Over ten days had passed, and he had reached level 90 . However, the characteristics in his system and the state of his blessings had slightly changed.
— August D. Sal — the system screen displayed his data.
— Age: 26.
— Level: 90 (9031/2000000).
— Strength: Peak (General).
— Constitution: Supreme (Royal Vice-King).
— Agility: Supreme (Royal Vice-King).
— Devil Fruit: None.
— Skills: Supreme.
— Armament Haki: Supreme.
— Observation Haki: Peak (Voices of All breathing ).
— Conqueror's Haki: Peak (Killing Knowledge).
— Weapon: Ace.
— Points: 119004.
— Purple lottery: 1 time.
Observation and killing — a derivative technique of the highest level of Conqueror's Haki, allowing one to control their own breathing, making it impossible for the opponent to use Observation Haki to predict the future.
— An unexpected surprise, — Sal muttered, contemplating the new ability. — In the future, when facing a strong opponent with peak Observation Haki, I'll have a good way to suppress them. Although there are very few strong individuals who can raise their Observation Haki to its peak.
Sal did not plan to spend the remaining two purple lotteries. Almost 120,000 points he had earned came from altering the fate of the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates.
The system initiated the soul draw, and two purple items appeared before him.
— [Special Artifact Enhancement Scroll of Kelly] — read the text accompanying the first item. — A scroll that can enhance an artifact. The entire scroll is golden and looks unusual.
— Effect: Random application of a special attribute to a weapon. Success rate 80%, failure rate 20%. In case of failure, the weapon will break. Please use it at your discretion.
— ... Damn, — Sal exhaled, clenching his fists. The name Kelly irritated him. It was a female product, and the chance of breaking the weapon upon failure only intensified his negative emotions. A 20% chance of failure seemed to him almost a guaranteed destruction of the weapon.
— Only a fool would use that witch's enhancement scroll. They say it's a 20% failure rate, but in reality, it's 80%. I won't use it, even if it kills me.
Sal tossed the enhancement scroll aside in disgust and checked the other purple item. It was a dark red, exquisite leather armor that seemed to be enveloped in red flames.
— [Ancient Leather Armor of the Red Dragon (1/5)], the description stated.
— Effect: Strong protection, immunity to medium-level fire attacks, immunity to all low-level magic attacks, increased magic resistance, enhanced resistance to mental attacks. Collecting five pieces of Red Dragon equipment will activate set properties.
— Origin: High-quality equipment belonging to a certain god, made from the flesh and dragon skin of an ancient red dragon. The ancient red dragon is a giant dragon that can rival ordinary gods.
The Ancient Leather Armor of the Red Dragon made Sal's eyes light up. Finally, a suitable piece of equipment! The previous five lottery attempts had nearly made him lose faith in its effectiveness.
Sal enjoyed the view of the gradually darkening sea water. Suddenly, he conceived the idea of using the enhancement scroll. While reason held him back from gambling, curiosity prompted him to retrieve the scroll once more. He took the chain in his other hand. Of all his armaments, only the Heavenly Castle met the requirements.
The hand holding the scroll trembled slightly. He hesitated whether to use it. After all, he still needed to use the Heavenly Castle to combat certain enemies. But ultimately, the desire in his heart overpowered his reason. Could the 80% failure rate truly be accurate?
The enhancement scroll touched the Heavenly Castle, transforming into a light that enveloped the chain. Sal involuntarily tensed up, feeling nervous.
Soon the light faded, and contrary to Sal's expectations, the chain remained the same as before. It was clearly a successful enhancement, and Sal hurried to check the result.
— [Heavenly Castle (Space)]
— Enhancement Result: The Heavenly Castle receives spatial ability. Ability to penetrate space and travel through spatial layers.
— Effect: The higher the divinity of the target, the stronger the treasure becomes. Conversely, for a creature without divinity, it is merely a sturdy chain.
Sal couldn't help but smile with joy. The ability of the Heavenly Chain to penetrate space made it far from a useless weapon. Even against ordinary enemies, it had its place.
And when facing an opponent with some spatial ability, it became simply a restrictive relic. Imagine the User of the Door Door Fruit hiding behind a spatial door, thinking they are safe. The Heavenly Chain directly penetrates the space and binds them.
— The money spent was not wasted, and I am very satisfied with today's gains, — Sal whispered, smiling.
The entire Heavenly Chain disappeared into space by Sal's thought. As long as he had this thought, he could make the chain attack from space, making defense against it impossible. The only drawback was that it was still very fragile.
A fragrant wind blew in Sal's face, and suddenly a beautiful figure was beside him.
— What happened that made you so happy? "Why are you smiling so brightly?" Bonney asked, sitting next to Sal with eyes full of puzzlement.
Sal wiped the smile off his face and turned to Bonney. The woman in a swimsuit was enjoying the sun before diving into the water.
Bonney was even more attractive at this moment. The bright red bikini made her exceptionally alluring. Two large "grapefruits" were very noticeable, and when she sat down, an uncomfortable vibration occurred. ( This fic was written before bonney's real age was revealed)
"I haven't encountered any joyful events, but when are you going to leave the ship?" Sal asked, not wanting to continue the conversation about his haul.
Bonnry didn't answer immediately. She just lay back on the deck chair and looked at the dark ocean beyond the ship. Without the peculiar heart-shaped lipstick, her appearance indeed improved somewhat.
"I haven't decided yet. Can I join you for a rest? Do you think I could become Pirate King like you?" Bonney asked, smiling.
This woman indeed didn't respect his identity as Roger. Perhaps the two meetings in the Sabaody Archipelago gave her a biased first impression. And she actually asked if she could become the Pirate King. After all, that wasn't the goal she set when she embarked on her journey.
"You can't become the Pirate King. You don't have the strength, the charisma to have others follow you, and you have an unreasonable big lady's personality. Do you think you can really do it?" Sal answered the question without leaving room for doubt.
Hearing Sal's comments, Bonney was so angry that her teeth ground together. If she could overpower this man, she would definitely make him pay.
Suddenly, Sal spoke again, interrupting her indignation.
"And the reason you went to sea isn't One Piece, you wanted to save your father and get revenge on Vegapunk, right?" he asked.
"...How do you know?" Bonney was surprised.
"It's not difficult, saving Kuma," Sal replied mysteriously. "But don't think about taking revenge on Vegapunk now, because the World Government needs him to research weapons. If you want revenge, you'll have to wait until the World Government no longer trusts him. Otherwise, even the Four Emperors can't do anything to him, and you don't have the strength of the Four Emperors."
Sal ignored the woman deep in thought. From his memory, Fish-Man Island would arrive soon, and he needed to prepare.
At that moment, a huge explosion occurred on Fish-Man Island