Bodily Datafication and Startup Capital

Scattered across the shallow beach were piles of splintered wood and a vast amount of glittering treasure.

These were all items the giant bird had scavenged from elsewhere and stored in its nest; the previous impact had sent the wood and the hoard of treasure flying across the island.

Now, these riches completely captured the attention of the pirates.

With a cheer, the pirates swarmed off their ship, searching for the treasure with wild excitement.

These excited men seemed to have already forgotten about the island burning right before their eyes.

The giant bird had stopped struggling, flames surging from within its body as everything around it turned into a raging inferno.

This was the power of a Logia-type user!

Even though Dunn had only just eaten the fruit, the flames he controlled were enough to kill such a ferocious beast.

Even with the giant bird's incredibly sturdy physique, it had no resistance against the fire erupting from its own insides.

Orange flames gathered at the burning bird's head, and suddenly, a hand reached out from the massive beak, gripping the edge of its maw.

Then, Dunn crawled out, his body wreathed in flames.

The orange fire draped over him like a cloak, and his black hair, influenced by the flames, seemed to have turned orange, dancing and fluttering with the fire.

[Ding! Elite-level enemy killed, digitization in progress...]

Dunn, who hadn't yet recovered from the series of events, was jolted awake by the sudden sound in his mind.

Digitization?

Is it a system?

He was no stranger to the concept of a system; since he had already transmigrated, it was perfectly reasonable to have one, right!

Elite enemy?

Did that refer to this giant bird?

Dunn turned to glance at the still-burning bird, a flash of realization crossing his mind.

[Digitization successful. Open the status panel?]

"Yes!"

As the prompt sounded again, Dunn confirmed without a moment's hesitation.

Following his confirmation, a simple panel appeared before his eyes.

[Body Digitization: Your vital points are removed. Upon taking damage, the injury is converted into a deduction of HP. Panel attributes will change based on your own strength. You will not die until your HP reaches zero.]

[Current Physical Age: Fourteen years old]

[Constitution: 1.7 (Rapidly evolving due to certain influences)]

[Current HP: 91% (Recovering; eating can accelerate recovery)]

[Inherent Talent (Indomitable): When HP reaches zero, enter a brief enhanced state. All physical attributes increase tenfold; your HP will no longer decrease; all negative status effects are cleared. Current duration: ten minutes. Cooldown: one day.]

[Abilities]

[Mera Mera no Mi (Initial Mastery): A powerful Logia-type fruit ability. Grants the power to transform into and control fire. Continuously strengthens the body. Fruit drawbacks removed (weaknesses and lingering souls). Current fruit development: Weak.]

Is this a legendary item?

Dunn rubbed his chin, focusing his attention on his talent.

The effect of Indomitable was incredibly powerful; it meant entering a ten-minute invincible state upon receiving a fatal blow.

The best part was the ten-fold increase in physical attributes for those ten minutes.

Didn't this mean he could turn the tables on the brink of death?

As for the removal of vital points, Dunn thought about it and realized it complemented his Logia ability perfectly.

Logia users effectively have no vital points, but it isn't foolproof against opponents skilled in Haki or those with elemental advantages.

That was where the strength of having no vital points truly shone.

Regardless, Dunn could only describe the Body Digitization in three words.

Too strong!

After taking a fatal blow, he could enter a ten-minute invincible state where all attributes increased tenfold and his HP would not drop.

As he grew stronger in the future, this talent would only become more terrifying.

Of course, the power of Body Digitization didn't end there.

The removal of vital points was also extremely potent; attacks to areas like the heart would only force a deduction of HP, as conventional weak points no longer existed.

Furthermore, his HP would recover automatically, and eating could speed up the process.

In just this short while, his HP had already risen from 91% to 96%, and it looked like it would be full again soon.

Naturally, his situation involved more than just these changes, but he would likely have to explore the details slowly over time.

But what he understood now was already enough to satisfy Dunn, or rather, it had far exceeded his expectations.

If, not long ago, when Dunn had first obtained the Mera Mera no Mi, his only thought was to live a stable life in this world, then now, with this newfound confidence, he might just be able to test his strength against the top powerhouses of the sea.

A person's ambition always changes in tandem with their own strength.

Of course, the immediate priority was to figure out where he was and how to keep growing stronger.

Dunn looked at the flames burning around him, inhaled the charred scent of meat and thick smoke in the air, and stepped forward.

World of One Piece, I'm coming!

A moment later, after stepping out of the area engulfed in flames, Dunn found himself staring wide-eyed at a group of pirates who had come searching for the scattered treasure.

He had not yet deactivated his elemental form; the burning flames danced around him like a loose, orange-red trench coat.

The pirates who saw this scene swallowed hard with great difficulty.

"A devil! It's a devil from the sea!"

Low-level pirates like them hadn't even heard of Devil Fruits.

A man burning with flames was clearly something that exceeded the understanding of these pirates.

"You idiots, what devil? He clearly found some treasure!"

A disheveled pirate clutching a gleaming scimitar walked over with a dozen underlings, staring at the flame-wreathed Dunn.

Dunn's gaze swept over these people as well, then looked past them toward the pirate ship docked at the shore.

These were the specialties of the One Piece world.

Endless waves of pirates setting sail for all sorts of reasons.

He hadn't seen any pirate ships around the island from the crow's nest earlier; they had likely been drawn here by the raging fire.

However, what surprised Dunn was that he could understand these pirates.

Was it because of the digitization, or the nature of his transmigration?

The thought flickered through Dunn's mind, but he didn't dwell on it.

Because a scimitar was already pressed against his neck.

"Kid, hand over the treasure you found, and the great Doru will spare your life and let you join my crew."

"So, great Doru, do you have a bounty?"

Dunn glanced at the blade against his neck and asked with a calm expression.

"Of course! I'm a great pirate with a bounty of 2.5 million Belly. In this East Blue, I'm already the strongest."

Two point five million Belly?

Dunn smiled.

His starting capital had just arrived!