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Side Story: Author's Plight
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Author: Hehehe! When they read the beginning, they must have thought that I solved the personality problem. But they wouldn't have thought that I created a 'fresh' problem. Just thinking about what a 'Blank' John will do excites me.
?: So? Why does he have complete blank memory loss?
Author: It's because of what happened to him in the Goa Kingdom.
?: Oh! Then why did you skip that part of the story?
Author: I haven't thought...*crash* GAH! Who are you?
?: HeheheheHAHAHAHAHAAAAA! I'm... RBOB.
Author: *HIIC* You are that Bas*cough* Random Omnipotent Being?
BROB: No, I'm RBOB, not BROB.
Author: Wh-What's th-that?
RBOB: It's Randomly Blamed Omnipotent Being!
Author: What does it mean?
RBOB: Don't you get it from my name? There are always some kind of people who will blame 'God' if things don't go according to their plan. It may be due to some mistake, or SOMEONE manipulated them. Do you get it?
Author: Hmm...! That... um... no...
RBOB: I'M THE BEING THAT UNREASONABLY GETS BLAMED.
Author: *tremble* Then... why did you appear here?
RBOB: *glare* Don't you know? That bastard John always blames me if his 'awesome' moments get ruined, which is obviously manipulated by you.
Author: *huff* It has got nothing to do with me. I didn't ruin his awesome moments. It's done by others.
RBOB: Like HELL! I believe or I care. You are the one in front of me.
Author: It's unreasonable! I only narrated what was happening, and I didn't manipulate anything.
RBOB: Do you even believe it yourself? Do you take me as an idiot? When I arrived, you were dancing in joy for manipulating something.
Author: Uh! I O-only did a little bit, only a little. It's harmless, I swear.
RBOB: LITTLE? I clearly remember when John found that he was in a novel and created the 'Secret of the World' folder to remember it, You manipulated and entered a random password. Is this LITTLE?
Author: That time is unavoidable, with his death-seeking behavior, once he finds that he is a protagonist of a novel and has a 'plot armor' he will be uncontrollable.
RBOB: That... FINE! But why did you skip a part of the Goa Kingdom storyline? Even you said it is an important part.
Author: Ugh!... It's... that... didn't plan... *shifty eyes*
RBOB: OH! I get it. Because of YOUR writer's block, you skipped it... It's because of authors like you who abuse the characters, to make the story exciting... result...? I get blamed for no reason. So I decided that you can only narrate what happens and not manipulate it.
Author: It's impossible! The story will get bland.
RBOB: *GRIN* I will take care of it.
Author: *shiver* Don't worry! Since the background setting of this story has many elements of many fanfics, it won't be boring.
RBOB: *GRIN* I already have a plan! Besides, don't you know what will happen when an Omnipotent Being appears in front of you?
Author: *pales* No! You can't! I don't want to *gasp* (struggle to breathe)
RBOB: I want to know what happened in the Goa Kingdom, so show me with your own eyes. *swish*
?: Hahahah! He deserves it. Now he has his own self-insert story.
RBOB: You also want to join him?
?: You can see me? How? I'm the one who cr...
RBOB: You did NOT create me!
LogicNologic: What the hell? What's happening?
RBOB: I'm warning you DON'T interfere with the story, otherwise you can join him!
LogicNologic: *hands up* I'm good.
RBOB: Don't let him die. Help him if necessary or give him a gold finger or something.
LogicNologic: Why does he also get a plot armor? Goldfinger? Hehehe! I'm his Goldfinger.
RBOB: Hmm! It's time to go. Someone in the future is blaming me.
LogicNologic: Since you can travel through time, you can see that part yourself. Why did you send him there?
RBOB: *GRIN* It's FUN! *poof* (Disappears)
LogicNologic: Yeah! It's fun. I'm also looking forward to the first contact between the Author and Protagonist. Let's see what happens to our dear author. Huh!? HAHAHAhahah! This is interesting. Does it even come under self-insert?
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Author's POV
In a forest, a figure can be seen knocked out. Suddenly the figure sat up, holding its throat, gasping for breath. After taking huge breaths it calmed down slightly and looked around in confusion. Seeing the huge trees and signs of battle from broken trees & damaged ground it reacted and then panicked.
"What? Where Am I? Gah! I act the same as the character 'I' created," The figure thought. "I got self-inserted? Gah! That bastard...!" *KREEECKH* The figure roared angrily.
"HUH!? What's that?" the figure trembled and looked down at its hands only to see golden-brown furry hands.
"Oh No!" the figure panicked and touched all over its body... face, feet, sharp teeth, tail... tail? I have a tail?
"Shit! *wheeze* *wheeze* What did that bastard do? *wheeze* *wheeze*" I thought as panic overwhelmed me.
Suddenly, I heard a bang in my mind as I recalled the memories that didn't belong to me... waking up to the unknown... eating whatever I get my hands on... lazing my days... fighting with other idiots... protecting my brother when he does weird things... a huge terrifying two-legged creature dragging a small hairless two-legged creature... witnessing the fight between our 'monkey King' and a hairless little two-legged creature... while the terrifying creature yelling BWAHAHAHAH... hiding from the huge four-legged Tiger... running away while being chased by a huge black bear... crossing the river using crocodile as stepping stone... eating a disgusting fruit... hunted by a devil...
"Fuck! I'm a monkey?! NOOO!" A monkey's screech spread throughout the forest startling some birds.
"What to do? I'm a monkey?... Waaaaah! *hicc* *Sniff*," I began to cry heart-wrenchingly in fear/disbelief/horror. After my tears ran dry I lay there decadently, 'All Omnipotent Beings are bastards, I didn't get Self-Inserted this is clearly a transmigration. What a liar!" I cursed vehemently.
'What to do? I was thrown into my own story. I know some settings that even all-knowing John won't know. Do I take advantage of that? But... I'm a MONKEY! Wah!' I began to wail.
After crying away my pain/fear/sadness I calmed down, 'I will live a salted fish life. I won't become entertainment for 'That Bastard' I decided.
Suddenly, I heard a rustling noise, my body reacted instinctively and looked in that direction. There was nothing in that direction but my instinct screamed for me to dodge, My human mind waited for visual confirmation but my animal body reacted to instinct.
My reaction was delayed because of my confusion, by the time I decided to react, and jumped away a dark shadow sprang from the bush and attacked the place I was lying.
I staggered and rolled on the ground after getting 'struck heavily' by the shadow. The pain I felt is nothing like I have felt before, "KREEECH!" I cried holding my shoulder and rolling on the ground in pain.
"HISS!" sound alerted me to the source, meeting a pair of indifferent cruel eyes.
"HICK!" my cry got stuck in my throat as I was paralyzed by fear, the python's head is nearly my height and it is slowly slithering towards me. "Oh! I'm going to die," I thought as tears began to swell in my eyes. Just as my life is in the hand-er- jaws of the python, my life history played in front of my eyes, which is boring, without any excitement.
"Why was I even alive these many years? What did I achieve? I better die now, besides I'm a monkey!" I thought watching the nearing jaws.
But tears began to spill out in fear, even though I decided to die. "NOO! I don't want to die. Someone! help! Anyone? Help!" I thought as I struggled to get my body under control.
The snake raised his head for the final attack, I closed my eyes in fear. *swish* *HISS* *thud* I heard and something wet splashed all over me.
I opened my eyes, and through my blurry vision, I saw the snake just an inch in front of my face. "KREE!" I screeched crawling back in fear.
Noticing that the snake was not moving, I wiped my eyes and found that the snake's head had a dent on top of it and was bleeding from its eyes, ears, and mouth.
"What!?" I looked confused. "Hmm! This snake can be used as a snacks," a voice sounded.
I stiffened due to the sudden voice near me and slowly turned towards it. I saw a black-haired freckled kid about 10 years old wiping off the blood on the steel pipe, as he scrutinized the snake.
"Huh? What are you looking at? Get lost," he shooed.
Seeing that it was a human I was relieved and it was the first human I met after being thrown into this world, so I rushed over hugging his thighs "WAAAH!" and began wailing.
"Damn! Get off me! I didn't save you." the boy yelled trying to pull me off of him. "Get off or... Gah! Don't rub your snot on me," the boy yelled in panic. I lost consciousness after getting hit in the head.
After some unknown time later I regained my consciousness, "HAHAHAHAH!" hearing mocking laughter around. "He looks funny," a voice jeered.
"Shut up! Bastards are you helping me or not?" a flustered/angry kid's voice sounded.
"Hehehe! You look nice in that!" a voice said.
"Guys! Don't make fun of Ace, then *Pftttt* sorry I can't Hahahaha!" another voice laughed.
"That's it! Bastards," the boy yelled as I felt myself moving.
'Huh!? Where am I? Who are they? Why am I moving?' I thought as I opened my eyes in confusion. Many ferocious faces appeared in my sight scaring the soul out of me.
"KREEEAAACH!" I screamed in fright climbing whatever I was holding.
"Damn! The monkey woke up," a voice sighed.
"Yeah! It's a nice thigh accessary for Ace. Hahahaha!" a voice laughed.
"Hahah! I only heard about it, but this is the first time seeing one. It's even a monkey, hahahaha!" another voice mocked.
I can't hear them clearly because the thing I'm climbing is shaking constantly and I only heard words like Ace, monkey, thigh, etc.
Then I remembered all the things before I lost consciousness, then it hit me, "Shit! I'm in One Piece!" I reacted, but I got dizzy due to being shaken around.
Suddenly, someone held my neck and pulled me, due to insufficient strength I was carried away. Now I can see everything clearly, many ferocious-looking humans are gathering around.
A huge face enlarged in my vision, "What is happening here?" the orange-haired face asked, as I stiffened in fear. Before I could react, "*huff* *huff* I nearly died *pant* asshole!" a freckled kid roared in my face panting heavily.
I reacted, 'Oh! the thing I climbed was this kid? So I hugged his face?' I thought embarrassed. "Why is there a monkey in my home?" the face said flinging me away as I hit the wall and fell.
"KRREECH!" I yelled rolling in pain.
"What the?" the big face looked confused.
"It is weak. It screamed in pain after only slightly brushed past by a snake," the kid said.
"Whatever!" the big human shrugged. "It's time to eat," he said, taking a huge plate filled with meat. Others drooled and began pushing each other, soon it escalated into a brawl as they were fighting for the food.
I saw everything dazedly even forgetting the pain."This... this... is Ace and Dandan Family?" I thought, trying to compare the real-life figures with the anime one, and noticed the similarities.
"But, No one can understand me? How do I explain my situation? Who can help me?" I cried sadly but others could only hear the monkey screeching.
Standing up, I decided to try again, "Even starfish can speak, why can't I, a Monkey," determined. But watching them scrambling/brawling to eat I also got hungry, but looking at the ferocious fight for the food I gave up. "Me and Fight, Don't mix together," I sighed. While watching their scuffle/ trying to avoid the flying things, a piece of meat fell in front of me, I looked stunned and then looked around sneakily.
I cautiously extended my hands toward the meat, but a white shadow rushed and picked up the meat. I fell back in panic and then saw a white dog holding that meat in its mouth looking at me in disdain.
Suddenly, unknown anger overcame me, "Stupid dog! Get lost or I will make dog stew out of you," and yelled angrily.
*click* The dog bit the meat & bones and slowly chewed as it moved closer to me. [What did you say? You pipsqueak] he asked.
"Who are you calling pipsqueak? you are a dog so... Shit! How can you talk?" I wondered as the shadow of the 'pipsqueak' dog that is walking toward me overshadowed me, then I reacted, 'Damn! I forgot I'm a monkey,' I gulped nervously at the dog.
[It seems I need to teach a memorable lesson to you?!] The dog glared, grinning its teeth.
Then I reacted, 'Wait!? This dog can understand me?! Just now I was anxious thinking that there is no one to understand me - a monkey- and listen to my problems, but...,' my eyes looking at the dog changed.
Seeing my longing expression the dog backed, [Wh-what do you want pipsqueak? Don't think anything funny] he asked warily.
"HELP ME! Wahhh!" I yelled pouncing on the dog holding his thigh.
[What the...] The dog was startled by my reaction and struggled violently to get rid of me. [Let Go...!] the dog yelled running around to get me off of him.
"Hahaha! Look...! After Ace now Pochi has a thigh pendant," a bandit mocked after seeing the commotion. Hearing a dog and monkey scream others also noticed us and laughed heartily.
"Ace! Look, your thigh pendant abandoned you," a bandit teased.
"Shut up! bastard or I will kill you," Ace yelled in anger/embarrassment.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" others laughed atAce's reaction.
[Let go... woof... first let go of me] Pochi yelled rolling around with me wailing and holding his thigh. [Fine! You explain your story... I will help if I can] Pochi relented and promised.
[Really!?] I looked at him teary-eyed, he gritted and nodded unwillingly. I let go of his leg and looked at him vigilantly as if preventing him from running away.
Pochi felt offended looking at my expression. [Follow me!] he spat walking out of the door. I followed him hurriedly in excitement/joy/fear/hope, just before I walked out something fell in front of me. Startled, I took a closer look to find a slice of meat, I looked back to see a 'handsome' back of Ace walking away.
'Ace!' I thought as tears swelled in my eyes, picking up the meat and looking gratefully in Ace's direction. 'Don't worry Ace! I will definitely save your 'handsome' back from becoming a donut,' I swore, totally forgetting about my current situation.
Tears streamed down my cheeks as I nibbled the meat and stepped out of the door. 'I'm a monkey! Who can save me?' I wailed thinking of the vow I made just now.
"Maybe John can? NO! If he found out that I'm the author that manipulated behind the scenes then..." I shivered thinking about it.
'Just a scratch from that snake made me roll on the floor in pain but I tortured John... No! I can't meet him... I need to get far away and live a leisurely life,' I decided. 'As for ACE, John will save him... I hope... he is already averse of joining Straw Hats because of my constant manipulation... now there is no one to control him... Let's hope he doesn't do anything major... it's all that RBOB fault,' I cursed, unknowingly joining the list of blamers under RBOB.
[What help do you need?] Pochi's voice woke me from my thoughts. Swallowing the meat in two bites, I cautiously explained my situation, fearing that RBOB would punish me for exposing the secret.
Nothing happened, 'It seems he is only interested in entertainment,' I let go of my worries and explained the ins and outs of my situation.
[So...? You grew hair] Pochi asked doubtfully.
"What...?! Are you stupid?" I bristled.
[Hmm! You got brave?] Pochi grinned as I shrank in fear. [You became a hairy two-legged creature from a hairless two-legged creature. You just grew hair] he replied.
[What help do you want from me? Just because of this, you humiliated me in front of those bastards?] Pochi asked in confusion/anger.
"You...! it's my fault for expecting more from you," I sighed, despairing for my future. 'Should I find my 'brother'... but he will be with John,' I wondered.
[Why you? Underestimating me? I'm the great Pochi who will become King of this forest] Pochi yelled angrily.
Dumbfounded by this proclamation, I stood in shock-stricken, "Awesome..." I weakly gave a thumbs-up.
[Since you just became a hairy two-legged creature. I will show you the ways of surviving in the forest] Pochi continued, as it got my attention.
"Ok! Master Pochi," I saluted earning the opportunity.
Satisfied by my reaction the smug Pochi continued [First thing don't mess with the Dandan family. They are a rowdy bunch, but as long as you stay out of their way and don't cause trouble, they'll leave you be. And if you ever need help, don't expect me to come to your rescue every time."
I nodded, taking Pochi's advice to heart. It seemed like a good strategy to avoid drawing unnecessary attention to myself. After all, I didn't want to end up in any more life-threatening situations.
But listening to the remaining advice from Pochi nearly made me want to strangle him, all his survival tips point him to be a licking dog of the Dandan Family. 'King of the forest my ass,' I despised Pochi, but do I have any other choice.
Soon, Dandan bandits, have another licking do-*ahem* monkey amidst them. I tried to adapt to my new life as a monkey in the company of the Dandan bandits. I observed their interactions and daily routines, learning survival skills and doing my best to fit in and stay out of trouble.
Pochi became somewhat of a reluctant mentor, giving me pointers on how to survive in this world. One day, while wandering through the forest, following Ace and getting lost I stumbled upon a group of strange-looking men. They were talking among themselves in hushed tones. It was clear they were up to no good.
Remembering Pochi's advice to avoid trouble- not that I'm afraid, I decided to sneak away quietly. But as I turned to leave, a twig snapped under my foot, alerting them to my presence.
Despite my situation, 'Damn! I don't believe that anyone is manipulating 'my' story. What a dramatic setting. Bastard RBOB," I cursed, rolling my eyes.
"Oh, look what we have here," one of them sneered, their eyes locking onto me. "A little monkey, all alone in the woods. How cute!"
Fear gripped me as I tried to back away, and tried to find my way out looking for an opening but they closed in, surrounding me before I could devise a plan. There was no escape.
"What do we do with it, boss?" another one asked eagerly.
The leader grinned wickedly. "We'll take it with us. I'm sure it'll fetch a good price at the market."
"Maybe we can eat it boss, I heard monkey's brain tastes good," another one grinned.
Panic surged through me as they reached out to grab me. Just when it seemed all hope was lost.
"Listen! You are not human anymore so discard some of your useless thoughts and give in to your animal instinct" Pochi's advice earlier played through my mind.
'Use my monkey agility to escape!' I screamed inwardly and gave in to my instincts.
Drawing upon my newfound monkey instincts, I sprang into action. I leaped, dodged, scurried under their crotch, stepped on them, and climbed through the trees with lightning speed, managing to evade their grasp.
"Get it! Don't let it get away!" the leader shouted in anger.
But I was too fast for them. Using my agility and the knowledge of the forest's layout that I had gained from observing the Dandan bandits, I managed to outwit them and disappear into the dense foliage.
Due to my newfound courage, "Stupid bastard, Monkeys are supposed to be in the forest," I yelled, Whether they can understand monkey language or not is not my concern.
After a heart-pounding escape, I found myself panting on a high branch, safe from the danger below. Somehow I felt exhilarated, I vowed that I would use the memory of this body and my human thinking to the fullest. Calming down, I returned and retold everything to Pochi.
[Not bad for a pipsqueak] Pochi remarked. [But don't get cocky. You'll need more than just speed to survive in this world] he warned.
Grateful for Pochi's guidance, I nodded, vowing to learn and adapt further to the challenges of this new life as a monkey in the world of One Piece.
[They are probably from Grey Terminal. They come into the forest to do some shady things] Pochi explained.
With the help of my animal communication ability and the reluctant mentorship of Pochi, I was determined to make the most of this unexpected adventure to live a leisurely life.
While daydreaming about my 'leisure life' and not becoming a jumping clown for some 'Beings' suddenly, a huge leaf slapped into my face, 'What the...?' startled, I peeled it from my face. My face paled looking at the writing on it.
[Yo AUTHOR!
It looks like you are doing quite well regardless of your SITUATION... HAHAHAHAHA! Even I didn't expect it... hahaha... You became a monkey... HAHAHAHA! It's Amusing.
Coming back to my point... given your unfortunate circumstance... which I'm totally not responsible for... and to prevent you from kicking your bucket earlier... I decided to give you a Gold Finger... DING... DING... DING... Are you getting anxious?... But you are going to live a leisurely life... so... You won't need a gold finger right...? ...RIGHT? Hahaha! Look how serious you became... It's just a joke... hahaha... You should have seen your face... Hahaha...
Where was I? Yeah! Golden Finger... First I thought of giving you a System or a Status screen... Given how lazy I am, I do not want to create extra dialogue for the system or make mathematical calculations for strength, stamina, etc. on your status screen... So let's keep it simple... Your gold finger is ME... Are you happy or are you happy... Hahahah... That's right... I will reward you according to your performance... like how much you integrated into this world... how you affect the story... others' influence on you... etc... So... HAPPY PERFORMANCE!
SEE YA!
P.S. Maybe there will be tips for you to become human.
- L̸͓̈́Ò̶͓g̶͔̈́i̸͖̅c̴̟͠N̴̦̋ô̸͍L̴͓̇o̶̠̎g̶̹̎i̸̗͊c̴̲͐ RBOB]
"This... Bastard... Damn it!" I cursed angrily and became speechless, then helplessly slumped on the ground.
"There goes my leisure days," I muttered, "Damn it! who wants you as a gold finger? Are you even reliable? There are no rules for receiving the reward. Is it based on your mood? Besides you mentioned how lazy you are, will the rewards given are reliable?" I blabbered all my worries.
[Are you that weak? A leaf to your face made you fall?] Pochi looked at me in disdain/surprise/doubt.
"Shut up! You licking dog," I yelled.
[Is it a compliment?] Pochi tilted his head in doubt. [Thank you!?] Pochi replied bashfully.
"You... forget it... I don't want to waste my brain cells," I waved then stood up in determination.
[Where are you going?] Pochi asked in doubt.
"Next is Otaku's Training Arc," I replied seriously. Strength is the only thing that determines my survival in this world. "I'm going to train so hard that I will become a King Kong," I vowed.
[What KING? I'm the one going to be King of the forest] Pochi interrupted.
[You can't change your species by exercising] One leaf slapped into my face.
"Now you have time to comment? Lazy Bastard! Give me back my System and status page," I yelled in grievance/hatred/envy, Who doesn't want to own a System or status page?
For the next few days, I slowly adapted to the body's memory while combining my human thinking. "Now even Mo (brother) will not be able to find any difference from me, but I don't no if his Mind-Mind fruit can differentiate me," I thought.
I got swelled in arrogance as I maxed my skill in 'escape', No one from Dandan Bandits could catch me, and I also followed 'my' memory and 'visited' some animals in the forest to test my reaction and speed.
Unknown whether arrogance is the reason or writing about a troublesome protagonist has affected me, my brain twitched and thought of making a trap to catch Ace... What? Like what the hell am I doing...? Obviously to entertain a 'bastard' so that he can reward me.
So my first experiment is trying to catch Ace using a trap and see whether I get a reward. Why Ace and not someone else? Because as a person who created death-seeking John how can I be normal? I'm also crazy.
I mapped the route that Ace usually takes daily and designed a plan to install traps. Then using my monkey's dexterity and agility I created many types of traps and placed them along the way.
The next day, I woke up in anticipation and waited for Ace to leave then followed him stealthily. Holding my breath I stared as he neared the first trap, but Ace stepped on it and continued to move forward, not triggering the trap.
"Damn! Is the first trap dud?" I wondered and looked toward the next trap but as always Ace walked over it/away and it did not trigger.
"What the hell? How are the traps not working?" I wondered, then went to the nearest trap to check. "Why is it not working?" I stepped on the trap *snap* activating it. "Fuck!" I dodged using my new 'escape' skills and stepped on another trap *snap* "SHIT!" *swish* *GAH!* *bang* *ouch* *twwing* *crack* and continued to activate the traps and dodge them dangerously.
"*huff* *huff* Damn! I nearly caught by *pant* my own trap," I patted my chest with lingering fear. "But who do you think I'm, the new 'escape' artist of the forest, Like I will get caught by these silly traps," I harrumphed in disdain/pride, then turned towards the direction Ace went.
*SNAP* *SWISH* In a second I was hanging upside down by my leg, "Huh!?... WHAT? I got trapped? Why did I forget this one?" I blinked in confusion.
"The HELL! It's fine I got trapped? but why the hell did it happen in a similar way John's 'awesome' moment got ruined?" I screamed angrily.
"Fuck!" I swore dangling from the rope, trying to get rid of it. *MWEEP* *MWEEP* I heard a bird cry, I turned to find a weird-looking bird with mohawk-like hair looking at me in disdain.
"Why is this looking familiar?" I wondered dazedly as *splat* it threw a wet thing slapped on my face.
"UGH!" I removed it in disgust and found some words on it when trying to throw it.
[Falling in your own trap- 'Wile E Coyote' achievement Unlocked.
Reward: 'SIGN BOARD' used by WILE E COYOTE
Usage: Explore it yourself
Location: Find it yourself
- L̸͓̈́Ò̶͓g̶͔̈́i̸͖̅c̴̟͠N̴̦̋ô̸͍L̴͓̇o̶̠̎g̶̹̎i̸̗͊c̴̲͐ RBOB]
"I now remember Why the scene looked familiar!" I exclaimed. "Even this can get the achievement? Then why am I working hard to get a reward? And what the hell is the 'sign board'? why I need it?" I lamented/cursed.
"Lazy bastard! What 'Find it yourself', and 'Explore it yourself'? Tell me where it is?" I yelled, angrily. The bird flew away *phew* At least it is not a flightless bird I sighed in relief.
Then I heard various sounds of animals responding to my cry. Swallowing the words that came to my mouth, I trembled, covering my mouth, and looked around vigilantly as if any animal would pop out of it.
*snap* I heard a snapping sound just behind me as I froze in fear, I slowly turned my head to meet a freckled face looking at me weirdly. Finding that it's not an animal I sighed in relief then I panicked Ace is dangerous than any animal.
"Hi!" I waved grinning at Ace dumbly. He looked at me in disdain, "Stupid!" he muttered bypassing me.
"Hey! Help me! Get me down!" I yelled, but only the monkey's screech could be heard by Ace.
"Damn! Why are you screaming? Bastard," Ace turned and yelled.
Then it hit me, 'Oh! he can't understand me... I forgot about it... Now I'm dying hanging from my own trap... It's all that 'Bastard Beings' fault," I thought depressed.
Unable to take it anymore, "Whaaa! *hicc* Uoowuoow! I'm gonna die," I bawled, sadly.
"Jeez! Will you shut up already?!" Ace yelled unable to hold it anymore.
"*HICC*" I halted my cry and looked at him teary-eyed, Ace's eye twitched in irritation "*sigh* I'm gonna regret this," he muttered and cut me down.
*thud* I fell to the ground, Due to being upgraded from 'Otaku' pain tolerance I didn't cry in pain. I looked up to see the back that I vowed to prevent from becoming a donut walking away. I removed the rope and caught up with him.
We hiked through the forest silently or at least I tried to converse with him which he couldn't understand. 'Wait a minute? Why did he change and come back? I'm glad he came back or I will be still hanging from the trap,' I thought while following him in the trees.
Soon we reached a clearing and it looked somewhat familiar to me but I can't remember. "Hmm! That snake was delicious, I hope I can find another one." Ace muttered. I climbed the trees to get a clear view and saw broken trees and earth.
"Do I need to use a bait?" Ace mumbled looking at me. I stumbled nearly falling from the tree hearing it and looked at him in disbelief/nervousness. I am quite confident in escaping so I got ready to escape if Ace tried to do anything to me.
The tension brewed as we stared at each other waiting for the other to move, but the noise from the forest snapped us of our competitive spirit. We quickly hid ourselves and peeked, but we heard mumbling, 'There are humans,' Ace and I looked at each other and stealthily climbed a nearby tree.
"He is... prob... dead. Yu... w... find him... many... you search," a muffled voice spoke and it seemed to be a kid.
After some time, we heard the voice, "I knocked him out? My fault? I don't remember, he is probably a wimp if he fainted just looking at me?" yelled angrily. I had a bad premotion hearing this conversation.
Soon a monkey similar to me and a tightly covered-up shiloute stepped into the clearing. My breath caught in my throat Seeing the two figures, I quickly recognized the monkey which was this body's brother and another one was undoubtedly John. Seeing them unprepared suddenly caught me off guard and I'm starting to have a panic attack.
"What a dumb monkey! He got lost in the forest where he lived for years," the figure, laughed. The monkey looked at him and waved, "Bastard! Who got lost? The trees are moving around. If you spout nonsense I will slice you," the figure yelled/threatened in anger/embarrassment.
'Shit! I need to run, I will be killed if he finds me,' I screamed inwardly, but my body wouldn't listen to my instruction. Only now do I realize how scared I was in meeting John. As I was losing hope, a helpful hand patted me on my back relieving me of my condition and pushing me off the tree...? pushing me? pushing me...? push...? While falling, in the split second my life flashed in front of me, again... Damn! Why did I forget it? I wrote the chapters before and after Goa Kingdom, then I vaguely mentioned that they found Mo's brother, only now do I know this is how they found him(me).
Even behind a single line, a lot is going on in the background, but I dug a lot of similar holes in the story, Given my current experience, these settings I vaguely mentioned will bring a lot of changes to the story. Damn! there goes my advantage over John, shit! forget John I don't know how I will survive in this world... and I'm a Monkey... Goodbye to my leisure life... Bastard RBOB.
"...not like he will fall from the sky," John scoffed.
*thud* I fell in front of them, and they looked at me dumbfounded. [Ahh! It's my brother. Look he is still alive] I heard a voice, Mo's devil fruit power.
"The hell!? How can a monkey fall from a tree? Hahahah! Is he stupid?" John laughed.
[Shut up! He must be excited to see me, so he fell accidentally] Mo argued.
Resigning to my fate I glared in Ace's direction and glimpsed a handsome back leaving... '*ptooey* handsome my ass Bastard! I'm going to kill you. How dare you push me to the devil?' I glared resentfully at the distant back.
'I vowed to save your 'back' but you stabbed(push) me in the back. Shit! When I get my hands on you, I'm going to put a few more holes in your back,' I gritted angrily.
"But his expression looks resentful," John pointed.
[Probably... in pain] Mo wondered.
I stiffened as I felt someone standing over me, I turned my head to meet a pair of colorful irises dominated by green. 'Forget Ace! How do I deal with John?' My panic attack resurged due to a combination of my fear of John finding my identity and his image that looked like a devil from the body's memory caused me to blackout.
The last thing I heard is, "Damn! he really fainted just looking at me, it looks like I need to train his guts... personally," John's devil-like words made me wish, I will never wake again.
I woke up after some hour, and found myself tied up and swinging from the ceiling...? The Hell...? Then I remembered everything before I passed out. 'Oh No! Did John find out about me? Why am I tied up? NOOOO! He is going to kill me,' I struggled as tears began to fall.
"Are you my pet?" John's voice asked
[No! I'm NOT your pet] Mo's voice sounded in my mind.
"Oh...! Huh? How did you speak without opening your mouth?" he asked.
[I ate...] Mo began before John cut him off, "Awesome! I decided to make you my pet," John declared.
[OI! Are you listening? *sigh* Forget it! I will become your master on your next STML] Mo lamented mischievously.
"Woah...! Hey! Monkey, why is a monkey hanging from the celing?" John asked as I made eye contact with a doubtful red-dominant Irises.
[You tied him up, besides he is my brother] Mo yelled in anger/annoyance.
"If he is your brother why is he tied up," John eyed me seriously, as I shivered in fear, unable to make a sound.
"He doesn't look like a threat. he is weak and looks kinda... dumb," John evaluated. "But somehow, I feel like like I need to punch him," he muttered, as his re-dominant Iris flickered as if considering it.
"Hey!... you... um... What's your name?" John tilted.
[MO] Mo replied seethingly.
"Yeah! Mo! cut him down," John ordered.
[Why don't you do it?] Mo complained. I glared at him, 'Are you really my brother? Even the 'enemy' relented why are you protesting?' and complained.
"Isn't that what pets are supposed to do?" John asked quizzically.
[I'm a pet, not a slave] Mo seethed.
"Yeah, You finally agreed to be my pet," John cheered.
[Why... you... idiot] Mo yelled pouncing on him.
After their brawl, "Hurry and cut him off," John urged Mo as I sighed in relief at not being found. Since my 'death' is averted, I can relax until John's next STML. Besides, if I manage to survive maybe I can resume my plan for leisure life... "I'm Hungry!" John added, screeching my swirling thoughts.
"KREEECH?"/[WHAAATT?] Both monkeys yelled in disbelief.
"What? Since he is not a threat but is tied up, he is food," John spoke influenced by his current personality.
"KROO KRRAANT KREEATTT KREE!" I cried in despair.
[BANANAS! He is my brother] Mo exclaimed angrily.
"Shihihihi! I was just joking. Look at your faces," John laughed happily.
[Ape-solutely ridiculous] Mo spat and uncaringly cut off the rope. *thud* I fell on the ground again...? This is the third time I have fallen like this... my fear receded and slowly my anger surfaced... I can't beat Ace but surely I can beat you, "You fucking bastard" I yelled punching Mo's head.
[Ga! Are you banana-brained? And what does bastard mean?] Mo, who had just begun to learn the alphabet glared.
"Damn! Why didn't you lower me slowly? How many times will I fall?" I complained, angrily. "And it looks like you became brave, huh!" I glared, This imp needs the protection of this body's owner, but now... [Hmph! I'm strong now] Mo scoffed, "I will be the judge of that," I yelled pouncing on him.
Ignoring our little 'reunion' "So...? What's his name?" John asked curiously.
We froze from our 'fight' and looked up at John, pulling Mo's lips I thought... Damn! didn't he name me Dumb? No! I can't allow it.
Pushing me away [No! he doesn't have it] Mo replied standing up, As I was deep in thought and missed their conversation, "Are you dumb?" John asked seeing me unresponsive.
"No!" I rattled my head. "I'm not, my name is not dumb," I yelled, totally forgetting that John can understand animal language.
"Is that so?" John grinned mischievously. "Then what is your name?' he asked.
"I... Mi... Might..." I dragged unconfidently.
"Hmm! Your hairstyle is not bowl-cut or is like rabbit ears..."John muttered, thinking I chose Might as my name. Does Luffy's personality affect him so much? "Let's ask Naguri," John replied.
[Hey! it's not fair. why was I named using the word Monkey? Let's name him using... hmm... Orangu... Ugh...] Mo protested before I pounced on him.
"Will you die if you don't speak?" I yelled at him.
"Let's go!" John walked away ignoring us. Now only I took a proper look at the surroundings. We are at the coast, probably where Naguri is building his ship. We came out of a house that is white in color- transformed using Eisen Cloud.
Even though I wrote them in words, seeing the house made of clouds in real life is awesome, I spotted training equipment and weapons. And also saw many weird things along the way, and soon we reached 'our' neighbor area. John looked around then took a wooden board, "Let's write our chosen names on it," John suggested.
I looked at John warily, 'Why is he being nice? It's not his personality, Is there any ulterior motives behind his action?' I became vigilant.
My doubts were unwanted when John wrote 'DUMB' on the board. "No! I don't want this as my name," I yelled snatching the board, forgetting my fear of John. "Shihihihihi! I think this suits you correctly," he grinned.
"I am a Mighty one, so my name is 'MIGHT'," I began before Mo snatched the board. [No way! It has to be O...] Mo began as I dropped kicked him away, "Bastard!"
Then I inadvertently noticed the board flash, "Did you see it?" I yelled pointing at the board. "Your name? Don't worry either way I will only call you Dumb," John shrugged.
"Not that, the board flashed," I pointed, to see the words written on it lit one by one 'DUMB O MIGHT'.
"Look..." I pointed at the board. Mo stood rubbing his aching jaws [Ow! What are you on about? It's just some old board] and replied.
Then I realized, they couldn't see the change in the board, I anxiously saw all the words lit up and then burst out sending a pulse in all directions. Then I had an ominous premotion looking at the board... Is it the 'Sign Board' rewarded earlier? I soon found it looked like a hand-held signboard, missing the handle. What's its power? How it works? Lazy bastard, explain... At least give me a manual.
Naguri arrived before I could think further, "Mo! Are you ready for your lesson? Hmm! Why is there another monkey?' he seethed. "You won't also ask me to it?" he demanded.
[No! John wants to name him so he asks for your opinion] Mo explains.
"*snort* When did that brat care about old man's opinion?" Naguri stared at John suspiciously. Then spots the board, "Oh! This name sounds good, Dumb O Might. It has a nice rig to it," Naguri nodded.
We all look stunned, "Shihihihihi! It's awesome, Now the things are settled, let's go for an adventure," John declared.
[I have a training with Naguri] Mo hurriedly explained.
"Then I will take Dumb with me," John stated.
I slowly recovered from my shock, "Are you for real? You guys just named me like this? And I'm injured, I can't 'adventure' today," I yelled in anger/disbelief/fear. Joke, adventure with John? He is clearly going to do crazy things and seek death, why should I accompany him? Besides I need to stay away from him to avoid getting discovered. I already showed a suspicious point by writing on the board... How can a wild monkey write?
"Aww! Come on, It will be fun," John whined. I hurriedly lay on the ground acting weak. I have a lot of things to sort out, I don't have much time to accompany anyone.
I eyed the board warily, 'I need to find out about its secrets,' I thought, avoiding John's eye contact.
"Fine! But from tomorrow onwards I will train you," John decided. I snapped my head towards him and saw him smiling sickeningly sweet, I shuddered, remembering how John tortured Scyther and Usopp in the name of training.
"No-o! Why sho-uld I train? my goal is to live a leisure life," I protested wide-eyed.
"Who asked your opinion?" John stared, only now I found that his Iris returned to his normal colorful one. 'Oops! The personality influence is over,' I sweated.
"That! Maybe I will accompany you now," I tested.
"No need, today will be your last leisure day," John grinned maliciously. "Besides I need to pass my time," he added.
I glared at the snickering Mo, "Take Mo with you," I suggested.
"He is studying," John rejected, as Mo sighed in relief.
My eyes lit up, "I also want to study," I demanded.
"You are dumb and stupid. What do you learn?" John mocked. "And don't worry, I will ask Mo to upload whatever he learned to your mind using his fruit ability," he added.
I tilted my head in confusion, and then I reacted, "Are you treating me as guinea Pig?" I roared.
[You are a monkey though] Mo replied doubtfully.
"Shut up! Idiot! It's because you can't control your power, that I got knocked out when he arrived," I accused Mo pointing at John. "And now 'you' want to use me as a test subject? Dreaming!" I huffed angrily.
"Besides you are obviously dumber than me. Why am I named Dumb?" I complained.
"So you agree?" John asked suddenly.
"Huh?" I looked at him in confusion.
"...That you are smarter than Mo," John squinted. "How did you know all these complicated words? you are just a monkey in the forest. Even Mo won't know these words." he pointed.
I was stunned, 'Damn! I let my guard down around John,' and became nervous.
"Say! Where do you learn these words? Or... Did you transmigrate into this monkey's body?" John asked, making my head buzz.
'Wait, a minute? Even though he can understand animal language, he can't understand what words I spoke? How did he find?' I wondered, then spotted Mo looking at us in confusion.
"Asshole! Did you translate what we spoke into his mind?" I demanded angrily.
[Yeah! What's wrong? I'm doing it so everyone can communicate without a language barrier] Mo nodded innocently.
"Are you dumb?" I asked speechlessly.
[No, You are dumb, I'm Mo] Mo replied righteously. I drop-kicked him as he crashed into Naguri.
"Well..." John urged.
"That... Pochi thaught me..." I lied. "Pochi? Dandan bandits dog? That only appear in anime?" John asked thoughtfully.
"Yeah, but how did you know Pochi? You haven't met him," I shot back. 'Let's see what excuse you will make,' I snickered.
"Oh! I was dead and got transmigrated to this body. I saw One piece anime when alive," John replied casually.
"What the hell?!" my eyes bulged in shock.
"It's you that is weird... You do not react when I said the word transmigration... same to the word anime... it's as if you know the words... Mo can't understand these complicated words yet... So..." John grinned.
I began to sweat, shuffling my feet nervously, "I had a dream..." I began, "Hahahahah!" John began to laugh.
"It's interesting... Now I will have a challenge..." John muttered, "...and a test subject," and grinned at me.
"!" I became alert and distanced from him. "Who asked your opinion? I looking forward to tomorrow," John excitedly rubs his arm.
"Wait a minute! I need to make a note to remind me... or I will miss this amazing chance," John muttered, opening his watch. I was amazed, it looked ordinary on the surface, but when it's operated, it is like a sci-fi product.
"Amazing..." I muttered, but quickly reacted, "No! I must not allow him to leave a reminder in his watch," I panicked, rushing toward him.
"It looks cool," I exclaimed, trying to divert John's attention. "Doesn't it?" John grinned proudly.
I nodded faked, "What movies, animes, and games does it have?" I asked knowingly.
"Look!" John removed the watch, made it into tablet mode and showed me.
I glimpsed through the list of familiar movies and games. "Do you see these in your past life?" I asked, acting curious. 'As if... you are from a different world...Due to some special reason, only One piece was available,' I recalled the background settings.
"No! Only One piece but it is not in this watch," John replied grimly as if recalling something.
"But... I know these movies and games," I revealed as John looked at me, surprised.
"Oh! Parallel world," he replied blandly.
"What's your reaction?" I accused, displeasingly.
"That... forget it... I'm too lazy to explain..." John waved nonchalantly. I grinned, 'I know...I thought of using that settings to write a novel but... damn RBOB,' I cursed.
Discarding my unwanted thoughts, "I will suggest you some good things." I snatched the 'tab' and squeezed John to the side.
"Oi!" John protested. "Calm down! It's not like I can run away with it," I pointed, but inwardly cheered for my success... now, how will you write 'Reminder Note'?
Helplessly, John sat down looking at me, who was calmly selecting the 'good' movies, games, etc. Inwardly, 'Where is the damn STML? You are unreliable as always,' I cursed, How long can I drag time?
Slowly, I got distracted by this Sci-fi bracelet. 'Damn! Why don't I have this... Besides... I created this thing... Even John is also created by me... So, if I run away with it..." I thought seriously, trying to find a way to escape from John.
'Even John is also created by me... But Why am I afraid of him... he should be grateful to me. I must give him a chance to reconcile,' I muttered... «BEEP» sounded from the watch.
"Finally!" I breathed slightly and relaxed. "Where Am I?" John asked, looking around warily. He looked at his wrist in confusion. I ignored everything and pretended to work on 'my' watch, looking serious. Before I could take any action [Yo! John, I heard a beep... Hmm! Why are you having his watch?] Mo yelled in surprise.
[Even I haven't touched it yet... You abandoned the old and embraced the new?] Mo accused John, who looked further confused, then looked at the 'Tab' in my hand, then at his wrist... then connected dots.
"Quit! Monkeying around," I glared at Mo in panic, trying him to shut up.
A terrifying killing intent locked on me, as my instinct screamed to not move. I turned to see John squinting at me, "Ahem! What? Haven't you seen internet-addicted kids? *cough* Here... it will help you understand your situation," I reluctantly returned the watch, totally forgetting about my evil thoughts of being a God and running away with it. My life comes first.
[How can I? I'm a Monkey] Mo replied in disbelief.
"Oh! I'm in One Piece world! Hahaha! Awesome... Huh? What is this... cool body? But why am I a kid? It's all 'that' God's fault... Minions, let's go to for an adventure," John monologued, then prompted us. Man, the 'thinking out loud' setting is pretty good in text to explain some things to readers, but it's annoying in real life.
[Who are you calling minion? I'm a pet] Mo protested angrily.
"It's going to be a long day," I sighed, beginning my stay with John. I picked the probable sign board and probably guessed its power... What's written on it will come true?... 'Fuck! My name is Dumb O Might?' I reacted and glared at the bickering duo. I wrote, [John is a Fool, Mo is a Moron] and waited in anticipation. But nothing happened... Cooldown...? "Oi! Dumb...?" a voice spoke before stopping.
I slowly turned and spotted John eyeing the words written on the board as his face turned black. "No... listen... It's not what you think," I explained, but... "Who are you calling a fool? I haven't settled the score with you for this," John grinned, pointing at his watch. "Now!" he cracked his knuckles.
"NOOOO!" I screamed and escaped... I'm number one in escaping... but an electric-covered fist enlarged in my eyes... Damn! I will certainly learn Electro... is my last thought before sent flying.
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