Skypiea, God's Island.
Thunder God Palace.
Inside the luxurious restaurant, with its ten-meter-high ceiling, a crystal chandelier made of cloud crystal hung from the gilded dome, its warm white light refracting into flecks of brilliance.
The two-year agreement with Mihawk had come to an end. Seven was preparing to leave Skypiea and set sail once more.
Setting out to sea at seventeen—textbook protagonist behavior.
For the occasion, Seven had specially invited Gan Fall, Calpa, and the sisters Shani and Shalou to dinner for a farewell banquet.
Since he hadn't yet decided what kind of ship to build, Seven didn't plan to take any other Skypieans with him.
"Lord Thunder God, will you come back?"
Seven rolled his eyes at Gan Fall. "What? Planning to restore the old regime?"
"Never, never." Gan Fall shook his head repeatedly. "I'm just a foot soldier under your command, my lord. Wherever you point, I'll fight."
Restore the old regime? What a joke.
With a thigh as sturdy as Barzeb Seven's, they had to cling to him and never let go. The Skypieans had struck it lucky to have such a benevolent god.
He had helped train the Thunder Cloud Guards.
He had also provided an efficient farming plan, solving Skypiea's shortage of arable land in one fell swoop.
"Don't worry. Once I find a suitable Devil Fruit in the Blue Sea, I'll come back."
Seven was a professional when it came to making grand promises.
Compared with the peoples of the Red Line or the sea, Skypieans were actually better suited to eating Devil Fruits. No matter how high the sea level rose, it still couldn't flood the White Sea, ten thousand meters in the sky.
As if he'd thought of something, Seven added, "If that yellow, lecherous guy comes to steal the gold, don't bother with him for now."
Although Seven's guidance and training had greatly boosted the Thunder Cloud Guards' combat strength, and two standout captains had even awakened Armament Haki and Observation Haki, they still wouldn't stand a chance against Kizaru.
Seven planned to find an opportunity to fight Kizaru again, lest the man get any funny ideas.
After all, Shandora's riches could tempt anyone.
As for the possibility of a rebellion after Seven left, with the loyal Thunder Cloud Guards around, it was practically impossible.
To Seven's surprise, the sisters Shani and Shalou, who had received the most guidance from him, had become swordswomen. This had a lot to do with Seven's merging of the training experience from Thoughtless Sword, which had made him a Great Swordsman.
Thoughtless Sword was, after all, a divine sword art. Even though Seven had merged only a quarter of it, he had still naturally advanced to the realm of a Great Swordsman.
Some said that a Great Swordsman had to forge their paired saber into a Black Blade. By that standard, Seven didn't quite count as a Great Swordsman yet.
Dream One Heart, a Supreme Grade Sword beyond the highest grade, was ultimately a divine weapon. Seven's Armament Haki still wasn't strong enough to season it through and through.
But if the standard was being able to cleave mountains and split seas, Seven could do that with a casual swing.
As if they'd planned it in advance, the sisters Shani and Shalou spoke in unison. "My lord, take us with you. We can serve you tea, help you wash up, warm your bed..."
"Maybe next time."
It wasn't time to enjoy himself yet. Seven was heading down to find companions and use Devil Fruits to earn points, so he could grow stronger.
Women would only slow down his sword draw.
"By the way, did you find Enel?"
If they had found Enel, Seven wouldn't have minded taking the big-eared kid to the Blue Sea, just to stop him from getting another Devil Fruit and causing trouble in Skypiea.
Calpa and Gan Fall shook their heads.
"My lord, we went to Birka, but couldn't find any boy with especially large earlobes."
"Fine. Don't come to see me off tomorrow."
Seven gave them a reminder. Though he was used to life and death partings, he still wasn't comfortable with the sadness of saying goodbye—and he especially couldn't stand all the crying.
"My lord, we'll take our leave, then."
"Go ahead."
Ignoring the resentful looks from the sister maids, Seven flashed back to his bedroom and soaked in the bathtub, ready to spend the points he'd saved up.
For two years, Seven had stubbornly refused to lower his prices for Sky Island Shells on the Trading Platform.
At first, the platform was full of complaints.
They even organized an alliance targeting pirate users. Anything Seven wanted to buy had its price doubled, while anything he put up for sale was ignored.
But it was all for nothing.
For those two years, Seven had devoted himself entirely to training and merging the training experience of Thoughtless Sword. He had neither the time nor the energy to browse the Trading Platform.
He consistently put ten Sky Island Shells up for sale each month, with an attitude of take it or leave it.
It was precisely this indifferent attitude that led the anti-pirate alliance to disband on its own in less than half a year.
Over twenty-four months.
Seven had bought only the [Flying Cape] for 1,000 points and the [Efficient Farming Plan] for 500 points.
[Efficient Farming Plan: 500 points. Through scientific nutrient ratios and precise management, get the greatest value out of every inch of soil. Seller's message: Pirate profiteer king, may Imu whip you every night.]
By refusing to lower his prices for two years, Seven had managed to save up 50,000 points just by selling Sky Island Shells.
As a result, the other worlds' users on the platform had dubbed the Pirate World's transmigrator the Profiteer King.
"Profiteer King it is..."
"At least I'm a king."
Looking at the 50,000 points sitting in his account, Seven pursed his lips, barely able to contain his smug grin. I've never been this rich in my life!
But when Seven saw the prices for advanced applications of the Three Types of Haki in the system shop, his heart turned ice-cold.
[Fruit Awakening: 100,000 points]
[Conqueror's Haki Defense: 100,000 points]
[Conqueror's Haki Observation Kill: 50,000 points]
[Observation Haki Future Sight: 50,000 points]
[Observation Haki Telepathy: 20,000 points]
[Armament Haki Internal Destruction: 20,000 points]
The 50,000 points he'd worked so hard to save seemed like a lot, but in reality, they weren't. He couldn't even afford the Conqueror's Haki Defense and Fruit Awakening he wanted most.
Between Conqueror's Haki Defense, Observation Haki Killer, and Future Sight, Seven chose to buy what he could afford first.
Rather than wait until he'd saved 100,000 points, he'd be better off mastering what he could buy as soon as possible.
As for choosing between Conqueror's Haki Observation Kill and Observation Haki Future Sight, Seven only had to think for a moment before making up his mind.
"Purchase Conqueror's Haki Observation Kill."
Future Sight undoubtedly had great strategic value. But for a handsome guy like Seven, whose Three Types of Haki were clearly unevenly developed, if he didn't have enough points to advance them all together, he might as well hone his Conqueror's Haki to its utmost first.
Just imagine—
So what if his opponent's Observation Haki was absurdly powerful?
Seven could unleash Observation Haki Killer, releasing his Conqueror's Haki aura to control his own presence and disrupt his opponent's state of mind, preventing them from focusing enough to use Observation Haki to predict his moves.
It was like breaking one of his opponent's arms.
With Seven's Observation Haki, boosted by electromagnetic waves, gaining the upper hand as well, wouldn't its power finally come into play?
Once he bought Conqueror's Haki Defense in the future, Armament Haki might as well become optional.
For offense, Ryou was inferior to Conqueror's Haki infusion.
For defense, hardening was inferior to Conqueror's Haki Defense.
Of course, if he had enough points in the future, Seven would definitely max out his Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
But he was poor right now.
There was a way to live even when you were broke.
"Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained Conqueror's Haki Observation Kill. Current point balance: 1,688."
After letting out a long breath, Seven looked at his personal status panel.
[Barzeb Seven] [Age: 17, height: 2.66 meters] [Talent and Physique: Big Eater, Innate Divine Strength, Iron Balloon] [Haki: Conqueror's Haki (Conqueror's Haki infusion, Observation Haki Killer), Armament Haki, Observation Haki] [Items: Dream One Heart, Flying Cape] [Rumble-Rumble Fruit Abilities: Flash Step, Thunder Dragon, Mamaragan, Lightning Metallurgy, Electromagnetic Storm, Super Electromagnetic Cannon]
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