Chapter 1

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

This is an extremely spacious square, where a large number of new Marine recruits are undergoing physical training, running with weights.

In the weighted running formation, the one running at the back, clearly lagging behind the rest of the group, is a handsome young man who can't catch up no matter how hard he tries.

Watching the recruits running ahead, Luo Ya, panting heavily, wore an expression of helplessness.

"Even a bunch of nameless extras among the Marine recruits are faster than me, this is just too much of a joke!"

Just a month ago, Luo Ya inexplicably found himself in the world of One Piece, and even became the nephew of the Marine hero, Monkey D. Garp, and thus the uncle of the original protagonist, Luffy.

The time was the eleventh year of the Great Pirate Era.

Luo Ya, who had a bit of a passionate nature, was not surprised but rather delighted by this sudden transmigration. The world of One Piece was one he had greatly enjoyed in his previous life. Just thinking about the powerful abilities of Devil Fruits and the scenes of great swordsmen splitting mountains and earth with a single strike made his heart race.

Especially, his identity as Garp's nephew, allowing him to closely interact with the peak powerhouses of the One Piece world, made Luo Ya feel that this was a perfect start.

However, who would have thought that after just two days, Garp threw him into the Marine Headquarters' new recruit camp.

Originally, as a transmigrant, Luo Ya thought that the Marine Headquarters' new recruit camp was nothing special, probably just a bunch of nameless extras.

But the problem was, these nameless extras, most of whom he didn't even know, were all much stronger than him!

It had been a month since he arrived at the new recruit camp, and even though he had trained very hard, he still couldn't catch up with these Marine Headquarters' new recruits.

This made Luo Ya feel helpless.

"Of course, this is the Marine Headquarters' new recruit camp, where almost everyone is an elite. I remember that the Marine Admirals, Aokiji, Kizaru, and Akainu, all trained here before."

Thinking about this, Luo Ya, who was undergoing the weighted running training, had a look of helplessness in his eyes.

But...

If he couldn't stand out in this new recruit camp, he would probably end up as a nameless extra, a Marine who could be easily killed by a pirate with a bounty over a hundred million. Luo Ya was determined not to accept such a fate!

But why didn't he inherit even a bit of Garp's monstrous physique? Could it be because he wasn't a direct blood relative?

His cousin, Monkey D. Dragon, was the future leader of the Revolutionary Army, capable of opposing the World Government. Garp, his uncle, was a peak powerhouse who chased the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, around the world. As for his nephew, Luffy, he would become the next Pirate King if nothing went wrong.

Each one of them was incredibly powerful.

Such a background made Luo Ya feel immense pressure. After all, his family tree included the Marines, pirates, and the Revolutionary Army. Who knew if he would be targeted by some force and used as a scapegoat due to his weak strength?

Even at the Marine Headquarters, he wasn't entirely safe. Apart from the future Marineford War, there were people like Kaido, who liked to challenge the Marines and had a hobby of attempting suicide but couldn't die. If he suddenly went crazy and invaded the Marine Headquarters, and Luo Ya happened to be killed by a single strike, it would be a tragic end.

Shaking his head, he pushed all the chaotic thoughts out of his mind.

"Let's not think about things too far ahead. I should focus on training and improving my strength."

After the weighted running ended, and while resting on the spot, Luo Ya sat down, closed his eyes slightly, and with a thought, a space only he could see appeared before him, a void and hazy space.

In the center of this void and hazy space, a crystal-clear sword was floating!

This was something that had existed in Luo Ya's mind since the first day he arrived in this world, fused with his soul. It looked like a sword, and Luo Ya preferred to call it the Sword Soul System.

Upon closer inspection, the crystal-clear sword was not intact, with visible and shocking cracks all over it, as if it could shatter at any moment.

With a thought, a panel similar to an attribute bar appeared before Luo Ya.

First Stage: Damaged Sword Soul +10 (Conditions for Enhancement Not Met)

Attribute: Attack Power +30

Enhancement Energy: 10/10

"Why can't I continue enhancing it even though the enhancement energy is full? Could it be that +10 is the limit of enhancement?"

Looking at the attribute bar, Luo Ya muttered to himself.

No system girl suddenly appeared to explain his confusion. This Sword Soul System seemed to have no consciousness, or if it did, it had never spoken to Luo Ya.

He had been exploring its functions on his own.

Initially, its state was First Stage: Damaged Sword Soul +0.

Later, Luo Ya discovered that training or fighting could increase enhancement energy points. When the enhancement energy was full, he could enhance the damaged sword soul.

After enhancement, it changed from Damaged Sword Soul +0 to Damaged Sword Soul +1.

At first, Luo Ya didn't feel any significant changes, but when it reached +5, he noticed a noticeable increase in the destructive power of his punches.

Even after reaching +10, although Luo Ya was still at the bottom of the new recruit camp, he was no longer in the situation where anyone could defeat him with a single move when he first entered the camp.

Luo Ya thought he could continue enhancing it indefinitely and eventually beat the Marine Admirals and the Four Emperors...

But who would have thought that after reaching +10, even with full enhancement energy, he couldn't enhance it further!

After reaching +10, the words "Conditions for Enhancement Not Met" suddenly appeared.

Luo Ya instinctively felt that if he could continue enhancing it, the sword soul might undergo a qualitative change!

Unfortunately, he still hadn't found a way to enhance it beyond +10.

"What are these so-called conditions for enhancement...?"

Luo Ya looked at the words "Conditions for Enhancement Not Met" and fell into deep thought again.

The rest period quickly passed, and Luo Ya still couldn't think of anything. Hearing the voice of the Rear Admiral instructor calling for continued training, he opened his eyes, returned to the formation, and resumed training.

Soon, another day of training ended.

Luo Ya and the Marine Headquarters' new recruits had nothing in common, and he didn't care about these new recruits who often acted arrogantly and looked down on his poor performance.

After the new recruit camp's training ended, Luo Ya left the training ground.

At Marine Headquarters, Marineford, there was not only a huge harbor and a square large enough to accommodate a battle of ten thousand people, but also a small town where Marine families lived, located below the fortress.

Of course, Luo Ya didn't live there.

He was brought to the Marine Headquarters by Garp, and everything was arranged by Garp. Garp's home was currently his home.

Garp seemed to be out again, and Luo Ya didn't bother to complain, habitually taking a shower and preparing to continue researching the sword soul in his mind.

However, just as Luo Ya finished his shower and walked out of the bathroom, he saw Garp, who had been missing for a week, sitting on the sofa in the living room.

This guy...

Luo Ya shook his head helplessly.

Suddenly disappearing for a week, if he didn't know that Garp was a Marine hero and a peak powerhouse, he might have reported him as a missing person.

At this moment, Garp was fiddling with something. Seeing Luo Ya come out, he grinned at him.

"Hahahaha, how have you been these past few days?"

"It doesn't matter how I've been, but Uncle Garp..."

Luo Ya mumbled, then smiled and said to Garp, "I've been quite worried about you for a week. I'm relieved to see you're still alive."

Pfft!!

Garp's expression instantly froze, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

That sentence was truly powerful, not a single dirty word, especially with Luo Ya's smiling face, causing ten thousand points of internal injury.

With a twitching mouth, Garp looked at Luo Ya with a black line, gesturing with his massive fist, and said, "Luo Ya, you little brat, do you want to taste my Love Fist again!"

"You can keep that for yourself." Luo Ya pouted, shrugged at Garp, and then turned to walk towards his bedroom.

But at that moment, Garp suddenly called out to Luo Ya from behind.

"Brat, wait!"

Is he really going to hit me?

This thought crossed Luo Ya's mind. To be honest, since he arrived in this world, he had experienced Garp's Love Fist a few times.

However, to Luo Ya's surprise, when he turned around, what appeared before him was not Garp's fist, but...

An ancient and exquisite sword!