Door-Door Fruit

East Blue, After flying over the sea for a day, Senga spotted a small island and decided to rest there for a while.

Landing slowly, Senga took in his surroundings. The vegetation was fairly dense, and he thought to himself, There should be some animals on this island. Let's find something to eat first.

After searching the island for a while, Senga hunted down a massive tiger. He found a clearing, used Fire Release to start a fire, and prepared to feast.

Staring at the huge chunk of meat in his hands, and thinking about the characters who would later appear in the Pirate World, he grumbled, "The animals in the Pirate World really have one thing in common—they're huge. The meat's packed with nutrients too. No wonder the people here are all so ridiculously built."

Finishing the food in his hands, Senga stood up to take a short nap. Suddenly, the sound of a cannon blast caught his attention.

"Hm? Someone's landed on the island? A pirate crew?"

"If it is a pirate crew, I hope they're a strong one. That way, joining the Marines will go a lot smoother."

With that thought, Senga tossed aside the leftover meat, controlled the Repulsion Force to lift off, and shot toward the direction of the sound.

On the other side of the island, A massive pirate ship was docked at the shore. A group of pirates were cheerfully butchering the carcass of a wild beast.

"Haha, so weak! Compared to the Grand Line, a single ordinary cannonball takes down the animals here."

"Yeah, the Marines have most of their forces in the Grand Line. We, the Brand Pirate Group, are invincible here!"

Standing at the bow of the ship was the captain of the Brand Pirate Group, Brand. Yes, the crew was named after him—a clear sign of his arrogance. He was a Devil Fruit user, a Paramecia, and the wielder of the Door-Door Fruit.

Later, this fruit would be eaten by Bruno of CP9, meaning this guy was also short-lived and ultimately couldn't escape death.

But with this fruit, he had lorded it over his hometown, believing himself invincible. Soon after, he formed his own pirate crew and set out for the Grand Line.

In the Grand Line, however, ability users like him were hardly rare. He quickly realized his own insignificance and nearly had his crew wiped out in a naval battle with a rival group. If not for his ability's excellence in escape, he'd probably be fish food by now.

Letting out a sigh, Brand composed himself. After all, he'd made it back from the Grand Line—even if the return was a bit humiliating, it was still an experience. Kind of like people from Blue Planet who'd been to a big city and came back with a sense of superiority.

He shouted at the underlings below, "Alright, boys! Carry the prey to the clearing. We'll throw a banquet tonight. Tomorrow, we'll pay a visit to the villages and kingdoms in these waters. I'm sure they'll welcome us, hahahaha!"

The pirates grew even more excited, heaving the carcass and heading deeper into the island.

Just then, an untimely voice rang out, "So you're just a bunch of pathetic losers. I hope your captain's bounty isn't too low."

The pirates erupted in fury, looking around wildly, shouting about finding the speaker and tearing him to pieces.

But after searching for a while, they couldn't spot anyone.

"Stop looking, you idiots! He's in the sky!"

Brand, who had experience in the Grand Line, had already spotted Senga hovering in the air with his arms crossed after hearing the voice.

Flying... Is he a Devil Fruit user too? Damn, flying abilities are really troublesome! Brand thought as he stared at Senga in the sky.

"Bounty? Are you a bounty hunter?" Brand called out to Senga in the air.

"Bounty hunter?" Senga shook his head.

"Wrong. I just need your heads as a ticket to join the Marines." (Tianlai Novel Network)

"What? You damn brat, don't think just because you can fly you're invincible! You got the guts to come down and play with us?!" one of the underlings shouted arrogantly.

"So noisy." Senga raised his hand toward the loudest one. "You come up first."

Universal Pull

Whoosh! The shouting underling panicked as his body was yanked upward by an inexplicable force, pulled until he was level with Senga.

"Now I'm standing right in front of you. What do you want?"

Gulp. The underling swallowed hard, about to speak, but Senga had already grown impatient.

"Forget it. Go back down. You're too ugly to look at."

With that, Senga released the ability on him. The underling plummeted from a hundred meters high.

Smack! A crisp sound rang out as a splatter of meat paste appeared on the ground.