One Piece: Burning the Sun God to Ash

This chapter mainly addresses some questions raised so far in the story.

The main character is a transmigrator, so the moment he crossed over, he inevitably began to change the world to some extent. Treat this as a parallel world—but since individual power is limited, the changes won't be too drastic.

Everything before Chapter 50 is part of the development phase, so not much gets changed early on. This isn't one of those invincible novels where the MC defeats Roger in one chapter and Imu in two.

That's just how it is—individual strength is limited.

Even if you reincarnated 20 years earlier and became the richest person or a high-ranking official, you still wouldn't be able to stop someone else from becoming the world's richest or prevent the fall of the Soviet Union.

Early on, the changes will be minimal, but starting around Chapter 50 or so, things begin to diverge more.

Events the MC experiences will differ in outcome from the original story to a certain degree.

For example, in the God Valley Incident, the corpses of John and others—in the original, Moria stole their corpses. But now, they've already been destroyed, so Moria won't get them later.

That's a change in the worldline to some extent, but not a shift in the overall course of the world. Individual strength just can't affect the big picture.

Also, people who never intersect with the MC's path won't be influenced. For example, in the original, Sakazuki and Kizaru both joined the Navy in 1490, when Sakazuki was 23.

But in this story, the MC joined the Navy at age 12, and we haven't reached 1490 yet—it's currently around the end of 1486.

So Kizaru hasn't shown up yet, and the MC won't go out of his way to find him. Everyone is living out their own stories.

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About the Magma Fruit.

In this story, the MC gets the fruit not long after transmigrating. Since everyone's thinking is different—for instance, you might want to go east, but suddenly someone transmigrates into your body and decides to walk west instead.

So Sakazuki's original life trajectory was disrupted. It's impossible to pinpoint when he got the fruit, so it's just assigned early on.

Also, the MC's power is not invincible. Like, if he went to challenge Roger or Whitebeard now, he'd definitely get wrecked. The MC is 19 now—if he could beat Roger or Whitebeard already, then by 21 he'd be knocking out Imu, and there'd be no story left to write.

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About the Vice Admiral rank.

The MC joined the Navy at age 12 and became a Vice Admiral at 19. Is 7 years too fast? No, it's not.

In the original, Aokiji joined the Navy at 19 and by age 27, during Ohara, he was already a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral. We don't know the exact length of the elite training program, but assuming it's a 3-year track, he made Vice Admiral in just 4 years.

Logia Fruits definitely give a huge boost. They may not be as effective in the New World early on, but they're extremely useful against pirates in the Four Seas and the first half of the Grand Line.

In this story, Sakazuki joined the Navy at 12 and spent most of his time on the front lines exterminating pirates. His military accomplishments are more than sufficient. Combined with the Magma Fruit, he gets promoted to Vice Admiral.

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Timeline issues.

When I first started writing, the timeline data I found was incorrect. Now it's been uniformly adjusted two years earlier. The God Valley Incident should be in 1484. If I missed updating a chapter, please let me know in the comments. I've updated everything I could think of, but there may still be gaps.

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About Dragon.

Right now, Dragon is 19 and likely hasn't seen the darkness yet. So he's just a powerful Navy officer without too many ideological thoughts.

His first signs of change appear during Roger's execution, where he's shown looking very serious and somewhat different in the crowd. But that's still years away.

Not everyone is born extraordinary. Dragon wasn't born to be a rebel leader.

It's through experiencing things that people begin to change. The MC won't go out of his way to approach him. That kind of thing isn't a done deal just because you chase it.

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About combat techniques.

Some of the techniques, as you've seen, were inspired by the MC's brainstorms before crossing over. Mimicking something and having the original are two different things.

Like that "Great Burial Ranks of the Ten Trillion Fire Dead," which is based on Ryūjin Jakka. But they're from different worlds and systems, so they're not the same.

When Sakazuki uses it now, it's just a mindless lava giant created by mimicking the ability. It charges forward under the power's influence. If it gets blown up, it's just gone—it can't reconstruct like Ryūjin Jakka can.

What I want to write is a world closer to the original One Piece—not one where all sorts of broken abilities and fruits are just slapped on for fun. So the MC isn't invincible. I don't know if that suits everyone's tastes.

Some readers might not be used to techniques from other worlds showing up here, but we can't just keep shouting "Great Eruption! Great Eruption!" over and over either.

The MC affects the world and changes it over time—not by being overpowered from the start and solving everything.

If the MC were invincible and joined the Revolutionary Army, wiped out Imu in a few years, and everyone then lived happily ever after under the new government… that'd be nonsense.

A secret organization that's been underground for over a decade suddenly takes power and rules hundreds of countries around the world? You can imagine what would happen.

So the world must be changed step by step, carefully planned, and smoothly transitioned. Wiping out the Celestial Dragons and Imu won't bring world peace. That's not a novel—that's a fairy tale.

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About the World Government.

The World Government has ruled the world for 800 years. Even someone as powerful as Rocks was defeated and killed. Strength alone is useless. In 800 years, only Roger ever flipped the table.

The "Heavenly Tribute" tax issue is what drives so many to become pirates.

First, most pirate nations are monarchies. The emperor collecting taxes—is that wrong? No.

The tax rate may have been high by our standards, but in that era, most people believed it was justified.

You may have read some historical fiction where the protagonist lowers taxes from some absurd rate to a tenth, and the commoners are grateful beyond words.

That's basically the situation—in the One Piece world, most people see these taxes as normal.

So why do we say Roger flipped the table?

Because he inspired a generation of young people to go out to sea. More and more old folks and kids were left behind, and with productivity plummeting, people were pushed to their limit and finally rebelled.

That also led to the birth of the Revolutionary Army. Maybe there were other resistance movements in the past 800 years—we don't know. But in the original, the Revolutionary Army is relatively new.

Then there's the issue of the Celestial Dragons. Just because the MC doesn't immediately kill them doesn't mean he's soft or wrong, yet people rush to criticize him.

First, think about it: from a god's-eye view, if you wanted to change the One Piece world, what would be the most stable method? The answer is: usurp the throne.

Become one of the few at the peak of power. Gain control over the Navy. Turn the entire Navy into your private army. Launch a single, decisive strike and smoothly seize control of the government. That way, the world avoids major chaos.

Just killing the Celestial Dragons when you see them being evil—that's just naïveté.

The MC's sense of justice is to protect civilians. But there are some things he can't touch… not yet.

There's a saying: "Only with great sacrifice can one achieve grand ambitions." Some sacrifices are simply unavoidable.

If the protagonist sees a Celestial Dragon committing evil and kills him, then what? He gets put on a wanted list, becomes a pirate, storms the Holy Land, and defeats Imu… does that really make sense?

The pirates win, the government loses. A pirate crew has, what, ten or maybe dozens of people—how do they govern the world? Without the government's suppression, pirates around the world would run wild. Even more people would die.

Even if, after killing the Celestial Dragon, he joins the Revolutionary Army and helps overthrow the World Government—like we said earlier, it's a clandestine organization that's only been around for a decade or two… governing the world? That's still a fairy tale.

All aspects have to be considered. It's not as simple as just "kill, kill, kill"...

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Regarding the opening and Zephyr not being an Admiral.

Let me explain: the God Valley Incident happened in 1484. After the battle, Garp was hailed as a Marine Hero. He had both the strength and the merit, so it's safe to say Garp explicitly declined promotion at that point.

Zephyr was promoted to Admiral in 1486, holding the record for the youngest promotion. He was the youngest—not the earliest.

Sengoku was five years older than Zephyr. Even if he became Admiral in his 40s, it would still be earlier than Zephyr. He had the strength, a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit, and Conqueror's Haki.

It's impossible that the Admiral rank didn't exist before 1486. You can't just have Commander-in-Chief Kong and then only Vice Admirals below him...

And then there's the matter of the Elite Class. Some sources mention that Sakazuki and Kizaru were his first batch of students. But it doesn't say the Elite Class was founded in that same year.

Since there's a Marine Academy, there must have been an Elite Class. After all, elite education has existed for thousands of years, even in ancient times.

So it's that Zephyr taught the first batch—it's not that the Elite Class was created because of Zephyr.

If nothing else, just treat it as this book's unique setting.

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The issue with Conqueror's Haki—every enemy the protagonist encounters has it, but he doesn't.

Conqueror's Haki doesn't just appear on its own. In the original series, it usually erupts due to a specific trigger or a solidified belief.

For example, Doflamingo's hatred after being burned, or Luffy risking it all to save Ace—those were clear outbursts. The protagonist hasn't experienced something like that yet, so don't rush it. He hasn't even had a true life-or-death battle yet.

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Regarding magma powers—there's no need to overanalyze things like temperature and whatnot. Not long ago, the Tonga volcano eruption had the force of who knows how many nuclear bombs—go look it up if you're curious.

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On the topic of Marines and Pirates.

When people first started watching One Piece, everyone was probably touched by some part of it, right? It's just that later in the manga, the scope of the world expands, which leads to polarization.

But every person has their own story. So I'll try to write from a neutral perspective. I won't take any particular side—I'll leave the judgment to the readers.

Some parts of the plot are original. The world isn't just what the manga depicts—so there are some original arcs.

The Buster Call and pirate town massacres each have their pros and cons. There's no perfect world, so I'll try to portray things as fairly as possible.

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On the shortness of the chapters.

This is my first time writing a novel—I honestly couldn't think of any plot. Lately, people have been saying the chapters are short. I've noticed that too and will try to write more.

The earliest readers might remember that not long ago… each chapter was just around a thousand characters...

It's my first time writing fiction, so I lack experience. The early chapters are a bit immature. I'll revise them later when I get the chance.

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If you notice any issues in the first 50 chapters, please let me know. This is my first novel, and the writing quality early on has some problems—I can feel that myself. So let me know if anything feels off, and I'll revise it when I can.

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If there's anything unreasonable, feel free to point it out, and I'll fix it right away.

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When did the original Admirals get their Devil Fruits?

In this novel, it's assumed they obtained their Devil Fruits before joining the Marines.

In the movie One Piece Film: Z, Zephyr once said to Kizaru:

"Borsalino, didn't I teach you not to rely too much on your Devil Fruit?"

From their interaction, you can tell Zephyr and Kizaru didn't get along. The only time Zephyr would have taught him anything was in the Elite Class.

In the original story, Kizaru and Sakazuki were Zephyr's first batch of students. So since Kizaru had Devil Fruit powers, and Sakazuki was called a monster alongside him, it's safe to say he had powers too.

Kuzan became a Vice Admiral just a few years after graduating from the Elite Class, so it's also likely he had his powers when he joined.

As for why they didn't get their powers after joining the Marines—first, it wouldn't make sense. Second, the government definitely has Logia-type Fruits, but they wouldn't just hand them out.

These three Fruits aren't normal Logias either. There's no reason to give them to the three of them.

Take Kuzan for example—no matter how outstanding he was in the Elite Class, there's no justification for rewarding him with a Logia-type Fruit. Wouldn't it make more sense to give it to CP0? There's no reason to award it to three Marine cadets. They hadn't earned it.

No matter how brain-dead the government is, they wouldn't give three elite Fruits to three rookies. That's like assigning a new recruit to be a brigadier general—absurd.

These three Fruits, if given to any physically-elite Vice Admiral, would instantly become Admiral-level combat power.

So why give them to three newbies fresh out of boot camp? By the time they've grown strong enough to be Admirals, the world will have changed ten times over.

Back then was the era of Roger, Golden Lion, Whitebeard, Big Mom, and other powerful pirates.

There was no time to let anyone slowly "grow."

But if they already had the Fruits when they joined, it's much more plausible. This sea is vast, and the number of people is massive. It's just probability—when the numbers are high enough, Logia users joining the Marines is bound to happen.

Just like the three Admirals.

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And about this recent Skypiea arc—I'm honestly falling apart here.

To be honest, I was misled. I only followed One Piece occasionally. Most of the time I've been reading novels. In most of them, once they reach Skypiea, they go straight to finding Enel.

So in my outline, I planned for the protagonist to reach Skypiea and then deal with Enel and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and so on.

But after researching and rewatching the anime these past few days, I realized—it's not like that at all! Enel's homeland is a small island in the southern White Sea. The place was destroyed just six years before the story, and then he took over the Sky Kingdom.

This caused a huge problem—the entire Skypiea outline got thrown out the window. It's all a mess now, and I'm still working on it. Don't worry, don't worry.

In the end, I'll try to logically and reasonably portray the true development of the One Piece world.

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