One Piece: My Uncle Is Kizaru

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"Another hit!?"

Seeing a blue streak of light fly into his inventory, Kyle blinked in astonishment.

To be honest, considering the usual nature of mobile games, he had mentally prepared himself for a bunch of trash pulls before deciding to roll the gacha.

At worst, he could still gain some captain experience.

But he never expected his luck today to be so ridiculously good!

30 million Beri...

He got a Poké Ball equivalent to a character card, a bug-level captain skill...

And now, another C-rank character card!

His luck was so good that by the time he saw the final character card, he was too numb to even cheer.

"I hope I haven't used up all the good luck I've saved up in this lifetime in just one day..."

After sighing inwardly, Kyle opened his inventory again to check the newly acquired character card.

**Daikokuten Yama.**

The name didn't ring any bells for him.

But when he saw the character card's illustration, a flood of old memories rushed back into his mind.

"So... it's him..."

Kyle stared in surprise at the anime character he had almost forgotten.

A burly figure dressed in a neat beige suit, his golden hair slicked back like an adult, but his eyes revealing a crimson madness.

This was none other than Yamori, the S-rated Ghoul from *Tokyo Ghoul*, one of the creators of the iconic song *Unravel*...

The one who triggered Kaneki's awakening.

But who would have thought that Yamori, an S-rated Ghoul from Aogiri Tree, would end up as a C-rank character card in the system?

Talk about falling from grace~

In the system's character card mechanics...

S-rank character cards can undergo three awakenings.

A and B-rank character cards can undergo two awakenings.

But C-rank character cards only get one awakening.

The higher the rank, the more Awakening Stones are needed for each awakening.

Each awakening significantly boosts the partner's combat power.

Although there's a gap between A and B ranks, C-rank cards, with only one awakening, are destined to have limited potential.

Still, even if Yamori is just a C-rank character card, it doesn't dampen Kyle's excitement!

Because the moment he saw Yamori's illustration, a perfect candidate for this card immediately came to mind...

And it definitely wasn't the small, weak, and timid Koby.

Instead, it was the commander of the G-153 Marine Base stationed in Shells Town—their next destination...

A Marine captain who shared Yamori's traits: a burly build, golden hair, and a deranged mind—"Axe-Hand" Morgan!

As one of the few characters in the anime who managed to make the Marine hero Garp bleed, Morgan's name deserved to be remembered in history!

Kyle's original plan was to attack the G-153 base as a pirate, expose Morgan's tyranny, and rob the Marine base of its money and supplies.

But now, with this character card, their mission had an additional objective...

To kidnap "Axe-Hand" Morgan!

"Kidnapping Tashigi in Loguetown, kidnapping Morgan in Shells Town..."

"I feel like I'm going further and further down the path of kidnapping."

Kyle murmured softly, but a playful smile slowly spread across his lips.

Clearly, he was enjoying himself.

After all, every kidnapping meant he might gain a new partner.

Things were starting to get interesting.

He just hoped that the underworld wouldn't start spreading rumors about him having a thing for kidnapping Marines.

...

The waves rippled, crashing against the shore's rocks with a splashing sound.

A day later, at the port of Will Town.

On the horizon where the sea met the sky, a proper Marine warship sailed toward Will Town under the morning sun, eventually docking at the port.

From the warship, a burly Marine with a stern expression and furrowed brows quickly descended.

Three lit cigars emitted choking smoke, mingling with his white hair.

The man was none other than Smoker, the Marine captain from Loguetown, who had set out to chase the Twilight Pirates!

However...

Because the *Diga* was too fast, they had lost track of it two days ago.

With no other choice, they had to split the fleet and conduct a thorough search of the surrounding waters.

Yesterday afternoon, the Loguetown Marine Base received a telegram claiming that Will Town had been attacked by pirates and that they had captured a group of pirates with bounties, wanting to exchange them for the reward.

Since Smoker's warship was nearby, he decided to handle the matter personally.

...

"So, you're the ones who captured the Alvida Pirates?"

Smoker strode forward, directly approaching the mayor of Will Town, who was preparing to welcome them, and asked with a suspicious look.

Judging by the town's setup, it didn't seem like they could have captured a pirate crew...

The mayor, about to greet Smoker, quickly waved his hands:

"No, no, Marine sir! You've got it wrong. We didn't capture the Alvida Pirates."

As he spoke, he put on a shrewd expression and explained truthfully:

"Actually, it was another group of pirates who captured them, but they sold Alvida to us."

Following Kyle's instructions, the mayor didn't plan to hide anything.

Selling bounty pirates was actually quite common on the seas.

For example, some powerful bounty hunters would kill a bounty criminal to pay off their bar tab when they couldn't afford their drinks.

Smoker didn't say much about the bounty, but the mayor's words clearly caught his attention.

"Another group of pirates!?"

He was momentarily stunned, his brows furrowing as he pondered:

"Pirate infighting? To capture Alvida, who has a 5 million Beri bounty, they must be no small fry."

"Has another troublesome group appeared in these waters?"

Of course, he scoffed at the pirates' strength.

But on the vast seas, it was impossible to wipe out all the pirates.

The more powerful pirate groups there were, the greater the danger to the people of the East Blue.

After some thought, Smoker turned his attention back to the mayor, ready to ask more questions.

"Do you know where that pirate group came from?"

He intended to gather as much information as possible about the pirates.

Unexpectedly, the mayor immediately nodded and replied:

"Yes, yes."

"They said they were the Twilight Pirates, with a crew of one man and one woman..."

"Wait!!!"

Smoker suddenly interrupted the mayor's report, biting down hard and accidentally snapping the cigar in his mouth.

"You're saying the group that defeated the Alvida Pirates... was the Twilight Pirates!?"

He growled, startling the mayor.

The mayor swallowed nervously, then cautiously nodded:

"Y-yes."

"That's what they said."

"Yesterday morning, the Alvida Pirates suddenly attacked Will Town... and then..."

Under Smoker's intense gaze, the mayor recounted the events of that day in detail.

Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to mention the long-term deal he had struck with Kyle.

After hearing about the Twilight Pirates' actions, Smoker fell silent.

"..."

The Twilight Pirates, who were being pursued by the Marines, had actually saved Will Town from the pirates.

Meanwhile, the Marines, who were searching nearby, had failed to notice Will Town's plight.

What a ridiculous irony!

If they had actually arrested the Twilight Pirates, wouldn't that mean Will Town would have been plundered by pirates...

Could it be that the Twilight Pirates were actually... good pirates!?

For a moment, Smoker's resolve wavered again.

Ever since he was grazed by that Seastone bullet, he had felt something was off, like something wasn't right.

Chasing the Twilight Pirates wasn't just about rescuing Tashigi; it was also about figuring out what Kyle was up to.

But wavering or not, as a Marine, he still had to fulfill his duties.

After confirming Alvida's identity, he ordered the Marines on the warship to hand over 5 million Beri to the mayor of Will Town.

He then had Alvida and the lucky pirates who hadn't been killed by Tashigi locked up in the warship's brig.

From the mayor, he had learned the Twilight Pirates' next destination:

The G-153 Marine Base.

This was information Kyle had intentionally let the mayor reveal.

After completing all the paperwork, the warship quickly left Will Town, heading for Shells Town.

However...

Smoker sat alone in his office, puffing on his cigars, his eyes gazing through the hazy smoke at the distant sea.

In his mind, he recalled the description of the female swordsman the mayor had given him before they left.

A short-haired girl, skilled in swordsmanship, ruthless against pirates...

All the signs pointed to her being Tashigi, the Marine who had been kidnapped by the Twilight Pirates!

Clutching a freshly printed bounty poster, Smoker stared at the image of the man with a gun, sneering...

Any slight positive impression he had of Kyle vanished, and he couldn't help but clench his fists and roar:

"Kyle! What have you done to Tashigi!?"