Chapter 49 - My SI Stash #49 - A Gamer in South Blue by LordVishnu (One Piece) (1/2)
-For BlazeNirvarna~ Here's a SI Gamer One Piece.
*MC is not OP but still pretty skilled. He's independent so no join the Straw Hats type beat.
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Sypnosis: He's not involved with The Straw Hats. He's not involved with the story. He's half a world away from all that insanity and quite frankly...he's fine with that. Gamer Fic. Semi-SI.
Rated: M
Words: 76K
Posted on: fanfiction.net/s/13260401/1/A-Gamer-In-South-Blue (LordVishnu)
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Chapter 1
A/N: This is a [Gamer] story taking place in the world of One Piece. It assumes you are at least somewhat familiar with the premise and workings of [Gamer] stories in general.
Kivuruk Island, South Blue
On a small island in a remote corner of South Blue a young man of 25 years sat atop a hill reading a book underneath the shade of a large tree. A light breeze rustled the leaves overhead and blew a few locks of his hair from side to side.
'Despite their small size a typical blue-ring octopus carries enough venom at any given time to kill over two dozen a_d_u_l_t humans or even a small Sea King. Their bites are often small and painless meaning many victims do not even realize they're in danger until paralysis or respiratory failure arises. There are four known species of blue-ringed octopus with rumors of a fifth in the form of an Octopus Fishman that can be found on the fabled Fishman Isle in the Grand Line.'
Ding!
-Your knowledge about the animal life of South Blue.
With a simple thought I dismissed the blue pop-up and went back to reading the book I was immersed in. The wildlife of this world was bizarre to the extreme. Some species -like the blue ring octopus- held a lot of familiarity to the animals I remember existing back on earth whilst others here were so cartoonish and comical that it baffles the mind how or why they would ever evolve in the first place. Then again, if there's one thing that 'One Piece' spits in the face of more than anything else, its basic biology.
In the end it's probably best just not to question it.
I make it through a few more sections of the thick tome of South Blue fauna, earning another three levels in the [Zooology] [Skill], when a much different notification appears overhead.
Ding!
Quest Failed!
Quest: Read 100 books on Kivuruk Island within one year of your arrival. Progress (89/100). Time Remaining: 00:00:00.
Reward: +10 INT, +10 WIS, and ?
'Damn.' I curse softly in my mind. 'That was today? Thought I had another week on that...oh well...Can't get 'em all.' With a heavy yawn I stand up and stretch my arms overhead. The quest failure doing absolutely nothing to change my blissful mood of lazily wasting away another day. My only regret, if any, is that I didn't get to find out what the '?' reward was.
A Consolation Prize: For completing more than half of an extensive optional quest you have received the following.
Reward: +3 INT and +3 WIS.
”Oh neat! That's something I suppose.” I can't help but exclaim as I open my [Inventory] and toss the book inside.
Another yawn escapes my lips as I start the slow trip of meandering back towards town. 'So today marks the one year point huh? Time certainly does fly.' At the visual reminder of my anniversary in this world I begin to reflect on my time here as I descend down the grassy knoll.
One minute I was closing my eyes while laying in a pool my own blood- at least I think I was? Those last memories are hazy on the best of days- and the next clear moment I can recall is washing up on the shore of this tiny island in South Blue coughing seawater out of my waterlogged lungs. Then, just to compound the bizarreness of the situation, I had somehow come into possession of the infamous powers of [The Gamer] as well. At least a version of them that is.
Was my being here the work of some higher power? A bored deity? A ROB? A group of multiverse traveling [Gamers] that decided to bring me into the fold? I haven't a goddamn clue. Whatever puppetmaster is at work here has decided to be completely silent on the matter.
Although, if I had to be perfectly honest with myself? I stopped caring a long time ago. I was here and it seemed like I was here to stay.
I didn't know exactly where I was in the timeline of canonical One Piece but much like my reason for being dropped here in the first place, I had just stopped worrying about it after the first few weeks. I know that I'm somewhat near the start of the manga story. The four Yonko and seven Shichibukai are the same ones they had been at the start of One Piece and according to the town mayor Gold Roger had been executed ”around 20 years ago”. I had picked up that the current calendar year was 1519 but honestly that doesn't mean squat to me. I can't actually recall the mentioning of any specific dates from the story.
I suppose I could've put more effort into finding out if Luffy was a wanted man yet or not, but once again... I just don't see the point. Why does it matter? I'm literally half a world away on some backwater little isle in South Blue that only gets a single News Coo once a week. Hell the only town on the island, if you can even call it that, isn't even 400 people strong. The chance of me interacting with the Straw Hats in any capacity at all seems to quite literally be zero. Not that I'm not disappointed about it or anything. I am perfectly content to be away from all the big names in the world and their special brands of insanity.
Raymond, Humble Farmer, Lv. 6
”Jack! They're boys! Twin boys! I'm finally a father!” he exuberantly cries as he changes the sign from '352' to read '354'.
”I'm glad for you Raymond. Is your wife fine?” I answer back with a genuine smile, all the while silently thanking the blue writing over his head that reminded me of his name. When I first arrived here the titles hovering over everyone was incredibly distracting, but now having been here a year, I barely notice them anymore. Unless I focus on one in particular it all just becomes part of the background.
”Marie is doing just fine! Doctor was worried about nuthin'!” the farmer replies as he finishes his task. ”I'm finally a daaaaaadddyyy!” he bellows to the world before running back into town, presumably to his newly expanded family.
It's not too much longer that I've truly made it back to civilization myself. The whole town is abuzz with the news and many folks are out and about celebrating. A new birth seems to be the only exciting thing that can happen in this usually sleepy village and the people are always happy to commemorate the occasion. All I did was stroll down the main street on my way home and everyone was eager to greet me with a smile.
Rika, Baker's Daughter, Lv. 4
”Morning Jack! Isn't today just lovely?” A c_h_e_s_tnut haired woman in an apron greeted from a nearby open window.
”Any day's lovely when you're smiling Rika.”
The woman laughs off the weak flirtation with a warm smirk. ”Careful Jack. A girl might actually think you're interested if you always carry on like that.”
”Jack.” A sour old- make that ancient- man grunted from a rocking chair in front of his house.
”Saul.” I reply with a simple head nod.
”Pleasant day.”
”Yes it is.” I agree.
The interesting thing about Saul was that even though he looked to literally be as old as dirt he was surprisingly the third highest level on the island. In fact, when I first got here I'm pretty sure the old timer was actually Lv. 13. It's somewhat sad to see someones body literally start to fall apart on them due to age but that thought is overshadowed by the realization that in his youth he was probably a terrifying figure.
I should probably ask him for some sea stories sometime before he leaves us for good.