-reassuring, but he came to terms with his actions. Nothing is free, he must pay the price of his power and that price is blood, this is just the beginning, a bloody road awaits him, this he knows. This world gave him the opportunity and the strength necessary to use that opportunity, he can¡¯t afford to be weak and lose it. From today onwards, he will never hesitate. To protect himself and to protect his loved ones, hesitation has no place. With his resolve strengthened, Alexander started to loot the ship. He found around 1.000.000 Belly and put them in a backpack he found on the ship. Sometime during the fight, a fire started, and it was slowly spreading, forcing Alexander to hurry. Walking back to the main deck he used the same method he used when coming to return to his ship. The Marines started raising the sails to stop the ship when Alexander invaded the ship, but they weren¡¯t able to complete the task and had to join the fight with Alexander, thanks to that the marine ship was moving at a slow peace, it was still very close to Alexander¡¯s ship but it was slowly distancing itself. Coming back to the ship he breathes a sigh of relief, the fight had been intense, he had to fight as if any attack could kill him, careful not to be surrounded, even if he couldn¡¯t be hurt by them that was true only when the opponents were weak, it was dangerous to get used to fighting weak enemies and at some point he may fight strong opponents the same way, resulting in his miserable defeat. Thinking of this, Alexander wanted to go back to his cabin and see all the screens he ignored before, but when he was about to make a step forward, he was surprised to find Robin in the doorway leading to the living area, quietly watching him. ------- At this moment Robin was very surprised, when the marines found the pirate ship she was hiding on and attacked, she used the disorder and confusion to sneak into a small boat and escape while they weren¡¯t paying attention. To her dismay the small boat was in a bad shape and started to take water, it didn¡¯t take long for her to lose strength when in contact with the seawater and in the end, she fell unconscious. She thought that her life was over, she had no opportunity to truly live, always on the run, always being careful around people, she thought she would die without fulfilling her dreams. To her surprise she found herself in a soft bed inside a beautiful room, first, she thought that she was dreaming but she slowly regained her senses, she didn¡¯t survive so long relying on luck. Making her way outside the room, she followed the corridor until she found the exit. What awaited her was the picturesque image of a strange but good looking white haired and clothed man, behind him the marine ship that forced her to run, was slowly drifting away, black smoke rising from it. For a moment she didn¡¯t know what to say, but she is Nico Robin, she recollected herself very fast. ¡°Who are you?¡± She asked while vigilant. ------------ ¡°Who are you?¡± Alexander was at a loss for words, Nico Robin was a beauty, her character strong, the character of his favorite anime was no longer just fiction, she was alive, and she was in front of him. For a moment he froze but he had to speak so he recollected himself. ¡°My name is Alexander. It is a pleasure to meet you, Nico Robin.¡± She stiffened at my words, I can understand that, she is Nico Robin the ¡®Devil Child¡¯ with a bounty of 79,000,000 Belly. Her life taught her not to trust anyone, justly so. Here she is on an unknown ship with an unknown man who knows who she is, but she knows nothing about. In her situation even Alexander would not trust himself. He had to be very careful about what he says next. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I have no intention to hurt you nor do I have any interest in your bounty, I had the opportunity to hurt you when I found you, but I didn¡¯t.¡± Hearing my words, she relaxed a bit, it was true that if he wanted to do something, he had a very good opportunity to do so. ¡°Then, what are your intentions?¡± She asked cautiously. Alexander knew that his next words were the most important. ¡°I don¡¯t know who I am, I found myself on this ship without many memories about myself, but I know about you, Nico Robin. I don¡¯t know who I am, but I know what I want, I want to form a pirate crew and reach the summit of this world.¡± After pausing for a moment and seeing that he captured her attention, he continued. ¡°I wish to invite you, Nico Robin, as my first crew member, in exchange I promise to protect you and offer you a safe place, never to betray or hurt you, this I swear on my soul!¡± He was feeling a bit embarrassed while speaking those words, but he meant every single word. He hates injustice, he wanted to create a safe place and take in the people he felt needed such place while also had the desire to go. Robin is someone who deserves it, and she is also very intelligent not to mention the crush he has on her. He could see the struggle in her eyes, this may be the first time she heard those words, it was hard to believe in them. After some time, she spoke. ¡°...Very well. I will join your crew, for now.¡± There was still distrust in her eyes, but that was normal, time will be required for her to believe in him. Alexander was satisfied, he is sure that with time she will come to truly trust him. ¡°Thank you, we don¡¯t yet have a name yet, so how about we talk while eating.¡± Seeing her nod, Alexander took Robin to the Living Room, the food was not yet cold. ¡°This is a very beautiful ship.¡± Robin was awed by the ship design and interior. ¡°It is indeed, although I don¡¯t know why I have it.¡± There were many questions with no answers, not that he really needed an answer. ¡°Captain, did you really lose your memory?¡± Asked Robin while looking at me. ¡°Yes, there are some things I remember but nothing important. Looking on the bright side, I remember much about the world.¡± At least he retained the memories of this world or else he would be in real trouble. ¡°That¡¯s really fascinating, this is the first time I meet someone like you.¡± Robin seemed interested in my case of amnesia, that is just like her. We reached the living room and I moved her chair for her, it came very naturally to me and I knew she would appreciate it, Robin is a very elegant woman. Before sitting himself, he served the food, after that, he opened a bottle of wine and purred it in two glasses until they were half filled. ¡°I hope it is to your liking, I am not sure if my cooking skills are good.¡± He tasted it and it seemed good, but he was still nervous. He started eating first, showing her that there was nothing strange inside. ¡°Is your name just Alexander?¡± She asked, it was a fair question, it is strange for someone to have just one name, I don¡¯t remember any other name. ¡°Yes, at the very least that is the only name I remember.¡± Thinking of something Alexander continued to talk. ¡°Alexander is still a long name, please just call me Alex.¡± He really wanted to get closer to her, this was a good start. ¡°Very well, then just call me Robin.¡± His action bore fruits. ¡°Sure, Robin. What do you think our pirate name should be? Do you have any suggestions?¡± It was time to decide on a pirate name, this was a very important decision and he really wanted something cool. ¡°Hmm... I don¡¯t know for sure and this is an important decision, but the ship is white as are your clothes, the name should contain the word white.¡± Her suggestion was very good and Alexander himself had that idea too. ¡°That is a good point, what about ¡°White Cloud Pirates ¡°?'''' From a distance this ship looked like a cloud in the sky, the name was really fitting. ¡°That is a very good name, then the White Cloud Pirates are born today!¡± Raising the wine glasses, we clinked them and then took a sip of wine. After they were done eating, Alexander gave the room with the two beds to Robin and he chose to sleep in the captain¡¯s cabin on the sofa, like a gentleman. Robin didn¡¯t refuse and she returned to her room, she was very tired. Alexander refused when she offered to help cleaning the kitchen as she needed rest. After cleaning the kitchen, he locked the door leading to the living area and used the internal stairs to go into the captain¡¯s cabin, there he locked that door too. No one should be able to damage this ship, once locked it was safe. It was now time to check his rewards from the fight with the Marine. Chapter 5 – Level ups Sitting behind his desk, Alexander wanted to find a way of using the Management logbook when not near it, he tried to take it away, but he couldn¡¯t lift it from the table. He didn¡¯t believe there was no way, it was inconvenient having to go back to his cabin every time he wanted to allocate his stat points. ¡°System!¡± Nothing happened. ¡°Stats!¡± Yet again, nothing. ¡°Wait, what was written at the top of the page?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, ¡°Captain¡¯s Management¡±.¡± As the words left his mouth, a transparent screen appeared in front of him, almost making him fall. Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 4 Stats Free Points 9 STR 8 CON 6 DEX 4 Devil Fruit Rumble-Rumble Fruit Haki None. Abilities Fast Learner (?) Hyper Focus ¡°Yes!¡± Alexander was very excited to see that his speculations were right. After he tried to bring up other screens, he concluded that he could only call the Captain Management screen and nothing else, he needs to use the Logbook to access the other functions, including the shop. Every level up gave him one point to all stats and 3 free stat points that he could allocate at will. He was level 4 now which was not too bad, but the amount of G he received was little. The most important thing right now was to allocate his stat points, looking at the three stats he wasn¡¯t sure how to distribute them. While fighting, all his stats were important, he can¡¯t leave out any of them. Deciding to focus on strength as his primary stat, Alexander allocated his points. Now his strength reached 13 and stamina/vitality reached 8, in the end he also raised Speed/Dexterity to 6. The same sensation as last time hit him once he confirmed his choice, it was almost addicting. He could feel the strength increasing by leaps and bounds, while he didn¡¯t receive a lot of gold, but he couldn¡¯t complain, just the skills and stats he received were a cheat. He now fulfills one of the requirements to upgrade the ship, but he isn¡¯t sure if upgrading the ship first is better or use the gold to improve his strength. Not to forget that he should also improve Robin¡¯s strength, he should buy her an [Armament Awakening Pill] at 300G that will work well with her Devil Fruit. At this time Robin is weaker than him, he can¡¯t just keep strengthening himself while she is left behind, he didn¡¯t want to walk this path alone. In the shop¡¯s information it is stated that all the items sold can only be used by the captain and his crew, so his crew will not be just a ¡®tagalong¡¯ type. Even with that pill, a lot of hard work will be required to improve the haki as the pill only awakens the haki at its most basic form. ¡°Yes, I should first help Robin.¡± Having concluded on how to spend the gold, Alexander decided to turn the next page after the ship management page. Empty, there was nothing, blank. Maybe there will be new stuff in the future, he didn¡¯t know but it was useless to think about it now. Now that he took care of this, it was time to get the ship going. It wasn¡¯t a good idea to drift aimlessly on the sea, not where a marine ship disappeared, he just hoped that he will be able to get the ship moving. Half an hour later the ship was sailing on the sea, Alexander found out that he had a rudimentary knowledge of sailing a ship, that including basic navigation skills, so his fears of before were pointless, but that wasn¡¯t enough to find out his location and he didn¡¯t think Robin would either, besides, it was better to let her rest. If he was lucky, he would run into a pirate or marine ship then he could kindly ask their navigator for directions. While holding the ship¡¯s wheel and looking at the setting sun, Alexander was full of expectations for the future. Chapter 6 – Destination set Several days passed and Alexander couldn¡¯t even find the shadow of a ship this entire time. Those few days he passed the time training together with Robin, she taught him basic combat, because of her harsh experiences Robin had become very strong and agile, she also knew some fighting techniques learned through experience. He in return helped Robin to better use her devil fruit, while he has no qualifications to train others but he is in possession of the knowledge from the anime and he knew all of Robin¡¯s skills from the future, and with that, he can help her develop her devil fruit, once she learns haki and learns some advanced fighting techniques even he would have a hard time fighting her. In exchange, Robin used her ability to help Alexander train and get used to his devil fruit. Robin used her ability to sprout several hands, and using the guns on the ship, she shot Alexander for a long time. He had a rough time dodging so many bullets but with time his agility and reflexes improved, while he didn¡¯t need to dodge at all but it was a good way to improve his reflexes and train his muscle memory because before his body can resist bullets and deflect swords he can¡¯t ignore them, if he is killed by a seastone weapon because of negligence it would be a stupid ending, not to forget that it is also possible to extend haki to weapons. He was surprised to see his Speed/Dexterity stat increase by 1 but thinking about it, it made sense. He can improve by training and that is reflected in his stats that are a representation of his overall strength, it didn¡¯t make sense for his stats not to change even after training. While training, he also developed a new ability, creating an electromagnetic field he was able to stop or reflect the bullets shot by Robin, but his control over this ability was lacking and he couldn¡¯t control the direction in which the bullets were reflected. This gave him many ideas that needed a high control ability to be feasible. Still, he was satisfied, he knew his control will improve greatly while training, his confidence came from his Fast Learner ability. Continuing their training, Alexander and Nico Robin became a bit closer, they cooked and washed the plates together, they trained together and sometimes they just set a table and two chairs on the deck and basked in the sun while reading, the barrier around Robin was slowly but surely dissipating. Alexander knew he was not yet fully trusted by her, but progress was made, and he could see Robin warming slowly to him. At present, they were sitting together on the deck, sewing the flag they had chosen after a long discussion, they didn¡¯t look like pirates at all but more like housewives. A white flag with a black and sinister looking skull in the middle, under it two bones were crossed. They didn¡¯t care if all pirates had black flags, it didn¡¯t work for them, so they changed it. After a few tries and mistakes, they got it right, looking at the flag fluttering in the wind they were happy. This day the White Cloud Pirates were born. The days flowed in the same manner, Alexander¡¯s control improved by leaps and bounds while Robin had a better understanding of her devil fruit and possible future paths. A short while later they were relaxing while fishing, this was something they started doing recently, while training is good, they also need rest and to vent of some steam. Alexander had a better idea to vent steam, but he didn¡¯t dare mention it. Alexander was staring intently at his fishing float as if it was his sworn enemy, he didn¡¯t know why but the fish hated him, at that moment Robin called to him. ¡°Captain, look.¡± She still didn¡¯t call him Alex; he knew it wasn¡¯t so easy. Looking at Robin and seeing her gesturing with her head, he looked in the direction she indicated. ¡°It was time.¡± Seeing the ship approaching he felt relieved, it was time to stop wandering aimlessly on the sea. As he suspected, once the ship got closer, he could see the black flag. They just waited for the enemy ship to flank them, there was no need to do anything, as his ship looked expensive no pirate would wish to sink it. Sure enough, they did just that, the enemy ship stopped a short distance from them. Just as the ship stopped, a bearded man came to his ship¡¯s railing, facing them with his arms crossed, putting on the air of a ¡®fearsome¡¯ pirate, behind him another six men were standing with guns and swords in full view. ¡°Hey Brat, look at that ship, you must be loaded, give it to me and I will spare your life. And don¡¯t forget the woman too, that¡¯s important!¡± Said the smelly guy, even with the distance between them and with the light breeze, he could still smell the foul odor coming from him. Alexander had black lines forming over his head, he didn¡¯t expect to run into such idiots. Did they take them as easy prey? On one hand, they are just a man and a woman while they have the number advantage, on the other hand, do they think that such an eye-catching ship is easy prey? Didn¡¯t they see the pirate flag? He couldn¡¯t help mocking them. ¡°What did you say? You smell so bad I fainted for a moment.¡± ¡°You¡¯re courting death!!¡± It didn¡¯t take much effort to get the other side mad with anger, they had a pretty short fuse. The captain and his six crew members fired their guns at them. Hearing his words made the smelly guy lose control, Alexander doesn''t know how someone can smell so bad while surrounded by water, maybe he is a Devil Fruit user and fears water, thought Alexander sarcastically in his mind. ¡°Don¡¯t kill them, we need the navigator.¡± I reminded Robin who was about to make a move. If they killed the navigator then he really didn¡¯t know whether to cry or laugh. ¡°Ocho Fleur: Flip!¡± Arms formed and knocked the pirates backwards where more arms were waiting for them, the fight was over in an instant and it couldn¡¯t even be called that, the pirates laid on their back while their legs and heads were tightly seized. The reason Robin was on the run isn¡¯t because she is weak, but because the World Government wants her dead, if she exposes her whereabouts then powerful people will come after her head. Understanding that they just hit a rock with an egg and seeing the power of a Devil Fruit user, the pirates started pleading for mercy in a flash, they weren¡¯t much different than the pirates in his previous world, they strength wasn¡¯t high even among normal people. Alexander put one arm around Robin and, using an electromagnetic field, they gently flew to the enemy ship, ignoring their pleas he spoke coldly. ¡°I will count from 5, if you don¡¯t tell me who is the navigator of your ship then I will let my friend here break your necks.¡± Without leaving them any time to think he started counting. ¡°5¡± ¡°It¡¯s him, stop, its him!¡± ¡°That¡¯s him, on my left!¡± Alexander didn¡¯t even finish saying five and everyone pointed with their chins to a skinny guy. ¡°Good, thank you for your collaboration.¡± Nodding to Robin he moved towards the skinny guy while *crack* the sound of bones breaking could be heard. In the end, with the help of the skinny guy they managed to understand their current location. After discussing with Robin, they set course for Kano Country leaving behind seven corpses. Chapter 7 – Koala City The main reason they set course for Kano country was Nami. As a very talented cartographer and navigator, Alexander had to recruit her. Even if she was just 14 or 15 years old now, you can¡¯t ignore her talent and maturity for her age, she was able to work harder than even an adult could, trying to amass 100,000,000 Belly to free her hometown from the Arlong Pirates as requested by the deal she had with Arlong. She drew maps for Arlong while also becoming a thief, stealing from pirates, she knowingly risked her life in order to pay the ransom stated by Arlong. Only, she didn¡¯t know that Arlong had no intention to honor his promise with Nami from the very beginning. Just that is enough to show the kindness of her heart while also displaying the strength of her willpower. Alexander had to recruit her, no matter what. For that reason, he must rapidly increase his and Robin¡¯s strength, not because the Arlong pirates are strong but because to get from the West Blue to the East Blue is too hard for pirates. Alexander wants to envelop the whole ship in an electromagnetic field and fly over the Reverse Mountain but he doesn¡¯t dare to do it now, the Reverse mountain is so tall that he will need a huge amount control in order to fly at that altitude and they also needed to restock with food in preparation for the long voyage. Kano Country is the perfect place for this, with Robin¡¯s intelligence gathering skills they will easily find the whereabouts of the pirates around Kano country and collect their bounty while also increasing their own strength. Alexander also wanted to find out the extent of his powers, those days his stats all increased by one as a result of his training, considering his stats at the time he fought the marines while also considering that he had just eaten the Devil Fruit, his power should be on a whole new level compared to that time. Speaking about Kano Country, one of its most influential families is the Chinjao Family led by Don Chinjao, a powerful former pirate and retired leader of the Happo Navy, as a result of that the country has a neutral relationship with pirates, as long as they don¡¯t cause any trouble they are permitted to enter the country. No one dared to anger Don Chinjao, at least in the West Blue, so the status quo lasted to this day. While on their way to Kano Country, they continued their daily routine, nothing much changed but there was one event that Alexander didn¡¯t want to mention. After he took a shower, he couldn¡¯t resist admiring himself in the mirror while doing some silly poses he remembered from his previous world, he had to admit that this body was perfect, while thinking that, the door to the bathroom opened and he saw a speechless Robin watching him. He forgot to lock the door, and now he was in this awkward position, the silence continued for some time, neither of them spoked, then Robin slowly close the door. Neither of them mentioned that incident after that. ______________________ Today, the people at the main dock witnessed an unusual event, a very elegant white ship docked in the main dock, the ship¡¯s beauty was more fit for a king than a pirate, but its flag indicated what type of ship that was. They wondered who had such a beautiful ship while some people with more sinister plans¡¯ had other ideas. At present Alexander, with the help of Robin and her Devil Fruit which was more than capable of handling the ship on her own, docked the ship in one of the port cities of Kano Country, Koala. ¡°This is a nice city.¡± Alexander was impressed by the Chinese style city before him, as the first city he has seen since coming to this world he was not let down. ¡°It¡¯s very lively, I have been here before and it hasn¡¯t changed since.¡± Said Robin, as she has been playing tag with pretty much everyone in the West Blue it doesn¡¯t come as a surprise. ¡°How about we decide the next step while we eat something?¡± He wanted to experience the life of the people here, a good place where you can more accurately form an image about the people that live in a certain area is a place where people eat and drink. ¡°I know a nice place not far.¡± Suggested Robin, she was well informed as always. Following Robin¡¯s suggestion, they arrived at a restaurant not far from their position. Choosing a quiet and somewhat isolated table, they ordered some dishes and wine. Many gazes were following them, Robin was skilled at blending with her surroundings, but Alexander couldn¡¯t do that because his appearance was too eye catching, not like he wanted to blend in. While on their way to Kano Island they had put together a simple plan. They will use the ship and their low numbers as bait for pirates while also going after strong pirates themselves, this way they will have more enemies to fight. ¡°I will need several hours to collect the information we need; it will also cost half of our Belly.¡± Robin explained to me while sipping some wine. ¡°That¡¯s not a problem, I will use that time to make some purchases. Take 700.000 Belly and while you¡¯re at it buy everything you need. We¡¯ll meet on the ship in the afternoon.¡± They were both in the same situation, Alexander and Robin had no change of clothes or other personal items. After they were done with their food, Alexander and Robin separated. The streets made him recall the old Chinese movies he had seen in his former world, the people walked with a sense of purpose, unlike in the anime they weren¡¯t just background, they had a life and goals. Those past few days, Alexander was thinking less and less about his past and started to feel like he belonged in this world, he no longer tried to remember his past life. Above all else, his interactions with Robin strengthened his will to become stronger, he came to really like this reserved woman, considering her past he was impressed that she was still kind in her heart, she valued life, he also trusted her very much, while time is needed to trust a person but when you followed her life for a long time, even if just in the anime, you have a high understanding of her character and values. He didn¡¯t want to forget the importance of life, therefore numbing him to killing. Killing shouldn¡¯t be done easily, but he also must not hesitate when it was required. He had a goal; he wanted to create a strong force and take under his wings all the people that needed a safe place where people will think thrice before moving against them. In order to do that he needed a strong fleet, so that no one would dare to pillage and invade his future territories. Alexander¡¯s goals were grand, but he had just taken the first step, a long road awaited him. Walking along the busy streets, Alexander was stopped by the commotion on the side of the road. There was an open space auction taking place, many guards were guarding it, seeing the commotion and excitement on the people¡¯s faces, Alexander decided to get close and observe. There were many items displayed, swords, guns, jewels, there was everything. The crowd was mainly composed of pirates and merchants as ordinary people didn¡¯t have that kind of money needed to participate, just when he wanted to leave, the next item was displayed, and it instantly attracted his attention. It was a little girl; she was very dirty and skinny. Looking at the mob of pirates and merchants bidding to buy a single young woman as if they were buying an animal, his disgust of such thing intensified and at the same time he vowed to destroy such acts and everyone that supported them. At that moment. *Ding* Limited time quest! Save the slave girl. Rewards: Unknown Not a chapter! Sorry for that, I wanted to say that I screwed up my timetable for today. When I write a chapter I write one part at night and the other in the morning, yesterday I couldn''t write at night so I am half a chapter behind. I will resume my normal writing schedule now, the next chapter will be longer to make up for this! Sorry about that and thank you for your support! PS: This is me watching the statistics of this novel! Chapter 8 – Saving a girl "What?!" His surprise was such that he couldn''t help yelling out loud, attracting strange gazes from the surrounding people. He didn''t expect this, but thinking about it, this was not so unbelievable considering his system. After RPG stats and shop then a quest system wasn''t strange at all. What to do now, he was in a dilemma. He really wanted to help the girl and the reward was also interesting, but he must find a way to do so without creating a huge disturbance, he didn¡¯t want to fight Don Chinjao who had mastered haki to a high level, he also didn¡¯t know his own level of power. Alexander pondered on that question and then an idea formed in his mind, Don Chinjao won''t intervene himself for a trivial matter like this and he shouldn¡¯t be in the area, he just had to be unseen and the situation won''t escalate. "`50.000 Belly!" "100.000!" "500.000 Belly!" People bided for the poor girl like farmers buying cattle, at some point a burly and dirty pirate came to the front of the gathering of people and offered 500.000 Belly directly. The people looked at him strangely, in their eyes 300,000 Belly was already a bit overpriced, and he bided 500,000 Belly which was over the top. "Heh, my crew gets bored on long sailings." Seeing the strange eyes of the crowd, he taught that what he just said was a reasonable explanation. The people gaze switched to disgust for the pirate and to pity for girl, sometimes living could become worse than death, and they could imagine what fate will befall on her. Still, no one overbid the pirate, while they felt pity for the girl, they didn''t care enough to do anything. The merchant selling the girl dragged her by the chain tied to an iron collar around her neck, the girl didn''t respond at first and the man had to tug strongly on the chain several times for the girl the move. It was at that moment. A man covered in a worn-out cloak with a hood that covered half of his face fell from the sky. The force of his fall was so strong that cracks appeared on the paved road and a shockwave was generated throwing everyone to the ground. Alexander doubted that he has ever been so angry in his life, in the beginning he just wanted to follow the pirate after he bought the girl and then find an opportunity to kill him and take the girl away, so after he bought the cloak from an old man at a high price, he floated to a nearby roof intending to follow the pirate, but when he saw that scene he lost his reason, the girl''s dead eyes as the merchant was yanking the chain and the uncaring spectators watching a show, Alexander''s blood was like lava in his veins, his heart turned cold. Lightning flashed and the merchant''s head was crushed, the moment Alexander''s punch hit his head the strong lightning released on impact turned his head to ashes followed by his body that was carbonized, the punch continued unrestricted and hit the ground creating cracks on the stone road. His Hyper Focus ability activated, and everything around him became clear. Dark clouds gathered in the sky and lightning flashed. Combining physical strength and his electromagnetic ability, Alexander moved faster than the normal person could follow with their eyes, in an instant he was besides the pirate that was struggling to get up. A punch fell on the pirate''s stomach, he didn''t fare better than the merchant of before, directly splitting from the middle and the rest of his body became no different than carbon. At this moment Alexander wasn''t fighting a person but just pieces of carbonized flesh, before his punch could have any impact on the body his lightning already carbonized it. As the main targets of his anger disappeared, he calmed himself somewhat. Alexander had to thread carefully now, he saw the guards were stunned and they had no intention of moving, seeing this he made a rushed plan of escape. Bright lightning flashed from his body blinding everyone; it was time to escape. Turning his body, he found that the girl he wanted to save fainted from the shock, rushing to her side he broke the rusted collar with his bare hands and took her in his arms then he fled into the sky. By the time the guards arrived, Alexander was already far away. In the sky, Alexander was surveying the city in search of an isolated place to land, after a short time he found the perfect place, diving fast towards the ground, it didn''t take long before he arrived at his destination. The reason why he chose that place wasn''t just because it was isolated but also because it had something, he needed to hide the girl. A barrel, Alexander emptied the barrel which contained water and carefully put the girl inside, the girl was skinny, she looked like she hasn''t eaten properly for several days. Alexander threw his cloak away and tore a piece of cloth from it, covering his head like a bandanna, then he took his coat off and covered the girl with it, now he looked like a normal worker, lastly he put the top of the barrel back and removed the tap on its side leaving a hole for air, the last step was to put the barrel on his shoulder. Behaving like a busy worker, he started walking towards the main dock where his ship was. On the way to the dock there were many guards running in every direction, but no one gave Alexander another look. Seeing his plan working, Alexander felt pretty good about himself. He took a big risk this time, he didn''t want his adventure to end before properly beginning, but he wasn''t willing to ignore such things happening in front of him. Entering the dock, a sigh of relief escaped his mouth but before he could relax, he was angered by what he saw. A group of pirates was on his ship, there were around five people behaving like monkeys in a zoo, they were inspecting, pulling and pushing everything they could, one was even hitting the door to the living area with an axe but his actions were futile, not even a scrape was left on the door. Alexander rushed to his ship and before the pirates could react, he embarked and gently put the barrel beside the mainmast. "What are you doing on my ship?" He asked in a cold voice. Hearing his words and seeing his appearance unlike a cheap laborer, the pirates had a sneer surfacing on their faces. "Is this your ship? Maybe you hit your head somewhere? Look at you, you can''t even afford to buy a raft!" Hearing his words, the veins on Alexander''s forehead bulged, he wasn''t in a good mood to begin with and those guys didn''t make it better. Deciding not to waste anymore words with the idiots, Alexander calmly walked towards the guy who just spoke. "What? You think you can take me on?" Seeing Alexander coming towards himself, the pirate had an amused smile on his face, he clearly didn''t put a mere laborer in his eyes. Taking the sword from his waist he prepared to teach Alexander a lesson, but before he could react, he was grabbed by his throat and thrown far into the sea. The people at the deck were once again surprised by an unusual scene, several men took flight from the white ship only to fall far into the sea. After throwing the trash, Alexander took the barrel with the girl inside the living area, there he cleaned the girl and treated her bruises, the red mark around her neck created by the friction of the rusted collar was the most severe but not dangerous to her life. As for why he didn¡¯t kill those pirates, that was simple, if it¡¯s just a brawl then the guards wont care, but if it comes to killing then he would get in trouble. Looking at the girl that didn¡¯t look older than 15, Alexander once again learned about the harshness of this world. Alexander had to wait for Robin, it wasn''t proper for him to wash the girl, things like this were better left to another woman. Thinking of how to explain this to Robin he had a headache, he caused trouble the moment they separated, but he didn''t regret it. Even if the system didn''t give him a quest, he still would have helped the girl. It was better to stop thinking about this, Robin will understand, and he didn''t have to worry about that, it was now time to check on his rewards. With a thought, screens appeared in his mind. *Ding* Combat Result 1x Evil Merchant. 1x Pirate 1.000.000 Bounty Rewards 6G + 1G bounty + 40Exp Combat Result 1x Pirate Rewards 2G + 10Exp Level Up! 1+ all stats +3 Free stats points Congratulations on reaching level 5! 1 of 2 requirements met for unlocking a new system function! Quest Completed! [Save the girl!] Rewards 2x Armament Haki Awakening Pill Chapter 9 – Saving a girl 2 Alexander almost shouted out loud again, he got double the rewards from killing the merchant than the reward he received after killing a marine, looking at the name of Evil Merchant a smile formed on his lips, sure enough even the system recognizes trash as such. The pirate¡¯s bounty was displayed in the reward data, this wasn¡¯t very useful but seeing the 4+1G reward he wonders if the +1 is because of the bounty and if he will get 1G for every million of bounty the pirate has. But that was nothing compared with the reward he received for completing that quest, 2x [Armament Haki Awakening Pill]. That is the equivalent of 600G, thinking of that, Alexander was very happy, but his happiness turned to worry, there are no free things in the world, there must be a catch somewhere considering that the quest was far from hard. There were many ways for him to complete it, he didn¡¯t know how the system calculated the rewards, maybe the quests are very rare thus the big reward, what he was worried was that he will meet with misfortune thanks to the quest, he could think all day, but he didn¡¯t have sufficient information to arrive at a conclusion. Still, the reward to him was like food for a starving man, that was because it solved one of the problems he was facing, the strengthening of his crew that will have two members if the little girl joins, he still had to have a proper conversation with the girl that was now lying on the second bed in the room that Robin was using, the room was a common sleeping room so there are two beds, Alexander gave the room to Robin and he slept on the couch in his cabin. At that moment he heard the door to the living area opening, he knew who it was because only a member of his crew can enter the ship, as stated in the [Crew] tab of the logbook excluding the little girl he brought inside himself. Robin had a calm expression when she saw Alexander and the girl on the bed. ¡°Captain, you sure made a great ruckus.¡± Said Robin, but contrary to her words, her face had a warm smile. ¡°You knew?¡± Alexander did not think Robin would already be aware of what he did, but thinking about it, with her information gathering ability and also her great intelligence, it wouldn¡¯t be hard for her to connect the incident to him, after all, there aren¡¯t many with lightning ability. He took some time to explain everything to Robin, after hearing him describing the situation the girl was in, Robin had a sad expression on her face. ¡°This is something common, the slave trade has a high demand and is backed by the Celestial Dragons.¡± Hearing Robin¡¯s words, Alexander remembered the Celestial Dragons he had seen in the anime, they were truly the definition of monsters, and there was someone else who had a big influence in the slave trade. ¡°Do you know about ¡®Joker¡¯?¡± Robin was surprised when he asked this question, he inquired because in the anime there were no specifics about Joker and his underground business, but he dealt with slaves. If there is someone who knows about the details then it must be Robin, she worked for an intelligence gathering agency before so her skills and knowledge in the field is outstanding. ¡°For someone with amnesia you sure know a lot.¡± He could see that she had things to ask but was hesitating to do so. ¡°Let¡¯s speak after we deal with the girl; she is waking up.¡± Seeing the girl showing signs of waking up, Alexander postponed the conversation that he needs to have with Robin, he must tell her about his system. In the novels he read before, the mc always lies and hides the truth about himself or the origin of his power, Alexander doesn¡¯t believe that is a good idea, not if you want to have a genuine relationship with someone. This is true for any worlds; you must trust if you want to be trusted. This is even more important with Robin, she will never trust you if she feels you are hiding something, not after all she experienced. It may seem too soon to confide a secret like that to someone he just meet not too along ago but that isn¡¯t the case, after following Robin¡¯s adventures in the anime for such a long time, how can he not know her character. He can trust Robin, and it is also best if he trusts her sooner rather than later. Still, there is something he will never speak about and that is the fact that he comes from another world and that this world is an anime on that side. Alexander had some doubts about the last part, was this world created following the anime or was the anime created using this world as inspiration, it was better not to overthink this as he will get no answer. He may never have an answer to those questions, but he didn¡¯t care, he wants to forget about it, this is his world now. They turned their gazes to the girl. Seeing the girl opening her eyes, Alexander spoke. ¡°Hello little girl, how are you feeling?¡± Seeing Alexander, the girl shrunk away with fear on her face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, you are safe here, no one will hurt you.¡± He used his warmest voice to speak with her. Hearing his world, the girl didn¡¯t retreat further but she wasn¡¯t calming down, there was distrust in her eyes, and no one could blame her considering her situation. ¡°My name is Alexander; you may not remember but I took you from that place to my ship.¡± Alexander had to take things slowly, he had to let Robin try to calm her because she would trust another woman more, after explaining how she got here he introduced Robin. ¡°This is Robin my trusted companion, she will take you somewhere you can clean yourself and then she will show you around the ship.¡± Showing his best smile, Alexander excused himself and let Robin to take care of the rest. Retreating to his cabin he started thinking. ¡°I must get rid of Joker and the Celestial Dragons.¡± Joker is the most influential underworld broker, his slave trading covers a huge area and because he is a former Celestial Dragon, he can legally sell slaves, not to forget that he is now a member of the Shichibukai and will not be questioned by the marine. He can¡¯t let those people live in this world, they will consume it like parasites, but besides them there are many people that are just as bad, even if he kills them there will be a sea of people rushing to wear their pants. Not to forget that Joker will also be a rock on his path sooner or later, that¡¯s because their values conflict greatly. ¡°Haa¡­¡± Exhaling a breath, he stopped thinking about that for now, the White Cloud Pirates aren¡¯t strong enough to deal with that, there is still a long way to go until he can deal with that. Now that he got the 2x [Armament Haki Pill] he will give one to Robin and one to the little girl, the sooner the better as the pill will just awaken the haki in a person but will still depend on the person training for a long time to reach a high level. He won¡¯t rush, building a strong foundation will enable him to build higher, he looks up to the day his fleets will rule the seas. Waking up from his dream of grandeur, he remembered that it was time to start preparing dinner, the girls will be ready in a short time and it wasn¡¯t good to let them starve. Heading towards the kitchen, Alexander was curious to see how the girl looked now as she was too dirty even after he tried in vain to clean her with a wet cloth. Chapter 10 – A quiet dinner Alexander prepared a meal and just as he put the last plate on the table, Robin entered in the kitchen and following her was the little girl, she was half hidden behind Robin, it seems that Robin was able to calm the girl down and as a result of that she got closer to Robin. She had shoulder length blonde hair and a slim build; her big blue eyes were wandering around the room with caution. ¡°You just came at the right time, let¡¯s eat.¡± They ate in silence for the most part, Alexander chose to wait to ask any questions for now, she will talk when she is ready. ¡°..lis.¡± Contrary to his expectations, he didn¡¯t have to wait long, she spoke in a faint voice and it was hard to hear but he waited for her. ¡°My name is Elis, tha-thank you for saving me¡­¡± Her voice was quiet and cute, when speaking she couldn¡¯t meet his eyes. ¡°Nice to meet you Elis, let me introduce myself again, my name is Alexander, the captain of this ship.¡± He was happy to see some progress, even Robin was smiling on the side. ¡°You should be very tired; Robin will show you to your bed.¡± Seeing as they all were done eating, he chose to retire for now. Before leaving, he told Robin to come to his cabin to speak. Once he was seated behind the desk, he checked his status. Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 5 Gold 54 Stats Free Points 3 STR 15 CON 10 DEX 8 Devil Fruit Rumble-Rumble Fruit Haki None. Abilities Fast Learner (?) Hyper Focus [Shop] His level increased by one and he has three points to distribute, without much consideration he put them all in strength. Just then Robin knocked on the door. ¡°Come in.¡± Hearing his words, Robin opened the door and entered inside the room. Alexander got up and walked to the sofa signaling Robin to sit with him. ¡°What I am about to tell you may seem ridiculous but it¡¯s the truth.¡± Alexander started to explain to Robin about the logbook and the messages that appear in his mind, his leveling system, stats, shop and rewards. After hearing his explanation, Robin was silent for some time then she spoke. ¡°This is really hard to believe, how can something like this be possible?¡± She found it hard for something like that to exist, how can there be something that can make something from nothing and make him instantly stronger after defeating enemies, but she also believed that Alexander wouldn¡¯t joke about something like this. ¡°I know it is hard to believe this.¡± Saying that, Alexander thought about the reward from the quest and two black pills appeared in midair right in front of them. ¡°I have a gift for you, just eat this pill and you will understand.¡± Taking one pill and placing it on his palm he extended it to Robin. Robin was surprised to see the pills appear right in front of them, hearing Alexander¡¯s words she hesitated. The pill looked strange and she didn¡¯t know if she should eat it, but after a bit of hesitation she took the pill with her fingers and examined it closely, then she threw it in her mouth. There was no change for a few seconds and then Robin froze, her eyes opened wide. No special effects were shown when she took the pill and there wasn¡¯t any obvious sign that anything had changed. ¡°This is Haki! How is this possible, I have read about it but how can it be awakened just like this?¡± Even the composed Robin lost her cool. Moving her hand in front of her eyes she used Haki and the skin on her hand darkened a little, it was still very weak, and she couldn¡¯t maintain it for very long, it disappeared in just a few seconds. Robin looked at her hand returning to normal and her heart was in turmoil, she awakened haki just like that, looking at Alexander she had mixed feelings, they didn¡¯t know each other for a long time and he just told her a secret like that, if she didn¡¯t know better she would have thought that he was an idiot, Alexander trusted her too much and he even gave her something like this, this is Haki, many people don¡¯t even know it exists and those that do wish to have it even in their dreams but can¡¯t awaken it and she just awakened it like that, even if it¡¯s just at a basic level for now but that isn¡¯t an issue as long as she trains hard. The cabin was quiet, Alexander was smiling at Robin seeing her so happy. He had one more pill, but he didn¡¯t eat it, if the girl decided to join his crew then he will find a good opportunity to give it to her, before that he had to see her determination. *Ding* 2 of 2 requirements met for unlocking a new function! Congratulations! A new function has been unlocked, please visit the logbook. Chapter 11 – Closer Oh? He didn¡¯t know what requirements he just meet to unlock a new function, but it wasn¡¯t anything bad. Without knowing it, while he was spacing out, his face got close to Robin¡¯s. For a moment there was only silence in the room, they were watching each other with their own thoughts running through their minds. Just then. ¡°Come out NOW!! *boom* *boom* *boom*¡± A loud shout came from outside followed by several loud hits on the door. They both jumped up, scared by the unexpected intrusion in their private moment. Alexander was angry right now, just when they were experiencing such a beautiful moment together, someone had to ruin it. ¡°*boom* *boom* *boom*¡± Other loud knocks resounded again. Alexander faced Robin. ¡°Wait for me, I will take care of it and return shortly.¡± After he said so, Alexander turned around and walked towards the door. ¡°Be careful.¡± He nodded to her and headed outside. He opened the door with force, hitting someone. When he arrived outside, he saw many guards on the ship, the person he hit was knocked unconscious to the side. ¡°It took you long enough.¡± Turning towards the speaker, he saw a large man with long orange hair, put back in two ponytails, one in the back to the right and one over the left side of his face. He had shadowy eyes and was missing a few front teeth. Alexander recognized that person, he was Boo from the Chinjao family and the vice-leader of the Happo Navy. What was he doing here? Alexander didn¡¯t expect to find Boo in this city. ¡°What are you doing on my ship?¡± Asked Alexander in an angry voice, he hated the disrespect, those men just came and invited themselves on the ship, not to forget that they just ruined his time with Robin. ¡°Sorry for the intrusion, we got a tip that you may be connected to what happened today at the market.¡± Behind Boo, an ugly pirate showed his face with an evil smile, he was the pirate that Alexander sent flying in the sea just after he found him on his ship. ¡°I have nothing to do with it, now please leave.¡± He wasn¡¯t going to cooperate with them, and he also couldn¡¯t let them enter the ship. ¡°We have to be sure so just let us inspect the ship and then we will leave.¡± Boo tone wasn¡¯t arrogant, he spoke in a calm manner. ¡°What if I refuse?¡± Alexander asked with a cold voice. ¡°I¡¯m afraid you can¡¯t do that, or we will be forced to use a more forceful method.¡± Responded Boo while taking two of the three exes he had on his back. Alexander knew that Boo wasn¡¯t a weakling, he knew how to use haki and was also strong without. But he was now years before the Corrida Colosseum ark and his strength was much weaker. Alexander didn¡¯t intend to speak anymore, he took a fighting pose and waited for Boo¡¯s move. Seeing that Alexander didn¡¯t have any intentions to cooperate, Boo sighed and rushed to Alexander with his axes. Alexander was fully expecting this, he rotated and swiped with his leg close to the grown, accurately throwing Boo to the ground. ¡°5.000.000 Volt Vari!¡± Alexander accumulated 5.000.000 volt in his hand and struck towards the falling Boo, hitting him in the stomach. ¡°Arghhh!¡± Boo felt the strong lightning hit him, wounding him seriously, but he wasn¡¯t any weak pirate, he withdrew to a safe distance and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. ¡°I admit I have underestimated you. But I will not repeat that again.¡± Alexander didn¡¯t respond, he didn¡¯t like to speak nonsense when fighting and he also didn¡¯t like to listen to his enemy¡¯s monologue while fighting. Without giving waiting for Boo to finish speaking he became lightning and moved to his back. He used the same move ash before, 5.000.000 Volt Vari but this time the effect was reduced a lot. ¡°It¡¯s useless, I have armament haki, your powers are useless.¡± Boo already had armament haki, but it wasn¡¯t very strong yet. Alexander also didn¡¯t use all his strength, it¡¯s important to hold back and accurately examine your enemy. Boo slashed with the axe in his right hand but in Alexander¡¯s eyes, it wasn¡¯t anything worthy of mention, creating a very strong electromagnetic field in his left hand, he directly stopped the axe, from the onlookers view it looked like he caught the axe with his bare hand. ¡°What!¡± Boo was stunned, the guys caught his axe. ¡°Surprised by just this?¡± Alexander said in a mocking tone, at this time, facing a strong opponent, his character changed. He wasn¡¯t the kind and warm person Robin knew; this was the Alexander his enemies will fear. Angered by his words, Boo slashed with his left hand, but Alexander caught that too. ¡°Is this all? Then you are a disappointment!¡± Saying this, he used the skill Gloam Paddling, using his electrical powers to heat and melt metal, he can reshape it any way he wants, in this case he just melted it. Seeing his axes turn to molten metal, Boo became to feel fear, he even infused haki into them but it was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of his enemy power. Having lost his weapons, Boo reached for the third axe he still had on his back, this time he targeted Alexander¡¯s legs. ¡°Useless struggle, just give up.¡± Alexander mocked seeing his struggle, then he transformed in lightning and circled to Boo¡¯s back. ¡°10 Million Volt Bari!¡± An electric arc formed between his fingers and he directly touched Boo¡¯s back. ¡°Aaaarghh!¡± Smoke was rising from his body, but he wasn¡¯t defeated. ¡°That¡¯s right, struggle more!¡± Boo¡¯s body was becoming numb but hearing his words he almost fainted. He didn¡¯t know how to defeat this guy, today he kicked a pebble only to discover it was the tip of a mountain. Seeing that Boo had nothing more to show Alexander decided to stop playing around. He retreated to the farthest point possible so that behind Boo was the sea. Then he gathered a massive amount of electricity in his hand. Seeing this, Boo had cold sweat on his forehead, he could feel an imminent crisis in front of him. He didn¡¯t want to give Alexander any time to use that move so he started running desperately towards him. But it was too late, Alexander didn¡¯t need much time to use a weak version of this move. ¡°El Thor!!¡± Alexander launched a massive electricity stream from his hand with Boo as his target. El Thor, when Enel used it the power and range was much stronger than this, but he didn¡¯t need to use such power against such an weak opponent so he used a weaker version, but even if weaker the power wasn¡¯t something that could be easily resisted, maybe if he had a stronger haki then Boo would have had a chance to resist but not now. El Thor enveloped Boo and continued unstopped, hitting the ship¡¯s rail then crossing the sea. The people who saw this were stunned; they had never seen such power before. Everyone on the ship or close to it started running for their lives, no one had any intention to stay there for even a second. Boo disappeared, blown away by the powerful stream of lightning, his fate unknown, even if he survived, he will need a long time to recover. Strangely, the rail hit by his move wasn¡¯t damaged in the slightest, so the indestructible durability wasn¡¯t a lie at all. His anger calmed, Alexander was unhappy that he couldn¡¯t resume his rare moment with Robin, while it wasn¡¯t much but he thought he was making progress with her, but for now it was better to set sail before someone stronger arrived. Feeling expectant about his future with Robin, Alexander headed towards his cabin to get Robin¡¯s help and sail away. Poll! Ok, so I can''t stop thinking about the last chapter(Chapter 11) Thinking about it, maybe it wasn''t a good idea to advance their relationship so fast but I am not sure so I need your input on this. So I opened this poll so that I can make changes to the last chapter before posting the next one. If you have other opinions leave it in the comments! Chapter 12 – Cornered Alexander had an ominous feeling; he didn¡¯t understand why Boo was here in this city. He felt that it was better to hurry and set sail before something unexpected happens. ¡°What happened?¡± Asked Robin when she saw Alexander rush in the room. ¡°We have to set sail, that was Boo Chinjao just now, he wanted to inspect the ship.¡± ¡°Chinjao!¡± Listening to Alexander¡¯s words, Robin was also uneasy. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I dealt with him, but I don¡¯t want to stay here and wait for reinforcements to arrive.¡± It was better to leave now; Robin didn¡¯t hesitate and together with Alexander they set sail and left the dock. ¡°Sure enough, we left just in time.¡± Many soldiers from the Happo Navy rushed into the port just as they left. ¡°Just in time.¡± Robin exhaled a sigh of relief. ¡°Or maybe not.¡± Said Alexander signaling towards east, from there three ships with the Happo Navy¡¯s flag were closing in. Something wasn¡¯t right, why were there ships ready to chase them. ¡°Maintain this course, I will do something about the ships.¡± Alexander wanted to try something, now it was the perfect moment for this. Robin used her Flower-Flower Fruit to control the ship and maintained the direction. Alexander rushed inside the living area to take something but on the way, he found a scared Elis in the hallway, seeing this, Alexander took some time to reassure the girl and when she left for her bed Alexander resumed his run. He was searching for coins, in a short while he found a bunch of coins then he rushed back on the deck. He didn¡¯t know if he wanted to do was feasible, but he had to try and see. He was inspired by Misaka Mikoto from a certain anime, he felt that the best way to use this Devil Fruit was using what he knew about electricity from his previous world, then his power will far surpass that of Enel that used just quantity to overwhelm enemies. With his hand extended, he held a coin preparing to flip it, then he flipped it just a short distance and when the coin dropped right in front of his arm he formed parallel currents on both sides of his arm with the power of his Devil Fruit, using a large amount of power. ¡°*Boom!!*¡± A shockwave expanded from his hand, shaking the ship and creating a huge distortion in the sea around the ship, the metal coin instantly reached five times the speed of sound and it melted in the shape of a droplet because of friction with the air. The coin split the sea as it traveled towards the ships, before anyone could understand what happened, one ship was directly split in two and the other two ships were almost turned upside down by the waves generated by the mach5. Alexander wasn¡¯t faring much better, when he fired the coin he was thrown backwards by the recoil, he was lucky that he hit the mainmast and only coughed some blood or else he could have been thrown overboard, he didn¡¯t expect this so he wasn¡¯t prepared to transform into lightning and ignore the recoil so he suffered some damage. ¡°*Cough* *Cough* *Cough*¡± While coughing some more, Alexander acknowledged that he did something stupid, the pain running through him reminding him of that, the power of that move was too great, he didn¡¯t think that the power was such that it would have damaged his ship if it was a normal one. Still, he got lucky and he already has some ideas about some improvements, this will be a great move. While thanking Misaka in his mind, Alexander got up slowly. ¡°Alex! Are you alright?¡± Robin rushed to him when she saw what just happened, she was awed by the power of that move that could even split the sea, the loud boom almost broke her eardrums, but she was more worried about Alexander, when she saw him hitting the mainmast she also could feel the pain. ¡°I¡¯m alright, I just made a reckless mistake.¡± Alexander told Robin, he patted her head while speaking to reassure her and himself. ¡°I hope this will deter them from following us.¡± Said Alexander, he watched as the two surviving ships were trying to retreat. Just the he saw a big ship coming from behind a cliff. ¡°Fuck! The big fish is coming.¡± Seeing the ship, Alexander was tired, it was almost certain that the ship belonged to Don Chinjao, how could he be so unlucky and run in the entire Chinjao family here, and to make it worse he also made them his enemy. After a short while he calmed down, they were already in that situation so there was no reason to cry over it, now they had to escape. But luck this time wasn¡¯t on their side, the big ship, followed by other ships were faster than them, if things continued like this they will be cached in a short time. Alexander continued thinking of all the possible ways that could let them escape this situation, but nothing came to him while the ships were getting closer. ¡°There is no other choice.¡± Alexander made up his mind. He rushed to his cabin and opened his logbook. Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 8 Gold 100 Stats Free Points 9 STR 21 CON 13 DEX 11 Devil Fruit Rumble-Rumble Fruit Haki None. Abilities Fast Learner (?) Hyper Focus (?) [Shop] It seems that killing Boo and destroying the ship gave him a lot of Exp and G. He put three points in each stat and opened the shop. Without hesitation he bought [Healing Pill] for 100G, he really hoped it was enough. Rushing outside, he called Robin. ¡°Keep the course, I will slow them down and come back as fast as I can.¡± Seeing the seriousness in his voice, Robin nodded her head, having a bad feeling in her heart. Seeing her confirmations, Alexander rushed into the sky. His targets were the ships chasing them. Chapter 13 – Falling star Alexander gained altitude while closing in on the ships, the he took coins from his pockets with both his hands. ¡°Take this!¡± *Boom* *Boom* Every ten seconds two lightning beams flashed, and two ships were destroyed, his attacks looked like falling stars that brought destruction over his enemies In one minute, 12 ships were destroyed, seeing this the remaining ships turned around, the only one that didn¡¯t change course was the main ship. Seeing this Alexander made up his mind to use El Thor. Electricity started gathering in his right hand, the power becoming more evident with each passing second. ¡°Do you think I¡¯ll let you?¡± Alexander saw a huge old man rushing towards him from the leading ship. ¡°What!?¡± He didn¡¯t know he could fly, but thinking about it, Don Chinjao is one of the few people that can use all three types of haki so its normal that he has means to fight in the air, or else he wouldn¡¯t be considered a monster. Seeing how he didn¡¯t have time to finish his move, Alexander shot it as it was. A stream of electricity rushed towards the old man. Don Chinjao¡¯s arm became black and he punched the incoming stream of electricity, his strong haki directly dissipating it. ¡°Fuck!¡± Seeing this, Alexander accelerated backwards but he was still a bit late. Don Chinjao¡¯s punch caught up with him and hit him in the chest. Alexander almost lost consciousness, transforming in lightning would have been useless as he could directly hit him with haki. He felt a few ribs breaking and his internal organs tearing, the pain was overwhelming, he had no chance when comparing the body¡¯s strength. Alexander coughed some blood, indicating that he may have an internal bleeding, seeing his he wanted to take the healing pill, but Don Chinjao didn¡¯t leave him any time for that. The old man rushed once again towards Alexander, fully intent on killing him, and if Alexander got hit once more then he may really die, but this time he was prepared, he transformed in lightning and retreated to a safe distance, no one would be able to outrun him with a speed of almost half that of light. What followed was a run and hit tactic, Alexander continuously changed position while striking at Don Chinjao with lightning, but without daring to get close it didn¡¯t have much effect on the old man. After some time of playing a chasing game he saw that the ship of Don Chinjao was closing in on his ship. Alexander understood that something had to be done and an idea started to take form in his mind. ¡°Old man, I can¡¯t kill you but what about the people on that ship?¡± Said Alexander while making an evil smile. Hearing this, the expression of Don Chinjao changed. ¡°You dare?!¡± Alexander didn¡¯t stay to make conversation, he instantly appeared above the leading ship. Alexander gathered all the power he could, dark clouds gathered in the sky and lightning flashed followed by loud thunder, Don Chinjao rushed to him but while fighting they got very far from the ships so he couldn¡¯t reach Alexander in a short time. Enel used the help of Ark Maxim to create this move, but he didn¡¯t need that, with his knowledge he was able to do the same on his own, it just took more effort. Everyone watched in horror as the dark cloud flashed with an enormous amount of lightning, then, to everyone surprise the clouds started to gather into a gigantic ball. By the time Don Chinjao arrived the ball was already formed and was slowly descending to the ship, seeing the ball of clouds his face palled, he may be able to avoid such a big move, but the ship wouldn¡¯t be able to escape. On the ship was his beloved grandson Sai, and he couldn¡¯t abandon him, in that case he could only try to take him and leave, seeing the speed of the ball of clouds he knew he barely had enough time. Seeing his actions, Alexander had a smile on his face, that was the moment he was waiting for, the only way to defeat Don Chinjao was to use such big move, at least until he learns haki or has a stronger body, that is why he made such an evil plan, Don Chinjao will try to save Sai at any costs so he would use that opportunity to kill them all. Alexander was unaware that his mindset changed, before he would have said that such a plan was cruel but put in front of death such na?ve thinking did not surface at all. When the old man rushed towards the ship Alexander increased the speed with which the gigantic ball descended, the previous speed was set by him to trick Don Chinjao in rushing to the ship and not to him. Not leaving any time for Don Chinjao to escape with Sai, the only thing the old man could do was try to resist, but that wasn¡¯t feasible, this power wasn¡¯t just showy. Understanding that he had no choice, Don Chinjao gathered all his power to fight back, even with his drill head gone, he still used his head to try and dissipate the attack, when his head meet the ball of lightning the air cracked and the sea quaked, but he looked like an ant trying to lift a boulder. Don Chinjao and the ship were overwhelmed by the giant ball of clouds and lightning. After a huge shockwave and explosion, the only thing that remained there was a huge hole in the sea. Today the White Cloud Pirates made their first official appearance. Chapter 14 – Awakening Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral office. Sengoku had a headache at this moment and the reason for that was the report on his desk. Don Chinjao was killed, that wouldn¡¯t give Sengoku much trouble, the problem was that he was killed on the way to Mary Geoise for the Reverie. That was a direct slap on the face of the World Government who was hosting this gathering, and the one that killed him was unknown, from what was written in the report no one has ever seen him before Koala city, there was no trace of that person besides the ones he left in that city where he caused some disturbance which created conflict with the Chinjao family. From there the situation escalated and something no one imagined happened, Don Chinjao and both of his grandchildren died, one died in a direct confrontation with ¡®him¡¯ and the other died together with his grandfather on his ship. They didn¡¯t even know his name, but Sengoku decided to call him White Devil because of the trouble he made for him. To make things worse his ship displayed a white pirate flag, that was a direct insult to the marine that had a white flag symbolizing peace, Sengoku didn¡¯t know how to explain this to the World Government, but his workload will increase together with his headaches. Putting the report aside, Sengoku sighted for the n/a time that day. ¡°All this because of a little girl.¡± Yes, all this chaos and all those people died because of a little girl, he didn¡¯t know what that guy had in his mind when he saved that girl. But leaving all that aside what worried him the most was his power, an unknown guy appeared out of nowhere with enough power to decimate Chinjao¡¯s Happo Navy together with the old monster, even after that, not much was known about his power, Sengoku didn¡¯t like unknowns, he didn¡¯t want another huge headache to be born. ¡°To begin with, what is such a guy doing in the blues?!¡± Sengoku lost his calm for a second, but it was understandable as he could already hear the old farts upstairs saying things like ¡°You can¡¯t even control the blues!¡± or ¡°Did the marine become so weak that no one fears it?¡±. ¡°Haaa.¡± Sengoku sighed again, the little devil, it is almost a certainty that even Nico Robin has joined his crew, he didn¡¯t put much importance on that girl, but this will also be used to blame him. Sighting once again, Sengoku signed a document and placed it on the side, on the document was written. White Devil. Bounty: 300.000.000 Belly Dead or Alive. Followed by an accurate sketch showing a white-haired man with an evil smile. And the reason for such a large bounty? If anyone saw the aftermath of his attack that killed Don Chinjao, they will all shiver and understand, even after three days there was still a hole into the sea, yes, a HOLE into the sea, even Sengoku didn¡¯t understand how that was possible. ------------ West Blue. When he opened his eyes, Alexander saw a wooden ceiling, he didn¡¯t understand where he was. Then it came to him, he remembered the fight with Boo and being chased by Don Chinjao, then he remembered that he barely made it back to his ship and took the healing pill, then he fainted. The damage he got from that single punch was too much, his organs may have been damaged more than he thought, if he didn¡¯t have the pill then¡­ Alexander didn¡¯t want to think about that anymore. *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding* *ding*... His field of view was instantly covered by many transparent screens making it hard to understand anything, with a mental signal all the screens were swiped away, it wasn¡¯t time for that now, he had to get a grasp on the situation. Leaving the bed, he discovered that he was naked, it also seems that he was in the girls¡¯ room, sweeping his gaze around, he found his clothes placed neatly on a chair beside the bed, they looked freshly washed. After he put on the clothes, he opened the door and headed towards the living room from where he heard some slight noises. When he entered the room, he was welcomed by the scene of Robin and Elis speaking at the table. Just when he saw them, Robin who was facing the door saw him, her eyes opened wide with pleasant surprise on her face. ¡°You are finally awake!¡± She sounded very worried. Seeing her worry, Alexander was also feeling better, he was happy that she was alright. ¡°Yes, sorry to have worried you.¡± He was careless, many mistakes were made, he apologized while caressing her back. Elis on the side was also happy, she was worried because Alexander wasn¡¯t waking up, she didn¡¯t know what would happen to her if he died.. After Robin calmed down, they sat on the couch and Alexander asked what happened, when he heard the details cold sweat poured from his forehead. When Robin found him, Alexander was unconscious, and blood was flowing from his mouth and nose. Her heart almost stopped seeing the state he was in and at that moment she clearly understood his position in her heart, it didn¡¯t matter if they knew each other for a little time, the hearts were already connected, but she still didn¡¯t want to rush. Remembering the scene of that last attack made by Alexander, Robin had cold sweat flowing from her forehead. She herself was almost thrown into the sea from the shockwave and the ship was like a paper boat between waves. She carefully moved Alexander to her bed and took care of him while she used her ability to control the ship while at the same time, she surveyed the situation of the enemy. No one dared to follow them anymore, they were retreating like monkeys that have fallen from their trees right in front of a predator, after that day they will probably consider other jobs. But he remained unconscious for three days, the cause of that was probably the shock he received together with the time it took to heal his internal injuries. Robin took care of him, she washed him and watched over him all the time. Hearing this, Alexander was moved, who wouldn¡¯t be, seeing the dark bags under her eyes. Elis on the side felt like a stone was lifted from her chest, those days she regained much of her previous lively personality, she got to know Robin better and from her she also understood Alexander, she decided to join the crew, not like she had any other place to go but she felt at home here, she just had to find an opportunity to ask, she was just scared of their refusal because she had no skills beside doing household chores. After chatting for a while, Alex remembered that he should check the system for rewards. Done! And news! Ok, it took some time but I am done, I finished everything. There may be some mistakes I overlooked but it should be better now. I made a mistake and I limited his devil fruit with stamina but his devil fruit has no connection to stamina, no limit. So I changed that, I also changed to price of everything in the store, and I also removed the combat skill he got and changed it to Fast Learning skill, enabling him to learn 3x faster. I changed the passionate kiss with Robin so that I can develop their relationship better, don''t worry, I am training my skill in erotic writing in preparation for their relationship but I still want to develop their relationship fairly fast as I think it is unnatural for them to stay years together and do nothing as I have read in many fanfics. I also rewrote the entire fight with Don Chinjao. There are more changes but I don''t remember them all now so just read it! Important news! I reached an agreement with a digital artist for the cover, I look forward to see the sketch! I also hope to have more illustrations but that only when I will have some patreons as it isn''t cheap! I will post it on patreon when its ready for all, even non patreons, to see! See you guys and thank you for bearing with me. PS, If there are any major problems then sent me an PM! Thanks Chapter 15 – Aftermath ¡°Did we encounter any hostile ships?¡± Alexander knew that after everything he did, the marine will send someone after him, he didn¡¯t know who, but they will not leave someone like him unobserved in the blues. Too bad for them he didn¡¯t have any intentions of leaving the blues just yet. ¡°Yes, we encountered some marine ships, but they didn¡¯t get close, they left on their own.¡± That was to be expected, the marine isn¡¯t stupid so they will never send their men to die for nothing. ¡°Where are we now?¡± ¡°I have hidden the ship in a small golf on an uncharted island.¡± That was good, it wasn¡¯t good for the marine to know their every move, they also needed some time to recover. ¡°You did good, Robin.¡± ¡°Of course.¡± She had a smug face, in his eyes it looked very cute. They stopped talking and were just looking at each other, Elis was already getting tired of this, but she didn¡¯t say anything. ¡°I will go and see the rewards we got from the fight, then we should explore to island.¡± Regaining himself, he told that to the girls and left for the cabin. This time, he got lucky and survived, but he made too many mistakes, he had to take some time and think about that. But at least he should have a plentiful reward, he hopped. Sitting at his desk, he took a deep breath and opened the book. Warning! Too many screens to be displayed. Merging¡­ Information merged (1 of 3) New function unlocked. Dead Sea You may now enter the dead sea! (?) ¡°What is this?¡± Dead Sea? He focused on the (?) to get more information. Dead Sea The user together with his crew and ship can now enter the dead sea. The user can stay in the dead sea for up to one hour every ten levels up to 24 hours a day. Time in the Dead Sea is ? the time in the outside world. Distance traveled in the dead sea is directly translated in the outside world. Dead Sea? The name alone was scary, he didn¡¯t want to imagine what was inside, but the system won¡¯t give him useless stuff. ¡°I will have to go there later.¡± Thinking of that, he pressed the next button. (2 of 3) New function unlocked. Vice-Captain You may now appoint a vice captain. That was straight forward. (3 of 3) New function unlocked. Flag Flags are available in the story at 50G each, the user can claim a territory using the flag. Conditions are: ¡¤ If territory is already occupied, the leader of said territory must insert the flag themselves. ¡¤ At least half the population must be willing. ¡¤ Flag must be placed in the most visible place. Effects: ¡¤ If territory is under attack, user will be able to use the Dead Sea highway, enabling the user to reach the territory in one hour. Attacks planned by the user aren¡¯t recognized. ¡¤ Flag can only be removed by the user even if the conditions are no longer met. ¡¤ Every flag gives various effects to the territory and user. ¡¤ The flag will automatically sound an alarm when the territory it covers is under attack. ¡¤ Locked ¡¤ Locked ¡¤ Locked ¡¤ ¡­ This is, a cheat. A very, very big cheat, doesn¡¯t that mean that his territories will be envied by all? The conditions can¡¯t even be called so, there are many ways to go around them. Alexander can¡¯t wait to test that, but not now, now he still has more screens to see. Rewards 13x Ships + 1 Sai + 1 Don Chinjao +8 levels + 591G This, he was indeed happy, the gold was good, but shouldn¡¯t there be more levels? Those were 13 ships and not to forget the Chinjao guys. It looks like he will have a hard time grinding. Maybe the Death Sea will help with that? His intuition told him that. ¡°This is good, at least I can get going with haki, I didn¡¯t like to be on the running side in the fight with the old man.¡± That was a bad memory, if he didn¡¯t pay attention the old man could have smashed his head at the first mistake. ¡°This time the rewards are good, but the risk was also high, now I understand why the quest gave such a high reward, that quest was de beginning of this calamity.¡± The system couldn¡¯t be underestimated, it liked to put him in dangerous situations. ¡°Let¡¯s see the stats¡­¡± Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 16 Gold 591 Stats Free Points 33 STR 24 CON 16 DEX 14 Devil Fruit Rumble-Rumble Fruit Haki None. Abilities Fast Learner (?) Hyper Focus (?) [Shop] This was what he wanted to see, when everything was put in order it gave him a clear view of his strength. Seeing the stats, he decided to postpone the distribution of his free points for now, he had to put more thought into it. Now he had to judge his recent actions and mistakes. First, he should have set sails as soon as Robin return to the ship, there was no point in waiting there. Second, there was no point in keeping the haki pill for Elis, she should first improve her body then they can speak about haki, he should have taken it himself and by the time Elis was ready he could have just bought one more. Then there is the way he fought Don Chinjao, there were many ways he could have handled it, but in that situation and under that pressure he wasn¡¯t able to make a good plan. Even if he is strong, but he is still just a newcomer in the world of violence, the few times he was in contact with violence he had the overwhelming advantage, so he didn¡¯t feel any pressure. In other words, he lacked experience. Understanding this, Alexander took the first step towards becoming something great. From now on he will slow down, he wanted to consolidate his current level of strength, and that was true for Robin too. Looking out of the window, he saw the sandy beach that expanded into a forest, they should use this free time to relax on the island, and then they should start their training, he should also upgrade the ship and take the haki pill. Standing up, he left to find Robin and Elis to explore the island. Orademo Check this out, this is the rough sketch for the cover! https://www.patreon.com/posts/roughsketch-30517901 Chapter 16 – Respite He found the girls on the deck; by the looks of it, Elis asked Robin to train her. Alexander watched them quietly for some time, he felt happy seeing them. The squeals of the seagulls were faintly heard, Alexander admired the view while leaning on the railing, watching as a gentle breeze blew Robin¡¯s hair. Elis was trying her best to follow Robin¡¯s instructions, but she looked awkward as this was just the beginning of her training. Alexander, despite his mistakes, believed that he wasn¡¯t stupid, he knew that Elis made up her mind to join his crew seeing her behavior recently, thinking of that, he had to plan for her development, while haki wasn¡¯t a good idea for now, a devil fruit was needed or she may not survive long, even under his protection he can¡¯t fully guarantee her safety. Thinking of this, he planned to check the devil fruit shop later. A yawn escaped his mouth, the warm sun on his back made him feel sleepy, at this moment he felt like basking in the sun all day. But he had work to do, so he walked towards the girls. Robin saw Alexander and stopped Elis¡¯ training, then she faced him. ¡°How was it?¡± Askes Robin, she was obviously curious about his rewards. ¡°Not bad.¡± Alexander told her this battle¡¯s bounty. Hearing him, she was speechless. If other people heard of this, they will curse him even in their sleep because of envy. ¡°Let¡¯s go and explore, we should stay on this island for the time being and train.¡± Seeing as this was a good hiding place, this being a small uncharted island, they had to take this opportunity and train in peace. With Alexander ability, he could directly fly them to the nearby shore. Elis was awed by the ability and she couldn¡¯t help but tightly hug Alexander¡¯s arm when he levitated them. Feeling the soft sensation, he maintained a calm fa?ade, but on the inside, he focused on that sensation. He didn¡¯t see the dirty look he got from Robin on the side. Landing with them on the small sandy beach, their feet sinking slightly in the hot sand, there were some small logs in the sand brought by the waves. ¡°This is nice.¡± Said Robin, she also loved the beach, feeling the warm sun on her skin improved her mood, those moments when she could bask in the sun and just relax were possible only after she joined Alexander, in the beginning she still couldn¡¯t relax, she had to be always alert of her surroundings but now she trusted him more. Elis, seeing that she was hugging Alexander¡¯s arm, let go in a hurry, flustered, but seeing the sand she forgot of that and took some sand in her hands. ¡°It¡¯s hot!¡± She was surprised at the hotness of the sand, but it wasn¡¯t hot enough to be painful. ¡°Haha, of course it is! How is it, do you like this place?¡± Alexander was amused seeing Elis behaving like a child. ¡°Hmm, it¡¯s very beautiful!¡± Answered Elis, she was indeed a very energetic girl contrary to how she was when he first had meet her, he didn¡¯t ask how she got in that situation because she will tell him that when she was ready to talk. ¡°I will start clearing an area there.¡± Indicating towards where the beach meets the forest, Alexander left the girls on the beach and walked towards that spot, it wasn¡¯t far from them so he could see them playing around. They gave the impression of a mother with her daughter if not for the fact that Robin was too young to have a daughter her age, but she had a motherly temperament. As Oda, the creator of One Piece said, ¡°Robin is the ¡®mother¡¯ of the crew.¡±, and that indeed was true. He also planned to scout the small island but that could be done once everything was in place. Getting in the shadow of the trees, Alexander started to ponder on how to best clear a small area. After some pondering, he chose the method that would also train his control, and that was, attaching an electromagnetic field to an object. He also had an intriguing idea, what if he used electromagnetic fields to boost his speed and strength, an example would be when punching he could attach a electromagnetic field to his elbow, or on another spot of the body depending on the punch, and boost his attack. That could result in a very strong strike, but that required very good control and accuracy from his part, or he may damage himself more than the enemy. He also had to see if this can be used the other way around to slow down and weaken his enemy. For now, that was only a theory and he needed some live experiments to understand if it was feasible and if it could be applied to real combat. ¡°Let¡¯s try this.¡± Concentrating, he formed magnetic fields on the upper part of the trunks on all the trees close to him, then he made the field become part of the tree, it was the same as gluing them, it was hard to explain the process because he had an instinctual knowledge on how to achieve that. The trees shock, making cracking sounds. Seeing that the power wasn¡¯t enough, he increased the intensity, and after that, the trees started to bend, it was hard for him to control many separate electromagnetic fields but at the same time he felt constant improvement, after all, he could learn everything 3x faster. Increasing the power once again, the trees no longer could resist and started to fall, their roots surfaced together with soft dirt, some split at the base as they weren¡¯t strong enough to force the roots outside. Robin and Elis stopped what they were doing and watched Alexander uprooting the trees without even moving. But at that moment, something strange happened. ¡°Shit, what is happening?!¡± They heard yells and shouts coming from the forest where the trees were falling. Orademo Phew, the revision I''ve done had also made some trouble for me, I still lack experience in writing a story so I have no other choice but to push forwards and improve with each chapter despite the loopholes, there will always be errors, I also get easily swayed by comments and opinions and that is not good, I cant make everyone happy so I will go with my instinct for the most part or else this may become boring for me to write and boring for you to read. Also check my Patreon for updates on the cover. Chapter 17 – Prisoners Alexander, despite being startled by the unexpected voice, didn¡¯t lose any time and rushed towards where the sound came from. ¡°We¡¯re discovered! There is no choice, attack them!¡± Seeing the man that was running towards them, the men didn¡¯t hesitate and attacked. Alexander, seeing their actions, was clear that they had no good intention from the beginning. He was curious to know what they were doing there. While he rushed to them, he surveyed the area with his eyes locating three enemies. They weren¡¯t trying to escape, in their view it was one against three, despite the strange event of the trees beside them falling down, They didn¡¯t have time to connect the man in front of them with that event, but even if they did, it wouldn¡¯t matter. Alexander became lightning and moving to each of them briefly, he touched each one. ¡°Aaarrrghhh!¡± At the moment of contact, their body started to convulse, and screams escaped their mouths. This continued for several seconds and then they all fell to the ground. Alexander didn¡¯t want to kill them, of course, he had to get some answers from them. Robin and Elis reacted when they sensed the commotion but by the time they got to Alexander, everything was already over. ¡°Those are?¡± Said Robin after she saw the three men, she also didn¡¯t expect to find anyone else on this unknown island. ¡°Whoever they are, they aren¡¯t friendly, when they saw that I discovered them their first action was to attack me.¡± Alexander knew that something was fishy about the situation, that was because they were too eager to dispose of them as if they wanted to hide something. ¡°Let¡¯s tie them up.¡± Following Alexander¡¯s order, they brought rope and tied them together. Looking at them, they were a strange trio, one fat, one skinny and one dwarf. They would have made a good comedy trio. While waiting for the trio to awaken, Alexander took to the skies trying to survey the island from the top, but he didn¡¯t have any luck as the forest was too dense. Returning to the ground, he saw Robin standing guard waiting for the captives to awaken. ¡°Elis?¡± Seeing her alone, he asked her. ¡°I sent her to the ship as it¡¯s safer there.¡± ¡°Good, then let¡¯s wake them ourselves.¡± Alexander was tired of waiting, he just had to wake them up himself to stop wasting time. Hearing his words, Robin used her devil fruit to sprout hands on the men¡¯s shoulders and started slapping them. *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* ¡°S-stop!¡± *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* ¡°We¡¯re awake!¡± *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* ¡°Please stop!¡± *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* *slap* Despite the men being woken up by her first few slaps, Robin feigned ignorance and continued to slap them, Alexander on the side had cold sweat flowing from his forehead. By the time Robin stopped, the three men¡¯s faces were swollen red, Robin may have been a bit heavy handed. The three men were recovering when they saw a cold faced man approach them, they remembered that they were facing against this man when they lost consciousness. ¡°So, will you answer our questions, or should we begin with some pain?¡± The swollen, red faces, of the three men were turned white after hearing his words, they already felt pain in their hands, and it looked like they will fell more. They had no intention of suffering, they didn¡¯t like pain and they feared it, why would they hide anything from them, it wasn¡¯t worth their skin. ¡°Ju-Just ask anything!¡± Seeing their willingness to cooperate without the need for further incentive, Alexander left the questioning to Robin as she had experience in the field. Thinking about it, Robin must have planned for this when she used a heavy hand when waking them up, placing fear for her in their hearts. It took her only ten minutes to get the information out of them, despite their willingness to cooperate, Alexander could see their bodies being bend in painful and unnatural ways. By the end they fainted again. The information she extracted could be summarized in a few important words. They were slavers, while transporting slaves they found a rare devil fruit, they first fell blessed to have such luck but that was true for just a short time. While it may be a blessing for those with the means of keeping it but for them it would be more of a misfortune than a blessing, the only way to profit from this was to surrender the gift to the organization behind them, the Donquixote Family. As the strength of the slavers was low because they operated in the west blue, they wouldn¡¯t be able to protect the devil fruit, thus using the name of Donquixote would create a huge deterrent for any whom had any ideas about the fruit if discovered. The Donquixote sent someone to transport the devil fruit back to the family, meanwhile the slavers were ordered to hide on an empty island. Then, while they were waiting for that person to arrive, they spotted a strange ship setting anchor on the island. The three men were sent to keep them under observation, hopping that they will leave on their own, but that wasn¡¯t so, in the end they were discovered and captured by them. That was everything that Robin got from them. Orademo Hellou! Why is it so hard to come up with a title for the chapters... I will be posting this story on RoyalRoad.com Have a good reading time. Chapter 18 – Hideout Listening to Robin¡¯s summary, he had a good grasp of the situation. He didn¡¯t know if he was lucky on unlucky, but he leaned towards the former. That was like a pie falling from the sky, directly in front of him, he had no choice but to eat it, now he only needed to think of how to go about it. ¡°Robin, let them take us to their hideout.¡± There really wasn¡¯t a need to plan anything, their strength was weak, not worth mentioning, he just had to walk in, beat them and loot everything, that simple. ¡°Alright.¡± They both left, guided by the three men, Elis was left in the ship as she couldn¡¯t help them with anything at this moment, she started to prepare a meal for when they would return. It wasn¡¯t a long walk at all, despite the dense vegetation, the only discomfort was brought by the humid air and insistent mosquitos, after the first few bites, Alexander had enough and created an electric net around him and Robin, zapping all the mosquitos closing in on them. ¡°Thank you, Alex.¡± Robin appreciated Alex¡¯s consideration, while there were mosquitos, there were also other strange insects that looked disgusting. Alexander nodded at her. They arrived at the mouth of a cave, in front of the opening two men were sitting on the ground playing cards, they weren¡¯t at all paying attention to their surroundings. The three men guiding them, stopped for a moment when they saw the cave, but with a kick from Alexander, they resumed their walk. The two men were startled by the yell the three men released when Alexander kicked them, they rushed to their feet fumbling with their weapons, clearly not expecting this situation. It seems that despite knowing that there was someone else on the island, they still didn¡¯t increase their vigilance. ¡°Stop there! Who are you!¡± Yelled one of the men. ¡°The mailman, I got a package for you.¡± Answered Alexander in a joking tone, indicating to the three men in front of him. The guards recognized them, despite the swollen faces, and they understood that they were in trouble, the guards knew that their overall strength was low, they weren¡¯t confident in themselves. ¡°Do you know who we work for? You shouldn¡¯t cause trouble here!¡± If you can¡¯t beat the enemy, then using the influence of a strong backer is a good idea, that is if the other person isn¡¯t Alexander. ¡°I don¡¯t care, the question is, will you behave, or do I have to force you?¡± He will of course not go easy on them, if they trade in slaves, in Alexander eyes they didn¡¯t deserve leniency. Threatening them, he created an electric arc between his fingers. The guards were scared shitless at the sight, they weren¡¯t confident before, now they despaired, who can fight a devil fruit user, not them for sure. Seeing the guards surrender their weapons he knew that there wasn¡¯t a need to fight this time. He ordered the five men to lead the way, and they followed a tunnel lit by torches, the breeze blowing from inside of the cave indicated that there was a high probability of there being another entrance, he will have to be careful so that no one escapes. The tunnel extended in a wide area inside the cave, there were men laughing and drinking merrily, they were happy, after all, they did a huge favor for their employer and will be properly rewarder. There were some tents set inside the opening and there was also a fire in the center, there were holes in the wall above for the smoke to dissipate and creating a good ventilation for the cave. It looked like there wasn¡¯t another entrance, Alexander thought in his mind, it was stupid to set camp in a place with only one way out and in. At this time the men saw their companions that should have stood guard, returning, and they didn¡¯t understand why, but after they saw the ashen faces of their companions and the unknown people following them, they understood that something wasn¡¯t right at all. People started to stand up and unsheathed their weapons, seeing the commotion, more people became aware of the happenings and followed suit. In but a few moments there were around twenty people pointing their weapons at Alexander and Robin, but despite the huge disparity in numbers there was no sign of fear on their face, making the slavers have a bad feeling. ¡°Who are you? Why did you come here?¡± A tall and muscular man stepped forward and questioned Alexander, he got a bad feeling from them, so he hopped to evade any conflict. ¡°I¡¯m Alexander, you have something of mine.¡± Hearing his words, the muscular man didn¡¯t know what to say, he had something of his? ¡°Could you describe what is you search for?¡± He really didn¡¯t know how he could have something of his, he didn¡¯t even know who the white haired man was. ¡°That is simple, I heard you have a devil fruit and slaves.¡± Hearing his words, his face paled, it was clear that things will escalate at this point. ¡°Young man, not even we dare to have any ideas about the fruit, and you shouldn¡¯t either, how about this, I¡¯ll give you some of the slaves and we forget everything.¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk, I want everything.¡± Hearing the white-haired man¡¯s words, the muscular man knew that there wasn¡¯t anything more to say, even if he will suffer some losses, he had to show him that it wasn¡¯t so easy to look down on them. ¡°Just because I wanted to compromise doesn¡¯t mean that I fear you.¡± Saying so, the muscular man signaled for his men to start closing the distance. He didn¡¯t see the five men that led Alexander to them were furiously shaking their heads at him, he was only paying attention to the white-haired man. Alexander took a boxing posture, waiting for the enemy to make a move, he wanted to use this opportunity as live practice. Robin on the other side was taking note of the overall situation around them, she didn¡¯t know is she will get any action today. ¡°Robin, I will leave half to you.¡± Alexander also left something for her, he couldn¡¯t be too greedy. ¡°You are really looking down on us!¡± Shouted the leader after hearing his words, he was angered by the man looking down on them. Seeing the lead make the first move, Alexander didn¡¯t idle anymore, without using his devil fruit he started to engage the enemy in close combat. He didn¡¯t look at his enemy¡¯s hands, he only focused on his feet and eyes, trying to guess his intentions. Sometimes he got it right sometimes he got it wrong, nonetheless even if he made an error in judgement, his speed, reaction time and strength were far above his enemy¡¯s, he almost feelt like time was moving slowly, thanks to his Hyper Focus and Fast Learner abilities his improvement was obvious, even with such an weak opponent. The fight couldn¡¯t be called a fight, Robin and Alexander just played with them like a cat playing with a mouse. By the end, only two people were standing. Chapter 19 – Flowers Of course, the slavers weren¡¯t dead, not all at least. Some died from the bullets shot aimlessly by their own companions, some died from the hits taken from Alexander and Robin. They kept some of them alive, the reason for that was that they needed more information about the devil fruit and the one Donquixote family sent to retrieve the fruit. Looking over all the fallen people, Alexander and Robin found some rope and tied them all, then they began to look for the slaves and devil fruit. It didn¡¯t take long and when Alexander entered one of the larger tents, he was meet with the gazes of five women, those women didn¡¯t look scared or weak, they had fierce gazes and well-toned bodies. They were chained by thick chains and more than it was normal, the slavers seemed to fear those women. The women kept on watching him silently, making Alexander uncomfortable. ¡°Who are you?¡± Asked the one with a long black ponytail behind her back, she had a sharp pair of eyes. The women had an idea about what happened from all the noise they head before; they also knew he wasn¡¯t one of the slavers as they remembered all their faces. ¡°I am Alexander, captain of the White Cloud Pirates, at your service.¡± Answered Alexander, then he asked. ¡°And who are you?¡± The women looked at each other for a while, then after some silence the woman that asked Alexander who he was, spoke first. ¡°My name is Anemone.¡± She looked like the leader. ¡°I am Poppy.¡± Said a woman with shoulder length red hair and green eyes. ¡°Ivy.¡± This time a green haired woman answered, her eyes were hidden by her waist long hair, she seemed to be the quiet type. ¡°I¡¯m called Aster.¡± A pink haired girl introduced herself, she had a cheerful air around her, she had short pink hair and pink eyes. ¡°I¡¯m Canna.¡± The last one to say her name was a blond girl with waist long hair, she had beautiful blue eyes. They all looked the same age as Alexander. Alexander looked at them, and they looked at him, the silence continued for a bit more until he broke it. ¡°I defeated your captors so now you are my responsibility, tell me where you are from, if it isn¡¯t too far, I will take you there.¡± The women seemed surprised by his words, not because he defeated all the men outside, they could do that themselves if they weren¡¯t chained so thoroughly, but because he seemed to want to help them return home. They looked at each other, unsure of how to respond. ¡°We were brought here from very far away, if you take us to a large city we will return on our own.¡± The one who spoke was the black-haired woman, from the looks she got from the other women, she seemed to be the leader. They didn¡¯t seem to want to tell their origin, but that was fine for Alexander, he didn¡¯t need to know, he just wanted to help them because he couldn¡¯t leave them here. ¡°Very well, but I don¡¯t know when we¡¯ll get to a city, we are pretty wanted right now.¡± Hearing his words, they didn¡¯t seem to be disappointed, rather they looked happy. ¡°That¡¯s fine, we can wait if it isn¡¯t a problem for you.¡± ¡°No problem. Then let me undo these chains.¡± He walked closer under their curious gazes and took one of the chains on the leader¡¯s body with both his hands and *crack* the chain started to break. He didn¡¯t pay attention to the astonished gazes he got from the other girls, those weren¡¯t normal chains, they were made from thick reinforced stainless steel, normal chains won¡¯t be a problem for them but they couldn¡¯t break those chains, yet the man that looked the same age as them broke them like nothing. They wanted to wait until they were free and took them to his ship before taking control of the ship, but now they weren¡¯t so confident anymore, they silently choose to wait and see. In just a short time, they were all free and Alexander took them outside, there Robin was waiting for him, she had a small chest beside her, that should be the devil fruit. ¡°You found it?¡± Asked Alexander. ¡°Yes, but it isn¡¯t one I know about, it should be a new kind.¡± Hearing her words, he was surprised, an unknown fruit was very valuable, it wasn¡¯t a surprise that they were so secretive with it. Seeing Robin looking at the women behind him, he started to introduce each one of them in turn, then he left them to speak with each other and moved to where the leader of the slavers was at, he saw him move slightly just now, it looked like he awoke but still feigned otherwise. *kick* He kicked him in the stomach, the man no longer faked unconsciousness and screamed. ¡°You better answer all my questions, or else.¡± He told the man, and he wasn¡¯t joking. Seeing his serious face, the man nodded silently. ¡°What kind of devil fruit is this?¡± Said Alexander while indicating the chest with the devil fruit. ¡°We don¡¯t know, it¡¯s a new type.¡± He confirmed what Robin already told him. ¡°Then who are those women.¡± He also was curious about this; they weren¡¯t normal women. ¡°I also don¡¯t know that; we were entrusted by the higherups with delivering them to Mary Geoise.¡± Hearing his words, he knew exactly for whom the delivery was, and disgust flashed in his eyes. ¡°I heard that Donquixote sent someone to take the devil fruit, who is it?¡± The man shock his head, indicating that he didn¡¯t know. ¡°You are useless.¡± *kick* Leaving those words and kicking him back into unconsciousness, he returned to the girls. ¡°Let¡¯s leave here, but before that, you can do what you want with those guys.¡± It seemed fair to him to let them decide their fate. Hearing his words, the girls faces lit up, and they thanked him, then after they each took weapons from the ones dropped all around, they moved to the men, what followed wasn¡¯t a surprise, they executed each one of them with cold faces. That was karma, you reap what you sow. Now it was time to head outside. Cover Update Hi, I posted this on patreon and I forgot to post it here, tehee :P. So the artist is now working on the final step, this is the ''beta'' of the cover. The style isn''t like the one in the anime but I think it isn''t bad. What do you think? Chapter 20 – Pegasus They headed outside, leading the group was Alexander and Robin, the five girls were keeping to themselves for the most part, so they followed behind them. What gave Alexander some trouble was that there wasn¡¯t enough space for five other people on the ship, upgrading the ship may solve the issue but how can he do it without letting the girls see the process, he also had to explain it to Elis or else she may faint from the scare. The best course of action was to have the girls stay away from the ship while he upgrades it, but how to go about that, he couldn¡¯t just leave Robin alone with them as he didn¡¯t trust them enough for that, he also didn¡¯t want to just tell them to wait and behave suspiciously and thus raising their distrust towards him. After considering all the options, which weren¡¯t many, in the end, he had no choice but to make an excuse. Turning to face the five girls he spoke. ¡°You will have to wait here while I check the status of the ship, meanwhile you should take everything you need from the spoils, you have nothing for now, no money and no good weapons so search carefully.¡± He should have done this before leaving the cave, but he didn¡¯t think of that at the time, now he looks a bit silly sending them back in after they just left the caves. They, indeed, gave him some strange gazes but they really had nothing of value as everything was taken when they were captured, they didn¡¯t want to take the spoils of battle as it wasn¡¯t them who beat the slavers, but if he offered them then there was no problem. Seeing the girls returning inside, he took Robin and headed back to the ship, but not before telling Robin to keep an eye on them with her ability, he did that for two reasons. First, he couldn¡¯t trust them, and second, to help them in case of anything unexpected happening. Once they were back on the ship, Alexander explained what he was wanted to do, to Elis, but he didn¡¯t go into details, then he rushed to his cabin and opened the logbook to the [Ship Management] page and selected Upgrade. Upgrade requirements meet. Upgrade? Cost 100G Yes No Alexander selected yes. Them something incredible happened, the room around him started to expand, new furniture and ornaments grew from the floor and walls, and a new door appeared on the wall, outside the window he could see the sea getting lower and lower. After several minutes, the shaking and rumbling stopped, when Alexander left his cabin and arrived on the main deck, he was surprised to see his ship completely transformed. The whole ship tripled in size, from a caravel to a brig sloop, like the Thousand Sunny, but vastly different. Now, in addition to a Mizzen Mast and a Main Mast, there was also a Fore Mast, the cabin was moved a level up and stairs appeared from the main deck to the second level where beside his cabin was also a terrace you would enter as you left the cabin. Moving inside, even more changes were evident, there were now two bathrooms one for women and one for men, and both were huge in size, it had separate sowers and a huge bathtub made to be used by several people at the same time, the kitchen was huge and it had a bar with simple chairs, it also had a large table fit for twelve people. The rooms increased in number, there still was a common living area but now it could fit 10 people and there were another four single rooms like the ones you would find in five-star hotels. While moving through the hallways, he meets Elis and Robin there, who were also awed by the incredible changes and exploring the ship together, descending more stairs, the most incredible thing was that the hold was restacked full of even more resources, food, repair materials, water, they just appeared from nothing, but the surprises were far from over, there was an additional room that wasn¡¯t there before, when he entered the room he was welcomed by the sight of a big electric engine, an electric engine. That was unthinkable, he didn¡¯t think he would see something like that, it wasn¡¯t impossible as there were even submarines in this world, but still he didn¡¯t think they were like this one. Looking at it, he wondered how it worked, and above all, where was its power source. Walking around it, he found something strange, there was a place called charging station with two metal rods protruding from the ground to just above his waist, at the top of each rod was a handle. He was almost sure of what that was for, there were lights on the sides, forming a row, now only the first light was lit, probably indicating the level of power stored. Trying to prove his hunch, he gripped the handles and started to send electricity through them, in the beginning it didn¡¯t change because he didn¡¯t use a high intensity so he increased the output, then, after a short time the second light slowly became to brighten, seeing how slow it was he increased the output again, this time the lights started to lit up faster and in just a few minutes the tenth light was brightly lit. Now he just had to understand how to start the engine, but he suspected it should be from his cabin or where the wheel was. But he had to stop with the exploring for now, he couldn¡¯t let the girls waiting, heading outside he left Robin and Elis to prepare more food as the mouths increased. When he arrived outside the cave, the five girls were already waiting for him. ¡°Sorry for letting you wait; everything is fine so let¡¯s go to my ship.¡± They didn¡¯t answer and just followed behind him. After a short walk through the forest they returned to where the ship was anchored. Seeing the ship, their faces expressed shock at the size and beauty of the ship. While it retained its original style, the detail of the engravings and shapes was on another level compared to before, it now gave an imposing and strong presence. They also didn¡¯t understand how the ship got in the small gulf as by the looks of it, the ship was too big to fit in the tight space connecting the gulf with the sea. Alexander wasn¡¯t too worried about that, after all he could just fly the whole ship over the island. While thinking so he remembered that he also didn¡¯t name it until now. ¡°Do you like it? Her name is Pegasus.¡± Said Alexander, he was proud of his ship, but before he could embark, something attracted his attention, the bottom of the ship was made of metal, it was hard to see as it was at the same level of the sea but he still could see it when the waves moved the ship. ¡®Could that be seastone?¡¯, pondered Alexander, after he saw so many incredible things done by the system, he wasn¡¯t surprise by this, if this was true then one of his worries was eliminated. Chapter 21 – Departure Alexander used the same method as before to get on the ship, but he didn¡¯t pay any attention to the reactions of the five girls, he was already tired of those reactions, it was fun in the beginning but now he didn¡¯t like it, he was feeling pretentious. He became aware of the rapid changes happening in himself, at first, he had some idealistic thoughts because of his immaturity, he considered himself the same as the protagonist in those stories he read in his past world, he was too ignorant of the world and now he was maturing every single day that passed in this world, but he was worried because his thoughts and behavior changed too fast. He still remembers that not long ago he felt like a hero under the spotlight, he owned the world, but that is wrong, that will only lead to loneliness and misery, it didn¡¯t matter how many women he had, or friends, or family, he would always have a sense of superiority in front of them, not regarding them as people on the same level as him but more like NPC made to make his story more interesting, in the end he would feel like he was stuck in a single-player world, even if that was false, in his mind it would be true. He was happy that he could understand that before it became too late, yes he had cheat like power, yes he was like the protagonist of those novels, but if he was alone then all that would have been useless. It would have been like drinking water but still dying of thirst, never focus on the road and forget your goal. Seeing as Alexander was lost in thoughts, Anemone looked at the strange man, waiting for him to lead them inside, she didn¡¯t have a bad first impression of him as he didn¡¯t give off any bad thoughts. She knew that they were lucky to run into him because despite their strength the enemy was prepared to deal with them, there wouldn¡¯t have been any chance to escape. Alexander woke up from his thoughts, seeing the girls waiting for him he cleared his throat, embarrassed, and walked inside the ship. Following long corridors, Alexander took the girls inside the Living Room, which was very different from before, much larger and with three big and comfy sofas around a glass table and there was another table which was much longer, fit for a big dinner. At this time there were already good-looking dishes placed at the table, waiting for them. Robin was seated on one of the sofas, reading a book, when she saw them coming in she placed the book on the table and got up. ¡°You are here, the dinner is ready.¡± After Robin was done speaking, Alexander took the girls to the table and they all sat down. They were eating in silence; the five girls didn¡¯t touch their plates until they saw that everyone else was eating then they started to take small bits, then they were eating with happy faces. He was almost sure of their identity but not entirely sure, there were many clues to make a guess, like their names, in the end he will wait and see what they will do. Once they were done eating, Alexander told Elis to show the girls around the ship and, after that, to lead them to the common living quarters where they will be sleeping for the time being. Robin and Elis will each get one of the new single rooms while Alexander suspects that his room was on the same level as his cabin because he remembers a new door appearing on the wall in his cabin, it made sense for him that it was his sleeping room. ¡°Let¡¯s leave this place.¡± He turned to face Robin and told her, there wasn¡¯t any more need to stay on the island as there will be visitors soon and it wouldn¡¯t be a good place to rest anymore. With Robin¡¯s help he got the ship ready to go, the five girls and Elis should be already in their rooms, so he gently used his power to gently lift the ship, he barely felt any trouble in doing so. Even with the seastone under the ship he had no problem moving it, that was because he didn¡¯t use his power directly on the seastone, that was because his power wasn¡¯t magnetism but electricity, he used changing electric fields that naturally created a magnetic field, in other words the magnetic field was a byproduct of electricity and not directly made with his devil fruit. The sails were up so the wind won¡¯t destabilize the ship and make it harder for Alexander, and like that, the scene of a ship raising to the sky was displayed, too bad only Robin and Alexander could see it. On the deck, Robin and Alexander admired the full moon, the moment was a very beautiful one. Alexander took the Armament Awakening Pill, and after he looked at it, he ate it. A strange sensation ran through his body, his body tingled, and his vision was blurred. Then he suddenly knew how to train haki, and at the same time, he was able to use it. It was a strange sensation, it was like someone who didn¡¯t speak Chinese, suddenly knew how to speak and thought it was easy despite him not being able to learn it before. He looked at his arms and tried to activate armament haki, with the feeling of trying to but a tight pair of pants on, his arms took a black metallic luster. His haki was still very weak and immature so only a slight change occurred, but with training he was sure that he will reach a very high level. Robin on the side, saw the change and smiled. ¡°How about we spar?¡± Hearing her, he was happy to accept, and like that Robin and Alexander spared on the deck, under the moonlight, with only their basic skills. Cover is almost done. Changed mc''s hair. Cover done and update + files Hello hello, my dear readers, the cover is done and you can download it here, PDF and JPEG file. I''m also thinking of switching to 2 days release so I can also work on another fanfic about the world of Naruto, I still don''t know the title. And to finish, no chapter today because I had to start my job early, I hate working early, so I couldn''t work on it last night as I had to wake up early. I will release a teaser of the new fanfic when is done, which is the same as saying nothing. See you people, thank you for bearing with me. Yes, I know about that hand, bear with it, I can''t change it, hahaha. Chapter 22 – Devil Fruit One days after they left, another ship stopped on the island. The ship looked normal and there was no flag, it looked just like any normal merchant ship. After the ship stopped, people disembarked and between them, the one that seemed like the leader of the group was a woman with long, wavy, light green hair and brown eyes, she also had a generous bust. The people around her looked at her with respect, and a bit of fear. ¡°Lady Monet, the hideout we sent them to should be a short distance from here.¡± One of the men beside her spoke while indicating a direction. ¡°Lead the way.¡± Monet was already bored from the long journey, she didn¡¯t want to be in a boring place like west blue, but orders were orders, so she had no choice. After a short walk, they arrived at the hideout, but they could already sense that something wasn¡¯t right. No one said anything, they just followed inside the cave. Monet could already feel the scent of blood inside the cave, and it became stronger the more distance she walked, she already had a vague idea about what she will find there. Not long later, she came into a large opening, there laid the corpses of the slavers, she didn¡¯t care about that though. ¡°Look for the devil fruit.¡± That was the reason she was there, nothing else was of importance, but she already knew that she will not find anything here. A short while later. ¡°Lady Monet, the fruit is not here, instead all the members of the slavers are dead and the slaves are missing.¡± Hearing his report, and looking at the traces, Monet could guess what happened. Someone stole the fruit together with the slaves. ¡°Interesting.¡± She licked her lips, that may bring some fun for her. ¡°Wafu! Come here!¡± She called, then someone rushed to her like an obedient dog. Monet was given this man for this exact situation, he had the Sniffle-Sniffle fruit, he could locate anyone and anything through the sense of smell, but it was more than that, he could see the trail left by the smell in the air, once he locked on to a smell then he will find its source wherever they are. ¡°Lady Monet!¡± The man said, waiting for her next words. ¡°Find who stole the fruit.¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The man started to sniff the air like a dog, then he moved to sniff all the places in the hideout. After he sniffed everything that could be sniffed, he returned to Monet. ¡°Found them, two people in addition to the slaves.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡± Monet was happy to have some fun at last. Alexander didn¡¯t know that they were being followed, nor would he care if he knew. At the moment, he and his crew just destroyed a pirate ship they ran into, the fight was over before it started and Alexander had no chance to make a move, Robin herself took care of them, she also used this opportunity to let Elis experience a battle, Robin had Elis battle a pirate on her own, it was of course under her supervision. To their surprise, while Elis had no technique to speak of, she had the will to fight and no fear. After the battle Robin didn¡¯t kill any of the pirates, she left them for Alexander knowing he needs them to get EXP and G. After he dealt with the pirates it was time for Alexander to review his stats and make another purchase, the shinigami awakening. Opening his logbook. Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 17 Gold 531 Stats Free Points 36 STR 24 CON 16 DEX 15 Devil Fruit Rumble-Rumble Fruit Haki Armament Haki Abilities Fast Learner (?) Hyper Focus (?) [Shop] He spent 100G to upgrade his ship and he also got some gold the last few days, so he has enough for the Shinigami Awakening, but now he searched the shop for something else, he needed something to identify the unknown devil fruit he got. Scrolling for some time he found what he needed. [Devil Fruit Identifier] 10G It was cheap, Alexander bought it instantly, and what appeared before him was a digital camera. ¡°This is it?¡± He was speechless, he expected anything but this. Holding the digital camera in his hands, he examined it, it didn¡¯t matter how he looked at it, that was a digital camera. Thinking about how to use it, he took the devil fruit and turned on the camera, then he photographed it. Looking at the photo, a red circle was drawn around the devil fruit and text appeared besides it, in the photo. [Neko-Neko Fruit] [This devil fruit gives the user characteristics of a cat, high agility, retractable claws, stamina, accurate sense of space, advanced hearing, advanced sight, advanced smelling, night vision. The user will also have cat ears and tail, the transformation is toggleable.] This, isn¡¯t this a cat-girl? If Elis eats this, but if Robin had it¡­ Alexander hat to shock his head to dispel the images in his mind, this was a good fruit but what category was it, maybe it was Zonia. Alexander he didn¡¯t remember seeing it in the anime, so no one found it in that version but here Doflamingo found it. Since he came to this world, it was a must for the story to change in unpredictable ways. Chapter 23 – Shinigami Now that he knew what the devil fruit was, Alexander had to switch to the main course. Devil Fruit (?) Consumables Special Special requirements needed for new items to appear. Shinigami awakening 500G Gold: 521 Most of his remaining gold will be spent once he makes this purchase, but it was necessary. While tapping his finger on the corner of his desk, Alexander was deep in thought, he wanted to make sure he didn¡¯t forget anything before making this purchase. Even after thinking for a while, he didn¡¯t find anything he could have overlooked. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s do this.¡± With those words he selected the item, when he was asked for confirmation, he didn¡¯t lose time and confirmed. The world faded to darkness. When Alexander woke up, he found himself in a world made of snow, there was a dense fog all around, hindering his vision further than a few meters. Even when he looked all around, nothing was seen, only endless snow. ¡°What are you looking for?¡± Alexander jumped at the unknown cold voice behind him. Facing that side, he meets face to face with a woman, she had short white hair and her skin was deathly pale, her empty eyes were fixed on him. He could feel a deep connection with this woman, the feeling came from deep inside himself. ¡°You are my Zanpakuto?¡±, Asked Alexander. ¡°Not yet, you have to find me first.¡± She replied, Alexander remembered that Ichigo too, had to find his Zanpakuto to awaken his Shinigami powers. Alexander wanted to ask more but she disappeared without trace, there was only fog and snow around him, it was impossible to find his Zanpakuto like this. Alexander recalled what Ichigo did in the anime, he had to use his soul to feel the presence of his Zanpakuto, but he didn¡¯t know how to do that. Having no other choice, he sat on the snowy ground, closed his eyes and tried to sense his surroundings, despite the snow he didn¡¯t feel cold at all. Time passed and he didn¡¯t have any luck, he didn¡¯t know what to look for, the snow covered his body and despite not feeling the cold he started to crave warmth, it was then that he felt something, it was warmth, there was something that radiated warmth somewhere in the distance. Opening his eyes, he sat up and began walking in that direction, he walked and walked for a long time, but his steps were steady, his focus was all on that warmth. He didn¡¯t know for how long he walked, but after a long time, he found the source of the warmth, it was right beneath him, under the snow. Without losing any time, Alexander started to dig with his bare hands. To his surprise, he didn¡¯t have to dig deep, just after he removed a thin layer of snow, he touched something, after he removed more snow he found the handle of a sword, it was the handle of a two handed weapon, long enough to be held with two hands easily. Alexander held the handle with both his hands and tried to take it out of the snow, he put too much force, expecting it to be hard to take out, but it wasn¡¯t hard at all, the sword didn¡¯t have any weight in his hands. The sword came out instantly and he found himself holding a Greatsword, its design was simple, the same as you would expect to of a beginner weapon in a starting village, only it¡¯s edge looked really sharp. ¡°Ready your weapon.¡± Alexander was scared out of his pants, he turned to the voice behind him and saw that woman, his Zanpakuto, there. Before he could say anything, he sensed danger and he barely blocked the slash from the white woman, he didn¡¯t know when but she new held the same weapon as him. There was no time to ask any question as he could just barely react in time to defend from her barrage. Despite his high stats he couldn¡¯t overwhelm her in any way, what was even more worrying was that his Hyper Focus ability didn¡¯t activate. He struggled to barely defend himself and had no opportunity to attack, he also couldn¡¯t use his devil fruit. That was because he was now in the world within himself, this was the same as when Ichigo awakened his shinigami powers and his real power didn¡¯t matter here, only willpower and comprehension mattered. The battle lasted for a long time, Alexander improved faster than he expected, his Zanpakuto attacked all his weak points helping him improve in the right areas. The Greatsword may be a slow weapon, but its might was overwhelming, he could switch between offense and defense very easily, the huge body of the Greatsword was the best shield. Time passed and one day he finally managed to launch a counterattack, it took her by surprise, but she still deflected it. ¡°That¡¯s all for now, you did a good job but next time it won¡¯t be so easy.¡± She said those words while looking in his eyes, the trace of a smile could be seen on her lips. ¡°What is your name?¡± Alexander hoped to learn her name to advance to the first release, Shikai. ¡°You know my name, it is ********.¡± He wasn¡¯t able to hear it; it seems that he had ways to go before reaching that stage. Before he could ask anything else, he found himself back at his desk. Chapter 24 – Neko-Neko Orademo Hello, so after I read all your opinions and seeing the poll outcome I decided to not remove the Zanpaktuo, the reason for that is simple. Because many of the worries were taken in consideration and shouldn''t happen, and seeing how the poll was almost 50-50 there was no way I could satisfy everyone, I can just try and not do what the people opposed to the shinigami introduction were worried about. Lastly I want to say that this is a Harem, the fighting is secondary and to help the MC gather his harem members and form a relationship with them, from now on the story will begin to focus more on the romance and harem elements closing in on the path I wanted. That said this doesn''t means the action will be overlooked, I will do my best to bring good fighting and conflicts. Thank you for supporting me! He felt like an eternity had passed, but not even an hour passed since he sat at the desk, as indicated by the clock on the wall. He now had his own Zanpakuto, he could feel its presence in his soul, he also met the manifestation of its spirit. From now on he will have to take some time to communicate with his Zanpakuto, beside his daily training. Alexander stood up and concentrated on the presence of his Zanpakuto. ¡°Come!¡± After his word, blue treads appeared and connected at the same point forming into the handle of a sword, right in front of his chest. With both his hands he gripped the handle while the blade formed, in just a few seconds the whole great sword was formed. He didn¡¯t transform into a shinigami like Ichigo nor did his soul leave his body, the only change he could feel was his Zanpakuto and the connection he now had with it. What made Alexander more satisfied was that he didn¡¯t feel its weight despite its size. He couldn¡¯t wait and see its strength. With a though he dispersed the Zanpakuto, it was handy to have a sword that could appear whenever you wanted. This was another step forward, the next step was to give the devil fruit to Elis and then enter the Dead Sea before heading towards the East Blue, but before all that he really had to use the bathroom. He headed with hasty steps towards the bathroom but when he opened the door he froze like a statue. He was meet with the beautiful scene of Robin wiping her body with a white towel, the first thing he saw was her beautiful, curvy body together with her ample snowy breasts, her black, wet hair was dropping over her shoulders. Alexander had cold sweat on his forehead, he forgot that after the upgrade, the men bathroom was moved slightly further down the corridor and the door to the old bathroom led to the women bathroom, now he didn¡¯t know if he was lucky or unlucky to be in this situation but despite his thoughts he still didn¡¯t remove his eyes from Robin. On the other hand, Robin froze the moment she saw him and didn¡¯t react to the intrusion even now. Robin¡¯s face began to have a red tinge, when he saw that, Alexander woke up from his daze and retreated slowly after saving the image to the special folder in his mind. After the door was closed he breathed a sigh of relief, he didn¡¯t think that those scenes he saw in more or less all the anime he watched, could happen to him, last time it was Robin who intruded on him and now it was him that intruded on her, he didn¡¯t know if he should cry or laugh. After that he headed to the men¡¯s bathroom then searched for Elis, he found her on the main deck being thought by Anemone. The black-haired girl did her best to help around the ship, she didn¡¯t want to receive Alexander¡¯s help for free. When they saw Alexander walking in their direction, they stopped what they were doing and faced him. ¡°Captain!¡± Elis was happy to see him, the last few days made her feel safe in his presence. ¡°Elis, come here, I have something for you.¡± Hearing his words, Elis wondered what the captain would have for her. Alexander showed her the fruit. ¡°Do you know what a devil fruit is?¡± Hearing his words and seeing the fruit, her eyes widened. ¡°I heard it from Robin elder sister, could this be?¡± Alexander smiled at her. ¡°Yes, so how about it, do you want it?¡± Elis was looking at the fruit with clear desire in her eyes, it was understandable as this fruit was pure power, with this her whole life will break off from her past one, onto a complete new path where she isn¡¯t just an observer to others deciding her fate. Still, nothing was free, and she understood that, but the price of this fruit wasn¡¯t something she couldn¡¯t afford, she had long ago decided to join the crew and some day she may also get revenge for her family. She nodded to Alexander, her eyes were clear, and the determination was visible in her behavior. Alexander extended his hand with the devil fruit and gave it to Elis, but before he could tell her what kind of power it had, she bit into it. Under his and Anemone¡¯s gazes, her body started to change, two cute golden ears sprouted from her head and a fluffy golden tail extended from her tailbone, swinging left and right. Chapter 25 – Elis power up Orademo I want to thank Julio for becoming my first patreon! Thank you for your support, it gave me more confidence. For now I may not have much to offer my patreons beside advanced chapters but in the future I would like to add some illustrations and other stuff, time will tell. If anyone is interested and can support me then fell free to check my Patreon page, if not then you being active in the comments and sharing this novel is also of great help to me, I know I am far from a good author but I am improving with every chapter and I hope to release works that will satisfy my readers. Thank you all again, you are the best and see you in the next ep-chapter. ¡°What is this! What are those?!¡± Looking at the startled Elis, Alexander was very amused because she didn¡¯t wait for him to tell her what the Devil Fruit¡¯s power was, now she was pulling her ears and tail trying to take them off. ¡°Haha, calm down, that is the power of the devil fruit.¡± Alexander tried to dissipate her worry, seeing as she was scared. ¡°This is? What kind of power is this?¡± ¡°Take a few deep breaths and calm down, then try to focus on the new knowledge received from the devil fruit.¡± Listening to Alexander, Elis took a few deep breaths while still holding her tail, Alexander wanted to see how it felt to touch but he couldn¡¯t just go and ask her. After she calmed down, she concentrated and cancelled the transformation, returning her to her normal appearance, then, after checking that everything was as it should be, she transformed back. ¡°How is it? It may take some time to adjust to your new power, attack me with all you have, this way you would get used to it faster, don¡¯t worry about harming me.¡± Hearing his words, she hesitated but, in the end,, she took a fighting posture, she now had an instinctual knowledge that guided her in the usage of the devil fruit. She took a lower posture with her legs and arms slightly bent, her palms were facing him and the points of her fingers were aiming at him, claws extended from her fingers, looking very sharp and sturdy, they extended from her nails but weren¡¯t too long, just once more the length of her original nails. While she looked cute in her transformed state, her claws looked sharp, Alexander was very curious to see the extent of her ability and the sharpness of her claws. Elis kicked the floor and rushed towards Alexander, her speed was very fast, surprising him. She swiped with her left claws but they passed right through him, Elis maintained her momentum and jumped on the railing behind Alexander, using it as a foothold to jump and take him by surprise, but that couldn¡¯t work with his Hyper Focus and she also couldn¡¯t compare with his speed yet, Alexander grasped her right wrist with his hand and threw her towards the main mast without using much force, Elis didn¡¯t panic and once again repositioned herself in midair to land on her feet, then she used her strong jumping ability to try and take Alexander by surprise again, this time she tried to jump off from foothold to foothold searching for a blind spot, her focus was completely on Alexander and all his movements, from the beginning he didn¡¯t move a step and that made her frustrated, she also found that she couldn¡¯t find a blind spot, her sixth sense told her that. Alexander could see her frustration on her face and that made him happy because it indicated her dissatisfaction with her current strength, meaning she wanted to improve. Elis changed her flying posture, her right hand was behind her, preparing for a wide swipe with her claws, that made him curious as to what she intended to do. *slash* With the sound of cutting air, four transparent blades came at him, this took him by surprise as he didn¡¯t expect this kind of move, but in the end it just passed through him, he could also avoid it but it wasn¡¯t necessary, after all Elis had still to learn haki. That also made him curious because the move made him remember how swordsmen also can use a similar move, he wondered if she would be able to use more sword techniques with her claws. Seeing how her move didn¡¯t work, Elis wasn¡¯t surprised, she didn¡¯t expect it to work, she knew Alexander was too powerful for her, she was only disappointed that she couldn¡¯t even make him move a single step, but she regained her confidence shortly, she knew if she trained hard, things will change, she was also happy because she was able to perform such movements that she thought as impossible for her. ¡°How was it? Do you like it?¡± Alexander spoke, indicating the end of the spar. ¡°*nod* *nod*!¡± Her excited face spoke by itself, who wouldn¡¯t be euphoric when receiving such power. His gaze wandered to her cat ears, she still had her human ears despite having grown another cat-like pair, he couldn¡¯t help himself and walked to her side and patted her head while also trying to touch her ears, the feeling was very soft making him want to touch them all day. ¡°C-Captain!¡± He was woken up by Elis calling him, looking at her, he could see her face redden, he let himself go too much. Anemone on the side had a very thoughtful appearance, she seems to be thinking of something, but no one saw her. On the outside there wasn¡¯t anything out of the ordinary but her mind was in turmoil, she had never seen such strength, maybe not even her empress could compare with them and that made her feel scared, that Elis was very weak in the beginning, she even trained her so she was aware of Elis¡¯s abilities, but after she ate that strange fruit that man gave her, she changed so much that it was hard to believe, she didn¡¯t have any confidence in fighting her, that gave her a sour taste in her mouth. The other four companions of Anemone were also watching from a distance, they couldn¡¯t hide their shock like Anemone, it was clear that they too found it hard to accept as they have seen Elis training before. Alexander was oblivious to the other girls shock, he was in the dilemma of how to go about finding an excuse to touch her tail, he had already managed to touch her ears and the soft feeling was something irresistible, he couldn¡¯t stop imagining how her tail would feel. While he was deep in thought about that philosophical question, Elis was aware of her captain¡¯s intentions as he was staring at her tail, she found it strange herself to have such addition to her body but it didn¡¯t feel uncomfortable and it was rather fun to move it around, she didn¡¯t know why he was so curious about her tail, but while she felt embarrassed, she didn¡¯t mind it. Elis turned around and presented her tail to Alexander. ¡°Captain, you can touch if you like, I don¡¯t mind!¡± Her voice sounded rather loud, scaring him, but seeing her presenting her butt to him and hearing those words, he couldn¡¯t help thinking about other meanings. ¡°*Ahem*, well, I just want to make sure that everything is all right, nothing else.¡± He said that while extending his trembling hand, he didn¡¯t bother thinking that his made-up excuse didn¡¯t stand, he was just focused on touching it. The feeling was softer and more elastic than he thought, it was even better than her ears, the fluffiness and warmth was exceptional, he heard a small gasp from Elis but didn¡¯t stop stroking and caressing her tail. *Ahem* He didn¡¯t know for how long he continued with his questionable act, but he was wakened by the sound of someone clearing their throat. Turning his head, he was meet with the face of Robin that had a judgmental expression. Looking at Elis who had redness extending from her neck to the top of her head, her legs were trembling, and her breathing was heavy, he understood that he may have overdone it. Alexander let go of her tail and Elis almost fell to the ground, but he caught her before that. ¡°Sorry about that.¡± *shake shake* He apologized to Elis, acknowledging his mistake, but Elis shaked her head. ¡°I-Is all right!¡± Leaving those words behind, she hurried with unsteady steps inside the ship. Chapter 26 – Robin’s trust Orademo Before the chapter I want to thank my two new patrons, Thanks(that is their username) and Dragon_knight240, thank you for supporting me despite the poor quality of my writing, I will work hard to improve. Ps: I am planing to publish a new original, The Book of Ra, I hope I am able to use my experience with Harem King to bring you a good story. Thank you all for your continuous support. Here is the chapter. Alexander, Robin, Anemone and the other four girls were the only ones now standing on the deck, there was an awkward silence until a sight from Robin broke it. ¡°Alex, I want to talk with you about something.¡± Her face was serious, Alexander thought that he made her angry, his worries weren¡¯t baseless as he had just intruded on her in the bathroom and now he was caught doing something that may look inappropriate, the thought that it was inappropriate didn¡¯t pass in his head. ¡°Let¡¯s talk in my cabin.¡± Under the girls gazes, they left towards his cabin. ¡°Are they married?¡± The one that spoke was Aster, she had a glint in her eyes while looking at the two people leaving. ¡°Hey, where did you learn about that?¡± Anemone was surprised that she knew what married meant, on their island, not many knew about that. ¡°I eavesdropped on Elder Nyon speaking about it with someone.¡± Anemone had black lines on her forehead, those girls sometimes behaved like a child, eavesdropping on Elder Nyon could cause them to be scolded to no end. ¡°Enough talking, it isn¡¯t our place to get involved, now go back to training or today we double the exercises.¡± Hearing her, no one dared to talk back, the girls hurried back to start training. Anemone watched as they ran away and switched her gaze to Alexander¡¯s back with a thoughtful gaze. Alexander and Robin sat down on his couch with a cup of coffee, courtesy of the coffee machine brought by the upgrade. At this time, Robin had a hard time telling what she wanted to tell, she had never told anyone her story. Over the time she had been on this ship, she had seen many strange things but Alexander was the strangest, he was a contradictory person and she sometimes couldn¡¯t understand him, but that wasn¡¯t important, what mattered was that he didn¡¯t hide anything from her, despite waiting for a sign that he would betray her, that sing never came, on the other hand she had all the information she needed if she wanted to sell it, but what for. Now that she had a safe place she could call home, under the protection of a strong captain, who despite his downsides he was a good man, she may be able to pursue her dream now. Looking at her captain, she took a sip of coffee and placed the cup back down, then she started to tell her story. Alexander knew most of it but there were still many things he didn¡¯t know about her, despite him seeing the original work, he waited for her to finish telling her story. A long time later. ¡°So that¡¯s why you want to find the Poneglyphs?¡± She nodded, Alexander wouldn¡¯t waste this opportunity to get closer to her, besides, he was also curious about the Poneglyphs. ¡°Sure, why not, I am also interested in what is written on them so I will help you.¡± Robin¡¯s face brightened up and a smile appeared on her lips. ¡°Thank you.¡± He was surprised when she closed in on him and gave him a hug while thanking him. ¡°*Ahem*, it¡¯s nothing much.¡± ¡°No, it means a lot to me.¡± Alexander smiled at her, he did feel her soft breasts pressing on him and her size was generous rending him unable to focus on anything else. He reached with his hand a placed it on her back, at his move her body stiffened for a moment and she separated from him, there was a slight reddish glow to her ears. He still had a long road to her heart. ¡°But before that we will need a bigger crew.¡± Robin nodded, agreeing with him, with their current numbers it was hard to maintain a long trip. ¡°We also need to take the girls to a city.¡± She said, it was indeed requested from them and he almost forgot about it. ¡°¡­I almost forgot; do you know if there are any cities nearby?¡± ¡°Hmm, there should be a city named Panta on a small island a few days from here.¡± They had an urgent need to go to a city, they made do with what was available on the ship, but that wasn¡¯t a long term solution, what was needed now was to make a shopping spree and then leave swiftly before any trouble finds them, not that they are afraid, but trouble shouldn¡¯t be found without reason. So, he and Robin got to work, there was no need for sails so he just used the electric engine because it was faster than sailing, the command interface with the starting button was beside the wheel. Like that, they began to sail again without knowing that they are being chased. Chapter 27 – Stormy day Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 17 Gold 61 Stats Free Points 36 STR 25 CON 17 DEX 16 Devil Fruit Rumble-Rumble Fruit Haki Armament Haki Abilities Fast Learner (?) Hyper Focus (?) [Shop] Ship Management Name Pegasus Durability Indestructible Type Brig sloop Upgrade Level 2 Upgrade Requirements 400G, 40 Crew Member Crew Vice-Captain None Members Robin, Elis Guests Anemone, Poppy, Ivy, Aster, Canna Prisoners None Privileges Captain All powers Vice-Captain Invite, Dismiss, Edit Privileges, Lock Areas, Send to cell, Bring Guest __________________ Members Can¡¯t harm, restrict or disable crew. Free use of facilities. Must give 24 hours¡¯ notice before leaving crew. __________________ Guests Can¡¯t harm, restrict or disable crew. Need permission to use facilities. Need permission to access any areas of the ship. Can¡¯t be denied request to leave ship. Can¡¯t be harmed by crew except captain. On hostile behavior towards the crew, will lose all guest protection. __________________ Prisoner Can¡¯t harm, restrict, disable or take hostile actions. Can¡¯t access any areas of the ship without captain¡¯s explicit consent. Can¡¯t use any sort of abnormal ability. Can¡¯t move without consent from captain. Can¡¯t speak without consent from captain. Can¡¯t see, hear, touch, smell or taste without consent from captain. Can¡¯t be conscious without consent from captain. Can¡¯t lie without consent from captain. Can¡¯t die without consent from captain. While the ship was moving towards Panta, Alexander examined his logbook, the privileges was one of the reason he could easily divulge his secret to Robin, while he would have done that even without those restrictions, it nonetheless gave him peace of mind and enabled him to gamble with his secret, he wanted to be trusted and trust her, because it was right. That was why he could invite the five girls while still sleeping without worry, he trusted Robin, but his trust had to be earned by the other girls and the reverse was also true. Now that they reached a higher level of trust, he could shortly name Robin his Vice-Captain without worry, next would be to consolidate his and his crew¡¯s strength before entering the Dead Sea, he had a feeling that it wouldn¡¯t be an easy trip, if only by its name alone. Moving to his bedroom, he threw himself on the king-sized bed, looking out the window, he could see dark clouds approaching, preluding the coming of a storm. ¡°It seems like this will be a bumpy road.¡±, Alexander said to himself, just looking through the window made him feel in touch with the reality of this world, lightning and rumbles could be heard in the distance, the shortening time between the two indicated the speed at which the storm neared his position. ¡°Five minutes away.¡±, Then an idea flashed in his mind, he read the story of a man cultivating lightning powers and to improve them, he used real lightning to temper his body. While his body can¡¯t be affected, maybe he could be able to develop his ability with real lightning. That idea sounded stupid, but why not try. Jumping to his feet, he headed towards the exit. Opening the door to the outside, there wasn¡¯t anyone on the deck, Robin only needed to check the direction from time to time with her ability and make any required changes to their route, but most of the time there was no one at the wheel. Looking at the approaching clouds, Alexander extended his arms and closed his eyes felling the cold wind and the smell of the rain, it gave him a nostalgic feeling, he didn¡¯t know why. ¡°Alex?¡±, He heard a voice beside him, without him knowing when, Robin was by his side. ¡°Don¡¯t you think this feeling is nice?¡±, He asked. Looking at him, she smiled and imitated his pose, taking a deep breath, ¡°You are right, I had never thought of this before.¡±, More like she didn¡¯t have the luxury of doing this before, just feeling the world. Alexander surprised her by taking her hand in his and extending them to the sky, ¡°Haaaa!¡±, he shouted loudly at the sky. ¡°Hahaha, you are a strange man.¡±, Robin on the side started laughing at his behavior. Alexander himself felt a bit silly but he also felt good in doing that, that was his freedom to behave however he wanted, he was a pirate, he was free to behave like a child and shout at the sky, no one would make fun of him, and even if someone did, so what? ¡°Hahahaha, isn¡¯t this beautiful!¡±, He didn¡¯t know why he started to behave like that, but he just felt like it, he was happy. Letting go of Robin¡¯s hand, he took her in his arms and whirled her around two times, then he placed the startled Robin on her feet and took to the sky, ¡°Maintain this route, I will be playing with the storm for a bit!¡±, leaving those words, Alexander shoot in the clouds. Robin regained her bearings and her smile became more pronounced, ¡°Truly a strange man.¡±. Alexander shoot to the clouds, lightning flashed around him, but he didn¡¯t feel any threat from them, he transformed in lightning and copied their behavior. He was like a fish swimming in water, there was no need for thinking, he just had to follow his instinct. From the ship, a strange scene could be seen in the sky, a river of lightning flowed in the clouds, forming strange shapes in the sky, it resembled a real river. Despite the rain, everyone came to the deck to admire the spectacle. Most of all, Anemone and her four sisters were the most awed by the scene, their bodies trembled but not because of fear, but excitement, who wouldn¡¯t feel the adrenaline rushing through their bodies seeing that raw power. Despite the swaying ship and raging storm, the people were also influenced by Alexander¡¯s behavior, awakening their desire of power and adventure. Alexander felt like he was nature itself, the laws were guiding him, he was lightning, forming, flashing, and dying repeatedly, the cycle continued and he slowly began to truly understand the meaning of his element, it couldn¡¯t be formed in words, the thoughts contained more complex information that could be translated in speech. Alas, the storm was over, and he still had some way to go before reaching that elusive understanding, but the harvest was big, his power and understanding increased. In the distance, Monet¡¯s amber eyes were focused on the horizon, the bright light coming from that way was something not seen even in the grand line, the sky and sea were like a bright beacon forming a white sun, dimming and brightening again and again, the spectacle continued for a long time and at this time she had a bad premonition, maybe she shouldn¡¯t go in that direction, but her target was that way and she had no way to return empty handed. Orademo Hello my friends, happy to bring you another chapter of this story, I also want to take this time to give you a glimpse of the first chapter from my new original story The Book of Ra, take in mind that this is just a glimpse and the chapter is unedited and prone to many changes as I form the world, please leave your impressions and support me on Patreon if you want to read more, thank you for staying with me in those 27 chapters, it wasn''t a long time but it wasn''t short either, despite the maddening mistakes I made, you pushed through to this day, you have my thanks. Here is the chapter of The book of Ra. https://www.patreon.com/posts/30882402 Chapter 28 – Turning point The next morning, Alexander woke up but didn¡¯t move from his bed, he stared fixedly at the ceiling, he just stared and was immersed in thoughts for a long time. Yesterday he let himself go, everything disappeared beside himself, the ship and his crew, then while he swam with the lightning in the clouds, he felt something snapping in his mind, then he understood his misunderstandings. From the beginning, that was everything that mattered and while he focused to take care of his crew, he missed what truly needed his attention, himself, his behavior to this day was nothing more than an amalgamation of misconceptions based on the thoughts of an immature man, and who could blame him. All the experiences a person gains with the passage of time, he lost them all, what he knows are just stories, a fantasy that couldn¡¯t be translated in the real world, he behaved like the protagonists of those stories because that was all he had, that was all the information he had to use in the judgement of his own behavior. Right or wrong, can a baby distinct that? No, a baby would not understand if he sees the body of his dead mother, he only has instincts so he will cry only if he has needs. Alexander himself was better, but only better than a baby, his actions were chosen and judged using the protagonists in those stories as comparison. A good example is this. When he first came to this world, he met the marines. What followed was that he massacred them all, but was that necessary? Couldn¡¯t that bloodshed be avoided? It could, or to be more specific, it was hard not to choose the path opposite the bloody one, but he chose the bloodshed despite his own repulsion to killing as that was the behavior the protagonist should have, even if the conflict didn¡¯t need to end that way, even if he just needed to show just enough power to scare them away without attracting much attention, but that wasn¡¯t something he could have chosen because, at the time, he had nothing beside those stories to use in the making of his own judgement, nothing at all, he hadn¡¯t even spoken to a single person before that, in his mind, people were like the characters of the stories because he hadn¡¯t meet a single, real, person, thus they shouldn¡¯t have had much weight in his mind, but they had more weight that he was prepared for. That day he couldn¡¯t bear the weight of his own actions, he didn¡¯t understand why that was so, because he behaved like he should have. When he was about to break under the weight of remorse, the feelings of guilt and disgust that threatened to break him disappeared as if a flame extinguished by water, from that day he didn¡¯t feel anything while killing, he couldn¡¯t consider his enemies, as humans anymore, but ¡®enemies¡¯ were another race, another lifeform or just ¡®something else¡¯. Then he fought, he killed, he behaved like a proper protagonist should and he responded to the situations he found himself in as a protagonist should, but memories can be made anew, he meet Robin, then Elis and the Five Girls and he started to unknowingly change, until yesterday when the knot on his feelings was undone releasing all those changes and thoughts accumulated inside himself, awakening his ¡®self¡¯. He began to discover his true feelings and desires, not a protagonist¡¯s feelings but his. The only feelings he was sure to be his, were the feelings towards Robin and the warm feelings towards Elis, Anemone and her sisters. But something remained lost, something couldn¡¯t be recovered and that was the empathy towards ¡®enemies¡¯, he didn¡¯t know if that was good or bad, time will tell. Despite coming to this world, a long time ago, today he felt like he awakened from a lucid dream that started on that day, before that he could be said to have been neither in a dream nor in reality, but somewhere in between. Thinking about so many things, he felt very tired despite having stood in bed until now, but it wasn¡¯t over yet, there were still other things to think about. First, the system, what was the system, why he had it. Those were important questions, he was given something like this, surely not for nothing, all events have a reason so must him having the system. Could he really depend on something that he knows nothing about? Something that was given could also be taken. What is he without this mysterious power? A protagonist could be said to have been gifted it, or he earned it somehow, but he wasn¡¯t a protagonist, he didn¡¯t want to be a protagonist, he couldn¡¯t just accept it anymore. What he wanted; he was now clear about it. He still wanted a crew with all the women he admired and liked from the anime he loved so much, he still wanted a safe home to live with them forever, but that was harder than reaching the sky, why would they follow a strange man they knew nothing about, why would they leave everything for someone they have no deep relationship with. Fighting with the marines and the celestial dragons or the four emperors was easier, in that case only strength was needed and the path was clear, but the path to conquer those women was all but clear, it was so unclear it couldn¡¯t be seen, but it was also a great path, all he knew was that he needed to love and be loved by them but how to go about that was the true question. While everyone else was chasing strength, he would chase women and spend a fulfilling life with many women by his side, women who truly loved him. The destination was clear, but the means of reaching that destination became unclear. He had to find another power, something to replace the system, something that belonged to him and he had control over, or he may be meet with tragedy. Then Alexander froze, his mind didn¡¯t comprehend the situation he was in, he was just starring at the ceiling immersed in thoughts, and now he found himself in a bright, white endless space. ¡°I don¡¯t like surprises, you know?¡±, an old thundering voice sounded in the endless space. Orademo I want to thank my new patron, Theelicht, thank you for supporting me and this story, I said this before but this means a lot to me, much more important than the additional income is the fact that you are willing to invest in me. Thank you all for your support, while my job is taking most of my time, I do my best to focus on improving and writing. Feel free to check my patreon and support me if you can, but don''t feel obligated as I know my work''s quality isn''t high. Chapter 29 – Side Story Orademo Sometimes I take a day to write a chapter and sometimes I take only 3 hours, it depends on inspiration or planing. I don''t plan much, I write those chapters without much planing, I spend the working day thinking about where to take the story next, then I write it. Thank you Evan Cloud for becoming my fifth patreon, it''s a big boost for my confidence. I find this chapter sad. PS: I will switch to 2 day release as I want to start publishing another novel shortly. ¡°Haaa¡±, A long sight escaped his lips as he let himself sink into his chair. After yet another unending day at work, he was more tired than he should, much of that was his unhappy life and dissatisfaction with his current situation. To this day, the only source of happiness and satisfaction were stories, without those he would have broke under the harshness of a world he didn¡¯t fit in. When did it start, he didn¡¯t remember, maybe it was when he, together with his parents, relocated to another country in search of a better life, leaving behind his friends, his country that he knew how to live in and he left the girl he liked, he was happy at first, but did things turn out better? Not for him, under the bad ability of his parents at parenting and managing money, he had to go to school without many of the required supplies needed and with a very shallow knowledge of the language, for half of his year of school he was without books or other tools needed for certain activities. He was too young to understand how his classmates started seeing him, the poor kid, the stranger, the one without friends, the kid who they had to share their things with. Did they think he felt nothing having to ask his classmates to share? He slowly started to feel inferior to them, after all, he didn¡¯t have what they had, he had to lower himself and ask them to share. No one was willing to add him to their circles. He had no friends. How could he make friends? He couldn¡¯t go on school trips because of money; he couldn¡¯t go outside and play with his friends because he didn¡¯t have anything to connect with them. They had the most recent games, they had guitars and they had what he didn¡¯t. The only thing he had was a computer, his most trusted and loyal friend. It didn¡¯t judge him, and it didn¡¯t speak behind his back, it became his best friend. Then things turned from bad to worse. From a good student, he started to fall behind, when his parents bought what he needed it was already too late to catch up with his classmates, he also became the kid with bad grades. Without knowing, the sense of inferiority within himself was being cultivated, he no longer tried to talk with them, he no longer liked the company of people and he no longer liked to go outside. His only company was his computer and his own thoughts. People may say that his parents did their best, they just didn¡¯t have money. His parent¡¯s second car would disagree, as would his father newest touchscreen stereo and expensive smokes. But he didn¡¯t think of that, he didn¡¯t connect his parent¡¯s new things with his absence of supplies. He had to go to school with 1$ for food, it was enough as the food at school was cheap and he didn¡¯t ask for more, he never asked anything. Maybe he should have, but he didn¡¯t want to make trouble for his parents. That was his whole school life, he slowly fell behind then he failed a year, then he failed another, then another. He no longer was able to function as a normal person, he no longer spoke with people, he didn¡¯t need friends, or that was the conclusion he reached with his immaturity and inexperience. Later he would have to pay. What followed was also bad, but he would understand all this only when he was much older. His love for computers became a necessity in suppressing his loneliness, he was dependent on it to reach the illusion of happiness, he could even had reached the point where it would have become a way to improve his future, but he got no support from his parents but only blame for failing years and wasting their money, he couldn¡¯t refute them because in his mind they were right, he believed so. His parents also weren¡¯t evil, they just didn¡¯t know better, they grew up in a poor country influenced by their parents and their old and bad customs and poor education. So, he also couldn¡¯t accomplish anything in the field of computers, he was without guidance, without support or understanding, and most importantly, his foundation was destroyed in the school where it should have been built. What could the future of such a boy hold? Sadly, what awaited his was an even worse future. His parents lost their jobs in the same month, what an unfortunate kid he was. From worse to even worse, from a two storied apartment with two bathrooms and much space, to live in a single room with his parents, in the house of a friend of his family. The same day they moved to that room, his father let their cat outside, and it never came back. When you think his sense of inferiority couldn¡¯t become worse... But he at least had his loved computer. He only had it for a week or so, shortly after that it broke. Now he was in a room with his parents, no computer, no friends on internet. But his father did take his computer to get fixed with the little money they had, the boy was moved by that, his computer would come back. Half a year passed; he couldn¡¯t go to school as they had too little money but after half a year their situation got a bit better, so he was sent to school. With no books, only a notebook and a pen, half a year after the school year began. After one year they moved to a cheap and small apartment, if it could be called that, his parents had to go for a week to make the place livable. At least now he had his own room, too bad it couldn¡¯t stop the cold from entering, even to this day he couldn¡¯t understand how the cold entered through the closed window. Half a year passed, lucky for him his classroom had only boys as he wasn¡¯t able to communicate with girls anymore, he would always feel like he was too inferior to dare speak with them, he was nothing good for them. At least he did make a friend, who like him, came from another country. The two years spent in that ¡®school¡¯ were better, there were bullies but he wasn¡¯t afraid of them, he wasn¡¯t afraid to fight back, so he did, then no one bothered him anymore. He passed the days, mostly alone as he liked it, until one day his parents chose to return to their country. He returned before he could finish school, he would never finish it anymore, he was too old, and he failed too many years. At least he did return to his friends, he did meet them when he and his family returned for vacations, but a long separation of nine years will change many things. His friends changed, many didn¡¯t connect with him anymore, but there were still a few that did, so he experienced a bit of what he lost, friends. But he was damaged, he spent most of his time closed in his room, but from time to time he did go out with his few friends, he really did have fun for that period, he experienced the happiness that having friends brought. That continued for two years, then his best friend left for another country himself, it was the one that always came to his room and insisted on him going out, that connected him with the other friends. Fate really had a strange sense of humor. Now he didn¡¯t leave his room anymore, but he also started to understand his situation, he couldn¡¯t go on like that, he had to leave, he had to leave his area of comfort and break free. So, when the opportunity came, he took it, he left alone for another country again, he got a well-paying job and was the owner of his life. He now had control over his life, he now had his own money, no longer living off his parents. Despite that, he wasn¡¯t able to connect with people, he was too different from them, he had nothing to talk with them about. Those years of solitude he was only able to think, he thought about many things, he got to know himself, he understood his damaged self, but even if he knew it, he couldn¡¯t fix it. He couldn¡¯t gather the will to persist in anything, he was a ghost, he wasn¡¯t part of anyone¡¯s life anymore. He found true solitude, but he also had something dear to him, stories. While reading a story or watching an anime, he would feel what those people felt and what he missed. He would feel happiness when something good happened and sadness when something sad happened, he also felt love when the protagonist felt love, he found something to heal his dying heart. He found a corner of happiness in the world, and he no longer could let go, he no longer could be without those stories or anime or movies or anything connected to stories for even a day. But at least he was happy. Even if not his happiness, it was happiness, nonetheless. Remembering his past, Alexander had a bitter smile, the world wasn¡¯t fair, it wasn¡¯t like in his stories, it was unforgiving. He lost at life before he had a chance to fight. When he understood his situation, it was already too late. But at least he found his happiness, and who is to say that is false? Maybe those worlds exist somewhere. While thinking that, Alexander decided to watch one of his favorite anime, One Piece. Then, when the opening played, darkness fell on him. Chapter 30 – Dire situation Orademo I took an unespected turn with the story, I have a goal in mind for this choice and I don''t know how it will be received. This is a bold move and it may kill the novel, I don''t know, we will see I guess. Thanks for Bearing with me. Hearing the unknown thundering voice, Alexander''s first instinct was to activate his devil fruit ability, but it was to no vail as he couldn''t feel the connection with his power anymore. "It''s useless, young man." Said the old man''s voice, "I gave it to you so I can take it back." As the words registered in his mind, his already bad feelings intensified. "You mean?" He tried to keep his voice calm despite his violent heartbeat. "I mean exactly that." The voice sounder from behind him now, prompting Alexander to hastily turn around. He saw the owner of the voice, it was an old man with gray hair and a long gray beard almost reaching his feet, he was clothed in a loose white robe. "After I had to go through much trouble to acquire that body it turned out like this." The old man shook his head disappointingly, "I didn''t expect this at all." "Who are you?", Asked Alexander, he had his suspicion but no proof. The old man sighted and answered him, "Such a boring question, you would have known if you didn''t make ''that'' request.", his words contained fake sadness not concealed, "You can call me God." Alexander had a strange expression, in his mind he uttered the word ''clich¨¦'', he didn''t know if he should laugh or cry, but seeing his situation maybe he should cry. "And what does ''god'' want from me?", spoke Alexander, since he was in this situation already it didn''t make sense to show any respect or fear. The old man raised one eyebrow and answered. "We''ll, you see, something messed up my plans I spent much time to put together, I have to know how and what." "Your plan?" Questioned Alexander, what had he to do with his plans? "Haa, I may as well waste some time with you." The old man behaved like a conceited kid, not at all befitting of his elderly aspect. "You see, there is a reason for why I got out of my way to give you this body and the system and sent you to that world, did you think that it was without any strings attached?", he spoke with a mocking smile, looking down on Alexander. "¡­So, it was you, why don''t I remember anything?", It was a classic plot in isekai novels, hard to get surprised by this, but he was wondering why he doesn''t remember anything. "That was your request.", responded the ''god'', "To tell you the truth I didn''t expect it, you even wanted me to make you believe it was all part of a ''deal''.", saying so, the old man looked at him as if he was looking at a strange animal. "But I think we spoke enough, its time to go inside that head of yours and find the source of the problem.", the old man''s face turned to one with a grim expression and he walked closer to Alexander. "You are speaking trash, old man.", Alexander had a smile that was not a smile on his face, looking at the old man he said, "I can''t trust a word of what you say." The self-titled ''god'' didn''t show any sings of anger and instead raised an eyebrow questioning Alexander, "Oh? Why do you say so?" "Because of this. Come!", focusing on that connection that remained, he called his Zanpakuto, it responded to his call without hesitation, then as the great-sword formed he slashed at the old man with all his strength. The old man''s eyes widened, not because of fear but because of surprise, he didn''t understand where that sword came from as his system should be blocked together with the powers it brought. When the sword was about to slash the old man, he extended his finger and blocked it, "Did you think you could harm me with such little strength?", asked the ''god'', his face returned to normal. "No, but I at least know that you told only lies, what god, you are no god.", this time, real anger showed on the old man''s expression at his words. "Hahaha, what can an insect like you understand, everything you have was given by me." "For a ''god'', you didn''t even know of my sword.", Alexander''s words angered the old man more than before. "Enough, its useless to talk with you, now stay put and let me take a look inside your head." Alexander wanted to move but discovered that his body was frozen in place, he couldn''t move a muscle anymore. The old man''s hand approached his head, palm open. "Nicely said, kid.", Yet at that moment, another voice resounded in the empty space. The old man was the first to react, with a speed that was hard to see he turned facing the direction the voice came from. The owner of the voice was in front of Alexander and behind the old man, so Alexander was able to see who spoke. The speaker was a floating dolphin, even Alexander didn''t expect something like that, there weren''t any better words to describe its aspect, it was the same as the most average dolphin one could think of. "You, so that''s how it was, I didn''t expect that planet to still have a protector.", Said the old man, then he squinted his eyes as if to look carefully at the dolphin, "Hahahaha, so I was right, that place doesn''t have a protector, you are just a residual thought." "You are right, but I am more than enough to send you back.", cracks appeared in the space extending like spiderwebs in the distance with the dolphin at the center. "You! Do you think a mere thought is enough to keep me away?! I will come in person next time and let you watch as I subjugate it!", his furry out of control, the old man started cursing, but before the space shattered, he suddenly moved towards the frozen Alexander. Chapter 31 – System The old man moved faster than Alexander could follow, but he still wasn¡¯t in time to reach him, before the self-proclaimed ¡®god¡¯ could touch him he was sucked in the space crack that appeared right behind him. Even while the old man disappeared into the darkness of space, he didn¡¯t stop throwing insults and threats their way, after he was gone everything returned to normal. ¡°And he¡¯s gone.¡±, said the talking dolphin as if it had nothing to do with him. Alexander regained his ability to move, turning to the only other ¡®something¡¯ in the vicinity and spoke, ¡°Thank you.¡±, he didn¡¯t know the dolphin¡¯s intentions, so he wasn¡¯t sure if he was safe yet but he did indeed save himself. ¡°Don¡¯t thank me kid.¡±, it responded as he turned his gaze to Alexander, ¡°I didn¡¯t have a choice, or I wouldn¡¯t have intervened.¡± ¡°What do you mean by that?¡±, Alexander had no idea what was happening, he didn¡¯t like the feeling of having no say at all. ¡°Very well, I will tell you so listen carefully.¡±, he paused for a few seconds and continued, ¡°First, that old man is no god, I had never seen a god, he is a parasite.¡± ¡°A parasite?¡±, Alexander didn¡¯t understand what he meant. ¡°A parasite, he sends people like you on other worlds and makes them open a way for him into the world, then he would eat all the life on the planet.¡±, by this point his voice became very serious, ¡°Before I tell you more I have to speak about you.¡± ¡°Me?¡±, Alexander wondered what he had to say about himself. ¡°Your race to be more specific, I don¡¯t know the name, but you aren¡¯t human.¡± Alexander didn¡¯t have any reaction, he just accepted it after wall it wasn¡¯t the strangest thing he saw or heard. ¡°What makes your race so special is the fact that they are born together with another living organism you call ¡®system¡¯, the two cannot live separately, they have a symbiotic relationship required for the survival of both sides.¡± This did leave Alexander with no words, he thought about many possibilities as for what the system was, but he didn¡¯t think it was a living organism nor that its origin was himself. ¡°But I don¡¯t understand this, what does it gains in this relationship? And how it can offer such incredible benefits?¡±, he didn¡¯t get that, what he had to offer to the system. ¡°I don¡¯t know much myself, I am just a remnant of my former self and I don¡¯t have many of my memories.¡±, he paused then continued, ¡°What I think is that it gains its energy from whatever you kill, as for how I don¡¯t know.¡± If the only source of energy was from the killing, then it must be a very strong and rich energy to be able to give him so much. ¡°Then how would the old man make me open a door for him?¡±, he was the most worried about this. ¡°By controlling the system, he can slowly influence your behavior without you even noticing anything. By controlling the system, you can be controlled too but the old man didn¡¯t think there was someone else on this world who could interfere. He was overconfident¡± ¡°Who are you then, or what were you?¡± Asked Alexander. ¡°That you don¡¯t need to know for now, what you should understand is that I removed the control the old man had over you when the devil fruit reached a certain strength. You were lucky as only the Rumble-Rumble fruit could enable me to find you, now the system will be different than how you remembered it. Also the control can only be placed before there is a soul in the body, so you don¡¯t have to worry from now¡± Alexander had more questions with every answer he got, while he somehow understood his words he also didn¡¯t. ¡°Then I should thank you.¡±, After Alexander spoke such, the dolphin shock his head, ¡°You don¡¯t need to thank me, as I said, I didn¡¯t have a choice, I couldn¡¯t let the plans of the old man continue. But all I gained for you is time, the old man will be back, and I don¡¯t know what he will do, but he will not be able to come in a short time, it will take years. Before that I added a quest of my own to your system that will put you on the right track, that is if you chose to follow it, I will not force you to do anything.¡±, saying this the dolphin sighed like a human, ¡° I lost the energy keeping my existence so I will disappear, will tell you one last thing, don¡¯t think the Admirals or four emperors are the strongest being in this world, far from it, and don¡¯t underestimate the Dragons, there is a reason they weren¡¯t exterminated a long time ago.¡± After he finished his words, he disappeared without warning, then Alexander found himself back on his bed, all seemed like a dream. He stood up feeling tired, but he had to check if everything was right with the system. Sitting at his desk he opened the logbook. Orademo The story will resume the normal plot from now. Chapter 32 – Truth As soon as he opened the logbook the character data appeared. Captain Management Name Alexander Age 20 Level 17 Gold 61 Stats Free Points 36 STR 35 CON 27 DEX 26 Devil Fruit Rumble-Rumble Fruit Haki Armament Haki Abilities Fast Learner (?) Hyper Focus (?) [Shop] ¡°Hmm?¡± Alexander squinted his eyes to make sure he saw right, there weren¡¯t many changes he could see but there was one that stood out, his stats all increased by 10. He had no idea why that happened so there was no reason to dwell on it. What attracted all his attention was the following screen that appeared. Repeatable Quest! Kill a Celestial Dragon! Rewards: Min 200G, scalable with strength. That should be what the dolphin guy added, a repeatable quest and the reward could be called huge, he had an idea that required the Celestial Dragons, so this quest was a welcomed additional bonus. Last he checked the shop and that too changed, the prices were lower by 20%, that alone was reason for celebration, lastly, he checked the ship management page but that didn¡¯t change at all. Now that he finished checking the logbook, he felt tired, sleep seemed rather attractive, but just when he thought of leaving for his bedroom, there was a knock at the door. ¡°Come in.¡± Alexander said, to his surprise the one who entered was Anemone, he didn¡¯t know what she wanted to find him for. At first glance he could tell that she was worried about something. ¡°What happened?¡± Asked Alexander as she walked towards him. She looked like she was struggling to say something so Alexander just waited patiently for her to talk. With a sigh she surprised him by bowing her head. ¡°Please forgive me.¡± This took him by surprised, she didn¡¯t look like the type to bow her head and he also couldn¡¯t think about what he was asking forgiveness for. ¡°Please raise your head.¡± He told her, not liking to see a woman bow to him. Anemone raised her head and looked at Alexander. ¡°I have hidden something from you.¡± She said to Alexander¡¯s puzzlement. ¡°That is where we come from and why we were in that situation.¡± Alexander now knew what she meant. ¡°That can¡¯t be considered as hiding, you just didn¡¯t want to tell and there is nothing wrong with that.¡± Those were his thoughts; it wasn¡¯t his place to ask their origin. She shocks her head and said, ¡°But you saved us, and we weren¡¯t honest with you.¡± Alexander still didn¡¯t think that was a reason to ask for forgiveness, after all, who would tell everything to a person they just met, even if that person saved them, forgetting that he did just that with Robin. ¡°That¡¯s fine, even if we helped you that doesn¡¯t entitles us to your personal information.¡±, she seemed surprised at his words, then her face changed, becoming determined. ¡°I still want to tell you.¡± She saw his strength and he also seemed to be a good person, she didn¡¯t want to admit but she felt attracted to him, mainly because of his strength, that was all that mattered. She proceeded to tell him about where she came from but he interrupted her, ¡°Amazon Lily, right?¡±, his words surprised her greatly to the amusement of Alexander. ¡°How did you know?¡±, she asked while getting closer to him. ¡°Anyone who knows the place will you are from there.¡±, After all, their body build, temperament, fighting skills and names were all from Amazon Lily, it couldn¡¯t be mistaken. What made him speechless was that she didn¡¯t notice that at all. Regaining herself from the shock, Anemone then resumed her story. They left the island on their own with the intention of conceiving a child but were captured a short time after they left the area of protection around the island then directly sent to be sold as slaves to a very influential buyer in the west blue, but before they could be sold were instead saved by Alexander and Robin. Alexander understood now how they got in that themselves in that situation, despite the Shichibukai system Joker dared to capture an sell people from Amazon Lily which was the territory of another Shichibukai, it wasn¡¯t a surprise as he is himself a former Celestial Dragon and despite being a ¡®former¡¯ he still has a certain influence with the World Government. ¡°Now we only wish to return back to our empress.¡± Those words were from her heart, despite not being touched as they were to be sold, their treatment wasn¡¯t good. Orademo Sorry for the long delay. I just didn''t feel like working on this chapter for some reason, my mood was bad for a reason I don''t know myself. But I did work on my new 2 works, The Book of Ra and Naruto(Still don''t know the title, something like Sexual Strengthening?) I will start to publish them starting on the 1st November. I feel more confident about those two new works, specially The Book of Ra, I hope to have your support when the time comes to publish them. I don''t know how this will affect the release of this work, we will see when the time comes. Check my patreon for news, The Book of Ra will have five advanced chapters on patreon at the moment of release. Naruto will have no advanced chapters as it is a fanfiction but I will have five or more chapters to publish on the same day and if you like it and want to support me, check my patreon. Once again, sorry for the delay and have a good week! New novels! Hi, I don''t have much time as I start work in a bit so I will be fast. From now I will start to work on three novels. One Piece: Harem King Naruto: Sexual Strengthening The Book Of Ra Please check them out! Naruto will have 6 chapters published today. The Book of Ra has one today but 4 more for patrons on patreon! Check my patreon and support me if you can, If I reach 500, even 400 per month I will start to write full time! More details later as I have to run! See you! Chapter 33 – Anemone Alexander thought he heard wrong; he knew the reason but didn¡¯t understand what it had to do with him. ¡°I think I heard wrong; can you repeat?¡± He asked Anemone, she had a straight expression, not wavering in the slightest. ¡°I hope you can help me bring back home a child.¡± The expression jaw dropping to the floor fitted Alexander perfectly, his brain stopped working for a moment. Anemone didn¡¯t wait for a reply and walked slowly towards him, her breast bouncing with her every step, hypnotizing the already stunned Alexander. Before he could react, she reached for his clothes starting to undo his buttons, her motions weren¡¯t hurried, there wasn¡¯t any trace of passion in her eyes, because for her this was just a task she had to complete for her home, despite this being her first time and he was the perfect person to help her accomplish this. That awakened the frozen Alexander and he stopped her, not because he didn¡¯t want what she wanted, but because he didn¡¯t want this to be just a task for her that once was completed, they would separate. That thought made him feel lonely and a feeling of possessiveness he didn¡¯t know he had, awakened within himself. Seeing how he put his hands on her shoulders and didn¡¯t let her get closer, Anemone was surprised then her expression turned to one of anger, ¡°I am not good enough?¡± she asked looking straight into Alexander¡¯s eyes, watching for any falsity in his next words. ¡°That¡¯s not it¡­ You are very beautiful, but I will only do that if you continue to be by my side in the future.¡± His words were firm, those were his real thoughts, understanding he would get attached to her, but she would leave when they get to Amazon Lily, leaving him. He had to find a way to make her stay by her side, she won¡¯t easily develop feelings for him with the thought of returning to her home at the back of her mind, even if she now didn¡¯t have any feelings for him, he hopped to slowly change that. He himself didn¡¯t love her, but there was a strong feeling of wanting to conquer her, inside himself, of wanting to love her and be loved by her, because she was a beautiful and capable woman. Those were primal instincts, men wanted beautiful women, women wanted strong men, no one could deny that reality. The stronger the man, the more he wanted, the more beautiful the woman, the stronger the man she wanted, strength had many forms, wealth is a form of strength, intelligence is also a form of strength, the more you had, the better. Of course, that wasn¡¯t all, but it was at the core of humans, then comes in play the personality, aspect in case of a female and character of the other party as the last screening requirement. Alexander wasn¡¯t immune to that, instead he was more vulnerable, what that meant was that he was more possessive towards what he considered his and his desire of conquest was more prominent. He wanted this woman; he would work hard to conquer her. Anemone had a complicated expression, she didn¡¯t dislike him, but she wouldn¡¯t give up on her home and people for him. ¡°I can¡¯t do that; I have to return home.¡± Her words were firm, showing her resoluteness. Alexander knew those words will come; he wasn¡¯t stupid enough to think she would give everything up for him. ¡°What if I convince your Empress to join my crew?¡± His words completely took her by surprise, no, his words stunned her senseless. Her Empress to join his crew? That wasn¡¯t possible any way she looked at it, there was no way her Empress would join someone else¡¯s crew. ¡°That isn¡¯t possible.¡± Her words were as firm as steel, no doubt whatsoever on her face, to be fair even Alexander knew it would have been impossible if it was someone else, but he knew much more than anyone else about the world of One Piece, he had a plan on how to convince Boa Hancock to join his crew, together with her entire Empire. ¡°Then let¡¯s make a bet.¡± Said Alexander. Seeing how he caught her interest, he continued, ¡°If I convince her to join my crew, you will continue staying by my side, as one of my women.¡± Anemone didn¡¯t know how many times this man rendered her speechless, she couldn¡¯t understand his thoughts at all. But thinking about it, she wouldn¡¯t lose anything even if she lost the best, on the contrary, she would become the woman of the new Emperor, she didn¡¯t dislike that idea at all. ¡°And if you lose?¡± After some thoughts, she asked him. ¡°If I lose you decide what you want, and I will obey.¡± His words inspired unwavering confidence in himself, something that Anemone liked. ¡°Hm, very well, don¡¯t forget your words!¡± She said and turned around to leave, but just then Alexander caught her wrist, ¡°Why don¡¯t we work on that thing you asked me about.¡± He was confident in himself so he considered her his woman already and the pressure from this bet will help push him along in bringing Boa Hancock to his side with success. His words and actions were unexpected, but she did come to him for that, so she followed him to his bedroom treating it like a simple task, only to be taken by surprise when she was pushed onto the bed, on her back. She let out a small yell, wondering what came over him to push her but her coming words were blocked by his mouth over her. Anemone didn¡¯t have any experience apart from the theory taught on the island, so she didn¡¯t expect a kiss, the strange feelings awakened in her stomach, like hundreds of butterflies swarming inside her. Orademo I want to thank Marcos Caio for being my new patron, thank you! Will work hard to not let people down! Trying to write three novels may be harder than I thought, but not impossible, I did write two chapters in a day, but I had inspiration. I hope to be able to keep this pace. If you want faster release, longer chapters and better quality, then support me on Patreon! don''t forget to leave a comment and smash that favorite button! Chapter 34 – First time Orademo Readers tell me if there is future for me in writing ero or if I should skip them with something like "they did it". Thank you for continuing to read this story despite the stormy sea that is my writing skills. Please support me on patreon so I can begin to write full time and don''t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments, and hit that HEART button! I opened a discord server, join me if you want to chat, or news or have sugestions or everything! https://discord.gg/MD52q22 Their mouths and tongues slowly collided and entangle around one another in a deep, passionate kiss, filling the room with lewd sounds. She couldn¡¯t put together coherent thoughts as his assault rendered her unable to think, far from what she expected the wet kiss left her a gasping mess as Alexander separated from her lips. Her eyes were glassy with various feelings but before she could recover, he started to undo her clothes while kissing and licking her neck, once her generous chest was bare his assault moved to her hardened nipples, a loud moan escaped her lips as her back arched upwards when a jolt of pleasure ran through her spine. She wasn¡¯t used to being in such a vulnerable state, she couldn¡¯t take control under Alexander¡¯s relentless assaults on her body, her beautiful shapely body became visible as he removed the last one of the barriers that was hiding her body from his eyes. Anemone¡¯s thighs were pressed together, hiding her petals, he saw this and resumed to assault her sensitive breasts and nipples, sucking and licking one while playing with the other between his fingers, the room was filled with the wet and lewd sounds. It didn¡¯t take long for Anemone to start shaking as a wordless shout left her rosy and wet lips. She didn¡¯t know something so good existed in this world, she was brought to heaven by his mouth and hands in a way she didn¡¯t know was possible. Unknowingly, her thighs relaxed, and Alexander didn¡¯t miss the opportunity as he wetted his fingers with saliva and inserted his hand between her now relaxed thighs. Anemone opened her mouth in an attempt to release a shout, but no sound left her mouth as she lost the ability to speak, the stronger than ever sensation almost made her faint as his hand found her cheery. Alexander observed all her reactions carefully, searching for her most sensitive spots, understanding what she did and didn¡¯t like so he could bring her over the edge again and again. It didn¡¯t take much time at all, as his hands moved all over her body, she reached her climax again, her body was entirely entrusted to him as she didn¡¯t oppose any of his actions. Alexander focused entirely on her as this was her first time, so he wanted to make this moment a pleasant and unforgettable one for her. As he looked at the gasping mess that was Anemone, under him, Alexander moved to undress himself under her glassy eyes. As he removed all his clothes, his huge member was exposed under her wide eyes, she knew what was about to happen, she expected it. Anemone didn¡¯t oppose as he separated her legs and positioned himself between them, his stiff di*k placed above her abdomen revealing its real size. She gulped as she wondered if such a thing would really fit inside her, but more than fear, she couldn¡¯t stop thinking about how it would feel. Under his intense stimulation, her flower was more than ready long ago, and clear and glistening nectar stained the bed. Alexander¡¯s waist moved back as he positioned the tip of his rod at the entrance of her pu*sy, moving it up and down along her slit, inciting soft moans from her every time the tip brushed against her pink pearl. ¡°Are you ready?¡± Asked Alexander, to be honest he couldn¡¯t wait anymore as the long session in which he brought Anemone to climax over and over again, was hard for him to bear without finding release himself, but he still wouldn¡¯t take her without her approval. *nod* She couldn¡¯t speak so she just nodded, her eyes fixed on the place they would be joined, expecting what was about to happen. Seeing her nod, Alexander didn¡¯t wait anymore and slowly pushed his hips forwards, the tip of is co*k pushed her petals apart, conquering the place no one else conquered. As his tip invaded the virgin land, a small sound of pain left her mouth, his large member was a bit too much for her tight pu*sy so he had to stop and let her get accustomed to the intrusion of the foreign object and relax the folds of her vagina. Anemone¡¯s hands were holding the bed¡¯s sheets in a tight grip in an attempt to distract her mind from the pain. ¡°P-Please c-continue!¡± A few minutes later the pain receded, and Anemone gave her permission for Alexander to continue. All the waiting has hard to bear for him, as contrary to Anemone¡¯s pain, he felt only pleasure, but he wouldn¡¯t focus on his pleasure as this wasn¡¯t just about himself, he desired her pleasure more than his, he wanted his partner¡¯s happiness more than his. As her words were heard, Alexander resumed his intrusion and she shortly found a slight barrier, the barrier that was prof of her purity, with a more decisive thrust his co*k charged through the barrier, breaking it and reaching her deepest spot in a single motion. *Ahhh!¡± Anemone released a painful voice as she felt the tearing of her hymen in her entire body, blood escaped her folds and stained the sheets, now she was a woman, Alexander¡¯s woman. Seeing her painful expression, Alexander calmed his fire and once again began to stimulate her sensitive spots trying to dissipate her pain with pleasure. It took longer than before but in several minutes her painful moans transformed back into moans of pleasure and the folds of her vag*na began coiling around his member signaling him that it was time for the main dish. He began slowly, with small thrusts, then he increased the range of his motions until the small thrusts became regular thrusts, each thrust took the tip of his rod to both limits of her pus*y, the movement of his huge member was visible on her abdomen as a slight bulge. Their ragged breaths resounded in the empty room, their fingers interlocked, and their mouths united as their tongues fought one another in a wet, messy scene. An unknown amount of time later Alexander felt his own, first climax, approaching, and by Anemone¡¯s increasing moans, hers too. He focused on coordinating his climax with hers and when the time came, he thrusted one last time, the head of his co*k meeting her cervix, the stimulation brought by the contact brought Anemone to her own climax and Alexander¡¯s ejaculation hit the entrance of her waiting womb, the folds of her pus*y milked him of everything he had to offer as the huge volume of his load was gladly received by her. As his body collapsed on top of hers, Anemone put her arms around his back while he was still inside herself, basking in his warmth inside and outside. After a long time of basking in the afterglow of their intense activity, they both fell asleep. Chapter 35 – Unexpected situation Orademo I can''t believe a week passed since my last chapter of One Piece, to tell you the truth I almost dropped it as I felt it isn''t good enough, even now I have mixed feelings about it, on one side I want to finish it because I like it, on the other side, because of the way I wrote it, changing the flow of the story continuously as I tried to listen to suggestions made me feel like I wasn''t writing my novel, but someone else''s, also many people dislike that and they made sure to tell me they dropped it, that is a hard blow to bear since it makes me feel like I''m wasting my limited time on something no one likes. Despite that, I want to try and continue it, I believe I can take it on the right path, so I will continue for some more chapters and see how it goes then I will chose what to do, continue or not. The last week I struggled to write, I feel depressed and I''m not sure why, it is good that reading always calms me. Despite that, I still think about what to write, for example I have this plot in mind. Dexter''s Laboratory combined with Zombies epidemy, something like that but the mc doesn''t have Dexter''s personality nor is he a child but he is a super genius. To finish, I want to share this song I like since a long time ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmgg4_b3wCA&list=RDkmgg4_b3wCA&start_radio=1 I want to give one song I like every chapter. Thank you readers and friends. Check my patreon if you want to support me. https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14370236 The rest of the journey towards Panta was uneventful, for the most part. Alexander¡¯s and Anemone¡¯s special activity developed into a regular activity over the last few days, once tasted it was hard to go without, not that Alexander was the most eager although he wasn¡¯t far behind Anemone in eagerness. She was unexpectedly active during their nights, contrary to their first time where Alexander did everything. Their activities didn¡¯t remain hidden, that was something Alexander worried about mainly because Robin began avoiding him, although not to the point where she hid from him, Alexander knew he had to become more aggressive in his pursuit of Robin because he couldn¡¯t let her distance herself from him, risking to ruin their relationship. Apart from the trouble of the heart, Alexander continued his training. He didn¡¯t have any progress in communicating with his Zanpakuto, that wasn¡¯t unexpected as even the shinigami in Bleach needed several years to reach the Shikai, that was if you don¡¯t count monsters like Kurosaki Ichigo who didn¡¯t take much time at all. Even if he had an ability boosting his learning speed, he didn¡¯t know how much it would help, in the end it would all depend on him. So he spent much time in meditation. Elis and the other girls didn¡¯t care about what was happening between the captain, Robin and Anemone, they were wholeheartedly focused on their training, not that they didn¡¯t gossip behind their back, after all everyone needed some kind of pass time. Alexander looked at the screen where the [Dead Sea] was listed. He didn¡¯t yet have the confidence of entering, he hoped to at least master [Armament Haki] to a higher level before entering there, he didn¡¯t know what awaited inside so he had to be careful. Now that they had the chance to take a breather on earth, Alexander wanted to advance everyone¡¯s training and then venture inside the Dead Sea. Swiping the screen away, Alexander, who was looking at the sea with his elbows on the railing, turned around at began walking towards Robin who was at the wheel, that was her main task for now and, while she didn¡¯t need to stay at the wheel all the time, since they weren¡¯t in the grand line where the weather changed like the clouds and one couldn¡¯t rest for a second, she liked being in control of the ship. ¡°How is it?¡± Asked Alexander as he got closer to her. Robin glanced at him, but her face didn¡¯t change as she replied, ¡°We will reach Panta tomorrow.¡± Her voice wasn¡¯t cold, but neither was it warm like before, Alexander felt pain in his heart, and he reignited his desire to earn her feelings. The situation wasn¡¯t all that bad, he wasn¡¯t an expert, but he believed that she was feeling a bit jealous, he may be wrong, but he was somewhat confident about his judgement after he saw her behavior during the last few days. ¡°We didn¡¯t train together for some time now, how about we resume were we left last time?¡± Alexander wanted to spend more time with her, only then will they get closer, and what was better than sweating together. It was obvious by her changing expression that she wanted to refuse at first but changed her mind at the last moment. ¡°Alright.¡± They moved to the main deck as it offered the most space and there was no one else there, Elis and the other girls were inside the ship. They moved until only three meters remained between them. Facing each other, they decided not to use the devil fruit as Robin was at a disadvantage in front of him. Her disadvantage in was because of the unique weakness of her fruit, if her extra parts of the body summoned were attacked, she would receive the damage to her main body together with the pain, touching Alexander¡¯s body was a bad idea, the only way she could overcome that was by training a strong haki. Their training was without the use of the devil fruit, as before. Robin¡¯s talent and effort weren¡¯t to be underestimated, her haki was visibly better than a week before, for most people it took a long time to train haki, then there were people who had a natural disposition to learning it and Robin stood out even among them. He didn¡¯t understand why in the original story she showed no sings of learning it despite her obvious talent, maybe he shouldn¡¯t call it talent but her natural high intelligence that gave her a high comprehension ability. Alexander¡¯s own haki was even better, but he didn¡¯t feel proud about it as he felt like he cheated with his system, he was told it was part of him, but he still couldn¡¯t consider it as such. Since this was training, the best way was to both be at the same level of power so that they both could improve at the same rate. Robin¡¯s strikes were more fierce than usual, she was clearly venting frustration on himself, he was more confident that he was right, she did felt jealous and not disgusted with him, that gave him some peace of heart, now he had to stir the waters more and change the jealousy in something else. There was no need for words, her emotional intelligence wasn¡¯t low, she could perceive his feelings just by observing his face and body language, he believed so. Alexander became more aggressive, pushing Robin back again and again, until she was with the back to the main mast, then taking the opportunity of one of her punch going too wide, he took a hold of her wrist and pinned it to the main mast, leaving her exposed. They both stopped moving and looked into each other¡¯s eyes, breathing heavily. Crystal clear drops of sweat flowed down her face and between her valley, a very stimulating scenery, Alexander approached Robin¡¯s lips slowly, giving her time to understand his intention, giving her time to answer. Just when he almost made contact with her lips, when he wasn¡¯t paying attention to anything else, he found himself thrown on his back by Robin, he was startled for a moment and then disappointed that he failed, but before he could think more about his situation, Robin straddled him, one leg on each of his sides as she sat on his stomach, then, to Alexander¡¯s amazement, she kissed him, hungrily. Chapter 36 – Night Attack Alexander dreamed about this situation, Robin¡¯s breasts pushed against his chest as she leaned down to kiss him, he didn¡¯t know where her boldness came from to create this unexpected scenario, but he welcomed it, nonetheless. Waking up from his stupor, he couldn¡¯t be on the receiving end for too long, moving his arms he took her in a tight embrace pushing her even more into himself, feelings her warmth pressing against his body. His arms roamed her body until they rested on her shapely ass, using a mild strength he massaged and grasped her ass with both hands causing Robin to gasp, breaking their wet kiss. The fierce act left both parties excited and breathless, Alexander¡¯s member was since long ago ready for battle, continuously grinding between Robin¡¯s legs, causing Robin to occasionally push stronger against him as her body twitched. The entire time their eyes were locked together, that was enough for them to understand each other¡¯s feelings without the need for words. The eyes told more than mere words could. This development wasn¡¯t brought only by passion, although that played a big part, other feelings were frustration, sadness, jealousy. The complexity of Robin¡¯s feelings was much more than Alexander¡¯s, she had more reasons than he though for her out of character action. Robin didn¡¯t care much about him having another woman, that was to be expected from a strong captain, it was how this world worked, for example, who knew how many women Whitebeard had, she cared about herself not having a place beside Alexander and he didn¡¯t even knew that before. She couldn¡¯t completely translate her feelings that caused her to be in a bad mood, the feelings caused by seeing Anemone and Alexander growing closer, despite her having meet him sooner. That was jealousy mixed with loneliness and a slight sense of crisis, she was more inexperienced than Alexander, she didn¡¯t know what to do, so she tried to avoid its cause, but it didn¡¯t work. Everything was fine now, she felt his need for her through his body, his answers were clear and so were Robin¡¯s. She also had a place to call home now, no more running. They forgot where they were, before resuming their act, voices could be heard closing in on them, luckily the mainmast was blocking the newcomer¡¯s line of sight. With some disappointment, Robin and Alexander stood up and tidied up their clothes in a hurry, while they didn¡¯t have to hide their relationship, they also didn¡¯t want to be seen like that. ¡°Captain! Robin!¡± The group formed by Poppy, Ivy and Elis greeted him and Robin when they saw them. Alexander nodded at them while Robin also greeted them back. ¡°We were searching for you Robin.¡± Said Elis with her less formal tone. Robin smiled to the lively girl, ¡°Me? How can I help you?¡± ¡°We wanted to ask you to help us with our training.¡± The one that answered wasn¡¯t Elis but the red-haired Poppy, the new girls were more comfortable interacting with them now that Anemone was so close to the captain. Robin though for a short while before agreeing, ¡°Very well.¡± The girls left Alexander behind as they left to do their things, only now he understood the meaning of blue balls. Since they were training, he, as the captain, couldn¡¯t slack, although lately that seemed to be all they did. He summoned his Zanpakuto and began to slash the air, there was the trace of technique to his form and that was mostly thanks to his Zanpakuto¡¯s spirit who beat him repeatedly in his spiritual world. The training served to cool down his body and mind, together with the peace and tranquility of the sea it brought him to a meditative state. He now was able to use more than 100.000.000 volts, his limit increased to 130.000.000 volts and that was a substantial increase. Since what happened with the self-proclaimed god him mind was calmer and clearer, he didn¡¯t have any more abrupt changes in his personality, now what he wanted to do was follow his goal without distractions, though that didn¡¯t depend only on himself. A long distance behind his ship, another ship was chasing at full speed. ¡°How is possible that we still didn¡¯t caught up with them?¡±, A loud voice could be heard on the entire ship as Monet expressed her frustration with the volume of her voice. ¡°I¡¯m sorry lady Monet, it seems their ship is faster than us.¡± The one that answered her was the obedient Wafu, ¡°We can only wait for them to dock somewhere before we can catch them.¡± The frown on Monet¡¯s face deepened, it already took much more time than they expected, if it continued like this then the young master will make them pay. ¡°Two days, if we don¡¯t reach them in two days, we will have to tell young master and request help.¡± She didn¡¯t want to do that, for them to not be able to catch someone in the west blue was a disgrace, but they couldn¡¯t lose much more time like this, it wasn¡¯t only about the fruit but also about the young master¡¯s honor, not just anyone could steal something from the Donquixote Pirates and live. Wafu on the side couldn¡¯t help but gulp, if they failed something like this then the consequences would be painful. Alexander didn¡¯t know that he caused such frustration to an entire crew, nor would he have cared, he finished his training and left for his cabin, Anemone was busy so he couldn¡¯t take care of his needs, since he had a taste he couldn¡¯t go much time without tasting it again. Suddenly he god a brilliant idea, Night Attack, since Robin left him blue balled then it was only right that he took his revenge tonight. With a sinister smile he began to plan. Robin was chatting with the girls in the living room when she felt a cold wind running across her back, she thought it was strange as there were no windows or doors open to create wind. Night fell as Alexander though about new ways to use his ability, there were many ways to use electricity, it could be called limitless, it all depended on his imagination. Looking through the window he saw it was late, by this time everyone should be asleep, it was also the perfect time for him to act. After he took a fast shower, he didn¡¯t go back to his room but sneaked like a thief, his target was Robin¡¯s room, he was lucky that as the captain he could open any doors, no place was off limits to him. Putting his hand on the handle of Robin¡¯s door, he slowly turned it and opened the door, he slipped in on his tiptoes and closed the door behind him gently. The room was dark, but he could still see enough, there he saw Robin in all her beauty, sleeping peacefully. Now, he though, what to do. Orademo Phew, here is the chapter, hope you enjoy it, as always I didn''t edit it very well. News, I have taken 11 days of holiday, in this time I will go back to my country to see my parents, I don''t know if that means faster release or slower, I hope faster. I changed my Patreon goal to 300$, that should be enough for me to begin writing full time, so support me if you like my work and want to see more frequent and longer chapters and better edited. That said, enjoy and thanks for reading. I also want to thank you all again for the support you showed for me to continue working on this, it means a lot to me, it means it is worth my time to continue writing. Thank you, you are beautiful! This chapter''s song. Love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPVq30bPq6I Join me on discord, for anything. https://discord.gg/DX2sw3 Update I''m on my way to take a plane, going to visit my parents. I will publish next chapter as soon as I can. Sry about the tardiness Chapter 37 – *Title at the end* If Alexander¡¯s steps weren¡¯t so light, she would have been awoken by now, he mused, but even now, in such a moment, he knew that he was far from safe, Alexander believed her to have acquired a very light sleeping habit along her long years on the run, not that he had confirmed it, it was just a conjecture. His breathing steady and slow, he calmed his heart who was going wild, he had never been under such stress before, even with what happened recently. Then he almost slapped himself, why walk when he can float, sometimes overlooking the obvious is easy when you are not used to it. Floating just above the floor, he slowly reached Robin¡¯s bedside, but he encountered another obstacle in the form of a simple question ¡°What now?¡±. How to go about it? Was the question. He didn¡¯t think about what to do next and now he was stuck. Looking at the sleeping Robin and the strands of hair flowing along her face, he was happy that he could see her like she was now, resting peacefully like any normal woman, as the moonlight shined upon her through the window, how many event had to fall in place for him to be here now. He would have continued to admire her beauty if not for the fact that when he gazed upon her face again, he saw her watching him quietly, that was something that scared him more than he would be willing to admit. ¡°Hi?¡± He could only say that, not very smart even for himself, but he didn¡¯t have time for anything else as he was caught by the neck of his clothes by Robin¡¯s arm, stunned by the sudden development he failed to react in time, not like he could react any other way than to let Robin do what she wanted since he was caught like a thief. With a strong pull he found himself in the same position as earlier on the deck, to his dismay. He wouldn¡¯t be surprise by a beating, yet that wasn¡¯t her intention. ¡°I caught a thief.¡± Said Robin with a grin. Alexander was at a loss of words, he didn¡¯t know where this side of her came from but despite the awkward position he found himself in, a certain part of his body liked it and it didn¡¯t fail to react. Alexander lacked the proper willpower to control that certain phenomenon, so he felt his manhood getting ready for battle between Robin¡¯s legs as she was sitting on top of him. Under stronger light he would have seen the blush appearing on Robin¡¯s fair face, but in the darkness, he missed it and both their breaths became slightly more labored. Alexander could still slightly see Robin¡¯s figure in the faint light of the moonlight. Her long, dark, flowing hair, her generous bosom barely hidden by her nightgown, but mostly, what left the heaviest impression were her brilliant eyes that looked straight into his soul. Like that, they stayed lost in each other¡¯s eyes for an unknown amount of time, but not for much as the spell was broken. He couldn¡¯t remember who broke it, but they were soon intertwined in a very wet, loving kiss. It was easy to get lost in the passion, and they were lost. The surrounding became dull as nothing else existed except them, and their needs. They didn¡¯t know who started it, nor did it matter, as they began to lose pieces of their clothing, more him than her as Robin¡¯s bare chest and fair skin was revealed once her gown disappeared, only a pair of black panties remained to hide her last secret in front of him. They became more needy, bare skin to skin contact between them, her soft breasts pushed against him, inciting Alexander to move his hands. He moved them in a gentle caress from her shoulders, to her waist, to her shapely buns. He kneaded her butt like someone would knead dough, only more tenderly, pushing her against his manhood as they both could feel the burning heat through the last piece of clothing separating them. Feeling more audacious, Alexander slowly moved his hand inside her undergarment, waiting for her response. Feeling no hint of dissent from her, his hand moved further until he found the target as Robin¡¯s body twitched violently. Alexander was stunned at her wetness; not even Anemone could easily compare. He tried to slide her panties down but was stopped by Robin¡¯s hand placed on his, then she slid her last obstacle down her long legs as she sat on top of him, displaying all of herself under the moonlight that now illuminated most of the room. The scenery was beautiful beyond measure, something he was sure to not ever forget, she was perfect, so perfect that he had a hard time believing she was real, not just her body but also her temperament and character, everything was like a dream. The woman of his dreams, someone whom he shouldn¡¯t have been able to meet, was now on top of him, her legs in an ¡®M¡¯ shape with his dick raised between her legs, ready to battle. As her hand rested on his chest, she observed him, as he observed her, speech was obsolete in such intimate moment. Chapter 37 - Thief Orademo Much time passed since last chapter, but I am now better prepared to undertake the hard quest of ero-writing, not good enough mind you, but better. Lets welcome my new Patron, Scott Hogaboom. Thank you for your support! Another step towards my goal was taken, despite it being only a step, it is a true step. I am now thinking of creating a ero-game, I have programming knowledge so it shouldn''t be that difficult, I have also contacted the same artist that worked on the cover of this fanfic and they agreed to draw once I have the project designed. Now I have to think about the plot and for that I will use the patreon poll to decide. Once again, thank you for reading Once Piece: Harem King and for your encouraging words! Chapter 38 – Fighting night It wasn¡¯t a position in which he felt very comfortable, but he could admire everything she had to offer, nothing was hidden, he wanted to move his hands along her gentle curves, like a painter would use his brush to paint a masterpiece, but laying on his back he couldn¡¯t reach her, he could only caress her perfect feet. There was something rather intimate about the action, maybe because they were hidden from view most of the time. Seeing his actions, Robin lifted her right foot in front of Alexander, he took her foot in his hands and brought it to his lips, kissing along its length and leaving wet trails with his tongue. He didn¡¯t think he had a foot fetish, but he wouldn¡¯t deny that it had a certain charm and intimacy to it, he could feel that she was letting him do what he wanted with something most people hid. Gently pushing her foot to the side, he lifted his upper body and embraced her waist and placed her in the same position he was before, only, he didn¡¯t straddle her, he took hold of her knees with his hands and parted them. Robin wasn¡¯t embarrassed by displaying her flower to him whose face was so close, she felt a burning sensation in her chest. Alexander could now take a closer look at her treasure and he made sure to memorize everything. He moved his head closer under Robin¡¯s watching gaze, closer to the flower leaking sweet nectar. Robin threw her head backwards as his tongue brushed against her clitoris, her hand took hold of his head while her legs came together to block his advance. Her sensitivity was higher than most women, the stimulation being too much, too fast. ¡°S-Slower.¡± She moaned that word, having difficulty to speak. He wasn¡¯t inexperienced anymore, his many hours of practice with Anemone helped him in reading a woman¡¯s body language better. He changed his target and his tongue passed gently over her slit, her legs tightened around his head for an instant then relaxed as she unknowingly used her hand to press him closer to her. From time to time his tongue brushed slightly against her clit, inciting slight spasms and gasps from her, then, he thrusted it inside her. Robin¡¯s upper body lifted from the bed as her legs crossed behind his head, locking it in place, her rosy lips opened in a wordless scream as the intense sensation brought by the violation washed over her. To Alexander¡¯s bewilderment, he could feel her folds spasming around his tongue, indicating that she reached orgasm, a strong one at that. She fell back on the bed, her breath ragged and eyes closed, basking in the afterglow. While she recovered, Alexander moved in position between her legs, she was more than wet enough for the next part, he waited until her breath calmed and she opened her eyes, his spear was already painfully waiting and pointing at her entrance. She opened her legs further, giving Alexander easier access while also giving him her wordless invitation. He was on the verge of bursting, but this was more about her and their connection than lust. Pleasure, while important, was secondary to the bound they were creating, a bound where both were equal, it wasn¡¯t just about one of them, they both gave and received. The tip of his stiff shaft toyed with her slit, occasionally probing at her opening, but without invading her. Robin¡¯s legs locked his waist and pulled him to her, but since his penis wasn¡¯t in the right position, it slid above her pussy, brushing strongly against her clit and inciting a loud moan from Robin. Seeing her intentions, he didn¡¯t want to tease her more than necessary, bringing the tip of his stiff member into position, he looked in her eyes as he began to slowly penetrate her virgin land. While having a big penis may seem a gift, it wasn¡¯t that good in such occasions where his partner was a virgin, they would feel more pain than pleasure on such occasion. Since this was her first time, she would remember it forever so he had to make it as pleasurable as possible for her, that was why since he couldn¡¯t bring her pleasure with simple penetration, he had to do most of the work with his hands and mouth. Alexander took hold of her breasts and began to suck on her cherries, at the same time he kneaded her breasts in a gentle put firm manner. Even with just half his dick inside her, the contractions of her vagina told him where her most sensitive spots were, what she loved most, what brought her the most pleasure. He learned that reading a woman¡¯s reactions was very important during such intimate acts, it wouldn¡¯t lie and won¡¯t hide her secrets to a good listener. Not Robin¡¯s body for sure, her reactions were easy to spot, her sweet voice resounding through the room as her sweat flowed along her body, glistering in the moonlight. The stimulation on the tip of his member was such that he almost came without even thrusting, her tightness brought much stimulation, but not only to him as the sheets under them were soaked by her flowing nectar. Deducing that she was ready, he resumed his intrusion and he shortly ripped through her hymen, adding red to the flowing nectar. She winced at the pain, but thanks to Alexander¡¯s care it didn¡¯t feel as painful as she thought it would. Robin felt the intrusion of the foreign shape inside her, not quite as unpleasant as she thought, not quite so hard to get used to. The pain faded fast, almost like a dream, his gentle movements began to bring her pleasure how she never felt before, he began to thrust slowly, then faster and faster until the sound of meat meeting meat resounded in the room illuminated by moonlight, for a long time the rhythmic sound resounded through room. Now more experienced than his first time, he began to thrust from different angles, watching her reactions, until he hit a certain spot after some time. ¡°mmmmmhhh!¡± Her response was the strongest so far, he felt her legs locking his waist pressing him inside with such force even he felt some pain despite his sturdy body. His dick met her end, kissing the entrance to her womb with fervor while her folds were contracting around his entire length, begging for his seed, and his seed they got. Too late to stop, unable to escape her leglock and too close to orgasm to stop it, he came inside her as deep as possible, violating her womb with seed. The hot stream of liquid made her lose herself for a few moments, the warmth spreading through her abdomen bringing her a calm and tranquil feeling, the fact that he came inside her not yet registering. His body collapsed on top of hers, still connected, as they shared another passionate round of kisses. They basked in the afterglow for an unknown amount of time, happy to be together, until the ship shock them awake. Orademo I want to thank Dex for becoming a patron, yet another step was taken! Goal, I see you on the horizon. I took 2-3 hours to write this chapter and another 30 minutes to ''edit'' it, sometimes I take a lot more, sometimes less, it all depends on my state of mind I found out. With time I get better at writing and faster and I wish to go full time as fast as I can, I''m thinking of switching to full time by the end of next year, even if we don''t hit the goal on patreon, because I like writing, I like creating worlds and that has been so for as long as I remember, the fantastic has always been my close friend, never far from me and always supporting me. Thanks for reading and being part of what I consider my small but nice ''fanbase''. Check my patreon for stuff https://www.patreon.com/user?u=14370236 Join my discord: https://discord.gg/M4WthK Hiatus Orademo I think many of you expected that seeing the long update time. For some time now I was thinking of dropping it, I just don''t have fun anymore writing it, but thinking more about it I decided to put it on Hiatus and give it one more chance after I rethink the whole novel. I can''t rewrite it in a short time since it is pretty long, that is why I will work on it when I have free time between writing NSS and The Book of Ra. I''m not yet ready to just drop it, since I believe the core of the novel isn''t bad, I just have to use my experience until now to improve it. I can''t give an estimate on the length of the hiatus, but I will keep you updated on progress. Thank you for your support! For news and such, you will find them on my Patreon since I can''t post progress updates here.