"Esdeath."
Feeling someone push him, Ed groggily opened his eyes. A hangover from drinking was truly awful; why was he even hallucinating a woman's voice?
"Esdeath~"
"I didn't mishear!"
Ed jolted, sat up, and scanned the room.
A black-haired girl with black-rimmed glasses stared at him blankly, her eyes filled with confusion.
Ed was dumbfounded. When did he meet such a cute girl?
Did something happen last night? Why couldn't he remember anything? What a loss!
Also, why did he feel a drooping sensation in his chest?
"Esdeath, what's wrong?"
Tashigi asked worriedly, her voice tinged with a hint of grievance.
Why was Esdeath acting strange on her first day? The daytime training was acceptable.
She had wanted to chat for a while.
Could it be that she regretted joining the Marine?
"Huh?"
Ed was a bit confused. Why did he find himself with a silly girl?
She looked pretty good, but her mind seemed a bit dim.
Although he liked Esdeath, it didn't mean she should call him Esdeath.
He looked down!
A female scream rang out!
He quickly reached down and touched.
It's gone, it's gone!
His little brother was gone!
A soft sensation came from his hand; it was actually real!
"Shh!"
Tashigi quickly covered Esdeath's mouth. Screaming in the middle of the night would get them scolded, and they might even have extra training tomorrow!
"So fragrant…"
"No, I'm a woman now, what am I even thinking?"
Even though he was in Tashigi's arms, with waves of a young girl's fragrance, none of that was the point!
The point was that he had become a girl!
"Um… tell me, do you have a mirror?!"
Even if he became a woman, he had to be the most beautiful woman!
He absolutely couldn't become someone like Alvida. Although she didn't look fat now, she couldn't grow up to be strangely shaped.
Especially now, Ed felt that the bespectacled girl in front of him looked familiar, a bit like Tashigi, though still a bit childish.
If he became a woman and transmigrated to another world, that would be fine, but if he transmigrated to Pirate King, wouldn't that be useless!
There were too many strangely shaped women in Pirate King, and even more men!
He didn't even have the mood to look at pretty girls anymore.
Fortunately, this stay girl didn't notice anything unusual. There were only the two of them in the dormitory. If it were anyone else, it might be different.
"Yes, I do."
Although she didn't know what happened, since Esdeath asked for it, she certainly had to get it.
She walked to the bed, picked up a mirror, and handed it to Esdeath.
"This, is this me?"
He got up, lightly dressed, and stepped off the bed. Looking at the person in the mirror, he pinched his cheek.
Long sky-blue hair, coupled with natural blue eyelashes and eyebrows, and deep blue pupils that were as distant and profound as the blue sky.
Her fair skin was so delicate it seemed it could break with a touch; she looked beautiful no matter how he looked at her.
Looking down, he couldn't see his toes. Turning sideways, he saw straight, slender legs.
Her height was around 1.7 meters, but she looked a bit young. But that was right, she was only 14 years old!
It just seemed like her development was a bit abnormal!
Tashigi was half a head shorter than Ed.
"Isn't this Esdeath!"
Ed was on the verge of tears. He admitted he liked Esdeath, but that didn't mean he wanted to become Esdeath.
Who could bear this?
"Ding! Strongest Queen System bound!"
"Host: Esdeath
Ability: None
Prestige: 10 points (Friendly reminder: Gaining prestige points can open the shop, and the shop will refresh randomly~)"
"Ding! This system aims to cultivate the strongest Queen."
A series of mechanical voices caught Ed's attention.
"Are you alright, Esdeath?"
Looking at Esdeath's somewhat dazed face, Tashigi blushed slightly. She was so lucky to be assigned to the same dormitory as Esdeath.
Esdeath was so beautiful!
"Oh, I'm fine. Go to sleep early; we still have training tomorrow."
He scratched his hair, explained, and then told Tashigi to go back to bed and sleep, as it was still dark.
The moment the system appeared, a small surge of memories flooded into Ed's mind.
From a young age, her hometown was destroyed by pirates. By chance, she joined the Marine. This was the night of her first day in the Marine.
She had collapsed from over-training, and her body was taken over by him, who had transmigrated.
This was ridiculous!
Couldn't he at least become a man?!
No matter how much he ranted internally, the system indicated that becoming a man was impossible, not in this lifetime.
So, he could only live on as Esdeath. Fortunately, in his previous life, he was also a shut-in and an orphan, with no attachments.
He carefully examined the system panel. As an old shut-in, Esdeath immediately understood how to gain prestige.
Simply put, he just needed to show off!
"Is there a Newbie gift package?"
"Ding! Novice gift package being distributed…"
"Good thing I asked!"
Esdeath grumbled resentfully. If he hadn't asked, would the novice gift package have been embezzled!
Wait, why was he calling himself "Old Mother"!
I have a woman's body, but a man's heart!
This system isn't too reliable!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining: Demon God Manifestation: Demon's Extract (Beginner), Swordsmanship (Beginner)"
The appearance of these two rewards gave Esdeath a small surprise. Even if they were beginner-level, they were better than nothing, right?
After accepting the two rewards, a surge of swordsmanship memories flooded his mind, as if he had been practicing swords for many years.
Immediately after, a burning sensation appeared in his chest, and a mark appeared!
He clenched his small hand, and a block of ice appeared in Esdeath's hand. When he released his grip, the ice dissipated.
"I have the ability to protect myself, and I've joined the Marine."
Although they were only two beginner-level abilities, they greatly enhanced Esdeath's capabilities. At least, graduating from here now would be simple.
"Since that's the case, let's set a small goal first: become the Navy Queen!"
In the original work, there was only the Pirate Empress, but he had never heard of a Navy Queen!
Most of the strong individuals in the Marine were also male. The Four Emperors even had Big Mom holding down the fort.
Yet, the Marine only had Momousagi, an Admiral candidate. This was a bit weak, but since he was here, that would change!
Are there good pirates?
Of course, but most are still evil, otherwise little Esdeath's hometown wouldn't have been destroyed by pirates.
It's like Luffy and his crew are just adventurers disguised as pirates.
However, this title should be placed before Impel Down. After Impel Down, Luffy can't be considered a good person either.
But before that.
"Is Tashigi asleep?"
"Not yet."
"Good, you must be tired from training all day. I'll give you a massage to relax!"
How could he miss out on such a good opportunity? Although both were around fourteen or fifteen years old, development in the Pirate world was abnormal!