West Blue, the entrance to Reverse Mountain, Lasgap Town.

"They're about to start. The captain of the Bed Pirates, with a bounty of 14 million berries, is about to face a public execution."

"Happens every month; what's there to be excited about?"

"This time it's a big pirate with a 14 million bounty!"

...

The lively noise in the tavern didn't cease as some patrons paid their tabs and hurried off to the execution platform.

As the gateway from West Blue to the Grand Line, Lasgap Town's execution platform served as a powerful deterrent to pirates across the region.

Any pirate captured here who wasn't a Devil Fruit user or of particular interest to the World Government would be publicly executed.

Once a month, a varying number of criminals faced the platform, though there were nearly always pirates attempting to mount a rescue, only to fall into the Navy's ambush.

At this moment on the execution platform, the captain of the 80th Branch was already reading out the crimes of the Bed Pirates, whose victims numbered in the hundreds.

Looting had become a cornerstone of pirate survival. In this era, not every pirate held to Roger's code of sparing civilians—even theft was forbidden to him (as recounted in Oden's memories).

For ninety-nine percent of pirates, the journey to the sea wasn't for dreams but for plunder.

"Execute!"

With the command from Captain Romi, Kevin, standing behind Bed, raised his spear.

Just then, a commotion began to stir around the square surrounding the platform.

"Kill! Save the captain! For the treasure!"

"Slay those Navy dogs!"

"Quick! Now's our chance!"

"Soth Boss! We're coming!"

...

As the cries broke out, they were met with a well-prepared volley of gunfire.

"Bang, bang, bang…"

After a rapid burst of shots, Bed, the first criminal whose sentence was read, fell with a spear driven through his heart, silencing his enraged shouts.

Death by piercing.

Captain Romi then resumed the slow, unhurried reading of the second criminal's crimes.

On the platform, Kevin gripped his spear and gazed down.

Among the hail of bullets, one figure made it through, protecting himself with a long blade. Yet, he already bore three bullet wounds on his body.

As he drew closer, he locked eyes with Kevin, his gaze full of fear and dread.

In an instant, his sword swung, sending a slash toward the platform.

"Bang."

With a swift motion, Kevin's spear intercepted, shattering the incoming attack.

"Swish!"

A sudden thrust sent the spear through his abdomen, embedding it halfway into the stone pavement below.

"Boom!"

With a loud thud, the figure pinned to the ground left the pirates momentarily stunned.

How... was this possible?

How could Lord Arding, who could unleash flying slashes, fall so easily? They hadn't even seen the spear move!

"Captain Romi, could you read a bit faster?"

Kevin muttered with a hint of impatience before looking down at the black-market boss kneeling with broken knees. "You're surprisingly calm..."

Soth, clad in prison garb, kept his head bowed. "Lives differ, Kevin. I simply offered them what they wanted. If you release me, I can offer you the same."

He lifted his gaze, meeting Kevin's eyes. "Wealth and women. In West Blue, nothing is beyond the reach of the Five Families. No one here could stand against you—not even this no-name Navy branch captain who was nothing two years ago."

Captain Romi nearly choked, glancing at Soth with a look of disdain before continuing his reading.

When the reading was done, Kevin thrust a new spear through Soth.

"You can't give me what I want."

Half an hour later, the executions concluded.

...

Back in the Navy dormitory of the branch.

Lying on his bed, Kevin sank his consciousness into the prison within him—his unique ability upon arriving in the world of One Piece.

A prison that captured souls.

The souls of all those he executed were bound to this place.

At the center stood a high platform surrounded by eight corridors, with cells lined up on either side.

Bed, recently executed, now resided in one of the cells in Corridor Six.

Just regaining consciousness, he looked out at Kevin in terror.

"Tsk tsk… over a thousand sin points—enough for a bronze treasure chest."

"I'm dead already, so why am I still here? Kevin?!"

"Death is hardly the end for people like you… especially not after all the innocents you've killed."

Kevin pointed to his head, glancing at Bed through the iron bars. "Think about it. The rules of this prison should have become clear to you."

"As the soul with the best 'quality' in here, let's start you off with a taste of pain."

With that, black flames burst forth within the cell, engulfing Bed's soul in an instant.

"Ahhhh!"

"Damn... you!"

"Just kill me!"

"It… it hurts…"

Outside the cage, Kevin dug a finger in his ear, unimpressed. "Same old screams… let's get started, shall we?"

The next moment, the souls of all previously executed criminals began to scream in anguish.

There was no fainting, no escape into unconsciousness.

The black flames burned away the evil within them, a point per minute, until every trace of sin was consumed, and their souls vanished.

And these harvested points were precisely what Kevin desired.

One hundred sin points earned a wooden chest, a thousand a bronze chest, and ten thousand a silver… and so on.

The treasure chests held all manner of items, some from this world, some foreign. At the most basic level, he could obtain attribute cards.

Two years ago, Uncle Kuma had sent him here. Through the monthly executions at the West Blue 80th Branch platform, he had unlocked many treasures.

In the wooden chests: kunai and shuriken from the world of Naruto, flintlock pistols from One Piece

In the bronze chests: a skill card for Shadow Clone Jutsu from Naruto, a modern pistol from Jackie Chan Adventures

As for silver…

Over the past year, his impatience had led him to open only the lowest-tier bronze chests, yet the attribute cards had noticeably boosted his physical strength and reflexes.

His feats on the execution platform—shattering slashes and embedding his spear into the stone below—attested to this improvement.

Additionally... the Naruto Shadow Clone Jutsu, no longer consuming chakra but his stamina, functioned similarly to a Devil Fruit ability.

"This time, I executed four in total, with another picked off in passing. That's three hundred points for him. Altogether, four add up to three thousand two hundred, bringing my current total to thirty-six thousand."

After a quick calculation, Kevin looked at his hand thoughtfully.

Three silver chests? Or should he wait for a gold?

But he'd yet to open a silver one...

Tempted, his hand reached out...

Why not open just one? I'll save the rest!

Deciding quickly, the record platform showing his sin points changed from thirty-two thousand four hundred to twenty-two thousand four hundred in an instant.

A silver chest materialized atop the platform.

Rubbing his hands together, Kevin stepped forward and opened it.

The flashing contents inside gradually stabilized.

A yellow… cloud?