Near the end of the year 1519 of the Sea Circle Calendar.
At this time, there were still about six months before Luffy set out to sea.
Skypiea, the sacred land of Upper Yard, the God's Palace.
Plop! Plop!
Pa! Pa! Pa!
In the vast and empty great hall, candles burned brightly.
Wax gathered into droplets and dripped.
The magnificent hall was furnished with every possible furniture.
The most striking feature was the massive bed in the center.
Constructed entirely of gold, it was intricately carved with auspicious designs like dragons and phoenixes.
Its solid structure kept it from making unbearable creaks under weight.
However, it could not block out the sounds of humans and nature.
Red vines hung down, and cloud shadows danced.
The swaying curtains cast a shadowy glimpse of the two people hiding behind them.
Under the candlelight, shadows overlapped.
"God... God, can this... really beautify my complexion?"
The tender female voice was tinged with trepidation, sounding soft and fragile.
"Of course!"
The male voice that followed was filled with conviction: "The Gods' gift is like drinking sweet dew of heaven!"
"Then... Then I'm ready. Please, God, grant me your grace!"
"Alright!"
Huff... As the breathing slowed, the hall finally fell silent.
Only the candlelight burned stubbornly...
...
"God, are you awake?"
"Dawn has arrived, and the angels have already prepared the food."
A soft, gentle voice suddenly rang out.
Lin woke up and looked to the side.
Then, a tender, childish face appeared in his sight.
The girl blinked her large eyes while looking at him playfully.
Her features were cute and delicate, and her golden hair shone with luster.
Her twin braids shot upward, ending in deliberate round puffs...
The work of the night had not left her exhausted; instead, she was glowing with vitality.
Clearly, the so-called sweet dew was not just talk.
"Good morning, Conis."
Lin reached out and stroked her golden hair, greeting her.
"Good morning to you, too, God."
At his words, Conis smiled so happily, making her eyes curve like crescent moons.
She cheerfully tapped a small golden bell beside her.
The pleasant chime sounded, and six angelic maids filed in.
They laid out a table full of delicacies in the dining area.
Conis blushed as she helped Lin get dressed.
Even though she had seen and touched this muscular body so many times, it still made her blush.
Soon, Lin pulled Conis into his arms, and the two went straight to the dining table.
The angels stood on Lin's other side, taking turns feeding him, making him wear a look of deep satisfaction.
Such imperial enjoyment was something Lin had long since grown accustomed to.
Watching Conis delicately nibbling her food beside him, Lin fell into thought.
Two years ago... He had still been sitting comfortably in his gaming chair at home, happily watching Luffy battle Kaido in Wano Country.
Luffy was defeated over and over again, but in the end, he turned into Nika.
At that point, he couldn't take it anymore.
Awakening?
Sun God Nika?
The rubber kid was just gone like that?
Just as he felt another childhood story had been ruined, a melodious female voice suddenly came to his ears: "Lin, do you want to go into the World of One Piece and live without restraint?"
Lin thought he was hallucinating.
But the next moment, he felt a pulling force. It flung him into a swirling black vortex that had somehow appeared beside him.
He vaguely saw three beams of light rushing into his body, and then he lost consciousness.
When he woke, he found himself in an enclosed room.
A ball was still pressing against his butt, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.
On the white jade table beside him sat quite a few apples.
He moved to the side and looked back at where he had been sitting.
Only then did he realize that the ball beneath him was a human head.
Upon taking a closer look... this person wore a white turban, puffy pants, had long earlobes, was bare-chested and barefoot, with lightning drums on his back...
This distinct appearance left Lin in no doubt; this was none other than Enel, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user defeated by the plot!
Had he just crushed Enel to death?
But a guy who could turn into lightning was somehow killed like this?
That was absurd.
What Lin didn't know was... When he crossed over, he carried a power beyond the scope of this world.
Forget Enel, even Kaido would be killed.
It didn't stop there. Soon, Lin discovered he could conjure lightning and even turn his body into lightning.
Without a doubt, he had seized Enel's Devil Fruit ability.
He was a little confused.
So, even though he had no system after traveling into another world, he could plunder other people's Devil Fruit?
Having read plenty of transmigration novels, Lin quickly adapted.
No one on Skypiea could use Armament Haki.
This was a dream start for him.
It meant that as soon as he arrived here, he had no weaknesses, completely invincible at the start.
So, using the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's invincibility, he easily brought Skypiea under his rule.
However, the old God, Gan Fall, refused to obey his rule.
He wanted to take advantage of the recent power transition to unite the people of Skypiea to rebel against him.
How could Lin tolerate such injustice?
He immediately sent him to see Enel.
After electrocuting Gan Fall's mount, Pierre, till it fell unconscious.
Lin thought that since he could plunder Enel's Devil Fruit... He began experimenting endlessly to see if he had the ability to plunder others' Devil Fruit ability.
In the end, he succeeded.
With a white bolt of lightning, he stole the Horse-Horse Fruit and sealed it inside a piece of fruit. Then he placed it in his collection room.
Later, after conquering Conis, Lin had her hold onto him as he tentatively dipped into a tub filled with White Sea water.
To his surprise, he didn't get weakened by it.
From this, he speculated.
Perhaps because his body was not of this world, he was immune to the Devil Fruit's curse.
In other words... he wasn't afraid of seawater, he had no weaknesses at all.
Lin had ruled Skypiea for two years now.
But the Maxim was still unfinished.
This meant that Luffy's arrival was still some time away.
In these two years, Lin mainly focused on mastering and developing his Devil Fruit ability. And with Conis's help, he painstakingly worked to improve his physique.