A Bad Woman Becomes One of the Four Emperors

From the time she was little, Stia was taught that a good woman needed to know how to sail and provide medical care, and master Armament Haki and Observation Haki. That was the only way to be chosen by the Kuja Pirates and become part of their glorious family legacy.

But as the most beautiful and rebellious little girl in Amazon Lily, she was born contrary. Tell her to go east, and she was bound to go west.

So after her twelfth birthday, she packed her things in the middle of the night, took a raft, and braved the Calm Belt. She ran away from home!

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"So your family's legacy is pillaging and slaughtering people, and you left the family to become a pirate because... what?"

On the vast ocean, two red-haired children leaned against the same piece of driftwood and stared at each other.

"To prove myself, of course!" Stia gave a thumbs-up.

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After more than a decade at sea, Stia looked back and realized...

Mom, good women carry on the family legacy, but bad women... can become one of the Four Emperors!

Reader's guide:

1. A female pirate protagonist who grows stronger, can fight and eat, has all three types of Haki, and is a silly captain.

2. Set in Shanks's era, with lots of original worldbuilding and original characters. After all, a woman destined to have an Emperor crew needs one.

3. Multiple people have feelings for her, with brief romantic flings. These pirates don't have much of a moral compass.

Theme: A daughter's inspiring growth on the sea.