Harvest

When Buggy returned to the base, he discovered that all his treasure had vanished. The shock sobered him up immediately.

After calming down and thinking back for a moment, he realized that it had all been stolen.

By the time the furious Buggy flew back to the banquet site, dawn had already broken. All he learned was that Can Yue and the others had left. Buggy was so enraged that his face twisted hideously, and even his blue twin ponytails stood straight up.

Left with no choice, Buggy could only take his entire pirate crew and work to pay off his debts.

"Damn Can Yue, you delayed my plans to set sail by so long.

Wasn't it just one jug of your wine? You fucking stole ten million from me!"

"Forget it. I'll treat it as training. I can't beat him right now anyway."

As Buggy used his powers to help the townspeople rebuild their houses, he grumbled nonstop.

Suddenly, Buggy pursed his lips and came up with a great idea. Two of his subordinates who had committed crimes happened to have bounties on their heads.

One was naturally the Black-Nosed Clown, who could fetch two million.

The other was Mochi, the beast tamer who had done plenty of bad things behind his back. Buggy could never bring himself to execute him, so he might as well send him to the Marines in exchange for money to repay his debt.

"Well, who told you to break my rules? I'll use you as an example for the whole crew."

"Can Yue, we cannot coexist under the same sky after this grudge of stolen money! Next time we meet, I'll dismantle your head!"

After venting, Buggy went back to work obediently.

Out at sea, Can Yue, Luffy, Zoro, Nami, and Chouchou were crammed into a sailboat much bigger than their previous skiff. The sail bore the emblem of the Buggy Pirates.

Luffy wanted to take it down too, but without a sail, they would not be able to travel. For the time being, they could only be seen as members of the Buggy Pirates.

"We should find a ship of our own. A sailboat like this will never make it to the Grand Line."

Nami had accepted her identity as the crew's navigator and was the first to voice her thoughts.

The other three and one dog naturally understood this and raised no objections.

Looking at the nautical chart, Nami said, "There's an island to the south. It would be great if we could get a decent ship there."

After pondering for a moment, Nami stroked her chin. "Our crew has ten million Beli now. That should be enough."

After saying that, Nami habitually went into the cabin to look for the treasure. Upon closer inspection, she immediately sensed that something was wrong.

"Why does this bag look skinnier?"

Just as Nami was about to inspect it, Luffy casually explained what had happened.

"Ah, Orange Town needed a lot of money for repairs, so I left about half the treasure there when we left."

"Ah!!! You spendthrift captain!" Nami instantly exploded, unleashing a barrage of punches and kicks on Luffy while complaining about why Can Yue had not stopped him.

Sitting sideways by the edge of the boat, Can Yue did not respond. Seeing Luffy's pitiful appearance as he was beaten, the corners of his mouth even curled up slightly.

Setting sail with these guys should be pretty nice.

Then Can Yue lay on the deck, one hand petting Chouchou and the other tucked beneath his head, and closed his eyes.

The system's voice began to ring in his mind.

"Ding. Congratulations, Host, on defeating Clown Buggy and receiving a Pirate World-exclusive reward: Observation Haki.

Reward fusion rate: 2%. Current Sesshomaru fusion rate: 45%. Once the fusion rate exceeds 50%, you will receive a Sesshomaru-exclusive reward. Please look forward to it."

The increase from 40% to 43% had naturally come from his usual daily role-playing.

This time, the system's explanation was simple and clear. It was about to leave after finishing.

Just as the system was preparing to shut down and vanish.

"Stop. Explain the issue with those women's behavior toward me."

Can Yue suddenly stopped the system and questioned it about this matter that severely affected his quality of life.

If every woman he met ended up groping him, he might have to wear a mask.

"As for the essence of the Host's issue: it is a hidden attribute of the Sesshomaru template, an extremely strong attraction to the opposite sex.

The specific explanation is as follows:

Sesshomaru himself was one of the Demon Realm's coldest and most handsome men, with his charm stat maxed out and an immense attraction to female demons. Due to the differing world attributes, when the Host arrived in the Pirate King world with Sesshomaru's charm, it naturally became a powerful attraction toward human women.

As for the issue of every first meeting inevitably provoking the opposite sex's wandering hands, it is most likely an additional effect caused by a system bug. Generally, as the time spent together increases, this attraction will also weaken.

Solutions: 1. Wear a mask or a similar item to conceal your face before meeting a new member of the opposite sex. 2. Use violence against every new member of the opposite sex you meet, making them afraid and terrified. 3. Let the whole world know you are a homicidal madman so no one dares approach you. 4. Helplessly accept reality. 5. Accept reality and enjoy it."

Before Can Yue could get angry, the system disappeared.

Can Yue snorted. Now that he knew the reason, he could deal with it easily.

He could just avoid them. It was not like he would actually go around killing people.

After the system disappeared, Can Yue instantly mastered the relevant use of Observation Haki.

Sensing an opponent's position, presence, next move, and... predicting the future.

Heh, there's one more thing I can teach those two.

Can Yue opened his eyes in reality. After watching the three of them fool around ahead for a moment, he stood up.

"You two, get ready to continue training."

Zoro and Luffy immediately stopped messing around and became serious.

When Nami saw Can Yue approach, her heart began to race. "What about me? Can you teach me something too?"

Can Yue noticed that Nami's lewd reactions toward him had indeed lessened, and he could not help letting out a sigh of relief. Otherwise, having to guard against that every day would be far too exhausting.

"Then we'll start with physical training. Nami, go do five hundred push-ups to warm up. Luffy and Zoro, first undergo Armament Hardening training by getting beaten up."

Nami agreed at once and did not refuse the training. After witnessing Can Yue's battle with Buggy, her horizons had broadened, and she too had developed the desire to grow stronger.

The other two were brimming with fighting spirit, then immediately began letting out painful cries.

"Whoa, ah, ow!"

Nami, who was doing push-ups, looked at their miserable state and swallowed. Some of her enthusiasm was extinguished.

Three days later, East Blue, Syrup Village.

A long-nosed boy had just finished his once-daily "The pirates are coming" deception routine.

Then one of his underlings ran over from afar with a terrified expression, shouting, "This is bad, pirates are coming!"

The long-nosed boy and his other two underlings thought the child was lying, only to discover that pirates had really arrived.

The pirate flag bore the mark of the Clown Buggy Pirates, and the pirate crew consisted of three men, one woman, and one small dog.

Can Yue looked at the island in the distance, related memories surfacing in his mind.

The village on this island, Syrup Village, was Usopp's hometown.

That Luck-Luck Fruit User? Then the enemies on this island will be far too weak.

After recalling things briefly, Can Yue determined that the enemies they would encounter on this island were nowhere near a match for the four people and one dog present.

There was no need for him to act at all. They could handle them easily.

He also wanted to see what abilities Chouchou had gained after evolving through the modification of his blood essence.