“Search the whole ship. Every nook and cranny. Round up Everyone! I want everyone on the deck in 1 hour”. I heard the voices. I was hidden in a wooden barrel which contained fruits. My mom had let me here to hide and she hid somewhere else.

The ship was attacked by pirates. Me and mom were travelling on the merchant vessel. Mom was a cook. I don’t know who my dad is. Most probably won’t ever know. I was born eight years ago. From then most of my time was spent on ships. Mom being a single parent took me when she had to set sail.

We have encountered pirate attacks several times, but this time was different. Usually by now pirates would have been repelled or they would have finished looting or taken ransom and left. Any smart pirate would know not to kill too much. Not only would they have brought marines on their tails, but most merchants were linked to the underworld in west blue. So it could lead to bigger problems. But now they were rounding up everyone. Probably to take them as hostages.

And to search so thoroughly, they were searching for something important.

I waited for about two hours. I peeked out and found no one was in the warehouse. Noises outside had died down too. I thought they found what they were looking for and left.

“BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!” Just as I started to get out I heard loud blasts. Then the ship started shaking. Damn! They were going to sink the ship. As I tried to get out in a hurry the ship broke down. It was demolished. I held onto the barrel and with great difficulty got into it. The ship started to sink and crashed. I was hit in the head by some debris. I got dizzy and didn't know what happened next. I closed the lid and held it tightly. When the noise quieted down and I thought it was safe, I looked around. I was surrounded by a broken ship’s debris. I saw a ship with a jolly roger sailing away. Tired and dizzy, I closed the lid and went back to sleep.

I woke up around noon. I had floated away from the debris. Maybe carried around by the waves. I was hungry, thirsty and lost in the sea. Any normal child would have been hopeless in such a situation. Not that I was much better, but at least I had the fortitude of an adult. After all, I was mentally an adult. I was someone who has reincarnated. You know, normal guy, an accident happened and then I died. Good, this world doesn't have cars. Or atleast most places won’t have it.

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I was born eight years ago in this world. Yup not only I was reincarnated but I was also reincarnated in the world of One Piece. I was born in Iron Town, IIlysa Kingdom in West Blue.

I lived there till I was four years old. It was a nice place. A small town, many of which were in Illysa Kingdom. It had a rural community and was mostly focused on farming. When I was about five I started recovering my memories. It was shocking to be alive again and to be alive in a fictional world. According to what I knew, Roger was executed last year. So it was the beginning of the Great Pirate Age.

Due to remembering memories of my previous life I matured early. That was what my mother thought so she started looking into returning to her previous profession. She was a cook and worked for merchants. Then we started sailing on the seas. My mother is a lovely person. She takes no shit from others and is a strong willed independent lady. She has long black hair, which she ties in a ponytail. She is about 5ft 8inch in height, lean built. She is outgoing and knows how to enjoy life. I was similar to her in looks. But the colour of my eyes was reddish-brown instead of her blue. I also had a mole near my eyebrows, which my mother called a beauty spot. I was about 4ft tall.

My life on the ship was a fun one. I enjoyed travelling and visiting various islands. This world was very fun to see. Different islands have different customs. There were many incredible things to see. While on the ship I mostly helped my mother doing chores, and learned how things worked on the ship. Rest of my time was dedicated to training. I knew in the one piece world being strong was important. My dream was to visit various places in the world and take pictures. Collect various pictures and make an album. Life went on the ship like this for three years till now. There were dangers in the sea, but it was fun too.

Now I am stranded in the middle of the sea. I don’t know where mom is. My guess is people were taken by pirates for ransom or to work for them or to sell them as slaves. I hope not!

I really want to cry.

After taking some long breaths to calm myself down, I thought about what to do next. From what I know we were travelling to BallyWood Kingdom. According to the map it was in a south-west direction. We were about four to five miles away from the coast. So, I should probably go there.

After going there, then I can contact marines and hope they would find something about mom.

Checking the directions on the compass, I started rowing towards the coast.