Banquet Preparations, the Impact of Three Choices

White Shell, cabin.

"Over here, move the table to the center of the deck. Yes! Right there!"

Ivankov danced happily beneath the lights.

Dull thuds from shifting heavy objects echoed from the storage room below deck.

Kuma lifted a wooden barrel filled with fresh water. Straightening up, he looked at Alice, who was counting the food supplies.

"Flour, cured meat, vegetables... There's so much to move."

"I'll help."

Kuma walked over and lifted a huge sack of food with one hand.

"Thanks. You're really strong too," Alice praised him.

In another room on the deck.

Following Lin Nuo's instructions from the day before yesterday, Moria completed another round of training.

He clenched his fist, feeling the newly gained strength within him.

A thought suddenly surfaced in his heart.

If I learn Haki before that white-haired guy, won't he be furious?

Then I can mock him mercilessly.

Thinking of the expression Lin Nuo might show then, Moria's mood inexplicably improved.

He was about to go "super double."

At that moment, at the highest point of the White Shell.

At the lookout atop the main mast.

Lin Nuo leaned against the mast, staring at the system panel before him.

He looked as nervous as a child secretly playing on a phone behind his parents' backs in the middle of the night.

[Basic Function Unlock Gift Pack—Drawing...]

Then, a line of text slowly appeared below.

[Obtained: Black Blade: Yoru]

Hawk's sword?

This reward was within Lin Nuo's expectations. After all, there were only a few Supreme Grade Blades, so there was not much to draw from.

Good thing I didn't choose weapons and equipment for my third choice.

Cold sweat formed on Lin Nuo's forehead.

Otherwise, I would've suffered a huge loss.

Just as Lin Nuo thought the rewards had ended and was secretly celebrating—

The panel before him suddenly changed.

[Based on the host's differing inclinations across three choices, the rewards obtained from unlocking the system will now be linked...]

Lin Nuo frowned.

Link the rewards obtained?

What did that mean?

The next second, the first explanation appeared.

[Host's first choice: Race—Lunarians]

[Link established with the Black Blade—First Link]

[Effect: The host may use their own Lunarian Flame to continuously temper and refine the Black Blade.]

[Just as Dracule Mihawk nurtured this blade through unceasing tempering and fighting spirit day and night]

[The host may likewise use this flame to grant the Black Blade the rigidity and divinity unique to the Lunarian race, allowing it to gradually undergo qualitative change and ascension, ultimately becoming a one-of-a-kind Supreme Grade Blade in this world.]

Lin Nuo's eyes widened.

Forge the Black Blade with my flames?

Before he could recover from his shock, the second link explanation followed immediately after.

[Host's second choice: Potential Trait—Voice of All Things]

[Link established with the Black Blade—Second Link]

[Effect: When the host wields the Black Blade in battle, if the Voice of All Things is activated at the same time, the host's senses will resonate with the blade.]

[It will listen alongside the host to the wind, the sea, the enemy's heartbeat, and the sounds of all things in motion.]

[As the host's mastery of this trait and swordsmanship deepens, the Black Blade will gradually become an extension of the host's senses.]

[In the end, the blade will move with the heart, its edge will turn with thought; wherever the heart points, the blade shall arrive.]

After reading the second explanation, Lin Nuo's heart was already pounding without pause.

He had never specialized in swordsmanship. Ever since crossing over, he had relied entirely on his fists, feet, and skills.

But this...

The third link.

Slowly appeared amid his anticipation.

[Host's third choice: Treasure—Memory Seahorse, Living]

[Link established with Black Blade: Yoru—Third Link]

[Effect: The host may use the combat experience, emotions, and will extracted and stored by the Memory Seahorse, infusing them into the Black Blade.]

[The infused memories will settle and merge, gradually forming the Black Blade's own will.]

[In this idealistic world, a blade possessing memories and will has the potential to awaken Haki and even the aptitude of a king.]

[The blade will remember every battle, every emotion, and every being it has cut down.]

The text slowly began to contract and merge.

In the end, it vanished.

Lin Nuo sat in the lookout for a long time without moving.