章 1: 1: Transmigration
Today was a great day. The sun is shining as Eren walks down the street. He has a big smile on his face because he has just signed an extremely great job offer at a prestigious company.
He didn't quite get his job, as he signed up for a position called "Truck Tester", whatever that means. But at least he would make about a hundred thousand dollars a year with the possibility of advancement.
As he bounced down the street humming a happy tune, passersbys looked at him strangely. But he didn't care. This was the best day of his life.
Back in college, he hadn't finished his medical studies because he had a serious injury after being hit by a drunk driver in his last year and couldn't continue. This also led to his parents abandoning him, even though it wasn't his fault. The only reason they blamed him, was that he had sneaked out to party while he told them he would study. Fortunately, he didn't live in the US, so he didn't have a lot of student debt.
Since then, he has been working at a gas station and has been looking for a better job. Today he finally got one.
'Goodbye night shifts and constant fear of drunk customers. Welcome luxury.'
At that moment Eren crossed the street without looking left or right. The traffic light was green. But at that moment the brakes of a nearby truck suddenly misfunctioned.
He couldn't stop in time and rammed into Eren, sending him flying through the air like a crash dummy.
The last thing he could think of before closing his eyes for the last time was a complaint.
'I should have read the small print of my contract more carefully.'
His body crashed into another pedestrian, breaking most of his bones, but that was of little concern to the now deceased Eren.
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'Wait, where am I?' Eren suddenly opened his eyes to find himself in a completely white room. There was no sound, no color, no sensation at all.
"Fuck no! Is this a sensory hell? I guess this is a really effective punishment, but what did I ever do to deserve this?"
Eren tried to think back and remember what he could have done to end up here, but the worst thing he could remember was scamming some kids on Roblox to pay for his college tuition.
"There's no way scamming a few kids warrants this kind of punishment, and there wasn't even a fair trial. I PROTEST, GET ME MY LAWYER NOW!" Eren tried to shout, but it had no effect. Just now he noticed that he wasn't even in his body, he was more like a small white mass of gas, so he obviously couldn't make any noise.
At that moment, a blue mass of gas similar to his own appeared in front of him. The only difference was that it was many times larger, making Eren look like he was standing, or rather floating, in front of a mountain.
"Finally, someone heard me. This must be a misunderstanding, I'm innocent," he immediately tried to convince the thing in front of him, although he wasn't sure if it was God, the Devil or some other omnipotent being.
"Just calm down for a second," an androgynous voice suddenly sounded from the blue mass. "You're not really dead, well, you are dead, but it won't stay that way for long."
"What does that mean - no, first of all, how do you even know what I'm saying? I don't even have a body, so are you reading my mind? At least ask me first!"
Eren could swear that the being in front of him would probably look very annoyed right now if it had the ability to show any facial expressions. Maybe it was time to calm down and seriously think about the situation.
"So where am I?" Eren asked after deciding that this place probably wasn't hell or purgatory after all.
"If you had calmed down earlier, I would have explained it to you. You're in my realm. To understand that, you would probably need to know who I am, so let me introduce myself first."
At this moment, it paused dramatically, as if she wanted to increase the tension Eren felt.
"Drum roll... I am the will of the world. A world that you probably know under the name of One Piece"
Eren didn't know how he could interpret its emotions so accurately, but he would have bet his entire fortune that it was looking at him with a smug expression right now. Still annoyed by this fact, he suddenly realized who the gas mass had just introduced itself as.
"W-Wait! Did you just say the Spirit of the One Piece World? Like the anime One Piece? Where the main character tries to find the One Piece after hearing about the One Piece? And everyone always goes around looking for the One Piece. That One Piece?"
"Yes, that's me!" Now Eren understood why it had such a smug look on its face.
"But that is not possible. It is just a fictional story created by Oda." Eren didn't think that this was really true. Maybe he was just hallucinating after being hit by the truck?
"Well, it's true that Oda created this world on Earth, but at the same time, it's a real place. You see, Oda had the ability to see the future. The only problem is that he could only see the future of my world, not his own. For some reason he was born into the wrong world. Because of that, he was only able to create a manga with his overpowered ability." The mass of gas patiently explained, clearing Eren's confusion.
"But then why am I here? I see no reason why you would need me to enter the world of One Piece as long as it follows the story line of the manga."
"Well, the story line of the manga is exactly the problem," the blue gas suddenly showed a sad expression. "As I said, Oda has the ability to predict the future, which means that none of the events shown in the anime or manga have actually happened yet. And if they ever happen, it will be the end of me and this world.
I cannot tell you all the details, but all you need to know is that Luffy must never become the strongest person in the world or defeat Imu, otherwise I will die."
This revelation confused Eren. Wasn't Luffy the main character? He was supposed to be the good guy and defeat the bad guys, not kill his own world.
"Why can't you tell me everything? And what's my job in this world?" Eren asked as he was still quite confused about these two points.
"It's a bit complicated. Just know that I can't tell you all the details because 'he' would find out about our conversation. Do not ask me who 'he' is, as I cannot answer that question yet. For that, you must first fulfill your purpose for coming to this world. This brings me to your second question, your task.
First of all, you have to defeat Imu and make sure that Luffy never becomes the strongest person in the world. You also need to overthrow the world government and prevent this world from drowning."
Eren finally understood the situation. He was called to this world to save it from a person and to kill the current and future strongest person in the world. There was only one question left.
"What kind of system will I get? Is it a quest system or a copy system? Maybe even a template system or a check-in system. A talent system or a shop would be pretty nice-"
"Stop it, you're not getting a system," the blue gas cloud suddenly interrupted him. "Giving you a system is way beyond my power, after all I have to follow some rules as the Spirit of the World. Technically, what we're doing right now is also highly illegal."
Eren was confused. Had his dream of becoming an overpowered, lazy system user just been shattered? "How am I supposed to beat the strongest people in the world? I'm just an average guy."
"Don't worry, you will be born with an extremely talented body, and I will also grant you a strong Celestial Fruit."
This answer calmed Eren down a bit. After all, with a powerful Devil Fruit and talent, you were basically guaranteed to become at least an Admiral.
"Don't you mean Devil Fruit? Or has Oda misunderstood something?"
"You didn't misunderstand. A Heaven Fruit is slightly different from a Devil Fruit. The Devil Fruits are formed by people's desires, using 'his' power to take advantage of my control over the rules of the world. Celestial Fruits, on the other hand, are formed by me giving a person some authority over my powers. This not only means that they are a bit stronger, but also that you won't be cursed by the sea after eating them.
But be warned. Imu has also eaten a Heaven Fruit, which means that the two of you will be equal in terms of Fruit Power."
Once again, something Eren didn't know about because it was never mentioned in the anime or manga. It seemed like he couldn't just rely on his previous knowledge since it might be wrong or slightly inaccurate.
"Okay, I got it. I just have to defeat the strongest people in the world and try to weaken an entity that even the Will of the World is too afraid to mention. Seems simple enough. Is there anything else?" Eren asked the blue blob in front of him with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
"Let me think, yes, there is. You won't be able to recruit important members of Luffy's crew, because that would change the fate of the world too much and alert 'him'. 'He' is probably already wary, because your summoning will have caused some waves in the fate of the world as well."
If Eren had a physical body right now, he would be lying on the ground crying in an embryonic position, thinking about the curvy, black-haired archaeologist he won't be able to recruit. At least there are plenty of other beautiful women in the one-piece world.
"Oh," the Will of the World suddenly added, "the Celestial Fruit will appear right in front of your nose the moment you turn 8, so try to stay alive until then."
"Wait, wait, what do you mean when I turn 8? Won't I keep my old body?" Eren wanted to protest, but it was already too late. His soul had just left the white room.
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