Now begins the story of the child whose body I was reborn into.
Was it fate… or just cruel coincidence?
His name was Kai.
He was born on a medium-sized island in the North Blue, in a small, quiet village.
Nothing special.
Nothing famous.
But for him, it was the whole world.
Kai had a family.
A real one.
A father and a mother.
Warm.
Loving.
laughed.
They lived without fear of tomorrow.
Unlike my alcoholic father from my previous life,
his father was a good man.
A family.
Something I never truly had.
That happiness ended when Kai turned eight.
The pirates came at night.
With fire.
With screams.
With blood.
They killed his parents
right in front of his eyes.
Kai didn't scream.
Didn't cry.
He only watched. And then he was tied up.
And sold.
That was how he ended up in the hands of the mafia.
The same people
who owned him now.
Kai was ten years old.
Two years of slavery.
Two years of pain.
He was beaten every day.
Fed with leftovers.
Forced to work from morning until night.
Not like a child.
Like an object.
Like an animal.
A name was unnecessary here.
Mercy didn't exist.
Today, he understood.
This was the end.
His body no longer responded.
There was no strength left.
His final thought was quiet.
Almost peaceful.
"Dad… Mom… I'm finally coming to you…"
Tears rolled down his cheeks.
And Kai died.
At that moment, his body was taken by me.
That was how his story ended.
Have a peaceful reunion with your parents,
I thought.I looked around, searching for a mirror.
Though calling this place a room was difficult.
Filth.
Trash.
A heavy smell, like a garbage dump.
In the corner, I found a small, cracked mirror.
And saw my reflection.
Dark blue hair.
Blue eyes.
A thin, malnourished body.
Average height for a child.
It was obvious— the previous owner of this body barely ate.
I looked away. Now I need to think.
It has been nine years since the execution of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.
Nine years since the beginning of the Great Pirate Era,
the era that changed the world.
I am in the world of One Piece.
A world I know. In twelve years,
Monkey D. Luffy will set sail— the man who will shake history itself.
How do I know all this?
In my previous life,
my little sister loved this anime.
She always forced me
to watch it together with her.
The last episode
we watched side by side…
Was the one where Luffy defeated Kaido
and freed Wano.
I closed my eyes.
If this is a world I know…
Then I have no right to die here.