You Are a Divine Messenger, My Messenger!

On the vast, boundless sea.

The waves, like mist and water, surged and rolled up thousands of piles of 'snow' with a faint golden sheen on their surface.

This is the view you can see on the beach of the Sky Island.

The ground beneath my feet wasn't covered in distinct golden gravel.

Instead, you're stepping on white clouds; the ground feels soft underfoot, but you don't sink into them.

When the wind blows from the sea, you'll find the taste of the sea is faint, and there are hardly any seagulls calling out and flying in the air.

Calm and uneventful.

It wasn't until a blue bolt of lightning, trailing a long tail of flame, arrived from the neighboring town in the blink of an eye, that the crackling sound brought this Birka Beach to life.

A boy with a youthful face, fair skin, bare upper body, and a pair of small wings on his back emerged from the lightning.

The boy's earlobes reached his chest, and he had a full head of blond curly hair, making him look somewhat comical.

But his face was quite dashing, with an oval face, a high nose, three-dimensional features, slightly thin lips, and sword-like eyebrows that slanted into his temples—definitely the makings of a cool guy.

"What's wrong with me?"

Enel stared in disbelief at his outstretched palms, where wisps of blue electricity pulsed. Everything that had just happened had been too fast.

He was just playing an adventure game in the jungle with his friends.

In the corner, I found a golden-yellow fruit with its surface covered in radiating spikes. Even its green stem was shaped like lightning bolts, making it look incredibly cool and vibrant.

Logically speaking, a normal person wouldn't eat something so strange, but his thought process has always been different from others since childhood.

My thought at the time was that such a beautiful fruit must taste quite unique, so I gently bit off a piece of the flesh and swallowed it.

Instantly, my mouth was filled with an indescribable and nauseating taste.

Just then, a friend called out from not far away.

This excited Enel, who wanted to run over and show off the strange fruit he had found.

Instantly, he felt everything around him moving backward at an extremely fast speed, and in the blink of an eye, he was behind his friend.

The exhilarating feeling of speed opened up New World for his senses and mind.

This made him not want to stop, but to keep running, even though everything around him was so blurry in this state.

Enel, who was just running forward, didn't notice his friend who had his back to him.

He was covered in burns, his body was entangled in electric current, and his eyes were white.

The air around the ears and nose was thick with heat.

Then, the very next second after Enel left the jungle, amidst gasps from the crowd, he collapsed to the ground.

Next.

He traversed the streets and found that he didn't need to avoid the crowds at all. He felt like Ghost, like air, able to pass through all obstacles until he became visibly exhausted and stopped.

"Cool!"

"This is so awesome, this extraordinary ability!"

Suddenly, Enel remembered the Devil Fruit that the adults had mentioned in their casual conversation.

The Skypieans have a greater understanding of Devil Fruit than the East Blue people.

It's roughly similar to the Grand Line below.

At least we know that it has basic classifications such as Zoan, Paramecia, and Logia.

"So I've become a legendary Devil Fruit User!"

This sixteen-year-old boy is incredibly happy now. As an orphan, he has been looked down upon by the people on the island for many years.

Fortunately, he wasn't the only orphan, and he made several friends in similar situations.

They occasionally forage for fruit or small animals on the outskirts of the jungle to fill their stomachs, and that's how they've managed to survive to this day.

He had fantasized more than once that if he had amazing superpowers, he could become a superior person here.

Living in a big, beautiful house, eating meticulously prepared food, wearing the cleanest clothes, and ideally buying a Waver to speed across the White-White Sea.

Now, it seems his dream has come true?

"Oh, right, hurry back and show this to Bulwo and the others. They'll be so envious of me when they see it, and those bastards will never dare to look down on me again!"

Enel transformed into lightning once more, but this time he was slightly calmer.

I started to calm down and try to control this ability, and soon I found that I could slow down.

After continuous adjustments, he was finally able to clearly observe his surroundings.

Although the speed wasn't as amazing as before.

But it was many times faster than running on foot, and in the blink of an eye, he was back in the 'bustling' city center.

But the peace and beauty of the past are gone.

The atmosphere was unusually tense and sorrowful.

Even the usual laughter and cheerful chatter turned into mournful wails.

Large crowds gathered in the streets, weeping bitterly around their relatives lying on the ground.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, a woman screamed, "That thing is back!!"

Everyone on the street turned their heads in unison, following the woman's finger, and sure enough, they saw a blue bolt of lightning rushing towards them.

Run!

In Setsuna, all the residents of Birka scattered in panic, fleeing in all directions.

Regardless of whether it was their own home or not, they desperately searched for a house to hide in.

But no matter how fast they run, how can they compare to lightning?

Even though the lightning bolt was slowed down countless times, it didn't pass by this time; instead, it stopped in the middle of the street.

What happened?

Enel emerged from the lightning, looking bewildered at the chaotic scene, occasionally glancing at the people lying on the ground.

Enel!

"How could it be you!"

There are quite a few people on the island who know Enel.

After all, the orphan gang he led often got into trouble by stealing things, such as cakes, medicine, and clothes.

"It's me! Look, I'm now a legendary Devil Fruit User!"

Enel, unaware of what was happening, heard someone call his name and excitedly raised his right hand, unleashing surging blue electric snakes upon it.

"This must be electricity, right?"

"Is that right?"

But as he spoke and made his gestures, the entire room fell silent.

Only the passing wind and the crackling sounds proved that the space hadn't solidified.

The inhabitants of Birka Island stared intently at the electric current emanating from Enel's arm.

The Wrath on the faces of those surrounding the bodies of their loved ones was particularly intense.

"You killed Garcia!"

"You! Why did you kill Lowell! He even brought you bread before!"

"Waaaaah, give me back my dad!"

Like a suppressed volcano finally erupting, countless curses sprayed onto Enel like molten lava.

This panicked Enel, leaving him at a loss, mouth agape, unsure what to say.

But he gradually realized that he seemed to have made a terrible mistake.

Enel!

"Bulwo is dead!"

Suddenly, the group of friends ran over, tears streaming down their faces, holding a boy's body and shouting.

This caused Enel to instantly transform into a bolt of lightning and appear in front of them.

But his action terrified his companions.

Not only did it fall to the ground, but it also crawled backwards desperately, its eyes looking at a man-eating monster.

"How so."

Enel caught Bulwo just as he was about to fall to the ground.

He stared blankly at the charred, lifeless corpse.

He understood that the reason he could 'run' so smoothly after transforming into lightning was because he passed through everyone along the way.

These people, of course, could not withstand such a strong electric shock.

"Get out of Birka!"

"You damned murderer, get out!"

"Monster! Monster! Monster!"

At this point, the residents' anger had reached its limit.

They hurled insults wildly, and some even drew their weapons, approaching Enel with gritted teeth.

"I didn't mean to!"

Enel screamed at the people around him, "I just ate Devil Fruit and lost control of my body!"

But how could such words quell the anger and grief?

Left with no other choice, and unwilling to continue hurting others, he carried his friend's body and transformed into lightning, fleeing into the jungle deep within the island.

"Why? How could things have turned out like this?"

Enel had mixed feelings.

Although there were many adults on the island he didn't like, there were also some who helped him from time to time.

He genuinely didn't intend to kill anyone!

The boy now naively hopes that time will calm those people's anger.

But he never imagined that what awaited him was a 'future' in which he would be hated by the entire island for seventeen years.

Return to the lush jungle.

The malicious voices were gone, replaced only by the soothing chirping of birds.

But he still felt those words about monsters echoing in his ears.

Am I a monster?

"No, I'm not a monster!"

Enel held Bulwo's body, his face contorted with pain, struggle, and turmoil, and tears of grievance streamed down his cheeks.

"But if I'm not a monster, then what am I? I killed someone."

If nothing unexpected happens, after more than a decade of deep contemplation, he will arrive at a very interesting conclusion regarding the ultimate question of "Who am I?"

"You are Divine Messenger, my messenger."

Sudden.

A superior voice echoed through the jungle.

"Who!"

Enel suddenly raised his head and looked around warily.

He even forgot to wipe the tears from his face, and dangerous, bright arcs of electricity unconsciously erupted from his body.

"Most people's lives are fragile. Minor illnesses, minor collisions, or even walking on a flat street can all lead to Yellow Springs due to various accidents and disasters."

"In most cases, the dead cannot be brought back to life. If you possess the power of a natural disaster, then you are the natural disaster. Treat those you unintentionally kill as if they died in a great calamity caused by a natural disaster."

"As for human hatred, it has no meaning whatsoever for the natural disaster itself."

Enel looked around in a panic. He had the ability of "Mantra" since he was a child, which allowed him to "hear" sounds within a radius of two or three hundred meters.

It is precisely because of this that he has been able to lead his friends through the jungle, teeming with poisonous insects and wild beasts, year after year, to reap their rewards without any real danger.

However, now, the scope of his 'Mantra' seems to have expanded considerably.

Despite this, the source of the sound could not be found.

It felt as if God was truly watching over me!

"Fly, Enel! Use the power of Rumble-Rumble to soar into the sky, and guided by the Golden Bell, come to pay homage to your god."

I recommend a new book by a new author, <One Piece: The Skill Master on the Grand Line>. The protagonist's Golden Finger is an exchange system that allows him to exchange valuable items like Famous Sword and Devil Fruit for skills from Heavens and Myriad Worlds, such as Pokémon skills. Those interested can check it out; the writing is quite good, I think better than mine!

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