[One Piece] Her Radiance

[This story was started in 2012 and the main story was completed in 2014. Like many web novels from the old days, it has both clichéd tropes and unrestrained flights of fancy. Readers who have not spent much time online or who have many content restrictions should read with caution.] Why risk everything to go out to sea? Was it because this fledgling lost its support too soon? Was it because of a longing for the sea buried in its blood? Was it because of a desire for freedom hidden deep in its soul? Or... "I just can't accept it." Once a stay-at-home softie, she was born into an unfair world. My brother hasn't been saved, the king hasn't ascended the throne, I haven't seen all the romance and intrigue, I haven't finished matchmaking, and the masses are still not free. How can I just lay down my arms and retire to the countryside! A note from the author: The main story ends with Chapter 75~ After that come the extras! I'd watched One Piece a long time ago, but I didn't pay much attention because I thought the art style wasn't very good. [Turns out I was just too young back then, and missed out on so many great stories.] Around 2010, I was a little depressed when Ace died. The only handsome guy I'd liked at the time had such a short life... Then, in my senior year of high school, a classmate got me into it (he provided the resources and equipment), and then... Ace, why did you have to be so stubborn? Why did you turn back? Why did you have to dieeeeeeeee?! So, this story was born from my frustration, but Ares won't exist just for Ace forever. Her opponents will range from fate to the world. Everything is for freedom. A happy ending is inevitable. I'll try to finish the whole story before Oda-sensei actually draws Jewelry Bonney as someone related to Ace, Rouge, Whitebeard, and the others. Warnings: The heroine has male-female romance, with hints of girl-girl attraction. The male lead has hints of being switch, depending on how you interpret it. Some supporting characters are always in male-female relationships, while others are always in male-male relationships. A very small number of supporting characters have rumored partners who are transgender, and a very small number have extremely complicated romantic histories. The above is intended to help readers avoid content they dislike. It means, "If any one of these things bothers you, feel free to stop reading," not, "Everything I've mentioned will be explicitly depicted." Please read carefully. Jinjiang doesn't have a "mixed" pairing category, and the first protagonist is female in both her past and present lives and has a male-female pairing, so I marked it as romance. I don't like spoilers, so I won't spell out which pairings there are or whether they have happy or bad endings in the blurb. Readers who care a lot about sexual orientation and romantic histories, please close the page now. Don't argue with me about pairings. Put yourself in my shoes and consider who someone writing for free would choose to please when you can't please everyone (obviously, I'll please myself first!). I've said my piece. If anyone still wants to complain to me about the pairings, I'm afraid we'll have to sit down and have a serious talk. Please understand. I can't keep up with Oda-sensei's imagination... Of all the theories about Donquixote and Law, the only one I guessed right was that Law is a "D." So please don't worry about the plot holes that don't match the original. This is fanfiction, after all... The outline for the "Hard to Understand" arc is mostly done. If it conflicts with Oda-sensei's story, I'll make small adjustments. If the conflict is too big, all I can do is... enjoy it on my own. Remember this above all: The spark that made me write this story was Ace's death. So no matter when he first appears or how much page time he gets, Ace is the man at the very heart of this story, okay~~! Theme: "Ace, nooooooooooo!!!"