I Caught a Crocodile on the Grand Line

[Complete at 250 chapters! All bonus chapters will be free to read.] Elyle had lived on this little island for many years, using her plant-based powers to grow crops and trees on her land and lead an ordinary life. Then one night, she went fishing by the shore and accidentally reeled in a blood-soaked young man. After pulling him out of the water, Elyle curiously poked his face, and it instantly turned into sand. Elyle: Wow. Crocodile was sick to death of his lifesaver while he recovered. She was naive and foolish, and absurdly strong. He couldn’t beat her with physical combat alone, so he had no choice but to put up with her childish farming games. Most unbearable of all was the radiant smile she kept suddenly thrusting in his face. “Boss, do me a favor and loosen the soil. Yeah, all hundred acres of it. Get a move on.” Taking advantage of being stronger than him at the moment, Elyle smugly issued the rudest commands in the politest tone. Crocodile stared at the endless stretch of barren land, a vein bulging at his temple. He abruptly turned around and started fighting her again. “Hey, hey, no picking on your superior!” Elyle nimbly dodged a Desert Spada and kept right on talking. “Even if you’re going to be a company president someday, that doesn’t count. I’m the boss right now. Hahaha!” Crocodile: “...” I want to kill her so badly. Later, his words became an ill omen. Elyle really was close to death. She clutched her slit throat and pointed to the ground, signaling Crocodile to bury her in the soil. She could use the life energy of plants to heal her mortal wound and cling to a chance of survival. But the guy seemed to think she was beyond saving. He not only cried, he built her a coffin and buried it deep underground, then turned and never came back. Elyle, unable to speak and only able to stare: No, wait. Crocodile noticed that the sandstorms in Alabasta had grown much weaker, and the rebel army had stopped stirring and started shouting about the arrival of a saint. He sneered and went straight to find the troublemaker. Elyle turned around and stared at the silent man in front of her. Crocodile put out his cigar. The scalding heat burned his fingertips, reminding him that this wasn’t some nightmare or phantom he’d been haunted by for years. His throat was hoarse. “You’re not dead?” Elyle glared darkly. “You buried me underground for twenty years. I’ve come back as a ghost to haunt you!” [Reading Guide] 1. Pure romance, one-on-one, with Crocodile as the pairing and a happy ending. They fall in love as teenagers and reunite in middle age (Chapter 99). Maximum sweetness in the romance, with plenty of steamy scenes after they reunite. A gravity-user vs. gravity-user showdown at the peak of their powers. The male lead gets ghost, dog, and cat treatment, and so on. Other characters have a few unrequited crushes. 2. The heroine is over 185 cm tall, chaotic good, a free spirit, and naturally sinister. Strictly speaking, she’s not human. She becomes an Emperor-level powerhouse later on and is one of the Cross Guild’s leaders. The heroine is stronger than the male lead from start to finish. 3. Rouge, Ace, Corazon, and Whitebeard all survive. Blackbeard dies, and rather unceremoniously. The ending is original, and some details differ from the source material. 4. The cover and character designs were commissioned. The cat-form cover is from a bonus chapter. 5. The story includes scenes of Celestial Dragons getting beaten up, and their ending is pretty brutal. Celestial Dragon fans, read at your own discretion (?). 6. Crafted with ten years of care. I’ll repeatedly revise the prose and refine the plot. There may occasionally be repeated sentences or inconsistencies in the story’s logic. If you spot any, please point them out in the comments and I’ll fix them right away! 7. Please don’t mention my account names on other platforms. It’s very impolite. [Coming Soon] I Rule the Grand Line with Pokemon: A funny, heartwarming story, pairing undecided. A Long-Lived Rabbit’s Guide to Wandering the Grand Line: The heroine is a Rabbit, a comedy, paired with Shamrock. The Cat I Picked Up Turned Into a Person: The president x a white-haired, odd-eyed kitty, focused more on family affection. Theme: If there’s something you want to protect, protect it to the end. Don’t let others get away with whatever they want.