The Water Attribute Arrives

"Water Gun!"

Muttering these two words, a look of fanaticism appeared in Luo Sa's eyes.

If he possessed the power to control water, he would absolutely be able to gallop across the seas!

"Then let's give it a try! Watch my Water Gun attack!"

Winged Gull opened its beak, and Water Attribute energy began to brew at the edge of its mouth.

Suddenly, a wave of weakness surged from its body, causing the energy held in its beak to dissipate instantly.

Plap!

With a soft sound, the Winged Gull in mid-air suddenly tumbled to the ground, lying prone and powerless, unable to get back up for a long time.

"Is this... the sea's restraint on Devil Fruit users?!"

Luo Sa narrowed his eyes slightly, a bad premonition welling up in his heart.

"This..."

"Are you kidding me!"

"The Water Attribute energy from the Pokémon world has mutated upon arriving in the One Piece world, turning into something identical to Seastone?"

Luo Sa was somewhat unwilling to accept this. He tried a few more times, but in the end, he had no choice but to helplessly accept the fact that Water Attribute energy was equivalent to Seastone.

"Fortunately, besides the Water Attribute, Winged Gull also has the Flying Attribute!"

Luo Sa could only comfort himself this way.

Moreover, according to his other hypothesis, Flying Attribute skills might very well be the Wind Attribute of this world!

If that were the case, he might be able to master the power of the wind!

Thinking of the Wind Attribute, Luo Sa recalled Luffy's father, Dragon. Many people speculated that he likely possessed a Logia-type Devil Fruit with the Wind Attribute!

Furthermore, Winged Gull could learn a great many Ice Attribute skills. Although they wouldn't be as powerful as its primary attribute, they were definitely worth developing properly!

Having figured all this out, Luo Sa's mood improved significantly. He knew that now was not the time to dwell on these things; the enemy could show up at any moment!

"Then..."

"Everything will proceed according to plan!"

Luo Sa took a deep breath and turned to enter the forest behind him, which was already charred black.

The next day, in a rare patch of forest that had managed to remain intact, Luo Sa held a wooden board in his arms and carried a massive pack on his back, looking fully prepared for departure.

"The food for the journey is ready. If I ration it, it should be enough to last for three days!"

Tightening the pack on his back, which was wrapped in giant, lotus-like leaves, Luo Sa began his next move.

"Next is to assume the identity I've had prepared for a long time!"

He muttered to himself, and the last bit of Transformation Energy within his body suddenly began to surge.

Instantly.

An unbearable, agonizing pain flooded his mind, causing his entire body to tremble violently!

As he shook uncontrollably, his face began to twist in a grotesque manner, melting into streams of pink liquid.

As the liquid reshaped into a body, his face had transformed into an entirely different appearance!

At the same time, the hair on his head underwent a similar change, gradually shifting from black to gold.

Most bizarrely, his body seemed to be compressed, forcibly shrinking from the height of a sixteen-year-old boy to that of a ten-year-old child.

If Luffy were here, he would surely let out a shriek and ask, "Ace, what are you doing here!"

Luo Sa now looked exactly like a carbon copy of Ace; aside from the golden hair, even the freckles on his face were seven parts similar.

This was the skill Luo Sa was most proud of, developed during this period: using Transformation Energy to alter his physical characteristics!

However.

This ability of Gene Recombination came at the cost of damaging his own genes!

If things went wrong, it could very well lead to his genetic chain completely breaking down!

He had only realized this after the fact, and even now, he still felt a lingering sense of fear.

"Hoo."

"It's finally done."

"The pain of this Gene Recombination is truly not something a human should have to endure!"

"But, fortunately, it's finished."

Luo Sa touched his body, which had undergone Gene Recombination, and let out a soft sigh of relief.

The next moment, his body turned back into pink liquid, and he gradually returned to his original appearance.

Afterward, he continuously switched back and forth between the two bodies. Only after ensuring there were no issues did he let out a light sigh of relief.

"From now on, I shall be called..."

"Portgas D. Luo Sa!"

That's right, the person Luo Sa intended to impersonate was none other than the older brother of Portgas D. Ace—a person who, in reality, could not possibly exist in this world.

As for why he chose to become Ace's older brother, Luo Sa had given it careful consideration.

As he stood now, he was penniless and had no one to rely on in this world.

If he wanted to obtain great power, there were only two paths he could take.

The first was to join a pirate crew.

However, pirate crews were groups that lived life on the edge of a blade, and Luo Sa felt that with his current strength, he had absolutely no way to protect himself.

The other path was to join the Marines. Only within the Marines could a rookie like him grow as quickly as possible.

You heard that right: despite being a slave to the Celestial Dragons, he was actually going to join the Marines!

His confidence in daring to go to the Marines stemmed from this current identity of his.

His target was none other than Luffy and Ace's grandfather, the Marine Hero Garp!

As for whether he could make a connection with Garp, or if he could successfully deceive Garp with his fake identity as Ace's older brother, that would require him to put his acting skills to the test.

As a transmigrator, he was crystal clear on all the information regarding the Pirate King Roger and Garp, Garp and Ace, as well as Ace and his mother!

He had defined his current identity as an older brother who was one year older than Ace.

As for why he was a year older, he knew from his knowledge of the original work that Ace's mother, Rouge, had carried Ace for twenty months before passing away from exhaustion after giving birth to him.

But who was to say that, due to an accident, Rouge couldn't have given birth to him first?

As for why he wasn't by Rouge's side, he could easily explain it away by saying that to protect him, she had a friend take him away beforehand.

Although it looked full of holes, the beauty of it was that there was no one left to verify the truth!

Moreover, the secret details Luo Sa knew were things that only Roger, Garp, and Rouge were aware of!

To put it simply, Ace had been fostered by the mountain bandit Dadan by Garp ever since he was born; no one knew what Ace looked like back then, so his current appearance was the best evidence!

In summary, he was fully confident that he could make Garp believe him.

Once he had Garp as his backer, his path forward would absolutely be smooth sailing.

Even if Jabura were to recognize him by his scent, as long as he couldn't produce evidence to convince Garp, Luo Sa was highly confident that Garp would spare no effort to protect him!

Furthermore, he wasn't just preparing the name Portgas D. Luo Sa; he also planned to use the power of a Winged Gull to pose as a user of the Bird-Bird Fruit.

After all, it was common knowledge that no one could eat two Devil Fruits at the same time!