One Piece: Starting with Sharingan, First Mate Uchiha

Inside the hard-shell tower.

Princess Shirahoshi still tightly hugged the plush pillow that seemed like a small mountain to ordinary people.

Her eyes were tightly closed, and her large, delicate body trembled violently like a leaf falling in the autumn wind.

However, time passed second by second.

There was no deafening explosion of a giant axe smashing through the wall, nor did I feel any impact.

Instead, a gentle, soothing voice filled the room:

"Alright, Princess Shirahoshi. There's no need to be afraid anymore."

Upon hearing this completely unfamiliar voice, Shirahoshi stopped trembling.

She cautiously opened her beautiful eyes, which were as clear as giant water lanterns and brimming with tears.

Meanwhile, Viktor, suspended in mid-air, was quietly watching her with a gentle, smiling smile on his lips.

On the surface, Viktor appeared calm and collected, but deep inside, he was experiencing a frenzied and turbulent internal struggle:

"...This is way too big!!"

"Seeing it in person, its size is even more exaggerated than it appears in the original work!"

Viktor's figure slowly descended from mid-air, silently landing on the edge of the enormous bed in front of Shirahoshi.

His gaze was undisguised, freely scanning Bai Xing's incredibly large body from head to toe.

This is not out of any blasphemous intent.

He felt an overwhelming sense of awe and curiosity towards this peculiar life form that completely defied common human understanding.

Looking at that huge, gorgeous, long fish tail covered in pink scales.

Viktor even felt an urge to reach out and touch the scales to feel their real texture.

Looking at the giant mermaid in front of him, whose size was dozens of times larger than his own, yet whose face was streaked with tears from the fright he had just experienced, he was stunned.

Viktor suddenly felt that this "giant coward" with its stark contrast actually had a strangely endearing quality.

As Bai Xing looked at the black-clad human who had suddenly appeared and was walking towards her, the fear that had not yet subsided surged back into her heart.

She subconsciously took a deep breath, opened her mouth, and wanted to burst into tears to release her inner fear and anxiety.

Viktor reacted quickly and acted first.

He tilted his head slightly, extended a long, slender index finger, and gently placed it to his lips, making a "shh" gesture to silence.

"While I would be happy to listen to you, if you start crying now, the guards of the Dragon Palace will rush in immediately."

"Things might get complicated then."

Watching Bai Xing forcefully suppress the sobs that were about to burst forth.

Tears welled up in her eyes, revealing a pitiful and aggrieved expression, which, combined with her large yet incredibly fragile body, made her look pitiful.

Suddenly, without warning, a strange tenderness welled up in Viktor's heart.

This feeling is quite wonderful...

It's like facing a giant child who, despite his enormous size, has not yet matured mentally.

This made him unconsciously soften his tone.

Viktor's warm and friendly smile silently soothed the fragile psychological defenses in Bai Xing's heart.

Although she was still sobbing, the fear in her eyes as she looked at Viktor had largely dissipated, replaced by a sense of confusion and a hint of barely perceptible curiosity.

"Who...who are you...why did you save me just now...?"

Bai Xing's voice was soft and timid, with a strong nasal tone.

To further reassure the frightened princess, Victor took a step forward.

He extended his right hand and gently patted Bai Xing's hand, which was much larger than his entire body.

"Don't be afraid, I'm a friend of your father. Your father sent me to help you solve this problem." Victor told a white lie without batting an eye.

"Father!" Upon hearing this word that brings the most sense of security, Shirahoshi's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled back into her stomach.

She patted her full chest with her huge hands and let out a long sigh of relief.

"I see, thank you so much for saving me."

After confirming that the other person was not a bad person, and because she had not been in contact with strangers other than her family for ten years, it was rare for someone to come here to talk to her.

Bai Xing, who had been holding back her words for so long, suddenly burst forth like a flood bursting its banks.

Viktor sat on the edge of the huge bed with a smile, listening quietly to Shirahoshi's intermittent narration.

She poured out her helplessness and fear during her ten-year imprisonment in darkness;

He poured out his lingering hatred for that madman named Vander Deiken.

And that deep-seated longing and yearning for the vast world outside and the "Sea Forest," the resting place of my mother.

Unbeknownst to them, the atmosphere inside the tower had become peaceful.

After listening to Shirahoshi's story, Victor slowly stood up.

He raised his head and gazed intently at the heavy gate, now damaged by the lingering force of the giant axe.

"Now that the door is broken, the cage that trapped you no longer exists."

Viktor turned his head and looked into Shirahoshi's expectant eyes.

"You want to see the outside world, right? Come on, I'll take you."

Upon hearing this incredible suggestion, Shirahoshi's eyes instantly lit up with an incredulous and delighted light.

Just as Victor was about to use his abilities to take Shirahoshi away from the cage.

"roar--!"

A huge, grayish-white figure suddenly burst out from the dark corner of the room.

That's the pet shark that Shirahoshi raised from a cub to adulthood—"Megalo".

As an animal, Megalo possesses an intuition far exceeding that of humans.

It vaguely sensed that the seemingly gentle man in black before it possessed a terrifying sense of oppression capable of destroying everything.

Driven by its instinct to protect its owner, it mistakenly believed that Viktor was going to harm Shirahoshi, and without hesitation opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, ready to bite Viktor.

Faced with Megalo's fierce attack, Victor merely glanced sideways.

In the left eye socket, the scarlet Mangekyou Sharingan slowly emerged, with three black tomoe swirling slightly in the pupil.

"Sleep well, my loyal little fellow."

Accompanied by Victor's low murmur, a gentle mental wave struck Megalo in mid-air with perfect accuracy.

Megalo, who had been looking fierce, immediately lost focus in his eyes, which became glazed over.

Its massive body seemed to have all its strength drained away in an instant, collapsing limply onto the soft bed.

Ironically, the beast even had a peaceful and contented smile on its face as it drifted off into a sweet dream, emitting soft snores.

Watching Victor subdue the raging Megalo so effortlessly.

Shirahoshi couldn't help but cover her mouth with both hands, letting out a gasp of disbelief.

This smiling older brother is truly amazing!

Victor turned his head and looked at the adoring and amazed look in Shirahoshi's huge eyes. A gentle smile once again appeared on his lips.

Cool!

Without further delay, he gently clasped his hands together in front of his chest, then turned to face Bai Xing, palms facing upwards, and made a gesture of supporting.

In an instant, a powerful and vast gravitational force rapidly formed within the entire hard-shell tower.

This invisible force, like a pair of gentle giant hands, steadily lifted Bai Xing's massive and heavy body, which was as large as a small mountain, into the air.

Shirahoshi let out a soft gasp, savoring the wondrous experience of weightlessness, her eyes filled with wonder.

Viktor moved swiftly and flew out of the damaged hard-shell tower gate first.

He pierced through the seawater and landed steadily in the deep blue ocean above the Dragon Palace.

He turned around, facing the faint light streaming down from above, and gestured "please" to Bai Xing, who was still exclaiming in surprise inside the tower:

"Come, Princess Shirahoshi..."

"Go see the world you've always dreamed of."