Chapter 1

The beach under the sunlight possessed a mesmerizing charm.

The seawater gently surged onto the shore and then receded slowly, leaving wet traces and some small marine creatures. The rhythmic sound of splashing waves was so pleasant to the ears.

Ian had been waiting on the beach for a while when he finally spotted a black figure flying towards him from the horizon. He quickly whistled.

Hearing the whistle, the black figure immediately turned and flew towards Ian's location. When it came closer, he could see clearly that it was a seagull.

An unusual seagull...

It was quite large and wore a sailor's hat on its head, with a backpack hanging around its neck.

Ian saw it landing on the beach and walked up to it, taking out a coin and handing it over, saying, "Bring me a newspaper!"

However, after the seagull saw the number "50" marked on the coin, it shook its head hesitantly and used its pointed beak to pick out a piece of paper from its backpack. On the paper was a large number: "80"!

"It's gone up in price again!?" Ian stared at the seagull, frustrated, and said, "Didn't it just increase last week? Why is it going up again!?"

"Gu!" The seagull made a sound and scratched its head with its wings, looking helpless, as if it couldn't do anything about it.

"Alright, alright, here you go! 80 berries! If it goes up again next time, I won't buy from you anymore!" Ian, feeling the pain, took out three coins with the number "10" on them from his pocket and handed them over to the seagull. After receiving the money, the seagull finally pecked out a newspaper from its backpack and handed it to Ian.

The seagull flapped its wings and flew away, while Ian opened the newspaper and started reading it as he walked back.

The front-page headline read: "Red-Haired Pirate Crew Spotted in the East Sea."

"Red-Haired Shanks..." Ian sighed, "One of the Four Emperors... This place is undeniably the world of One Piece."

It had been three months since he arrived in this world. Ian once again confirmed that he was indeed in the world of One Piece. He couldn't decide whether to cry or laugh at the situation he found himself in.

Originally, Ian's name was An Yi. He was just an ordinary young man from Earth, and if you considered his luck, it was really terrible. One day, while he was walking past a KFC, he decided to stop there and use his phone to play a mobile game and gain some in-game resources. However, just at that moment, the huge KFC sign suddenly fell down and hit him...

He thought he was going to die, but when he woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar place, possessing the body of a ten-year-old boy named Ian.

At first, he couldn't figure out where he was. It seemed like a remote little village with limited information. It was only when he heard the word "Pirate King Roger" from his Master, Koushirou, that he suddenly realized.

He had come to the world of One Piece, and this place was Shimotsuki Village in the East Blue!

He never thought that browsing the internet to play games could lead him to this world. Although he was also a One Piece fan, experiencing this kind of thing himself, he found it hard to believe.

Is it wrong to just want to use the internet!? Why does it have to lead to this!?

While he was tangled in his thoughts, he walked towards the village. Soon, he arrived at the entrance of a training ground. Outside the training ground stood a middle-aged man with round glasses, long black hair tied in a ponytail, and a gentle and harmless smile on his face, waiting for him.

"Master!" When Ian saw the middle-aged man, he hurriedly quickened his pace and called out, "Here's this week's newspaper!"

The middle-aged man was Ian's master, Koushirou. Ian was an orphan and had been adopted by Koushirou since childhood, learning swordsmanship at the training ground.

Koushirou took the newspaper and casually patted Ian's head with a smile, saying, "Thank you for your hard work!"

This was originally an affectionate gesture, but now that he was in a child's body but with an adult mind, he couldn't bear such actions. It made him feel quite awkward.

Fortunately, Koushirou didn't notice his discomfort. He looked at the newspaper and walked into the training ground. Ian followed behind him.

"The Red-Haired Pirate Crew? Why did they come to the East Sea?" Koushirou looked a bit worried after reading the news.

Unbeknownst to Koushirou, Ian knew what he was concerned about. While Red-Haired Shanks was a decent person in the manga, he still carried the title of a "pirate." Koushirou was worried about pirates appearing in the village for a reason, but Ian knew that Shanks appeared in the East Blue only briefly in the town of Windmill. He wouldn't come to Shimotsuki Village.

So, Koushirou's worries were unnecessary.

Windmill Town... Ian couldn't help but recall that it was the town where Luffy was. Shanks would have a fateful encounter with Luffy there, right?

Lost in his thoughts, Ian was patted on the head a few more times by Koushirou, who said, "Ian, what are you thinking? It's time for your practice!"

"Yes!" Ian replied with a depressed tone.

If there was one thing that annoyed Ian the most about being in this world, it was the scheduled sword practice at the training ground. His talent in this body was not high, despite having studied swordsmanship under Koushirou for many years. If he continued like this, he wondered if he should just settle down in Shimotsuki Village and live a peaceful life.

However, fortunately, during his first sword practice in this world, he found something new in his mind.

Perhaps because of the game he was playing when he was hit by the falling sign, he discovered that the game had somehow transferred into his soul and followed him into this world.

Ironically, the game he was playing was a chaotic and shoddy card game. It was a typical knock-off mobile game.

The game was a card game where players had a main character and could form teams by drawing cards to battle. The cards came from various anime and games, and there was a feeling of free-for-all fighting. Initially, Ian played this game for fun because he recognized many familiar characters, but now, this mutated game had become his lifeline in this world.