Today is December 20th, 1518, only a few days before my pirate journey begins. Talk about excited, I'm so happy that in a few days I'll set sail and become a pirate. I gave Luffy ten points, so I've been trying hard to absorb more seawater to absorb points, because you know what they say, you can never get too many points.
Well, technically, I'm the only one who ever said that. Gathering points can be such a hassle because it takes between four to five hours of seawater absorption to get one point. I must say that building a raft took a mental toll on me. I was hoping to awaken a shipwright skill, but it seems in this instance the system is playing hard to give.
The positive is I finally built a sea-worthy raft to leave when I leave until I buy my ship. I should be able to buy a very sturdy ship with the amount I gathered over the years, but it won't be a very big one.
"Hey, Luffy, come with me."
"Where are we going?"
"To eat, of course."
"Oooh, food, meat, let's eat crocodile meat".
I wonder what it feels like to be free, what it feels like to be out on the open sea. I've been preparing for this ever since I could walk, and finally, I'll be setting sail soon.
My abilities are what I call special. I like where I'm at so far. You know what they say, hard work always pays off. When I take to the sea, there won't be anyone in this world who is as prepared as I am to be a pirate. [Open]
Gol D. Ace
Possessed Talents/Abilities/Skills
Traditional Swordplay(S+)
Magnetic Personality(S)
Unbreakable Willpower(S)
Pirate Genius(S-)
Fighting Sense(A+)
Cat-like reflex(A)
Monstrous Vitality(A-)
Sword Tenacity(A-)
Monstrous Vitality(B+)
Captain's Determination(B+)
Sharp Analytical Skill(C+)
Innate Fighting Skill(C)
Extreme Durability(C-)
Sense of Responsibility(C-)
Special/Unique Skills
Warp Portal(S)
Total points:51
I like the way things stand with those talents in my back pocket. It's no mystery that some talents I could improve right now if I simply chose to. I decided to improve them accordingly once I'm out at sea. Surviving in the Grand Line is no easy feat; you need to be strong, smart, and you need to be extremely lucky, too. Some things also need to go your way.
Luffy in the original storyline doesn't start as strong as he needs to be to survive, especially in the Grand Line. He should have been caught multiple times by Smoker in Logue Town or by Hina in Alabasta to say the least, but he was saved by Dragon, who went to see him off at Loguetown, and by Bon Clay, who took his place so he could escape from Hina.
I say all that to say this: Luffy has grit; he's not as strong as he needs to be to survive there, but because of plot armor, he survives and never gets caught by the Navy. His rate of improvement is second to none, so he's not as strong as he needs to be to survive there, but he gets extremely strong quickly. I taught him all the attacks I remember him using in the anime, including all second and third gear attacks, so he should be stronger than he was when he set sail in the Original storyline.
He's not particularly smart except for certain rare instances, but both Nami and Robin were smart and were able to help him out with his shortcomings. Now I'm stronger than the original Ace hands down, no question about it. I managed to copy every skill Luffy currently has, right now, I think. Because of that, some of his plot armor luck might come my way, but even if that's not the case, I have fifty-one points and counting to get out of a bind if need be.
Except for pirate genius, I have no specific skill that you could say highlights or exemplifies my intelligence, but I think I'm pretty smart, all things considered; I just don't have the skill or ability to show for it. I say all that to say this: I think I have all the qualities and abilities needed to survive in the Grand Line. Especially for the first half of the Grand Line, also known as paradise, it wouldn't be too much to say that I'm overqualified. I'm pretty sure that I'm stronger than Luffy was before his two years with Rayleigh, when he learned how to wield the power of Haki.