One Piece: The Strongest Trait System novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65 - [65] : [BONUS] - The Most Dangerous Ability! The Grand Line! Starts Now!

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Loguetown Harbor!

"Click! Click!" Mohji the Beast Tamer, alongside his pet lion Richie, crouched beside the Going Merry.

Mohji frantically struck matches, trying to light the fuse of explosives intended to destroy the Merry.

"Damn it! Why did it have to rain now?!" Mohji yelled in frustration.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Just then, footsteps approached.

"Hm?!" Mohji looked up.

"It's you! The thief girl!" Mohji snarled, recognizing Nami rushing towards the ship laden with bags.

If it weren't for Nami tying up Captain Buggy's body parts, they wouldn't have suffered so much hardship!

Richie almost got eaten by natives on some small island!

"Get her! Richie! Take them out!" Mohji commanded, pointing at Nami.

"Usopp! Quick! Deal with that lion!" Nami ordered.

"Me?!" Usopp's face turned grim as he looked at the enormous lion.

But—this was the first step towards becoming a brave warrior of the sea!

He, Usopp, was a brave man acknowledged even by Rowen!

Usopp let out a battle cry and raised his slingshot.

"Special Attack! Egg Star—" Usopp loaded a raw egg and fired it towards Richie's eye.

In this downpour, his powerful gunpowder-based pellets were useless.

Hitting the lion's eye with an egg was the best tactic Usopp could think of on the spot.

Splat! The egg hit the ground harmlessly.

"Crap! My hand slipped because of the rain!" Usopp yelled, clutching his head.

"..." Nami's eye twitched.

Could this guy ever pull through?! And Rowen actually thinks highly of him!

"Mrowr!" But the next moment, Richie, who had been charging forward, saw the broken egg on the ground and happily started licking it up.

"Hey! Richie! What are you doing?!" Mohji yelled.

'Phew!' Nami breathed a sigh of relief.

"Now's our chance! To the ship!" Nami shouted.

"Damn it! If that's how it is, then I will handle this myself!" Seeing Richie was useless, Mohji roared.

Anyway, the troublesome ones weren't here—especially that 'Sky Sovereign' Rowen with his 100 million Beri bounty.

That terrifying monster who could knock them out with just a glance!

Good thing Captain Buggy said he could handle that guy.

Besides, only the thief girl and that obviously weak long-nosed guy were here now.

Mohji let out a roar and prepared to charge.

"White Out——!"

FWOOSH! WHOOSH!

Two swirling columns of smoke shot out, instantly ensnaring the panicked Mohji and Richie.

Richie's massive body offered no resistance.

"W-What is this?! I can't move!" Mohji yelled in panic.

"Arooo! Arooo!" Richie whimpered fearfully.

Nami's eyes, however, lit up with pleasant surprise.

That sound... Nami knew it well.

"Rowen!" Nami turned, seeing Rowen approaching in the distance, and called out happily.

"'Sky Sovereign' Rowen?!!!" Seeing the newcomer, Mohji's face turned green with terror.

Why?! Didn't Captain Buggy say he would deal with this guy?!

Richie let out terrified whimpers.

"Rowen! Y-Your arms?!" Usopp stammered, staring in shock as Rowen's arms transformed into smoke, extending to capture Richie and Mohji.

"Rowen! You did it!" Nami exclaimed joyfully.

Nami and Rowen, naturally, shared everything.

Rowen's plan here involved obtaining this Devil Fruit power—from the local Marine Captain.

Nami knew this, of course.

But Nami also knew that if she went along, she would only slow him down.

Besides—Rowen never acted without confidence.

She trusted him completely.

Of course, Seeing him succeed now filled Nami with genuine happiness for him.

"That's right. This is the Logia-type Smoke-Smoke Fruit," Rowen replied, smiling at Nami.

"Logia-type! SUGEEE!" Usopp gasped in awe.

Thanks to Rowen, Usopp and the others' knowledge of the world had expanded significantly.

Usopp now had a basic understanding of Devil Fruit classifications: Zoan, Paramecia, and the rarest, Logia.

Logia types, especially, allowed users to transform into natural elements. Without Haki, physical attacks were useless against them, leaving opponents like lambs to the slaughter.

Witnessing such a miraculous ability firsthand, Usopp was filled with wonder.

"Shishishi! Rowen's so fast!" Behind Rowen, Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro were sprinting towards the harbor. Luffy looked amazed.

"Yeah. Logia Devil Fruits—truly powerful abilities," Zoro nodded in agreement.

They had been heading this way together, but Rowen had gone ahead.

They saw Rowen's lower body instantly dissolve into smoke, propelling him forward like a rocket engine, reaching the harbor at incredible speed.

"Rowen said this Smoke-Smoke Fruit is just a lower-tier Logia... I can't even imagine how terrifying the truly powerful Logia abilities must be. They must be like actual natural disasters," Sanji commented, his expression filled with awe.

"Hmph. Then just have Rowen find you a powerful Devil Fruit ability, shitty cook," Zoro deliberately provoked Sanji.

"You damn Moss-Head! You know my dream is the All Blue! You're doing that on purpose!" Sanji's forehead veins bulged as he started brawling with Zoro, who wore an expression clearly saying, 'Yes, I did it on purpose.'

To find the All Blue, the legendary sea where the four Blues converge, swimming ability was crucial. Becoming unable to swim was unacceptable.

This was why Rowen never suggested finding powerful Devil Fruits for his comrades.

While Devil Fruits offered immense power boosts, only Rowen, with his System, could bypass the side effects.

Anyone else who ate a Devil Fruit would become unable to swim.

For Sanji and others, this was unacceptable; their dreams required them to be able to swim.

The same applied to Nami.

Nami's Traits were well-suited for a powerful Logia fruit, but her dream was to draw a map of the entire world.

Charting certain sea regions required Nami to enter the water herself, exploring personally to ensure accuracy.

Therefore, Nami wouldn't eat a Devil Fruit, and Rowen wouldn't suggest it.

On these seas, for those with dreams, pursuing those dreams was the main theme. Devil Fruits and power were merely tools in service of that goal.

The best way for Nami to gain significant combat power would be to acquire Zeus, the Homie created by Big Mom using the Soul-Soul Fruit.

Of course, under Rowen's guidance, Usopp had already begun developing the Clima-Tact.

"Shishishi! Rowen and the others are about to board! We gotta hurry up too!" Luffy yelled, seeing Rowen's group preparing to board the Merry and noticing their own distance from the ship. A mischievous 'I have an idea' expression crossed his face.

"Gomu Gomu no——!" Luffy grabbed onto a nearby building, stretching his rubber arm dramatically.

SMACK!

Luffy swung his arm around, grabbing Zoro and Sanji (who had stopped fighting upon hearing Luffy) along with the building.

"Let's go! ROCKET——" Luffy roared with laughter.

THUMP!

'Not again!' He had barely escaped being eaten by natives on that island! Now that he was finally reunited with his tamer and Captain Buggy, why did people still want to eat him?!

He then activated his Smoke-Smoke power, suffocating both Richie and Mohji.

Hmm, especially that long nose... gotta see what that tastes like. Rowen smiled.

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These incredible potential Traits acquired in the East Blue... only on the Grand Line could they truly begin to shine!

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CRACKLE!

To be able to directly strip others of their Devil Fruit abilities...

And not just that!