I am a Slave?

When Alex opened his eyes, he saw that he was not in his room. He was sitting on the deck of a boat with handcuffs chained to a bar. He immediately thought he must be dreaming as he looks at the open sea. Then he heard voices speaking around him. When he looked around, he saw two rough looking people near the stern of the ship handling the wheel.

"The kid is pretty good looking even if somewhat weak. He might even be sold to the celestial nobles. It was worth the risk to catch him."

"You are right. We don't need to worry about those damn marines but the other slavers. But our territory is supported by a big shot after all. Not any run of the mill slaver can interfere with us."

"Definitely our boss should give us a good commission for this, right? I mean this young slave should at least be worth 100,00 baileys. Not to mention his pretty face."

"Don't worry, this is a big score. Let's just get back to the auction house quick. We don't want any accidents. "

At this point, Alex was trying to make sense of things.

'What kind of situation is this? Why am I having such an absurd dream? Also, I feel like I am missing something.'

"Look that kid is awake. Better knock him out before he causes any trouble."

Alex was shocked. He tried to calm himself by saying it is a dream. Otherwise, the environment seemed too unreal. How could he get to where he is just by sleeping on his bed. Had he been kidnapped?

"Sir, what are you doing? Can you please let me go? My family don't have much money."

"Haha, let you go? Who's going to compensate me for my 10,000 baileys? How can I let such easy money slip away, kid? Just sleep tight, we'll get there soon."

The man knocked the confused looking Alex at the back of the head and he passed out.

When he woke up, he saw that he was in a room with prison bars with many people in there. What caught his eye is a somebody who looks like a mermaid. 'It couldn't be could it? This can't be a dream. It's too real. I have to assume this is reality.'

One by one, people came to bring the chained people away. Some struggled but most just stayed still with eyes so full of despair that it hurts to look. The mermaid was also taken away while she struggled a lot but the chains all around her body made her effort futile.

Just then several people came in to take more people away including him.

"Hello, can you tell me what's going on?"

"Shut up, kid. You are being auctioned, are you stupid? Stay quiet."

There he was on the stage with a man wearing bright yellow clothes grinning at a crowd of a thousand faces.

"We have a healthy young man with a handsome face. Probably from some rich family so you can expect good manners. Even if not, you can train it with some discipline. Starting price is 50,000 Baileys!"

"60,000!...70,000!,…..80,000!,…there is a commotion of voices. Then a shrill voice came out that silenced all the other bids.

"200,000! I like him. He can be one of my pets.", the voice came from a man dressed in white clothes with a transparent covering on his head. No one around him dared to look at him directly.

"You…put him and that mermaid in the cell back at Marijois"

"Yes, Great Noble. We obey."

When Alex looked at the direction of the voice, he froze. He had been feeling like he's ignoring something since the time at the ship. The memory of the slavers mentioning 'Celestial Noble', 'Baileys' the appearance of a mermaid-like person in the cell all point to one thing.

'Shit No way! I have transmigrated into One Piece,…and have just been bought by a Celestial Noble?'

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In the underground dungeon of MariJois.

"Bring him here. Tie him up. "

"Please let me go. Please I beg you.", Alex cried towards the guard. A man was holding a fire hot poker with a pattern at the tip yelling at the guard to chain him. Then he put the tip of the red hot poker on his back.

"Ahhh, No!!!" Alex then felt a searing pain on his back and he lost his consciousness.

"Take him back. The seal is done."

When Alex came back, he was a lone in a cell. He still felt pain on his back. He looked around at cells with other slaves. Most of them have empty desolate eyes that scares him.

'This is like hell. I need to get out of here or I might become like them. To think I would reincarnate into a fantasy world but instead of a golden spoon and cheats, I become the lowly slave with no freedom. Maybe there is a way for me to get out. I mean whoever sent me here wouldn't just bring me across universes just to be a no name slave right?'

Despite the pain, he was hopeful about his future. If he can get out, there are all sorts of places he wanted to visit and things he wanted to try. He could lead a life full of adventures. It's his favorite fantasy world with colorful backgrounds he can now personally experience. He might even get a devil fruit and wield a unique ability. He can also find his favorite characters, the Strawhuts and even join their crew and share in their camaraderie and adventures. He was full of hope for the many possibilities ahead.