Chapter 71

【Sun Breathing Method mastery 100%. Host acquires special ability—Transparent World.】

An extremely wondrous sensation rose in Luo En's heart.

"So this is the Transparent World..."

"It bears some similarity to Observation Haki, yet it is not the same."

Luo En, with the Transparent World activated, carefully felt this power.

The world he perceived became incredibly clear, revealing countless details: the flow of air, floating dust, temperature and humidity, various scents, as well as the flow of blood and qi in passersby and the breathing of people in the distance, all perceived with perfect clarity.

The range was roughly a ten-meter radius centered on him.

"Let's try combining it with Observation Haki."

Luo En closed his eyes.

Invisible Observation Haki unfolded, instantly enveloping the ten-meter radius area centered on him.

Transparent World, Observation Haki.

The two combined.

Luo En instantly felt that everything within this roughly ten-meter radius area centered on him seemed to slow down; countless details appeared like pages of an open book, presented before him with utter clarity.

"Amazing!"

Opening his eyes, Luo En could not help but feel immense excitement flood his face.

Transparent World plus Observation Haki; when combined, the effect was not one plus one, but a qualitative leap.

How great an effect this ability to perceive every detail would have in combat needed no thinking to know.

The only drawback.

Was that Luo En's current reachable range was still insufficient, only about a ten-meter radius, unable to cope with attacks covering a vast area.

"If my Observation Haki improves and my perception expands, this area should expand accordingly."

Luo En opened his eyes, thinking silently.

Suddenly.

Luo En instinctively felt eyes spying on him.

His eyes narrowed; he dispersed his Observation Haki but did not deactivate the Transparent World.

As his thought circulated, the area of the Transparent World shifted from a circular zone centered on him into a long strip, extending toward the direction where he felt the spying gaze.

Observation Haki might be detected by experts proficient in Haki, but this Transparent World would not.

Once the Transparent World's area extended there, Luo En immediately caught a whiff of an extremely pleasant fragrance.

At the same time, a clear image surfaced in his mind.

Inside a building about a hundred meters away, a black-haired mature beauty draped in a Justice Coat, with a slender and curvaceous figure, long and straight fair legs, and breathtakingly beautiful features, stood at a third-floor windowsill; her charming eyes curved into crescents, and she gazed in his direction with a faint smile.

A long sword hung at her waist, making her appear even more valiant and coldly glamorous.

"That person is..."

A name surfaced in Luo En's mind.

Momousagi, Gion.

The beautiful swordswoman of the Marines, a future candidate for Admiral.

Judging by the faint sword intent he sensed emanating from her, she had absolutely, like Walrus, already stepped into the realm of a Swordmaster.

And what puzzled Luo En was this:

Through the Transparent World, he sensed that Momousagi held not a shred of hostility toward him, but rather curiosity and goodwill.

I clearly don't know her, so why...

Luo En scratched his head in confusion.

Momousagi, however, did not know he had already detected her.

Leaning on the railing, she gazed at that small figure in the distance, her eyes full of moving warmth.

"What are you looking at?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru walked to her side and followed her gaze.

In an instant, she saw Luo En, carrying a long blade on his back, standing in an open space at Gangwan.

"That boy?"

"Mm, quite interesting."

Momousagi lowered her head, resting her chin on her arms folded over the railing, and smiled as she watched that small figure: "Just as that girl Tashigi said, in this dull and solemn Marine Headquarters, he is like a sprig of green grass growing on a gray wall."

"Looking at him makes me feel the same, as if I've returned to when I first joined the Marines..."

The look in Momousagi's eyes held some nostalgia.

Tsuru glanced at her, crossed her arms, and snorted coldly: "You aren't that old yourself, and that girl Tashigi is clearly in the bloom of youth; what is this singing praises of youth and reminiscing about being young? All of you—I think you've simply been assigned too few missions."

"Haha, perhaps so."

Momousagi smiled, her eyes curving.

Then she turned her head to ask Vice Admiral Tsuru beside her: "He still isn't planning to join the Marines?"

Vice Admiral Tsuru shook her head: "After the incident with Zephyr, I fear he still won't agree to join the Marines."

"Do you think there's a chance of success?"

Momousagi asked, looking at her.

Vice Admiral Tsuru, draped in her Justice Coat with arms crossed, gazed at that small figure in the distance and said: "Based on Burnt Mountain and the others' contact with him, and our judgment of his behavior and character, I believe the likelihood of him ultimately joining the Marines is very small; perhaps he will still follow his initial decision, neither joining the Marines nor becoming a pirate..."

Luo En, with the Transparent World active, heard her words, and his eyes shifted slightly.

So this is Vice Admiral Tsuru...

Able to roughly guess his objectives and decisions merely from his character and behavior...

Truly worthy of being the Navy's brain!

"Since you think he won't join the Navy, then why did you and the Fleet Admiral still choose to let him stay here?"

Peach Rabbit was a little puzzled.

Vice Admiral Tsuru looked at her and smiled: "That child, whether he's here or not, will become very strong either way. Letting him continue to stay here, interacting with the Navy day and night, is always better than him becoming friends with some pirates."

"Even if he doesn't join the Navy in the future, as long as his attitude and actions lean a little toward the Navy's side at critical moments, that could be a great help to us."

"Of course, these are just my considerations and plans. Others have different opinions too. Whether he'll continue to stay at Marine Headquarters in the end, it's still hard to say now. Let's wait another two years — by then there should be a decision."

Listening to Tsuru's words, Peach Rabbit gazed at that small figure and gently nodded.

The launch-day remarks have arrived before I knew it~~

The book was posted on the 30th, and in the blink of an eye it's already reached 120,000 characters.

This book is the author's first time writing a One Piece fanfic — it's a growth/training type story, with a relatively slow pace.

Regarding some of the information and power settings in the One Piece world, I'll try to stick close to the original, but I can't possibly satisfy everyone's views on it — please understand that.

The author would also like to take this opportunity to thank the friends who pointed out errors in the book in the review section.

Back to the book itself.

The author has set three time periods for the protagonist.

The growth period from 8 to 11, the youth period from 14 to 20, and then after age 20 when the original story begins.

The plot's pace afterward will be relatively faster than the early part. Various factions and strong characters will also appear — it should be more exciting than before... probably.

Mm...

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