Starting in One Piece, I'll Build the Strongest Fairy Tail!

"Hah~"

"We finally found Gramps Makarov."

"This is great."

When Eden learned of Makarov's whereabouts from Ace, he let out a sigh of relief, suddenly feeling as if he had finally found his backbone.

Yes, although Eden's strength might have long surpassed the aging and frail Makarov, whose body was riddled with old injuries and couldn't exert its full power.

But spiritually...

Makarov had always been the backbone in Eden's heart, and indeed, in the hearts of all the members of the Fairy Tail guild.

"In that case..."

"It's time to split into two groups."

"Laxus, you, Mirajane, and Aramaki will be one group. Take Ace and Teach with you and go meet Whitebeard and Gramps."

"As for me, I'll be in a group with Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Nami, and Robin. We'll head to Water 7 first to get a new ship..."

"Then, we'll continue on our original route, searching for our comrades scattered across the world."

"Everyone, we'll meet again in the New World."

Eden explained his plan to everyone present.

In reality, Eden was planning to go to the Sabaody Archipelago when the Supernovas gathered there to find the 'Surgeon of Death', Law, and use his Ope-Ope Fruit to help treat the injuries of Gildarts and Makarov.

Oh, and while he was at it, Law could also help treat Whitebeard's old wounds.

The plan was perfect~

"Huh?"

"I never said I was going to see Gramps."

Laxus hadn't expected Eden to dispatch him directly to the New World to find Makarov. He immediately lifted his head and spoke with a tsundere-like pride.

In reality, he had long been missing his grandfather.

What grandson wouldn't miss his grandfather?

It was just that this particular "good grandson" was a bit rebellious.

"Mirajane, come here for a second."

"On your way, keep an eye on this tight-lipped, insincere, blond tsundere idiot."

"If you run into any unexpected situations, you and Aramaki can subdue this idiot by force and drag him to Gramps."

Eden pulled Mirajane aside, glanced at Laxus, and whispered.

"Leave it to me," Mirajane winked at Eden and gave him a thumbs-up.

"I heard all of that..." Laxus's expression changed slightly as he said angrily.

"Finally."

Eden still felt that leaving 'Blackbeard' Teach in the care of just Laxus, Aramaki, Ace, and Mirajane wasn't safe enough...

So, he placed a spatial ability on each of Teach's hearts.

Besides restraining 'Blackbeard', Eden planned to conduct two experiments with this.

The first experiment was to determine if Devil Fruits truly reside in a person's heart.

The second experiment was, if Devil Fruits really do reside in the heart, would they escape from the heart once the host dies?

In other words, once Teach died, the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit would emerge from his heart and be immediately confined in Eden's grasp using his spatial ability.

The power of the Dark-Dark Fruit was immense!

Eden had no intention of letting such a powerful Devil Fruit roam free.

"In that case... let's go!"

After arranging everyone's routes, Eden, along with Nami, Robin, Natsu, Gray, and Juvia, climbed onto Little Black's head. He pointed forward and shouted loudly.

As for the navigation issue for Mirajane's group?

Eden wasn't worried at all...

Ace might be a bit lacking in combat power and a bit reckless, but his navigational talent was very strong. Leaving the navigation to him would be no problem at all.

"Eden, Natsu, Gray, Juvia, Happy, and Nami and Robin~ Goodbye!"

"We'll be waiting for you in the New World~"

Mirajane stood on the deck of the Shark Supreme, waving continuously at Eden and the others, bidding a very reluctant farewell.

They had only just reunited with their scattered comrades, yet they had to part ways again for various reasons. Deep down, Mirajane was still very sad.

"Let's go!"

Laxus also stood on the deck of the Shark Supreme, the veins on his hands bulging, his face looking terrible...

It seemed that even during his duel with Kuzan, Laxus had never felt this bad. He was currently fighting a battle with his own will.

"I absolutely cannot let them find out about my motion sickness!" Laxus roared internally.

"But it's already obvious!"

"If you feel sick, you should sit down," Nami and Robin retorted wearily.

"No."

Laxus had a stubborn look on his face; he was determined to stand.

Yes, the ever-competitive Laxus would never be outdone.

"Big brothers and sisters, goodbye~"

Aramaki first waved at the Fairy Tail members on Little Black's back before turning his attention back. When he saw Laxus's face alternating between green and white, he was shocked. "Brother Laxus, are you alright?!"

"I'm f—"

Before Laxus could finish, he couldn't hold it in any longer. He ran to the railing of the Shark Supreme and began to violently retch over the side.

"It's over. I've been exposed," Laxus wailed in his heart, in utter agony.

"Let's go!"

In response, Eden and the others couldn't be bothered with Laxus's antics and headed towards the legendary Water 7, the strongest shipyard in the entire Grand Line.

Meanwhile.

After Eden and the others left, the pirates of Mock Town, who had been tamed by Mirajane, stared at the withering plants at their feet. They froze on the spot and panicked, "So what are we supposed to do now?!"

So, who would care about the lives of these pirates?

The answer is: no one.

One day after Eden and the others departed...

The next morning.

A pirate ship flying a straw hat skull flag and a reporter's boat from the World Economic Journal met at the former site of Mock Town.

"Where's the island?"

"The huge island shown on the map, where is it?!"

On the pirate ship, Usopp and the others, and on the reporter's boat, a certain superstar of the retort world, a blond girl who considered herself the only normal person in Fairy Tail, Lucy, spoke in near-perfect unison.

"Huh?!"

For a moment, the people on the pirate ship and the girl on the reporter's boat noticed each other...

"Yo!"

"Are you here for Mock Town too?"

Luffy, being naturally friendly, didn't hesitate. He went straight to the ship's railing, waved at Lucy not far away, and asked.

"Pi-pi-pi... Pirates?!"

When Lucy saw Luffy and the pirate flag flying behind him, she completely panicked. When she set out to sea, she had silently repeated "don't run into pirates" a hundred times. Why did she have to run into them?!

"However, since I've run into you here, it's your misfortune! Open, Gate of the Water Bearer!!"

Without any hesitation, Lucy opened the Gate of Aquarius.

This was also the Zodiac Gate Lucy trusted the most.

A golden magic circle shone from Lucy's key, and a graceful mermaid with long blue hair appeared in mid-air.

"A mermaid?!"

Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper's eyes widened in unison when they saw the mermaid Lucy had summoned, and they spoke excitedly.

Pfft...

Sanji didn't say much. His nose just kept gushing blood as he murmured, "Hehe, a beautiful blond lady summoned an exceptionally cute mermaid lady. Am I in heaven?"

"Idiot."

As for Zoro, he had already placed his hand on the hilt of his sword. Of everyone present, he was the only one who sensed the threat from the mermaid.

"Hehe, scared now?"

"Go! Aquarius! Defeat them..."

At this moment, Lucy was looking smugly at Luffy and the others. She loudly commanded Aquarius beside her, ordering her to immediately eliminate Luffy's crew.

BAM!

And then...

Aquarius was seen grabbing Lucy's head with one hand. She said with a ferocious expression, "How many times have I told you?! When I'm on a date, you are absolutely, absolutely not allowed to summon me!"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Lucy was lifted off the boat by Aquarius's single hand, her cute face squeezed into a ball. She could only apologize in a small voice.

"Huh?!"

Zoro, seeing this, looked confused. He slowly released his hand from his sword hilt and thought, "Did I misjudge? That powerful killing intent that made even me tremble just now."

"My beautiful mermaid lady~"

"Please, you must try the dessert I made with my own hands~"

Just as Lucy was about to be crushed by Aquarius...

Sanji made a timely entrance. He jumped directly from his ship to Lucy's! He approached Aquarius, first bowing respectfully, then presenting the dessert he had made with both hands.

"Hmm?"

"Beautiful?"

"You have good taste, human."

It seemed Aquarius hadn't met a human with such good judgment in a long time. As her pretty face blushed slightly, she prepared to grant Sanji this favor...

She extended a delicate hand, gently picked up a dessert from Sanji's tray, and slowly placed it into her cherry-like mouth, chewing slowly.

Yes, Aquarius was putting on an act.

"Aquarius, be careful!" Lucy panicked. These people were pirates, after all!

"Delicious~"

To her surprise, Aquarius suddenly smiled. Her smile was like a spring breeze, instantly capturing Sanji's heart.

"Delicious?"

Lucy was stunned. She suddenly realized that she might have misunderstood Luffy's crew. These people didn't seem like the pirates she had encountered before.

"Ah..."

Lucy's thoughts turned, and she suddenly understood something.

They must be like her, people forced to sail these dangerous seas for various reasons...

And to avoid being targeted by other pirates, they had raised a pirate flag.

"I'll take the dessert."

"And then you can all die together!"

At the same time, Aquarius spoke. She gently put Lucy down, took the tray full of sweets from Sanji, and then brandished the water urn in her hand.

"Huh?!"

Lucy saw Aquarius's movement and her smile froze. "We're doomed."

BOOM!!

With an endless tidal wave...

Lucy, along with the entire Straw Hat crew, was instantly swept up in the vortex and sent flying into the distance.

"Done and done."

After dealing with the trouble (Lucy), Aquarius's body began to glow with starlight. Taking the dessert Sanji had given her, she returned to the Celestial Spirit World.

Vwmm. To prevent Lucy from casually summoning her at sea, she had sent Lucy directly to the nearest island.

Meanwhile, in Water 7.

With Little Black's help, Eden and the others had finally arrived.

In fact, halfway there, they had commandeered an inconspicuous pirate ship to use as their means of transport to blend into Water 7.

"Blargh, blargh..."

On the stolen pirate ship, Eden and Natsu were retching non-stop, their faces ashen, feeling as if the whole world was spinning.

"So useless," Gray sighed helplessly, looking at the weak Eden and Natsu.

If only all the members of their mage guild, Fairy Tail, were as reliable as him.

And so...

When Gray, Natsu, Eden, and the others arrived on the streets of Water 7, countless shipwrights spontaneously surrounded them.

"Could it be that my 'Fifth Emperor' status has been exposed?" Eden thought, gently rubbing his chin.

"Hey, you pervert over there, put some clothes on immediately!"

Just as Eden was thinking that perhaps his fame was so great it had caused a stress reaction among all the shipwrights of Water 7, the crowd of shipwrights ignored him, walked straight up to Gray, and said angrily.

"Huh?!"

"Oh no, this is bad!"

"When did I take my clothes off?!" Gray said, looking down at his naked body with a panicked expression.

"..."

As Gray's words fell...

Nami and Robin both tilted their heads and retorted wearily, "When were you ever wearing any?!"

While Gray was being forced to put on clothes by the crowd of shipwrights, not far from the scene, a burly man with long blue hair styled into a pompadour, wearing only a speedo, said, "This guy's perversion is even greater than mine?! SUPER!!"

On the other side.

A shipwright wearing a white tank top and a strange tall hat, with a white pigeon perched on his shoulder, was sawing wood when he suddenly received a strange letter.

"Nico Robin is on the island?"

"I see... the child of demons who can read the Poneglyphs."

"Wait, the higher-ups want us, CP9, to take out 'Fifth Emperor' Eden?"

"Us, CP9?!"

The man's brain short-circuited. He stared at the letter in his hand, frozen in a daze.

This was the first time in his life he had begun to doubt the accuracy of the orders he received.

Had their highest-ranking officer in CP9, Director Spandam, that useless second-generation official who got his position through his father, been drinking fake liquor again?