In the year 1501 of the Void Century, seven-year-old Robin dragged a boy from the sea.
She didn’t know that she had changed the course of the world.
Opening his eyes, a strange ceiling.
He woke up again in an unfamiliar environment.
As a boy with a soul from another world, he had prepared himself for the worst.
His original body belonged to a boy from an ordinary East Blue island.
After a serious illness, the soul of an otaku from another world was resurrected in his body.
Using the name of his predecessor, Noah officially arrived in this world.
As soon as he woke up, he heard his parents discussing how Pirate King Roger was executed in Loguetown, which kicked off the Great Pirate Era.
This made Noah excited for a moment.
It was the year 1500 of the Pirate Era.
Supernatural powers, vast oceans, and heroes from all walks of life – this was a world of passion and blood.
However, before he could get familiar with his parents, the village was attacked by a newly set-out, unknown pirate crew.
Men, women, and children were all killed.
Because Noah didn’t have much of a bond with his original parents, his eyes held only fear, not hatred.
The pirate captain, taking notice, spared him and brought him onto the pirate ship, where he became a reserve pirate, doing odd jobs.
On the ship, Noah felt no freedom of a pirate, only bloodshed, fear, humiliation, and exhaustion.
Every day, he was beaten and scolded, scrubbed decks, hauled ropes, carried gunpowder, and occasionally had to deal with corpses.
Finally, at a temporary port, he used a small dagger he had hidden to stab the guard, and then escaped.
The pirate captain was furious, but he couldn’t search the port for one child.
After all, even a small pirate crew knew their limits.
Ports where pirate ships could dock were not to be trifled with, so he could only leave in anger.
Noah, having escaped, was captured by a slave ship from the Four Seas within a few days.
He was branded with a slave mark and locked in the lowest level of the ship’s hold.
He survived on a little water and half a black bread each day.
They said the plan was to gather goods from the Four Seas and then auction them all at Sabaody Archipelago.
The cramped ship’s hold, filled with slaves, reeked of a pungent odor.
Muffled sobs and sounds of vomiting made it a living hell.
Noah’s eyes were vacant.
Nearly two years of torment were about to break him.
The resilience of a modern person was also shaking.
Then, one day, the slave ship encountered a Sea King in the West Blue.
The ship was torn to pieces, and Noah was flung into the sea.
He drifted until he was picked up by Robin.
Waking up, he saw the small Robin, the dazzling sunlight outside the window, and the sound of birdsong.
Noah felt he understood a quote from The Shawshank Redemption.
“You know some birds are not meant to be caged—their feathers are just too bright.”
“Robin-chan, the young man you rescued is fine.
He just suffered from long-term malnutrition, and all his external injuries have been treated,” said Mrs.
Sachi.
“Thank you, Mrs.
Sachi.”
Eight-year-old Robin helped the dazed Noah out of the clinic.
After a simple introduction, Robin learned that this young man was a poor, homeless soul.
Her aunt definitely wouldn’t let her take him home, so she decided to take him to the Tree of Knowledge.
The moment he saw the Tree of Knowledge, even the disheartened Noah marveled.
The phrase “colossal tree” truly came to life.
The kind Doctor Clover decided to temporarily take in the boy after hearing Noah’s story.
Such situations were not uncommon at sea.
He asked Noah to help organize the scattered books within the Tree of Knowledge and to read them.
And so, the Tree of Knowledge gained a quiet little librarian.
Noah discovered that reading could bring him peace of mind, so he moved into a small room in the library and lived his days calmly.
The scholars of Ohara were also pleased with the boy, noting his scholarly spirit.
One evening, only Doctor Clover and Noah remained in the library.
“Doctor, do you know that Ohara will face destruction from a Buster Call due to its research on Poneglyphs?”
Doctor Clover accidentally knocked over a book.
“You…!”
Noah knew that the Marines would come to Ohara next year to launch a Buster Call.
This miraculous island would be destroyed by war.
So, he made up his mind to tell Doctor Clover about it.
Although the doctor was surprised by how Noah knew, Ohara’s scholars would not abandon the truth of history.
As for evacuating the islanders, there wasn’t enough time.
Doctor Clover tried later.
The World Government had already sealed off the nearby island chain, and the island residents could no longer leave.
This was the last period of peace.
Noah himself didn’t plan to escape.
He was too tired.
This pirate world made him feel lost.
Although he was temporarily free, he always felt like he was still in a cage, bound by chains.
His will to survive was dwindling, but he genuinely wanted Robin to escape.
Unfortunately, an ordinary person could do nothing in this world.
Noah looked ordinary and spoke little.
The person who chatted with him most on the island was little Robin.
Little Robin would often ask him what the outside world was like, though Noah didn’t really know either.
Most of his time in this world had been spent on pirate ships or slave ships, so he could only fantasize about things from his past life to tell Robin.
Seeing Robin’s innocent smile caused Noah’s heart to ache.
The year 1502 of the Void Century arrived.
Time passed day by day, and Noah grew quieter each day.
He found that even reading couldn’t bring him peace.
Looking at the peaceful island, the kind doctor, and the innocent Robin, Noah felt a deep sense of unease.
It was as if a fire was burning within his scarred and decaying heart.
One day, little Robin came to share a secret.
“Noah, I found someone else by the sea!
He’s a giant, and he laughs so strangely, ‘Dooly hee hee hee.'”
Robin’s imitation made Noah’s eyes contract sharply.
“Robin, could you take me to see your giant friend?”
The two then went to the seashore.
It was indeed Jaguar D.
Saul
“Oh~~, are you Robin-chan’s friend?
Hello there, young man.
Dooly hee hee hee.”
Even in such an urgent moment, Noah’s jaw dropped.
The laughter in the pirate world was too addictive.
He turned to Robin and said,
“Don’t imitate that laugh anymore.
Girls who laugh like that become ugly.”
“Okay.”
Since Saul had arrived, Robin’s mother, Olivia, should also be back.
“Robin-chan, go back to the port.
There’s a surprise!”
After coaxing and tricking Robin away, he could talk about some things.
“I know the Buster Call is coming, and I know who you are.
Protect Robin.
Please.”
Before the Giant Vice Admiral could react, Noah ran back to the Tree of Knowledge.
He wanted to die within the Tree of Knowledge, to leave this world he disliked.
Though selfish, as an ordinary person, he was powerless against this world.
Hidden within the Tree of Knowledge, Noah watched the plot unfold step by step.
He thought he would be very selfish and indifferent.
He had only known this world for three years and had seen too much darkness and bloodshed.
But Robin’s tears and the doctor’s blood seemed to ignite something.
The Buster Call was launched, and the Tree of Knowledge was set ablaze.
In the roaring flames, Noah’s eyes reflected the fire.
Anger was a spark, igniting the thoughts from his previous life, igniting his experiences in this world, igniting Noah!
He rushed out of the Tree of Knowledge and towards the sea.
He wanted to question this world, he wanted to protect Robin, he wanted to set this world ablaze.
Saul had already fallen by the sea, and Robin was crying by the shore.
Standing before them was Aokiji, a future Marine Admiral, an Logia-type Devil Fruit user who stood at the pinnacle of the sea.
His Observation Haki had sensed someone approaching.
Aokiji stood quietly.
Saul’s conviction had wavered his sense of justice, and he needed to think.
“Robin~~~~~~~~~~~~~”
Crying Robin saw someone emerge from the bushes, his body stained black and white from smoke, his clothes torn by branches.
He rushed over, gasping for breath.
Only his eyes were bright, piercing, as if burning with fierce fire.
“Noah, Noah, you’re here!
Where did you go?
I was so scared, wahhhhhh!”
Robin’s tears caused Noah even more pain, guilt, and anger.
He stared intently at Aokiji, the flames in his eyes making Aokiji feel as if he were being burned.
“This world is wrong!”
“Young man, you haven’t seen the world yet, how can you say it’s wrong?”
Pointing at the burning civilian evacuation ships at sea,
“Is this right or wrong?”
Looking at Robin in his arms,
“Is this right or wrong?”
Looking at the dead Saul,
“Is this right or wrong?”
He raised his arm, revealing the slave brand, and roared, “Then is this right or wrong!
If I am not wrong, then this world is wrong!”
‘Boom!’ An aura mixed with anger surged from Noah’s body in all directions.
The entire world seemed to be ignited by the boy’s rage.