Chapter 1: The Clan Annihilation Vengeance, Killing All the Celestial Dragons
Sea Circle Calendar 1483. 1 year remaining until the God Valley Incident.
East Blue. A young man of about 17 years old was weeping bitterly, his hands relentlessly pounding the rock in front of him. Even though his fists were beaten to a bloody pulp, he had no intention of stopping.
"Celestial Dragons, damn Celestial Dragons! Scum! Beasts! The dregs of this world! Sooner or later, I will erase you from this world!"
"Sooner or later!"
The young man's name was Rono, and he was a transmigrator.
More than ten years ago, Rono crossed over into the world of *One Piece*. At that time, Rono was only a few years old.
In this world where the strong were as common as dogs and pirates roamed everywhere, the young Rono was quite lucky. He was found and adopted by a kind young couple.
For the next ten-plus years, Rono grew up happily under the couple's meticulous care.
In Rono's heart, he had long regarded the young couple as his biological parents.
But just two days ago, tragedy struck.
Rono's parents suffered a cruel fate at the hands of the Celestial Dragons.
The reason was absurd: a Celestial Dragon, on a whim, used a hunting rifle to shoot wildly at civilians.
To the Celestial Dragons, such behavior was as commonplace as eating and drinking.
In the eyes of these World Nobles, commoners were nothing but pigs and dogs, cattle and sheep, livestock—inferior beings unworthy of breathing the same air as them.
Since they were inferior, they could naturally be slaughtered at will.
Rono's mother was unlucky. She was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot.
When his father saw his wife killed, blood rushed to his head. He grabbed an axe and charged forward, wanting to avenge his mother.
The outcome was obvious. The father was shot into a sieve by the Celestial Dragon's guards and the Marines, dying a miserable death.
Rono, watching this scene unfold, almost couldn't stand.
Pain. His heart felt like it was being twisted!
Rono felt as if his heart and lungs had been ripped out.
Revenge. He had to avenge his parents!
Rono clenched his fists, ready to fight the Celestial Dragons to the death!
"Rono, you must endure! They are Celestial Dragons! If you go now, you'll only die. Don't be rash!"
At the critical moment, a kind neighbor desperately held Rono back, unwilling to let him go to his death.
They were Celestial Dragons, not existences that commoners could afford to provoke.
"The inferior beings died just like that? How boring... I thought they would struggle a little longer."
Spitting a thick glob of phlegm onto the two corpses, the Celestial Dragon left with his entourage.
The young Rono could not overcome the restraint of four or five adults. He could only watch helplessly as his parents' murderers walked away.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"Bastard Celestial Dragons!"
After the Celestial Dragons left, Rono went to his parents' bodies, his knees slamming heavily onto the ground as he cried out to the sky.
For no reason at all, the Celestial Dragon had fired into the crowd like a madman.
His parents were clearly kind-hearted, good people. Why were they so unlucky?
Everything was because of the Celestial Dragons!
Someone was backing these swine-like Celestial Dragons!
Even if they shot at crowds on a whim, they would face no punishment!
Although Rono had hated the Celestial Dragons in his previous life, it was just hate.
Now that he had crossed into the *One Piece* world and truly experienced the painful tragedy brought by the lawless tyranny of the Celestial Dragons, with his family killed for no reason, Rono's hatred for them reached its peak!
This scum did not deserve to rule this world!
He would definitely make the Celestial Dragons pay the price!
A price in blood!
Kill!
Kill all these beasts! He must avenge his parents!
This thought became clearer and clearer in Rono's mind.
At the same time, Rono also knew that to avenge his parents, he must possess immense power.
These Celestial Dragons were World Nobles, protected by powerful bodyguards. Just provoking them would cause the Marines to mobilize an Admiral!
To kill all those Celestial Dragons, he needed the terrifying power to confront the two great forces: the World Government and the Marine Headquarters!
"Kill! Kill them!"
"Avenge father, avenge mother! I must!"
Rono suddenly exploded with intense emotion!
The next moment.
[Ding~ Detected host's intense emotional fluctuation. Successfully obtained Conqueror's Haki. God-level Pickup System activated!]
Hearing the voice in his mind, Rono paused, then immediately pulled himself together.
As a transmigrator, Rono had naturally heard of how powerful systems were.
With a system, he could become strong quickly!
He had to understand that strength was the only hard currency in this world.
This was not the time for grief. After the system awakened, Rono wiped away his tears, returned home, and began to study the system's functions.
After a night, Rono understood.
The God-level Pickup System, as its name implied, could pick up all kinds of abilities.
This included the Three Types of Haki, the Rokushiki, combat techniques, swordsmanship, physical fitness, and all other abilities—they could all be picked up!
Furthermore, it could absorb Devil Fruits to rapidly strengthen one of his abilities.
In other words, his upper limit would be terrifyingly high!
Whether it was the Three Types of Haki, Devil Fruit abilities, swordsmanship, combat techniques, or even physical talent, he could raise them all to the strongest level in the world!
He would become the most terrifying existence in this world, kill his way to the Holy Land, and slaughter all those Celestial Dragons who were worse than pigs and dogs, to comfort his parents' spirits in heaven!
Rono clenched his fists, making a decision in his heart.
"Open the system interface."
Rono quickly opened the system interface to see where he was lacking.
[Host: Rono]
[Age: 17]
[Strength: 13 (Average person 10)]
[Speed: 9 (Average person 10)]
[Stamina: 19 (Average person 10)]
[Haki: Conqueror's Haki (Intermediate).]
[Other Abilities: None]
[Fruit Ability: None]
Glancing at his attributes, Rono gained a general understanding of his current strength.
Aside from awakening Conqueror's Haki, he was a complete and utter normal person.
But now, he was full of confidence for the future, no longer helpless as before.
Not only that, Rono also discovered that perhaps because he had awakened Conqueror's Haki, his entire temperament had changed drastically.
The previously harmless-looking young man now faintly exuded an imposing aura, even when not angry.
The next day, Rono prepared to test out how the system's pickup ability was used.
So, Rono went to the liveliest and most crowded place on the island.
"That poor child."
As Rono walked down the street, the nearby villagers, who knew what had happened to him, cast him kind and sympathetic glances.
Rono, however, walked on his own, paying no mind to the villagers greeting him.
Because he discovered that card-like things were constantly dropping from every passerby, just like items dropping from monsters in a game.
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 5 Strength!]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 3 Strength!]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 4 Speed!]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 8 Stamina!]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 3 Stamina!]
They were all basic attributes like speed, strength, and stamina. After all, the villagers here were ordinary people; there were no Devil Fruit users or Haki users. Otherwise, he would definitely be getting much more than just these attributes.
But it was better than nothing. These basic attributes still gave Rono a huge boost.
After all, in this world, combat skill was also a crucial component of strength. There were even a few exceptional powerhouses who didn't rely on Devil Fruit abilities, reaching the top of the world by cultivating pure combat techniques alone.
And the three attributes of speed, strength, and stamina determined just how much destructive power a person's combat techniques had.
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 3 Strength!]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 2 Stamina!]
[Ding~ Congratulations to the host for picking up 6 Speed!]
Watching his three basic attributes grow rapidly, Rono could feel his physical fitness also leaping forward!
After wandering the island for a full day, Rono returned home to check his gains.
Opening the system panel again, Rono immediately discovered that his strength had taken a qualitative leap.