Orange Town.
Luffy and Zoro, just like in the original story, were brought to Orange Town by a bird.
Here, Buggy was furious because of Ye Fan. He didn't even have a ship now.
So he rallied his subordinates to chop wood and build a ship, ready to set sail again.
When the opportunity arose, he would seek revenge on Ye Fan. He, Buggy, was not someone to be slaughtered at will; he always repaid grudges.
He would use his mouth if he could, never his hands.
That was Buggy's principle; he was a very principled man.
"Ah!"
A piercing shriek made the Buggy Pirates look up at the sky.
A figure was plummeting from high above, and the landing spot was right where they were.
The crowd immediately scattered, fearing they would be hit.
"Boom!"
Luffy, falling from a great height, crashed heavily onto the half-finished ship, completely smashing it to pieces.
This rendered a day of Buggy's and his crew's hard work useless.
"Bastard!"
Buggy's eyes blazed with anger. He stepped forward, grabbed Luffy by his clothes, and roared, "Bastard, who are you?"
His subordinates, seeing their hard work destroyed, immediately surrounded the culprit, their gazes fierce.
The naturally clueless Luffy stood up and adjusted his straw hat; this was his promise with Shanks.
"I'm Monkey D. Luffy. Nice to meet you."
Facing the threatening glares of those around him, Luffy acted as if he didn't see them, remaining calm.
What followed was no surprise; both sides immediately began to fight.
Because Ye Fan had frozen two of Buggy's subordinates earlier, they were still recovering and unable to fight.
It was a 1v1 battle between true men.
Buggy was Buggy; why fight one-on-one when you can gang up? He called his subordinates to swarm forward.
He, meanwhile, secretly went to prepare Buggy Balls, intending to use these powerful cannons to defeat Luffy.
Due to Ye Fan's appearance, the plot had changed somewhat, but Zoro still arrived at the crucial moment to help Luffy.
The two joined forces and defeated the Buggy Pirates.
...
On Ye Fan's side, Nami was panting, still reeling from the shock she had just experienced.
Due to her upbringing, the ability Ye Fan had just displayed was beyond her comprehension.
Looking at the spinning roulette, what kind of reward would it bring him this time?
"Stop!"
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, Host, for drawing 'Reboot Life—Kureha', and obtaining the 'Heal' magic."
Standing at the bow of the ship, Ye Fan's heart raced, clearly feeling his heart thumping. It was evident how excited Ye Fan was at this moment.
What kind of heaven-defying skill was this? Ye Fan was about to take off!
It wasn't just simple healing, but magic that restored an object to its original state.
However, it had a fatal flaw: everything the 'Heal' target had experienced would be instantly and completely poured into the caster, causing unimaginable pain that an average person's mental strength simply couldn't endure.
Ye Fan felt this part was unnecessary; this thing was painful. One might even think Ye Fan was a masochist if they didn't know better.
Actually, he just didn't want to suffer.
Moreover, the Heal magic had given rise to other skills:
"Imitate": Copies the opponent's combat skills and experience, but cannot copy class-specific skills.
"Improve": Changes the appearance of the opponent or oneself, and can also alter the opponent's memories.
"Corrupt": Can transform the target into a damaged state. As it directly interferes with the physical body, it can ignore any resistance.
Ye Fan guessed that "Imitate" probably couldn't copy Devil Fruit abilities, but it could copy other people's cultivated, non-unique techniques.
Observation Haki, Armament Haki, swordsmanship, Marine Six Powers, and so on—these could all be learned.
As for Conqueror's Haki, this body had D's bloodline, so it likely possessed the potential for Conqueror's Haki.
If he truly didn't have it, there was nothing he could do, but with the system, he could still reach the peak.
Just the heaven-defying ability of Heal magic alone could make Ye Fan one of the top of the top.
Why train diligently himself when he could just copy it?
This made Ye Fan feel as if he was back in his university days, where after four years of studying computer science, the most used keys were Ctrl + C for copy and Ctrl + V for paste.
Everything else he learned was just a little bit; he knew a bit of everything but mastered nothing.
With a single 'Corrupt' ability, even Kaido, with his incredibly strong defense, would be pushed aside. Ignoring defense was simply a bug.
Ye Fan, in a great mood, immediately gave Nami a kiss.
This made her blush with anger and softly murmur, "What are you doing?"
Was he finally revealing his true intentions, that he coveted her body?
Now that he had Heal magic, he naturally wanted to test it.
"Nothing, I just want to do an experiment."
Ye Fan's cunning smile made Nami very scared. What was he going to do?
"You... you, don't come any closer!"
That expression was so frightening!
Something bad was definitely about to happen, and she involuntarily backed away.
But how could a weak woman be Ye Fan's opponent?
Now that he had such Heal magic, why wait so long?
"Improve!"
Light emanated from Ye Fan's right hand as he directly modified Nami. He improved her without changing much.
She simply grew to genuinely like Ye Fan from the bottom of her heart. Ye Fan felt there was no need to modify anything else.
Otherwise, things would feel off.
"Hmm? What happened?"
Nami shook her head. It felt like something had just happened.
She couldn't remember.
"Nami."
Ye Fan called out to her, and the now clear-headed Nami looked at Ye Fan.
A strange emotion bloomed in her heart, and she couldn't help but feel shy.
However, seeing the happy expression on Ye Fan's face, she was also curious why he was suddenly so happy.
"Hahaha, Nami, you truly are my lucky star."
He gave her a peck.
Nami didn't feel anything was amiss; instead, she felt incredibly happy.
Ye Fan immediately decided that he would definitely reward her well that night.
Though she didn't know why, seeing Ye Fan so happy made Nami happy too.
In the time that followed, the two sailed their ship towards Cocoyasi Village.
During this period, they also encountered some minor pirates, who were merely experience packs for Ye Fan.
However, the gains were not as much as before, only a few million Berries each time.
But even a small mosquito has meat; the spoils of war should still be collected and not wasted.
During this time, the relationship between the two was beyond words. A single man and a single woman sharing a ship, what could they do...
Ye Fan continued to exercise every day. Although he could copy others' skills,
his own physical strength still needed to keep up. Only then could he unleash maximum power.
So, he exercised during the day and also exercised at night.
A diligent protagonist like Ye Fan is truly rare and deserves a round of applause for his dedication.