One Piece: Starting by Plundering Koby's Term!

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"So that's it. 'Heavenly King,' that's a pretty good title, hehehe."

Luffy, upon hearing Lu En's explanation of the title, beamed with joy. Becoming the Pirate King was Luffy's goal for setting sail, and Lu En, his first companion, so readily acknowledged his dream. Luffy was naturally delighted.

"Detecting increase in bond with loading target. Term loading progress increased."

Lu En's eyes flickered as he looked at the light screen that only he could see. As expected, there was a way to accelerate the loading progress of terms. A bond, huh? This truly has the style of a Japanese anime. Looking at the significantly increased progress of the "Superhuman Physique (Deep Purple)" term, and the finally moving progress of the "Sun God (Super Gold)" term, Lu En's lips curled into a slight smile.

Choosing the title "Heavenly King" was not only because the title itself fit the One Piece worldview and Lu En's aesthetic as someone from Blue Star, but more importantly, Lu En wanted to use the origin of this title to test the progress of term loading.

Luffy's dream was to become the Pirate King, and Lu En's explanation would naturally deepen his relationship with Luffy. And Luffy, as the loading target for the terms, was the subject of Lu En's test to see if improving their relationship could accelerate the loading of terms. Now it seemed it was indeed effective. Hmm, his somewhat chuunibyou statement wasn't in vain.

Lu En looked around the sky but found no trace of a News Coo. However, in the world of One Piece, News Coos were everywhere, and Lu En, who hadn't awakened Observation Haki yet, couldn't pinpoint their exact location. But as long as the next report came out, he would know if his title had spread across the sea.

After all, regarding Conqueror's Haki, Morgans, the president of the World Economic Journal, knew his stuff. Don't let people later complain that there were too many Conqueror's Haki users in the New World. But if you count them carefully, there are less than twenty people who have been fully confirmed to possess Conqueror's Haki in the original work. And not all of these people were in the same era.

Conqueror's Haki users are truly born with the qualities of a king. After all, as long as one awakens Conqueror's Haki, they will definitely be able to learn Observation Haki and Armament Haki, and at the very least, they will be able to cultivate their Haki to a decent level.

This means that as long as one awakens Conqueror's Haki, they will possess at least the combat power of a Warlord of the Sea. Having a Conqueror's Haki user appear in the East Blue, the news value of this was still worth Morgans's efforts.

Anyway, having joined the protagonist group, with Luffy's powerful Relationship (Special) term, there was no need to worry about being pursued by unbeatable pirates or Marines before he grew stronger. Lu En naturally didn't need to be too low-key.

The so-called "temperament" in the original work should also be one of the important factors for powerful Haki, so being low-key is absolutely undesirable for strong individuals in the world of One Piece.

Take Blackbeard, for example; he hid on Whitebeard's ship before getting the Dark-Dark Fruit. Because he pretended to be a pig for too long, his "temperament" continuously shrank, which also led him to entertain the idea of ending his days on Whitebeard's ship.

Therefore, in the One Piece power system, pretending to be weak to catch a tiger will ultimately turn you into a true pig. Only by gaining immense fame and using the blood of other strong individuals as stepping stones can one become a top-tier powerhouse in this world.

"These guys are taken care of too, so let's quickly find a ship and set sail again."

Luffy looked at the fallen members of the Alvida Pirates, grinning.

"Whoosh! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Just as Luffy's words fell, many cannonballs landed on the Alvida Pirates' ship. In the distance, a Marine warship was rapidly approaching.

"Marines, huh? Then as pirates, we need to retreat quickly. Let's go, Lu En!"

Luffy was no stranger to the approaching Marine warship; in fact, his grandfather's warship was much larger than this one.

"Understood."

Lu En's lips curved into a slight smile. Lu En had no intention of plundering Alvida's terms; he wasn't interested in her pig-like fat.

...

"Phew, what a great haul."

Nami, having scooped up all the treasures from the Alvida Pirates, boarded a small boat with her heavy bundle. Seeing the Marine warship in the distance, Nami prepared to leave.

"Whoosh! Boom!"

Just then, a small lifeboat smashed directly from the merchant ship's deck into the sea, kicking up a wave.

"Ah!"

Nami blocked the splashing seawater and looked over, only to see a straw hat-wearing boy and a familiar figure on it.

"You, you are…?"

Nami's eyes widened. Wasn't this the person she saw on the merchant ship earlier?

"It seems Miss Thief has achieved her goal."

Lu En looked at Nami, who had taken off her dress and was now in a thief's outfit, holding a bundle filled with the Alvida Pirates' treasures, and smiled. Nami subconsciously held the treasure-filled bundle tighter.

"Do you know her, Lu En?"

Luffy asked curiously.

"We've met once."

Lu En said with a smile.

"Is that so? But we need to retreat quickly."

Luffy shouted, looking at the approaching Marine warship.

"Set sail!"

"Then, we'll meet again, Miss Thief. My name is Lu En."

Lu En looked at Nami, knowing it wasn't the time for much conversation. Anyway, Nami's next destination was the same as theirs. Getting too entangled might backfire. Without waiting for Nami to reply, Lu En used his Navigation Skills (White) to control the small boat, quickly sailing in the opposite direction of the Marine warship.

"Lu En?"

Nami murmured the name, then quickly used her navigation skills to leave. As for Lu En's "we'll meet again," Nami didn't pay much mind. The sea was so vast; it'd be a miracle to meet again.

...

"Hahahaha, that was so much fun."

After completely shaking off the Marine warship, Luffy laughed heartily.

"Oh, right, Lu En, do you know what kind of guy that rude old hag called the Pirate Hunter is?"

Luffy looked at Lu En.

"I've heard of him. I hear he's a very powerful swordsman, known as a beast in human skin."

Lu En said with a smile.

"A beast, huh! Sounds strong."

Luffy grinned.

"What? Are you interested in him?"

Lu En asked, knowing the answer. Coby, that disgusting clown, had already been removed by Lu En. The matter of Zoro naturally needed Lu En to initiate. However, without Coby, that disgusting clown, Lu En didn't mind being the one to push the plot forward.

"I want to become the Pirate King, so I have to go to the Grand Line. Besides you, Lu En, I need more powerful companions. If that guy is good, I want him to be my nakama."

Luffy grinned.

"Then, let's go see him. I hear he's currently in Shells Town."

Lu En took out a pre-prepared sea chart and said with a smile. This sea chart was obtained by Lu En on that merchant ship.

"Then the course is set. Let's go, Lu En."

Luffy was enthusiastic.

"Understood."

Lu En also curved his lips into a smile, feeling very interested. Roronoa Zoro, he wondered what terms this true man of the Straw Hat Pirates possessed that were worth loading for himself.