One Piece: Starting as the First Mate of the Lothar Pirates

"Kid, something's not right with you?" Lox looked at Luo Chuan suspiciously.

"Ahem," Luo Chuan coughed, quickly composed himself, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"What were you laughing at just now? Like you'd found a ton of treasure!" Lox raised an eyebrow. "And this old geezer, do you have a grudge against him too?"

"This isn't a case of 'cutting the weeds but not pulling them out,' where they'll grow back in the spring breeze. Finishing off the enemy is absolutely necessary." Luo Chuan earnestly rattled off a long explanation of the necessity of finishing off the enemy.

Lox nodded and said, "While what you said makes a lot of sense, I still feel like you're hiding something from me. Will you confess yourself, or..."

Stare~

Feeling the oppressive gaze of Lox, who was determined to get to the bottom of things, Luo Chuan weighed his options carefully before deciding to 'confess'.

Now that we've chosen to board this great ship, Rocks, there are some things that really need to be made clear.

After all, they were on the same ship; he couldn't hide his abilities forever, and he couldn't keep them hidden forever.

“Alright, I’ll confess.” Luo Chuan raised his hand and said, “Captain Rocks, I am actually a Devil Fruit user.”

"You're an ability user?" Rocks was somewhat surprised.

He hadn't noticed anything during the days he was at sea with Luo Chuan.

It has to be said that Luo Chuan kept it a bit too secretive, or perhaps...

Rocks suddenly had a whimsical thought and said, "You're such a good cook, could you be a user of the Chef-Chef Fruit?"

"What are you thinking? Cooking is just a hobby of mine." Luo Chuan smiled wryly. "You might not understand if I just tell you directly, so let's experience it for ourselves."

As Luo Chuan spoke, he extended one hand, and Lockes, understanding, shook hands with him.

Sizzle~

A tiny current of electricity shot through Lockes' right hand and instantly ran through his entire body, making him shudder and feel a jolt.

“This feeling…” Lockes stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

He had the same feeling when he was fighting the old man with divine powers.

Rocks looked at Luo Chuan, then at the corpse of the old man, and revealed the shocking truth.

"Luo Chuan...you actually stole this old man's ability?"

"It's not accurate to say it was taken away."

Luo Chuan shook his head.

"To be precise, it's copying. I'm a Paramecia-type Copy-Copy Fruit user. This ability itself doesn't have much power, but it allows me to copy other people's abilities for my own use."

Paramecia-type Copy Fruit!

This fruit truly exists in the sea!

"The ability to copy Devil Fruits!"

Upon hearing about this ability for the first time, Rocks' eyes widened, and he couldn't help but gasp.

Even he, who had always scoffed at Devil Fruits, was astonished by this ability.

Because this is indeed the most terrifying ability.

Theoretically, a person can only have one Devil Fruit ability in their lifetime.

Luo Chuan, who can eat the Replication Fruit and gain the ability to replicate, can possess multiple abilities at the same time.

If this secret were to get out, it would absolutely scare people to death.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the corners of Locke's mouth gradually widened until he finally burst into laughter.

At first, he simply regarded Luochuan as a living map guide to the treasure trove of the Golden Township.

Later, Luo Chuan won over his stomach with her cooking skills, giving him the feeling of finding a treasure.

Now, Rocks can say without a doubt that he has truly met a treasure of a boy this time.

With his ability to replicate the fruit, Luo Chuan will surely become famous throughout the seas one day!

……

Chapter 8: If a god is killed, he will die.

Sky Island Xiaoxitian.

Once upon a time, this was a small, peaceful island with simple and honest people.

The islanders are self-sufficient and live a life of plenty.

However, decades ago, a group of extremely vicious Hailou people came to Xiaoxitian from the top of Xitian and carried out a bloody burning, killing, and looting, causing a terrible tragedy.

An indigenous boy witnesses his family being murdered; his sister is killed by the sea while trying to protect him.

The boy who escaped was like a walking corpse, wandering aimlessly on the island.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but starving, he found a strangely shaped fruit on the white beach.

The starving boy ignored everything else and quickly devoured the fruit that tasted like shit.

After eating the fruit, he immediately realized something was wrong; he discovered that he had gained the power to control thunder.

Although he had only just acquired the ability, the power of the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit made up for his shortcomings as a novice.

The elementalization alone is enough to make the whole world's oceans vast and boundless.

Using the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the boy successfully turned the tables and defeated the heroes of the sea.

Afterwards, the boy was elected as the island's owner and took on the responsibility of protecting the island.

At first, the young man was full of enthusiasm and perfectly fulfilled the island owner's mission, protecting the island from being swallowed by the sea.

However, as time went on, power and ambition gradually began to grow and expand.

Furthermore, the constant slander from treacherous officials around him caused him to forget his original intentions and begin to implement a dictatorial rule on the island.

After tasting the wonderful feeling of having the power of life and death over others at will, he began to call himself a god and use the power of thunder to punish and control Little Western Heaven.

Anyone who opposes him or disrespects him will be reduced to a slave or, in severe cases, be sentenced to death.

He showed no mercy even to his childhood friends, completely losing his true self.

Until the very last moment of his life, the second before death, a flashback of the past years swept through his mind, and he finally realized the truth, but it was all too late.

he died!

The young man inherited his abilities!

Everything seems to be a cycle.

But Luo Chuan will absolutely not follow in his footsteps.

Why did you bring him along?

Seeing Luo Chuan dragging the corpse of the old man with divine power, Lockes raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Take it with you, you might need it!" Luo Chuan said.

Looking at the old man's arrogant and domineering attitude, Luo Chuan thought of Enel, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user from later generations.

They are the same kind of people, so their reputation among the island's inhabitants is probably not very good.

By bringing the old man's body, the island's residents will know that it was they who helped move the mountain that was pressing down on them.

Having become 'heroes,' they will find it much easier to replenish supplies and do anything else on the island.

Besides, there is another major reason: Luo Chuan can also gain some reputation points along the way.

Ten minutes later.

Luo Chuan and Lockes arrived at the town inhabited by the natives.

When the island's residents saw the two outsiders dragging a dead body, they were all terrified and hid in their homes, only daring to observe secretly.

"Hey, Mommy, look at that...that looks like a symbol of God!" A young child recognized the old man's divine appearance.

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, God will be angry." The adults immediately looked nervous.

If this gets out, people won't care whether it's a child or not; the whole family will suffer.

However, soon, more and more people became aware of it.

Although the face was still bloody and unrecognizable, only the most distinguished person on the island was qualified to wear that special clothing.

Some of the local residents gritted their teeth, mustered their courage, and went out of their homes to follow Luo Chuan and his companion.

Once there is a first person, there will be a second and a third.

Finally, almost every household opened their doors.

The natives followed Luo Chuan to a square.

Luo Chuan swung the hammer, nailing the old man's body to the cross.

"Who are you?" someone in the crowd mustered up the courage to ask.

"You're asking us? We're just passing travelers!" Luo Chuan said calmly.

"Is he...that person...a god?" someone else asked.

Luo Chuan nodded and said, "Yes, your god is dead!"

Upon hearing this, the huge square fell silent for a moment, then erupted into a deafening uproar.

"Wow, God...it really is God!"

"God is dead... Hehehe... God is dead!"

"So even gods can die! That's wonderful, truly wonderful!"

"God is finally dead, and we no longer have to live in constant fear!"

"Thank God... Thank you, passing travelers!"

The island's indigenous inhabitants were crying and laughing, behaving like madmen.

Reputation +1!

Reputation +1!

……

Before long, Luo Chuan's reputation value broke through three digits and continued to rise.

Seeing this, Lockes raised an eyebrow, then looked at Luo Chuan and finally understood his intention.

Our captain is truly a rare all-rounder!

Sudden.

At that moment, a huge commotion broke out in the square.

The indigenous people quickly pushed aside to both sides, and then came a small team dressed in uniform and fully armed. The leader had a small mustache and his beady eyes revealed shrewdness and calculation.

"Law enforcement team!"

"The law enforcement team is here!"

Whispers rippled through the crowd, and the natives all bowed their heads in fear and unease.

They were too happy too soon. Even if God is dead, God's law enforcement team is still here.

"What are you all doing gathered here, you ants? And what did you just say... that God is dead? You dare to utter such treasonous words? I think you all want to be exiled!"

The green-eyed man, who was also the chief of the law enforcement team and the strategist of God, sneered coldly, making the islanders tremble with fear.

“But… God is really dead. If you don’t believe me, look over there.” A child of a few years old pointed to the cross in the square.

"hehe"

The strategist of God sneered before finally raising his eyes to look.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, his beady eyes suddenly widened.

"God...it really is God..."

"God is really dead!"

"Who did it?"