Hundred Lines

"Hello, traveler from afar. Since you've come all this way, why not stay and hear my story?

This is a slow, meandering tale. Allow me to brew you a pot of hot tea, then we can sit down and take our time, beginning at the very start..."

"When I was seventeen, an unexpected calamity struck. In a single moment, I transmigrated into the world of an anime, and began a brilliant new chapter of my life in the body of a six-year-old."

"In this vast world, among its countless people, I experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature from the perspective of an onlooker. I witnessed the youthful brilliance of countless future heroes, watching them grow step by step. That was the prologue before the real story began."

"I already knew how history in this world would unfold. The tide of events could not be allowed to stray from its course by even the slightest degree. So, even though I knew everyone in the story had their own fate, I was powerless to stop the tragedies from happening."

"As an observer, I should never have been swept into this mess. But when I first met the man who was mine, it seemed that even my own fate had been arranged as part of the drama of the world of pirates."

"I was told that I possessed a supernatural ability, a precious blessing bestowed by one of the ancient weapons. It was because of this blessing that I was also told I did not have long to live."

"I made a name for myself in this era, forging a reputation that was entirely my own. Amid all the stumbles and missteps, I accidentally toppled a domino, and the chain reaction that followed developed in a direction no one could have expected."

"As for everything that happened after that...

Well? Is the tea I brewed to your liking?

My story is long. A few words cannot capture everything I've experienced in this life. Besides, once a person is past seventy, they're prone to rambling, so I'm afraid you won't be able to watch the full reel of my life in just a little while.

I hope you'll stay for the time being and listen to me ramble. Think of it as indulging one last whim of an old woman who's nearing the end of her days.

If you don't want to, that's all right too. It was a pleasure to meet you, even if only briefly. If fate allows, and you happen to meet the man named Donquixote Doflamingo, could you please tell him for me...

Tell him...

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Don't pass by without taking a look! Please, everyone, since you've clicked in, read the first chapter before you leave! You've already come in and read the blurb, so you can't just leave without reading anything, can you? Please, give "Hundred Lines" a try! I guarantee it won't be boring! If you don't like it, you don't pay! (It's free even if you do like it, the entire novel is free.) If you think it's no good, that's fine! Could you please take a moment to share it with your family and friends? It's the perfect bathroom read, a great way to kill time! Please, please follow along as "Hundred Lines" grows. It's not easy being a kid who's made it this far, sob sob.