"Hmm..."
"Hmm..."
On a primeval island enveloped by acidic green seawater,
Abyss wore a Squidward-esque expression,
Speechless, helpless, indifferent... How was he supposed to accept transmigrating into the world of One Piece, with the timeline set 600 years before the Great Pirate Era, where he knew no one except the Five Elders?
He was eaten by Lord Lantern.
He had no bloodline talent, and after 50 years of arduous training, he barely managed to master Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
And he had just picked up a Devil Fruit, only to discover after eating it that it was a language-based superpower with no combat ability?
Tell me, how do you accept that?
"Just destroy it all..."
No kidding, at that moment, Abyss genuinely wanted to jump into the stomach acid and just die.
In the world of One Piece, kings, nobles, and generals truly are "born with it"!
He had a mediocre bloodline, no powerful father, was eaten by Lord Lantern at 25, trained arduously for 50 years, and at the ripe old age of 75, barely grasped both types of Haki.
He finally managed to find a Devil Fruit, thinking it was his chance to turn his life around... but to his surprise, this Paramecia-type Word-Word Fruit only allowed him to communicate with any creature through "philosophical language" and had no combat power whatsoever.
"What's the point of living..."
Abyss's expression was numb, and his 3.98-meter-tall body moved towards the sea of stomach acid, preparing to end his own life.
The Devil Fruit ability was useless, completely crushing his hopes, and after 50 years of solitude, his mindset completely collapsed.
"Hmm~"
"Pure gold, pure gold, I love pure gold~~"
"Shiny pure gold~~"
Sizzle... His toes had already touched the stomach acid, and as he felt the burning sensation,
A grand voice echoed in his mind, coming from all directions, as if filling heaven and earth, omnipresent.
Abyss's brain throbbed with pain, and he felt a chilling sensation, as if being watched by a colossal creature.
Who's talking?!
Is there another living person in this damned place besides me?!
Abyss was a bit stunned, stopping his steps towards suicide by sea, and listened carefully.
"Wow, there's a big fish, eat it, eat it..."
"Ah wu!"
Rumble—
This time the voice sounded somewhat joyful, and immediately after, the world inside the stomach spun.
From the direction of the esophagus, the remains of a giant Sea King fell into the stomach.
"Full, full..."
After the Sea King fell, the stomach acid ocean began to rise, and the owner of the voice also seemed very satisfied.
"Hmm?"
Abyss instinctively dodged the waves stirred up by the stomach acid, and after regaining his senses, his pupils suddenly dilated.
No way?!
Damn it!
Lord Lantern spoke!
It must be Lord Lantern!
He had thought the "philosophical language" ability of the Word-Word Fruit, which allowed him to communicate with creatures, was useless, but he never expected it could even let him hear Lord Lantern speak!
"Then why die? There's something to this!"
Abyss's expression gradually became excited, and he began to ponder.
This is the world of One Piece.
Inside Laboon's stomach, and inside the Wano Country's mountain pig's belly, there are small worlds.
Living inside a giant creature is not uncommon.
Being eaten by Lord Lantern was actually quite fortunate.
He could bask in the pure gold radiance collected by Lord Lantern and live forever.
Abyss had been living in the stomach world for 50 years, and his physical functions and appearance were still the same as when he first entered at 25 years old.
Originally, eternal life for one person was torture.
The motivation that sustained Abyss was to endure until the Great Pirate Era, to endure 600 years, and even become a Yonko.
However, his talents in all aspects were very limited; he couldn't make a name for himself even by enduring.
Without a powerful bloodline or a renowned teacher, after 50 years of training, he was still a rookie, only able to place his hopes on a Devil Fruit that could defy fate.
That's why his mentality completely collapsed after his ability became useless; he was tired of living.
Now with new hope, Abyss cheered up again.
That was to develop this Word-Word Fruit, eavesdrop on Lord Lantern, and communicate with the island's creatures to pass the time.
"Let's do this!"
However, man cannot live on bread alone; one meal missed and hunger strikes.
Eating was still the top priority.
Abyss jumped onto the remains of the Sea King and helped Lord Lantern cut and decompose the food.
He cut off large chunks of energy-rich Sea King flesh, dragged them to the island, and roasted them.
The life of a parasite was quite good... Food came to his mouth; even the tiny bits that leaked from Lord Lantern's teeth were enough to fill him up.
"My King, My King..."
"My King, My King..."
Just as the parasite Abyss was feasting, rustling sounds echoed around him.
A group of carnivorous dinosaurs and water lizards, drooling, poked their heads around the bonfire.
Lord Lantern is the giant anglerfish from the movie Gold, who loves to collect pure gold.
Its body length is at least 6000 meters, and it has three stomachs, each containing an island.
Abyss was on Island No. 1.
This island was quite large, and besides him, a single parasite, many other parasites lived there.
Although Abyss was weak, bullying small animals was more than enough for him.
Over 50 years, he had already become the king of Island No. 1.
It was just that before eating the Word-Word Fruit, he couldn't understand what the animals were saying, and only now did he realize these guys called him "My King."
"Come and eat together, my subjects."
Abyss chuckled, generously sharing his food.
Because Lord Lantern melted and refined the collected pure gold in its stomach, storing it in the lantern on its head,
The pure gold lantern was very bright, illuminating through Lord Lantern's body, making the stomach world bright as day 24 hours a day.
Not only was it perpetual daylight, but all creatures within were affected by the light of pure gold, their physical state frozen, granting them eternal life.
He and these long-lived little animals had been old buddies for 50 years.
"The King can talk now?"
"The King can talk now?"
The dinosaurs and lizards were a bit surprised, but after some chatter, they forgot about it because of the food.
Abyss, full and satisfied, lay down to pick his teeth.
He was thinking about whether or not to use his Devil Fruit ability to communicate with Lord Lantern.
After much deliberation, Abyss temporarily abandoned the idea, intending to unilaterally eavesdrop on Lord Lantern's thoughts.
At the same time, being able to communicate with the water lizards,
He could ride them to the deeper 2nd and 3rd stomachs.
However, Abyss, familiar with the plot, knew there wasn't anything good in the 2nd and 3rd stomachs, so this matter wasn't urgent.
"Wow, it's the light of pure gold!"
"Eat it, eat it!"
Lord Lantern spoke again; this time it was attracted by the pure gold light.
Abyss immediately perked up, instantly went to the coast of Stomach No. 1, and waited for it to come to him!
That was pure gold!
Although he was currently in the stomach world and didn't need pure gold, he could bask in Lord Lantern's light.
What about after I get out?
It would definitely be needed! There would always be a day when he got out!
So, he could only apologize to Lord Lantern; this parasite was going to intercept the "nutrients."