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

"What are you 'oh' for? Let me tell you, we are the famous Bear Brothers of the Western Sea, who will one day conquer the Grand Line, with a combined bounty of 250 million Berries." Bear Brothers confidently introduced himself.

“That’s right, that’s right, we’re 250, are you scared?” Xiong Er chimed in.

"You idiot, second brother, it's not 250, it's 250 million Berries. Now that you say it, how much of a difference is there inside and out?" Xiong Da said irritably.

"Let me calculate... one times one equals one, two times two equals two..." The honest Xiong Er began to count on his fingers.

Luo Chuan's lips twitched. These two treasure thieves were truly a pair of idiots!

"Young man, we don't want to be rough with you. If you know what's good for you, you can get off the boat yourself." Xiong Da waved his hand.

“There’s no rush.” Luo Chuan waved his hand. “I already know your identities. Don’t you want to know who we are? Or do you want to know who killed the god on this island, allowing you to regain your freedom?”

“No, no, no, it couldn’t possibly be you…” Xiong Da waved his hand and said, “You look so young, there’s no way you could beat that old man. Maybe your captain is very capable, but he probably won’t be back anytime soon, and besides…”

At this point, Xiong Da changed the subject and said, "Apart from that old man with lightning, there is nothing in this vast sea that can frighten us brothers."

"Is that so? Then I'd really like to see what they've got!" Luo Chuan said with a smile.

"Trying to stall for time won't work. Just you wait and see." Xiong Da called out to his simple-minded brothers, "Second brother, let's transform together and scare him to death!"

"Alright, boss!" Xiong Er replied.

Drink up!

The two bear brothers shouted in unison and began to transform under the moonlight.

Their already large physiques swelled even more at this moment.

Black and brown hair emerged from under their skin, covering their entire bodies.

In no time at all, the two bear brothers completed their transformations.

The eldest bear transformed into a four-meter-tall black bear.

He is a Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit user in Black Bear form!!!

The transformation of Xiong Lao Er was even more exaggerated. At this moment, his height exceeded eight meters, and his brown fur fluttered in the wind.

He is a Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit user in his Brown Bear form!!!

At the top of the mast, watching the transformation of the two brothers, Luo Chuan sat up straight.

These two goofy brothers are really something else!

This is truly... a treasure trove!

This little island of Xiaoxitian is truly a treasure!

"Big Bear, Big Bear, why do I feel like that little brother is looking at us like he's looking at naked beauties?" Brown Bear No. 2 said shyly.

"Who are you calling a woman... But the way that kid was looking at us was definitely weird." Black Bear Boss muttered to himself.

Hearing the two bears chirping quietly behind his back, Luo Chuan's face immediately darkened.

With your pathetic appearance, who would even look at you?

No! Even a ghost would have to be blind to be attracted to it!

Luo Chuan took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "You've all finished your presentations, so it's my turn now."

Chi Chi!

Blue-purple arcs of electricity flickered around Luo Chuan.

Luo Chuan extended a finger, and two bolts of lightning shot out instantly, hitting the two goofy brothers and causing them to break into a thunderbolt dance on the deck.

A moment later.

Pfft!

Pfft!

The two goofy brothers knelt down simultaneously, maintaining the standard dogeza (vertical kowtow) posture, and began to apologize.

"We are so sorry! We were speaking too loudly just now, please forgive us!"

"Please, spare us! We'll do anything!"

Over the past year, they have been electrocuted countless times by the old man using similar methods, causing them to convulse and collapse in excruciating pain.

Therefore, upon discovering that Luo Chuan could also wield the power of lightning, they did not hesitate for a second and surrendered on the spot.

At this moment, Luo Chuan completely ignored the meaning of the silly brothers.

Because at this moment, he was completely immersed in the wonderful feeling of being included in the Zoan-type Devil Fruit, and couldn't extricate himself from it.

[Congratulations, host, on defeating the user of the Black Bear Fruit! Your Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit, Black Bear Form, has been successfully acquired!]

[Congratulations, host, on defeating the Bear-Bear Fruit user! Your Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit, Bear Form ability, has been successfully acquired!]

In the editor panel, a new category for Animal type has been added to the Devil Fruit section, and the abilities of the two bears are prominently listed.

But that wasn't the most wonderful part. What truly surprised Luo Chuan was the hidden surprise that followed the inclusion of the animal-type fruits.

Luo Chuan could clearly feel that the moment he successfully absorbed the abilities of the black bear and brown bear, his physical strength was significantly enhanced, even doubled.

Among the three types of Devil Fruits, Paramecia-type fruits grant the user superpowers, Logia-type fruits grant the user the power to control elements, and Zoan-type fruits grant the user the ability to transform into an animal while also strengthening the user's physical body.

This is now also reflected in Luo Chuan.

His strength, speed, defense, health... all these stats have been enhanced and upgraded.

The seemingly useless common animal series brought unexpected surprises.

Just as Luo Chuan was immersed in the wonderful experience of strengthening his physical body, an extremely powerful aura emanated from the nearby Island Cloud Coast.

Rocks is here!

Not long after discovering the treasure had been stolen, Luo Chuan immediately transformed into his elemental form and used the speed of lightning to search for the thief's trail. Locus was not as fast as him, so he lagged behind and only caught up now.

"Luo Chuan, these two are the little rascals who stole my hairpin, Man Jun."

Rocks leaped onto the deck and coldly stared at the two idiot brothers.

Boom!

A powerful aura, like that of a demon, burst forth from Rocks, scaring the two bear brothers so much that they wet themselves.

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Chapter 11 Thunderclap Super Electromagnetic Cannon

"It's you guys, the treasure thieves!"

Lox looked down at the two bear brothers, who were huddled together and trembling.

"Mommy!" the silly brother thought to himself.

Luochuan alone was already terrifying enough, but now there's someone even more terrifying.

In their eyes, the domineering Lox at this moment was like a devil from hell.

A split second before Rocks could make his move, Luo Chuan flashed in front of him and said, "Don't rush to attack, Captain, we still have a use for them..."

Ultimately, after Luo Chuan's persuasion, Lockes softened his tone and agreed to let the two bear brothers stay on the ship to do odd jobs.

As the captain of the ship, he is extremely busy on weekdays and has to keep watch at night, which is quite tiring.

By keeping these two brothers around, at least the captain and first mate won't have to take turns doing the night watch anymore.

With everything prepared, Luo Chuan and his group set sail overnight, leaving the sky island of Xiaoxitian.

Luo Chuan never intended to remain a god of Little Western Paradise forever; having obtained the treasure, it was natural for him to leave.

As for the future fate of this island, it has little to do with them; everything is in their own hands.

……

……

The next day, at dawn.

Luo Chuan stood at the bow of the boat, a gold coin between his fingers, which he nimbly flipped.

At one moment, Luo Chuan looked firmly ahead, raised his hand, and suddenly flicked the gold coin in his hand.

At the same time, a powerful current shot out from Luo Chuan's hand and struck the gold coin.

With a whoosh, the gold coin was sent flying dozens or even hundreds of meters.

With a soft splash, it fell into the white sea.

Another failure!

Luo Chuan couldn't help but frown; this was his ninety-ninth failure.

Tell me, who could resist practicing a cool special move after obtaining the Thunder-Rumble Fruit?

Anyway, Luo Chuan couldn't resist; he had to practice!

The first cool move he wants to learn is the railgun!

The steel hammer that dances at your fingertips is my unwavering faith in this life!

Luo Chuan memorized the key points of the Super Electromagnetic Cannon's movements.

The underlying principle is something that college students... oh no, college students might not know, but Luo Chuan, who studied science in high school, roughly understands it.

The basic principle of an electromagnetic railgun: Two long, energized metal rails generate an extremely strong magnetic field. At the same time, some of the current in the rails flows through the metal projectile, thereby accelerating the projectile and ultimately giving it an extremely high initial velocity when it leaves the barrel.

Although Misaka Mikoto's Super Electromagnetic Cannon doesn't have metal rails, she can use ultra-high voltage to break through the air to form plasma, thus replacing the function of rails and just enough to launch objects the size of coins.

Knowing the principle is one thing, but putting it into practice is not easy at all.

By mid-morning, Luo Chuan had probably shot out hundreds of gold coins of various sizes, but none of them had succeeded.

"One minute on stage requires ten years of practice off stage. Keep working hard, and you'll master it eventually." Luo Chuan encouraged himself silently, grabbing another handful of gold coins.

"Ancestors... my ancestors..."

Just then, the leader of the black bears let out a roar and grabbed Luo Chuan's right foot.

"Honey cake, my honey cake..."

The second brown bear followed suit and hugged Luo Chuan's left leg.

"What are you doing? Don't disturb my cultivation!" Luo Chuan glared at the two idiot brothers.

"Ancestor, you can cultivate, but can you stop wasting your treasures? How many gold coins have you already thrown away this morning? You just throw them into the water and hear a thud. My heart can't take it!" The Black Bear Boss said with a pained expression.

"One gold coin equals one hundred honey cakes, and so many honey cakes have flown away!" The second brown bear waved its paws, as if trying to grab something.

"What are you guys making all this noise so early in the morning?" Lockes, who had finally had a good night's sleep, walked out of the cabin with a strong sense of morning grumpiness.

Before Luo Chuan and the other two could say anything, Lockes looked at the gold on the deck and immediately realized something was wrong.

Several gold decorative items he had his eye on last night, which he planned to bring back to his room today, have gone missing. Who took them?

Huhu~

Luo Chuan looked away and whistled, feeling a little guilty.

In the end, the two idiots couldn't hold out any longer and betrayed Luo Chuan.

The extravagant spending of Luo Chuan, who used Lei Ye's gold jewelry to create gold coins and then squandered them, was exposed.

Upon learning the truth, Lox's eyes widened in shock. "You...you spendthrift! Is this how you're supposed to squander gold?"

Rocks started rolling up his sleeves!

"Hey, hey, let's talk this out, don't resort to violence!" Luo Chuan decisively slipped away, transforming into his element and sliding onto the mast. "Besides, I was doing that for cultivation, to practice my ultimate move. As the first mate, I want to have a skill or two that I can use to keep the crew in line in the future."

"Alright, alright, you want to train? Come on, I'll train with you myself!" Rocks grinned.

"Cough cough, isn't that unnecessary?" Luo Chuan stumbled.

“I think it’s very necessary.” Rocks looked at Luo Chuan seriously. “Kid, don’t think that just because you have a decent Devil Fruit ability, you can do whatever you want on the sea. If you keep thinking like that, you will definitely suffer a great loss in the future. Logia-type Devil Fruits are not invincible. No Logia-type Devil Fruit user who becomes arrogant because of this will have a good ending.”

Luo Chuan certainly understood this principle as well.

Since the introduction of the "domineering" mechanic, the natural-type abilities have been subtly weakened.

However, if developed well, Luo Chuan felt that few people could keep up with Rumble's mobility.

"No matter how powerful a Devil Fruit is, it is ultimately just an external aid. If you want to dominate the seas, the most important thing is your own strength." Rocks clenched his fist, his jet-black Armor Haki swirling around him.