Lousy writing is my middle name...

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bitch. *Pinkman fistbump*


Trafalgar Law

Surgeon of Death

Carrier of the Will of D.

The mastermind behind the Rocky Port incident.

I have no idea what happened there. Something to do with a hundred heads?

The Former Shichibukai with a Five Hundred Million Bounty was standing in front of me. The guy has talent in intimidation I give him that. If he had laser vision and if I was poultry, I would be roasted right now with extra sauce that would make. He was already wearing his signature fur bowl hat. Jesus his skin is pale as fuck. There was a brown-haired pig-tailed girl beside him. I guess that would be Lami, damn, they're both pale as fuck, skinny too. I see no white spots. So are they cured? Did they have the illness to begin with?

As I approached the kids, opening my mouth to greet them, kid Law beat me to the punch.

"This is the kid?" said kid Law with his innate ability of glaring.

"Nii-san be nice" said the brownette.

"Hn, you don't look much" Law continued

My left eye twitched

Wasn't he suppose to have a happier disposition since his sis is alive?

Well two can play that way.

"I'm Barbarossa, welcome to my crib. Come inside, you look like you might die any minute. Don't want to have the marines come over for questioning." I said looking bored.

He stares at me

I hold my ground.

The two girls look concerned, Lami more than Baby 5, as she was concerned for her brother.

Uncle is just standing beside me as he watches us both, a smile plastered across his face.

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Law grins.

"I'm Trafalgar Law"

"Call me Barba" smirking as I offer a handshake.

"Heh, I'm thinking more of Barbie." He takes the handshake

Barbie? My mind supplied the necessary knowledge. Seems like barbie still exists here. Not those plastic dolls you'd think of, rather they were the traditional kind, made of plush.

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My eye twitches, but I have him now

"Oh you like dolls? I'm afraid I have no such things here. If you like, Cain can order some for you." I retort sporting an Obama not bad face.

His eyes widen in realization

Uncle laughs "GAHAHAH! You lost Law, I'm disappointed in you"

The two girls were also about to laugh but Law glares at them, preventing their laughs to escape their mouths.

"Amusing as this is, let's take this inside. I'll have Cain prepare us a feast." I said to them

The three kids' faces brightened at that.

Lami and Baby 5 ran inside the house, followed by uncle. Law was about to go too before he stopped himself, looking down, then he faced me.

"What's the matter?" I said.

"I was rude, sorry... and thanks. Cora-san seems to trust you but I was not sure when we were traveling here."

"Sure of what?" I said

But before he retorts our stomachs grumble at the prospect of food.

"Yahahah, talking can come after we eat. Let's go" I said to the pale kid.

He nods.


During the meal, we talked about their journey here. I was genuinely interested since I had no idea on how you would travel from and to the Blues. They said they came here aboard a marine ship. Before that, they sneaked in a merchant vessel, and before that they sneaked on another merchant vessel.

They said they came from Swallow Island, where uncle received a tip that informed him of the location of the Ope-ope no mi which was rumored to heal anything.

Uncle wasn't afraid of anyone hearing when he talked about it. Figured that he set up a calm field on the dining area, and I sent Cain to procure more foodstuffs so he won't be back for awhile.

"You stole it? The fruit?" I asked

"Yep, it was difficult of course, but I managed to get them to lower their guard and infiltrate, then left without a trace, easy. Not only did I get the fruit, I also managed to steal a book on devil fruits. I was planning on returning and selling the fruit to nii-san on the condition that both Law and Lami are healed but knowing him, he'd only incapacitate me then look for the fruit on his own.

So I gave it to Law here, at first he didn't want it, stubborn brat"

I didn't know what to think about that, Uncle Doffy was the one who suggested they steal the Ope-Ope no mi to heal Law in the OT. In this AT, Trafalgar D. Laim lived, when in OT she died in the orphanage fire.

"It was not my intention to become a fruit user asshole!" Law shouted at uncle

"I risked my neck to save you two. This is the thanks I get!?"

Law just crossed his arms and looked away when his sister was mentioned.

"And we are eternally grateful for your help Cora-san, isn't that right Law-nii" The smiling Laim was looking at uncle while having her hand at Law's shoulder.

Law was... shaking? The kid, faced uncle again and muttered "Yeah, thanks"

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Remember to not piss off Laim. Scary ass imoutos

Baby 5 was still smiling, seemingly oblivious while eating. I'd ask her real name later, Baby 5's a bit weird to say, might even turn some heads if I say it in the town.

"You said something about a book on devil fruits uncle? May I see it?" attempting to segue the topic.

"Left it in the bags earlier brat. I did intend to give it to you anyway since Doffy already have one. They're the new edition too, so they're quite expensive."

That piqued my interest on the book more. They auctioned a similar book here on Loguetown, an older edition yet the price still went for the millions. Information on devil fruits was scant as the World Government heavily regulates it here. If you wanted to know more information about availability, what fruits are on sale, and confirmed users of known fruits you'd have to shell out a large amount on the black market and it's still a risk to trust on their reliability.

I asked the three kids on why and how did they join the Uncle Doffy's crew. They said that they were only about to officially join the crew when uncle came in and delivered news to his older brother which got him visibly upset and asked the three kids to leave. So technically they haven't joined the Uncle Doffy's crew yet? Butterflies, how much did I change by simply existing?

I looked at uncle with a raised eyebrow.

"I told him about your parents" uncle said flatly

The three kids were listening intently, it seems that this was the first time they heard of this.

"Why would Uncle Doffy be upset with that news? He was never a part of his crew" I asked him

"Your father was still blood brat, he may not have carried the Donquixote name publicly, he was still family. If your father was captured, if the truth of him being a Donquixote is exposed, the crew and Doffy's image would take a hit."

"I also said to him that you'd be alone and I'd take a leave to visit you.

He then suggested that I take the three kids with me, saying that they were gonna be more of use with you as they were useless for him currently"

My eyes reverted to the three kids, Baby 5 was clearly depressed when she heard that, being cheered up by Laim. Law was gritting his teeth.

Heh, I'm touched Uncle Doffy

You just gave me pieces to start my own crew

If they agree to join that is.

Though I'll ensure that they do.

Fufufufufu

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dang.. that was Doffy's

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Yahah...Yahahahah!

That's more like it.


After the meal, I showed them where they would sleep. The girls were delighted at the prospect of good rest. They have been journeying for quite a while, so some semblance of stability was welcome to the children.

Cain's still not back from the errands I sent him to do so we had to clean up ourselves. To occupy my mind while cleaning the dishes I started to think about how I would approach my totally "unique" situation.

I wonder if we could get proper training from uncle, though it would depend on how long would uncle even stay here. Uncle still achieved the rank of commander in the marines and the seat of hearts on Uncle Doffy's crew so he would be a good fighter at least. Getting instruction from him would be yield far more results than I would have gotten from just training by myself. Uncle should have some knowledge on Rokushiki if he was taken in by Sengoku. The only useful knowledge I have on the CP's prized martial art was Soru, the shows didn't give a helpful description on how the others work. Haki training would be done along the way, One Piece did show the effective training for Observation Haki. Armament Haki, I have some theories on how it works but no proof. Conqueror's Haki might be doable since I have a relative who could use it, but without it manifesting first, this would be filed under the "nice to know" pile.

*CrassshhhHH*

Shit I dropped a plate.

"And I thought I was the clumsy one, eh brat" uncle said from the other room"

"SHUT UP! and get me the broom!"

"Damn brat, I'm your guest, you shouldn't order me around. Why are you doing that anyway, just leave that for the old man."

"He still isn't here and I'm not doing anything productive anyway sooo eh." I shrugged raising my shoulders.

Oh yeah where was I. Training, right? I'm totally ripping off Sabo's techniques. Those techniques of his would be way too cool not to have. Sorry Sabo, I'm the one whos gonna debut your techniques on this world. If they were originally Dragon's techniques, I could only hope he doesn't hunt me down.

Second priority I guess would be proper nutrition, we were already situated in a good island or a great starting point, with good purchasing power we won't have to worry about empty pockets for a while. 100 million beri is considered to be equivalent to a million USD. That would be more than enough to cover food costs. I spent nearly a hundred USD monthly on foodstuffs alone in my past life, but that was just me being a cheap bastard only buying cost efficient goods. Now I wouldn't have to worry about constraints and maybe even get to have 5 star chefs providing us with not just proper nutrition but also damn delicious foodz. I should probably ask uncle if he knows anything about Kambakka Queendom's Attack Cuisine.

Third would be proper equipment, I know of many weapon sellers here on Loguetown based on OG Barba's memories. Dad always had me around when he was canvassing for weapons around Loguetown. I wonder if I should get Yubashiri from Ippon-Matsu, Zoro destroyed it in OT anyway. I could give it to Law since he still doesn't have that big-ass sword of his. Hmm... thoughts for another time.

Okay plates are clean, I should probably ask some things from uncle.

"Hey uncle, how long would you stay at loguetown?"

"Just arrived, and already you're telling me to leave, eh brat?"

"I know, but I was wondering if you're gonna stay here for a while that you could train me. Now I would say us but I don't know if they would agree."

"You planning to create a crew yourself brat?" He smirked "You're ambitious I give you that."

"How'd yo-"

"Heh, I was right. That was just a guess but you're like and open book when you're excited. You really want to train under me?"

He had me. I was just asking a question and he already had me. I have to try harder in keeping my intentions underneath but OG Barba was originally expressive so it's difficult to adjust.

"Give up on Law and Laim, you'd have a hard time convincing those two." uncle said grimly "Baby 5, though. Three words and she's yours" his nostrils were dilated and his eyebrows were moving up and down rapidly. Punchable face, really.

Having Baby 5 join would be a cake walk. I'm more concerned on having the siblings inclined to join, I know he's referencing the will of D but I have to try. They're currently the best prospects I'd have besides Baby 5, and maybe Bartolomeo.

"I'd at least try. Those three would have to be at least decent if they were about to join Uncle Doffy's crew."

"Oh, they are. From what I heard Law even threatened to blow up the crew's base with a bomb strapped to his body. Gahah crazy kid." Uncle said lighting another cig

The reason might be finding a cure for his sis, or along those lines. I still don't have the full picture. It would be better to ask Law himself later.

"Dang... you sure he's right in the head?"

"Yep. A little broody, but he'd grow out of that in time."

"Law's sanity aside, what do you think uncle? Could you train me/us?" I said to uncle

"Gahaha! As much as I want to I can't, brat. Have to return to the crew immediately, I believe I'm on thin ice already with nii-san, not informing him of the fruit. With the commotion I caused in the north, nii-san would have already sent agents to know what happened. I'll drop off the money on your account, then I'll be on my merry way" he said while puffing a smoke.

A bummer, now I have to look for a decent trainer, for now I'll make due with old fashioned hard work. Rock Lee would be proud.

Though I could guilt trip him in handing over training manuals from the marines, kek. Yeah, let's try that

"You're leaving already? When? Could you leave me some notes then, on how to train properly? Maybe throw in some martial arts you know, pleaaaaseee." I said using my doujutsu Mangekyou Puppy Dog-Eyegan at him

"I mean, that's the least you could do. Sure, you came to visit from time to time, but you were never really there." Now looking down at the floor, trembling slightly for greater effect.

"Oi oi, I left you money for your expenses, surely you could manag-"

[Trap Card Activated!]

"That's different and you know it! You know what, it's okay, forget about it uncle. I'll just look for a decent trainer. Wake me up before you leave though, I'll accompany you to the harbor, least I could do for all the things you've done for my family." I said sulkingly. Not giving him a chance to retort to my pitiful performance, I went up the stairs to my room.

If uncle is the bleeding-heart good guy from my memories, then it might just work. Did I feel like a grade-A douche, trying to manipulate a genuine, caring, family member. Sure as hell yes, but it I need it done. Judge me all you want, I know you would have done the same. Suck my ding-a-ling, hypocritical pricks.

I entered my room and saw the two duffel bags still there. 100 million beri huh.. nice, no doubt uncle went above and beyond on what he brought. Beri was supposed to have and exchange rate of 100 Beri to 1 USD, meaning I have close to 1 million USD. I didn't think of it before but it makes sense, uncle's working for a crime syndicate that spans the entire North Blue, maybe even in the Grand Line now. The money they're making should easily be larger than that. They were even financing research institutions like Caesar's and had the guts to easily place the Mera-Mera no mi as bait. Common Devil Fruits were sold easily in the hundred million range, what more of a known Logia's worth, and they can easily parade it around like it's worth jack squat. Granted, that's in the future that may or may not happen now, but still.

Opening the bags, I saw them bills, as well as a hard-bound book titled "The Devil Fruit Encyclopedia ver. XII Celestial Edition, by Caesar, Vegapunk et. al.". I opened the book and read the foreword, it said "This book contains sensitive topics concerning the nature and characteristics of known Devil Fruits, any attempt on illegal distribution and copying shall be considered treason. Illegal copying, distribution, and possession of the book should be reported immediately, failing to do so is considered obstruction of justice and shall be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law." Scary ass shit right there, meh, who cares. Taking the book from the bag and I put it on my bed.

I flipped the pages and started reading.


A/N: The SI died already on his old world. The soul reincarnated to his present body. He doesn't know that what he considers the original owner's soul and his are one and the same, albeit before was a child's consciousness, now the older manifests and absorbed the younger.

I know it's crap. Hopefully my writing skilz would improve as I go.