Chapter Summaries

After choosing Garen in a League of Legends match, Garen awoke in the wilderness of Samwell Island in the One Piece world, hungry, thirsty, and nearly naked. He found water and began searching for food, then heard a dog barking and charged toward it with a wooden stick.

• Young Man A picked River King Tahm to retaliate against an insulting Yasuo, while Garen gave up on the doomed match and selected Garen.
• Garen awoke stranded in a forest on Samwell Island and spent a day wandering without food or water.
• Garen found a stream, drank deeply, and confirmed that he had been reborn as Garen in the One Piece world.
• Garen complained about lacking armor and a proper transmigration package, then continued through the forest while hunger consumed his thoughts.
• Garen heard a dog barking, struggled with the idea of eating it, and leaped from the grass with his wooden stick raised, shouting, “Demacia!”

Garen’s newly awakened Combat System kept him alive after Big Teddy knocked him into a spike-covered tree, and he discovered that Data Mode treated his injuries as damage to an HP bar. The chapter ended with Garen realizing Big Teddy was still biting him and preparing to fight back.

• Garen tried to scare off Big Teddy, but the giant dog leaped onto him and licked his chest.
• Garen punched Big Teddy, which slapped him into a Tall Monster Tree covered in sharp spikes.
• The Combat System activated, restoring Garen’s energy and giving him armor, a sword, and a game-like interface.
• Garen discovered that Data Mode let him survive being impaled and learned Fatal Strike, his first active skill.
• Garen noticed Big Teddy biting him from behind and vowed to kill it.

Garen discovered that his normal sword attacks always hit their target, allowing him to overpower Big Teddy. After learning the dog understood him, Garen pretended to spare it, but his hunger renewed his resolve to attack.

• Garen pulled himself free of the spiked tree unharmed and attacked Big Teddy with Fatal Strike.
• Garen's sword curved midair to hit Big Teddy despite its dodge, and he confirmed that his normal attacks were guaranteed to land.
• Garen threatened Big Teddy, which understood him and knelt to beg for mercy.
• The system explained that Language Comprehension translated Garen's speech and let him understand the world's language.
• As Big Teddy tried to retreat and Garen's stomach growled, Garen accused it of ravaging innocent creatures and declared he would uphold justice.

Starving Garen persuaded Big Teddy Tai Ri Tian to lead him to human food, then rode the dog out of the forest and into a bustling town on Samwell Island. Mistaken for a noble knight because of his impressive armor and sword, Garen entered an upscale restaurant, while Tai Ri Tian was confined to its stable after trying to flee.

• Garen demanded human food from Big Teddy, and the dog pointed him toward a source of food and agreed to carry him.
• Garen rode Tai Ri Tian through the forest and discovered a busy town on Samwell Island, where the unusual mix of people and technology baffled him.
• Following the smell of food, Garen reached a lavish restaurant and worried that he had no money to pay for a meal.
• The restaurant staff welcomed Garen as an honored knight, impressed by the armor and sword he wore, and escorted him to the VIP section.
• Tai Ri Tian tried to escape, but the restaurant security team stopped him and shut him in the stable.

Nami entered an upscale restaurant to find wealthy targets she could rob, but she became interested in Garen’s valuable armor, sword, and sapphire. Garen was too hungry to notice her approach, then mistook her for someone familiar, and Nami sat beside him to begin her scheme.

• Nami arrived at the restaurant and disguised herself as a helpless girl to attract wealthy marks.
• Nami spotted Garen’s valuable armor, greatsword, and sapphire and decided he was an exceptionally profitable target.
• Garen kept eating and failed to react when Nami approached him.
• Garen looked at Nami and said she reminded him of someone he remembered.
• Nami hid her frustration, smiled sweetly, and sat beside Garen.

Garen met Nami on Samwell Island and discovered that he was in the world of One Piece. After posing as a Demacian noble to impress her, he revealed that he needed money and asked her to pay for his meal.

• Nami sat beside Garen and tried to draw information about his wealth from him, while Garen awkwardly talked about a comic from his hometown.
• Garen introduced himself and learned that Nami shared the name of the comic character he had mentioned.
• Garen questioned Nami about their location and learned they were on Samwell Island in East Blue, confirming he was in the world of One Piece.
• Garen became excited to meet the real Nami, while she mistook his interest for lechery and hoped to swindle him.
• Garen claimed to be a noble and warrior from Demacia, then told Nami he was short on funds and asked her to pay for his meal in exchange for a promised count's title.

Nami staged a dramatic breakup to steal Garen’s Greatsword and help them escape the restaurant without paying. Garen realized the performance had distracted the staff, but after reaching a crowded market, he discovered Nami had vanished with his sword.

• Garen admitted he had no money to pay for the meal, and Nami decided to take his Greatsword instead.
• Nami smashed the table with Garen’s sword and acted heartbroken over his supposed affair with her best friend, Mary.
• Nami fled the restaurant with the sword while the diners watched, and an elderly man urged Garen to chase after her.
• Garen played along and ran out of the restaurant without paying, then pursued Nami through several unfamiliar blocks.
• Garen reached a busy market, realized Nami had disappeared, and discovered his Greatsword was gone.

After Nami stole Garen’s Greatsword, it flew back to him with her still clinging to it, drawing a crowd and the attention of the Steel Cutlass Pirates. The chapter ended as their captain spotted the airborne Nami and heard that she had “gone to heaven.”

• Garen realized Nami had stolen his Greatsword but could not track her through the crowded town.
• Nami raced toward the docks with the stolen sword, planning to sell it and use the money to save Cocoyasi Village from Arlong.
• Garen’s Greatsword suddenly flew back to him, carrying Nami through the air as she desperately clung to the blade.
• Nami arrived dangling from Garen’s sword while onlookers gathered to watch her fly.
• Steel Blade Captain and the Steel Cutlass Pirates found Nami in the sky after pursuing her for stealing their treasure.

Nami tried to leave after teasing Garen, but she returned and used him as protection from the Steel Cutlass Pirates. When the pirates attacked, Garen fought back and declared that he would uphold justice.

• Nami blushed when Garen called her his Knight's Lady, then denied she was his lady and refused to pay him ransom.
• Nami teased Garen by pressing close to him, then walked away after giving up on stealing his greatsword's Sapphire.
• Nami returned, threw herself into Garen's arms, and called him her honey in front of the crowd.
• Captain Steel Cutlass accused Garen of backing Nami, and Nami hid behind Garen while claiming the pirates were bullying her.
• The pirates attacked Garen, who sent one lackey flying with his greatsword and vowed to uphold justice.

Garen faced the Steel Cutlass Pirates in the town and watched Steel Blade shoot a young Peacekeeper and threaten to kill the others. Enraged, Garen challenged Steel Blade, only to discover that Nami had already disappeared.

• Steel Blade ordered his lackeys to surround Garen, while the townspeople fled and the two sides held their positions.
• Peacekeepers arrived, and a young recruit defied Steel Blade despite his captain's attempt to stop him.
• Steel Blade shot the young Peacekeeper, then threatened to kill him as the middle-aged captain begged for mercy.
• The Peacekeepers fled, but their captain stayed to shield the wounded recruit and knelt before Steel Blade.
• Garen roared at Steel Blade and prepared to fight for the helpless, then noticed Nami had vanished.

Garen and Nami fought Steel Blade Captain and his pirates to save a Peacekeeper and his wounded junior. Garen recovered his thrown Greatsword and struck down the captain, leaving the pirates facing him and Nami.

• Steel Blade Captain threatened to kill the middle-aged Peacekeeper, forcing Garen to watch from a distance.
• Nami returned from hiding and attacked the pirates, while Garen threw his Greatsword to interrupt Steel Blade Captain's execution.
• Steel Blade Captain caught the Greatsword, but Garen called it back and sent the pirate soaring before he crashed face-first onto the street.
• The middle-aged Peacekeeper escaped with his unconscious junior as Nami cleared a path through the pirates.
• Steel Blade Captain rose and threatened Garen and Nami, but Garen struck him with his Greatsword.

Garen fought Steel Blade and his pirates, discovering that his game-like skills could slaughter human opponents with devastating efficiency. After leveling up and battling Steel Blade until the captain was exhausted, Garen remained able to fight at full strength, and Steel Blade finally fled.

• Garen killed several pirates with one swing, then used Fatal Strike while charging through the encirclement toward Steel Blade.
• The pirates attacked under Steel Blade's orders, and Garen reached level two after killing another grunt with Fatal Strike.
• Garen learned Judgment and spun through the surrounding pirates, killing them and leaving Steel Blade's crew too frightened to attack.
• Garen fought Steel Blade in close combat, using Fatal Strike and Judgment while Steel Blade's strength and stamina steadily waned.
• Garen kept fighting at full power despite losing health, and Steel Blade threw down his sword and ran.

Garen pursued the wounded Steel Cutlass until the pirate took a reporter hostage, then Steel Cutlass’s lackeys captured Nami and demanded that Garen kill himself. Garen asked for time to think, planning to wait for his Health Bar to refill.

• Steel Cutlass’s escape failed as Garen rapidly caught up with him.
• Steel Cutlass grabbed a reporter and threatened to shoot him if Garen came closer.
• Two pirate lackeys captured Nami and held a blade to her neck.
• Steel Cutlass demanded that Garen kill himself in exchange for Nami’s life.
• Garen told Steel Cutlass to shut up and asked for more time to think.

Garen pretended to sacrifice himself to make Steel Cutlass release Nami and the reporter, then used the pirates’ reactions to catch them off guard. He left Steel Cutlass mortally wounded after revealing that he had survived the gunshot.

• Garen agreed to Steel Cutlass’s terms and insisted that Nami and the reporter be allowed to leave.
• Garen shot himself in the chest with the Flintlock Pistol and collapsed, convincing Steel Cutlass and the others that he was dead.
• Steel Cutlass released Nami and the reporter, who grieved over Garen’s apparent death.
• Steel Cutlass honored his agreement and stopped a lackey from threatening the captives.
• Garen spoke from beside Steel Cutlass and drove his greatsword through the pirate’s back and chest.

After defeating Steel Cutlass, Garen spared the surrendered pirates and handed them over to the Peacekeepers. He then persuaded the Peacekeepers to hang the pirates’ corpses at the docks as a warning, leaving the town to carry out his order.

• Garen killed Steel Cutlass, gained enough experience to reach level 3, and learned the Courage skill.
• Garen killed a fleeing pirate grunt, then ordered the remaining pirates to bind one another and await judgment by the Peacekeepers.
• The rescued reporter photographed Garen, while Nami punched him for making her think he had died.
• The Peacekeepers arrived and told Garen that the rescued young man was out of danger.
• Garen objected when the Peacekeepers planned to bury the pirates with public funds and ordered their corpses hung at the docks.
• The middle-aged Peacekeeper agreed to hang the corpses as a warning, then told his subordinates to claim the burial expenses anyway.

Garen and Nami learned that Steel Cutlass carried a ten-million-Beli bounty and planned to claim it in Loguetown. Garen convinced reporter Wallace that accepting the money was a righteous duty, but Wallace then tore up the one-million-Beli check he had planned to give Garen as thanks.

• Wallace praised Garen for his justice and revealed Steel Cutlass's ten-million-Beli bounty, which made Garen and Nami eager to claim it.
• Garen took down Steel Cutlass's corpse and asked where to redeem the bounty, and Wallace recommended Loguetown because nearby Marine branches were corrupt.
• Nami offered to guide Garen to Loguetown for a share of the bounty, but Garen refused and rejected her claim that she deserved half.
• Garen explained stories about virtue and profit to Wallace, persuading the reporter that claiming a bounty served the cause of justice.
• Wallace admitted he had planned to repay Garen with a one-million-Beli check, but tore it up as too small a reward, leaving Garen and Nami disappointed.

Garen prepared to travel to Loguetown with Wallace and Nami, hiring Nami as his navigator and promising to help her against anyone she needed cut down. Their departure was interrupted when the restaurant manager arrived to report that Garen’s mount had eaten the other customers’ horses.

• A Peacekeeper helped Garen pack Steel Blade Captain’s head, and Wallace asked to travel with him to Loguetown.
• Nami insisted on joining Garen, so he hired her as his navigator for one hundred thousand Beli and warned her not to steal his ten million.
• After Nami admitted she was a thief, Wallace enthusiastically wrote a romanticized account of Garen saving her and turning her from darkness to light.
• Garen offered Nami his friendship and help against anyone she could not defeat, and she agreed to stay with him temporarily.
• As Garen, Nami, and Wallace prepared to leave for Loguetown, the restaurant manager arrived and said Garen’s mount had eaten the other customers’ horses.

After Big Teddy rampaged through a restaurant stable, Garen paid for the damage and invited it to sail with him. Teddy chose to return to the forest instead, leaving Garen and Nami to continue toward the dock without it.

• Big Teddy attacked the stable’s horses, and Garen paid five hundred thousand Beli in compensation before buying several horses from distressed owners with money borrowed from Nami.
• Teddy decided it wanted to follow Garen and explore the world beyond the mountains, despite Nami’s objections.
• Garen told Teddy that he had released the horses it had ravaged into its mountain forest as a parting gift.
• Teddy hesitated, then ran back toward the forest, abandoning its plan to sail with Garen and Nami.

Garen, Nami, and Wallace prepared to sail from Samwell Island to Loguetown aboard the battered pirate ship Garen had claimed. Nami planned a fast route along the Calm Belt, while Wallace paid her to share details for his newspaper story.

• Garen removed the Steel Cutlass Pirates' flag and complained about the ship's damage, but Nami argued that it was seaworthy and could be refurbished for profit.
• Garen teased Nami about becoming the Knight's Lady and refused to split the spoils evenly, embarrassing her as Wallace invented a romance for his article.
• Wallace asked Nami about their route, and she said they would use the East Blue Current near the Calm Belt to reach Loguetown in two days.
• Wallace praised Nami's navigation and planned to publish a story portraying her as a beautiful thief who fell for Garen, prompting her to angrily object.
• Wallace offered Nami an interview fee, and she accepted the check and agreed to provide whatever story he wanted.

Garen struggled to sail Nami’s ship while Nami ordered him around, until Buggy’s pirates spotted the vessel and opened fire. Buggy mistook it for the Steel Cutlass Pirates’ ship and ordered his crew to attack with his Big Buggy Bomb.

• Nami made Garen handle the sails and warned him that they were nearing the Calm Belt, while Wallace steered and kept watch.
• Wallace spotted a pirate ship, and a cannonball struck near Garen before exploding with a powerful blast.
• Buggy searched the East Blue for the Steel Cutlass Pirates, who had escaped with more than two million Beli in treasure.
• The Buggy Pirates’ lookout recognized a ship with a cannon hole in its hull and identified it as the Steel Cutlass Pirates’ vessel.
• Buggy chose long-range bombardment over boarding and ordered Mohji to bring out his Big Buggy Bomb.