In the 21st century, inside a bustling internet café, a young man sat in front of a computer.
He was handsome, nineteen years old, 1.78 meters tall, healthy, straight, and an orphan.
His name was Sandy.
He had just finished watching One Piece and was still buzzing from the excitement.
"Zoro's move against Kaido was so damn cool," he muttered to himself. "And Luffy… he's basically cheating. Conqueror's Haki coating already? Damn."
In a great mood, Sandy decided to celebrate with a few rounds of League of Legends.
He locked in Garen for mid lane and typed confidently into the chat box:
"Brothers, just relax. My Garen is a god!"
Leaning back, Sandy lit a cigarette, blew away the smoke, smoothed his hair, and admired his reflection in the dark monitor.
"Damn, I'm handsome."
But before he could enjoy the feeling too long, he noticed the three players on the enemy team doing something insane ignoring his Garen entirely and tearing down their own towers.
"What the hell?!" Sandy growled. "Do you think my Garen is just decoration?"
His fingers moved faster than they ever had before.
Spin. Spin. Spin.
"Triple Kill!"
Sandy laughed out loud, thrilled.
"Triple kill already? Handsome and skilled… that's me."
He recalled to base, bought two Doran's Blades and five potions.
"Three Doran's Blades at the start. They're all noobs."
Just then, an unnatural thunderclap echoed outside.
Before Sandy could react, everything went black.
When he opened his eyes again, he was sitting on a toilet lid in a restroom, looking confused.
A moment ago, he was destroying noobs in an internet café.
Now… this?
[Ding, detecting host consciousness recovery. Pheromone System binding…]
The voice rang in his head.
A system?!
Sandy immediately understood what was happening. He had read enough transmigration novels to know.
"Wuhu, I'm taking off!" he cheered.
[Ding, Pheromone System binding successful. Congratulations to the host for arriving in the world of One Piece. The current year is 1519 of the Sea Calendar — one year before Monkey D. Luffy sets sail. Location: Sabaody Archipelago.]
[Ding, Newbie Gift Pack has been issued to the Space Inventory.]
Sandy's heart pounded with excitement. But then, he frowned.
"Why the hell is it called the Pheromone System? Isn't pheromone usually for beautiful women? You're not a woman, System."
[Pheromone System: Host, this system is called the Pheromone System. Refusing your question.]
Sandy chuckled.
"You've got personality. I like that. Open the gift pack."
Inside the Space Inventory appeared a Devil Fruit, a sword, and a pill.
The pill enhanced physical strength.
The Devil Fruit was called the Space Fruit—and best of all, it had no side effects. No weakness to Sea Stone, no drowning.
"Pheromone System, I love you! Five stars—no, ten stars!"
Without hesitation, Sandy swallowed the pill and then bit into the Space Fruit.
Gulp.
He winced.
"System, this tastes like a fruit smoothie… but why do I feel like I just drank laxatives?"
[Pheromone System: The host has taken the detoxification pill. The effect is kicking in.]
Sandy didn't wait for more explanation.
"Oh no—no no no!"
Moments later, tragedy struck.
No toilet paper.
"System, give me tissue!"
[Pheromone System: Host pheromone points: 0.1. Insufficient for exchange.]
Sandy sighed, face full of black lines. He had no choice but to sacrifice his trusty underwear from Online shop.
"Goodbye, old friend," he whispered, tossing it in the trash.
Regaining his composure, he said:
"System, open my personal panel."
A translucent blue panel appeared before him:
[Host: Sandy
Strength: 100
Agility: 10
Stamina: 250
Pheromone Points: 0.1
Space Inventory: Sword
System Store: Locked]
He could now lift about 100 kg, sprint at 10 m/s, and had high stamina. But he wasn't satisfied.
"System, the power level in this world is insane. You saw Whitebeard's punch at Marineford! How about giving me more life-saving skills or buffing my stats?"
[Pheromone System: Please do not have too many fantasies. This system is just an assistant. The rest is up to you.]
"Then why don't I have Haki?"
[Pheromone System: Host, without that pill and Devil Fruit, you'd still be weak. Haki is still far from you. Pheromone Points will be given based on your performance. Explore it yourself.]
"That's interesting," Sandy grinned. His adaptability was impressive. "I like it."
Even without extra handouts, his Space Fruit was a powerful ability.
Unlike the Ope-Ope no Mi, the Space Fruit didn't heal—but it could still open a Space Field like Law's ROOM and control everything inside it. And if Sandy cut someone… well, they'd really be gone.
Just as he was about to experiment, he heard footsteps outside the restroom.
"Damn, I've been in here too long. This is not the smell for a handsome man like me."
He pushed the door open and came face to face with someone wearing a bubble on their head, snot dripping down their nose.