Azrael carefully sketched an orange-haired woman on a blank card, his artistic focus entirely devoted to capturing every detail with precision. Unlike Oda's variable artistic interpretations, Azrael chose to maximize the potential of his subject's... distinctive features. After all, if he was going to create something, why not make it spectacular?
The drawing process took considerable time as Azrael meticulously crafted each line and curve. When he finally laid down his pencil, the finished artwork was practically alive with vibrant life. Wrapping his mental power around the finished map, Azrael felt the familiar transition as the mysterious space welcomed him once again.
[Please begin to create your story.]
Azrael settled into the creative flow, drawing on his knowledge of the Straw Hat Navigator's tragic yet inspiring background.
[Nami was born in the Kingdom of Oykot in the East Blue.]
[When she was only one year old, the kingdom of Oykot was devastated by a pirate raid, leaving Nami orphaned and alone. She and her sister Nojiko were rescued and adopted by Bell-mère, a former marine who had retired to the peaceful village of Cocoyasi.]
[From an early age, Nami showed an extraordinary fascination with cartography and navigation, spending countless hours studying nautical charts and weather patterns. However, Bell-mère's modest pension barely covered her basic needs, forcing young Nami to "borrow" navigation books from local shops to feed her insatiable curiosity.]
[When Nami turned ten, disaster struck Cocoyasi Village in the form of the Arlong Pirates. The fish-man crew established their brutal rule over the island, demanding tribute payments of 100,000 berries for every adult and 50,000 berries for every child.]
[Bell-mère had exactly 100,000 berries, enough to save either herself or her two adopted daughters, but not all three. Without hesitation, she chose to buy the lives of Nami and Nojiko, accepting her own death to ensure their survival.]
[Just as Arlong prepared to execute Bell-mère for her defiance, the desperate villagers pooled their remaining resources and scraped together barely enough additional funds to ransom their beloved former marine.]
[Arlong's keen eyes soon discovered Nami's exceptional talents as a navigator, and he made her a cruel proposition: serve as his crew's cartographer, and he would sell Cocoyasi Village back to its inhabitants for 100 million berries.]
[Driven by her determination to save her village and her family, Nami embarked on a dangerous double life, stealing treasure from pirate crews across the East Blue while secretly working toward the impossible sum that would buy her freedom].
In the mysterious room, Azrael had deliberately altered this part of Nami's backstory. His previous experiments with Yoriichi had proven that the room would accept reasonable changes to established narratives, and he wanted to give Nami's story a less tragic foundation while maintaining her core motivations.
The adjustment felt natural, Bell-mère's survival providing additional emotional stakes while preserving Nami's drive to collect the ransom. It also created a more hopeful dynamic without undermining the essential character development.
Azrael continued to follow the familiar narrative beats, essentially copying Luffy's journey through the Grand Line with Nami as a major supporting character.
[After Chopper agreed to join the Straw Hat Pirates, Nami and the others successfully escaped Dr. Kureha's castle and took their new reindeer crewmate away from the Drum Kingdom to new adventures].
"Probably best to end there," Azrael decided, sensing that he had reached a suitable stopping point. Since he primarily wanted Nami to activate bond effects with Luffy rather than show her individual fighting abilities, extensive backstory details weren't necessary.
Besides, as a Straw Hat navigator, Nami's greatest strengths lay in her intelligence, weather knowledge, and tactical support rather than in her raw fighting skills.
The mysterious space accepted his tale, and Azrael found himself back in his hotel room, the finished map floating gently before him.
Returning the Nami map to his mental space, Azrael immediately accessed its information to review the results.
[Cat Burglar Nami]
Rank:Black Iron Quality:Violet Category: Biological
Skills:
[Basic Staff Techniques]: Nami is proficient in staff-based combat and can easily handle ordinary opponents. [Weather Mastery]:Currently inactive
Traits:
[Navigator]: Nami possesses extensive navigational knowledge, an expert understanding of meteorology, and the ability to sense weather changes through her body. She can chart a perfect course through any body of water.
Introduction: I want to draw a map of the whole world!
Bonds:
When appearing alongside [Luffy] and other Straw Hat series, activates the [Straw Hat Pirates] effect. When appearing with [Zeus] and other related series, activates the [Leave the Dark and Join the Light] effect.
Active Bond: [Straw Hat Pirates] (3/10)
Bond Effect:When members of the Straw Hat Pirates appear together, if one member falls in battle, the remaining crew enters a berserk state.
Note: Berserk - At the cost of losing rational thought, the card's attributes receive a massive increase in all parameters.
"Leave the darkness and join the light," Azrael murmured in genuine surprise. He'd never expected Nami to have a bond compatibility with Zeus, the storm cloud created from Big Mom's soul. The connection made sense thematically, given Nami's weather-related abilities, but the specific terminology was intriguing.
"Purple quality, though," Azrael noted with mixed feelings. He'd originally expected blue quality at best, so this result was pleasantly unexpected. However, upon examining her current skill set, the abilities seemed somewhat underwhelming for a purple tier classification.
"Definitely needs improvement," he concluded.
His attention was drawn to the mysterious [Weather Mastery] ability that was marked as inactive. "Do I need to create a companion [Clima-Tact] card to unlock this ability?"
The more Azrael thought about the mechanics, the more sense it made. In the original series, Nami's combat effectiveness depended entirely on her weather-manipulating wand, which was upgraded several times by Usopp's engineering genius. Without her signature weapon, she remained primarily a support character.
This raised an interesting strategic consideration. "Nami doesn't seem to have any visible progression paths," Azrael observed, studying the map's information structure. "Unless I'm willing to completely redesign her character development, her combat growth would depend entirely on equipment upgrades."
The realization sparked his tactical imagination. While Nami's personal history might be difficult to change dramatically, her [Clima-Tact] offered tremendous creative possibilities. Weather manipulation could be enhanced by various mythological frameworks, storm gods from various pantheons, elemental spirits, or even scientific advances.
Unfortunately, Azrael currently lacked suitable materials for weaponry, making such experiments temporarily impossible.
Putting these strategic considerations aside, Azrael decided to test his new creation directly. He summoned Nami into the physical world, eager to evaluate her abilities firsthand.
An orange-haired woman materialized before him, her long legs accentuated by revealing clothing that showed off her pale skin and remarkable... proportions. Azrael had definitely managed to maximize certain anatomical features during the design process.
"These are truly impressive," Azrael murmured, barely able to control his physical reactions as he studied Nami's distinctive silhouette.
Curious about the dynamics between his cards, Azrael also summoned Heart-Under-Blade for comparison.
The vampire's reaction was immediate and intense. Her golden eyes fixed on Nami's figure with obvious competitive evaluation, focusing on the Navigator's most prominent features.
Without hesitation, Heart-Under-Blade stepped forward and initiated what could only be described as a direct confrontation, though thankfully not a violent one. Instead, she positioned herself for a side-by-side comparison that left little to the imagination.
Azrael watched this unexpected development with fascination. In her current state, Heart-Under-Blade stood approximately 1.6 meters tall, roughly equal to Nami's height. If the vampire reached her full supernatural height of 1.8 meters, the comparison would shift dramatically in her favor.
"Damn, I actually lost," Heart-Under-Blade admitted after their impromptu contest, her voice carrying genuine frustration at the outcome.
Azrael looked at his disappointed vampire companion with amusement. "Don't worry," he said comfortingly. "You will definitely grow taller as you advance to higher levels."
Nami watched this bizarre interaction with barely concealed confusion. She had expected many things from the Manifestation, but competitive anatomy contests had not been one of them.
What happened next, however, left Azrael completely speechless.
With absolutely no trace of embarrassment or hesitation, Nami displayed her assets directly to Azrael, announcing in a perfectly business-like tone, "One hundred thousand berries per viewing!
Azrael couldn't help but laugh at her shameless commercialism. "Even if I gave you the money, you couldn't actually use it," he pointed out, referring to the fundamental limitations of a card-based existence.
At that moment, Heart-Under-Blade approached from behind, wrapping her arms around Azrael's torso as her warm breath tickled his ear. "Master," she whispered with deliberate sensuality, "I require no payment."
Azrael felt his self-control deteriorate rapidly under the combined assault.
Nami's voice rang out with competitive determination, "The pricing structure varies by service category!"
Azrael's rational mind finally surrendered to circumstance.
The next morning, Azrael reflected on the previous evening's... activities with a mixture of satisfaction and embarrassment. "It's been a while since I've been this enthusiastic about Pokémon battles," he mused, using a euphemism that would have made any actual Pokémon trainer cringe.
His Onix had indeed proven itself worthy of Ace status, though the poor Cloyster hadn't stood much of a chance against such overwhelming size and power.
"One advantage of being a Lore Cardian," Azrael reflected pragmatically, "is the convenience factor for any kind of recreational activity. Plus, there's no risk of social exposure or awkward morning-after conversations."
But his moment of satisfaction was quickly interrupted by a wave of self-recrimination. Azrael slapped his own cheek with enough force to leave a mark.
"Azrael, Azrael, you cannot allow yourself to fall any further into degeneracy," he scolded himself sternly. "Did you become a Lore Cardian for this kind of lifestyle?"
The question hung in the air like an accusation. He'd worked tirelessly to reach Bronze level, infiltrated dangerous organizations, survived life-threatening battles, and pushed his mental abilities to the absolute limit. All that effort and sacrifice deserved better than to be wasted on hedonistic indulgences.
"Focus on what matters," Azrael commanded himself, settling into his meditation posture with renewed determination.
The quarterfinals of the Greenridge Province Unified Examination loomed, as did the increasingly dangerous machinations of the Crimson Oath Society. His opponent, Victor, remained an enigma with potentially devastating hidden abilities.
Personal pleasure could wait until he'd secured his future and eliminated the various threats surrounding him. For now, he needed every advantage possible to survive the challenges that lay ahead.
As Azrael's breathing calmed and his mind cleared, he pushed aside all distractions and focused entirely on strengthening his mental reserves. The bonds he had forged today, both tactically and personally, would serve him well in the battles to come.
The real test was yet to come, and he intended to be ready for whatever Victor and the rest of the tournament could throw at him.