Gold Reward! Hulk Banner!

Bellamy had a head of messy blond hair, dark skin, prominent cheekbones, no eyebrows, wide-open eyes, and stitch scars on his face.

Though he was only fourteen, Bellamy already stood over 1.8 meters tall. Standing before Aeneas, he looked like an adult. It was hard to imagine they were only five years apart in age—but for teenagers who developed exceptionally quickly, such rapid growth was normal.

Aeneas had frozen the moment Bellamy turned around from afar and noticed him.

Not because of Bellamy, but because he had triggered an "Encounter Reward" once again!

For his first Encounter Reward, Aeneas had encountered "Demon Bamboo Vergo" and directly received the Gold Reward, the "One-Punch Man Trial Card," which had allowed him to survive the deadly Dunkirk.

For his second Encounter Reward, he had merely run into Miss Goldenweek. The Silver Reward he drew had been "Ma Liang's Magic Brush"—something Aeneas had no interest in. He had given it directly to Marianne, with no other intention than to leave a good impression on Miss Goldenweek for the future.

Having long heard of Tinos's Spring Man Bellamy, Aeneas had finally officially encountered him today!

"Congratulations, Host. You have encountered a renowned original character. 'Spring Man Bellamy' has a maximum Reputation Value of 5,034 and has reached the 'Rising Fame' rank. The Host has received one Gold-tier draw opportunity!"

"I remember Vergo being somewhere over four thousand before. Bellamy's actually higher than Vergo?"

Bellamy was certainly not as strong as Vergo, but the Lottery System operated on a reputation mechanism. Bellamy would later be defeated by Luffy, then continue making his way into the New World and eventually reach Dressrosa.

It was understandable for his reputation to surpass Vergo's.

"Another Gold Reward. I hope it'll give me a surprise!" Aeneas rubbed his hands together and immediately had the system use the draw opportunity in his mind.

"Congratulations, Host. You have drawn a Gold-tier reward. Character category: 'Hulk Banner'!"

"What?" Aeneas was dumbfounded, and his heart suddenly began racing. "Could this be the Hulk from the Marvel movies I remember?"

Ever since he had first drawn the One-Punch Man Trial Card, Aeneas had suspected that this system was not limited to the world of pirates.

But the later daily draws had basically all been Bronze Rewards, all sorts of dispensable junk—sometimes it even directly rewarded Beli, and Aeneas had felt that Beli was more worthwhile.

But the Silver Reward had changed Aeneas's fixed way of thinking.

Although most of the categories in the Lottery System were related to the world of pirates, such as the clearly listed Haki and Devil Fruit categories, what Aeneas had actually drawn had either been special-category items, tools, or professional skill categories.

"Maybe my level isn't high enough. Haki is high-end stuff; surely it wouldn't let me draw it from Bronze or Silver rewards, right?" Aeneas convinced himself. The same applied to Devil Fruits.

"Yet neither the Essence Breathing Technique nor Ma Liang's Magic Brush has anything to do with the world of pirates." Only then did Aeneas dare conclude, "This Lottery System won't just let me enjoy being a pirate. Maybe someday it'll even let me experience being a ninja!"

And now, even the Hulk from the Marvel universe had appeared.

"Still, there should be restrictions, right?" Aeneas asked the system. "Where will Banner come from? And how will the gamma radiation issue be addressed?"

The system's answer was:

"Bruce Banner will arrive at the Host's side within one hour. His identity has already been integrated into this world, while the ability to transform into the Hulk due to gamma radiation has been modified into the 'Zoan Human-Human Fruit: Mythical Zoan - Hulk Form'!"

"A Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit!"

Aeneas was astonished. There were several famous Human-Human Fruit users in the original story, with Chopper from the main cast being the first example that came to mind.

"But he was an animal who ate the Human-Human Fruit, not a Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit." What Aeneas meant was, "The current Fleet Admiral, Buddha Sengoku!"

Where did Buddha Sengoku's title come from?

It came from Sengoku's Devil Fruit ability: the Zoan Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Buddha!

And Hulk Form was another form of the Mythical Zoan Human-Human Fruit. In other words—would Bruce Banner's ultimate achievements rival Sengoku's?

The thought excited Aeneas, because character-type rewards drawn by the system would obey him absolutely.

"Obviously not. He merely has the Hulk's potential." Aeneas remained fairly calm. "That's the real reason it's rated Gold-tier. Though it may seem inferior to the One-Punch Man Trial Card, which could solve virtually one hundred percent of the problems in the pirate world for me."

"But this reward is also rated Gold-tier, so this Hulk Banner will definitely surprise me." Aeneas was excited and could not wait to meet Bruce Banner, a character he had also liked in movies in his previous life.

Whether it was Bruce the scientist or Banner after transforming into the Hulk, both were remarkable.

There was still an hour before Bruce Banner appeared.

But Bellamy, standing before Aeneas, would not wait. He was very interested by Aeneas's appearance.

"Boss." Two other kids soon appeared behind Bellamy. One had blue hair and sunglasses, gripping a Nepalese kukri—in Aeneas's eyes, it was a Nepalese kukri. The other was a tall, eyebrowless man with a hood wrapped around his head.

They were Bellamy's crew, all merely teenagers.

Interestingly enough, so was Aeneas.

Now, only a few kids remained facing off on Central Circle Street, known as a fighting ground?

"Yo." Bellamy looked at Aeneas, the corner of his mouth lifting. Without turning around, he laughed. "Sarquis and Lillis?"

"Hehe!" The two stood behind Bellamy and looked curiously at Aeneas.

"Who is this kid?" Sarquis licked his lips, flamboyantly flicked his stylish blue hair, then said to Bellamy, "Weren't we going to find Kham's group?"

"You two leave first. I want to recruit this guy." Bellamy stared at Aeneas with bright eyes. "The port's strong kid—I've heard of you!"

Sarquis and Lillis curled their lips and left, paying no attention to what Bellamy wanted to do.

Aeneas, meanwhile, frowned tightly.

"The port's strong kid?"

What kind of garbage title was that!

Alarmed, Aeneas checked his Reputation Value and discovered that it really had risen by more than a hundred points, but that title was far too tacky.

"Thank goodness this is Tinos. They could've called me Armored Hero, you know. What the hell is 'strong kid'?" Aeneas once again subconsciously ignored the fact that he was only nine years old.

But then Bellamy suddenly revealed killing intent. His arms compressed into gray springs as he charged straight at Aeneas!