One Piece: Starting with Breathing Techniques

hiss……

It hurts!

Wait, am I still fighting on Vila Island?!

Kilo rubbed his forehead, slowly opened his eyes, and saw a pristine white ceiling.

here it is……?

Kiro belatedly looked at himself and realized that he was now wearing a clean white hospital gown and lying in a neat and bright room.

"I was rescued?"

He lifted his shirt and discovered that the gruesome wounds he had sustained in his battle with Kizaru had completely healed.

Even the penetrating wound in his lower abdomen has completely healed, leaving only a faint scar.

Kilo felt a little palpitations as he moved his body, which was now full of renewed strength.

He didn't lose to Kizaru at the time, but collapsed due to the severe side effects of the "Sea Boil" technique. It seems he should be more cautious about using this type of skill in the future.

Suddenly, Kiro gestured with his body and frowned.

He threw back the covers and stood up, only to find that his field of vision was higher than before.

"What's going on?"

Wait, something's not right!

He caught a glimpse of a full-length mirror in the room out of the corner of his eye, and quickly walked over to the mirror to examine himself.

When he saw himself, he suddenly froze on the spot, staring wide-eyed in disbelief.

The person in the mirror looked completely different; he was no longer the handsome young man he once was.

His height had increased dramatically from 1.7 meters to 1.87 meters, and beneath his thick, long black hair was a handsome face with a bewildered expression.

Wearing a loose white hospital gown, with only the second button fastened on the chest, his well-proportioned and muscular physique, resembling that of a cheetah, was vaguely visible.

From a distance, this strong body exudes power, while its smooth lines also demonstrate agility and speed.

"Is this me?!"

Kiro touched his jawline and suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

"Wait, am I not going to grow up?!"

He quickly opened the panel and his eyes fell on the age in the third line.

[Proficiency Panel]

【Name: Kiro】

Age: 19

……

"Wait, nineteen years old?!"

Kiro's eyes widened in disbelief at what he was seeing.

After confirming it was correct several times, he counted on his fingers:

He was 13 years old when he fought Kizaru, which means...

"I slept for six whole years?!"

Kiro scratched his head blankly, looking at himself in the mirror, feeling somewhat unfamiliar with himself.

Sorting through his memories, Kiro could roughly guess that he had been rescued after fainting, and had remained unconscious due to the severity of his injuries.

Six years...

He walked to the window, where a large cluster of white buildings came into view, standing majestically on the white soil.

White soil?

Upon catching a glimpse of the conspicuous flag in the square, Kilo suddenly realized what it meant.

Without a doubt, this is the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, Baltigue, the island of white earth.

In other words, he was saved by the revolutionary army?

After clarifying the situation, Kilo shook his head, somewhat amused and exasperated.

Despite some mishaps along the way, we unexpectedly arrived at our destination by sheer coincidence.

However, we still don't know how the dragon feels about me.

As for how he was rescued, how he got here, and the whereabouts of his companions, he doesn't know yet.

With many questions in mind, Kiro straightened his clothes and was about to leave the room when the door suddenly opened with a bang.

A young nurse, wearing a short dress, skipped and hopped into the room.

She held a notebook, hummed a song softly, and looked down at the ground, completely unaware of Kiro standing in front of her.

Bang.

"oops!"

The nurse cried out in pain, clutching her forehead, and suddenly noticed the shadow cast in front of her, freezing in place.

Her eyes widened in disbelief as she slowly raised her head. When she saw Kiro's face, the notebook in her hand immediately fell to the ground.

"You're Kiro?!"

"You...you've come back to life?!?"

Upon hearing this, Kiro's forehead creased with a few black lines, and he shook his head speechlessly.

"What do you mean by 'resurrected'? I just fainted, I didn't die!"

After confirming that Kilo was unharmed and fully conscious, the nurse immediately ran to inform her superiors.

Kilo opened the door, and the somewhat dazzling sunlight immediately came into view.

He squinted, surveying his surroundings.

He was now in the center of the Revolutionary Army's stronghold, with countless towering white buildings in his sight. Looking further into the distance, he could vaguely see the surface of White Earth Island and the shimmering blue sea in the distance.

Suddenly, Kilo's gaze froze, landing on a very familiar ship in the distant harbor.

A smile curved his lips as he looked at the Liuhua, the ship that had accompanied him through countless days and nights, and a familiar warmth welled up in his heart.

"Don't worry, I'm taking good care of your ship, your sword, and your crew."

A deep, resonant voice came from behind, calm yet tinged with a rare hint of joy.

Kiro turned around and, sure enough, saw the man in the dark green cloak.

With tattoos on his face and a resolute expression, he was none other than Monkey D. Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army!

"I didn't expect you to wake up so late, Kiro!"

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Kilo nodded, gave a wry smile, and said, "To be honest, I didn't expect this to happen."

"However, dragons..."

"You saved me, didn't you?"

Long nodded, then sighed deeply. "This matter begins with your men gathering intelligence on White Earth Island..."

……

"So, in short, you just happened to arrive in time to save me from the rubble when I was on the verge of death and unconscious, and then you brought my comrades to the Revolutionary Army. It's been six years now?"

Long nodded. "At the time, Ivankov said you might be in a coma for a long time, but I never expected that you would be asleep for a full six years."

"However, compared to these..."

"Kilo, although I learned from Capone Bege that you wanted to join the Revolutionary Army."

"But I'm curious, why did you want to join the Revolutionary Army?"

Dragon stared at Kiro, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Because our goal is to overthrow the World Government's rule and overthrow the Celestial Dragons' status, isn't it?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Kilo blurted it out.

"Moreover, my comrades and I were very weak at the time, and the revolutionary army's strength would have been a great protection."

"And if I remember correctly, Professor Clover and you are old friends, right? You have no reason to refuse Robin and me joining you."

"The reason is that simple."

Upon hearing Kiro's confession, the dragon looked surprised, but after a moment, he chuckled and waved his hand.

"How straightforward, Kiro."

"However, I believe you mean what you said."

"But you say you're weak?"

Dragon was somewhat speechless. He took out a wanted poster from his pocket and handed it to Kiro.

The wanted poster depicted Kilo's bloody battle on Vila Island, blurry like a ghost, yet exuding a suffocating chill.

Below, there is a series of astonishing numbers.

"A super rookie with a bounty of 1.03 billion Berries, hailed as the 'most dangerous swordsman'!"

"You call that weak?!"