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One of the best fan fictions I've read. The MC is not s*upid and attempts to follow the logic of the world of One Piece, instead of being bound by the morals of his previous one. He also doesn't become s*upidly OP in about 50 chapters. He finally has the power of a marine captain at about Ch. 100 (which some might say is too slow, but I beg to differ). Ian, who ironically shares my first name, is a likable character who also shares the characteristics of Monkey D. Luffy, but with at least 4 times the IQ (since Luffy's is about 30 lol). Additionally, the use of other stories in the power system was done in the most apt way possible. The "Super Card System" uses main characters, bosses, and side-characters as the basis for its power system. Side characters are 1-2 star cards, main characters are 3-4 star cards, and bosses are 5 star cards.Every card can eventually be upgraded to 5 stars. Main characters are not immediately 5 star cards because the main character does not always have the strongest stats but the most potential for growth. Bosses, on the other hand, already start out strong but their growth stagnates since their star level cannot be upgraded. For example, Goku of Dragon Ball would be a 4-star card, while Cell or Frieza would be a 5-star card. The system allows for card draws that can only be done using diamonds purchased from recharging with real life currency (500 diamonds per pull), as well as multi-draws (10 cards per pull). Obviously the real life currency are berries, but the exchange rate is only 1 diamond per 100 berries! Quite ludicrous when considering that the system resembles a gacha-game where most of the draws are garbage. What I love most about the implementation of this system is the fact that Ian is not limited to gaining power from the system, and that the power he does gain from the cards are not immediately mastered, forcing him to master them through hard work and effort. By the current translated chapter (Ch 105), Ian is already a (as GreyCat put it) a "Mini-Mihawk", but he needed to train for at least eight years before he could gain "Advanced Swordsmanship", and afternoon gaining experience defeating pirates, "Expert Swordsmanship" and "Nen" (the primary energy stored in a body that mimics Haki, but is not Haki). I haven't been bored reading this, despite my semi-lacking knowledge of One Piece; I need to catch up.
