One Piece: Gold And Fire

Money, Fame, Power…Gold Roger, the king of Pirates, gained that and everything else the world has to offer, and in his dying breath, he started the Great Pirate Era.

It was a big deal, even 10 years later there is nothing which could be compared to that.

'Sigh… I should have seen the anime… or at least should've read Manga….'

I can't help but sigh thinking about it, lying on a carpet of newly gown grass in spring, I felt the gentle sunshine bringing me warmth which I so longed for just a month ago in the terrible winter.

There was just something about being eight, completely carefree in life, feeling the spring breeze caressing one's skin.

I've never been a romantic guy, this world or the last, but I have to say that dying was completely worth it for this fresh air, this healthy body and freedom which I could never have in my past.

I was a city boy back then, meaning something this pure and calming was out of my reach. There was just something about this new world which brings a sense of adventure to me.

Pre-industrialisation Era, Rich Pollution Free environment, A sense of mystery about the world inside the child's heart, Exotic Culture and People of this world, Never ending ocean which stretched through the entire planet and lastly, having near next to no knowledge about the world beside that it was an Anime, 'Aka' Don't even dare use common logic….

Though maybe that last one might not be that good of a thing, in fact not everything is sunshine and rainbows…

No… You know what! Scratch that, it's all sunshine and rainbows !!!

Where is the Internet? Video Games? Comics?

'I was still waiting for Elden Ring to get on discount on Steam…'

Ahhhh….

It's so boring here. For someone like me to have a screen addition, it's an absolute hell.

And as I said, I didn't even touch the stack of anime that I was putting off for the favour of games and movies.

The last one I saw was Dragon Ball when I was a kid… and it blew my mind away….

So I watched more, even imitated Goku… 'That includes finding a Bulma to see where are her balls…

Didn't turn out well for me, besides ruining my social life, I also ended up seriously getting an ear and throat injury…And that wasn't the girl who slapped me, it was the yelling…

Those who know, they know…

Look, I don't mind dying, hell I would've gladly given my life for this even if I were given a choice by whoever the god or demon sent me here, but…

Could you really not send an internet connection here? You are supposed to be all good and all-powerful, Right?

Then why?

Ever since I was reborn in this place, it's been a love-hate relationship between me and this world.

"Ragna…" Suddenly a shout came disturbing my endless 'Me Time', it was a sweet sound, something I have grown very accustomed to over the years here.

Slightly turning my head, I saw a beautiful face glaring at me.

'Ah, the perfect example of what I was just thinking…'

Long blond hair, smooth creamy white skin which dazzle in sunlight, sparkling blue eyes with so much depth that I could lost in them, long natural eyelashes, natural plump glossy lips and a figure which could drive any man crazy.

'Ahh….shouldn't have spent my time watching step-moms on hub…' I for the umpteen times shake those cardinal desires out of my 8-year-old mind. Though, it was a fool's errand, let alone me, I doubt any healthy man could do that after getting a good look at her.

Standing at a height of 5'10, and looking not even a day older than 18 in her mid-twenties.

She is my Mom, Sona…

'Ah, god really can't be both good and powerful at the same time, if so then why make me her son? Anyone else and I could have a chance but…sigh, some things are better left unsaid.

I love her, no doubt, I'm beyond grateful that I got a beautiful loving mother like her, but it's just because she is so perfect that… sigh!

See what I'm talking about, Love Hate Relationship…

Now she was my mother and I treat her like one. Doing that with my teenage brain is hard. But still…

"Ragna…what are you doing, come here…" Again the voice rang, and this time it didn't sound that sweet, a chill rang through my body seeing that sweet smile on her face.

Anyone else would blush at her beautiful smile, but I knew better, this particular smile was reserved for me only when she was about to inflict pain on me.

And gods she was good at it, it wasn't as much as the pain itself but the expectation of it which made me shiver. She never hurt me beyond anything which a hug from those boobas of hers can't solve, I'd be a liar if I said I didn't turn out to be the naughtiest kid on the entire island if that wasn't the compensation after her punishment. What can I say, Pain and Pleasure go hand in hand.

"What were you doing there ?" She folded her hands, supporting her C…? No D cups. I just can't get my head around seeing how big those things were when she herself was a slim girl, had a small waist and had long beautiful legs. In fact, nothing makes sense, she looks more like a genetically modified doll than a real woman. Those measurements were unreal.

But what you can expect from an Anime world?

"Sunbathing…" I replied to her question, though in off times she spoiled me silly but with the tone she had, I knew I couldn't mess around.

This was a very unique tone which only mothers could use, promising unfathomable pain in future.

"Sun Bathing…" she slightly pursed her lips… "I send you out so that you stop lying around and play with other kids. God, what with this kid, I'm the only mother who is complaining about his child lazing around all day you know." She said, one palm on her forehead while the other hand still resting on her hip.

"I wasn't lazying around, I really was sunbathing… and I don't want to play with those brats, they are too childish…" I complained this wasn't the first time, no matter how hard I try, I just can't get along with those kids.

"You are a child too you brat, stop acting like an adult…" Mom glared at me again, determined to make me act like a 'normal child' according to her.

"I'm not a child, you know that too."

"Oh, then who was sucking off my tits until he was 5…"

Ah…critical hit, what was I supposed to do, let those god gifted blessings rot away.

"That that… not fair, it's your fault if anything, mom's milk is the best…" I puff my chest and declare.

*Bonk….

A karate chop straight out of a Jackie Chan movie fell to my head, felt like my skull would break open in two.

'Why the hell a delicate-looking woman like her this kind of strength. It's absurd…'

Tears appeared in my eyes out of the sheer pain but I held them back. I might be in an 8-year-old's body but I was still a quasi-adult. There is no way I'm crying.

"You sure know how to talk…go and play with your kids your age, I'm going, I better not see you lazing around like an old man when I come back. It's that understood…" She said with a threat in her voice, though her lips were slightly upturned by the corners which I didn't comment on.

Sure enough, women like compliments no matter which world.

Compliments are the only way men are saving their peace of mind and securing a healthy life against the forces of their counterparts since the dawn of time.

Maybe I shouldn't have continued to demand her breasts till I turned 5. No matter how tasty they are. Sigh,...now she wouldn't let it go, I might commit seppuku if she said this to anyone else.

As for whether it was worth it ?…..haha

Wawawawawawawawawa….

Damn it, why my I laugh is like this?

"Aahhhh…" While thinking this, suddenly I felt my ear got twisted, mom's smooth slender hands were nothing less than hydraulic press for my ears.

"Why you are not replying, are you planning on lazying around again?" She asked, turning the ear even more…

"No no no no… I will play… I'll…I won't laze around anymore, I promise…" I said, trying to get out of her grasp. But those two slender fingers were like iron pinchers holding my ears.

"You better…" She huffed, finally let my ear go, and turned around.

"Mommy will be back, don't cause trouble…" and then she was gone.

I sighed looking at her departing image, can't help but let out a frustrated sigh.

We are poor, the entire island is… so much so that it's called the Lost Island, no kidding it's really called that...

Lost Island is a small Island in east Blue. Hosting a population of less than 300 people, this island was even more isolated than other islands in the weakest East Blue. East Blue is one of the six seas in this world.

It's pretty confusing but the entire world is divided into 6 seas, with the majority of the planet being covered with water. North Blue, South Blue, East Blue, and West Blue are the four seas in this world.

Both the Red Line, A massive long continent, and Grand Land, the sea in the middle of the globe which runs around the entire planet, divide the entire planet into four parts. The Grand Line was further split into two to make it a total of six seas.

My knowledge of this world has all come from Mom, besides the fact that I know this world is an anime that I should have watched before dying, I know nothing.

But the world is not my concern right now, it's our financial condition. My mother often has to go out to work…

I tried helping her by looking for a job around the island, didn't work out much for me.

Being only eight, no one gave me any job. Ultimately, she found out and stopped my never-ending job hunt. In this regard, my life didn't seem to be that different than on earth. Sigh…

I wanted to help her, I told her, but she wouldn't let me.

"Ara Arararararara… you don't have to worry about that child. Just make sure you grow up well and strong." That's what she said, back then. Putting her soft hand on my cheeks while kissing me on the forehead.

"Mom don't want you to worry about this, I want you to get all the things that I couldn't when I was your age."

"But…." I tried arguing but she won't listen.

"You know Ragna, Mom had a dream. A dream to have a happy family. When I had you, that dream came true.

You are Mama's Deram. I don't need the money baby, I already have it. You are my treasure." She dropped down and picked me up, even after being 7 years old at that time, she did it effortlessly. And then engulf me in a warm embrace.

"So, make sure you grow up big and strong. That's all Mama wants. If you do that, then I will be the happiest."

Besides figuring out who I got that strange laugh from, that day I realized just how much my mother loved me.

It was…warm. It might be embarrassing for a man to say this but in her embrace, when my head was resting on her chest. I felt safe. This feeling was the first for me.

Growing up without any family on earth. That motherly love just won me over. I don't know why, maybe my emotions were running wild in this child's body. But maybe that was the first time I cried after getting out of the diaper treatment.

And that made my resolve to help her out even more. So, I started working out at home. Lightening her workload.

"I should be going as well…" I muttered to myself and got up. It was my duty to catch a meal from the forest.

I was working out lately, wants to get strong so that I can help her out. And when times come protect her and myself.

I started a year ago and since then I have just learned how broken this body of mine was. I don't have any scale to measure but I was able to lift a wild boar almost three times bigger than me with ease. It should weigh 80 or so kg.

If this was back on earth, I would have made headlines, but knowing that this was an Anime world, anything is possible. No wonder Mom is so strong.

Anyway, with everyday training came a high consumption of nutrients.

Never have I found the true meaning of the word hunger, more. Even back on earth, at best, I could fill my stomach with water in bad times.

But here, this hunger is almost maddening. My food consumption skyrockets, to the point that I will put more pressure on my mother at this rate if I continue to depend on her, rather than helping her. So, I started hunting.

With that in mind, I went to the forest to train and find something to eat.

By the time my mom came back, she saw me lying around on our lawn, her eyebrows twitching.

'How do I tell her that I'm not lazing around, my body needs rest after the gruelling training I went through.' I purse my lips and get ready for my fate.

But the expected tough love from Mom never came. Instead, she ended up picking me up.

"Don't push yourself so much, you are still a child." She didn't even scold me. Just put me on her back, gave me a piggy piggyback ride and took me home.

"You knew I was training ?" I asked, wasn't expecting her to find out.

"Ara Ararara… my darling son is sneaking inside the forest, alone. Do you really think I will not find out?" She replies with a laugh and a sweet smile.

The laugh was musical as always, however, the smile, it promised pain.

But soon, she let out a sigh, like giving up. No longer giving that terrifying smile but rather looking at me with concern.

"Why are you training all of a sudden? You have stopped asking for hugs, and kisses like you used to…" She asked, worried and concerned on her face.

'Ah, why she always reveal my dark history again….'

"I want to get stronger so that I can help you earn money and protect you…" I replied, and it was the truth, besides wanting to become the strongest in the world and maybe have a harem, not a fan of 20-plus girls nagging me though, so maybe not. It's a thought in progress.

Hearing me, I saw her only slightly shaking her head, but that bright smile on her face explained her mood to anyone who might see this young mother.

"Idiot, you are too young to worry about all those things. Sigh, it's pointless, I can't help it. I know you're not gonna listen. In this regard, you are so much like me.

"Wawawawawa….you say that all the time, is there anything in me of my father anymore at this point…" I asked and laughed.

My father was another sore spot for us, or at least I used to think it would be. Mom is surprisingly open about talking about him. However, no matter what I do, she won't tell me his name or who he is.

As long as I remember, I only had her, my father was nowhere to be found. It was natural that I would be curious.

She never shies away from mentioning that man, but in a way, it feels like she herself hardly knew him…

'What kind of man he was ?'

'How you two meet ?'

'Where is he? Is he even alive ?'

So many questions but she had no answers. She could only say this.

"Of course you have, you are strong like him. And just like him, you too will become a great man…"

"I rather become someone like you…" I roll my eyes, who would want to become a scum who abanded his family. By the way she talks about him, he most likely is dead, and if so then I don't have any problem with his absence, but if he is alive then a scum he is.

"Ararara you want to be a beautiful mother like mama…." She smiles a playful smile playing on her beautiful face.

"Yeah… heh!

No No… what… that's not what I mean. You know what I'm talking about…" I exasperated.

She gets some strange satisfaction making me rile up.

"Pfftt….Arara, Okay okay, sorry." Smile laughed beautifully and put me down as soon as we reached home, it wasn't much, but it was home.

I just pout, showing my dissatisfaction with her always making fun of me. Opening the door, I was bout to enter the house when suddenly I felt a hand on my back, gently caressing me. And before I knew it, Mom wrapped her arms around me from behind.

"My little boy is becoming a man too fast. Let me spoil you while I can." She said and while holding me, her soft lips pressed on my cheeks. Making my face scrunched up. I used to enjoy this.

But since I really started to consider her my mother, I just feel embarrassed about this show of affection from her.

That's why I stopped demanding those outrageous things. Becuase she is my mother.

Now I only have one wish, that I can be with her, in this peaceful embrace.

'I knew it was too much to ask… and soon I learned that these peaceful moments, these loving times were nothing less than the grace of god in this accursed world.

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