"Who are you?"
"Wait, did I get reincarnated into the wrong body? Is this your spot?"
"My bad. Should I leave?"
"Can I take the body with me? Thanks a million!"
...
'It's so dark. Where am I?'
A dark, cramped space, completely drenched in moisture.
Slowly, Vance's consciousness began to return.
'So I'm... inside a womb?'
A completely sealed space, making it hard to breathe.
Memories flooded his brain like a tidal wave, flashing before his eyes like a movie reel.
Fragments of conversation gradually came back to him.
Monkey D. Luffy had suffered an accident before he was even born.
He was dying in the womb.
Right on the verge of birth, Vance had physically transmigrated straight into the womb.
A voice echoed in his subconscious: If two share this womb, both will die!
So Straw Hat Luffy... got tricked into leaving by him!
With a flash of golden light, the infant body of the original Luffy simply vanished!
Which meant.
'I've transmigrated, and I'm about to be born in place of Monkey D. Luffy...'
And it was a physical transmigration too!!!
Holy cow, wasn't this the ultimate jackpot start?
Who was Luffy?
The future King with the most overpowered family background on the seas!
His grandfather, Monkey D. Garp, the ultimate war hero of God Valley, known to the world as the Hero of the Marines.
His father, Monkey D. Dragon, the infamous Supreme Commander of the Revolutionary Army standing against the Celestial Dragons.
His future teacher, Dark King Rayleigh, the first mate of the Pirate King's crew, possessing terrifying combat power!
Even if his teaching skills were a bit questionable... leading his student astray like a hack instructor.
As for his other connections.
Sengoku the Buddha, Admiral Aokiji, Borsalino, Emporio Ivankov...
Forget it, there was no need to list them all.
'With a starting lineup like this, why even bother being a pirate? I could just comfortably live out my days as an elite nepo baby!'
Just as Vance thought this.
A System prompt chimed in his mind.
[Host, the Emotional Resonance System is at your service.]
Huh?
Vance froze for a second. I don't just have an overpowered family background, I got a System too??
This was so ridiculous he actually had to laugh!
'Tell me what you do.'
[System Function Introduction.]
[Function: Forcefully recruiting canon beauties to your crew and eliciting their emotional gratitude allows you to perform a Multiverse Anime Gacha pull, yielding limitless items, creatures, etc.]
[Secondary Ability: You can perfectly fuse with your crew members' overall strength, including Devil Fruit powers, combat power, physique, etc.]
After reading the functions.
Vance... No!!
Monkey D. Luffy attained enlightenment!!!
Simply put, he still had to become a pirate in the future, and then kidnap 'canon beauties' onto his ship!
Which begged the question: where were these canon beauties?
He didn't even need to think about it. They were definitely scattered across the major powers!
The Marines, the Pirates, the Revolutionary Army... Just thinking about these factions got Luffy incredibly fired up.
Think about it! Just really think about it!
Miss Bakkin, Big Mom, Dadan... weren't they all women?
So, once you filtered out those specific nightmares, the rest were all absolute beauties!
'Bring it on! Let the storm rage on!'
[Would you like to open the Novice Starter Pack?]
'Open it!'
[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the Special Ability: God-Tier Comprehension!]
[God-Tier Comprehension: Your comprehension has been elevated to a transcendent level. Any combat technique you study will receive a critical multiplier to your understanding!]
[You have comprehended the laws of creation contained within your own body. Through a flash of insight, you have acquired Max-Level Stamina: Ultimate Yang Energy.]
[While soaking in amniotic fluid, you analyzed and reconstructed the true essence of water, acquiring Absolute Water Immunity: Fearless of the Sea.]
...
Luffy was stunned. He flipped his body over, feeling as if the amniotic fluid wasn't even there.
'Holy shit...'
He glanced at the System interface and noticed a personal status screen.
Host: Monkey D. Luffy (Your relatives in this world have already named you. This cannot be changed.)
Physique: 2 points
Mental Strength: 3 points
Swordsmanship: 0 points
Armament Haki: None
Observation Haki: None
Conqueror's Haki: Unawakened
Special Ability: God-Tier Comprehension.
Skills: Ultimate Yang Energy, Absolute Water Immunity.
Combat Power: 0 points / Seven-year-old child.
(PS: The maximum level for all base stats and combat power is 10 points!)
...
"Waaah~"
The moment he came out of the womb, Luffy realized something.
Being born was one hell of an ordeal!
He mimicked the cries of a normal baby while observing his surroundings, and then:
'Who is this gorgeous woman?'
'Is she my mom, the one I haven't seen in over a thousand episodes??'
Well damn...
'I'm starving!'
Luffy originally wanted to eat meat, but he didn't have any teeth right now.
So he had to settle for a meal from mom.
Gulp, gulp...
After eating his fill, he was carried out of the room.
What he didn't know was that every time he saw his mother, it was one step closer to the last...
...
Time flew by silently.
This year, Luffy turned seven.
His mom had been missing for several years.
Little Luffy had helped the village chief with some chores, earned some fruit as a reward, and then headed towards the back of the mountain.
Waiting there was a massive gorilla, much larger than him, drooling as it stared at the fruit in Luffy's hands.
"You want to eat this?" Luffy asked.
Hearing this, the gorilla actually nodded.
"If you can beat me, I'll let you eat all the fruit." Luffy dropped into a fighting stance.
And then...
The gorilla turned tail and bolted...
Luffy: ???
He threw the fruit on the ground and immediately chased after it.
'I haven't beaten you up yet today, how dare you run away??'
Swish, swish, swish!
But before he could run far, the fleeing gorilla suddenly turned around and sprinted right back toward him!
Luffy paused. Did it suddenly grow a spine?
"Roar!"
Right then, a massive, deafening roar erupted from the forest.
Behind the gorilla, a heavily scarred brown bear was charging straight toward them.
The giant bear's eyes were blood-red, and just one of its forearms was as tall as Luffy, showing just how dangerous this beast was.
As it charged, the gorilla's eyes rolled back, and it fainted from sheer terror.
However, the little midget next to it smiled!
Luffy suddenly launched himself forward, the dark sheen of Armament Haki swirling around his arm and fist.
Kicking off a boulder, he leaped into the air and slammed his fist directly into the brown bear's stomach.
"Gum-Gum Pistol!"
With a loud BANG.
Luffy's tiny fist packed an immense punch, sending the brown bear flying backwards until it smashed through two massive boulders before finally coming to a halt.
From that single strike, the brown bear completely lost consciousness, its eyes rolling white as it passed out.
Arriving at the scene after hearing the commotion, Monkey D. Garp was utterly dumbfounded.
Garp: ???
'What the hell? My grandson knows Armament Haki at age seven??'
...
"LUFFY, LISTEN TO ME! IN THE FUTURE, YOU ARE GOING TO BECOME THE STRONGEST MARINE SOLDIER!"
Sitting casually on the unconscious brown bear's belly, Garp declared this solemnly.
"NO WAY! I MADE A PROMISE TO SHANKS! I'M GOING TO BE A PIRATE!" Luffy retorted, looking up at him from where he sat nearby.
Hearing Luffy's suicidal words, Garp angrily raised his Fist of Love. But Luffy wasn't fazed in the slightest—he even coated his tiny fist in Armament Haki.
Garp looked at him in disbelief. "Are you trying to hit your grandpa??"
Luffy: "When you get too old to move, I'm gonna beat your head covered in lumps!"
Good lord, what an outstanding display of family love!
Seeing that Luffy didn't look like he was joking, Garp's mouth twitched, and he slowly lowered his fist.
Seeing this, Luffy smiled smugly.
He thought of that classic line from his original world:
I am the man who will become the Pirate King—Monkey D. Luffy!!
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Drop some powerstones~~