𝙈𝙔 𝙋𝙄𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙃𝙐𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍, 𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙘𝙚 (𝙡𝙖)

Prologue

Hi there! My name's Akane, and I'm the daughter of none other than Shanks, the infamous Red-Haired Pirate!

Yeah, I know what you're thinking — he left me behind to sail the seas. But honestly, who cares? I could never hate my father for chasing his dreams. Besides, growing up with tales of adventure and the open sea? Who wouldn't be inspired by that?

I've inherited my dad's **vivid red hair**, which, let's be real, makes me stand out wherever I go. And my light brown eyes? A gift from my mother, though I never got to know her. People tell me all the time that I'm beautiful — not that I make a big deal of it, but yeah, I know.
𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲? 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸.

I spent most of my childhood aboard my father's ship, surrounded by his crewmates — my extended family. Adventure was in my blood, but I didn't expect my life to change 𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 when I met this weird kid named Luffy.

It all started one day when it was just me and Luffy, hanging out at the docks while the crew was off doing pirate things. There were these fruits, just lying around, and they looked amazing. You should've seen them — so colorful and delicious-looking! Naturally, Luffy and I couldn't resist. Without thinking much, we each grabbed one and devoured them.

Turns out... 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘀.

Luffy's body turned into rubber because he ate the 𝗚𝘂𝗺-𝗚𝘂𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁. Now he could stretch his arms, legs — you name it. I was laughing at how goofy he looked until I realized something strange was happening to me, too. The fruit I ate was called the 𝗕𝗮𝗻-𝗕𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝘂𝗶t, and it gave me two incredible abilities: I could 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 anywhere within my line of sight and let out a scream that was more like a 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝗹. Trust me, that scream could knock the wind out of anyone nearby. Let's just say I caused a bit of chaos on the ship when I first discovered it.

Growing up on a pirate ship shaped who I am. I'm an 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁, meaning I can be a social butterfly when I want to be, but I also love my quiet moments. My father says I've got a rare balance between being 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, which makes me a bit unpredictable to those around me. I also inherited his 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗼𝗿, always knowing how to lighten the mood. The crew adored it, and Dad used to say, "𝗔𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲."

But here's the thing — despite the fun, the laughs, and the high spirits, I always felt a 𝘁𝘂𝗴. It wasn't enough for me to just be the daughter of the Red-Haired Shanks, famous as he was. I wanted my own adventures. I wanted to 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, not just as Shanks' kid but as someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the legends of the sea.