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"Why!? This bastard got spaghetti on my shirt!" exclaimed someone.
A man with long blond hair and black triangle symbols on his eyebrows raised his hand to stop one of his crew members from attacking the waiter.
"Then that was your shirt's fate... I apologize for startling you."
"Today will be a day of death, when fate is unkind." The man's words were somewhat strange.
The waiter trembled and apologized, "M-My humblest apologies!"
After everything, the man in front of him was known... He was a pirate with a terrifying bounty.
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From North Blue, Captain of the Hawkins Pirates 'The Magician' Basil Hawkins - 249,000,000 beri.
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North Blue, Yellow Stone Island:
This island was rich in raw natural resources, just like Flevance, but unlike Flevance, the yellow stone extracted on this island was not a highly hazardous substance to health like Amber Lead in Flevance.
Yellow stone was a lime material used for dyeing structures and buildings, making it somewhat valuable. The island was named Yellow Stone Island because of its source of this raw material.
Being an island with abundant resources meant that it wouldn't be devoid of inhabitants.
A few years ago, Rob came to this island and opened an art store, which made the island's residents very happy.
Especially a certain child... a pale-skinned, short blond-haired boy who accompanied a young girl, looked around with an expectant gaze. He appeared to be only 8 years old.
They were currently inside the art store "Yellow Stone," where everyone was engrossed in reading manga only. The young girl accompanying him was his older sister, or more precisely, his caretaker.
Suddenly, the young girl with long black hair and moon-like eyes looked at the boy in shock. She repeatedly glanced between the manga book in her hand and the boy, and the look of shock on her face didn't disappear; it only intensified.
"What do you think, Archa-san? Did you predict correctly, then?"
The blond boy was playing with a specific card that had a mysterious word on it – "Fame" 100%.
Archa-san was his older sister.
"You... You really appeared in the manga... This is your name, look..." Archa handed her manga book to the boy next to her.
"Basil Hawkins... The Magician, huh? As expected."
When the boy saw his full name in the manga, he felt excitement but not surprise. Ever since he ate a strange Devil Fruit, he gained the supernatural ability of divination. Through the cards, he could predict most of his daily events... Every day, he would read his card and his sister's card to navigate more smoothly.
When he opened his eyes this morning, he saw that his card was vastly different from usual... It said that his name would become famous.
Since he was just a young child, he hadn't become a pirate yet. No one knew about him except those close to him. There was no way he would become famous overnight.
But in recent years, a mysterious store appeared on Yellow Stone Island, his homeland. This store sold entertaining illustrated stories and showcased anime series with amazing stories and characters.
But what distinguished this store was the One Piece manga. It was said that this manga portrayed the future of the world.
"If there were a bright future for me, I'm sure I would appear in this manga someday..." These were his thoughts.
"This day has finally come..." Hawkins wiped away a small tear forming in the corner of his eye as he saw his majestic future self.
"This is how I'll be after 20 years, right, Archa-san?"
His older sister smiled gently, then quickly changed her expression to a frightened one...
"249,000,000 beri! That means you'll become a terrifying pirate!!! No! I won't allow you to become a pirate ever!"
Being his older sister and the only remaining member of their family, she wouldn't let him walk the path of his future self and become a pirate. It was forbidden.
Pirates in this world wouldn't have a good ending.
Even if her favorite character in One Piece was also a pirate.
"It's as if the decision of whether I become a pirate or not is up to you or me, Archa-san... This world has its fate, and no one can escape its shackles just like the owner of this store did."
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The sound of screams and explosions can be heard outside the restaurant, clearly indicating a battle.
"If you want a fight, why don't we wait until we're over the wall?"
"How about it? Don't you know how strong I am?"
The person who said that was from the Longarm Tribe, currently engaged in a conversation with their opponent.
"Boss!! You can't!!!"
Apparently, both of them had crews trying their best to prevent them from continuing the fight.
"You're the one who was staring at me."
"You annoy me... I'll take care of you right now."
The man with spiky red hair stared at his opponent with a malicious gaze.
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From South Blue, Captain of the Kidd Pirates, Eustass 'Captain' Kidd - 315,000,000 beri.
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From the Grand Line (Long Arm People), Captain of the On Air Pirates, 'The Sea's Roar' Scratchmen Apoo - 198,000,000 beri.
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South Blue, Samba Kingdom:
"Eustass? Isn't that my family name!?"
A man in his forties or so looked at the contents of the manga page in astonishment for a while.
Since the moment his eyes fell on the young pirate named 'Eustass Kidd', the man couldn't take them off him.
That's because this 'Kidd' resembled him in an unusual way when he was young.
"Haha! This "Kidd" can't have any relation to me, can he... My pregnant wife won't give birth to a pirate as my son, right-"
"Stop spouting nonsense... This young man is definitely our son."
The woman who had just bit him indeed had some resemblance to Kidd in the manga, including the red hair.
Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
Chapter 524: Future Pirates Everywhere, Whether from the Earth or the Sky.
Chapter 525: How many waves will this generation cause in the new world?
Chapter 526: The Crazy Pirate Hunter!
It is truly disgusting to see your work, which you've invested your mind and spirit in and polished with genuine care for two uninterrupted years, being stolen and monetized right in front of your eyes, while you are left with mere scraps... It's incredibly painful to the point that I'm considering stepping down if it weren't for the people I love who continuously support me on . Thank you very much, all 59 of you. Even if I've been robbed and taken advantage of by a foolish Chinese person, I will continue writing for you until the very last one. I love you all very much.