Enel

"Wait... let me think."

Ye Mu was something of an anime fan and extremely familiar with One Piece. Although he had not watched the anime or read the manga since the Paramount War Arc, he had still watched plenty of short videos, edits, and fanfiction.

But he had never imagined that something like transmigration would happen to him.

"Sky Island... isn't that the territory of Enel, the god? Damn it, I never paid any toll. If a Blue Sea person came to Sky Island and got taken out by Enel's people like Luffy's group did in the anime, what then...?"

Although, in the story, whether because of plot armor or some other reason, Enel's Rumble-Rumble Fruit had never actually electrocuted anyone to death, Ye Mu had no desire to test it himself. He did not think he would survive being hit by a bolt of lightning.

"They made me transmigrate and didn't even give me some badass Devil Fruit. How am I supposed to get by... Forget it. I shouldn't think about that now. The most important thing is to find out what era this is..."

It had to be said that although Ye Mu had gone through something as miraculous as transmigration, his mind remained remarkably calm and clear. He quickly sorted out his current situation.

So Ye Mu looked at the little boy in front of him and asked with the gentlest goodwill he could muster.

"Hey, kid, let me ask you something. Who is the god of Sky Island right now?"

Ye Mu felt that this was the most critical question at the moment. If it was Gan Fall, things would be easier; that old man was at least half a decent person, so he would not need to worry about safety for the time being. But if it was Enel, that crackling lunatic who wanted to destroy Sky Island, then Ye Mu felt he ought to start preparing his own funeral arrangements.

As soon as Ye Mu finished speaking, the little boy before him suddenly looked at him with extreme wariness.

Ye Mu even sensed a trace of dangerous energy from the little boy.

"Was that an illusion?"

Cold sweat covered Ye Mu's face as he guessed inwardly.

His entire body was weak right now. If this kid really wanted to take him out, he might actually die here.

Fortunately, that flash of killing intent vanished as quickly as it had appeared.

"Why are you asking that?"

The little boy asked coldly.

"Nothing... nothing..."

Ye Mu answered, wiping away cold sweat that was not there.

Only then did the little boy answer, "An old guy named Gan Fall."

"Thank goodness, thank goodness."

Hearing the little boy's answer, Ye Mu felt somewhat relieved.

But then he thought of another question and asked the child.

"Then do you know someone named Enel? A really powerful guy?"

"...How do you know my name...?"

"Uh..."

The two little boys stared at each other in shock, little eyes meeting little eyes...

Half an hour later...

"Kid, let me ask you. Are you really called Enel, not El, or En, or maybe Nel?"

Ye Mu still refused to give up as he questioned the little boy before him.

He simply could not believe that the arrogant, unparalleled man from the anime who called himself a god could be the shy little boy standing before him.

"How many times do I have to tell you? My name is Enel."

By now, little Enel was getting impatient with Ye Mu's endless questions. Especially since every sentence started with "kid," something Enel, whose masculine pride had been stirred up, found even more intolerable.

Ye Mu kept gesturing at the boy in front of him. He was under a meter tall, with a thin face and a frail-looking body. He looked nothing like the Enel Ye Mu remembered.

"Fine... Hey... Enel, do you have anything to eat?"

After thinking for a long while and considering his current weakness and gnawing hunger, Ye Mu finally asked the question.

As for whether the little boy before him was really that Enel, it was no longer important to Ye Mu. So what if he was? So what if he was not? He needed to eat and drink his fill first, then wait until he had the strength to worry about anything else.

Enel glanced at Ye Mu and answered somewhat unhappily.

"No! I came out to look for food myself, and I ran into you."

"Uh... then what do we do? Big brother here is so hungry he has no strength left."

"Hmph. Go find some yourself. I'm leaving."

Enel had been away from the village for quite a while already. If he did not go back soon, once the people in the village noticed, they would definitely come looking for trouble with him again.

"Hey... hey... don't go... What am I supposed to do if you leave?"

Ye Mu did not dare let Enel leave him. He was unfamiliar with the area, and after finally finding someone he could count as an acquaintance, even if that person was Enel, he did not want to let him go.

But Enel seemed determined to leave, which gave Ye Mu a headache.

Just then...

A rumbling sound came from both of their stomachs.

"Right."

Ye Mu suddenly came up with a good idea.

"Hey, kid, are you hungry?"

Ye Mu had originally thought he could lure the kid into staying with food. But the moment he said it, Enel looked at him furiously, leaving Ye Mu completely baffled.

"I'm telling you, don't call me kid, or I'll beat you up."

As he spoke, Enel raised his tiny fist.

"You're the same age as me. What gives you the right to call me kid?"

Only then did Ye Mu understand. This kid had quite a strong sense of pride; he was actually angry over something like that. Still, the way he raised his fist did resemble Enel a little.

Ye Mu looked at himself again. With his own tiny body, he really was not suited to call Enel a kid.

"Fine, then let me introduce myself. My name is Ye Mu. You can call me Ye Mu from now on."

"Ye Mu? What a strange name."

Enel thought for a moment before saying so.

"Don't dwell on the name."

Ye Mu answered without caring. When it came to names, he also felt that using his original name in the world of One Piece seemed a little strange. But this was not the time to dwell on that. The most important issue right now was his stomach—his stomach!

"Since we know each other now, how about I make you something delicious as a meeting gift?"

Acting overly familiar, Ye Mu placed a hand on Enel's shoulder. Enel only struggled a little in response.

"Fine... Ye Mu, kid."

Perhaps the word "food" had attracted Enel, or perhaps the people in the village would not be back yet. Enel finally nodded in agreement.

Still, he did not forget to call Ye Mu "kid" in retaliation for being called one himself. Ye Mu could only respond with a bitter smile.