Ace, Why Is Your Childhood Friend a Marine?!

Xing Nai accidentally transmigrated into the world of One Piece W. Her body suddenly shrank, turning her into a tiny little girl. She knew nothing about the anime's main plot, only a few scattered details: the protagonist was named Luffy, and he had a kind older brother named Ace who died young.

Three little kids appeared before her. Two of them were named Luffy and Ace, and the other was Sabo.

But... why had Luffy been tied up by Ace? This was completely different from what she remembered!

Had she entered Dark One Piece W, or was some forum post making things up?!

After finally becoming one of Garp Mountain's F4, she met a man at the top of the food chain: Garp.

Under his brutal, hardcore, hellish training, her personality jumped dimensions, changing from a soft, delicate crybaby into a paranoid powerhouse. After all, anyone who had been through life-and-death situations too many times was bound to become a little unhinged. That was the only way she could comfort herself.

After Sabo set sail, Xing Nai got her first taste of the pain of parting. She clutched Ace's clothes in her tiny hands and told him not to set off alone for the free and open sea. He smiled and agreed, then snuck off anyway.

She sat quietly on the shore alone all night, then made a clear plan for her future: join the Navy, climb the ranks, capture Ace, and bring him home.

Later, Xing Nai really did capture Ace, but she couldn't bring him home. He said he had to help Pops become the Pirate King.

She looked at the old white-bearded man on the ship. Tsk... This was going to be a little tricky. Keeping one childhood friend safe was already hard enough, and now there was an old man too.

Xing Nai: Ace, my rank isn't high enough yet. Give me a little more time to climb the ladder.

Ace: ?

Xing Nai: A whole ship full of the old, the weak, and the injured. How can I protect them if I don't climb the ranks!

Whitebeard: Ha, ha, ha...

The Whitebeard Pirates: !!! (Applause belongs here.)

[Reading Guide]

1. Ace sets sail at a younger age, but he still ends up on Whitebeard's ship.

2. The heroine starts out as a pampered crybaby, becomes a little mentally unstable halfway through, then gets what she wants in the end and is fine.

3. The story begins when they're tiny kids. There's almost no main plot, and nobody on Whitebeard's ship dies.

4. The heroine has top-tier physical abilities and exceptionally strong healing and resistance. She also gets a golden finger later on.

5. The early part focuses on childhood bonds, the middle on mutual devotion, and the later part on their honeymoon after marriage.

6. Ace's almost-happy ending will disappear completely!

[Upcoming Novel] Zoro, Your Fiancée Is a Little Unhinged!

Xue Ming had no idea why she had memories of a past life, but it didn't matter. This world wasn't the one she'd come from anyway.

Then she met a little green-haired boy who was utterly unmoved by her beauty and even called her "weak."

Ha... She got up in the middle of the night to sharpen her sword!

When Xue Ming showed up at the dojo with her sword, the little green-haired boy fell in love with her at first sight.

There was no way she would go easy on a tiny admirer. She beat him until he was squealing all over the place.

Tsk... He seemed to like her even more!

Xue Ming soon learned that Zoro had an early-deceased white moonlight. With a dark expression, she held her sword to his neck.

She absolutely refused to become someone's replacement. She might as well send him straight to hell.

Oh... So they had only been close friends!

Later, Zoro coldly abandoned Xue Ming, saying he had to fulfill a promise to his close friend.

She silently pulled out their marriage contract, convinced that the only option was for him to become a widower.

Ah... How did they end up in bed?!

[Zoro's Perspective]

Xue Ming? Not right in the head, but incredibly strong.

Intimacy? If I lose a fight, I have to carry her home!

Love? She can't wait to chop me to death one day.

Engagement? I've never seen anyone use that as a wager!

Naughty stuff? (Draws sword)!!!

[Reading Guide]

1. The heroine is a willful yandere, and the hero is a cold, unyielding block of steel. They're an absolute opposites-attract couple who are always at odds.

2. At first, the heroine is the only one with feelings, and her love goes unrequited. In the middle, she chases her man across a thousand miles, getting both her fill of food and sleep. Later, they're more or less mutually in love and marry.

3. It starts when they're tiny kids, with mostly original plotlines and a sweet romance at its heart.

4. The heroine doesn't set sail with him, but she pops up in different places from time to time.

Theme: There will always be someone who comes all this way for you.