It was nighttime, and Oliver was training while it was his turn to keep watch.
'The night is really quiet,' Oliver said, stopping his push-ups.
He sat down to wipe his sweat while watching the moon's reflection on the sea.
'I could check what I've obtained. Status.'
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Status
Name: Oliver Williams
Age: 24 years
Race: Mink - Human Hybrid
Height: 1,95 m
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Inventario
-Steel Dagger
-Giant Wooden Axes
-4x Katana
-5x Swords
-4x Gun
-Cannon
-Iron Mace
-Sutoreji Sutoreji no Mi
-Ari Ari no mi
-Kumo Kumo no mi, Model: Scorpion
-Combat Styles Gacha Token
-Talent Gacha Token
-Money: 37,050,000
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Combat Styles
-Electro Mastery (14%)
-Boxing Mastery (4%)
-Karate Mastery (0%)
-Two Axe Style Mastery (0%)
-Street Fighting Mastery (3%)
-Hoplomachia Mastery (8%)
-Dagger Style Mastery (0%)
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Talents
-Talent: Poison Resistance
-Talent: Pain Tolerance
-Talent: Accelerator Metabolism
-Talent: Fighter's Mentality
-Talent: Fighter Body
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'None of my styles have reached 20%, though it's not like I'm going to increase Daggers and Axes.'
He kept looking at what he had obtained.
'37 million Belly. When we reach Loguetown, I'll have to spend quite a bit to make sure we don't lack anything, so I can't waste it all.' He stared at the money. 'The Devil Fruits will be for later or until a temporary gacha appears.'
[Spent: 10,000,000 Belly]
[Obtained: 3 Talent Gacha Tokens and 1 Combat Styles Gacha Token]
'I hope I get good talents.'
He summoned the gacha machine and placed the first token, from which a black sphere emerged.
[Talent: Casual Fishing]
[Allows the user to fish more easily in rivers and seas.]
He placed the second token, and a black and silver sphere appeared.
[Talent: Cold Resistance]
[Allows the user to withstand low temperatures without issues.]
'This one is pretty good.'
He placed the third token, and another black and silver sphere emerged.
[Talent: Hardened Skin]
[Reduces damage from cuts and strikes.]
He placed the last Talent Token, from which another black sphere appeared.
[Talent: Basic Discipline]
[Learns combat techniques faster with consistent training.]
'Most of them are pretty good despite being low rarity.'
He grabbed the two Combat Styles Gacha Tokens, and the machine changed. He placed the first token, releasing a black sphere.
[Combat Style: Ittōryū]
'Another weapon style. I don't need it.'
He placed the last token, and a black and silver sphere appeared.
[Combat Style: Mixed Martial Arts]
"Mixed Martial Arts? I think that could be fun."
Two days passed as they sailed in complete calm, talking about different things just to pass the time.
Oliver continued training his new Combat Style, trying to figure out how to improve his fighting skills.
"We did it!! Here's the Baratie!! Aniki-Zoro!! Aniki-Luffy!! Aniki-Usopp!! Aneki-Nami!! Aniki-Oliver!!" Johnny shouted, calling everyone.
Everyone went to see, where a large fish-themed restaurant ship stood.
"What do you all think?!" The two swordsmen asked.
"That's one giant fish!" Luffy exclaimed.
As they looked on in amazement, a ship began approaching, positioning itself beside them.
"A Marine ship!!" Usopp shouted in fear.
"When did it get here?" Luffy wondered.
"I hope they don't start shooting at us," Usopp said.
At that moment, the Marine ship's cannons aimed at the Going Merry.
From the Marine ship, a man with a light-colored suit and pink hair stepped out.
"I don't recognize that pirate flag," the man said, looking at the ship. "I am the Lieutenant of the Marine Headquarters, Fullbody, the Iron Fist. Who is the Captain? Speak."
"It's me, Luffy! And we just made our pirate flag the day before yesterday," he told the Marine.
The Marine Lieutenant then looked at the two bounty hunters.
"Hey, I've seen you two before," he said, looking at them. "You've worked for the government before. I remember, you're a couple of damn bounty hunters. Yosaku and Johnny, right? So, in the end, pirates caught you?"
"Yosaku, it looks like this guy wants a fight," Johnny said.
"We can't let him belittle us, Johnny. We won't make any Belly, but I think we need to teach this pup a lesson, Nakama," Yosaku said.
"Take this, cowardly Marine!!"
Both lunged to attack him but were easily beaten.
"W-We lost... barely," the two said, injured.
"Are you sure it's not just because you're too weak?" Luffy asked them.
"N-No, he's just really strong," Yosaku replied.
"Even we barely lost," Johnny added.
"Oh, come on, Fullbody, stop bothering those weaklings. Let's go!" A woman's voice spoke from inside.
"Ah, yes, let's go. You're lucky I'm on vacation, pirates. I only came here to enjoy a good meal, but be careful when I'm active again. If we meet again, you're finished."
He warned them before entering where the woman was, and then the ship began to leave.
'If I destroy the cannonball, how much would change? Would Sanji not join, or would Luffy just get himself into trouble and stay here longer?' Oliver thought about what to do.
"Everyone!! That idiot is aiming the cannon at us!!" Usopp shouted to warn the others. "They're firing!!"
"Leave it to me!!" Luffy shouted. "Gomu Gomu no... Fuusen!!"
Luffy's stomach inflated to stop the cannonball, which bounced off, avoiding the destruction of the Going Merry.
The cannonball shot off but didn't hit the Marine ship; instead, it headed straight for the Baratie.
"Who the hell are you sending that back to, you idiot?!" Zoro scolded him.
Seeing what he had done, Luffy fell backward.
"What do we do now?" Oliver asked. 'It's better not to interfere.'
"Let's just say it was the Marines," Usopp suggested.
"No... I'll go and try to fix it. I'm the one who caused this, so I'll go," Luffy said.
"Are you sure? It's better if we blame the Marines," Nami told him.
"I'm going," Luffy said, so it was accepted.
They approached the Baratie and docked, allowing Luffy to get off and enter the restaurant.
"There are quite a few ships here," Oliver said.
"The Baratie is a famous restaurant where many people come to eat," Johnny said.
"Even nobles come here to dine," Yosaku added.
The crew waited for Luffy to finish talking with the restaurant owner to see what he would do about the damage.
"Luffy is taking his time. He'll probably have to wash dishes for a month or something," Zoro said, thinking about what might happen.
"We could have blamed the Marines, but he's too honest," Nami sighed, frustrated with her Captain.
"He's quite unique. He seems like anything but a pirate," Oliver said while exercising.
"Let's go see him! We can get some food!" Usopp said excitedly.
"What are you saying?! Do you know how much it would cost to eat there?!" Nami yelled at him.
"Why not? We can eat a lot and eat well," Oliver said, thinking about the food.
"If you put it that way, we could go see what happened and why he's taking so long," Nami said, standing up and pointing at them. "But nothing expensive will be bought."
"If something is too expensive, I can try to pay for it. Don't limit yourselves too much," Oliver said. "That way, we can also see what the chefs are like."
"Do you have that much money?" Usopp asked.
"Who do you think has been paying until now?" Oliver told him.
"Let's eat everything!!" Usopp shouted.
"Don't go overboard."
They got off the ship and headed toward the restaurant.