One Piece: Lightning's Heir

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The junction of the Grand Line and the West Blue was the Calm Belt, a deadly zone that prevented the passage of all ships. That is, until one day, the World Government found the renowned scientist—Dr. Vegapunk.

Vegapunk was undoubtedly a genius. With the financial and technological support of the World Government, he made countless inventions. He successfully utilized Seastone to find a way to safely traverse the Calm Belt.

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On this day, a warship bearing the Marine insignia emerged from the perilous Calm Belt.

"—How scary!" Vice Admiral Kizaru, wearing a yellow striped suit and the mantle of Justice, lay on a deck chair, reading a newspaper delivered by a subordinate officer, a look of mock fear on his face.

The newspaper featured bold text in the most prominent location, undoubtedly about Arthur's destruction of the Mafia headquarters with Raigo!

"This man is extremely dangerous!" Admiral Zephyr, a robust man with short purple hair and sunglasses, also held a newspaper, his expression serious.

The photograph in the newspaper showed a blurry black dot, barely visible. He held both hands high, with an enormous blue ball of lightning gathering.

"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit is said to be one of the strongest Devil Fruits, and it seems this man has nearly perfected its power!" Zephyr, having sailed the seas and fought countless Devil Fruit users, could tell at a glance how terrifying the Raigo move was.

They might not know that the horizontal development of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit also included the incomprehensible power of electromagnetism.

"Compared to him, Borsalino, your Glint-Glint Fruit has no advantages! Therefore, improving your physical techniques is the right path."

Using Arthur's example, Zephyr once again began to lecture Kizaru.

Kizaru's eyes showed a hint of disagreement, but he superficially replied, "Yes, yes! Zephyr-sensei!"

"The World Government has issued a direct order to bring back the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user to assist Vegapunk's research. That's why you, with your speed, are coming..."

Zephyr knew that this student didn't quite agree with his words, but he didn't care. He began to explain his view on Arthur.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit user's speed was definitely among the fastest in the world. Only Kizaru could contain him.

Gol D. Roger had begun to advance into the Grand Line. Marine Hero Garp was chasing him with Aokiji. Admiral Sengoku was stationed at Marine Headquarters. Kong was pursuing Patrick Redfield.

Among the Marines, the only available personnel were Zephyr, Sakazuki, Kizaru, and a few others.

Therefore, the World Government dispatched Zephyr and Kizaru to handle this matter, hoping that Arthur would join the Marines and cooperate with Vegapunk on some important experiments.

After all, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit not only possessed immense combat power, but its electricity also had incredibly potent applications in certain experiments.

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"Wow! I'm on the front page of the newspaper?"

Arthur exclaimed, not panicked but rather with a touch of excitement.

He had destroyed Capone Bege's Headquarters and had spent a few days relaxing on a deserted island. He struck down a News Coo with a bolt of lightning, and discovered he'd made the headlines of the World Economy News Paper.

"With the World Government's pervasive intelligence network, they probably know my name. It should be easy. Destroying an island and not even getting a bounty? They've got to be kidding." Arthur grumbled, gnawing on a wild boar leg.

"Whatever, time to set sail!" He casually burned the newspaper. Arthur crushed and swallowed even the boar leg's bones. Then he stood up, patting his behind.

The teeth are the rest of the bones. Strengthened bones made his teeth comparable to those of deep-sea Sea Kings. Combined with his powerful muscles, his bite force was astonishing.

His energy levels were off the charts. Arthur desperately craved a worthy opponent.

He was also merely guessing and comparing his own power level. He hadn't fought against any real experts and couldn't be certain.

Roger had set sail again. He absolutely couldn't miss the coming storm.

This was the perfect era!

"Since I'm setting sail, I need a ship! It's a shame that Thor isn't finished yet!" Arthur sighed, preparing to fly for a while and then commandeer a ship.

"Hmm? Someone's delivering a ship right to me?" Arthur, about to take flight, "saw" a ship with a pirate flag sailing quickly towards him from twenty miles away.

If its course didn't change, it would soon reach the island.

"The ship isn't pretty, but I'll take it for now." Arthur smiled faintly. His body transformed into lightning and gradually disappeared from the spot.

Waiting was clearly impossible. He wanted to snatch it.

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On the pirate ship, two or three slovenly dressed pirates were drinking, eating meat, and chatting idly, completely unaware that danger was approaching.

On the deck, blue lightning coalesced, and Arthur's body materialized from thin air.

It had to be said that many Logia-type fruits had very flashy entrances. But the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was undoubtedly the flashiest.

Arthur's sudden appearance startled the lax pirates. When they realized it was a sixteen-year-old boy, their vigilance relaxed considerably.

"Kid, who are you!"

They didn't think a teenager could pose a threat to them. Still, someone had boarded their ship, so a pirate asked with a grin.

"Sorry to disturb you, but from today, this ship belongs to me!" Arthur scratched his nose, feeling a bit awkward.

Blame it on his youth, right? Age was something he couldn't control.

"The ship belongs to you?" The drinking pirate was first stunned, then burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, this kid is hilarious!"

"Captain, someone wants to steal your ship! Aren't you going to say something?"

"I can't, I'm dying of laughter. A kid who hasn't even grown all his hair wants to learn how to rob like a pirate? Hahaha."

The twenty or thirty pirates on deck laughed uproariously. Perhaps the noise was too loud, waking up the sleeping captain.

The captain rubbed his sleepy eyes and tousled his already mussed hair as he stood up.

He was about eight feet tall, half a meter taller than Arthur. He was lean, his muscles like steel, and he had a crude sword at his waist, probably just for show.

"You want to steal my ship? I am the 'Barbarian' Disco Barum!" The sleepy-eyed captain, upon mentioning his moniker, immediately brightened, seeming very pleased with himself.

"Hahaha, kid! Are you scared? Our captain is the number one pirate in the West Blue, the great pirate 'Barbarian' Disco Barum, with a bounty of 45 million Belly!" The drinking pirate was also extremely proud.

"....."

Admittedly, in this era, a bounty of 45 million was comparable to around 100 million in later years. But for such a weakling to stand before Arthur, even a hundred of them wouldn't be enough.

Reaching a certain level of strength made numbers almost meaningless.

Furthermore, Arthur's Rumble-Rumble Fruit was the nemesis of group battles, and he also possessed the Logia-type's Elementalization, which was considered invincible in the Four Blues...

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