'I have yearned for such a day to finally transmigrate,
'but fate has turned into this?'
'So, all my next life hinges on this gamble of lottery?'
Lei Vae tilted his head toward the azure hologram shimmering before him. It displayed a lottery for the world into which he would transmigrate.
He tapped the draw button.
"Congratulations. You will transmigrate to the world of One Piece."
The voice echoed instantly. It revealed a young boy surrounded by a cluster of companions. He sported a straw hat.
'And yes, I am certain I am doomed.'
"Draw for the transmigration perks you will receive."
'Please…'
He pressed draw once more.
"Congratulations, host. You have unlocked the full Yoriichi template."
'Huh…'
'I won't perish easily in One Piece, then.'
"Draw for your next transmigration perk."
'I get more?'
He pressed draw.
"Host, your next transmigration perk is godlike agility."
"Due to your wretched past life, the god of greatness is entertained. So, you will receive whatever the host desires, as long as it adheres to the power scaling system of One Piece."
'Did I exhaust all my lifetime's fortune on this?'
He recalled enduring one of the most harrowing lives imaginable. Born into destitution. Abusive parents who auctioned him into child labor. He fled from them. Then sought refuge in a childcare center. Bullied relentlessly there. The cycle echoed until his demise.
He envisioned perishing with dignity. But he suffocated, trapped in a toilet seat.
'I have an opportunity. Let's ponder this. One Piece… one of my cherished animes.'
'Sigh… I regret it now.'
"Amplify my Yoriichi template powers to the utmost limit."
"Wise selection, host. We can escalate the power of that template by three times."
"Execute it. And I must wield an indestructible Nichirin blade from the outset."
"Affirmative."
Then his mind snapped into clarity. His muscles spasmed across his frame. He quivered. His vision hazed. Then he materialized aboard a ship.