Eight Hundred Pirate Kings - Reviews

I don't know why I even bothered reading this... I'll give it 2 stars simply because it wasn't a machine-translated light novel (MTL) and tried to be something, even if it failed miserably. However, I don't even want to call this a novel. It seems like a jumbled collection of thoughts or a dream a One Piece fan once had and wrote down as a draft, but then forgot to expand upon it. Honestly, I don't want to go on a rant about this. I'll just make a few points:

1. This is no better than an MTL (maybe slightly).
2. The entire novel could be condensed into 10 chapters, if even that.
3. My literal feelings can be summed up as: My dudes, what happened? Is this the world of One Piece? Are we sure we read the same manga and watched the same anime?
4. The story (?), if you can call it that, went nowhere. The journey, unique things, creatures, and islands are the point of One Piece, but this is just so one-dimensional.
5. Finally, there wasn't even a proper ending. Honestly, this is just a massive waste of time for both the author and the readers. At the very least, please follow the five stages of a story. Even if it's not all five, there should at least be a rising action and a climax.

I digress. As you can see, there were a lot of questions but no answers. If you must read it—like if you really, really, really have to—just read the first 4-5 chapters and move on. Take my word for it; it's really not worth it.

This is a poorly written, bare-bones book. The summary is inadequate, so here’s the real deal:

The main character (MC) magically acquires a Warehouse (storage) system that provides him with "save copies" of One Piece characters from alternate realities. These characters inexplicably appear with no cost, dropping in like daily login rewards over several days.

These characters are essentially mindless drones that obey the MC, despite the author's attempts to make them seem like they have agency. The MC gains 20% of their strength and occasionally receives special missions (after acquiring five characters) to unlock their full potential. The MC is never in any real danger; he can simply sit back while the system transports these characters based on a 50-day unlock system, which can be accelerated through prestige points (causing chaos) or by reading Poneglyphs.

The power scaling is nonsensical, with the MC's overpowered team inexplicably struggling against the main One Piece world. They should be capable of easily wiping out the entire Navy, yet they mainly just defeat their opponents and move on.

The novel lacks a clear goal. The MC wanders aimlessly, seemingly without any motivation. It's as if the author had no coherent plan and just threw in a bunch of "what if" scenarios. The initial novelty wears off quickly when you realize the author doesn't devote more than a paragraph to the alternate world characters' backstories and their interactions are sparse.

In essence, this is a crossover novel that fails to explore the implications of the crossover. Characters and events are accepted without question, leading to a very boring and terrible novel. The MC lacks motivation, there's a lot of gratuitous violence, and the main world of One Piece is filled with poorly executed Chinese fanfiction knockoffs. The power scaling is unrealistic, making the story feel disjointed and unengaging.

Not recommended. This is garbage fanfiction.

Great book so far! cant wait to read more! how often do you update?