The Great Voyage: I Became Nami's Brother at the Start

"Great! Hahaha..."

"Hee hee hee……"

Ma Yan nodded heavily, then looked at Bellemere and burst into laughter.

Wow! How does Bellemere manage to laugh so loudly without dropping his cigarette?

Ma Yan smiled, then looked somewhat surprised.

At their doorstep, Nojiko, holding Nami, watched them happily, her eyes filled with admiration.

At that moment, eight-year-old Ma Yan left an incredibly tall image in Nokiko's heart.

Especially a few days ago, when Ma Yan found himself and Nami in danger, he stepped forward to protect them without hesitation.

She still doesn't understand how Ma Yan killed that pirate.

In her dazed state, all she knew was that it was her brother who had saved her and Nami.

……

Ma Yan's path to becoming stronger officially began early on the third day.

Early in the morning, without Bellemere waking him up, his biological clock woke him up early, and he got dressed and went out for a run.

"This body's physical condition is too poor. Fortunately, this world is one where hard work is absolutely rewarded. As long as you are willing to work hard, you will definitely reap what you sow."

On the beach, Ma Yan's small body was running hard, and he was thinking to himself.

His plan was to practice physical skills and fitness in the morning and swordsmanship in the afternoon.

After dinner, I'll go for a night run, then find a secluded spot to develop my Devil Fruit abilities.

Based on the information obtained after fusing the fruit, Ma Yan discovered that this Paper Paper Fruit was not only not weak at all, but was actually much stronger, and had even greater potential for development.

For example, a few days ago he used his Devil Fruit ability for the first time and created the Thousand-Layer Paper Shield, as well as the later advanced skill of the Thousand-Layer Paper Shield, Shield Spike.

That is a shield formed by stacking countless pieces of hardened paper together. And paper spikes formed by folding paper.

Therefore, origami is one of the abilities of the Paper Fruit.

He can use his abilities to fold any object he can imagine and then bring it to life.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Ma Yan were to fold a large airplane, it would definitely be able to fly into the sky.

If you break off a knife, that knife will be absolutely sharp.

Of course, at present, the nemesis of the Paper-Paper Fruit is still fire and water, as well as its fragile nature.

However, Ma Yan had already come up with a solution, because whether it's the Paper Paper Fruit ability or other fruit abilities, there is always the possibility of upgrading and evolving.

The solution Ma Yan came up with was a possibility he had learned about during his previous life as a firefighter.

That is "fire-resistant paper," made from the biological material hydroxyapatite, which comes from animal bones or teeth.

In the world of One Piece, there are many skeletons of such large animals.

Especially the bones and teeth of powerful sea monsters are the best materials.

If Ma Yan absorbs enough hydroxyapatite and improves the properties of the Paper Fruit, he can upgrade the ordinary paper he creates into fire-resistant paper.

This is Ma Yan's goal.

[Ding! System assistance activated as host is about to begin cultivation. Please select basic weight training.]

Upon hearing the system notification, Ma Yan exclaimed in delight, "Weight-assisted support? This is awesome, system! My body is still very weak, give me a 20-pound weight first, and we'll proceed gradually!"

[Ding! Received! 20-pound weight-bearing assistance activated! Keep it up, host! Many more features await your exploration!]

"Okay! Oh my god... twenty pounds... that's heavy..." Ma Yan exclaimed inwardly, feeling his body sink, and then he gritted his teeth and continued his morning run with heavy steps.

On the hillside, Bellemere appeared at some point, watching Ma Yan running alone on the beach, and smiled knowingly.

Chapter 4 Silvers Reilly

……

Two years later.

On the beach in Cocoyasi Village, a boy runs along the sand with a two-year-old girl on his shoulders and a five-year-old girl in his arms.

Ten-year-old Ma Yan put down the two girls, strode to a boulder weighing over a hundred pounds, stretched out his strong little arms to hug it from both sides, and then suddenly exerted force.

"Go for it, brother!"

"come on!"

Five-year-old Nojiko and two-year-old Nami sat happily to the side, waving their little fists to cheer for Ma Yan.

"Alright, come on, get up!"

With a loud "boom," Ma Yan gritted his teeth and lifted the hundred-pound boulder, then threw it out with a sudden burst of force.

In the past two years, thanks to the systematic weight-bearing assistance, ten-year-old Ma Yan has become a little monster with great strength and a huge appetite, which surprised Bellemere.

"boom--"

The boulder fell into the sea, and it should have landed with a splash, but an accident happened.

Suddenly, a tall figure rose up on the sea surface where the boulder had fallen.

"How could there be someone there? Be careful!" Ma Yan was shocked when he saw this and hurriedly shouted.

Immediately afterwards, the tall figure suddenly raised his head, raised his left arm, and punched the boulder.

[Ding! Recording Observation Haki and Armament Haki. Would you like to fuse them?]

Just then, as the giant rock was shattered by the tall figure's punch, the system notification sounded.

"Hey, little guy, we don't seem to have any grudges between us!"

As the pebbles fell into the sea, a tall, blond man with a smile on his lips looked at Ma Yan, who was ten meters away.

"I'm sorry, sir, I didn't mean to, I didn't know you were there!" Ma Yan quickly admitted his mistake.

"I'm sorry, uncle, my brother really didn't mean it."

Seeing this, Nami and Nojiko, who were standing behind Ma Yan, also hurriedly came to his side and bowed to the man.

"How polite!" The blond man walked ashore step by step, and then collapsed in front of the three children.

What a mess? A staged accident?

Ma Yan was stunned, his eyes wide open, unable to utter a word for a long time.

Nami walked over, picked up a twig, squatted down next to the blond man, and poked him: "Uncle, are you still alive?"

"Water...please give me some water and food, thank you..." The blond man seemed to be talking in his sleep.

"Uh……"

Ma Yan then realized that the uncle was starving.

However, why would a powerful man who has mastered both Observation Haki and Armament Haki appear in the East Blue? And why would he appear in Cocoyasi Village?

Although he had some doubts, Ma Yan still decided to carry him back.

Ten-year-old Ma Yan is only 1.5 meters tall.

Despite her small stature, she carried a nearly two-meter-tall adult with incredible agility.

This little guy has a good foundation; he's got potential!

The man who was faking the accident sensed this with his eyes closed, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

Soon, Ma Yan carried him back to the warehouse outside his orange grove, and then asked Nojiko and Nami to fetch water and food.

He sat beside the blond man, keeping watch over him.

"System, begin the fusion!"

Looking at the man in front of him, Ma Yan simultaneously had the system integrate domineering energy while searching his mind for information about the man.

A man who can master both Observation Haki and Armament Haki should not be an unknown nobody.

So after racking his brains, Ma Yan finally matched the appearance of the man in front of him with that of a certain other man.

That is, Hades Rayleigh!

In his old age, Rayleigh had a full head of white hair, but Ma Yan once searched for Rayleigh's encyclopedia entry when he was bored.

When Rayleigh was young, he had short blond hair.

Moreover, at this time, it should have been only a few years after the Roger Pirates disbanded, and Rayleigh had not yet given up the title of "Right Hand of the Pirate King" and gone into seclusion in the Sabaody Archipelago.

Therefore, at this time, Rayleigh was in a phase of wandering around.

His trip to the East China Sea likely includes a plan to find Roger's descendants.

As for why he appeared in Cocoyasi Village, considering that he was later rescued by Hachi after a shipwreck, this guy probably also had a shipwreck in this area and then swam here.

"Brother, we're back!"

A short while later, Nami and Nojiko returned, one carrying a pot of water and the other holding a loaf of bread.

Ma Yan smiled, took the water first, and slightly lifted Rayleigh's head to give him a few sips of water.

"Thank you, little one!"

After a few sips of water, Rayleigh couldn't keep up the act any longer, so he simply opened his eyes, sat up, and thanked him.

"Uncle, here, have this." Nami walked over and said in a childish voice.

"Thank you too, lovely girls!" Rayleigh smiled gently, thanked them, and took the bread to eat.

"Little guy, did you throw that boulder just now?" Rayleigh asked Ma Yan while eating.

“Yes,” Ma Yan nodded. “I want to become stronger so I can protect my family. My biological parents were killed by evil pirates during the war, and Bellemere took me and my two younger sisters in. I want to protect them!”

"Oh?" Rayleigh frowned slightly and said, "So, you hate pirates?"

Is Rayleigh testing me?

Unfortunately, I'm not one of those idiots.

Ma Yan shook his head and said, "No, I only hate those evil pirates who wantonly kill civilians, not all pirates. Because I know that some pirates are not so bad. On the contrary, they just yearn for a free life on the sea."