10 years before Luffy's departure
"Berkam! Berkam! Berkam!"
Leaving a Navy boat, arriving in the port of Kurusi Island, a man, looking like a wrestler, waved his arm to the civilians cheering him on. Being commodore, in charge of the protection of the island, Berkam had returned with his men, and let them take a group of people to the prison of the island.
"Everyone." The man shouted. "Regarding the pirates who had the idea of attacking our island, know that we managed to sink their boat and kill their captain! Rest assured, nothing will happen to you! And from next week, another boat from the Navy will come here to take our prisoners to Impel Down."
Hearing this, the civilians again cheered the man, who flashed a broad smile. Then, following his men, he ends up seeing a little girl position herself in front of him. Gazing at the man with admiration, the child affirmed.
"Berkam-san...when I grow up, I want to be like you."
"Oh, really? And may I know the name of the person likely to replace me?"
"Isuka!" Assured the child, giving a military salute. "My name is Isuka."
Extending his smile, Berkan reached his hand towards her, to grab her by the back of her clothes. Then, putting the child on his shoulder, he made a new sign to the crowd, while he affirmed.
"No matter who you are, know that the Navy will always be there to protect you! And you know why? It's because we're proud to represent justice."
People continued to cheer him on.
"BERKAM! BERKAM! BERKAM!"
Hearing the cheers, Isuka admired the crowd around the town hero. She also wanted to experience this popularity. She wanted to capture pirates and become a hero.
One year before Luffy's departure
Roaring in pain, Berkam had a hand resting on his right side. being on his boat, he was surrounded by corpses belonging to his men and many pirates. The soldiers had fought against two entire crews who had decided to join forces to seize the island of Kurusi. And after an intense fight, only Berkam had survived. But, despite his victory, the commodore was far from displaying a smile of joy.
Sobbing, he fixed his dead men around him, while a sword pierced his right flank, inflicting a huge wound on him.
Currently
Feeling a sharp pain, a man opened his eyes. Then, straightening up, he immediately placed his hand on his side. Feeling like his scar had split open, Berkam left his bed, before rushing to a closet. Picking up a medicine bottle, he picked up a handful of pills which he swallowed. Yet, despite waiting several seconds, the pain was still there. Immediately, he took more pills which he swallowed. Then, still others. Then grabbing a bottle of water, he drank it entirely. Still, the pain in his side remained intact and continued to make him wince in pain.
Enraged, he threw the medicine bottle against a wall, before dropping to one knee. He had tried everything. He had attempted operations. He had consulted dozens of doctors. He had swallowed thousands of pills to make the pain go away. But nothing was working. For a year, his old injury had made him live through hell.
However, something allowed him to relieve his pain, and even to forget about it for a few days. Knowing what day it was, the man smiled again. Then, moving towards a cupboard, he opened a drawer, before grabbing a wad of notes.
Being in the process of eating some kind of big sandwich, Ace had his cheeks puffed up, while gravy ran down his chin. However, Ace did not hesitate to stuff an entire portion of spaghetti in his mouth. being unable to chew, he swallowed it all. Immediately, feeling the food get stuck in his throat, his face turned blue. Reaching out to grab a glass of beer, he downed it. Managing to clear his throat, Ace heaved a deep sigh.
Seeing him, the cook of the inn where Ace was was laughing.
"Calm down, kid! My food doesn't have a habit of going away on its own! I feel like you haven't eaten anything in a week."
"I do! It's actually been a week since I ate anything! Seriously, there's no island for several hundred miles around this place."
"People often tell us! Our island is one of the most isolated in the world! And this can quickly become a disadvantage since help could not come quickly if pirates decide to attack us! has a Navy base here."
"A Navy base?" Ace repeated.
"Yeah! It used to be very well known, because a famous person ran it: Commodore Berkam."
"Huh? I've vaguely heard of him; " Ace affirmed. "I hear he retired after a pirate attack."
" Berkam-san sacrificed himself to save us. " Confirmed the cook. "In this pirate attack, all of his men died and Berkam-san received a wound that prevented him from continuing to work in the Navy! A saber pierced his side and shattered into pieces, inside his body! Many doctors have tried to remove them, but it's impossible to do so! Because of this, Berkam-san still bears the scars of this fight."
"A man who fights to the death to save a city! No one can argue that he was proud to represent justice." Ace remarked.
"Isn't it?" asked the cook, with a proud smile. "Even though he is no longer the commander of the soldiers on this island, he remains a respected man whose courage is praised by all and feared by pirates."
"Really?" Ace asked, with a smile.
Staring at the man's face, the cook affirmed.
"It's strange but...your face tells me something."
Extending his smile, Ace affirmed.
"I know! Everyone tells me I look like Portgas D. Ace, second in command of Whitebeard's fleet."
Thinking he was joking, the cook laughed.
"Your joke is great, kid! But don't say that to any of the soldiers on this island! Many of them are former civilians from this island! resentment against pirates! Isuka-san is the perfect example of that."
" Isuka-san ... ? "
Displaying a slightly lustful smile, the cook declared.
"The sexiest woman on this island is a Navy lieutenant! After Berkam was forced to end his career, it was Isuka-san who took command of the Navy base! And I can t claiming she's super strict! But, that's what makes her so charming."
"Really? And lots of pirates still attacking you?"
"Not really! In truth, we are making everyone believe that Berkam-san is still the commander of the island! His reputation alone, as well as his victory in his last fight, is enough for the pirates to refuse to attack us. "
"So you live in peace."
"This question doesn't really have a real answer! In truth, now that the pirates are no longer there, another scourge has been brought down on our island: drug trafficking."
"Drugs?"
"Yes! There are a lot of drug dealers here and it's a real plague."
"C'est la vie." Ace affirmed, shrugging his shoulders. "There are always dishonest people in this world."
" Yes, it's true. "
Then, seeing that Ace had finished eating, the cook handed him a piece of paper.
"Here is the price of the meal."
Picking up the paper, Ace remained stoic as he read the price. Then, looking at the pile of plates that was on the counter, he finally swallowed his saliva. Finally, he let out a cry of fear.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
What's up ? "
"A DRAGON !" Ace cried, pointing to the back of the room with his finger.
"Huh?" the cook wondered, turning around.
However, he saw nothing but the back wall of his inn. Scratching the top of his head, he finally turned back to Ace.
"What are you talking about, brat?"
Nevertheless, he fell silent, seeing Ace's stool...without Ace. Then, looking up, he noticed that the door to his inn was wide open, while he could see his former client fleeing.
being running, Ace gestured towards the inn, while he shouted.
"Sorry, but I don't have any money! But don't worry! When I get my hands on a treasure, I promise to pay off all my debts."
Suddenly, he saw a knife stick in the ground, not far from his feet.
" Que ... ? "
"THIEF!" roared the cook, as he followed him, with several knives in his hands. "PAY FOR YOUR MEAL! OR YOU WILL KNOW HOW I USE MY KNIVES!"
Frightened, Ace immediately began to flee, while avoiding the knives that were thrown in his direction.
"HELP ME! He's got knives! The navy! HELP ME!"
being in front of a corpse, a soldier ends up turning around, before starting to vomit.
"Hey, don't mess up the crime scene." Isuka ordered.
"I…I'm sorry." The soldier apologized, trying not to direct his gaze at the corpse. "But...even people like us aren't used to seeing these kinds of crimes."
Thinking the same thing as him, the other soldiers preferred not to fix the corpse of the man at their feet. Having been cut in two, at the level of his hips, he had drained of blood, while his organs now covered the ground. Looking distraught, the man seemed to be scared to death, just before he died, while strange pressure marks were visible on his skull.
Seeing a Navy doctor examining him, the lieutenant asked.
"What are your first analyses?"
"It depends! What do you want to know?"
"The consequence of death."
"She's obvious! Her body was ripped in half."
"Ripped off? What kind of weapons can do that?"
"None! the person who killed him did it with his bare hands."
"Sorry ? "
Showing the extremities of the two parts torn off, the doctor affirmed.
"It's obvious that it wasn't a sword or an ax that cut him in half! The cut isn't clean at all! And if I think his murderer killed him with his hands, that's is for there to be this."
He pointed to the strange marks on the corpse's face.
"There are five of them and they have the mark of finger marks! And there are also some here."
Pulling up the bottom of the corpse's left leg pants, he pointed to five more marks.
"I think his murderer held him by his skull and his left leg! Then he tried such immense force that he managed to tear him in two."
Hearing this some soldiers began to swallow their saliva.
"How much strength does it take to do that?" Isuka asked.
"about as much as it takes to bend metal."
"A human would have done that?" Asked a soldier.
"There's no way a normal civilian could do that! It must be a Devil Fruit user."
"Devil fruit or not, we have to stop him." Isuka affirmed.
"Maybe but...how are we going to find the murderer?" a soldier questioned him.
Simply looking around, Isuka surveyed the surroundings. Like the other eleven, the corpse had been found in a small uninhabited alley, where very few people went.
"Has this corpse been dragged all the way here?"
" Not at all. " The doctor retorted. "The pool of blood around him shows that the bleeding lasted a long time! Outside, there is no line or drop of blood showing that someone would have transported the body here! And seriously, if someone was walking around carrying two pieces of a body, I think someone would have seen it."
"And did we find anything in his pockets?"
"No! But we found this."
Leaving the corpse, the doctor took three steps, before crouching down, to look at the white powder, which was spread on the ground. Imitating him, Isuka noticed that this white powder had been trampled.
"Drugs?"
"Yes." Confirmed the doctor.
"It belongs to the corpse?" Asked a soldier. "He was a drug dealer?"
"If he was killed because the murderer wanted to steal his drugs, I would understand." Another soldier asserted. "But, why would he stomp on the drug instead of taking it with him."
"Probably because he didn't want to do drugs! He just wanted to kill the trafficker because he was selling drugs and he thought killing the traffickers could stop the drug trade on our island."
"A vigilante who becomes a murderer." A soldier suggested, shrugging. "Should we praise him or punish him? Hard to say."
"Huh?" Isuka said, looking at the man who had just spoken.
"My apologies, Lieutenant." He apologized, giving a military salute.
Simply getting up, Isuka affirmed.
"We need to make a quick list of all the people suspected of being drug traffickers! They are bound to be the next victims! I also want to know the names of the people who died, because of drugs."
"To do what ? "
"Think! If someone kills drug traffickers and tramples on their goods, it must be due to an excess of hatred towards them! And this could be explained by a death! 'one who died, because he was using drugs, which he was buying from these traffickers."
" I understand. "
"And I want you to order civilians to stay home! At the moment these killings have taken place in small alleys like this, but we cannot predict what might happen."
"Shall we warn them that a murderer is here?"
"Don't ! Just tell them we've spotted a boat that could potentially be a pirate! Get one of our own boats to leave the base to make them think we're going to attack it! They won't panic less knowing that the danger lies far from the island, rather than knowing that it is already on the island."
" At your service. "
Finally, Isuka left, followed by some orders.
"Where are you going, Isuka-san?"
"While waiting for the information I requested to be given to me, I will go around the alleys, to find potential clues. "
However, no sooner had she left the alley than she heard.
"THIEF! GIVE MY MONEY!"
Startled, Isuka turned around and saw two men running towards her. The first, wearing a hat on his head, suddenly flexed his legs, before making a leap that propelled him over the lieutenant. Then landing behind her, he gave her a small bow.
"Greetings, miss."
Then he ran off at full speed.
" What... ? " Isuka wondered.
"Isuka-san." the second man shouted, stopping.
Pointing to Ace, the cook affirmed.
"This man ate in my inn and left without paying! I demand that he be arrested."
"Huh...it's just that we're busy and..." a soldier began.
"Grab that man." Isuka suddenly ordered.
"What?" wondered the soldiers around her.
Staring at Ace's back, Isuka had no trouble recognizing the tattoo on it.
" Whitebeard ... "
Then, imagining a scenario, she ends up saying.
"We may have...our murderer."
Three hours earlier - alley where the body of the trafficker was found -
Unable to keep his calm, a man was walking in circles, while he seemed to be waiting for someone.
"Damn it! She's late! If ever one of my customers arrives and I don't have the goods...I'm gonna get killed."
"Hey, calm down! There's no reason to panic."
Jumping in fear, the trafficker turned around and finally saw a woman with green hair walking towards him. Showing a tender smile, she said.
"Since I have been your supplier, you should already know that I will always be there to supply you."
Looking around, to make sure no one saw them, the man questioned him.
"Do you have the goods?"
Contenting herself with a chuckle, the woman presented him with several small vials, containing white powder.
"Have I ever disappointed you once?"
Simply grabbing his new stock of goods, the trafficker asserted.
"The quantity needs to be increased! We have more and more customers."
"Really? That's good news! A new drug has just been created."
Taking out a small sachet, the green-haired woman showed a purple-colored powder.
" Here is the new product: the Cezare. "
"Cezare?" repeated the trafficker, looking at the new product. " What are its effects ? "
"You ingest it like coke and it has the same effects! Nevertheless, the people who ingest it become completely independent of it ! No matter who ingests it, you can be sure that they will become your customer at life. "
"Oh? Interesting."
At that moment, footsteps were heard, turning around, the duo saw a figure walking towards them. Wearing heavy clothes, to hide his body, Berkam moved towards them. Seeing him, any trafficker would have fled, if the former commodore decides to arrest him. Nevertheless, laughing, the trafficker walked towards him, while greeting the person he considered his best client.
"Berkam-san... it's nice to see you."
Simply growling, Berkam just handed over a wad of cash. He hated the idea of participating in this traffic he hated. Nevertheless, the drug that this man gave him was the only thing that allowed him to alleviate his pain in the side.
Taking the money, the dealer stretched his smile, before handing him a few vials of drugs. Opening one of them, Berkam brought it closer to his nose, before blocking a nostril. Inhaling with his second nostril, he felt some of the powder rush into his nose.
Immediately, compared to the drugs, he felt the drugs begin to take effect and he breathed a sigh of relief as he began to disconnect from reality. Seeing him like this, the trafficker decided to do an experiment with him.
"I have this to give you too." He asserted, reaching for the sachet of purple powder. "Try this! I'm sure you'll love it."
Glancing at him briefly, Berkam picked up the Cezare. Then, without bothering to examine the drug, he snorted some. Feeling the drug infiltrate his body, the former commodore remained motionless and prepared to take advantage of the "benefits" of this new powder.
However, in an instant, his face was disfigured, as he winced in pain. Placing his hands on his throat, he seemed to choke, as he gave a muffled cry.
"What...?" the trafficker wondered, seeing him fall to his knees.
Letting out real cries of pain, Berkam felt huge veins appear on his body, before his muscle mass became more and more imposing. Then, finally, he stopped moving.
Frightened by the situation, the drug dealer took a step back, as he saw Berkam begin to rise, with saliva dripping from his mouth. Groaning, he finally opened his mouth and dumped the rest of the Cezare inside. Again, several more veins appeared, while Berkam now looked like a ferocious beast.
"More..." he growled, noticing that Cesare was gone. "MORE!"
Turning to the trafficker, he took a step towards him. Attempting to step back, the man ended up falling on his buttocks, while he displayed a horrified look. Placing his face in front of hers, Berkam screamed.
"MOOOOORRRRRRRREEREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
Can only nod, the trafficker grabbed all his vials of drugs, before handing them to Berkam.
"Here! I'll give them to you! Do what you want with them?"
Showing an ignoble smile, Berkam grabbed the small vials. However, his smile disappeared, as he saw that all the drugs in there were completely white. There was no trace of purple.
Enraged, he broke the vials, inside his hand, before dropping the powder on the ground. Then trampling it under his foot, he shook the ground. Sensing this, the drug dealer eventually turns around, before beginning to flee. Unfortunately, a huge hand grabbed his head to prevent him from fleeing.
"MORE!" Berkam roared, his eyes turning completely white.
Losing all reason, he squeezed the man's skull between his fingers.
" AHHHHHHH ! STOP ! STOP ! PLEASE ! "
Unfortunately, he felt Berkam's second hand grab his leg. Then, using his huge muscles, the former commodore tore him apart.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ..."
The scream ceased as an awful ripping noise was heard, as that area of the alley turned red. Dropping the two corpse pieces, Berkam watched them, as if trying to figure out what he had just done. However, quickly forgetting this detail, he only occupied himself with his primary concern, finding Cezare. And for that, he knew where to go to find other traffickers.
Seeing him leaving the alley, the green-haired woman was now hiding behind a wall, having fled as soon as she saw Berkam arriving. Seizing a den den mushi, she waited a few moments, before affirming.
"Caesar-san...I think I've found the perfect guinea pig for your new drug."
Who will join Luffy's crew?
Before Shells Town: Raynare - 38 million - (Highschool DxD) / Lucy Heartfilia (Fairy Tail)
Arc Shells Town: Roronoa Zoro - 60 million -
Kuro Arc: Usopp
Arc Baratie: Sanji / Gin - 32 million -
Arlong Arc: Nami/Johnny/Yosaku
Drum Arc: Chopper
Alabasta Arc: Nico Robin / Eevee (Pokemon) / Bruno -52 million- (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure) / Nefertari Vivi -25 million- / Menma (Anohana)
Skypiea Arc: ? /? /?
Arc Enies Lobby: Franky
Arc Post Enies-Lobby:?
Thriller Bark Arc: Brook
Punk Hazard Arc:?
Tesoro Arc:?
Dressrosa Arc : ? /?
Wano Kuni Arc: Jinbei /?
Post Wano Kuni Arc: ? /?
Arc Battle Teach :?
With other characters:
Buggy: Alvida - 21 million-, Magi - 29 million (OC), Bull (OC), Kuro - 37 million -, Morgan - 17 million -, Megumim - 105 million (Konosuba), Zala (Miss Doublefinger) -35 million, Babe (Mr 4) - 3.2 million, Drophy (Miss Merry Christmas) - 14 million, Willy - 20 million, Needless - 57 million
Arlong: Syra (OC)
Milhawk: Alice (OC)
Wapol: Musshuru
Crocodile: Noscula (OC), Mr 6 (OC), Miss Halloween (OC)
Garp: Sakura (Zombieland Saga); Jin (My Hero academia); Emma (The Promised Neverland)
Enel: Hunter J. (Pokemon), Zancrow (Fairy tail), Pit ( Kid Icarus ), Pokemon ( 53 )
Im: Light Yagami (Death Note)
Cobra: Neni (M. 9)
Wiper : Ayoho ( OC )
Sengoku: Shinichi Kudo (Detective Conan)
Shanks: Nana Shimura -840 million- (My hero academia), Utsuro -970 million- (Gintama)
Individual: Reiner ( Shingeki no kyojin ), Garou (One Punch Man), Babidi (DBZ), Orochimaru (Naruto); Mirko (My hero Academia), Samus (metroid), Team Rocket (Pokemon), Velvet Crowe, Akoya Seishu ( Kengan Ashura), Hiyama Shunka ( Kengan Ashura), Black Knights (Code Geass), Suzaku Kururugi (Code Geass), Elsa Granhiert (re: zero)
Gold D. Roger (formerly): Igneel - 1.380 billion - (Fairy Tail), Acacia (Toriko), Bardock (Dragon ball Z), Hiruzen Sarutobi (Naruto), Utsuro - 970 million (Gintama), Nana Shimura - 840 million ( My Hero Academia)
Xerec (formerly): Aizen (bleach)