One Piece: Starting with Creating the Strongest Character Design

The crowd that had been surrounding the mysterious, sailless vessel had long since dispersed.

Instead, several pirates dressed in tattered pirate outfits, their faces full of greed, were bending over and rummaging through every corner of the cabin and deck.

Iron hooks and short knives were carelessly tossed aside, and he kept cursing, trying to scavenge even the smallest thing of value from the dilapidated ship.

Behind a pile of rocks not far away, a group of thugs with brightly colored hair and flashy clothes were hiding.

They hunched over, peering intently at the pirates on the ship, occasionally glancing around.

Kitahara Tsune's gaze swept over the empty cabin, his brows furrowing slightly.

With so many refugees on the ship, he couldn't understand where these unarmed people could hide in such a short time.

But then I thought, since they're already here, they probably won't get caught again...

The thugs behind the pile of rocks caught a glimpse of Kitahara Tsune's striking white navy cloak from afar.

They were immediately terrified and trembled all over. One of them, the braver one, immediately shouted at the top of his lungs to the pirates on the ship:

"The navy is here! The navy is coming!"

After shouting, the group of thugs didn't care whether the pirates on the ship heard them or not. Afraid of being targeted by Kitahara Tsune, they darted into the alley next door like startled rabbits.

Kitahara Tsune glanced in the direction the thugs fled, but didn't have time to pay attention to these insignificant little guys.

But when he saw the pirates on the ship, they seemed to have completely ignored his earlier shouts, still looking down and searching the ship on their own.

Some people even picked up a broken plank and smashed it against the wall of the cabin, trying to knock out hidden valuables.

Kitahara Tsune's brows furrowed.

Have these pirates gotten so bold after not being dealt with for a few days?

The Navy's regular patrol area only covers areas 60-69 and 1-5.

But over the past few days, he has explored almost every area of ​​the entire Sabaody Archipelago.

He has appeared in every region and taken care of several groups of foolish pirates.

Logically speaking, the pirates on the island should all know that there is a Marine named him.

But these pirates, seeing him standing so openly on the shore, even walking towards the wooden ship, showed no intention of running away at all.

Just then, a pirate with a scar on his left cheek suddenly burst out of the cabin as if he had found some treasure.

He held a strangely shaped fruit tightly in both hands, tilted his head back, and burst into wild laughter.

"Hahahaha! I'm going to be invincible! With this thing, I'll dominate the entire Grand Line sooner or later!"

He laughed wildly, clutching his hands even tighter.

Kitahara Tsune looked closely and saw that the fruit was a deep, dark blue color, round in shape, like a small coconut, with irregular swirling patterns on its surface.

That was a Devil Fruit.

A clear look of surprise flashed in Kitahara Tsune's eyes.

How could this thing end up on a wrecked ship carrying slaves and refugees? And no one has ever eaten it?

However, when his gaze fell on the bare mast of the wooden boat and he saw no trace of sails, he immediately understood.

Without sails, the ship can only drift with the wind and cannot control its course.

If you eat a Devil Fruit at sea, you will gain the power but lose the ability to swim.

If the ship encounters an accident, wouldn't it be trapped and die at sea?

...Of course, there is also the possibility that the refugees and slaves on the ship earlier had no idea what this strangely shaped fruit was.

Without the slightest hesitation, he opened his mouth wide and bit into the fruit's skin, tearing off a large chunk of flesh.

But the next second, an indescribable, strange smell instantly filled his mouth, a sour and astringent taste mixed with a rotten, fishy smell.

He couldn't help but gag violently, spitting out the fruit in his mouth. The bitten Devil Fruit fell onto the deck and rolled a few times.

The scarred pirate bent over, his hands clutching his throat, his face flushed red, as he dry-heaved and cursed:

"What the hell is this? Why does it taste so awful? Is this rotten fruit poisonous?"

Kitahara Tsune stood on the shore, taking in everything, his face expressionless, and he simply nodded slightly.

Whether it's a Devil Fruit user or not, the credit for arresting a Devil Fruit user is much greater than that for arresting an ordinary small-time pirate.

Just then, the scarred pirate's body suddenly began to hunch violently, his whole body convulsing, and strands of snow-white fur sprouted wildly from his neck, arms, thighs, and other parts, covering his entire body!

His head gradually deformed amidst waves of excruciating pain, eventually turning into the shape of a sheep!

His horns were bent, his eyes had become somewhat cloudy, and his pirate suit was stretched to shreds.

"It's a Zoan-type Devil Fruit. Judging from its appearance, it should definitely be a Zoan-type Sheep-Sheep Fruit."

Kitahara Tsune crossed his arms and said in a flat tone, "However, his strength is really poor; he can't even perfectly control the power of the Devil Fruit."

If one is strong enough to perfectly bear the power of a Devil Fruit, then even the most violent Zoan-type Devil Fruit will not cause such obvious changes to the body when one consumes it.

A person capable of possessing a Devil Fruit should be able to freely control the fruit's power.

Even if a weak pirate like the one in front of us has a bounty because of his Devil Fruit, his bounty won't be very high. Even with the value of the Devil Fruit, it would only be around 1000 million Berries at most.

Seemingly adapting to the changes in his body, the scarred pirate shook his ram's horns and turned to stare intently at Kitahara Tsuneo on the shore:

"You little naval brat, now that you've seen it, you're not leaving! You'll be my first stepping stone to conquer the seas..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kitahara Tsune's figure vanished from the spot, leaving only a faint white afterimage.

The next second, he flashed and appeared directly above the scarred pirate. He gripped the long sword at his waist with his right hand, and with a flash of cold light, he slashed fiercely at the mutated sheep-shaped body.

Before the scarred pirate could even react or feel the pain, his eyes went blank and white, and his body went limp as he collapsed.

Thanks to the powerful physical attributes granted by his Zoan-type Devil Fruit, he managed to withstand the blow and was not cut in two on the spot.

The wooden boat, already dilapidated and weathered, was shaken violently by the impact of the blow.

Then, with a "crack," it was sliced ​​in two, the broken hull bubbling as it slowly sank into the cold seawater.

Kitahara Tsune lightly touched the ground with his toes, used Moonwalk to gently leap away from the sunken wooden ship, reached out and grabbed the scarred pirate who was lying like a dead dog, and casually threw him onto the beach.

He looked around and his gaze suddenly settled on a dark corner not far away.

Without any hesitation, Kitahara Tsune took a step and walked straight towards that corner.

It's not that his Observation Haki is particularly well-developed.

Instead, his calm (white) aura keenly sensed several fearful and wary gazes secretly watching his every move.

The three girls, who were watching the battle outside from the corner, froze instantly when they saw Kitahara Tsune walking towards them.

The oldest and most beautiful black-haired girl was the first to force herself to calm down.

She turned slightly to the side, tightly protecting her two younger sisters behind her.

She lowered her voice and spoke urgently but firmly to her sisters behind her:

"I'll go out and stop him to distract him. You two take the opportunity to run to the other side, as far as you can, and don't look back."

As she spoke, she subconsciously tightened her clothes, trying to cover up the slave mark.

"Sister...I don't want to go, I want to stay with you!"

The youngest of them, a girl with soft orange hair, clung tightly to her older sister's clothes, her voice trembling with tears, refusing to let go.

"obedient!"

Hancock gritted her teeth, let out a soft growl, trying to make her voice sound authoritative, and deliberately lowered her volume, afraid that Kitahara Tsutomu outside would hear her.

"Some of us must survive. You have to run out to have a chance to find hope, understand?"

Another girl with long, emerald-green hair reached out and firmly grasped the orange-haired girl's hand, giving her a resolute look.

Then he looked up at Hancock, his eyes brimming with tears, but he still nodded forcefully and said, his voice choked with emotion:

"Okay, sister, you must come back..."

They were filled with despair, never expecting that they would be caught and taken back after just escaping from that hellish place.

"You must find that person." Hancock took a deep breath, suppressing the fear in her heart, and urged, "I've heard that the Amazonian emperor is here. You must find her."