Luffy slowly wakes to a dark void. It's completely empty except for a large glowing screen. In large letters at the top of the screen it says 'The Adventures of One Piece.' There are some more words at the bottom of the screen: New Game, Load, Bonus, Options, and Quit. "Where the hell am I?" asks Luffy.

"Yeah, I guess that's my fault," calls a voice from the darkness.

A brown-haired man with pale skin walks out of the shadows. "Who are you?" Luffy demands.

"I'm Dev," explains Dev, "and I created the game system that governed your life."

Luffy cocks his head in confusion. "Did you hit your head? My life isn't a game."

"Actually, it is. The fact that you don't know is because I made a small mistake with a default setting, but we'll get to that in a second. To summarize, you are The Gamer and are able to live your life like a video game character," says Dev.

Skeptical, Luffy says, "I'm pretty sure I'd know if I had such a power."

At this point, Dev is looking distinctly uncomfortable, "Well, the thing is... I kind of had the Tutorial option set to Off by default. It's a small mistake; anyone could have made it." Dev explains with a sheepish grin.

"You mean I had all this extra power at my finger tips and I couldn't use it because you failed to check a box?" Luffy furiously demands. "My friends died because of you!" Luffy launches himself at Dev with a roar.

Luffy's fists bounce off an invisible barrier. The grin disappears from Dev's face, replaced by a look of sadness. Eventually, Luffy's rage is spent and he falls to his knees sobbing for his lost friends.

Dev places a hand on Luffy's shoulder and gently says, "I know, but I'm going to make it up to you."

Luffy angrily throws off Dev's hand, "They're dead; there's nothing that can be done," snarls Luffy.

"You're wrong Luffy. With the power of The Gamer nothing is over until you decide it's over," Dev patiently explains.

"What do you mean?" questions Luffy.

Dev gestures to the screen, "You can begin your life anew as many times as you like; however, before that I'd like to suggest we fix my mistake first. Please tap Options, find Tutorial, and change it to On."

After completing Dev's instructions, Luffy immediately reaches out to press New Game. "Wait!" Dev urgently exclaims and grabs Luffy's wrist, "There's more for you to know before you start."

"What now?" an annoyed Luffy inquires, "Hurry up, I want to see my friends again."

Dev sighs in relief. "I understand, but what I need to tell you will help you protect your friends. I assume you wish to hear this?" Dev says with fond exasperation. Luffy gives a serious nod, his full attention on Dev.

"One of the selections, Bonus, has various benefits you can buy for the current play through. These benefits can be purchased using Bonus Points aka BP. Normally, you only receive BP after you've cleared a play through, but I'll be giving you 1,000 BP in compensation for my mistake. Please take some time and select some bonuses." expounds Dev.

Luffy takes a few minutes to look through the options. 'Huh, Body of the Previous Life and Mind of the Previous Life are insane; I'd basically be completely invincible until the New World. Doesn't matter though; I'd need 15,000 BP to get those bonuses; that's way outside my budget,' muses Luffy.

After a while, he finds a good option. 'Hmm, Unlock Haki. I'd have to train it from scratch, but I'd have it a lot earlier than last time; that should give me plenty of time to make it useful,' satisfied with his reasoning, Luffy purchases Unlock Haki.

With 250 BP remaining, Luffy scrolls back to a choice he had previously ignored, Otherworldly Advice. 'Well, this is the only thing I can afford with my remaining points so I guess I'll get it,' he thinks with a mental shrug. As soon as he clicks the bonus a screen pops up asking him for the advice he wishes to offer.

He considers the screen for a while wondering what he should say. 'What was the single biggest mistake we made that led to our defeat?' Luffy asks himself. 'Now that I think about it, the answer is kind of obvious. We left our enemies alive. This resulted in them joining forces and ambushing us with one massive armada.' Introspection done, Luffy types his advice: "Never leave a living enemy at your back."

"Alright, I'm done. Can I go now?" whines Luffy.

"One last thing, Luffy. Once you start you won't remember anything that took place here or in your previous life; however, those memories will re-surface once you return to this place," Dev quickly explains. "Good luck, Luffy. I'll be rooting for your success," Dev sincerely wishes.

"Thanks, Dev!" Luffy shouts as he presses New Game.

The dark void vanishes in a flash of light and everything goes white.