One Piece: Talent Copy System!

Chapter 29: Barbaric Terrifying Village

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A thought crossed Noir's mind and he cast a recognition spell on Ace.

"Name: Ace

Most Evil Bloodline: Gold Quality, containing the genes of Pirate King Roger, inheriting the talent for training in Haki and other martial arts. He will face a life-threatening ordeal once in his lifetime, and most of his relatives will suffer misfortune. However, if he overcomes this ordeal, his overall strength will double in a short period of time and he will have extraordinary luck.

Brotherhood Pact: Red quality where the three brothers share a high amount of luck. Whenever one of the brothers dies, the luck of the other two increases, and their abilities and strengths are greatly enhanced.

Devil Progeny: A purple quality that increases the efficiency of Haki training and halves the time required to train any skill. It also excels at training Devil Fruits.

Noir hesitated when he saw Ace's three talents. Her skills were quite impressive, with one gold, one red, and one purple.

However, Noir only had one gold and one red copy card, and Ace's talents were indeed dangerous.

"The Most Evil Bloodline" could potentially grant the genetic talents inherited from Pirate King Roger, but the life-threatening ordeal was terrifying!

In the original story, Ace did not survive this ordeal, leading to his tragic death and the downfall of the Whitebeard Pirates.

Understanding the "Brotherhood Pact" explained why Luffy always seemed to narrowly escape death.

Noir decided not to copy Ace's talents, as they would probably be of no use to him.

He planned to save the copy cards for when they reached the Grand Line and intended to copy Mihawk's swordsmanship talent. That would be the best choice.

Ace stared at Noir with genuine sincerity and said, "Noir! Will you join our pirate crew?"

Noir was taken aback, but smiled and said, "No, I don't want to be a pirate right now.

Unwilling to give up, Ace asked, "Why? Being a pirate is great! You can go on adventures all over the place!"

Noir shook his head and smiled silently.

Ace lowered his head, somewhat discouraged, and said, "If you ever change your mind, the Spade Pirates will always be waiting for you. I think the world of you!"

Noir felt a little touched and replied, "Maybe in the future. Just make sure you don't get defeated and recruited by someone else."

Ace confidently thumped his chest, "That will never happen!"

But Noir silently thought to himself, "That's very likely...

Whitebeard would slap you a few times, call you his son, and you would cry your eyes out right then and there.

With Kasa guiding them, the ship quickly found its destination. The thick fog around them began to change color.

Ace, standing at the edge of the ship, marveled at the fog, "How strange, the fog is turning pale red.

Deuce, wearing a black mask, shivered, "Like a blood fog!"

Noir frowned, using his super-sensory ability, but the deeper they went into the red mist, the weaker the effect of the ability became.

In the middle of the red mist, an island of red maple trees appeared before them.

The red leaves made the entire island look as if it had been dyed red, and the ground was covered with a carpet of fresh red leaves.

Kasa looked at the red island and said, "This is Red Leaf Island, where our village lives. The leaves of these trees emit a special mist that makes it impossible for most ships to navigate through.

"The red mist environment created by these leaves is perfect for the red dolphin. Only they know the routes around the island, so we rely on them for guidance."

Noir nodded in recognition. The world was full of wonders, and even Nami's extraordinary navigational talents had met their match.

Ace, excited, grabbed his hat and said, "Let's go ashore!"

Silent Mihar, holding his gun, approached Noir and asked, "Mr. Noir, I'll stay and guard the ship.

Observing the usual behavior of Ace and the others, Noir could tell that Mihar often stayed to guard the ship. Trusting Ace's crew, Noir nodded, "That's fine."

With that, Noir and three others escorted Kasa ashore. As soon as they stepped on the ground, Ace exclaimed, "This island is so strange; the ground is covered with soft red leaves.

Noir, cautious, used his powers of observation and said, "There are many poisonous insects and snakes here. Can humans really live on this island?"

Kasa's eyes showed a hint of contempt.

These ignorant outsiders have no idea of the holiness of this island. When the terrifying high priest arrives, you will all be reduced to ashes!

Kasa's face twisted with a sinister expression.

Seeing his expression, Ace couldn't help but react. He punched and kicked Kasa to the ground, leaving him stunned.

What did I do to deserve this beating?!

Bruised and battered, Kasa obediently led the way, eventually bringing them to a primitive-looking village.

As they entered, people armed with weapons and wearing strange face paint surrounded them from all sides.

Regardless of age or gender, everyone had a fierce look in their eyes, staring at the newcomers as if they were prey.

Some children were even drooling at the sight!

Ace looked around and suddenly turned pale, patting Noir's shoulder and pointing to a corner of the village, "Look!"

Noir looked and his face darkened.

It was a row of wooden racks, stained with fresh blood, hanging with bloody flesh, scattered with torn clothes and terrified faces frozen in death.

It was obvious what they had eaten.

Noir shivered, glaring at the villagers like wild wolves.

This island is nothing but a savage, uncivilized place filled with inhuman beasts!

Seeing his territory, Kasa regained his arrogance and laughed wildly, "You dared to come ashore, now you can't leave! Stay and become our food!"

"Perfect! We'll offer you as a sacrifice to our high priest who taught us the ways of human cooking!"

The villagers, armed and ready, eyed them hungrily.

Surrounded, Ace's expression grew serious. He asked quietly, "What now? We can't kill them all, can we?"

Noir's face hardened, "Get the leader first. It's that damn high priest who taught them that! We take him down first!"

"Got it!"

Kasa, hearing this, laughed maniacally, "You think you can defeat our High Priest who creates fire?"

"Outsiders like you are only fit to be our..."

Before he could finish, Kasa felt a sudden chill on his neck.

Looking up, the sky seemed to turn blood red, and the friendly villagers charged like devils. His consciousness faded...

Noir raised his blood-stained sword, glared at the savages, and roared:

"That damned high priest, come out and face me!"

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