Stirring Things Up

After that bout of back-and-forth, Su Ning returned to the rear and began spending the points he had just earned.

They were going up, going up!

Current balance

Showing Off Points: 930.

Putting on a show like that counted as showing off in front of people.

In that case, Buggy, sorry for the trouble.

What Su Lin did not know was that this was only because information spread relatively slowly in the Pirate World.

His current points were provided by the Sabaody Archipelago, its surrounding population, and the people on the battlefield at Marineford.

The Pirate World's population was a terrifying number. As the information gradually spread, people in all sorts of places watching broadcasts also saw the scenes unfolding on the battlefield.

The system's points were in a phase of rapid growth.

Although Buggy and his group were livestreaming nearby, Su Lin had already secretly made up his mind. The livestreaming Wong was a title he was determined to claim!

"Teacher... hehehe, livestreaming is all about stirring things up. Let me give you something awful."

Su Lin did not believe the things Kizaru had said, but they reminded him of a meme he had seen back when he used to watch shows.

Who was the most moving teacher in One Piece?

It had to be Teacher Kaido.

After arriving in the Pirate World, Su Lin had discovered that his system shop had gained several special interfaces.

Sailing World Shop · This World Only

[One-Time Conqueror's Haki] 500 points. Effect duration: 30 minutes. Provider—Gol D. Roger: You have to bring enough presence before making an entrance.

[Master Teacher Instruction—Historical Projection, This World Only: Kaido] 100 points. Effect duration: 1 hour. Kaido: I've actually always wanted to teach a student! — Can be used in fusion. After use, gain experience with the combat skills he has mastered. Does not include Fish-Fish Fruit abilities. There is a chance of retaining some techniques after the effect ends.

[Devil Fruit—Fish-Fish Fruit] 2,000 points. Eat it to permanently gain the relevant abilities. — The price of power is a taste even worse than X.

Su Lin knew the system was far from simple, but he had not expected the items within it to change according to the world.

After leaving Impel Down, Su Lin had rested in the ship's cabin and browsed the shop, where he discovered a new entrance.

After entering it, he found that it was filled with items from this world.

There was no need to exchange for a Devil Fruit. It was not cost-effective for him, and he had no plans to develop in this world long-term.

Clunk, clunk. A glass bottle fell to the ground.

The next second, Su Lin turned into light and vanished from where he stood.

Kizaru stood before them, Akainu to the right, Aokiji to the left, and Sengoku behind them.

"Luffy, you go first!" Ace shouted.

"No way!" Luffy shot back without hesitation. "I'm not leaving you behind, Ace!"

"Watch me send every last one of them flying!"

Ace smiled and stood back-to-back with Luffy. Flames ignited around his fists as his eyes fixed on the enemies ahead.

"You still have a long way to go before your little brother can steal more of the spotlight than his big brother."

"It's over, it's over." Mr. 3 had never imagined that one day he would be surrounded by the Navy's strongest fighting forces.

Not even his former boss had received this treatment.

Mr. 3 decided to stop thinking.

"The son of Dragon... you truly are a menace. We cannot let you continue," Akainu said. "Your path, and your brother's, ends here."

Upon hearing that, Kizaru and Aokiji silently glanced at Sakazuki, then at Garp, who was still upside down in the crater.

"Straw Hat Kid and Fire Fist Ace won't escape," a reporter said.

"Straw Hat Kid is pretty impressive, though. Didn't he send Admiral Kizaru flying earlier?" someone rebutted.

"But Kizaru doesn't seem to be injured at all. On the contrary, after battle after battle, Straw Hat Kid is now surrounded by the Navy's strongest people."

"Whitebeard should be arriving soon. The Marines up ahead won't be able to stop him for long."

"That depends on how long he can hold out."

"And there's that unknown figure from before, the one with the same abilities as Admiral Kizaru. We'll have to see whether he intervenes again."

Discussions erupted everywhere. No matter the world, there was never any shortage of tactical analysis experts.

The reporters outside the Sabaody Archipelago all waited for the situation to develop.

Just as swords were drawn and battle was about to begin, a figure descended from the sky.

Rumble!

The entire ground was smashed into a massive crater.

The sudden arrival startled everyone on every side.

What happened now?!

"It looks like something fell from the sky."

The reporters had a feeling that the main event was only just beginning.

Just as things were about to reach their most intense stage, the battlefield suddenly faced the possibility of another change.

A figure emerged from the smoke.

Before the figure had even fully stepped out of the crater, the smoke around him was blown away by his overwhelming presence.

Tap—tap—tap—

Every step beneath his feet sent rubble and shattered ice scattering.

With an expression that looked down upon all things, the figure slowly stepped out of the crater.

"H-Hey, that person is...!"

A reporter was too shocked to speak.

"One of the Four Emperors, Kaido! Why is he here?!"

"Did the Beasts Pirates join the war too?"

The square of the Sabaody Archipelago erupted into uproar once more.

Even the restaurants serving passing pirates and travelers broke out in waves of shocked exclamations.

"Kaido, why are you here, you bastard?"

Veins bulged on Sengoku's forehead. This situation had become even more chaotic with Kaido's sudden intrusion.

"Gar—p! How much longer are you going to lie there?"

Garp was still lying in the crater. Sensing the change on the battlefield, he rubbed his head and stood up with a vacant expression.

"What happened? Huh! Kaido!?"

Sengoku had no time to dwell on Garp's terrible acting. His mind was a complete mess as he failed to understand why an uncontrollable variable that had no business appearing on this battlefield had appeared.

Hadn't he gone to seize Whitebeard's territory?

"Gurararara, Kaido, are you here to lend this old man a hand?" Whitebeard asked sharply, after clearing a small area in front of him with one punch.

"Don't talk nonsense, Whitebeard." Kaido lifted his spiked club onto his shoulder, his disdain and arrogance plain to see.

Haki surged. Conqueror's Haki swept in all directions with crushing force. Some pirates and soldiers who had just regained consciousness could not withstand it and passed out again, along with exhausted combatants.

Even the elite lieutenant commanders of Marine Ben Headquarters found it difficult to breathe, and the weapons in some of their hands would not stop trembling.

The unrestrained Conqueror's Haki proclaimed one fact to every person present.

One of the Four Emperors, Kaido of the Beasts Pirates, had joined the battle.

"This Conqueror's Haki... Roger?" Whitebeard was somewhat astonished. It was not as though Kaido had never fought him before, but this Conqueror's Haki made him think of his old rival, Roger!

Had this guy grown stronger?

"This level of Haki..." Garp stopped fooling around, threw off his coat, and walked forward alongside Sengoku.

(End of Ben Chapter)