(Ellion's POV)
I closed the door behind me as I saw that the farmer was walking up to me, holding two wooden buckets in his arms.
"Oh, Ser!" He said with a smile as he set the buckets down next to a table, "You're feeling better now?"
I was adjusting my shirt as I walked up to him, "Yea, something like that." I said with a slight smirk, "How are you faring? You weren't hurt in the attack no?"
He shook his head, "Me? No." He said with a chuckle, "Maybe if you weren't here, I might've been dead, haha!"
I chuckled, "Well, I guess that's true." I said as I walked over to the side, looking at the field next to his house, "How's the field?"
"It'll get the job done." He said, "Although, it would be nice if my wife and daughter could join me. I could use a son too, haha!"
I looked at him, "Hm."
"Where are they?" he asked, "Tina helped me for a bit before disappearing when I went to collect water."
"Oh they're asleep." I said, "I just checked on them."
"Oh." He said, "Well, okay then. They must still be shaken up by the attack."
"Yea...." I said with a nod, looking at the distance, "They must've been..."
Yesterday, I was walking nearby when I heard some bandits attacking this farmer and his family. I was in the mood for cutting down men so I rushed them down and killed them. In the process, I broke the carriage they were riding on. I suppose they were using the carriage to carry the stolen loot and all, but in the fight, I demolished it. One of them somehow used flaming arrows but it wasn't an issue for me.
Because I am no ordinary man in this world. Oh no, that was something I was confused by my whole childhood in this world. I am not originally of Planetos, I come from a different world, the ordinary one. The world where Planetos is simply part of the Song of Ice and Fire, a fictional story.
I was reincarnated into this world as an actual baby, vaguely conscious of my entire existence. As I grew older, my memories slowly returned, and eventually, I was awakened fully. I had discovered the power I had, given to me by a strange entity whom I call "The Goddess".
Apparently, "The Goddess" has done this to other people, but I am the most recent one in this timeline. I guess she gave them powers from a specific work of fiction, One Piece. And it is quite an interesting pick, I do wonder what she had given them.
Because I was given Haki.
And not just any Haki, I was given Shanks's abilities. All three forms of haki. The Goddess gave me Traits, like those System Novels or whatever they're called.
[Willpower of The Red Emperor]
[Blade of Aggression]
[Sexual Cultivation]
They were loosely explained to me back when I had that dream with the Goddess, explaining to me what I had. Basically, I was a whole template, that of Red-Haired Shanks. Not just that, I came with bonus abilities.
Willpower of the Red Emperor granted me all three forms of Haki:
- Conqueror's Haki
- Armament Haki
- Observation
This was obviously Shanks's arsenal; he had the advanced forms of all three haki types. Obviously, that I knew of before I died. I really don't know what else he's capable of but he does have the Advanced Armament penetration, the Future-Sight Observation, and the Advanced Conqueror Coating. That much is known.
Blade of Agression was an interesting Trait. Because without the use of Haki, the more I clash with steel using my sword, the faster and stronger I become. It allows me to fight more aggressively and my blade becomes sharper against flesh. Armor is a different thing, it is unable to cut through it without Haki. But this Trait can only be used without haki, which makes sense since Armament is more than enough to devastate any armored opponent.
And then there was Sexual Cultivation.
This one was the bread and butter, the magnum opus. I don't know why The Goddess granted me something like this. Maybe she grew bored or maybe she just lost a wager. Regardless, this was a powerful ability. Every time I had sex, I was able to store the power gained from it and use it to either strengthen my haki, boost my physical capabilities, or heal my wounds and restore my vigor.
It was a power that was beyond the reach of men in this world. By having sex, I am can ascend to something above all here.
But I cannot be cocky. While my current body is tall and strong, I am still 15 years old in this form. To everyone here, I am but a Bastard Hedge Knight who has the red hair of House Tully. Truth be told, I don't remember my old life that much, only that I know plenty of One Piece lore and a lot of this world's story. Except for much of Essos, like YiTi, that is a mystery to me.
Regardless, I grew up not knowing my parents in this world too. When I became a conscious individual, I was an orphan, running about and picked up by a Hedge Knight from the Riverlands. He trained me and eventually, he died at the hands of a bandit. By that time, I had already awakened my powers so I took revenge pretty easily.
And since then, I have traveled as a Hedge Knight of my own, just doing my thing. Fighting and fucking.
"Ser....?" I heard the farmer say, "You alright?"
I looked at him, "Hm?"
"You just stared into the distance, as if in deep thought." He said
"O-Oh, sorry about that." I cleared my throat
"By the way, you left your sword leaning on the wall there." He said pointing past me, "You shouldn't be doing that, it could get lost."
I looked over to see my sword, leaning on the wall. I walked over to it and picked it up, unsheathing it and admiring the beauty that she was.
It was not a longsword like the ones here in Westeros. It was probably something that an Essosi would wield, a cutlass that had a slightly curved blade and hamon patterns. It had a black hilt with a copper-colored dome-shaped guard, a thinner hand guard running atop the hilt. The sheath was black with grey flaming patterns.
"Ah yes." I said with a smile, "My beautiful companion, Gloriosa."
I named this beauty after the Kuja Empress, Gloriosa. Who, in her prime days, was infatuated with Gol D. Roger. Not only that, the guard's color kinda reminded me of her hair. That woman in her youth was a sexy babe, one I would've never rejected if she was infatuated with me.
"Hehe..." I smirked, "The memories, eh? I'm glad I have them."
"Ser....?" the farmer spoke up again
I looked at him, "I'm leaving." I told him with a chuckle, "I must thank you for your hospitality. Your wife's cooking was delicious."
He nodded, "R-Right, thank you for helping us." He said, "I don't know how to repay you."
"Oh don't worry, you already did." I said
"H-How?" He asked
I shook my head and chuckled, "Feeding and sheltering me." I said, "That is how. Oh, by the way. Your daughter."
"She's quite the beautiful girl."