One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 313 Elbaf Needs You
Everyone naturally assumed that a newborn baby wouldn't have that memory.

but it is not the truth.

At least Loki remembers.

The cheers he heard at the very beginning of his life.

He was born!

"king!"

"God of the sky, king of the earth!"

"Change is about to begin, the era of promise is about to arrive!"

That was the cheers of the whole world.

But at the same time, Loki also remembered something else.

“Tell Harald that I gave birth to a stillborn child—throw this thing into the underworld!”

“He’s not my son, he’s a monster.”

The person who said these words was his biological mother.

That woman named Estelle had the noble and ancient blood of giants and a beautiful face.

"I don't want it, that thing isn't my child."

With these words, Loki, still an infant, was thrown into the underworld by her.

And so, Loki heard the world's angry howls.

"That foolish woman!"

"This is infuriating!"

"She sees the honor of giving birth to our king as a curse!"

Only Loki could understand the world's roar.

Outwardly, this manifested in the numerous calamities that Elbaf suffered that year—the land began to dry up, fierce winds raged day and night, lightning and earthquakes struck frequently, and cold waves persisted year-round.

That is the world being angry for its king.

But it was precisely because of this that Loki truly cemented his reputation as the 'Cursed Prince'.

"Hey, don't come any closer, monster! You'll bring disaster!"

"It's said that this guy has tamed the mountain lords of the underworld and even allowed them to attack villages. He shouldn't have been born!"

"He also caused his mother's death!"

"Cover his eyes!"

Yes, he's a monster.

Therefore, there is a reason why he was abandoned by his mother when he was young.

Therefore, it is only natural that he grew up suffering from discrimination and torment while his father was away from Elbaf for a long time.

Therefore, Loki could not deny it.

“It’s not my fault that I was born—if I could, I wouldn’t want to ‘live’.”

He genuinely had this thought.

In fact, he had also attempted suicide.

He jumped from the underworld countless times.

But it's a pity.

As mentioned before—he's a monster.

This applies to both physique and strength.

So even if he wanted to think it over, he would never get a result that satisfied him.

Until one day, he met that person.

That person... um.
Who was it again?

Loki was suddenly jolted awake from his reverie.

His hazy consciousness seemed to vaguely hear some sound, but he couldn't make it out clearly.

It's as if he always feels like he's forgotten many important things, but he can never quite remember them.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, I'm someone who shouldn't exist."

A voice inside him said this.

"Nobody cares about me; perhaps my death is the best thing for me."

But then his thoughts suddenly paused again.

Because at this moment, another person seemed to appear in his mind.

She was a gentle woman, not particularly beautiful, but warm.

"Who is she again?"

Loki forgot again—forgot what she looked like, and forgot her name.

This made Luo instinctively somewhat resistant.

Something's not right—he shouldn't have forgotten those two people; they must be important!
"Nothing is important."

Meanwhile, the voice in Loki's mind was still speaking: "None of this matters, does it?"

“The important thing is that you and I are one—we are Loki and we are Teach.”

"You don't need to think, you just need to sleep, and everything will return to normal—there will be no more struggle, entanglement, or pain, and your power will be used perfectly. Just sleep."

The voice seemed to carry some kind of power, causing Loki's thoughts to become chaotic and confused.

But it is precisely at this moment
Loki

The faint voice came again, but seemed clearer: "Wake up."

wake up?

Loki's chaotic thoughts were somewhat puzzled.

But at this moment, he seemed to feel some kind of force flowing into his thoughts—which made his thinking a little clearer.

"I am Wu Ma, one of the twelve constellations, and a subordinate of the 'Star Lord'."

"Rocks made you the last member of the Rocks Pirates."

"Are you just going to abandon the responsibility entrusted to you by the captain you chose?!"

The voice and the power grew louder and louder, to the point that Loki could barely hear the hidden voice in his heart anymore.

"Lox"

Loki kept repeating the name.

Something seemed to be reviving in his mind.

"Suicide? Why would you do something so pointless?"

"Kid, you're a 'man'—if you're a man, doing something so weak will make me laugh to death!"

He seemed to hear such a voice.

"Since you're a man, then find your own value."

"If we find them, it's only right to give our lives for it—don't be sad here for some insignificant fools! Don't be ridiculous!"

He seemed to remember that person's name.

Rocks D. Giebeck—the man who changed his life.

He made Loki yearn to become a pirate, he made Loki interested in the sea, he made Loki learn to ignore the strange looks from Elbaf, and he began to want to find his own value.

How could I forget him?

Loki's thoughts began to become clearer, and some hidden memories seemed to surface at this moment.

"Intruder, who are you?"

“Me? I am David D. Teach, son of Rocks. My old man told you, didn't he? We are 'David'.”

"Teach Rocks did mention that his son had that name, but how come..."

"There are reasons for all of that, hahaha! I have many ways to prove my identity, let me into Udaburg first, okay?"

Those are memories from not long ago.

But
"Don't even think about it!"

At this moment, accompanied by a deep roar.

A familiar sense of chaos and ignorance began to sweep over Loki's mind once again.

The memories that had just surfaced seemed to be gradually suppressed and forgotten, and he seemed to be returning to his original state.

But at that moment, Loki instinctively began to struggle.

"Star Lord. Locke."

He realized what the voice he had just heard was saying, and he also realized that he should not forget the name of Lox D. Giebeck.

But
"It's no use! Stop resisting, Loki—I am you, I am Teach, and I am Loki!"

Give me everything you have, and stop.

The voice in Loki's mind said this, but it was clearly a bit blustering.

And it was precisely at this point in the conversation that things came to this.
"Loki, my child."

Loki heard a woman's voice.

At the same time that female voice rang out.

In Loki's mind, the ever-increasing number of memories finally began to overflow.

Like a released flood, they poured out wildly from the gates of memory.

That woman appeared when Loki should have no more concept of family in his life.

She treated him as her own son, and was gentle and loving towards him.

"You won't be alone, Loki."

"Although I am not your biological mother, I will stay by your side, my child."

"So don't give up on yourself—you are the pride of me and your father."

"Wake up! Your brother and I need you. Elbaf needs you!"

(End of this chapter)