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 Linlin looked at the mirror with a satisfied expression, laughing.

"Mama! Mama! Rob will really like me a lot if he sees me like this."

Charlotte Linlin had taken on a completely different appearance from her real one. Here, in the game world, she looked like an 18-year-old with fiery red hair and a slender, delicate body resembling Nami's after the two-year time skip. The innocent look on her face was enough to drive someone like Sanji crazy.

"This game is truly amazing! I don't feel any difference from real life… Is this really a game world?"

Inside her hotel room in Loguetown, Linlin stood in front of the mirror. The more she thought about it, the more curious she became about this world.

How did Rob manage to create all this?

How could he craft a world so similar to reality in every detail?

Was this really just a game? If so, why did it feel so real?

Linlin looked at her hands expectantly. If it weren't for the system screen she could summon from the small square in the corner of her vision, she would never have considered this world as a game.

"Could I achieve my dream in this game world? To gather all the races in this world in one place and live together in peace and harmony… sharing food, culture, and the magic of this world together!"

"How wonderful it would be to succeed in this game world and replicate the same success in the real one… Would the giants in this game world hate me as well?"

"No! My appearance is completely different here! Here, I am no longer Big Mom… I am the Queen of Allure. My level is low now, but before the Straw Hat Pirates arrive here, I'll level up quickly! Mama! Mama!"

Linlin laughed eagerly, thinking about what she could achieve in this game world without the interference of the real one.

[Status:

Title: Queen of Allure

Level: 0 (10 EXP to level up) (Leveling unavailable)

Profession: None (Unlock profession after Level 10)

Race: Human

Attribute: Leader Player]

[Map:

Sea Region: East Blue

Current Location: Polestar Islands, Loguetown (Beginner Village No. 6)]

Her status was clear and straightforward. Since leveling up was a familiar concept from the Solo Leveling manhwa, Linlin had quickly adapted to the idea, just like the other players. ṞάNοʙЁŜ

"Since leveling up is unavailable in this closed beta version, I won't accept any missions… Instead, I'll focus on the mission Rob gave me."

Linlin sat on the bed, thinking about the task Rob had assigned her during his last visit.

"It seemed Katakuri and the others would return soon." she said.

Of course, Charlotte Linlin hadn't entered the game world alone. She had brought most of her children with her.

The larger the numbers, the easier it was for Linlin to accomplish the mission Rob had given her.

After all, they needed to look for any anomalies in the game or unnatural events (from their perspective). For this reason, Linlin sent her children to spread out across Loguetown and return only after two days.

Two days had passed in the game world so far.

Inside an arms shop, a tall young man stood staring at a barrel filled with old swords.

"The swords in that barrel are just junk… If you're looking for a good sword, take a look to your right. The swords there are of excellent quality."

Behind the counter, Ipponmatsu, the shopkeeper, spoke, trying to persuade the potential customer to buy a good sword instead of rummaging through the junk.

Katakuri ignored the shopkeeper's words, searching the barrel with his eyes for the Sandai Kitetsu, which was among the cheap swords.

After a bit of searching, he found it and smoothly pulled it out.

"Sandai Kitetsu…"

Katakuri muttered in a low voice, sensing something off about the sword. After all, it was a cursed blade.

[Mission: You have found one of the 21 Great Grade Blades, the Sandai Kitetsu. Find a swordsman worthy of wielding this blade and hand it to them.]

[Mission Reward: 100 EXP, Beginner-level Swordsmanship Mastery]

Katakuri's eyes gleamed when he saw the mission rewards.

"I'll buy this sword. Considering it's from the cheap bin, this is more than enough for it."

Katakuri said flatly, tossing a 50 Belly coin—a day's wage as a waiter at a nearby tavern.

After logging into the game in Loguetown, their mother had ordered them to disperse, find jobs, blend into life in Loguetown, search for any anomalies, and bring her money to enjoy the game as much as possible.

This was how Linlin's children worked various jobs, handing her money over the past two days.

Of course, Linlin didn't take all their money.

That's how the game started—extremely tough. But it seemed it wasn't difficult at all for the Big Mom Pirates, who quickly adapted to the city's atmosphere and began earning money and EXP at an astonishing rate.

If leveling up had been possible in this closed beta version, the Big Mom Pirates would have leveled up in no time!

Ipponmatsu glanced disdainfully at the young man, who appeared to be just an amateur. He didn't care what would happen to him after purchasing the cursed sword and didn't bother to warn him. He simply took the 50 Belly and went back to reading the day's newspaper.

Katakuri left the weapons shop satisfied. He just wanted to test whether acquiring the Sandai Kitetsu would trigger a mission. As he had anticipated, it did.

"Will the game force me to give it to Zoro specifically, or can I hand it to another skilled swordsman?"

Katakuri wondered as he carefully hid the sword in his clothes, scanning his surroundings cautiously.

His level was very low, and there were plenty of pirates and thugs around. The situation wasn't safe at all. He had seen many of them in the past two days.

These thugs hadn't bothered him before, but if one of them saw him leaving the arms shop, they would certainly cause trouble.

If he had his real body, he wouldn't have cared about them—he would've crushed them to death and added them to his mochi. But unfortunately, in this strange game world, he had none of his real-world achievements.

Even his strong Haki didn't work here.

"This feeling of weakness is annoying…"

"Hey, you there… it seems you bought a good sword from Ipponmatsu's shop, didn't you?"

At that moment, two annoying voices came from behind him.

"Here comes trouble…"

Katakuri felt deeply annoyed at that moment.

Cocoyasi Village:

Back in Beginner Village No. 4, the situation with the Roger Pirates was somewhat intriguing.

Like the Big Mom Pirates, Roger and his crew quickly blended into Cocoyasi Village and became villagers there.

At night, Roger and his crew stood on a grassy cliff overlooking the sea. A man in a police-like uniform sat alone.

"So this is where Bell-mère, the one you told us about, is buried, Genzo," Roger said with a sad smile.

"You guys are still here? Why haven't you left yet? Even after I told you about the danger of Arlong and his crew?"

Genzo was puzzled as to why these strange men refused to leave.

"We'll fight alongside you to reclaim your village and your freedom, Genzo. You welcomed us sincerely; why would we abandon you now?" Roger said earnestly.

"But Gold, tomorrow is the day those fishman scum come to collect taxes. You have no money, do you? You'll definitely be in trouble… sigh~ I barely managed to gather enough to pay my tax…"

Genzo was genuinely worried. He didn't want to see more innocent people die at the hands of Arlong. He also didn't give much thought to Roger's talk about fighting alongside them.

They had already tried fighting these monsters before. Did it work? No. They failed. The scars on his body were proof of that failure. He didn't have the strength to confront the tyrant Arlong.

Of course, Roger and his crew didn't seem to possess that power either—otherwise, they wouldn't have been stuck here with them.

"Trust me, Genzo… This place will soon be freed from Arlong's grasp… That's why we're not afraid of him or anyone else."

Roger said with a smile, as did Rayleigh, Gaban, and the others. They all knew that Luffy and his crew would soon arrive here and destroy Arlong and his gang.

"I know you're just saying that to comfort me, Gold. I truly appreciate it, thank you… But please, leave. Leave this place before tomorrow. I don't want to add more graves to this spot," Genzo said, gazing sorrowfully at Bell-mère's grave.

Roger and his crew wondered how the "Golden Crow" (Bell-mère) would react to this scene in the game.

It was clear that Genzo had deep feelings for her.

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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):

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Chapter 851: Glitches in the Game World.

Chapter 852: I Love Being Human.

Chapter 853: The Story Mode and The Online Mode.

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