One Piece: The Talent System

I have this feeling that if this author keeps writing and breaks through the limitations of the anime/manga genre, one of his books will eventually become a masterpiece.

All this time, they're still writing about One Piece. One Piece's specialty is Devil Fruits, all this talk of systems and plots. Can't they just be simple and straightforward and give us a fruit? Their self-proclaimed innovation is actually a toxic element. They'd be better off spending their energy thinking of a fruit that hasn't appeared yet, or one that wasn't well-developed in the original work.

10 PM on the first floor. Settlement at 10,000. Let's see how many people are watching (⊙o⊙)😠

A common problem in One Piece fanfiction is the tendency to bring real-world theories into the One Piece universe. Take the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, for example. Oda designed it so that no matter how high the voltage, it's ineffective against rubber. The Magma-Magma Fruit is a superior version of the Flame-Flame Fruit. These are all rules established by Oda in the One Piece world.

What I find strange is why people say the Navy is always good and pirates are always evil? That doesn't make any sense, does it? For example, in One Piece, is a pirate like Luffy necessarily evil? He has a bounty, after all. And is a Navy officer like Captain Rat necessarily good? He's killed many people too. So the line between good and evil is inherently blurry. This book is really toxic.

The protagonist treats everyone in the world like NPCs, looking down on them! He subtly pursued Robin early on, though everyone understood. Later, after becoming one of the Four Emperors, he went all out. He started flirting with Reiju and even forcibly taking control of Boa Hancock. He just changed completely. It's unbearable to watch; a classic case of getting arrogant after achieving power.

This is my second time reading it, and it's one of the best One Piece fanfics, easily in my top 4. I'll recommend a few: One Piece: Dark Admiral, One Piece: Dream Overlord, and this author's Sword Soul is also great. There are a few other really good ones whose names I've forgotten. 🤤

Reality is just as evil as the world of One Piece. Even in the most developed country like the US, would you dare stroll through a slum at night? Those kids on Lolita Island in America are just as ruthless as the Celestial Dragons—have you seen them sentenced? So many toddlers were sent to the island and then disappeared. The Celestial Dragons are no better.

The book is mediocre. The beginning is passable, but it gets a bit childish later on. The characters suddenly become sleazy, their indecisiveness and hesitation making them even more annoying, completely destroying their personalities. The pretentious scenes feel awkward, and the dialogue when they're first wanted by the Navy is poorly written.

There are so many paid trolls. Who hired them? I initially followed them based on the comments, but later, when I was looking for something to read, I checked it out and it was alright.