Knockoff Bar, at the counter.
Shakky set down the glass she'd been polishing. "A Devil Fruit? Zoan or Paramecia?"
"Either is fine. A Logia would be even better."
Shakky lit a cigarette.
"You think everyone's as lucky as you? Logia Devil Fruits have rarely been traded in recent years. There's an auction house on Island 1. You can take a look."
"Don't forget, we're trading tonight."
"Don't worry. I won't."
During his two years of training in Skypiea, Seven's only way of earning points had been consigning Sky Island Shells. Before that, however, he'd sold a Monkey Fruit directly to the system.
In short,
if he wanted to earn points quickly, he could consign Devil Fruits on the Trading Platform or sell them directly to the system.
Aside from Devil Fruits and Sky Island Shells, Pirate World had plenty of other unique goods, such as Famous Swords, Treasure Tree Adam, and Sea Prism Stone...
Den Den Mushi counted, too.
However, the Trading Platform couldn't be used to trade living beings.
Captain Roger's Paired Saber Ace, one of the Supreme Grade Swords, had been buried by Seven in the yard of Old Man Garp's home village.
Sword Shusui was in Moria's hands.
The system would pay 10,000 points for Ace and 5,000 for Shusui.
Selling them felt like a loss.
The Supreme Grade Blade Ace wasn't a problem. The grass on Captain Roger's grave was almost two meters tall by now.
After Seven's unconventional move of sending Captain Roger's wife to Old Man Garp's home village ahead of time, the timing worked out so that little Ace was just over a year old.
In this life, Old Man Garp might actually fulfill his wish of having his grandson become a Marine Admiral.
That meant
Captain Roger's Paired Saber Ace would be of no use to little Ace. It would be better put to use helping Seven reach the top and become the World's Strongest.
He'd find some time to visit Foosha Village and retrieve Paired Saber Ace, then try listing it on the Trading Platform for 20,000 points.
Maybe Warhammer Bro would buy it?
Shusui was worth less than Ace, but in the right hands, it could bring in far more than 5,000 points.
Sword Shusui was Wano Country's National Treasure.
Just imagine.
When Seven defeated Kaido, he could wield Sword Shusui to cut down Black Charcoal Orochi. A show of respect like that would surely make it easier for him to become Wano Country's shogun.
If he wanted to pull it off, he first had to get Sword Shusui back from Moria.
As the future General of Thunder of Wano Country, Seven naturally held sovereign rights over all of Wano Country's assets.
Including Momonosuke...'s mother.
As for another specialty, Treasure Tree Adam—
If he could get his hands on some Adam Tree lumber, Seven, as the Morning Star Pirates Captain, would definitely prioritize building a pirate ship, unless he could get one another way.
"Hm?" Seven's eyes lit up. He hurriedly opened the Trading Platform and filtered the listings.
[Senzu Bean: 1,000 points. Instantly restores stamina and heals internal and external injuries after consumption. Ineffective against illness. Seller's message: Swallow a Senzu Bean, and your fate is yours to decide, not Heaven's. Plenty in stock, so buy now!]
A scene immediately appeared in Seven's mind—
some fat guy clutching a jar, grabbing handfuls of Senzu Beans and eating them like broad beans.
"Dragon Ball, buddy, you're going to make a fortune!"
"I'm so jealous."
Even though his account balance was only 1,688 points, Seven still bought one Senzu Bean. It could save his life at a critical moment and let him get several lives' worth of use out of one.
Too bad he had so few points. Otherwise, he'd buy every last Senzu Bean.
The next time he ran out of strength fighting someone, he could pop a Senzu Bean and return to full health and stamina. Even if he couldn't turn the tide, he could still strike fear into his opponent.
"Come on, I can't be killed..."
After browsing for a while, Seven really did find a few ships, including Queen Anne's Revenge and the Flying Dutchman.
However, for Seven, who stood 2.6 meters tall and was certain to break three meters eventually,
those ships were too small.
Especially since Seven was planning to invite Bartholomew Kuma, who stood 6.89 meters tall, aboard.
A ship built for people of average height wouldn't suit a crew of giants. It wasn't as if he could make the crew sleep on deck, was it?
That would only breed resentment.
The only suitable ship was available as a direct purchase from the store.
[East Blue Emperor: 10,000 points] [A large ship built from Adam Tree wood. Powered by both sails and electricity. Its dragon head can fire the Super Electric Cannon. Sleep quality +50%, recovery +50%.] [Repair cost: 100 points per repair]
His heart raced, and his hands trembled.
Seven's first thought was: Red Sail Rolling Waves, Dragon Head Breaking Sea—this ship was unreasonably cool.
The hull was painted mostly Flame Red, with a dragon-shaped bow outlined in Black Gold, Crimson Sails, and Flame Flags. How could anyone describe it with anything but one word: cool?
Seriously, who could say no to a Black Dragon?
The most absurd part was that the ship had Wind-Electric Dual Drive, as if it had been custom-built for Seven.
"I feel like the system set me up."
Seven couldn't find a reason to refuse. The ship was already exactly to his taste, and it had a Three-story Western-style Building aboard, plus a huge villa and an observation deck at the stern.
The dragon head on the bow could even fire an Electric Cannon!
On top of that, it had two Group Auras: sleep quality +50% and recovery +50%.
If he usually needed eight hours of sleep,
then with sleep quality and recovery both increased by half, he could save time sleeping and use it to do things he enjoyed.
Seven already had the Big Eater and Iron Balloon abilities, and his recovery was monstrous. On the ship, it would increase by another half.
If he ever took too long to bandage an injury, the wound might heal on its own before he was done.
It was perfect for travel, robbery, and murder.
And the system could even help repair the ship. Sure, 100 points per repair was a bit expensive, but it was still better than dealing with those shady vendors who offered no after-sales service.
The only thing Seven couldn't accept was the price.
That had nothing to do with whether it was worth the money or a good deal. It was just because he was too broke.
"Ten thousand points could buy ten Senzu Beans."
Seven rubbed his fingers together. Ten Senzu Beans were equivalent to ten lives. No matter how he did the math, trading ten lives for a ship was an absurd loss.
Those were ten lives!
But then again, if he didn't even have a decent ship, what kind of pirate was he?
He might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes.
Especially when the East Blue Emperor was so cool, so powerful, so thrilling that it was impossible to refuse.
Two and a half seconds later, Seven made a decision that went against his conscience: tonight, he'd exchange the gold for Beli, then head to Foosha Village first thing tomorrow.
"Captain, you won't blame me, will you?"
"Treasure Sword Matches Hero. If one of the Supreme Grade Swords, Ace, ended up in the hands of a user from another world, it wouldn't be disgraced."
Especially not in the hands of a strong man like Warhammer Bro.
Even that Iron Dummy from Teyvat Continent had to be strong if he'd managed to marry Raiden Makoto.
"Captain, if you don't say anything soon, I'll take that as a yes."
Seven took several deep breaths before he could calm his burning excitement. The system had set him up, but he chose to go along with it.
He couldn't help it. There was no way he could refuse.
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