The Strongest Trait System!

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East Blue.

A luxury liner packed with dignitaries and wealthy merchants sailed across the sea.

Inside, the ship buzzed with excitement. A grand ball was in full swing, and the high-society passengers mingled over drinks.

Among the crowd, a short-haired young woman with orange hair leaned against the railing and stared out at the sea.

"The Alvida Pirates... They should be here soon, right?"

Nami watched the sea, which had only just calmed, and ran through her plan.

She had heard that the Alvida Pirates were targeting this liner, so she had changed into an evening gown and slipped aboard early.

Once the pirates made their move, she could use the chaos to steal all their treasure.

She was a thief who specialized in robbing pirates.

"Would you honor me with a dance, beautiful lady?"

A soft laugh came from behind her.

Nami turned to find a handsome young man smiling at her.

"Sure."

Nami smiled and placed her hand in his.

"That whirlpool earlier was a close call, wasn't it?"

Rayson put an arm around Nami and led her onto the dance floor. Looking at his partner, he could hardly contain his delight. She was the heroine of the original story.

"It certainly was! It gave me quite a scare."

Nami smiled in agreement.

Rayson said nothing more. His expression remained calm as he silently commanded:

Read traits.

At that thought, a translucent screen unfolded before his eyes.

Nami's traits: Pirate Thief (Blue), Navigation (Deep Purple), Climate Sense (Pale Gold).

Pirate Thief (Blue): A chivalrous thief who steals from villainous pirates. Possesses excellent stealth and lockpicking skills.

Navigation (Deep Purple): Extraordinary navigational skill that allows a ship to sail smoothly through the four seas and the first half of the Grand Line.

Climate Sense (Pale Gold): An innate intuition that allows her to sense changes in the weather precisely with her body.

No wonder she becomes the Straw Hat Pirates' navigator. She already had one deep-purple trait and one pale-gold trait.

Rayson was impressed.

Rayson was a transmigrant from Earth. A month ago, he had inexplicably arrived in the world of the Pirate King.

Just as he was worrying about how to survive in a world overrun with monsters, his system had awakened.

The Strongest Trait System.

As its name suggested, it let him view other people's abilities as traits, then plunder and equip them.

Traits came in four colors—white, blue, purple, and gold. It was simple enough, like drawing cards in a game.

White and blue traits had no further divisions and were fairly common.

Purple and gold traits, however, were divided into pale, deep, and ultimate tiers.

Nami was still an ordinary thief from the East Blue, the Weakest Sea, yet her Navigation had already reached deep purple, while her Climate Sense was pale gold.

Once she joined the Straw Hat Pirates and entered the Grand Line, those traits would probably improve rapidly.

Traits were not fixed. They could be upgraded.

Other people grew stronger through talent and training. Rayson only needed to plunder and upgrade traits through the system.

Traits (Rayson): Beast Strength (Blue).

Beast Strength (Blue): Beastlike strength.

With only one blue trait, his panel looked rather shabby beside Nami's impressive one.

But Rayson had only been here a month, and he had obtained that trait through sheer luck after stumbling across a dead beast soon after his arrival.

A blue trait was nothing to scoff at. Ordinary pirates had, at most, a few white traits. Some had no valuable abilities at all and were no match for him.

Thanks to that trait, Rayson had stayed safe in pirate-infested waters and boarded this ship, where the story began, not long ago.

Trait (Starting Ship): The ship where the story begins.

That trait did not even qualify as white. It was nothing more than background information.

Still, with the trait to guide him, Rayson had not needed to worry about boarding the wrong ship.

And why had he boarded it? To acquire a higher-tier trait, of course.

A particularly valuable target would soon appear aboard this ship.

Rayson smiled.

Whoosh! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The next moment, countless cannonballs tore through the sea breeze and slammed into the liner. Fire erupted, plunging the entire ship into chaos.

In the distance, a pirate ship flying a heart-and-skull flag closed in rapidly.

"Help! Pirates!"

"Don't panic! Everyone, please stay calm!"

The passengers' screams mingled with the captain's shouts, but under the threat of cannon fire, order had long since vanished.

Right on time!

Excitement flashed in Nami's eyes as she watched the Alvida Pirates' ship approach.

But she soon noticed something strange.

Why wasn't the young man she had danced with panicking at all?

Instead, he was staring at the approaching pirate ship just as she was, his eyes practically shining.

Could this guy... be a thief too?!

Nami immediately grew wary.

"Looks like you have business to attend to, my lady. Shall we part here?"

Rayson released Nami's hand and smiled.

Without waiting for her answer, he turned and left the ballroom.

"He doesn't look like a fellow thief. What a strange man."

Nami watched Rayson's retreating figure and muttered to herself.

Still, it was clear the young man had his own reason for coming aboard.

She had no time to dwell on it. Her chance would be gone in an instant, and she could not afford to delay.

Nami swiftly pulled off her evening gown, revealing practical clothes underneath.

She watched the Alvida Pirates begin to board.

Once all their underlings had swarmed onto the liner's deck,

Nami took out a grappling hook and flung it with practiced ease. She swung through the air toward the Alvida Pirates' ship, now left with hardly anyone guarding it.

"Found Luffy's barrel."

Rayson tossed aside the pirate he had dealt with and looked deeper into the liner.

After taking control of the situation, the pirates had gathered the passengers and crew under guard while ransacking the ship for valuables.

That unlucky pirate had run into Rayson.

With Beast Strength, Rayson had taken him down easily.

Trait (Barrel): A barrel containing Monkey D. Luffy.

In a dim storage room not far away, a trait's glow appeared. Its description was short and straightforward.

Rayson strode toward the room.