"Pirates are all evil guys!"
"Those who burn, kill, plunder, destroy nations, and bully the weak are all pirates!"
"I won't do that!"
"So, you are not a pirate, you are an Adventurer, Luffy!"
"No, I am a pirate!"
The Straw Hat Pirates rarely had serious arguments, but Luffy was exceptionally stubborn on this matter.
The crew respected their captain's dream and didn't say much more.
They just didn't quite understand,
because Luffy's dream, when stripped down, wasn't actually to become the Pirate King.
Instead, it was to obtain the most precious treasure on this vast sea and become the freest person on this vast sea!
Nami couldn't understand.
It was like she wanted to draw all the sea charts in the world,
but suddenly someone jumped out and said, 'What you're drawing isn't a sea chart but a world map, not the King of Sea Charts, but the King of World Maps' would be more fitting.
So what?
Drawing sea charts was the dream, no matter if it was called a world map, a universe map, a galaxy map, anything was fine, it wouldn't interfere with the realization of her dream.
Zoro also couldn't understand.
His dream was to become the strongest swordsman, even if it was suddenly renamed the strongest sword master, the strongest sword god, or the strongest demon swordsman, it didn't matter.
What needed to be emphasized was the process of realizing the dream.
But after the Adventurer declaration appeared, Luffy gave off a very strange feeling,
as if,
he was bound by the title of Pirate King like shackles, unable to break free.
"Nami, how long has it been since you last drew a sea chart?"
Sanji, who usually had hearts in his eyes when he saw Nami, suddenly asked this question very seriously.
Nami was stunned for a moment and said, "Sea charts, because I've been quite busy recently, so I haven't for two weeks—"
She wasn't sure why Sanji asked this,
but then she also noticed something was amiss.
In the past, no matter how the ship sailed or which island they reached, she would always draw the nearby sea topography and keep it as a sea chart close to her.
But now, unknowingly, it had already been two weeks since she last drew a sea chart.
This would have been impossible before.
What's going on?
Is it because of the appearance of the Reincarnation Game, making her too tired to find time to fulfill her dream?
Seeing Nami's expression,
Sanji didn't explain much, he glanced at Zoro, who was leaning back, drinking heavily, but whose gaze had also become sharp and thoughtful.
He turned and left, saying, "We're leaving Shiroppu Village tomorrow. I need to collect some spice seeds. Can Usopp take me?"
"Of course! There's no place on this entire island that I, the great one, don't know!"
Usopp was very happy.
His dream was to become a brave sea warrior, so sailing with like-minded companions was what he most wanted to do.
And now, he felt something different from ordinary pirates in these people. Yes, they should indeed be called Adventurers.
"Master, the Rubber Fruit you asked me to keep an eye on has reached the point of almost awakening."
Inside the Game House, Afu's sweet and naive voice suddenly sounded.
Fang Yi raised his palm and swept it over the counter, then saw the Straw Hat Pirates who had just left Shiroppu Village.
The atmosphere, which should have been lively and excited, was strangely off.
Except for Usopp, who had just joined the crew and wasn't clear on the situation, the other crew members each had their own thoughts.
Seeing the situation, Fang Yi smiled and said, "No wonder, it's because of Shanks' Adventurer declaration that the Straw Hat Pirates' crew members noticed something was amiss."
Afu asked in confusion, "Amis?"
Fang Yi nodded with a smile and said, "Due to the Reincarnation Game, Luffy is constantly getting stronger, and that Rubber Fruit, which harbors the will of Nika, is also starting to constantly interfere with the thoughts of those around him."
"The Rubber Fruit harbors the will of the Liberation Warrior from the great war eight hundred years ago!"
"The most terrifying thing about this will is that even after disappearing for countless years, it is still believed in and anticipated by people like the Giant Tribe and the Bucaneer Tribe."
"Therefore, this vast will will influence those around it according to its own wishes, spreading the so-called [will of freedom]."
"When the fruit's ability had not been developed, the will of the Liberation Warrior was dormant, so the tendency to infect those around it was relatively small."
"Now, due to the intervention of the Reincarnation Game, the will residing within the fruit has begun to want to self-awaken."
Fang Yi also didn't expect the consciousness of the Pirate World to be so impatient.
This was unavoidable.
In the original work,
the Straw Hat Pirates' crew members Zoro, Nami, Chopper, Sanji, Franky, and Usopp all set sail with their own dreams, some wanting to find the sea of ingredients, others wanting to draw world sea charts, develop a panacea, and so on.
These were the crew members' own wills, but they were all gradually forgotten in the end.
They were all interfered with by the Nika Fruit, and finally, following Straw Hat Luffy, they made protecting Luffy to become the Pirate King their greatest will.
Even Luffy himself forgot his original intention for setting sail.
It was just Shanks' sudden world-shaking Adventurer declaration that made the Straw Hat crew, who were unknowingly being interfered with, realize something was amiss.
However,
without external intervention, even if they noticed something was amiss, they couldn't change it.
After all, the [Will of Liberation], which has been passed down for eight hundred years and is even feared by the World Government, cannot possibly be defeated by Luffy himself.
Afu said somewhat uncertainly, "So, Straw Hat Luffy is actually a Jailer Beast?"
"Not exactly."
Fang Yi shook his head and said, "All Zoan fruits harbor a will. Only when they are devoured by the will, which means awakening fails, do they become Jailer Beasts."
"Monsters with no self-awareness, only knowing how to kill."
"And the will of the Nika Fruit is more inclined towards subtle guidance."
Devil Fruits are miraculous fruits that appear due to human desires and beliefs. Among them, the most powerful belief and will belong to the Liberation Warrior, passed down to this day, the Sun God, who is called upon and longed for by countless people to return.
The inherent origin contained within it is extremely vast.
However,
Fang Yi didn't hold any expectations. After all, to obtain the origin, he would have to make Luffy willingly exchange the Nika Fruit.
But, with Luffy's mental strength, as soon as he had a slight thought, he would be interfered with by Nika.
The possibility of him defeating Nika, who is called upon by countless people, with his own individual will, is minuscule and can be ignored.
Afu ate her watery meat, looking at the seemingly normal Luffy in the picture, and asked, "How pitiful. Are we just going to watch Straw Hat Luffy be interfered with like this?"
"That depends on whether he can unleash a will that surpasses his limits. Even for a brief moment, he could achieve salvation."
"Fate is in his own hands."
As they spoke,
the going merry, gradually sailing out of the harbor, was already blocked by a giant figure.
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