Seven days later, Carlmand and his companions returned to their new home, clutching their backs, just as expected.
Just as Kazu was about to mock them as usual, he suddenly noticed that Luo's weapon had changed, and he became interested as well.
"Luo, is this a new knife you bought?"
Kazu stared at the knife for a moment, realizing he had never seen it before.
"Yes, I bought this at a weapons shop a couple of days ago."
"One of the 50 Skillful Grade Swords, Akagō."
"This knife was practically the prized possession of that weapon shop. The owner was reluctant to buy it from me, and I had to go to great lengths to get it."
As Luo spoke of this, a slight smile appeared on his lips. He picked up his beloved knife and handed it to Kazu for a closer look.
"Reluctant?"
"A bastard wouldn't take the money; what boss is out of their mind?"
"So what did you say to the weapon shop owner that made him reluctantly sell you his prized sword?"
Kazu glanced at the precious sword, then at Luo, and casually asked the question that had been bothering him.
"It's nothing. At first, the shop owner wanted to use this Chigang Akagō to enhance his business image, but he absolutely refused to sell it to me."
"I only demonstrated a little bit of my power and wealth, and they happily sold it to me."
"I had no choice. I heard Akagō's mournful cries; it longed to fight and didn't want to spend its life hanging on the wall like this for decades."
Kazu didn't believe a single word of Luo's nonsense.
Could the story be any more fake?
Luo has become so shameless now.
Do you think you're me, capable of reaching such a level to feel the call of the treasured sword?
It's true what they say, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." These good kids have all been corrupted by Carlmand and his ilk.
Kazu glanced at it and returned it to Law. The knife was indeed quite good; combined with Law's Devil Fruit ability, it could unleash even greater power.
"Alright, everyone go and get some rest for the day. Get ready to welcome the new year tomorrow."
Carlmand and the others didn't have the energy to chat much, and one by one they went back to their rooms to catch up on sleep.
"These guys."
Kazu felt that he worked so hard every day, but he didn't look as listless as the others.
If you don't believe me, go and look at Robin, Hancock, and the other four girls. Aren't they all radiant with health, like ripe peaches?
The combination of monster physique and Iron Balloon is no joke; it truly delivers a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts.
To this, Kazu only has one thing to say.
Everyone here is a younger brother.
The next morning, the room and courtyard were filled with a cheerful atmosphere, which seemed out of place in the rest of the town.
"Haha, nobody's allowed to sleep tonight! Let's welcome the new year!"
Kazu specially changed into a new red outfit, which looked very festive.
Everyone drank heartily in the courtyard, and Kazu even bought some fireworks, which they set off for two hours straight, finally giving it a festive feel.
Happy times always pass quickly, but what's even more exciting is that Kazu's system is about to refresh the annual check-in.
Daily and monthly check-ins only allow his strength to improve steadily, while annual check-ins give really good rewards, significantly improving his strength each time.
It was midnight when Kazu claimed he needed to go to the restroom. As soon as he entered the room, he used Space Teleportation to return to the Divine Dragon alone.
After glancing at the incense burner that was already prepared, Kazu quickly took a shower, changed into clean clothes, lit three incense sticks, and bowed three times devoutly.
"Heavenly spirits, earthly spirits, system god, please show your power and give me something good this year!"
Kazu placed three incense sticks into the incense burner, then closed his eyes, preparing to begin the sacred signing ceremony.
"System, check-in for today."
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in today."
"This event triggers a major annual sign-in bonus, granting one Devil Fruit upgrade."
"Host has been detected to possess Space-Space Fruit. Upgraded to Zoan: Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Spacetime Divine Dragon Model."
Kazu:!!!
Wodefa!!!
They're really chasing the latest version! Mythical Zoan are the current meta, and the system updated it right away.
Judging from the name " Space-Time Divine Dragon," it seems to possess time-related abilities.
This is practically like Qin Shi Huang sitting on an electric wire, completely overwhelmed by victory!
The next moment, the Devil Fruit performed a second modification on Kazu's body.
The amplification of physical abilities provided by Zoan Devil Fruit also became apparent at this point.
Kazu's physique was already considered invincible, and now this has been done to Kazu. How are others supposed to compete with him now?
Honestly, this system shouldn't be allowed to do this again next time.
After the modifications were complete, Kazu clenched his fist, feeling that his strength had increased by about 20%.
This is Her Kazi, and his 20% is no joke; moreover, the Zoan is a comprehensive enhancement of the physical body.
Both recovery and battery life have been significantly improved.
Kazu quickly used his most familiar spatial ability, and found that all his previous moves were still usable, except that his elemental transformation had disappeared, which was not a big deal.