As for how Hiroto transmigrated, let's summarize it briefly.
While returning home from his job, he saw a child by the roadside and heard the sharp sound of a siren. He saw a massive truck heading straight towards the kid.
Without any extra thoughts, he instinctively rushed towards the kid.
And then...
There was no 'then'. When he woke up, he was drifting in a wooden barrel on the ocean, pushed by the waves until he was washed up on the beach of an island.
A classic isekai, indeed.
Next came the appearance of the entry system.
It didn't just fall from the sky.
Hiroto clicked on the rainbow-colored Transmigrator entry on his panel.
[Entry: Transmigrator]
[Quality: Rainbow]
[Type: Special]
[Effect: When a miracle that only exists in fantasy occurs, incredible phenomena will follow.
The 'entry system' appeared because of your existence, possessing three abilities: Entry Extraction, Entry Fusion, and Entry Granting.
As a transmigrator, your very existence is a distortion of the world. Whenever you take an action that impacts the world, you gain Distortion Points.
The amount of Distortion Points is determined by the degree of impact the event has on the world's original path.
Every bit of Distortion can be used as energy to activate the three abilities of the entry system.]
[Cost: Distortion Points]
[Note: A variable, an accident, an immeasurable existence, just like a butterfly that can kick up a massive storm across the ocean with a single flap of its wings.]
A very apt description.
Hiroto indeed had the potential to stir up a storm that would sweep across the sea.
But similarly, the butterfly itself is incredibly fragile.
And the distortion brought by this special existence allowed Hiroto to obtain his first entry.
Gluttony!
[Entry: Gluttony]
[Quality: Orange]
[Type: Active]
[Effect: Seize any object to devour it. If the devouring duration is within two seconds, the corresponding entry can be extracted.]
[Cost: Stamina]
[Note: Eat, eat, eat!]
With it, Hiroto developed extremely quickly.
Even though it had to meet the time requirement and had a high probability of being interrupted by an enemy's resistance, meaning he needed to find enemies with stamina bars about as long as his, it was enough for Hiroto to target animals, thugs, and pirates.
Along the way, he used various methods to slowly improve his attributes, eventually gaining [Swordsman (Green)].
There was still some left over Distortion energy from the transmigration after completing one Entry Extraction.
During this process, Hiroto acquired his first purple entry.
[Entry: Incoming Chaos]
[Quality: Purple]
[Type: Active/Passive]
[Effect: Randomly triggers scenes related to story characters. When used actively, triggers scenes related to yourself.]
[Cost: Stamina]
(This is basically a precognition type entry.)
It was thanks to this entry that Hiroto, while passing through Ryder's sphere of influence, triggered a scene where two female thieves sneaked into a wealthy merchant's house, encountered a threat, but escaped using their wits.
Thus, the current scene unfolded.
To extract entries, he needed to cause enough impact to obtain sufficient energy.
So, by using his knowledge of the future, could he artificially push for events that changed the fate of story characters and intervene to gain Distortion energy?
Below the Extraction, Fusion, and Granting options in [Transmigrator (Rainbow)], the entire panel, flashing with a blue glow, provided the answer.
'Odin, Jesus, Zeus... anyway, whichever god is out there, give me a hand. I'm willing to b3 bald forever for a gold entry.'
Hiroto muttered some nonsense internally and began the extraction.
The energy in the progress bar emptied rapidly, replaced by a sudden burst of blue light before his eyes.
Wow, a gold... no, it's a green.
[Entry: Thrust]
[Quality: Green]
[Type: Active]
[Effect: Thrust forward with a sword toward the enemy, whipping up a gale around the body to buff the attack.
Distance and power are determined by stamina consumption. The more times it's used in a short period, the faster and fiercer the gale stacks. It can be stacked continuously.]
[Cost: Stamina]
As the entry information was injected, Hiroto quickly understood the specifics.
'A skill-type entry that combines mobility and offense. Hmm... it makes up for my lack of combat techniques.'
Hiroto immediately decided to find a time to test it out.
Among his entries, [Swordsman] provided a comprehensive level of swordsmanship that was a notch above the basics. It was fine for being Ryder's bodyguard, but if he went out to sea to mess around, he might die in an instant.
As a blue-quality entry, the specialized effect of [Thrust] was definitely stronger than being a jack-of-all-trades.
According to Hiroto's research during this time, even the resilient people of the One Piece World, generally had no entries at all.
Having a white-quality one was roughly equivalent to being an ordinary genius among commoners.
Green quality meant being extraordinary. As a pirate, one could at least fetch a bounty of several million.
For someone to have a blue entry, they'd have to be at Arlong's level. He probably had a blue entry like 'Iron Bones'.
However, judging by the quality of the extracted entry, Hiroto's strategy of artificially gaining huge amounts of Distorted Energy hadn't achieved very good results.
'Is it because I'm involved? Since I definitely won't let the characters I love die, the level of danger dropped significantly.'
'Damn system, you really don't leave any loopholes to exploit.'
After processing his gains, Hiroto looked at the two bewildered girls in front of him. After a thought, he shouldered his standard-issue longsword.
"Simply put, he played me, so I cut him down. You don't need to know any other reasons. I have only one question now—do you want to live?"
"Yes."
Nami nodded quickly, a flattering smile instantly appearing on her face.
Carina looked at Ryder's headless corpse on the floor, then at Hiroto, feeling like something wasn't quite right.
Logically speaking, this kind of thing shouldn't have happened at all.
The dead Ryder might have given a thumbs up, but the two didn't understand that for a transmigrator like Hiroto, those conditions were meaningless. Just like the various statuses promised by NPCs in a game, they weren't as important as the player's own satisfaction in settling a grudge.
Of course, this didn't mean Hiroto had a 'player' mindset. Since he had transmigrated, he certainly treated it as reality.
He was a common man. He liked fame, wealth, and beauties, and he longed to have his own exciting life.
But he clearly knew how messed up the One Piece World was.
Celestial Dragons exploited kingdoms, while kingdoms and nobles exploited commoners, giving rise to a large number of pirates who recklessly destroyed kingdoms.
In this vicious cycle, more and more countries could no longer afford the Heavenly Tribute and became non-affiliated nations.
The Marines, who seem like maintainers of order, actually wipe out a non-affiliated nation every three years.
The operating mechanism of this world was already locked tight.
As for Luffy, who knows if he's Nika or himself after awakening?
Activating Gear 5 makes it feel like he's been possessed.
Besides, rather than placing hope in others, Hiroto preferred to hold it in his own hands.
"To make a long story short, I plan to set sail. I already have a ship, and as for money... it's right in front of you."
Hiroto pointed his longsword at the various treasures and collectibles in the treasure room.
"Appraise these treasures and give me the money in exchange for them."
"Look closely, because the path to redemption lies within."
Going out to sea required money. Hiroto didn't plan on robbing people, and he was too lazy to earn money through business. Robbing villains was something he did along the way.
If nothing else, once he went to the Grand Line, he definitely had to get a ship made of Treasure Tree Adam.
He also had to change the sword in his hand. He was a swordsman, after all. A standard-issue longsword was just too pathetic.
The kind of Graded Blades held by that female Marine in Loguetown would be nice.
"Path to redemption?"
Carina and Nami exchanged glances and slowly stood up.
Seeing that Hiroto made no move, they breathed a sigh of relief and went forward together to appraise the treasures.
Soon, the two returned.
The fact that there was no second exit in the room made them a bit dejected. Fortunately, they had enough mental fortitude.
In a blink, Nami and Carina stood before Hiroto with smiles on their faces.
"Uh... Hiroto-san... the treasure here is worth about..."
Before Carina could finish, Nami immediately took over, "It's worth a full 100 million berries."
"One hundred million?"
Hiroto looked amazed. "As expected of an unscrupulous wealthy merchant who dominates an area, running human trafficking, kidnapping children, and even reaching into the arms dealing industry."
"The accumulated money is actually 100 million berries. Truly, the more heartless one is, the more they earn."
"No wonder he talked nonsense and told nothing but lies. If I meet that kind of villain, I'll definitely use my sword to slice him into a thousand pieces to feed the fish."
While cursing Ryder, he stared at Nami.
He stroked the hilt of his sword with a half-smile, giving off the impression that he was eager to find someone to slice into a thousand pieces on the spot.
Cold sweat broke out on Carina's face instantly, and she quickly smiled. "Nami hasn't finished her training, it's 300 million berries."
"Speaking of which, there are still many guards outside. For those who help a villain, I've decided to hack them all to pieces later."
Hiroto looked at Carina with a half-smile, as if he were pondering where to start cutting.