First, I'll Linger for Three Years

Marineford Calendar Year 1496.

Goat Island, located in the first half of the Grand Line.

The future Straw Hat Crew would stay here for a few days.

It is an island with abundant mountains and forests. At this moment, a beast's roar suddenly echoed from deep within the forest, startling a large number of birds into flight.

A tattooed tiger, seven to eight meters long, roared through the mountains and forests in a panic. It ran out, kicking up a large patch of dirt, its fangs bared and claws extended, as if something primordial and monstrous was behind it. It fled, tail tucked between its legs, howling.

"Still running!"

Sunlight streamed through the dense branches. A small, golden figure suddenly appeared. In the blink of an eye, it crossed three meters and materialized out of thin air, kicking the tiger's rear.

Accompanied by a howl, the tattooed tiger shot out, kicking up dirt and grass. It rolled a few times like a ball before crashing under a giant tree. It scrambled to its feet, splayed out, baring its teeth. Its once majestic and ferocious face now lacked the dignity of a king of the forest, instead showing pleading and grievance.

"You seem to have lost weight recently!"

The small golden figure approached. Gaia Chaos looked down with a look of disdain.

Year after year, counting from his transmigration, he had been in this world for three years.

He was calm when he first transmigrated.

After all, millions of predecessors in the Earth village received protagonist scripts every month, embarking on the path to godhood, crushing all enemies in the world, and finally sitting on a throne that mortals could only look up to.

It was truly a path of reversal.

Transmigration was just a job. Apart from the initial excitement and novelty, it became mundane and ordinary afterward.

He transmigrated to Marineford Calendar Year 1493, a bit early!

In that year, Sakazuki and Borsalino had only recently joined the Marines.

In that year, Doflamingo, born a king, would kill his father to prove himself!

In that year, the world's most beautiful woman, Boa Hancock, had just been born.

This meant Kuzan had not yet joined the Marines, Gol D. Roger had not yet become the Pirate King, the current Marine Fleet Admiral was Steel Bone Kong, and the future Four Emperors and Shichibukai were either just showing their potential or were still innocent and adorable children.

As for Monkey D. Luffy, who would become the Pirate King's man, he might still be liquid.

This era was the era of those future legendary powerhouses.

It could be called a dance of demons!

As one of the chosen ones, Chaos still had the most basic cheat system benefits.

It was just that it was so common now, one could say it was a basic welfare that every chosen one possessed.

First: He automatically knew the Pirate King's language and script.

Second: Due to transmigration, his talent, soul, body, and so on underwent a second development.

It could be seen as going from mediocrity to sudden enlightenment, becoming a genius.

And then there was nothing else.

Yes, Chaos didn't believe it at first, but three years had passed.

Life had to go on!

However, Chaos's start was somewhat dreamy, or one could say lucky!

When he first transmigrated, he had to pee. He casually found a place to relieve himself. Halfway through, he discovered something golden with strange swirling patterns. The thing looked very familiar.

At that moment, Chaos's heart skipped a beat.

He forcefully held back his urine and picked it up without caring about the dirt. It smelled faintly of urine.

A golden Devil Fruit. It was obvious at a glance that it was the Logia-type Glimmer-Glimmer Fruit!

He had reached the pinnacle from the start.

He had never eaten shit before, but as the Devil Fruit entered his stomach, Chaos felt he had taken the first step in his life. Even shit would taste better than this!

Not long after, his face turned green.

This wasn't the Glimmer-Glimmer Fruit he wanted.

It was the Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit.

Gild Tesoro's Devil Fruit from the movie, which he had now intercepted.

However, after the disappointment, Chaos became excited again.

His dream from his previous life could be realized in this life!

The Pirate King and the Marine King were too lame. Wasn't becoming the world's richest man more appealing?

Matters that could be solved with money, were they even matters?

Whoever he disliked, he could offer a bounty of tens of billions, and there would be plenty of people to do his bidding.

This corrupt and chaotic world could be completely manipulated with money.

Then, after his excitement, Chaos calmed down.

Considering his current situation and the fact that he was a weakling, he decided to lie low for a few years.

And this seclusion lasted for three years!

For three years, he remained on this island, not intending to leave even when merchant ships or pirates appeared midway.

He was determined to become strong enough to protect himself before venturing out, and in a very high-profile manner at that!

Everyone here was playing the role of a protagonist, so they had to speak arrogantly and tread unconventional paths. Otherwise, how could they face heaven and earth?

He was destined to be the King B!

"Roar~"

The tattooed great tiger's eyes, filled with human-like anger and frustration, stared intently at the golden eyes as it slowly retreated.

Ever since it encountered this human three years ago, its carefree days had come to an end.

Its living standards had plummeted to the point of poverty.

Whether it was windy or rainy, this guy would come looking for it without fail. At first, it was the tiger chasing the human, but slowly, for reasons unknown, it found itself being chased.

From then on, its spirit was broken, and its tiger life took a nosedive.

The only consolation was that it had two companions.

Like the Mighty Lion on the nearby mountain, and the armored crocodile in the largest river.

Once upon a time, the three of them had divided the entire mountain range, undisputed rulers of the forest.

But now, they were in constant torment.

"Bite!"

Chaos extended his golden arm, deliberately bringing it close to the great tiger's gaping maw.

Looking at the golden arm before it, the tattooed great tiger felt a sense of humiliation. It opened its sharp fangs and bit down with all its might.

"Use more force."

Chaos was somewhat displeased. The guy couldn't even leave a tooth mark; its bite force was very disappointing, especially since it used to be able to injure him.

"Roar~"

Mustering all its strength, the tattooed great tiger wailed. It genuinely wanted to bite this guy to death, but it was too hard!

"Useless, and you call yourself the King of the Forest."

After a while, Chaos looked at his golden arm. There wasn't even a single mark on it. He wiped the saliva off his body, which was a mix of brown, yellow, and black stripes, then flipped and jumped onto the tiger's neck, looking at his golden hands. His hair, eyes, and his entire body had now transformed into gold.

During these three years, he exercised daily with running, push-ups, sit-ups, and more, rain or shine. Years of this had made him superhuman. Coupled with the soul talent from his transmigration, his physique had improved, and he now possessed a slight ability to protect himself.

His Gold-Gold Fruit had also been developed to a certain extent.

He could temporarily turn his body into gold, greatly increasing his defense.

The little tiger beneath him, with its gaping maw capable of easily snapping a half-meter thick tree and even crushing rocks, could now not leave a tooth mark on Chaos.

One could imagine how strong Chaos's defense was now.

Additionally, he could sense the presence of gold within a certain range.

Besides his strengthened physique and the development of the Gold-Gold Fruit, Chaos had another unexpected joy during these three years.

That was one of the Rokushiki, Soru.

Just three months ago, through his reckless training, he had successfully mastered Soru.

Regarding the Rokushiki, anyone who has watched One Piece knows about them.