Chapter 1
"Watch out! Car!"
A pedestrian on the street screamed in warning.
A young man walking with his head down, glued to his phone, looked up just in time. An SUV barreled toward him at full speed—no brakes in sight—right in his face.
The next second—
BAM!
The youth was launched into the air, his phone flying out of his hand.
The SUV didn't stop. It sped through the red light and vanished.
Bystanders scrambled—some calling the police, others dialing emergency services.
The bloodied young man, barely clinging to consciousness, crawled toward his phone. With trembling hands, he performed a full factory reset.
Only then did he finally lose consciousness.
…
When he woke again, Lin Bei felt an intense falling sensation.
It was like a dream—but usually, that jolt woke him up. This time?
He frowned and sat up—only to realize he was genuinely plummeting through the sky!
This wasn't a dream. Seagulls flew past him, and below stretched an endless blue ocean.
Just like Tom the cat waking up mid-fall, staring at birds and planes zooming by before the panic hit.
"Are you kidding me?! This is next-level!
Is this still a dream or not? Wake up—AAAAAAHHHH!"
[Ding!]
That familiar sound!
Lin Bei, who spent his days reading novels on the street with his head down, knew it instantly—the system notification!
No time for the usual spiel. Just give me the ability already—anything! Or I'm dead!
His heart pounded in his throat as he hurtled downward.
[Per your request, the introduction process has been skipped. Enjoy your use.]
[Ding! Acquired Daily Random Superpower: Lunar Gravity]
Superpower?
Suddenly, clarity hit him. He thrust his hand downward—and his fall halted.
His body floated in midair.
Lin Bei let out a huge sigh of relief. Below him was a ship, and his trajectory had been straight toward its flagpole.
If he'd impaled himself there…
Hello, New World. Goodbye, New World.
"Hey, is that… a person floating up there?"
"You drunk or what? How could someone be—holy crap!"
"Captain Alvida! There's a guy floating in the sky!"
A scruffy pirate shouted toward an even scruffier, massively obese woman.
But the woman seemed deaf to everything except her own delusions.
"What? You say I'm the most beautiful woman in the world?"
Pirate A: "…"
"Yes! Captain Alvida, you're the most beautiful woman on the seas!
But right now, there's a man floating above our heads!"
Alvida frowned and looked up. Her eyes lit up instantly.
"A man?
Such a handsome one!
Jahahaha! A man!
Men! Get him down here!
No—don't hit the face! Anyone who ruins that pretty face gets smashed by my club!"
The pirates sprang into action, grabbing ropes and lassoing like Wild West cowboys.
Up in the air, Lin Bei panicked. He wasn't an anime expert, but he'd watched One Piece.
This fat woman was Alvida—the first boss Luffy ever fought!
He'd just arrived, powerless as a chicken, and if she caught him… it'd be like a delicate flower getting trampled by a boar.
No way—he'd just transmigrated! At least give him time to figure out his power!
Just then, a rope lasso flew straight at him and snagged his ankle.
The pirate holding it grinned triumphantly and yanked.
Lin Bei stumbled in midair, then had a flash of inspiration. He grabbed the rope—and a surge of blue energy flowed down it to the pirate below.
The next instant, the pirate felt himself lift off.
Gravity no longer held him!
"W-What?! Help!"
His buddies grabbed his pants and dragged him back to the deck.
Lin Bei's eyes sparkled. He kept his grip on the rope and sent another pulse of blue energy.
This time, the whole group helping floated up too.
He yanked the lasso off his foot but held onto it.
As more pirates rushed in to pull their floating comrades—like a chain of gourd babies saving grandpa—one after another—they all got hit with the energy and lifted off.
In one wave, nearly the entire crew was airborne.
The pirates finally realized the source and let go in terror.
Too late.
With nothing anchoring them, the weightless group exploded outward like fireworks.
Scattered across the sky like stars!
Lin Bei, now comfortable floating, got playful.
He discovered that anyone touched by his blue energy fell under his control. With a slight finger lift, the group shot higher uncontrollably.
It reminded him of Shiki the Golden Lion's power—maybe anything he touched could be levitated like that.
He glanced at the sea below.
While keeping the pirates drifting toward the "stars and sea," he descended to the surface and touched the water.
Sure enough—he could control it.
And the range? As far as his eyes could see—the entire visible ocean!
This power was insanely overpowered!
No stamina drain, no limits from the system.
Was he… invincible already?!
Lin Bei raised his right hand, palm up, and lifted.
Like a god, he commanded the sea to stir.
The calm ocean came alive, raging like a awakened Sea King.
He had become the Sea God.
"Where's that fat hag who was eyeing me earlier?!"
Before understanding his power: timid and meek.
After understanding: full ancestor mode—no, full divine fury!
Alvida was still on deck, but her iron mace slipped from her grip.
What had she witnessed?
That handsome man casually banishing her entire crew to the heavens!
Worse—he touched the sea and turned it into a rampaging beast.
As the god-like figure floated toward her, Alvida dropped to her knees.
What kind of monster had she provoked?
Even the Four Emperors weren't this terrifying!