It was the morning afterward that I decided to almost completely give up on cannon. At this point I really didn't care about affecting the future, as long as it didn't change things too much. There were things that just needed to happen. We had to go to all the same islands, though extra islands wouldn't hurt. We had to fight the same villains, though again, kicking extra ass isn't bad either. And we had to get the official crew members, though obviously there was going to be more.

This however didn't stop me from changing most of the things I wanted to change. I wanted to teach my crew the 6 Powers. This very decision would be a big one. With the 6 Powers, a lot of the fights before CP9 will be a breeze. Now while that's not necessarily a bad thing, it also isn't too much of a good thing either.

Luffy and the crew needed the struggle that came with certain fights. The character growth of each of the Strawhats mostly depend on the battles they face and the determination to overcome them. If I take that away, if I make them too overconfident, that may lead to our downfall. The problem though was that I didn't know how to avoid this issue. I wanted the crew to be stronger but I didn't want the consequences that came with that strength. An issue, that I might have to look forward to later if it becomes a problem.

I wasn't too worried about it though. This was mostly because I was pretty far in the anime before I was transported to this world. The issue at hand wouldn't become something to worry about until very far in the future. Well, I at least hoped that was the case.

I sighed to myself and looked upwards towards the sky. It was such a beautiful day, and as I lay on the deck of the ship, I couldn;'t help but think how fortunate I was.

Currently I was on the deck of the Going Merry alone. The crew, including the kids, went to the next island. This one was where Gaimon was located, and while spending time with everyone messing around seemed fun, I had to clear my mind and think of my next steps in this world. Because of that, I gave myself the duty of "Protecting the ship" so I could stay behind. This would be nice bonding time for the kids though.

I want to begin training the crew the moment Saji is on board. Well, obviously it'll have to wait until after we save Nami so maybe it's more once she's an official crew member. With Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, and me, that'll make up the bare bones of the crew for a good minute. Unless I change some things to add more members, that'll be it for a period of time I can train everyone at once.

*SQUAK* I grin as I jump up to my feet and look at the News Coo landing on a rail in front of me. I take the newspaper from its stachel while paying the required beri. It took a while because I didn't actually know how much beri to pay. If I gave it to little it would squak i loudly in my ear with a very irritated look.

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Eventually we got the payment down and the little bird was about to fly away before I stopped it.

"Hey, can you do me a favor little guy?" I asked in a polite voice. The bird looked at me in contempt, but stayed anyway. I know he must be busy so I had to make this quick. I took out some papers from my satchel and placed it in the Coo's bag.

"Sorry for the hold up, this is the latest scoop happening in the East right now. Your publishers will want to see it, and if they don't believe me they can go and check my sources. Everything in there is very important, so be very careful alright?"

At my question the little bastard gave me a glare. Almost as if asking how dare I question its carefulness. It squaked loudly once more and finally took off. I chuckled at that and started to stretch.

The papers I just gave the Coo were copies from our LogBook. It had details of everything that has happened up until now. It told them that the infamous Captain Kro was still alive, his plot, and how the Strawhats defeated him. It gave extensive detail on how they Strawhats considered attacking a town of their crew member war, and far offence, they were wiped out.

The paper even gave details on what happened in Orange Town. During the party last night, I made Luffy and Zoro give all the details to Onion. It would have been weird if I showed I'd known what happened without being there or asking and so I made sure they told the story from their own mouths.

With this, the Strawhats will be known much sooner than in canon, and will also be much more infamous. Defeating Buggy doesn't seem like much, but he's huge in the east. 15 Million Beri if I remember correctly, and that's just him. His crew didn't really have bounties I don't think, but what will really put us over the top is wiping out the Black Cat Pirates.

Sham and Buchi were 7 Million Beri, Jango was 9 Million Beri, and Captain Kuro himself was 16 Million Beri. That's a 32 Million Beri crew taken out by rookie pirates in the East. It'll surely make news if nothing else is happening around this time, and I don't believe there is. Because of this, we may get our bounties much sooner than the original, but we Pirates wear them with pride so I don't see much of a problem.

Buggy will be an example of our mercy at Orange Town while Kuro will be one of our ruthlessness. There's no way I could let such an opportunity slide.

Done with my stretching, I finally prepare myself.

If I'm going to train the crew, I need to get more proficient in the 6 Powers. They are going to be the only thing keeping me alive in this crazy world. Out of the 6, I have 3 down, which means 3 more to go. So far I have Soru/Shave, Geppo/MoonWalk, and Rankyaku/Tempest Kick. These 3 were easy since I decided to acquire Shave first. All 3 required leg strength, something I've been focusing on, and technique. Next I wanted to get down Kami-e/Paper Art. The one problem with this move though, is I had no idea how it worked.

By this point in the One Piece Universe, I've found intent matters more than actual physics. Like Shave made no sense! How am I not making an explosion with every step, blowing my legs off?! Yet in the end, the skill works, and my legs are safely on my body.

I know what Paper Art is. I know what it's supposed to do. I even know what I need to do it. The question is how. Currently I only have two things to go off of, I need to be flexible, and I need to have the intent to turn my body into paper. That's all I have to work with, so for now, I need to get flexible!