One Piece:Becoming the King of the World from the Rocks Era

"Damn this storm! It's blocking our view, and we can't see what's happening inside!"

"It's a shame. I was hoping to take advantage of a weakened Roger Pirates and Flying Pirates after their battle, but it looks like that's not going to happen."

Outside the storm surrounding the battle between the Flying Pirates and the Roger Pirates, spies from various factions observed from a safe distance. They wanted to understand the battle's details but dared not enter the tempest.

Such a catastrophic weather event would be deadly, even for a Buster Call-level Navy fleet, let alone these unarmed spies willing to risk their lives.

They had no choice but to wait patiently outside, hoping to learn the outcome of the battle. Just as the entire world had focused on the Infinite Pirates vs. Navy battle, now almost every major faction was keenly watching the Ed War Sea.

However, Li Yuan's attention was diverted by another matter—or rather, another person, or perhaps a Devil Fruit!

"Shakky, have you really found the Skypiean named Urouge?" Li Yuan asked, surprised. He had instructed Shakky to keep an eye out for this during her explorations of other Sky Islands.

Sky Islands weren't limited to Skypiea and the Golden City; many were scattered across the White Sea. Searching these islands to find someone named Urouge was no small task.

In the original story, Urouge appeared as one of the 11 Supernovas alongside Luffy at the Sabaody Archipelago, with a bounty of 108 million Berries. He was the captain of the Fallen Monk Pirates, one of the Worst Generation, known as the "Mad Monk." A native of a Sky Island, his crew referred to him as "Holy Monk."

But the focus wasn't on his title; it was on his Devil Fruit, the Paramecia-type Causality Fruit, which could control the power of causality.

Causality! Li Yuan had once heard, "Time is supreme, space is revered, destiny is silent, causality is king!" In the original story, this fruit didn't showcase overwhelming power, but Li Yuan believed it was potent, only underutilized by its possessor.

Naturally, Li Yuan wanted such a powerful fruit in his possession, so he tasked Shakky with finding Urouge during other Sky Island explorations.

Urouge was 45 in the original story; he would be 20 now. Judging by his development in the story, it's likely he hadn't eaten the fruit yet.

And that Devil Fruit might still be waiting on a Sky Island for Urouge to find.

"Yes, we found him, though we're not sure if he's the one you're looking for," Shakky confirmed.

She didn't know why Li Yuan sought this person, but every task he assigned benefited the Infinite Pirates, so she didn't question it.

"Let's go see," Li Yuan said, taking Shakky's hand and stepping into a large mirror.

Since Shakky found him, her Mirror World must be connected to Urouge's Sky Island.

Under Shakky's guidance, they quickly traveled through the Mirror World to the Sky Island where Urouge resided.

Seeing the Infinite Pirates' flag flying atop the island's highest point, Li Yuan knew the island was already under their control.

"Captain, Captain's wife, this Sky Island is fully under our control. The residents haven't shown much resistance to our rule," First Mate Emil reported upon seeing Li Yuan and Shakky.

"Emil, it's you! You captured this island?" Li Yuan asked, surprised.

He rarely saw Emil, having recruited him for his Iron-Iron Fruit powers and assigned him to the weapon manufacturing plant in Wano, not paying much attention since. But over the years, Emil had grown.

"Yes, Captain!" Emil replied excitedly.

"Good, good. Keep working hard, and you might rise to officer rank. Your Iron-Iron Fruit is quite powerful. You should have integrated forging techniques into your steel body by now, making it stronger and tougher."

"Next, focus on enhancing your attack capabilities. For instance, momentarily entering a forging state during attacks, like the quenching phase, to make your body incredibly hot. Or emulate the explosive state of steel during strikes to enhance your punch strength..."

Seeing Emil's progress, Li Yuan couldn't help but offer guidance on developing his Devil Fruit powers. Whether Emil could absorb these ideas and develop new abilities was up to him.

"Thank you for the guidance, Captain!" Emil said, thrilled at the advice, knowing it could significantly boost his strength.

"Alright, go experiment on your own. First, take me to see Urouge," Li Yuan instructed.

"Follow me, Captain. We found Urouge but haven't acted against him, just monitored him to prevent his leaving," Emil explained, leading Li Yuan and Shakky to where Urouge lived.

"Is that the Island Master? Who are those two with him? The Island Master seems to respect them greatly," curious Sky Island residents whispered as Li Yuan, Shakky, and Emil walked the streets.

The islanders, with their small white wings and robe-like attire, watched in awe. Li Yuan ignored the attention, urging Emil to quicken the pace to Urouge's home.

Urouge and his family lived there, and upon seeing Emil and the others, they came out to greet them.

"Island Master, is there something you need?" Urouge, tall and imposing, asked nervously. He had witnessed the Island Master effortlessly defeat the island's strongest warrior before!

"Have you seen a fruit with strange patterns like this?" Li Yuan handed Urouge the Devil Fruit compendium, open to the page on the Causality Fruit.

"A fruit with strange patterns? Sorry, I've never seen it," Urouge replied after examining the book, shaking his head.

"If Urouge hasn't seen it, the Devil Fruit might still be on this island," Li Yuan mused, using his Haki to verify Urouge's honesty. He also confirmed with Seastone that Urouge hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit.

"Your name is Urouge, right? I see potential in you. Are you interested in joining the Infinite Pirates?" Li Yuan asked.

In the original story, Urouge became a Supernova like Luffy, suggesting he had potential worthy of Li Yuan's attention.

"I-I would be honored!" Urouge replied, excited to join the group the Island Master respected so much.

"Emil, since Urouge is from this island, take him under your wing. Help him grow strong," Li Yuan instructed Emil.

"Leave it to me, Captain. I'll make sure he develops quickly!" Emil promised, seeing potential in Urouge as a future officer, just like he had been chosen by the Captain.

"Also, deploy everyone to search the island for the Devil Fruit. Involve the residents too, offering generous rewards. They'll likely be eager to help," Li Yuan added.

Not knowing if the Causality Fruit was on this island, he decided to have a thorough search conducted.

"Yes, Captain, I'll organize the search right away," Emil said, taking Urouge with him to gather their forces for a comprehensive sweep of the island.

"Island Master, who was that?" Urouge asked after Li Yuan had left.

"That was our Captain, the leader of the Infinite Pirates. You can think of him as our master. The Infinite Pirates control hundreds of islands like this one."

"The Captain is the strongest person in the world and our leader. Below the Sky Islands is the Blue Sea, filled with many islands..."

"When you see him, just call him Captain. The lady with him is the Captain's wife."

"In the Infinite Pirates, there are squad leaders, captains, regular officers, and core officers."

As they walked, Emil explained the basics of the Infinite Pirates to Urouge, knowing they might both become officers in the future and seeing the value in building rapport early.

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