The Lunarian (Slow updates)(AU)

Chapter 15: An Alternative Power (reworked)

(Third Person POV) Location: Wano (A Month Later)

Ever since Crow had returned to Wano, the Lunarian teen had thrown himself into even more intense physical training to get stronger.

The reason for this action was not only did he want to grow stronger quicker but also because ever since the word had gotten out that the teen had come back from his expedition with nine Devil Fruits and was allowed to keep all of them, a lot of the individuals in the Crew who didn't have Devil Fruit powers themselves were angered and jealous at the blatant favoritism Kaidon was showing him.

Most of the crew had been waiting for a Devil Fruit for months if not years, and then all of a sudden, a teen who isn't even a high-ranking member of the Crew gets nine Devil Fruits and is allowed to keep them all to himself without having to contribute anything.

That left a sour taste in their mouths, and the day after Crow returned, most of the Beast Pirates showed outright hostility to Crow and Uta.

Both teens had been attacked out in the open and behind the scenes more times than they could count, with small to large groups attempting to cripple or outright kill them.

Because of this, Uta is no longer allowed to be alone when she's not in the safety of her and Crow's home due to her pregnancy.

However, Crow sees these attempts in his life as an opportunity to display his dominance and test his current strength.

He also decided to make Mikasa his training partner as she was relatively equal to him regarding physical capabilities and skills.

The young Lunarian's physical capabilities and swordsmanship improved by leaps and bounds thanks to Mikasa and King.

However, despite his increase in power, it still wasn't enough for the Lunarian...

Besides Haki and Devil Fruits, Crow knew there were other alternative methods to increasing his capabilities without sacrificing his ability to swim.

However, all the available options had more cons than pros, and they didn't give him the significant boost in power that he needed.

He couldn't get cybernetic augmentations as becoming a Cyborg never sounded appealing to the Lunarian, as he preferred to stay as natural as possible.

Plus, Cyborgs naturally couldn't get stronger and had to upgrade their enhancements constantly if they wanted to get stronger, and that could cost a fuck ton of money, money that he could spend on better things. So, Cybernetics was out of the question.

There was also genetic modification; he knew several people who specialized in that field. However, he couldn't get his genetics modified at the risk of his DNA being stolen and used to create a nigh-unstoppable Lunarian army. That was a possibility he didn't want happening for obvious reasons.

His only viable option was to ask Queen to teach him how to create mechanical and biological weapons. It sounded like a fun hobby and a great way to increase his versatility on the battlefield.

The problem with this choice was that he'd have to be near Queen and that it would take him far too long to be able to produce things that would be half as good as the fat fucks creations.

Crow was by no means an idiot. He was remarkable in fighting, reasoning, adapting, learning, making intelligent decisions, and overall awareness.

However, when it came to any form of science, anything to do with numbers or engineering, he was in simple terms fucked.

If Crow wanted to be anywhere near Queen's level, he'd have to put ten times the effort into memorizing all the knowledge that the fat fuck would bestow upon him, which could take decades.