Chapter One: Infinite Awakening

"Hey, kid, wake up! We need to get moving!"

"Let me sleep a bit longer... Just a little..."

"We don’t have much time left, we need to go now!"

"We were hungover last night! Let’s rest a little more, recharge before we get going!"

"Hungover? Hmph, kid, I think you’re just starving yourself senseless!"

"Ouch!"

Chu Yi groaned, rubbing his aching head as he struggled to get up from the ground. After a brief moment of blurry vision, he saw clearly the figure in front of him, shaking his fist and grinning with self-satisfaction, as if he was quite pleased with his method of waking Chu Yi.

Just as Chu Yi, out of instinct, was about to lose his temper and question why this guy had disturbed his dream, he suddenly stared wide-eyed at the figure before him!

"You... you..."

No wonder Chu Yi was so shocked—anyone would be, seeing the appearance of this figure! Because this guy didn’t look human at all.

Not only was his skin an unnatural fiery red, but he stood well over two meters tall, with a burly, powerful frame, and his mouth was filled with sharp, crowded teeth—a monster in every sense of the word!

What’s going on here?

Wasn’t it just a night of drinking? How did I end up in the hands of a monster after waking up?

Just as Chu Yi’s thoughts froze and this question surfaced in his mind, the monster frowned, as if he’d noticed something. He bent down, grabbed Chu Yi by the collar, and started running wildly. Chu Yi was so terrified he didn’t dare breathe, fearing the monster might decide to make a meal of him on a whim.

Then, as the monster raced tirelessly, a sudden pain stabbed through Chu Yi’s head, followed by a bizarre flood of memories.

Chu Yi, male, twenty years old.

He was originally from the blue planet called Earth, born in a country named Huaxia. The former Chu Yi was not wealthy, but lived comfortably—his parents loved him, he had a cute little sister, and his job paid decently. Life was fairly refined; he enjoyed reading manga and playing games, and his days were full.

But in these strange new memories, Chu Yi realized his identity had changed.

He was no longer Chu Yi from Huaxia on Earth, but a noble-born Chu Yi living in the South Sea.

No—more precisely, he was Chris D. Chu Yi!

From the memories in his mind, this Chu Yi from the South Sea had a tragic fate. Though born into a noble family, and his life should have been far more carefree than it was on Earth, one day ruthless pirates attacked, destroying his happy home and, in a cruel twist of fate, condemning him to the lowly status of a slave.

A slave to the Celestial Dragons, the world’s aristocrats!

"Huh? Celestial Dragons?"

"Could it be... I’ve crossed into the world of One Piece? And judging by the name, I’m a bearer of the Will of D?"

The moment he grasped the reality of his transmigration, Chu Yi forgot all uncertainty, and a thrill surged inside him.

Why? Because this was One Piece!

One of Chu Yi’s favorite comics!

Crossing into One Piece—what did that mean? Sexy Robin, the sensational Nami, the most beautiful woman in the world, Boa Hancock!

Just imagining meeting these goddesses, perhaps even having a chance to get close to them, Chu Yi felt so excited he could almost howl with joy.

But when he looked up and saw the monster’s menacing face, his excitement faded...

The world of One Piece was known not only for its beauties, but also for its monsters!

Fine. Better check his memories for clues about how he’d ended up in this monster’s grasp.

As he sifted through his memories, Chu Yi’s brows gradually smoothed out—there were a few pieces of good news.

The first was that, after becoming a Celestial Dragon’s slave, he had not been branded with the mark of shame, nor had he suffered abuse at their hands. As for why, the original Chu Yi hadn’t known either.

The second piece of good news...

The monster currently carrying Chu Yi wasn’t as fearsome as he seemed—in fact, he was a good person!

A good man who was helping Chu Yi escape from the Celestial Dragons’ clutches!

"Who would have thought, the original owner of this body made a single kind gesture, and befriended such an incredible person!"

"Fisher Tiger, is it?"

"The former ‘me’ even saved a celebrity from the world of One Piece!"

Realizing the giant carrying him was Fisher Tiger, the first captain of the Sun Pirates, the hero fish-man who stormed Mariejois alone and freed countless slaves, Chu Yi actually found Tiger’s fierce face much more pleasing to the eye—perhaps it was psychological.

With the present crisis resolved, and now knowing he was Tiger’s friend, he could put aside his fears of being eaten.

But what about the future?

At the moment, Chu Yi had indeed escaped with Tiger from the Celestial Dragons, but it didn’t take a genius to realize the Celestial Dragons would never let their playthings escape unpunished.

The reason Tiger was running full tilt with Chu Yi must have been because he sensed the Celestial Dragons’ henchmen in pursuit.

If this were the original manga, a powerhouse like Tiger would never have needed to flee; he’d simply take on any pursuers with his fists.

But now...

Looking down at his frail body and recalling that he was only eight years old, Chu Yi felt a headache coming on.

"I need to find a way to improve my strength quickly—I can’t be a burden to Tiger!"

"And in the world of One Piece, the fastest way to get stronger..."

"Is, of course, by acquiring a Devil Fruit!"

Nodding secretly to himself, Chu Yi considered that with Tiger’s help, obtaining a Devil Fruit wouldn’t be hard. The challenge would be getting a truly powerful one.

Reviewing the timeline of events in the world of One Piece, Chu Yi couldn’t help but fantasize: Ace probably hasn’t found the Flame-Flame Fruit yet, right? And perhaps Enel on Sky Island hasn’t acquired the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?

If he could beat Ace or Enel to the punch and get one of those, he’d really have made it!

Of course, a fantasy is just a fantasy—Chu Yi knew full well how difficult it would be to obtain either the Flame-Flame or Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

But just as his feverish hopes faded, and he thought to himself that even a Zoan-type Devil Fruit would be better than nothing, a sudden "ding" sounded in his mind!

"System binding successful. Infinite Awakening System now activated. Since Host is not yet a Devil Fruit user, system will initiate a Devil Fruit lottery!"

"Lottery begins!"

The unexpected voice stunned Chu Yi at first, then filled him with ecstasy.

The fabled cheat of transmigrators had finally arrived!

Suppressing his excitement, Chu Yi had a thousand questions, eager to learn what his golden finger could do. But before he could ask, a four-panel spinning wheel appeared before his eyes, reminiscent of the slot machines he’d played as a child.

Recalling the system’s earlier prompt, he realized this was a free lottery spin. Eyes wide, he stared at the various prizes on the "slot machine" display. Suddenly, he spotted two familiar Devil Fruit icons, and his heart pounded with excitement!

"Is that... the Flame-Flame Fruit? The Dark-Dark Fruit!"