One Piece: The Strongest Trait System

Chapter 173: [173] : Exposure! An Exaggerated Background! A True Man, Kuma! Loading the Paw-Paw Fruit!

Chapter 173: [173] : Exposure! An Exaggerated Background! A True Man, Kuma! Loading the Paw-Paw Fruit!~ As Usual. Bonus Chapter Every 300 Powerstones!

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"Nika??"

Kuma’s emotions surged with unprecedented intensity...

Even though Kuma’s body was now mostly mechanical—he could barely even be called a person anymore—and soon, his consciousness and very life would be completely erased by the World Government, reduced to a pure mechanical tool—

—Even so, Kuma’s body began to tremble intensely.

Simply because—that name, ’Nika’ held too much significance for Kuma...

Kuma’s father was a Buccaneer, a race with Giant’s blood, considered natural-born slaves by the Celestial Dragons.

Kuma himself was a half-blood, born from his father and a human woman.

After the Celestial Dragons discovered their Buccaneer identity, Kuma and his father became their slaves.

During those days of slavery, Kuma’s father told him the legend of Nika!

The Warrior of Liberation from 800 years ago, who freed countless slaves and was hailed as the Sun God, Nika.

For Kuma, then a slave of the Celestial Dragons, this story was like a fantastical dream, a source of immense yearning.

The Buccaneer race had always revered Nika. Thus, the legend of Nika was passed down, deeply embedding itself in Kuma’s heart. Unfortunately, the sound of his father telling him the legend of Nika annoyed a Celestial Dragon, and Kuma’s father was killed for it—

Later, during the God Valley Incident, Kuma, along with Ivankov and Kuma’s eternal source of pain, Ginny, became prey in the Celestial Dragons’ ’Human Hunting’ tournament...

During that hunting tournament, the sudden intrusion of the Rocks Pirates completely changed Kuma’s destiny.

In the ensuing chaos, Ivankov obtained one of the tournament’s prizes, the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Azure Dragon—while Kuma obtained the Paw-Paw Fruit.

Though Charlotte Linlin later stole the Azure Dragon fruit from Ivankov, Kuma successfully ate the Paw-Paw Fruit—

—Relying on the Paw-Paw Fruit’s power, Kuma saved over 500 slaves.

And using that same power, Kuma, Ivankov, and Ginny successfully escaped from God Valley, beginning the happiest period of Kuma’s life.

During this time, Ginny even proposed to Kuma.

But Kuma, knowing the Buccaneer race was considered natural-born slaves by the Celestial Dragons, knew that if his bloodline were discovered, his children would also become slaves.

Not wanting to burden Ginny, Kuma refused her proposal.

Later, Kuma saw news reports about Monkey D. Dragon, then leader of the ’Freedom Fighters’ (the precursor to the Revolutionary Army).

Seeing Dragon carrying out liberation movements across the world, Kuma was reminded of the legend of Nika, and felt he had found his life’s purpose.

Thus, Kuma, along with Ginny and Ivankov, joined the Revolutionary Army, eventually becoming an officer. During these liberation movements, Kuma and Ginny often operated separately. During this time, Ginny was captured by a Celestial Dragon and forcibly taken as his wife, later giving birth to Jewelry Bonney.

Two years after Ginny was taken, Kuma received a message from her, saying she had contracted a strange disease and been discarded by the Celestial Dragons, but begged him not to come looking for her.

Kuma, guessing Ginny would return to the Sorbet Kingdom, used his Paw-Paw Fruit ability to rush there.

Upon arriving, Kuma found Ginny, her body encased in stone-like scales, already dead. He was grief-stricken, but promised Ginny he would care for Bonney, thereafter raising Bonney as his own daughter...

Kuma then spent his days juggling caring for Bonney and his liberation activities. Unfortunately, he discovered Bonney had also contracted the same disease as Ginny—Sapphire Scales—a disease that, according to doctors, was fatal before the age of ten.

During this period, Kuma also liberated the Sorbet Kingdom, hailed as a ’One-Man Revolution’.

But the king of Sorbet Kingdom collaborated with the World Government to capture Kuma. Kuma, using his Paw-Paw Fruit, destroyed the entire arriving fleet.

From then on, Kuma received a high bounty and the epithet ’Tyrant’.

Kuma continued

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—[Using the bond of faith between the Buccaneer race and Nika as a conduit—Loading Paw-Paw Fruit ability!]—

—[Paw-Paw Fruit ability—Equipping Complete!]—

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The Paw-Paw Fruit ability—that BUG-level Devil Fruit—was now obtained by Rowen.

"Paw-Paw Fruit... A good ability," Rowen commented, casually patting Luffy.

FWOOSH!

Some of the latent injuries Luffy had accumulated during his training were instantly repelled from his body.

"Whoa! So light!" Luffy exclaimed, feeling the change in his body.

"P-Paw-Paw Fruit??" Kuma, witnessing his own ability used on him by Rowen, in this unbelievable, up-close manner, was so shocked his sunglasses nearly fell off.

"Don’t be surprised. As long as you and the Buccaneer race still believe in Nika, I can obtain your power," Rowen smiled.

The One Piece power system was based on spiritual power at its core. Whether Devil Fruits or Haki, both were manifestations of spiritual power.

With a sufficient spiritual power conduit—the Strongest Trait System could load all of a target’s powers.

This was also how Rowen could directly use spiritual power to help his comrades train their Haki and Devil Fruit abilities—

—The Paw-Paw Fruit’s ability was now Rowen’s... Likewise, all the locations Kuma could repel people to—were also replicated for Rowen.

All those locations, excellent for training, were now known to Rowen, and he could send his comrades there anytime with the Paw-Paw Fruit.

"Unbelievable," Kuma murmured.

Though he still didn’t understand the exact principle, from these few words, Kuma could sense the scary and incredible nature of this man...

"Kuma... Would you like to witness Nika’s appearance with your own eyes?" Rowen asked, dropping another bombshell on Kuma.

Kuma was completely stunned.

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