Poverty Alleviation, Phase Two

The azure waves stretched endlessly, sea and sky blending into one as a lone skiff slowly sailed toward the horizon, as though it were headed for the place where the sea met the sky.

The rolling waves made the fishing boat sway from side to side.

On the little fishing boat.

Mu Yu lay comfortably on a deck chair, letting the sunlight shine over him. His entire body felt warm, like when he had slept in his mother's arms as a child.

It was so comfortable, so pleasant that Mu Yu almost felt intoxicated.

He had no idea how long he slept. When he woke, the sky was already full of stars, and his whole body was bathed in pale moonlight.

At a glance, the entire ocean was veiled in a hazy gauze, with fish occasionally leaping from the water and splashing up sparkling droplets.

"What a beautiful world!"

Mu Yu's eyes brimmed with happiness. Being able to see such a picturesque sight before leaving was truly wonderful.

"It's time to leave!"

Though reluctant, he still had to go.

After thinking for a moment, Mu Yu found an empty wine bottle on the boat.

"My name is Mu Yu. I'm a Tree Planter, and East Blue was my first stop. This is where my journey began, and it witnessed my joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness. I can't travel the seas freely for now, so I hope this message in a bottle can explore the world in my stead. Whoever finds it, congratulations—you must be incredibly lucky. The Goddess of Luck will surely favor you!"

After sealing the bottle, Mu Yu tossed it into the sea.

Watching the bottle bob up and down on the waves, Mu Yu could not help but smile.

Where would this message in a bottle, launched from East Blue, drift to? And who would find it?

He was so curious!

"System, leave the One Piece World."

Yes, Master.

As soon as he spoke, a gentle light enveloped Mu Yu and the little fishing boat.

A moment later, Mu Yu reappeared in the Garden of the Gods.

Congratulations. You have successfully passed your first mission world. The corrective force of the One Piece World has begun to weaken.

You successfully intimidated the Sea King with Conqueror's Haki and frightened off a legendary creature. Reward: 1,000,000 energy points.

You cast a message in a bottle of unknown destination into the sea. Reward: one chance to fish up a message in a bottle from the Cosmic Sea. Would you like to fish up a message in a bottle?

Huh?

A look of delight immediately appeared on Mu Yu's face.

He had never expected that tossing out a message in a bottle would earn him a chance to fish one up from the Cosmic Sea.

"Yes."

After confirming, a small fishing net appeared in Mu Yu's hand. The scene before him changed completely, as though he had arrived at a sea of rolling waves.

"Gods and Buddhas of all heavens, bless me with a good treasure!"

After praying for a while, Mu Yu cast the net in his hand into the sea.

After a flash of white light, a message in a bottle appeared in Mu Yu's hand.

Before he could do anything else, an adorably cute little girl appeared before him, sitting duck-legged on the ground. The little girl looked furious, yet so cute it was almost deadly.

"Stupid big brother, you always bully Xiaoxiao! Xiaoxiao is really angry this time. I'm definitely going to make you hurt so much you can't breathe."

Then Mu Yu saw the little girl named Xiaoxiao stuff a Blue Bracelet into the bottle before tossing it into the sea.

"I don't know who'll find this message in a bottle, but there's a treasure of my bad brother's inside! That bad brother always uses this bracelet to bully me, and he even steals my lollipops. He's awful! The worst part is that because of this bracelet, he isn't bound by karma at all. It makes me so mad!"

The little girl made a face, and then every image before him vanished.

When Mu Yu came back to his senses, he had returned to the Courtyard, holding that Blue Bracelet in his hand.

"Blue Bracelet? What is this thing?"

According to Xiaoxiao, wearing this bracelet meant that doing bad things, such as stealing a little girl's lollipop, would not taint one with karma?

In an instant, Mu Yu's eyes lit up.

Why had the One Piece World, as a beginner's village, been so difficult?

Wasn't it because he had interfered with the protagonist group's fate and borne too much karma?!

"A treasure!"

Mu Yu's eyes gleamed.

"System, appraise this bracelet for me."

Sorry. This bracelet is a high-level divine artifact of the God Clan. It can alter fate and interfere with karma. You are currently a temporary worker of the God Clan, and your permission level is insufficient.

Insufficient permissions?

A divine artifact?

OMG!

What kind of treasure had he fished up?

Was his luck really this absurd?

And who exactly was that little girl called Xiaoxiao?

She had casually thrown away her brother's divine artifact?!

Mu Yu felt that poverty had limited his imagination!

A divine artifact.

After thinking it over, Mu Yu put the divine artifact bracelet on his wrist.

One minute later.

Expressionless, Mu Yu tugged down his sleeve and "sealed away" the bracelet.

A divine artifact was just too high-end. As expected, it was not suitable for a temporary worker like him.

He would just pretend he had never fished up this message in a bottle!

Master, you still have one unused lottery draw. Would you like to draw now?

"When is the next auspicious day?"

According to calculations, one month from now.

"Then I'll wait another month!"

Yes.

"When will we reach the next world? Is there any news?"

The Star Chart is currently being searched. You will be notified immediately when there is news, Master.

"Fine."

Mu Yu felt a little bored.

This villa was not bad, but its scenery remained the same throughout all four seasons. There were no entertainment products, much less anything modern.

Just then, the System's voice rang out again.

Ding. You have a new message. Please check it.

A new message? What was that supposed to be?

"Receive it."

Yes.

Hello, Mr. Mu Yu. I am the deputy director of the Poverty Alleviation Office. After investigation, we found that although you are in difficult circumstances, you have never given up on yourself. You remain optimistic, positive, and enterprising. With the approval of the director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, we are officially issuing you the second batch of assistance.

Mu Yu: "..."

He was being poverty-alleviated again?

Sob, sob, sob!

It felt so strange. He really did not think he was poor!

When would he truly escape poverty?

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Increasing income channels is the proper way to escape poverty and achieve prosperity. The New Dream Plan is committed to poverty alleviation at its source. We hereby provide a complete set of Dragon Ball Senzu Bean Master's Senzu Bean cultivation materials, one jar of Senzu Bean seeds, and one bag of Senzu Bean fertilizer.

What?

Mu Yu's eyes instantly narrowed into slits.

Dragon Ball Senzu Bean Master's Senzu Bean cultivation technique?

Had he heard that right?

"Are they really the kind of Senzu Beans where eating just one keeps you from getting hungry for ten days, restores all injuries, eliminates all fatigue, and brings your body back to peak condition?!"

Deputy Director: "Haha, young Mu Yu, you really are adorable. Yes, they are exactly the Senzu Beans you're thinking of."

Mu Yu: "Emmmmmm."

Had he just exposed something?

But it smelled so good!

System: "..."

As Heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should strive unceasingly for self-improvement; as Earth's nature is receptive, a gentleman should carry all things with virtue. Please keep working hard, young Mu Yu, and strive to become a pillar of society as soon as possible.

After expressing his gratitude to the deputy director of the Poverty Alleviation Office, Mu Yu ended the call.

Escape poverty, escape poverty—he had to escape poverty as soon as possible!

Master, you have already mastered the Senzu Bean cultivation technique and possess the seeds and fertilizer. Would you like to begin cultivation?

"Yes."

As you command.

Under a series of operations by the System, Senzu Bean sprouts soon emerged from a patch of fertile soil that had been remodeled in the Courtyard.

However, Senzu Beans had quite a long maturation period. Harvesting them anytime soon was impossible.

Three days later.

Master, the Star Chart has been confirmed. The world has been identified as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Would you like to enter?

Mu Yu: "Yes."

After the world spun around him, Mu Yu arrived in a forest blanketed in ice and snow.

PS: Volume Two begins! Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—my goal is to spread the way and write the best Demon Slayer fanfiction, so that even readers who have never watched Demon Slayer can come to love this work. I hope everyone will support and encourage me!