One Piece: I Loaded the Game Panel

Having lost his Drillhead, Chinjao had also lost the ability to open the Jade Treasure Ice Bed.

But that limitation didn't apply to Adrian!

His Ghost Body alone could pass straight through the thick ice that was an insurmountable barrier to ordinary Pirates.

Even the Ghosts he created could penetrate the Jade Treasure Ice Bed.

If he couldn't open it from the surface, surely blowing it apart from within would be much easier?

Mini Hollows weren't powerful enough?

Then Peacemaker ought to do the job.

And considering the Happo Navy's familiar habit of turning on its own side...

Ahem. With that peculiar rise in faction favorability, Adrian was quite confident he could pull off this deal!

Tsai Dou patiently listened to Adrian recount the legend of the Jade Treasure Ice Bed before admitting, "Your Excellency White Ghost may have misunderstood. Ever since my father was defeated by Garp, even the Happo Navy itself has been unable to open the Jade Treasure Ice Bed."

Tsai Dou seemed to see nothing wrong with airing his family's shame.

Adrian smiled faintly. "What if I told you I could help your navy remove the restrictions on the Jade Treasure Ice Bed and retrieve the vast fortune inside?"

Tsai Dou frowned. He set his teacup down on the table with a sharp, grating clack.

"Please don't joke about this, Your Excellency White Ghost! My father has lived in seclusion near the Jade Treasure Ice Bed for years, pondering day and night how to open it. He hasn't made the slightest progress!"

It was a perfectly normal reaction.

It was like losing the key to your house, only for a stranger to appear one day and casually announce he could open your front door...

Never mind believing him. Not losing your temper and hitting him on the spot would already show remarkable restraint!

Adrian didn't bother explaining much in the face of Tsai Dou's distrust. He simply performed a very straightforward demonstration.

He entered his ghostly state, raised his hand, and brought it down.

His arm passed straight through the tabletop without meeting any resistance!

"That's... the power of a Devil Fruit!"

Tsai Dou's eyes widened. A possibility flashed through his mind.

Jade Treasure Ice Bed

The Jade Treasure Ice Bed lay in the far north of the Flower Country, a vast expanse of frozen land.

Its surface was a landscape of strange, shifting sights: jagged ice peaks, winding valleys, and sheer walls of ice rose across the boundless, magnificent expanse.

More captivating still was the thick layer of gold, silver, and jewels beneath the ice.

Buried here was the immense wealth the Flower Country's Happo Navy had amassed over centuries. Treasure beyond sight or count carpeted the lower reaches of the ice bed—a fortune that would drive ninety-nine percent of the people on the seas mad in an instant!

At that moment, a towering, bald man nearly five meters tall sat cross-legged on the endless ice. A green cape bearing the words "Eighth Treasure" hung from his shoulders. Striking streaks of gray-white threaded his thick black beard, and the number "12" was tattooed over his left eyebrow.

He was the twelfth leader of the Happo Navy—Chinjao the Drill!

Of course, these days more people called him the "Dragon Without a Drill," or simply mocked him as "Bell Pepper."

Suddenly, Chinjao rose from the ice.

He bent his knees slightly, then leaped into the air. Clasping his hands together, he flipped headfirst toward the ground. Dense Armament Haki instantly coated the bald crown that had once been his drill, and he roared:

"Dragon Without a Drill: Chinjao Opens the Gate!"

BANG—BANG—

The dull impacts rolled across the vast Jade Treasure Ice Bed.

Faced with its former nemesis, the Jade Treasure Ice Bed merely trembled. Not the tiniest crack appeared.

Chinjao collapsed onto his back on the ice. Large tears began to well at the wrinkled corners of his eyes as he raged helplessly, "Garp!! Damn you, Garp!! I'll never forgive you!!!

"I'll hate you down to your grandchildren!! Garp!!!"

Just then, Adrian arrived at the Jade Treasure Ice Bed amid the enthusiastic escort of Tsai Dou and the other Happo Navy members. Naturally, he heard Chinjao's skyward roar from far away.

Adrian glanced at Tsai Dou and asked awkwardly, "Should I step away for a moment, Mr. Tsai Dou?"

Tsai Dou nodded stiffly. He never expected the old man to lose his mind right now. How many years had it been since that business with Garp? Why was he still obsessed with him?

And if he wanted revenge on Garp, he should go get it! What was he doing holed up at the Jade Treasure Ice Bed, weeping like a jilted lover?

A long while later.

"Father, this is White Ghost, the legendary figure who recently emerged in the West Blue." Tsai Dou introduced Adrian to Chinjao, who had finally calmed down. "He—"

Chinjao had no patience to listen. He gave Adrian an irritated look. "Kid, you're the one who says you can open the Jade Treasure Ice Bed?"

Adrian frowned. "Chinjao the Drill, I believe the two sides in this deal should at least stand on equal footing."

"Equal?" Chinjao sneered. "Yahoh ho! When I was sailing the seas, you might not even have been born yet. Who knows where this brat crawled out from!"

Adrian's frown deepened. He looked at Tsai Dou. "If you still want to proceed with the deal, my share rises to fifty percent."

Adrian had originally intended to take only thirty percent of the wealth beneath the Jade Treasure Ice Bed. Money simply wasn't that important to him.

But Chinjao's contemptuous attitude had made him angry!

Tsai Dou hurriedly grabbed Chinjao's arm and whispered in his ear, "Father, my dear father! White Ghost really can get inside the Jade Treasure Ice Bed! I saw it with my own eyes! For the sake of the Happo Navy, please hold back for now!"

Chinjao froze and looked at his son. "He really can?"

"Absolutely!" Tsai Dou said firmly. "White Ghost is a very unusual Devil Fruit User. He can pass through physical barriers without any resistance! The Jade Treasure Ice Bed won't be able to stop him!"

Chinjao still had his doubts, but at least he stopped making trouble. He jerked his chin at Adrian. "Kid, go on and try. Let's see if you can break open this Jade Treasure Ice Bed!"

Adrian kept his eyes on Tsai Dou. "Eighty percent," he said flatly.

"White—" Tsai Dou grew anxious at once.

"Fine!" Chinjao cut him off abruptly, fixing Adrian with an unblinking stare. "Eighty percent it is! As long as you can open the Jade Treasure Ice Bed!"

Adrian gave him a cold glance without replying, then walked toward an empty stretch of ice.

He crouched and pressed one hand against the Jade Treasure Ice Bed.

Mini Hollow: Fireworks Festival!

At Adrian's command, countless Mini Hollows appeared and gathered into a huge sphere of gleaming white light. The next moment, they burst apart like fireworks, swarming outward to bombard the ice indiscriminately from within.

Crack—crack—

A sound that made scalps prickle and teeth ache came from inside the Jade Treasure Ice Bed. Fine cracks appeared where the Mini Hollows had detonated, spreading swiftly toward the surface.

Perhaps the Mini Hollows lacked the power, however. The cracks stopped inside the ice and failed to break through.

But Adrian had his answer. He used his ability again.

Giant Ghost: Peacemaker!

A white ghost far larger than the glowing sphere of fireworks took shape and sank into the Jade Treasure Ice Bed. Then it exploded!

BOOM—BOOM!!

A tremendous shockwave surged through the Jade Treasure Ice Bed, violently shaking the surrounding area. It raced to the surface, opening a dense web of fissures before blasting a huge round hole through the thick ice. Inside lay a sea of gold, silver, and jewels glittering brilliantly.

"Yahoh ho ho! Who'd have thought you really had some skill, kid!"

Seeing the Jade Treasure Ice Bed finally opened after years of lying sealed, Chinjao burst into laughter.

Conqueror's Haki poured from him without restraint, carrying an overwhelming pressure. Its almost tangible force made many weaker-willed Happo Navy members roll their eyes back, foam at the mouth, and collapse unconscious.

Chinjao showed his true colors as a pirate, swaggering as he declared, "Now get the hell out of the Happo Navy's territory, White Ghost brat! Yahoh ho ho!"

"I started regretting this trip to the Flower Country the moment you opened your mouth, Chinjao the Drill," Adrian said coldly. "But do you know why I opened the Jade Treasure Ice Bed anyway?"

"Because you pirates aren't the only ones who know how to rob a robber!

"I was only going to take thirty percent. Now I'm taking it all!"

Adrian vs. Chinjao

[You have triggered the random quest [Dragon Without a Drill]!]

[Quest hint: Everyone dies eventually, but some people need a little help.]

[Quest objective: Defeat/kill Chinjao the Drill]

[Quest reward: Randomly obtain one of the enemy's skills or specialties] ```

The panel notification suddenly appeared.

As Adrian accepted the quest, Chinjao flew into a rage. He roared:

"Yahoh ho ho... Who do you think I am, kid? I'm Chinjao!"

"Yes, I know." Adrian raised an eyebrow and looked at him mockingly. "Chinjao, the great pirate of the old era. Chinjao, whose drill Garp smashed flat with one punch. The Dragon Without a Drill who hides at the Jade Treasure Ice Bed and cries all day. Leader Chinjao!"

"You—"

"Honestly, I admire your nerve in breaking the deal first. But that's the only thing I can praise you for."

"I—"

"Right, that's enough trash talk. Ready to go to hell?"

A scarlet glint flashed through Adrian's eyes as he activated Observation Haki, cutting Chinjao off.

His figure flickered forward at blinding speed. Yubashiri flashed from its sheath at his waist, and he drove a ferocious slash straight toward Chinjao's head.

"You little bastard!" Chinjao shook with rage, his wide eyes bloodshot. "Don't get too full of yourself!"

A striking black sheen swiftly spread across his uneven bald head. Chinjao drove off the ground, leaped into the air, and smashed his Armament Haki-coated skull straight toward Yubashiri's sharp edge.

"Hasshoken: Wutou!"

CLANG—

The instant blade met skull, a sharp metallic ring sounded.

A moment later, Chinjao's monstrous strength sent Adrian flying into the air, while Adrian's slash drove Chinjao into the ice below.

Adrian adjusted his posture in midair. Pink Ryuo coated Yubashiri's blade, and he swung it, unleashing a brilliant Flying Slash.

Powerful, snow-white Sword Aura fell from the sky and bore down on Chinjao.

Though his strength and spirit had declined after Garp defeated him, Chinjao would not be beaten so easily. His wealth of combat experience remained undiminished.

"Hasshoken: Wutou Spin!"

Even as Chinjao fell toward the ice, he flipped over and sprang up. After a somersault in the air, he landed on his head and moved like a top spinning at high speed, neatly dodging the slash.

Not only that, but with the tremendous centrifugal force of Wutou Spin, Chinjao shot back into the air along a bizarre curved path. His Armament Haki-coated, drill-less head rammed toward Adrian again.

One Sword Style: Heavenly Midair Kill!

Adrian steadied his breathing and focused. He coated Yubashiri with Ryuo, gripped the hilt in both hands, and struck with everything he had.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Their explosive collision unleashed an immense shockwave. Several thunderous blasts rang out overhead, and the escaping gusts swept thick frost and ice debris several meters into the air.

"White Ghost!" Tsai Dou, his face sprayed with snow, spoke with deep wariness. "I thought I'd already given him enough credit, but I never imagined that besides being a Devil Fruit User, he was also a powerful Swordmaster!"

The Happo Navy underlings nearby murmured among themselves. One called out, "Boss Dou, should we..."

"Just watch! This is a fight we can't interfere with!" Tsai Dou shot the man a cold glance.

Just then, the snow and wind cleared from the air, revealing Chinjao's towering figure.

Most striking of all, bright red blood ran down his uneven bald head, stark against the surrounding white snow!

Adrian's full-power strike had wounded the once-renowned pirate with a bounty of five hundred million!

Blood ran down Chinjao's forehead, mingling with large beads of sweat.

"Yahoh ho ho! A Swordmaster too?" Chinjao touched the blood on his face. The needlelike pain in his forehead stirred a thrill he had not felt in years. "Kid called White Ghost, it seems I really did underestimate you!"

"Save it!"

Adrian had no intention of playing along with Chinjao's theatrics.

A fight was a fight!

If someone was an enemy, he would kill them!

A white flash of steel lit up again. Adrian instantly entered Ghost form and lunged at Chinjao with a speed ordinary people could not hope to follow.