Buffon had traveled through time and found himself in the world of One Piece. Here, three forms of Haki ruled the seas, Devil Fruit users were everywhere, admirals could destroy entire islands in a single battle, and when the Four Emperors clashed, the sky itself split apart. Fortunately, he had a golden cheat: he could repair corpses and gain their abilities! Now, living as a corpse stitcher on Moria’s ship, Buffon kept to himself, paying no attention to events outside, focusing solely on stitching bodies. Moria said, “Buffon, why not learn some combat skills?” Buffon replied, “No, I just want to stitch corpses!” Tsuru asked, “Buffon, how about joining the Navy Medical Corps?” Buffon replied, “No, I just want to stitch corpses!” Whitebeard invited, “Buffon, come be my ship’s doctor?” Buffon replied, “No, I just want to stitch corpses!” ... Years later, Buffon finally ventured out to sea. BIG MOM declared, “Witness my Elbaf Spear: Ikoku!” Buffon responded, “Er, mine’s called Nation Annihilation?”
“Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Buffon, after you finish stitching up the one at hand, could you please take care of the little newcomer they've just brought in? Only your craftsmanship can handle such delicate work!” Hogback said.
“Alright,” Buffon replied, glancing up at Hogback but never once slowing the movement of his hands as he stitched the corpse before him.
With one hand, he worked the forceps to pinch the split skin together; with the other, he swiftly sewed the two edges closed. In just a few seconds, he had finished stitching up the wound. The stitches were as neat as if made by a sewing machine, each perfectly spaced, a far cry from the clumsy work depicted in pirate sketches. He finished tying off the thread in one smooth motion.
Hogback stared at the freshly stitched corpse, his face openly filled with admiration and amazement. “Truly perfect! Buffon, you are a born artist! Even corpses become works of art in your hands. Truly perfect!”
In Buffon’s mind, the Character Compendium flipped to a fresh page, and the information of the corpse slowly surfaced:
[Name: Kurozoi]
[Level: T8]
[Faction: Pirate]
[Bounty: 500,000 Berries]
[Obsession: 93%]
[Current Obtainable Reward: Physique +7 → 105 (Second Lieutenant, Level 2)]
“My physique has leveled up?”
Buffon stood and turned to the mirror, feeling the thick muscles in his neck crack beneath the surface. In the reflection, a pair of deep blue eyes, a prominent nose, and a face covered in stubble stared back—a typical European visage. Nearly two meters tall and packe