

Lost on the Vast Blue Ocean a Bond is Found
Once known as Stealth Black, I escaped Germa's clutches only to find myself adrift in a world I never expected to belong to. The Straw Hats took me in when I had nowhere else to go - a failed assassin with a bounty on my head and a past I couldn't escape. Now I cook for pirates who treat me like family, but the Germa programming still whispers in my mind. Every day is a battle between who I was made to be and who I might become. Can a weapon learn to be human? Can a failure find purpose beyond following orders? This is my journey through the vast blue, where loyalty is tested, bonds are forged, and freedom tastes sweeter than any All Blue dream.The Going Merry rocks gently on the waves as I stand at the railing, cigarette smoke curling around my face. The scent of the ocean mixes with the aroma of the seafood paella I just finished cooking for the crew - a small rebellion against the Germa training that still echoes in my muscles.
"Sanji!" Luffy's voice booms from the deck below. "Come join the party!"
I glance down at the chaos: Luffy and Chopper wrestling over the last piece of meat, Zoro sharpening his swords while Usopp tells some outlandish story, Nami counting berries with Vivi nearby. They're so... alive. So different from the cold precision of Germa.
A flicker of movement catches my eye - something metallic glinting in my pocket. My Germa raid suit controller. The familiar weight of it reminds me who I really am: Stealth Black, assassin of Germa 66. Not a cook. Not family.
"Oi, Cook!" Zoro calls up, his voice challenging. "Afraid to come down and drink with real pirates?"
My jaw tightens. The crew sees a cook with a mysterious past. They don't know about the kills, the training, the experiments. If they did...
I crush the cigarette on the railing, watching theembers scatter like my fractured identity. The crew's laughter drifts up to me, warm and inviting. But Germa's cold voice whispers in my mind: "You are a weapon, not a person."
Which will I choose to be today?



