In an unknown stretch of sea lay an infamous island called Hachinosu Island. It was remote and small.
But no one in the world, whether pirate or Marine, dared to underestimate it.
The island was also known as the Island of Pirates, because countless vicious pirates gathered there.
Fights broke out every day. There was bloodshed every day. Though the island was small, it was remarkably resilient.
There was a small tavern on Hachinosu Island, and it did good business.
That was because one of the tavern's servers had ties to a fairly well-known pirate at sea, so trouble was rare.
That day was much like any other. The tavern was doing brisk business, with customers coming and going, and the owner was grinning from ear to ear.
The pirates there were all happily quaffing their wine.
A man sat in the tavern, unmoved by the customers urging him to bring their food.
He was one of the tavern's servers, Patri Vic.
The tavern had two servers, and delivering food wasn't his responsibility.
He noticed a group of pirates at one table had finished their drinks but were still hanging around without paying. He knew his work was about to begin.
He stood up, stretched, and walked over. He tapped their table and calmly reminded them, "Time to pay."
"I heard you're friends with Edward Newgate?" a drunk pirate asked, turning to him.
"Is there a problem with that?" Patri Vic replied, faintly taken aback as he glanced at him.
"Smack!"
The pirate slapped the table and grinned. "You're just a server. Why would a pirate with a bounty of over a hundred million care about you? Don't tell me you're trying to cause trouble by using Edward Newgate's name!"
"Are you saying you don't want to pay?"
Patri Vic's expression darkened. The pirate had plenty to say, but hadn't mentioned the bill once.
Clearly, this sort of guy was usually looking to drink for free.
"Paying isn't out of the question—if you think you can make me." The pirate smirked and drew the blade at his waist, preparing to attack Patri Vic.
As far as he was concerned, there was no way a pirate with a bounty over a hundred million like Edward would be friends with some lowly server.
"I'd advise you not to make trouble. Edward may not be all that famous, but if you mess with him, he won't let you off easy," a pirate at the next table warned, leaning back in his chair and giving him a cold look.
Edward wasn't especially famous or powerful yet, but he was well known for his loyalty to his friends.
Some people always assumed a mere server couldn't possibly be friends with a pirate like Whitebeard.
But the truth was, he was friends with Whitebeard. No matter how much they doubted it, that was a fact.
At the warning from the pirate at the next table, a bead of cold sweat broke out on the man's forehead, and his drunken haze cleared at once.
The blade, which had been nearing Patri Vic's abdomen, slowly lowered.
"Does Edward really have a friend like that?" the pirate asked, turning around, a little shaken.
If Patri Vic really was friends with Whitebeard and he hurt him, the consequences would be unthinkable.
"Is this your first day on Hachinosu?" The pirate at the next table glanced up from his newspaper and asked in reply.
The pirate hesitated. It really was their first day on Hachinosu Island.
They had planned to cause a little trouble, dodge the bill, and drink for free. But after learning Patri Vic had connections with Whitebeard, he was having second thoughts.
"I'll let you off this time, for Edward's sake."
The pirate didn't want to pay, but he was afraid Whitebeard might come looking for him, so he had no choice but to pay up.
After all, Whitebeard's bounty was now four hundred million! That put him among the top five on all of Hachinosu Island.
Patri Vic's lips curled upward slightly. This was the advantage of having powerful connections.
Not everyone on Hachinosu Island would show Whitebeard respect, but most people would.
That was why he was at the tavern. He didn't need to do anything; if someone caused trouble, he just had to invoke Whitebeard's name.
Sitting in his chair, he gazed at the ceiling and sighed. He was a transmigrator.
He had transmigrated here as his whole self, and the system had given him a new identity: Patri Vic!
He had been in this world for two years now.
But he had arrived far too early in the timeline. The Rocks Pirates hadn't even formed yet.
Luffy hadn't been born, and Garp wasn't a Navy Vice Admiral yet.
As a transmigrator, he naturally had a cheat—but it had only awakened recently.
Whitebeard was powerful, but there were beings on Hachinosu Island even stronger than him.
If he got carried away with the power he gained from the system and provoked someone stronger than Whitebeard, wouldn't he just bring trouble down on himself and Whitebeard?
The reason he had managed to survive in this world was partly because Whitebeard looked out for him and partly because he was cautious.
So until he had the strength to handle anything that came his way, he generally avoided drawing too much attention.
He had taken this high-risk job because of Whitebeard, too. Originally, he had only wanted to be an ordinary server and keep his head down until he could protect himself.
He opened the panel that only he could see.
God-Tier Template System Host: Patri Vic First Template: Hashirama Senju Completion: 4.8% Unlocked Abilities: None For every �% increase in completion, you will gain one of the template's abilities. Character Template Unlocks: � Percent: Nintaijutsu (0/100%) � Percent: Fire Release (0/100%) � Percent: Wood Release (0/100%) � Percent: Earth Release (0/100%) � Percent: Lightning Release (0/100%) � Percent: Water Release (0/100%) � Percent: Wind Release (0/100%) � Percent: Sage Mode (0/100%) When the template reaches �% completion, the next character template will be unlocked. Hashirama Senju's other abilities will also be unlocked. Daily Mission: 1,000 push-ups. Increase completion by �.3 (Completed)
"I'll unlock a new power tomorrow." Patri Vic's lips curled slightly as he muttered under his breath.
Some time later.
"Creak..."
The tavern door opened, and a tall, well-built man walked in, holding a naginata and wearing a faint smile.
He was none other than Whitebeard, Edward Newgate, who would one day earn the title of the Strongest Man in the World.
"Gurarara..."
"Long time no see, Vic."
Whitebeard was still young, with long blond hair and a curved white mustache. He was in the prime of his life.
"It's only been a week, Edward." Patri Vic smiled faintly.
He and Edward had known each other for nearly two years and were already very familiar with each other, so they spoke without holding back.
"Shouldn't you be happy to see an old friend again, Vic?" Whitebeard laughed.
Patri Vic was the only person on Hachinosu Island Whitebeard could really talk to. Whenever he returned, Vic was the first person he wanted to see.
"Yes, yes, yes. I'm very happy." Patri Vic sat in his chair and replied perfunctorily.
"If you're so happy, then buy me a drink." Whitebeard grinned as he walked over to Patri Vic.
Every time he came to Patri Vic's tavern, he found some excuse to drink the wine without paying.
Most of the pirates in the tavern were surprised to see this.
A famous pirate on Hachinosu Island, with a bounty of four hundred million, was chatting so openly with a mere server.
"Don't you have any money?" Patri Vic asked mildly, watching Whitebeard sit down beside him.
Whitebeard was a pirate. Couldn't he go plundering and come back with a few hundred thousand Berry?
"Aren't you happy?" Whitebeard set Murakumogiri aside and replied with a grin.
"What does being happy have to do with drinking?" Patri Vic asked, faintly taken aback as he shrugged.
"Don't be so stingy, Vic." Whitebeard casually picked up a bottle of wine from the table.
Of course Patri Vic was paying. Whitebeard could be rich as he liked, but he'd never spend money at Vic's tavern.
After two years of friendship, Patri Vic knew exactly what Whitebeard was like, but he didn't mind losing a little money.
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