In the East Blue, on Dawn Island—
The mastermind behind the Loguetown incident, Lucian D. Vire, was leisurely enjoying his fishing time. With little entertainment in this world, he could only fall back on hobbies from his previous life to pass the time.
A few days earlier, he had secretly communicated with Artoria Pendragon. The blonde girl had already been accepted by the upper ranks of the Navy and would soon be officially appointed as an Admiral candidate.
At this time, Sengoku was still serving as Fleet Admiral. Lucian D. Vire had originally expected the Navy to grant her only a Vice Admiral rank—but things had gone even further. She was now just one step away from becoming a full Admiral.
In a few years, once Sengoku retired, Artoria would even have a chance to compete for the position of Fleet Admiral.
And if his person became Fleet Admiral…
Even Lucian D. Vire found that scenario hard to imagine.
The communication device Artoria used—a Bluetooth earpiece—was far more convenient than a Devil Fruit like the Calm-Calm Fruit. Lucian D. Vire held the "main unit," while his subordinates used "sub-units." These sub-units couldn't contact each other freely unless he granted permission, meaning everything ultimately flowed through him.
This item, called an Unlimited Communication Device, was purchased from the system shop for a hefty price—ten million points—for one main unit and five sub-units. With it, any spies embedded in other factions could report back to him anytime, anywhere.
While waiting for a bite, Lucian D. Vire opened the system's hero interface.
A 3D miniature figure appeared—
A chibi version of Artoria, dressed exactly like her real self, scaled down tenfold and somehow even more adorable.
All her stats and abilities were displayed clearly:
Artoria Pendragon
Origin: Fate Series
Age: Forever 15
Weapon: Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm — Excalibur (Sword of Promised Victory)
Talents:
Magic Resistance (modified → now counters Devil Fruit abilities)
Riding
Instinct (enhanced combat intuition, bordering on future prediction)
Mana Burst (enhances body and weapon; her silver armor is formed from mana)
Charisma (massively boosts allied morale and combat ability)
Abilities:
Basic Conqueror's Haki
Invisible Air (Wind King's Barrier)
Wind King's Hammer
Release of Excalibur
Her talents had been heavily modified by the system to better fit the One Piece world—allowing this foreign hero to fully display her overwhelming presence.
Her Magic Resistance, once nullifying all magic, now functioned as resistance against Devil Fruit abilities—especially powerful in close combat.
Her Instinct had reached the level of predicting trajectories through wind and intuition, allowing her to dodge bullets and gunfire.
Her Charisma was even more terrifying—stronger than the Revolutionary Army's morale-boosting abilities. Under her leadership, even ordinary soldiers could become elite fighters.
This "free" hero was nearly perfect.
Lucian D. Vire had only spent resources to grant her basic Conqueror's Haki—everything else required no effort from him.
She was naturally suited to the Navy. If she were placed with the Revolutionary Army, she'd feel out of place.
As for her final talent—Charisma—
On a large battlefield, she could turn a single soldier into a super soldier.
A nightmare for pirates.
And then there was one more terrifying detail:
Artoria had drawn the Sword in the Stone at age fifteen—her body stopped aging from that moment on.
She would remain forever young.
If she ever became Fleet Admiral…
How many Admirals would she outlast?
Retirement?
Not a chance.
Figures like Sengoku, Monkey D. Garp, and Tsuru would all eventually step down due to age.
But Artoria?
She could stay in power indefinitely.
Even if she lost the Fleet Admiral competition to Sakazuki in the coming years, she would still become an Admiral—and eventually outlast him through sheer time.
The position would inevitably become hers.
"I really should thank Morgans… his newspapers and live broadcast helped me a lot."
Lucian D. Vire had originally considered broadcasting the Loguetown incident himself through the "Sky Screen," but that would lower its mystique. Instead, he focused on shaping the future narrative while maintaining neutrality.
Fortunately, Morgans filled the gap.
Though his broadcasts weren't as visually overwhelming, he still spread the battle across the world—and his newspapers amplified the impact even further.
His headlines were shocking, sensational—
The kind that would thrive in clickbait media.
Honestly, Morgans was the greatest headline-maker in the One Piece world.
Even Monkey D. Luffy's later sky-high bounty owed a lot to Morgans' exaggeration—after escaping Whole Cake Island, he was hyped into becoming the "Fifth Emperor."
To make the "future" shown by the Sky Screen believable, Lucian D. Vire had taken a gamble.
He personally possessed Buggy and fought Sakazuki head-on, burning through 600 million points in the process.
He even spent extra to give Smoker a basic Conqueror's Haki awakening—forcing it out of him through battle.
Smoker, in Lucian D. Vire's eyes, was one of the future Admiral candidates.
As for Koby?
Lucian D. Vire didn't think much of him.
Compared to Koby, the "White Hunter" Smoker had far better presence.
Connections alone shouldn't make someone a Marine hero.
Thanks to Morgans' coverage, Lucian D. Vire earned back everything he spent—and more.
His total points surged back to the billion level.
Which meant—
He could go shopping in the system store again.
At this stage, he didn't urgently need items.
His own strength had already reached the level of a swordsman capable of dominating the East Blue.
So his resources would now be invested in two directions:
Strengthening existing characters in the One Piece world
Recruiting more "hero units"
If the Marines were getting stronger—
Then the pirates had to be strengthened too.
To Lucian D. Vire, both sides were just…
Two slightly stronger ants.
If one side became too dominant, the "game" would lose its fun.
If they fought—
They should fight evenly.
Bleeding, clashing, struggling to the death—
That was the real spectacle.
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