Garp Inspects?

Regarding the marriage proposal, Leiyin naturally didn't agree, but to avoid upsetting Jenny, he just stalled, saying he'd think about it.

Leiyin's ambitions lay with the four seas; how could he possibly be content to wallow in domestic bliss here?

Since the hero had spoken, naturally, no one pushed the issue further.

And so, Leiyin and Farmer returned home. As soon as they entered the yard, they heard the sound of heartbroken sobbing.

Farmer led Leiyin to peek into Verdan's room, where they saw Verdan lying on her bed, crying her eyes out.

As she cried, she muttered to herself. Although her voice wasn't loud, Leiyin and Farmer outside the door heard every word clearly.

"Now you're the village hero, aren't you satisfied? Feeling proud, are you? And marrying Jenny, marrying Jenny is good, I wish you a hundred years of happiness together. I wouldn't marry an arrogant, smug, and perverted idiot like you, not even if you begged me! Absolutely not! Waaah."

A fifteen-year-old girl was crying even more miserably than a three-year-old child.

It turned out that Verdan thought that, under the urging of the people, Leiyin and Jenny's marriage had already been decided.

At this point, even an idiot would know what Verdan was thinking.

Leiyin could only shake his head helplessly. Just as he was about to turn and leave, Farmer stepped forward. "Mr. Leiyin, seeing this, you should know Verdan's feelings, right? This girl, she's fallen for you. And, I think highly of you too, and I hope you'll become part of my family."

Farmer's meaning was clear: he hoped Leiyin would marry Verdan and become his son-in-law.

Leiyin scratched his head like a block of wood. "Well, Mr. Farmer, please allow me to think about it."

Farmer smiled at Leiyin. "Alright, I'll await your decision."

For a moment, Leiyin felt like he was about to break down. On one side was Verdan, on the other was Jenny; no matter which he chose, he would hurt the other.

And Leiyin's real thought was...

He didn't want to choose either.

As he'd said before, he was determined to become the strongest and most free man in the world; how could he be content to stay here, safe in one corner?

He also understood that if he stayed here, he would naturally be highly respected, and both Verdan and Jenny (especially Verdan) were exceptional beauties. Here, he could be worshiped like a god, enjoy lasting fame, and have the company of sweet domesticity for life.

This was an unattainable dream for many men!

But it wasn't Leiyin's dream.

How could a sparrow know the aspirations of a swan?

How could a carp be confined to a pond? Once it encounters wind and clouds, it transforms into a dragon!

That night.

Unwilling to think about such matters of the heart, Leiyin opened the system's personal information panel, which was now very different from before.

Leiyin

Gender: Male

Age: 16

Ninja Rank: Genin (High)

Bloodline Limit or Jinchuriki: None

Ninjutsu: Lightning Style - Chidoryū (A-Rank), White Blade (D-Rank, Self-Created Technique System Judgement), Rasengan (A-Rank), Great Ball Rasengan (A-Rank)

Inventory (Ninja Tools, Weapons): Sealing Scroll ×2, Kunai ×10

Summoning Beast: None

Sage Mode: Not Activated

Chakra Level: 1200/1200

While amazed at how quickly his strength had grown, he also secretly praised the convenience of the system, because the system's inventory could freely store ninja tools and weapons, without having to hold them in his hand, like a space ring. Moreover, they could be stored in the system and retrieved at any time.

His level had already reached "Genin (High)," which meant that he was only one step away from Chūnin level.

Moreover, when he reached Chūnin (Mid), he could activate the system to draw a Bloodline Limit or Jinchuriki.

Thinking of this, Leiyin seemed to be a little impatient, wanting to see what kind of Bloodline Limit he would get.

That wasn't the only thing that made him secretly happy. He had successively killed the Evil Wolf Pirates' Andrin and Anderson brothers, sealing their bodies in scrolls, which meant that he now had 15 million Belly in his hands.

If 15 million were used to draw Ninjutsu, that would be one B-Rank Ninjutsu, plus five C-Rank Ninjutsu. By then, his Chakra and combat power could increase by a large margin.

But the key issue now was that if the bodies were not exchanged for Belly, they would still be two useless corpses.

Therefore, Leiyin had to go to the Navy first to exchange them for the bounty.

Although Leiyin was now very popular in the village, with a high sense of presence and recognition, his real ideal was to roam freely on the vast sea, rather than spend his days in this comfortable nest.

So the next day, he went to say goodbye to Farmer and the others.

Farmer and the others were naturally reluctant to let him go, but they couldn't stop his determination, and seeing Leiyin so resolute, they no longer tried to persuade him.

Farmer gave Leiyin a map of the East Blue and the Grand Line, and also gave him a Log Pose, teaching him how to use it.

In addition, because Leiyin's ship had been bitten in half by the juvenile Sea King, everyone gave him another ship.

When he set off, the harbor of the island was full of people, all of whom had come to see Leiyin off, and there were two girls, crying their eyes out.

Needless to say, these two girls were Jenny and Verdan.

And the moment Leiyin set sail, Verdan could no longer control her emotions, shouting towards the ship, "Leiyin, you big idiot! I won't let you get away with this!"

Huh?

"I know a little about your feelings, but I can only say I'm sorry, Verdan," Leiyin muttered to himself.

He didn't understand what Verdan meant by "I won't let you get away with this." He would only understand later.

Finally sailing on the sea, the gentle sea breeze blew in his face, and Leiyin couldn't help but feel excited.

Suddenly, Leiyin saw a bird flying over the sea nearby. He immediately whistled, and the bird flew towards him upon hearing the whistle.

It was a seagull, and it was relatively large. It wore a Navy hat on its head and a backpack around its neck.

So, this was the seagull that sells newspapers.

The number "80" was written in large letters on the seagull's backpack, which meant that each newspaper cost 80 Belly.

"I remember it used to be 50 Belly, didn't it? Did the price go up?"

Leiyin, who knew the anime well, said.

The seagull nodded cutely.

"Okay, 80 it is. Here you go, give me one."

The seagull took the money, took a newspaper from its backpack, and flew away flapping its wings.

Leiyin opened the newspaper, and the headline was: Navy Headquarters Vice Admiral Garp will be visiting various Navy branches in the East Blue soon.