I Became the Villain

The first half of the Grand Line was known as the "Paradise" of the seas in the year 1512 of the Marine Calendar. After the Pirate King Roger's death, the second half became known as the "Pirate's Hell."

"Hey, kid, how much longer do you plan on sleeping?"

Ye Feng heard someone calling out and opened his eyes, asking weakly, "Where is this?"

I remember crossing the street when the green light suddenly turned red, then there was a flash of light, and now I'm here.

Ye Feng realized he was lying on a wooden plank. He looked around and found no one else except for a burly man who looked somewhat familiar standing at the bow of the ship. The man spoke in a rough voice, "This is the South Blue."

Ye Feng scanned his surroundings and saw nothing but water.

Then, with trembling hands, he slowly stood up and looked toward the source of the voice.

When Ye Feng saw that face and that physique, he couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "Holy crap!"

Isn't this the main antagonist who later becomes the nemesis of the protagonist, Monkey D. Luffy? He then asked in disbelief, "What is your name? Are you a pirate?"

Teach looked at Ye Feng with amusement and said, "Kid, before asking for your savior's name, shouldn't you state your own first?"

Ye Feng said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, my name is..."

Just as Ye Feng was about to say his name, a sharp, needle-like pain pierced his head. He clutched his skull with both hands.

Suddenly, a flood of memories rushed into his mind. He hadn't expected to have soul-transmigrated into One Piece.

The original owner of this body had the same name as the protagonist. He had been captured by human traffickers to be sold to the Celestial Dragons, but they had encountered a sea tornado along the way. It seemed he had drifted here.

Then, by a stroke of fate, he had been saved by the very villain himself.

As a fan of the series in his past life, he understood Blackbeard: he was a man who had endured for years within the Whitebeard Pirates for the sake of the Dark-Dark Fruit, eventually breaking the iron rule of the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Hurting a comrade" was the final act that led him to seize the Dark-Dark Fruit. He recruited powerful subordinates from the sixth level of the deep-sea prison, Impel Down, and became the ultimate victor of the Summit War.

He killed his own captain to steal the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, rising to become the most ambitious and aspirational of the Four Emperors.

Seeing Ye Feng crouching on the ground clutching his head in agony, Teach asked nervously, "What's wrong with you?"

After three or four minutes, Ye Feng stood up helplessly and said, "My name is Ye Feng. As for my surname, I've forgotten it."

Teach froze for a moment, then laughed loudly, "Zehahahaha! Then you'll be my little brother from now on."

Teach continued, "I am Marshall D. Teach. Since you don't know your name, let me give you one."

He thought for a moment and said, "Then take my surname and be called 'Marshall D. Ye Feng.' How about that? Zehahahaha!"

That signature laugh, "Zehahahaha," confirmed exactly who he was, yet it was unexpected that he would be the one to save me.

Not only did he give me a name, but even more terrifyingly, he accepted me as his younger brother.

This is the rhythm of forcing me to be a villain. Forget it, no matter what happens, I'll just save his life when the time comes for him to die.

Just as Ye Feng was lost in these thoughts, Teach noticed he hadn't answered and said with some dissatisfaction, "What's the matter, kid? Do you have an opinion on the name I gave you?"

Finally, after my inner struggle concluded and I reached a decision, I snapped out of it and realized he thought my silence meant I disliked the name.

Ye Feng quickly said, "No, no, go ahead. I was just thinking about something else. Since I don't have a name anyway, I'll be 'Marshall D. Ye Feng' from now on."

Hearing that Ye Feng was satisfied with the name, Teach spread his arms and laughed loudly, "Zehahahaha! Am I not a genius?"

Just as I was about to say, "Do you have no shame?", the small boat suddenly began to sway. I quickly grabbed the helm and shouted, "What is going on?"

A massive black shadow, a creature dozens of meters long, suddenly lunged out from the sea.

If I hadn't watched One Piece before, I would have definitely been shocked by this monster.

This was a specialty of the One Piece world, a "Sea King," ranging from dozens to hundreds of meters larger than ordinary fish.

Just as Ye Feng was staring in shock at the Sea King, Teach sneered, stood at the bow, and glared at the creature with an incredibly sharp gaze. "Get lost!"

Suddenly, an incredibly domineering aura radiated wantonly from Teach's body.

The massive, tens-of-meters-long Sea King was instantly terrified and dove back into the sea.

Seeing that huge "Sea King" dive back into the water after Teach told it to get lost, Ye Feng thought back to the scene where Shanks saved Luffy, using nothing but a single look to force a Sea King back into the depths.

Ye Feng asked in shock, "What was that?"

Teach turned back to Ye Feng and said, "That is the legendary 'Conqueror's Haki.' How about it, Ye Feng? Do you want to learn it?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Feng nodded immediately, his expression serious. "Brother, I want to learn."

Because in the world of One Piece, there are only two types of people: "The first are the 'Celestial Dragons,' the world nobles. The second are those who rely on their own efforts to become the strong of this sea."

Since I, Ye Feng, don't have the first option, I will choose the second: to rely on my own efforts to become a powerhouse in this sea.

Because I have something no one else has: "That is, all the plot points of One Piece." This is what I rely on.

Still, why does everyone else who transmigrates get a golden finger or a ring with an old man inside? If nothing else, give me a system! Why do I have absolutely nothing?

Ye Feng continued to ask, "Brother, what year is it now?"

Upon hearing Ye Feng call him that, Teach laughed loudly, "Zehahahaha! It is currently the year 1512 of the Marine Calendar..."