Disclaimer: I don't own one piece swimsuits.

I'm a guy that would be weird.

Oh. One Piece the manga. Nope don't own that either.

Chapter 2

Meeting The Crew

Yuuto's POV

Noticing that we were about to leave and the caravel where two other people were waiting, I hurried to the hotel that I was staying at to grab my backpack. I needed my backpack for this journey.

It had my gloves, specialized grappling hook, night vision goggles, masks, disguise kit, gun, and my journals. I wear my gloves when I was on my job. Looks like I am always going to have them on. It comes in handy especially because it has retractable seastone claws that were a half an inch long from my fingertips and seastone knuckles and palm. That helps attacking any Logia opponents I may face and also good for climbing walls in case I'm falling off a building or need to steal/retrieve something.

That's right. My main job was supposedly bodyguard but I had to sometimes work as a "retrieval specialist." My bosses could be very demanding. Most of the time, they thought the whole world should be given to them. If not, I would have to retrieve it.

I retrieved paintings, artifacts, and even people sometime. There were times I was in a hostage situation and I had to save people. Even though I don't like robbing or stealing, I was considered to be one of the best retrieval specialists around. I heard the police called me 'The Scheming Fox' because of my plans and the fox mask I used. The police would try to catch me, but I could always give them the slip.

Anyways, those skills might be needed for my future life as a pirate.

I will ask the captain whether he needs me to steal anything. I heard a rumor about how pirates were fighting over Poneglyphs, whatever that was. We should be try and maintain a low profile.

I can't help but laugh at that. Something tells me that's not going to happen.

After all, I joined the future Pirate King. It's hard to maintain a low profile like that.

I also had a feeling Luffy was the type to get into a fight within an hour.

My three journals were probably the most important thing to me. No, I did not keep a diary. I kept notes about famous marines, pirates, assassins, or various threats. It included clippings from newspapers that even hinted at their abilities. It had pictures of the pirates from the bounty pictures. In another journal, I kept pictures of islands, rumors, and anything that people mentioned about them. I also kept notes about certain rumors around the world. Legends. Artifacts. Treasure. It even had some blueprints of the world's famous banks, museums, casinos, and sights to see.

What. I needed those blueprints if I ever need to steal something for my previous employers.

The last journal I used were to explain any martial art techniques I had seen or learned from other people. Every technique has its skill. I knew judo the best. However, this journal had pictures I copied for styles I didn't know so well. It included savate, kickboxing, hapkido, taekwondo, muay thai, and kung fu just to name a few. If I didn't have drawings, I had explanations for styles that people mentioned like Rokushiki. It had what other people said about their technique and what I observed.

Looking at this journal, I probably incorporated 15% of it in how I normally fought. I didn't know how to do about 15%.

I only used martial arts because of the restriction at Mary Geoise. No weapons were supposed to be allowed there. Maybe it was time for me to consider using a weapon.

As I had gotten my stuff and paid the innkeeper, I went outside and saw everyone already on board. I quickly ran and jumped to catch the boat.

I landed, and as I landed, I winced a little bit. I had put too much weight on my left leg. Guess it was acting up again.

Putting on a face that showed no pain, "Sorry about that. I needed to grab my belongings. They'll help us." I smiled at my crew.

An orange haired girl yelled, "I'm charging you 10,000 berris the next time you're late! You're making a bad first impression." She threw her fist down in the air. A long nosed teenager stood beside her trying to calm her down.

I laughed a bit and looked to see the other 2 crew mates I haven't met yet. I carefully analyzed them.

The orange haired girl had short hair and nice brown eyes. She seemed like she was maturing to adulthood. She was wearing a blue shirt and black shorts. I could notice that she had a larger than normal size chest hidden in her blue shirt. I was wondering what she would look like when she's older.

I sighed. I need to try to stop thinking that but I blame the fact that I'm a guy. Still, she was attractive now, and when she became a woman, she'd be quite the looker. However, I'm sure she wasn't my type. My ideal type definitely had to be someone who could be quiet.

The girl didn't seem to be quiet for sure.

The boy with the long nose kind of had an a shaggy hairstyle. I sighed knowing how hard it was going to hide that long nose. He was dressed in overalls with goggles. He was skinny.

"I'm Kaiya Yuuto. I hope to help you guys all." I bowed.

"I'm Usopp. I'm the captain." the long nose responded, slightly confusing me.

"You mean sniper, liar." The orange haired girl then bonked him on the head.

"Ouch. Nami" I felt a little sorry for Usopp but Nami did seem stressed out.

"That's Nami-chan! Our beautiful navigator! She told all of us that a storm was coming." Sanji yelled with hearts in his eyes.

Hm. That makes sense why she was so stressed. She knew the storm was coming and wanted to leave. I've never met someone who could predict the weather. Maybe Luffy has a good eye for talent.

I smiled. "That's really cool. Where are we going next?"

Luffy said excitedly, "To the Grand Line!"

I was about to say something, but I noticed that all the crew members except Usopp had agreed with that. It seems that this crew wasn't very practical. To maintain a ship with 6 people was crazy especially in this weather.

Then again, this crew was the crew of the future Pirate King so it has to be special.

Nami pointed the general direction, "We are going through the Reverse Mountain."

I nodded and breathed a sigh of relief. That makes sense because seastone was expensive and hard to get to go through the Calm Belt. There was no way this ship was going to make it through the Calm Belt. We were going through the more reliable way. "How long will it take us to get there?"

"Two days."

"Hm. That gives me time to know you guys and you guys to know me." I replied. "Let's head inside."

From what I've seen so far, I wondered what each member did and their history.

"Oy Sanji. Let's have a party! We have a new crew member!"

"Quiet idiot captain." Sanji sighed.

"You don't have to be so loud." Nami had hit him.

Confused by these antics, I couldn't help but wonder whether our crew truly respected our captain.

As we entered inside the Going Merry and sat down, my crew members decided to introduce themselves first. I learned about their dreams, jobs, and skills.

Luffy had the Gomu Gomu fruit, meaning he was made of rubber. His fighting style showed that he was just a street brawler. I could tell by his conversation that what I thought of him was true. I wonder if he was willing to learn some martial arts.

Zoro was the swordsman using the Santoryu style and seemed like the unofficial first mate. I could tell he had everyone else's respect. He wanted to be the world's strongest swordsman. He also seemed the most loyal. Usopp also said that Zoro had the highest pain tolerance of the crew. However, Nami said that Zoro had the worst sense of direction. Nonetheless, I could tell that he was the strong and serious type.

Nami was the navigator who could accurately predict the weather. Luffy and Zoro both agree that since they met Nami she was never wrong in predicting the weather. She mentioned that she was a bit of a pickpocket. Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp said that she also loved money and was greedy. Sanji kept worshipping Nami as if she was an angel. She wanted to draw the map of the world. She seemed to be the only practical one in the entire crew. She didn't seem much of a fighter other than using a staff.

That was going to need to change for the Grand Line.

Usopp was the sniper. He was about to start telling a story how he had 8000 followers. However, I noticed that he was lying because he has one of the most obvious tells. Nami just told him to stop lying as if this was common. He used a slingshot to fight. Luffy and Nami told stories about his impressive aim. Usopp also claimed that he was a bit of an inventor. His dream was to be the bravest warrior of the sea. I was wondering if I should give him my gun because I don't like using guns.

I feel that Usopp was going to need a lot of work.

Sanji was the cook and used only his legs to fight. His dream was to find All Blue. Luffy said he made the most delicious food he had ever eaten. Zoro said that he was the biggest flirt on the planet. Sanji just said that he was a ladies' man. I could tell that he was hiding something from his past, but that's not important. I wonder if he knew how to use savate or taekwondo. Maybe I could show him some moves.

Being in the crew for a short while and talking to them really made me realize how much they support one another. This crew was strong in a different way. There was a special family bond among all of them. They wanted to help each other and help each other accomplish their goal.

It wasn't spoken directly but everyone wanted to help out each other. You could see it in their eyes. In all the pirates I've fought while protecting people, none of them had the desire to protect each other.

This crew was definitely special. To have such dedication to one another. Luffy was special to unite these people together.

I looked at Luffy. He really cared about his nakama. You could tell just about the fact how he praised each and everyone of his crew. Their interactions really showed how close they were to each other.

Luffy had saved all of them in some way. That made them loyal.

Luffy had a certain charm or charisma around him. He was very likable. That made us want to help him.

I never had a feeling like this. Bodyguards typically work with other bodyguards, but it was hard to want to get close to people you work with knowing that they could die. Our lives were on the line from pirates or assassins.

It was also hard to get close to the clients sometimes. Some clients were just snobs. The clients I liked working with though was always for a short period of time.

Sensing a long pause, it was my turn.

"I grew up in the Grand Line, particularly in the second half they call the New World. I'm a former bodyguard. I like learning and training in different martial arts. My hobbies include practicing martial arts, reading the newspaper, and reviewing my notebooks. My secret talent is that I'm a good thief but I prefer to call myself 'a retrieval specialist'. I can also use Observation Haki.' "

Of course, my introduction raised more questions.

"A thief eh?" asked Nami. She said that in a challenging manner.

I nodded and took out Usopp's wallet and Sanji's lighter. I liked to show off in a casual setting.

Usopp yelled in surprise while Sanji wondered out loud when I did that. Zoro gave a smirk while Nami shook her head.

"Whoa! That's cool!" exclaimed Luffy.

"Yeah. I'm pretty good about that. Here captain." I then took out Luffy's hat handing it back to him.

Everyone was shocked. They didn't seem to notice that Luffy's hat was missing. Luffy was a little angry.

"Don't touch my hat!" He gave me a very stern look. I felt guilty seemed like that hat is very important to him. However, he quickly asked, "How did you do that? I'm sure I had my hat when I sat down." with stars in his eyes.

I laughed and joked, "Magic."

It's very easy to steal things when people are not paying attention. Using misdirection causing people to look/ focus at something else makes it even easier. When Luffy and everyone else was first amazed by what I stole for Usopp and Sanji, that's when I took it.

Luffy's response was praising while Usopp was clapping his hands. Nami and Zoro sighed a little bit at my response. Sanji smirked and stated, "You seem to think fast on your feet."

I looked at him more closely and noticed that he had a weird swirly eyebrow that seemed familiar. I voiced back, "You kind of have to when you're protecting people."

Luffy nodded his head. "Right like how you took that weapon from Smoker right when you went past him."

I smiled at that. He had good fighting instincts. He would be even scarier with his fruit if I taught him martial arts. "That was actually my original plan. I knew his jitte was the only thing that could hurt Smoker. Even if we had Zoro there, he would have cut nothing. All our attacks were going straight him."

Zoro took offense to that. "I would have cut him for sure."

Luffy shook his head while Sanji argued. "No. Marimo! You wouldn't have. My kicks and Luffy's punches all went through him."

Zoro growled. "What did you just call me?" He put his hands on his swords.

I quickly put my hands up to calm them down. Seems like the two do not get along. "Calm down. There's no need to fight."

Nami sighed, "Glad. I don't have to be the only peacemaker around here."

I sweat drop a little bit. This was a common occurrence?

Unfortunately, both my and Nami's attempts didn't seem to calm them down. I looked toward Luffy which he noticed. He's captain; it should be a secret code to listen to the captain. Luffy said, "Zoro. Sanji's right. He turned to smoke when we tried to hit him. That weapon is different. It made me feel weak."

"That's because it's covered with seastone." I explained.

"Seastone?" questioned Sanji. Everyone else also gave me questioning looks.

I was beginning to wonder what these people didn't know. I gave a mental sigh. "Seastone is a substance from the sea that can cancel out devil fruit users. It's like the sea in solid form. A devil fruit user touching this seastone will feel drained. It is as hard as diamond. Seastone can be in the form of weapons, bullets, handcuffs, buildings, and ships." As I said this midsentence, I remembered about the Calm Belt. "Having it on the bottom of the ship would have let us go through the Calm Belt safely because the Sea Kings would have ignored us."

"What's the Calm Belt?" Usopp asked. I was getting a little worried about this crew. They seemed so naive and inexperienced. This was a big deal.

Nami started explaining. "The Calm Belt is another way to get to the Grand Line. There are no storms there but there are plenty of monsters to fight."

I gave a breath of relief. Ok maybe this crew wasn't as ill prepared as I thought. But then again, she was the navigator.

"The monsters are that scary?" asked Zoro. Unaware of the situation.

"They're Sea Kings. Remember. There are like thousands of them, waiting in the Calm Belt to eat people."

A Sea King by itself wasn't scary. However, if you had to deal with 10 Sea Kings every minute, it gets slightly annoying. Just slightly.

Lightning had struck and the waves crashed harder. Usopp cried with his legs shaking. "This is the safer way?"

"Well it's better this way. The other way to get into the Grand Line is through Mary Geoise. If we went that way, we'd still go through storms but with the added bonus of marines." I said.

Usopp shook his head. Nami cried in fear a little. Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji gave a shrug.

Seeing the mood become a little too quiet, I praised to defuse the situation, "Our navigator picked the best route. She knew the best way we could go right now." There was no reason for the atmosphere to be gloomy right now. Best way to do that is to cheer people up.

Nami smiled appreciatively, "Thank. You know a lot Yuuto."

I smiled back. "Well. Like I said, I'm from the Grand Line." I couldn't help but say that in a slightly flirtatious manner.

I had a tendency to start flirting if a woman started talking to me. I noticed it rubs women the wrong way if men begin their conversation with women by flirting with them.

"Right. You mentioned you're from the Grand Line. What's it like there? Are there a lot strong people?" Zoro asked this one. He was grinning about the thought of fighting stronger people.

"There are a lot of strong people at the Grand Line. Traveling by yourself is dangerous around there too." I looked at them seeing two emotions: fear and excitement. Even though this crew was inexperienced and naive, that didn't mean they couldn't grow.

I was going to help them grow by teaching them about Haki. I only knew how to use Observation Haki but maybe my experience can help them grow and be better prepared to fight the perils of the Grand Line.

"Yes. There are. The stronger ones use something called Haki."

Usopp asked, "You mentioned that you can use observation Haki. But what's is that even?"

"The best way for me to descirbe Haki in one word is willpower. You can also think of it as spiritual energy. There are three types of Haki. The most common Haki is armament. Then comes observation. The rarest of them all is conqueror's Haki. Only one in a million can ever us conqueror's Haki. I only know how to use observation. "

"Show us!" They exclaimed.

"I'm not very good at this aspect just yet. Let me calm down for a moment." I paused. I could sense people's presence very well but I had some trouble dodging attacks. "Sanji, can you also stand behind me? I will demonstrate." Sanji nodded and stood up. I had taken out a blindfold and started wrapping it around my eyes.

Here's hoping that I can do this successfully.

"Alright, now that I'm blindfolded, Sanji I want you to kick me." I could hear Nami and Usopp cry in fear. It also seemed that Zoro and Luffy paid more attention. "I'll be fine."

Sanji said "Ok." He got ready to kick me.

"Low sweep kick" I then jumped and felt the air that Sanji made when missed his sweep kick. Sanji couldn't mask his intent which makes this a lot easier.

Zoro and Luffy were impressed. Usopp and Nami clapped.

As I landed, "Continue Sanji." I feel that Sanji nodded. "Kick to my left shoulder" I dodged that one. Sanji began kicking faster.

"Kick to my back" I also dodged that one but barely.

"Kick to my hip." Sanji had tried to kick me at my hip but I blocked it. I fell down a bit. I need to be in shape more. I took off my blindfold. I smiled, "That's observation Haki for you. See what happened."

Nami stated the obvious "You dodged most of his attacks while blindfolded."

"Not only that but I knew which area he was about to attack."

Sanji was impressed. He confirmed my statement by saying "You said most of my attacks right before I even started attacking."

Zoro, realizing what this could mean, asked "You can see the future?" Luffy and Usopp had their eyes open.

I laughed at that. "Not quite." There were stories of a pirate who trained his observation Haki so that he could see the future. I went back to my seat. "Haki is a power that is found in every living organism. Plants, animals, and humans all have haki. You just need to awaken it." I looked around and saw that I had everyone's attention.

"Like I said, Haki is like your will. Your fighting spirit. With it, you can impose your will on other people. Observation Haki lets me sense other people's will and their intention. I am really good at using this to tell where people are."

Usopp praised. "That's so cool!"

I continued. "The most common Haki is known as armament Haki. If your will is strong, you can use it to fight. Someone I knew who can use this said that it feels like forcing your will on your hands or your weapon and then you can strike. It acts as an invisible armor. This is important because you can use this to nullify devil fruits users like that Smoker guy." I pointed to Sanji and Luffy. "Remember the man who stopped Smoker from hitting you Luffy. He was using armament Haki to hold Smoker's hand."

Luffy and Sanji were shocked. Dragon had grabbed Smoker's hand. They must have felt powerless when they couldn't even touch him.

Zoro asked, "Do you know how to unlock it?"

I gave a shrug. "It was kind of vague. I feel that you need to think about having your will on your arms or your weapons, but I'm not sure. I haven't trained the last six months."

Luffy and Sanji seemed lost in thought. Nami and Usopp didn't look too interested.

"Think of it this way. It's a skill we can use to actually hurt Luffy because he's rubber. Our punches or kicks won't work unless we use seastone."

Everyone laughed at that while Luffy pouted. Suddenly, Luffy pounds his fist in realization. "Ah that's why Grandpa's fist hurts so much. He must have been using armament Haki."

Everyone was confused as to who was Grandpa. That seemed so random.

I continued, "Yeah. As a bodyguard, it's annoying not being able to use armament Haki. It's hard especially when this Haki is common and really useful along the second half of the grand line." I see Zoro and Luffy sigh. They seemed like they really enjoyed fighting and wanted me to teach it to them.

"Anyways, I unlocked a rarer Haki and I hope I can help you guys unlock it too. Observation haki allows me to sense how strong things are and your presences. It's how I was able to warn you guys what was ahead when we were running."

Zoro replied, "That's not very useful when we still have face them."

I agreed with that. "It's useful if I need to find you guys. Using observation Haki lets me know what your aura's like. I can find you guys quicker in a crowd. I typically acted as a scout when I had to work in teams. Also remember how I dodged Sanji's attacks. Observation Haki lets you know other people's wills."

Usopp said, "Man. If everyone has that kind of power at the Grand Line, they're unstoppable."

I laughed. "That's not true. There are a couple weaknesses. One, Haki can run out. It needs to recover over time. Two, your Haki needs to be stronger than their Haki. Three, you are not impervious to damage. Armament Haki can act as a shield but that shield can break. Four, haki doesn't work every time. " I took a pause catching my breath. Sanji stood up to get me some water. I accepted it.

I gulped some water and continued on "Using Observation Haki for a while, I noticed I can't predict every attack. It seems to work best when I'm calm which is hard to do in my line of work when I'm trying to protect someone from danger. Also, you need to be faster than the attack itself. Remember that I had to block Sanji's last attack. You also can't predict if the attack is random or if the person doesn't know where the attack is going."

I felt like I was forgetting something else as a weakness. Maybe, it'll come up to me later.

"Oh right, there's Conqueor Haki. Only one in a million people have Haki. Those who have it have a king's disposition. In fact, I think Luffy has this naturally. He's similar to someone I've met who has it."

"And me. I think I have it too" cried Usopp.

I laughed. "If you do Usopp, I'll call you God Usopp." We all laughed at that.

(AN: That's a challenge Oda.)

Zoro motioned for me to continue.

"The user uses his will to subdue people. I've seen someone use it to knock out 100 people just by a stare. Also you feel quite a suffocating pressure when you are the one receiving it.""

Nami spoke up as if afraid. "Is that power real?"

I nodded. "It is. The only good news is that not many people have this power. I have only met one person. We might not even see this power for at least another year. But it's good to train now."

"What do you mean?" questioned Usopp.

I stated. "Because of my experience, I can help you learn certain skills you might need for the Grand Line." I bust out my journals. "I think Sanji and Luffy would benefit from my martial arts journal. I'm sharing this with both of you. Maybe it'll give you inspiration for new techniques." I handed it to Sanji because he was the closest. He opened it and looked impressed by the contents.

I handed another journal. "This journal talks about islands. I will give this to our navigator to read."

"Thanks Yuuto." Nami took it graciously.

I smiled. "I think you'll appreciate it especially if you said you're a thief."

Nami skimmed through the journal and noticed the pictures of treasure and buildings. She looked at me, pointing to a picture of a diamond.

"In case, we ever have the chance to find it or we need to steal." I elaborated. Nami nodded. Zoro, Sanji, and Usopp looked impressed at the knowledge I had. Luffy didn't really seem to care about this. "Maybe we'll go on an adventure to find stuff." Luffy's eyes then sparkled.

Luffy loved an adventure. I liked traveling. That was another part that I liked about my former job. I did get to travel almost every month.

I took out my last journal. I felt this was the most important one. "This journal is my record of the famous marines and pirates in the last 8 years and their abilities. I want everyone to read this one. Knowledge against who we fight against is just as important as fighting skills."

"But I want to go on an adventure. Not a boring adventure already knowing what everyone and everything is." Luffy said.

I understood what Luffy was trying to say. He wanted to experience everything spontaneously. However, I was not going to be give up on this matter. "Listen Luffy. I believe you can and will be the pirate king." I knew that was primary reason I followed him. I think the other reason was that I was becoming restless after not doing anything for six months.

I needed to continue. "However, you are still too weak compared to the people in this journal. This isn't a game anymore."

Zoro closed his eyes and considered. I could tell that he agreed with me. Sanji also closed his eyes, pondering what I was saying. This seemed to have made the atmosphere really tense between me and Luffy. Nami put her hands up to try to defuse the situation. Usopp looked shaken when I said that.

I continued. "You have to beat all of these people that my journal talks about. I think you can currently beat about 5 percent of the people here. Let's start with the first marine I have." I opened the book, read the first page and facepalmed. I can't believe I didn't notice. I need to review my journal now if I didn't make a connection. I had ordered the marines by those who had served for a long time and most likely to come across.

"Monkey D. Garp" Now I understand why Luffy earlier said Grandpa's fist hurts. He definitely has Haki.

"That's my grandpa! I can't beat up my grandpa." Luffy shouted.

"YOUR GRANDPA'S GARP!" Everyone shouted at that.

"What's the big idea!" Luffy started picking his nose.

Zoro said, "He's the one who chased Gold Roger the most and fought with him. He almost killed him."

Nami continued, "They call him Garp the Hero or Garp the Fist because of that."

Sanji sighed. "He turned down the position of an admiral. Now, I see why you're so strong now."

Usopp said, "Legend has it he can throw cannonballs with his bare hands."

Luffy interrupted, "Oh that's when we play catch! He'd throw it to me and I'd bounce it back" He smiled at that memory.

Nami whacked him over the head. "That's not normal. Your grandpa's a strong marine."

"So?" He was still not seeing it.

Sanji sighed and hinted, "Can you beat him?"

Luffy said, "No. What's the point?"

"The point is that you have to fight your Grandpa to become Pirate King. Can you win?" I asked.

"Not right now. But I'll win when I have to fight him. I'll get stronger." Luffy said as it was the most obvious thing. That seemed to have comforted Nami and Usopp.

I looked around. I only saw Zoro truly understanding what I was really trying to say. I wasn't sure about Sanji. Everyone else didn't seem to get it. I sighed deciding to share my memories. To me, motivation for someone else does not give the same driving force for a dream.

This crew could easily have that motivation. They were good people who wanted to protect what was precious to them.

"You didn't win against Smoker and we were helpless before him. What if Smoker had tried to kill us?" I was trying to hint at something. Sometimes, people respond better when they realize it themselves. That statement scared Luffy and Sanji. Zoro closed his eyes. "Do you think you could have stopped him? He's weaker than your grandpa you know. In fact, he's weaker than a lot of people in this book." I said the last part cruelly to get my point across.

I didn't want to ramble on but I had to continue. "Do you know why I have this book? I used this for my job, so I won't be caught off guard about my client. I keep pictures of marines and pirates' bounties so I can be alert. Any hint of their ability is in my notebook. That way my client doesn't die because I didn't know how to handle an enemy. I have lost fellow guards that way. I never failed my job protecting my clients but I could never protect my allies. "

I breathed and took a deep breath. I closed my eyes, remembering my former closest friends and the friends who worked with me. I felt that I was the only one left, and it hurt the most.

It was hard. As bodyguards, we were shields and expected to die. However, that didn't mean the knowledge made me comfortable.

The air was silent. Everyone except Luffy looked at me with sympathy. Nami and Usopp had tears in their eyes. Luffy looked down.

"Now that I'm a pirate, I am using this journal and sharing it with you guys so that way you guys can protect yourself. This isn't a game anymore. Got it. I don't want any of my nakama to die because they weren't prepared. " I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself and not remember anymore of the ones who died.

I heard someone get up to go outside.

"Yuuto." I look up to see Zoro. Luffy was the one who had gone outside. Zoro gave me a stare that I couldn't read. He then gave an approving grin and said, "Welcome to the Straw Hat crew. You'll fit in."

AN: The last bit was meant to be a wake up call. Think of it as Sabody.

The only difference is they are imagining the situation and using that to get stronger. Hypotheticals are not as strong as the real thing, but this does make the rest of the crew stronger compared originally.

I would say that when Yuuto was at his prime, he was around rear admiral level. Right now, he's about captain level but his experience and knowledge make him stronger.

There are multiple reasons why he's weaker and there's a large difference in strength level. One of them is he is rusty after traveling 6 months. He only traveled and kept up with the news during that time.

You will have to keep reading to find out the other reasons why.

I felt I had to make Luffy go outside because the situation Yuuto described was supposed to remind him of Sabo. Also, we know how much that Luffy really treasures his nakama.

There will be fight scenes involved. I won't make them say attacks unless they're the popular ones. Jet pistol, shigan, Lion sonson, etc.

My OC will never say his attacks. His attacks will be based off of fighting games. I'm going to use inspirations from Street Fighter, Tekken, Dead or Alive, and Little Fighter 2. He's a martial artist.

Thanks for the reviews! Let me also say that I do have the story planned out. I just need to actually write out the story. I feel that I have Alabasta planned out. I am having trouble with Skypeia.

Please leave a review! If you want to be a beta for my story, please pm if you are interested. I am looking for a beta who has writing experience on this website.