Year 1513 of Sea Circle Calendar.
During a revolutionary operation, Yukinoshita Yukino, commander of the Revolutionary Army's Western Army, encountered a young girl who claimed to have once been a slave of the Celestial Dragons.
The girl had orange-red hair, bright and stubborn eyes, and although her body was covered in wounds, she stood straight and tall.
"I've heard stories about you since I was little, Commander Yukinoshita!"
The girl's eyes sparkled with light.
"Please let me join the Revolutionary Army!"
Yukino looked at her silently for a moment, then nodded.
Later, she learned the girl's name… Koala.
In the latter half of this year, the Revolutionary Army's leader, Monkey D. Dragon, traveled to the Goa Kingdom in the East Blue, intending to liberate this wealthiest nation in the East Blue, but the attempt ended in failure.
However, he did rescue an amnesiac boy.
The boy looked to be just over ten years old, with blonde hair and blue eyes, and burn scars on his face.
He couldn't remember who he was or where he came from.
Fortunately, he still remembered his name… Sabo.
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Year 1515 of Sea Circle Calendar.
Boa Hancock, captain of the Kuja Pirates, set sail for the first time.
She stood at the bow of the Perfume Yuda, her black hair fluttering in the sea breeze, her phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, a proud smile on her lips.
"Set sail."
At her command, the Kuja Pirates' ship sailed out of the Calm Belt.
Within just a few months, Hancock displayed immense strength.
Her Love-Love Fruit had been developed to a considerable degree, and combined with her natural talent for all three types of Haki, she was nearly unstoppable.
Pirates turned to stone before her, and even Marine soldiers dared not meet her gaze.
[Pirate Empress]… the world gave her this title.
Also serving as crew members of the Kuja Pirates were Yamato, who possessed the Dog Dog Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Okuchi no Makami, and Nishikawa Hiyori, who claimed to be 'Makoto's daughter'.
Yamato's strength went without saying… the ice abilities of Okuchi no Makami combined with the Haki she had trained since childhood gave her astonishing combat power.
Although Hiyori was the youngest, she inherited the Kozuki Family's swordsmanship talent, and combined with the leg techniques passed down through generations of the Kuja Pirates, her progress was rapid.
The three were known to the world as the [Three Giants of the Kuja Pirates].
That same year, the Beasts Pirates set out to sea for battle.
Kaido stood at the bow of the Mammoth, black flame clouds wrapping around the hull, his Haki on full display.
On a certain island, they encountered a small pirate crew led by a Zoan ability user.
After the two sides clashed, although that pirate crew was no match for the Beasts Pirates, Kaido had always favored Zoan ability users. He proactively recruited them and took them under his command.
The leading man gave his name… Lucci.
Another Zoan ability user… Jabra.
The two became members of Kaido's [Tobiroppo]. Other members also joined the Beasts Pirates.
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One year later, Year 1516 of Sea Circle Calendar.
Among these people, a woman named Kalifa, after observation, discovered an astonishing secret… Nico Robin, the [Devil Child] whom the World Government had been desperately searching for for years, was actually on the ship of Makoto's trusted aide, Ishigami Yu.
Kalifa was tempted.
She volunteered herself, hoping to jump from the Beasts Pirates to Yu's group.
Kaido had no objection to this.
Kalifa wasn't a Zoan ability user anyway, and in Kaido's eyes, her strength was mediocre.
If she wanted to jump ship, so be it.
After hearing about this, Yu looked over at Kalifa.
This woman had blonde hair and blue eyes, was tall, wore glasses, and had an intellectual yet cool and stunning demeanor.
She wore a black professional suit, and beneath her pencil skirt were a pair of long, slender legs clad in black stockings.
Yu thought it over, thinking this woman was also quite good-looking.
After Makoto returned in the future, it would be good to present her to him as well.
He agreed to Kalifa's request.
After boarding the ship, Kalifa immediately tried every means to get closer to Robin.
The two of them were the only women on this ship, so their relationship quickly became intimate.
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Year 1517 of Sea Circle Calendar.
Portgas D. Ace once again requested to join Yu's team.
"Let me join!"
Ace stood before Yu, his eyes firm.
"I will become stronger. I can definitely be useful."
Yu refused him with an expressionless face.
"No."
"Why?!"
"There's no why. If you insist on going out to sea, then join the Whitebeard Pirates."
Yu's tone was indisputable.
Ace tried to challenge Yu, but was effortlessly defeated.
Yu didn't even transform into the Gun Devil. A single punch and a single kick sent Ace tumbling to the ground.
"I already told you, if you want to be a pirate, go to the Whitebeard Pirates."
Yu looked down at Ace, who was lying on the ground.
However, Ace replied, "I'd rather serve under the King of the World! Become like him, and then surpass him."
Over the years, Ace had heard many stories about the things Makoto had done in the past.
He felt that, compared to his own scumbag father, Makoto was truly amazing, playing the World Government like a dog. That was just too strong.
Seeing the undisguised admiration for Makoto in the boy's eyes, Yu felt a bit conflicted.
On one hand, he thought the kid had pretty good taste.
On the other hand, Makoto had also said this kid couldn't be killed.
For a moment, Yu had no choice but to bring this kid along for the time being.
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Year 1519 of Sea Circle Calendar.
Yu and his group traveled to the East Blue.
Everyone disembarked to replenish supplies.
The Otherworlder-Go docked at the port of a small town in the East Blue. This ship, with its massive size, gorgeous design, and a bow shaped like a dog with a chainsaw on its head, looked particularly conspicuous in the East Blue, the 'Weakest Sea'.
However, no one was left on board to guard it.
At least, not on the surface.
Shortly after Yu and his group left, two graceful figures discovered the Otherworlder-Go.
The two hid behind a pile of barrels at the port, poked their heads out, and their eyes went wide.
"Th-this ship is way too big, right?"
A girl with short orange hair exclaimed.
"In the East Blue, you can see a ship of this scale?"
The girl with short purple hair said nothing. Her gaze fell on the symbol on the sail… a symbol she had seen in newspapers.
"It's Nishikawa Makoto's ship!"
The purple-haired girl's voice was very low, but the shock in her tone was almost overflowing.
"Nishikawa Makoto?"
The orange-haired girl tilted her head, her expression blank.
"Who?"
Clearly, the orange-haired girl had never heard the name.
That was normal. Makoto had been gone from this era for nearly twenty years.
Moreover, starting from thirty years ago, Makoto hadn't done anything major enough to shock the world.
Although Yu had traveled the Four Blues over the years, spreading the word of Makoto's greatness, people in small towns still hadn't heard of him.
The purple-haired girl took a deep breath and began to educate her partner.
"Nishikawa Makoto, the [King of the World]. Over thirty years ago, he beat the World Government until they begged for mercy, captured Imu, the master of the Celestial Dragons, and had his subordinates take him on a worldwide 'Performance Tour'. He also killed Rocks, the great pirate known as the King of the Seas years ago, killed Marine Admiral Kong, and threw the entire Roger Pirates crew into prison..."
She rattled off over a dozen major deeds of Makoto, each one making the orange-haired girl's mouth open wider.
"Th-these are all true?"
The orange-haired girl's eyes widened in disbelief.
"If they're true, then that's just not even human... that's a god!"
The purple-haired girl licked her lips, her gaze falling on the Otherworlder-Go, a gleam of greed flashing in her eyes.
"Since it's the [King of the World's] ship, there must be a lot of treasure on board, right?"
The orange-haired girl's expression changed instantly.
"Carina, are you crazy?"
She looked at her partner in disbelief.
The purple-haired girl, Carina, glanced at her partner and said calmly, "Nami, don't you want to pay off the village's debt as soon as possible?"
Nami fell silent.
She had an agreement with the Arlong Pirates… once she collected 100 million Belly, she could buy back the village that the Arlong Pirates had seized.
For this reason, she had been trying to scrape together money for so many years. But now, there were only weak pirates in the East Blue. Although she kept trying to steal, it was still a drop in the bucket.