One Piece World, Kid Pirates

A few days later, Ian was still on the island.

Set sail?

No.

During this time, Ian had been familiarizing himself with his current body's strength, agility, endurance, and other attributes.

Back in the Bleach world, using a Soul-Cutting Sword and Flash Step required spiritual power. However, Ian discovered that here, using his abilities consumed physical strength.

He did not know whether it was due to the limitations of this world or because the abilities had been modified by the system...

Since he did not know how far away the nearest inhabited place was, and he could not fly, Ian's only way to leave was to use Flash Step to tread across the sea like a lizard running on water.

Using Flash Step consumed physical strength, so Ian needed to know where his limits lay.

Heading out rashly was too risky. If he ran out of strength before finding a place to land, he would be dead for sure.

After several days of thought and contemplation, Ian still did not know what world this was.

Eastern fantasy? Western fantasy? Another world's continent? Or some immortal cultivation legend?

He had no clue...

But Ian was not in a hurry. Once he left, he would find out soon enough.

He casually caught and roasted a wild rabbit to barely fill his stomach. That night, Ian went to the highest point of the island and surveyed the surrounding sea.

In the distance, the ocean stretched endlessly, with no boundary in sight.

Should I take the risk? Ian stroked his chin in thought. At that moment, however, a ship appeared on the sea...

Ian blinked, thinking he had seen wrong.

He looked carefully, rubbed his eyes, and it was still a ship.

It was a three-masted sailing ship with three masts in total. A large black skull was painted on its biggest white sail.

That style...

Ian found it strangely familiar...

A three-masted sailing ship... pirates...

Could this be the One Piece World?

Ian looked at the ship and made a guess.

The skills he had obtained were related to Bleach, which was an anime world. If this was an anime world too, it would actually make sense.

If things were truly as he suspected, Ian would be delighted.

Compared to worlds of eastern and western fantasy, Ian preferred the One Piece World.

After all, he had watched anime often in his previous life, so he was relatively more familiar with the world of One Piece...

In the distance.

Aboard the sailing ship.

A man standing in the crow's nest shouted down below, "Island ahead!"

Following his shout, the ship changed course and headed toward the island.

This was a pirate ship, and everyone aboard it was a vicious pirate.

Eustass Kid, with short red hair and an arrogant expression, stood at the bow. Looking toward the island ahead, he grinned viciously and shouted, "Men, head for that island! If there are people on it, kill them all! Loot everything!"

"Yes, Captain!"

"I hope it's an inhabited island. I've been bored out of my mind these past few days!"

The crew all burst into laughter.

This pirate crew was one of the Supernova crews from the original story—the Kid Pirates, led by Eustass Kid!

The ship was fast. It took only a little over ten minutes to reach the vicinity of the island and dock at a beach.

A group of people then disembarked from it.

Ian had been watching from the highest point. At first glance, he found the pirate flag somewhat familiar, but he could not remember where he had seen it.

Who could it be?

Just as he was about to head out, a ding sounded in Ian's mind.

[Ding! Mission completed.

You have obtained one lottery draw! The host may draw at any time!]

Huh? It was completed already?

Ian was surprised, then remembered the system's mission. He had been told to go to an inhabited island—was the important part simply that it was inhabited?

Now that people had come here, this counted as an inhabited island...

That was really simple.

Ian shook his head. There was truly no sense of accomplishment. He opened the lottery interface.

[Ding! Lottery draw successful! You have obtained Two-Color Haki!]

The system was highly efficient. The draw was completed the very next moment.

Two-Color Haki...

The moment those words appeared, Ian could more or less determine that this was indeed the One Piece World.

With all these clues combined, there was a seventy percent chance that this was the One Piece World.

Two-Color Haki began to merge with him. A flood of memories poured into Ian's mind, and the knowledge of Two-Color Haki instantly became fully integrated. He was incomparably proficient with it.

Armament Haki originated from one's physique. Ian had tested it before; the power of his body was terrifying. A casual strike could blast a huge hole into the ground.

There was no need to mention his perception. Even without Observation Haki, Ian's senses were exceptionally sharp. Perhaps that was the enhancement Bankai had granted him.

Ian clenched his fist. Armament Haki wrapped around it, and with a slight exertion of force, there came a hum as a layer of glossy black material covered his fist—it was Armament Haki Hardening!

Observation Haki spread outward as well, instantly covering the entire island.

Through the perception of Observation Haki, Ian saw the pirate at the head of the group.

Red hair, a red fur cloak, and a vicious grin at the corner of his mouth.

Eustass Kid!

Ian recognized him at first glance.

One of the eleven members of the Worst Generation, he was cruel and ruthless by nature. He had once slaughtered the civilians of an island, making him a pirate through and through.

Ian's gaze shifted to his left arm. Mm, his left arm was still there...

Since he hasn't lost his arm yet, this should be before the New World arc...

Ian used Kid's still-intact left arm to determine the approximate timeline and location.

The first half of the Grand Line, around the beginning of the story.

The timeline was quite important to Ian. It would allow him to know what was about to happen in the future.

Whenever he wanted to take action, he could prepare in advance.

But what mattered more for now was going over to greet Eustass Kid and, while he was at it, having him take Ian out to sea.

Having made up his mind, Ian used Flash Step and leaped straight down.

"Who is it?!"

At that moment, a pirate lackey was scouting the surroundings. Hearing the noise, he looked up and saw someone descending from high above.

He hurriedly shouted a warning to his companions.

Ian landed and walked toward them at an unhurried pace, casually asking, "Can you tell me what year it is in the Sea Circle Calendar?"

Seeing someone approach, the men immediately became alert.

Eustass Kid pushed aside the lackey blocking his way and stepped forward. He looked Ian up and down, lingering for a moment on Ian's silver-white hair, then frowned. "Who are you?"

Ian spread his hands. "Just an ordinary person."

He could tell that these people were wary of him, but his Observation Haki had not sensed any danger.

Therefore, Ian concluded that they posed no threat to him!

"An ordinary person?"

Kid still frowned. He could not sense any danger from Ian, and Ian did not look like anyone formidable. He appeared to have only just reached adulthood.

Everything pointed to Ian being an ordinary person.

Could he be a survivor? Kid narrowed his eyes. It was not impossible!

This world was extremely dangerous. Pirates ran rampant, burning, killing, and looting wherever they went. It was perfectly normal for there to be survivors.

Seeing all this, Kid's arrogant and conceited nature began to act up. He could not be bothered to answer Ian's question. A savage smile spread across his lips as he asked coldly, "Then tell me, brat. Other than you, is there anyone else on this little island?"

Kid spoke as though he were interrogating a prisoner. He clearly did not take Ian seriously at all.