Chapter 2
The surging seawater rose into a hundred-meter tsunami, like a colossal Sea King opening its bloody maw, swallowing Alvida's little pirate ship in one gulp!
The entire vessel shattered instantly!
Floating in the sky, Lin Bei stared blankly. Was this really something he had done?
He could hardly believe it!
With this power, he could take on the Four Emperors head-on.
So this was an invincible flow story, right?
Lin Bei's heart raced wildly; his mind was a complete mess.
He was just an ordinary guy, yet suddenly he'd become someone capable of destroying the whole world. Who wouldn't feel like they were dreaming?
As the old saying goes (the one that breaks a villain's heart): There's no divine descent—it's all just a dying man's fantasy.
Lin Bei glanced at his hand, gritted his teeth, and slapped himself across the face.
It hurt! Really hurt!
This was real!
Finally, he burst into uncontrollable laughter.
He could already picture it: left arm around the Empress, right around Nami, lounging on Smoothie's long legs…
But Lin Bei was cautious by nature—steady and careful.
Even in this moment of near-madness, he remembered the system's earlier hint.
[Acquired Daily Random Superpower]
That phrase stuck with him!
What if the superpower only lasted one day? What if it randomly changed to something else tomorrow?
"Hey, come on—introduce yourself, run the routine!"
He shouted twice, but the so-called system stayed silent.
It was like a single-player program: once the moment passed, it was gone. No AI to chat with.
"Hey, can I just keep this superpower?
I don't want any others—deal?"
This time, a prompt box appeared.
[After completing the daily task, you may lock in the day's superpower.]
Lin Bei's eyes lit up. Finally, a response!
Complete a task—classic novel trope.
No problem. With a power this strong, what task couldn't he handle?
"Alright! What do I need to do to lock today's ability?!"
[Daily Task: Slap Big Mom across the face! Task completion allows locking the current superpower. Note! Must be completed before midnight tonight. After 12:00, a new random superpower will be granted for the next day.]
Lin Bei went silent. This was trolling him!
Even if he could fly, the distance was insane—he didn't even know the direction! Crossing two Red Lines to slap Big Mom?
And even if he got there, how was he supposed to land a hit on her? Sure, his power was OP, but he was a newbie with zero real combat experience. Fighting head-on would be tough.
"Can I swap the task?"
…
The system went dead again!
Lin Bei sighed. Looked like he couldn't lock this one.
Who knew what garbage ability tomorrow would bring? If it was something non-combat, he'd be screwed.
Best plan now: Find an island to land ASAP. If the next power was good, go full ancestor mode and try to complete whatever task to lock it.
If it sucked—hide, stay low, survive!
Decision made, Lin Bei picked a random direction to fly.
The world was a sphere anyway; keep going and he'd hit land eventually.
He just had to find an island before midnight, or a bad power swap might drop him in the ocean…
As he spun like a chicken picking a direction, a wooden barrel suddenly bobbed up from the sea below.
Lin Bei frowned and looked down. That terrifying tsunami should've obliterated the ship—and Alvida—yet this barrel survived intact?
Tougher than a whole ship?
"Wait… a wooden barrel? This looks kinda familiar…"
He'd been wondering if he'd arrived right at Luffy's debut.
But no pink-haired chubby kid, no straw hat guy on the ship—so maybe not yet.
Now this barrel… it gave him a hunch. Maybe the protagonist was inside.
Question was: Should he yeet it into space for a joyride?
If he couldn't be Pirate King, maybe Cosmic Pirate King? (He remembered Enel's cover story had space pirates.)
Before he could decide, the barrel lid exploded. A straw-hat-wearing guy burst out, fists raised.
"Whoa~ Thought I was gonna die! I'm alive~!"
A pink-haired kid shaking like a leaf crawled out too—then immediately puked.
His face screamed: Body alive, soul departed.
"Huh? So cool!
Flying without wings? Hey~ Bro, was that you doing all that just now?
You're super strong!"
Luffy's eyes sparkled as he yelled up at Lin Bei.
Lin Bei hesitated. Respond or not? He was a total stranger here—joining the main crew was actually a huge plus.
He knew the Straw Hat plotline inside-out; other side stories? Not so much.
He couldn't even find a direction right now.
Worst case, if tomorrow's power was trash, he'd have to lay low.
This world was deadly—even hiding could go wrong.
But Luffy… yeah, the guy was airheaded, but one thing was rock-solid: Once you're his nakama, he'd go through hell for you.
At least his life would be safe…
"Yeah, it was me. Had to go all-out so that big lady wouldn't… defile my pure body."
Lin Bei floated down in front of them. Luffy's eyes shone even brighter.
This guy had insane curiosity for anything interesting—like robots, transformations, you name it.
"Bro, you talk funny—I like it!
Lemme introduce myself: I'm Monkey D. Luffy, the man who's gonna be Pirate King!
You're right up my alley. Wanna be my crewmate?"
Koby, still dry-heaving, rushed to interrupt.
"Luffy-san! I told you not to invite people randomly! Someone who can cause that kind of chaos wouldn't follow you!"
"Sure, I'm in."
Koby: "…"
Today he'd met two lunatics—and honestly, they were a perfect match in the brain department.