Foosha Village and the First Broadcast
The cries of seagulls echoed through the air—caw, caw—carrying the salty scent of the ocean. It hit me all at once. I really am inside a creative work now.
> Would you like to begin internet broadcasting?
“Ah! I should start the stream first. The title should be…”
I didn’t expect many people to tune in right away. Whoever wants to watch will watch. I set a simple title and turned on the broadcast. The viewer count was still zero. I ignored the stream for now and slowly walked toward the village visible ahead.
“I wonder where Luffy is?”
— Foosha Village —
“Where’s Makino’s bar again?” I muttered to myself as I walked. A moment later, a voice called out from behind me.
“Jin! If you came down from the forest, you should’ve come straight here. What are you doing over there?”
I turned around. A woman who looked exactly like Makino was smiling at me. It had to be her, but the difference between the anime and reality made me cautious. Just to be sure, I decided to test her a little.
“Makino?”
“Hm? What is it, Jin?”
Her natural response confirmed it. I asked, “Do you know where Luffy is right now?”
“Luffy just finished eating at the bar and said he was going off to train. Come on, Jin, let’s get you something to eat too. I’ll make it nice and tasty.”
“Now that you mention it, I am pretty hungry… Let’s go, Makino!”
We arrived at the bar together. Makino headed straight into the kitchen to cook. I sat there in a daze, waiting for the food, when a clear ringing sound suddenly echoed through the air.
> -(WhatIsThis) has donated 1,000 won.
> Hey! Streamer, for fuck’s sake, look at the chat!!!
“Huh?”
Startled by the sudden donation alert, I glanced at the upper right corner. Something blurry was floating there. I focused on it, and the image gradually sharpened until a chat window appeared.
— What kind of concept is this?
— The clickbait is insane lololol
— Reporting this.
— Is this really the One Piece world?
— You really believe that? Are you stupid?
Messages were flying up the chat at blinding speed. I cleared my throat and introduced myself.
“Ahem! Hello everyone. I’m Woojin, a streamer who just debuted today. I know most of you probably don’t believe me, but let me explain. I’ve gained the ability to travel into creative works. And on top of that, I can even do live internet broadcasts from inside those worlds!”
— What the hell is this nonsense?
— Call 02-***-**** and get some counseling first
— Is this a concept troll?
— Ah! So you’re one of those people who knows they’re inside a creative work?
The viewers clearly weren’t buying it. To prove myself, I said, “Okay, watch this first! Status window!”
I quietly called it out. A translucent screen immediately appeared before my eyes.
Name: Jin
Age: 18 (Actual age 20, set 2 years before the original story)
Stats
Stamina: F
Strength: F
Agility: F
Intelligence: F
Vigor: A
Skills
Inventory [EX]
Mental Resistance [F]
Hacking [F]
Inventory
Ryujin Jakka
World Currency Exchange Ticket 100,000,000
Information Deletion Ticket x1
High-grade Recovery Potion ×1
Devil Fruit ×1
— Why is it Jin?
— Status window?????
— What is this, CG?
— It’s probably CG. Making something like that isn’t that hard.
— Even if it’s real, this is a trash character lol
— Yeah, everything’s F except Vigor is A lololol
— A man can never give up on vigor lololol
“Ah! The only reason Vigor is A is because since I’ve entered a creative work, I obviously have to aim for a harem! That’s what it means to be a man! Also, you viewers can raise my stat ranks by sending donations!”
— Look at him already setting up the donation bait lololol
— Yeah lololol Harem is acceptable
— How much does it cost to rank up stats?
— You actually believe this? It’s obviously a concept, you idiots
— Why are you cursing? Do you know me?
— You’re the idiot taking a concept troll seriously
— You son of a bitch, where do you live!!
“Alright, alright! Stop fighting. It’s natural that you don’t believe me… I’ll show you more proof.”
Since they still weren’t convinced even after seeing the status window, I tried to pull out my Zanpakuto from the inventory. It seemed I could retrieve items just by thinking about it—suddenly, a Japanese sword dropped out of thin air with a thud.
Thud!
“It doesn’t appear directly in my hand…”
I muttered to myself, picked up the fallen Ryujin Jakka from the floor, and looked at the chat.
“See? Everyone saw that, right?”
— ???????????
— ?????
— ???????
— It’s real…?
— What the hell is that?
— Why is that coming out there?
Countless question marks and messages flooded the screen. I was still trying to figure out how to explain it when Makino brought out the finished food.
“Here you go! Eat up, Woojin.”
“Thanks, I’ll enjoy it, Makino.”
I thanked her and started eating the fried rice she’d made while glancing at the chat.
— Wait, Makino? As in Makino from Foosha Village?
— Whoa, she’s super pretty
— Is this actually real?
“I’ll eat first and then go somewhere quiet to explain properly.”
I was about to dig in when I noticed Makino staring at me intently. I tilted my head and asked, “Hm? Makino, do you have something to say?”
“Jin… do you also want to go out to sea?”
At her question, I took a spoonful of rice, nodded, and answered, “Yeah. I need to head out to sea too.”
“Are you going to become a pirate?”
“No. I want to go on adventures, so I’m planning to sail, but I have no intention of becoming a pirate. I have a dream I want to achieve.”
“Really? What’s your dream?”
“Th-that’s a secret.”
I couldn’t bring myself to say my dream was building a harem, so I stammered. Makino looked at me, smiled gently, and nodded.
“Hehe, I see! I don’t know what it is, but I’ll cheer for you.”
“Thanks! But I won’t be heading out to sea right away. I need to prepare properly first. The food was delicious, Makino!”
“You’re welcome anytime!”
— Whoa, come eat anytime ㄷㄷ
— Can you moderate the chat please?! It’s already full of perverts lol
— lololololol
I let out a small chuckle at the chat, left Makino’s bar, and walked toward the seaside. Soon I reached a quiet stretch of beach. No one was around.
“Dear viewers! If I’m not focused, the chat window gets blurry, so please understand if I can’t read your messages when I’m busy.”
— Got it
— Okay, now take out the Zanpakuto again!
— If that’s a real Zanpakuto, what’s its ability?
— If it’s Kyōka Suigetsu that’d be insane lol
“Just a second.”
I looked at the chat and reached for the hilt of the sword at my waist. The moment my hand touched it, the name of the Zanpakuto echoed inside my head. I inwardly marveled and drew the blade, shouting,
“All things in the universe, turn to ash—Ryujin Jakka!”
Whoosh!
The Zanpakuto slid smoothly from its sheath, and fierce flames erupted along the blade. Even though the intense heat caught me off guard, I couldn’t help but admire how magnificent it looked.
“Wow… this is seriously fucking cool…”
— Okay, let’s just admit it. Even if it’s CG, that’s too much
— Holy shit, is this real?
— Agreed
— Head Captain’s Zanpakuto… ㄷㄷㄷ
— This is so broken lolololol
Even I had to admit that starting with such an overpowered item felt amazing. After swinging the sword a few times, the heat was more intense than I expected, so I sheathed it again and continued explaining to the viewers.
“My stats are way too low, but this Zanpakuto is ridiculously strong. It’s too hot… Anyway, to explain again—my ability lets me raise my stat ranks or pull items and skills with your donations, which lets me grow stronger.”
— There’s a gacha too? lololol
— When are you going to the Grand Line?
— Can’t you go to other places besides One Piece? Like Jujutsu Kaisen?
— So how much does it cost to raise stats??
“Ah! I can go to other worlds too. But I wanted to start with One Piece, so I came here first. The story is set two years before the original, so I plan to raise my stats and gain experience here before heading to the Grand Line. Even if I’m not becoming a pirate, I’ll probably travel with Luffy for a while! I’ll visit other creative works in between. Lastly, about raising stats—let me check real quick!”
I opened the status window again to check.
Name: Jin
Age: 18 (Actual age 20, set 2 years before the original story)
Stats
Stamina: F
Strength: F
Agility: F
Intelligence: F
Vigor: A
“Shall we start with Stamina?”
I tapped on the Stamina rank. A system message appeared along with a notification sound.
[Insufficient balance. F → F+ requires 10,000 won]
“Ten thousand won? That’s cheap.”
I was pleasantly surprised by how low the cost was. The viewers seemed to feel the same, because a lot of positive messages started rolling in.
— 10,000 won for a rank up? That’s actually good
— Isn’t that expensive?
— Seems reasonable?
— I don’t know what rank you need to be Emperor level, but if it’s around S or SS, it shouldn’t cost that much, right?
— Doesn’t it go up to SSS? Or maybe even EX…
— Well, since there’s an EX-rank skill, that makes sense
— Still, it doesn’t look like it’ll cost much to get that high lol
Jingle!
> -(PirateKing) has donated 150,000 won.
> Use this to rank up.
“Oh! PirateKing, thank you for the 150,000 won. I’ll rank up right away!”
Using the donated money, I raised my Stamina rank.
> Would you like to increase Stamina? Required amount: 10,000 won
I nodded, and my Stamina went from F to F+. When I tried to raise it again, the price had increased.
> Would you like to increase Stamina? Required amount: 20,000 won
“Ah… the price goes up.”
— Looks like plus ranks don’t increase the cost, but each full rank doubles it?
— Still worth raising though
— Let’s raise everything else to E
“Should I?”
I raised every stat except Vigor up to E. Suddenly I felt a surge of power. I walked over to a nearby boulder and tried lifting it.
“Hup!”
With a shout, I lifted the rock. It felt much lighter than it looked. I smiled in satisfaction.
“Whoa… it looks pretty heavy, but it lifts so easily. I’ll raise the rest of my stats later. With the remaining thirty thousand won, let’s do some gacha.”
— Wow… he actually lifted that… ㄷㄷ
— Let’s see the gacha rates lololol
— Let’s gooo!!
Normal Draw ×1 — 10,000 won
Normal Draw ×10 — 90,000 won
Premium Draw ×1 — 100,000 won
Premium Draw ×10 — 900,000 won
“With what’s left, I can only do normal draws three times.”
— Ten thousand won per draw? ㄷㄷ
— Gacha is more expensive than stat raises…
— Is this a Korean game?
— They took ten thousand won, at least they’ll give a basic item…
Flash!
McDonald’s Double Cheeseburger Set
Marlboro Red (1 pack)
Deck of Trump Cards
“…………Viewers, isn’t this a bit much?”
— Why is my bad feeling never wrong lolololol
— Fuck lolololol A double cheeseburger set, a pack of cigarettes, and trump cards for thirty thousand won lololol
— Can’t you read the probability table? lol
I pretended to be angry for the sake of the stream, but since it was the viewers’ money, I wasn’t actually upset. I changed the subject.
“I’ll have to give the cheeseburger to Luffy. I’m sealing away normal draws from now on. They seem pretty bad. The items I have in my inventory and the Ryujin Jakka skill all came from the ten free premium draws I got at the beginning.”
— So basically don’t do normal draws lol
— If the rates are good it might still be worth it
— 900,000 won for 10 premium draws? Maybe not bad?
— Hey! You suckers lolololol
Jingle!
> -(PirateKing) has donated 100,000 won.
> -(SmokerTrash) has donated 200,000 won.
> -(CocaCola) has donated 100,000 won.
> -(BlackCow) has donated 100,000 won.
The sudden flood of donations made me grin brightly. I thanked them warmly.
“Thank you everyone for the donations! First I’ll raise my Stamina, Strength, Agility, and Intelligence to C, then I’ll do a premium draw with what’s left!”
— Yeah, ranking up should be the priority
— That seems best
I raised Stamina, Strength, Agility, and Intelligence to C. Then, with the remaining money, I did one premium draw.
Flash!