Rin and the others' destination for the next month was the Sky Island Skypiea.
Because Rin didn't want to go to Alabasta for him, there was nothing of value there. He could have gone just to resupply, but there was no shortage of supplies aboard his ship, which was already equipped with storage rooms and housing quarters. So, Rin planned to head directly to Skypiea to invite Enel, the self-proclaimed "God" of Skypiea, to join his crew.
After all, the crew still had too few members at present.
There were only three.
In the first half of the Grand Line, that was manageable but once they entered the second half, the New World, things would be entirely different.
There were no weaklings in the New World. A crew of only three wouldn't last long.
But for now, Rin didn't have many people he was interested in recruiting aside from Enel. In Rin's mind, a large crew wasn't necessary. Like the Straw Hat Pirates, what mattered more was quality over quantity.
Unknowingly, another few days passed.
And today
Rin walked out onto the deck in the morning, breathing in the fresh sea air. His face showed clear excitement.
"System, receive the package."
'Ding!'
'You can now collect the Monthly Pack along with the Daily Pack. Would you like to open them now?!'
"Of course," Rin replied without hesitation.
By now, Rin had accumulated several daily packs, one weekly pack, and now the monthly pack. He had saved them intentionally, planning to open them all at once with the arrival of the monthly pack.
Now was the perfect time.
"Open all packs." Rin commanded silently in his heart.
'Ding! Starting Daily Pack...'
'Ding-dong Congratulations! You have received: 100,000 Berries!'
'Ding-dong Congratulations! You have received: Artoria's Little Hood!'
'Ding-dong'
A series of prompts echoed, each relating to the daily packs. But this time, the daily packs didn't yield anything particularly valuable mostly just money and a few miscellaneous items. However, when Artoria's hood was revealed, Rin's expression stiffened slightly.
He quickly glanced at Artoria standing nearby, swallowed his saliva awkwardly, and hurried to store the hood discreetly.
As for why... Ahem, better not to ask.
Immediately after, Rin focused again. "Open the weekly pack!"
'Ding! Starting Weekly Pack...'
'Ding-dong Congratulations! You have received: 300 Doriki!'
"Sh!"
The moment he heard it, Rin sucked in a breath of cold air. He could immediately feel rapid changes occurring within his body.
It wasn't a surface-level change it was deep and internal.
His blood!
His bones!
His meridians everything was transforming, like a weapon being reforged for greater strength.
What is Doriki? Any One Piece fan would recognize it. It was a power-level measuring system introduced at Enies Lobby. According to CP9 data, a standard Marine soldier has an average of 10 Doriki.
So 300 Doriki was like having the strength of 30 trained Marines. It meant a massive leap in Rin's overall combat power strength, speed, durability everything had advanced.
The transformation was quick.
Within just over ten seconds, the process was done.
Clenching his fists, Rin grinned with visible excitement. "This feeling is incredible my power's clearly surged. If I fought Olik again, I could finish him in just three moves!"
He shook his head, calming his racing heart, and focused once more.
"Open the Monthly Pack!"
'Ding! Starting Monthly Pack...'
The system chimed again.
'Ding-dong Congratulations! You have received: Zoan-type Devil Fruit (Mythical Beast Model): Mad Bull Fruit!'
(Author's note: This Devil Fruit is intended for Casa, as I envisioned him as the physical powerhouse in the crew. The Mad Bull Fruit resembles a berserker-type transformation growing fiercer as battles prolong. With Enel planned as a Logia user, we don't need too many Logia types. On that note should Artoria receive a Devil Fruit too? If yes, which would suit her best?)
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'Mad Bull Fruit Mythical Zoan-class Devil Fruit. Grants immense physical strength, incredible defense, and astonishing regenerative power. Increases battle capability the longer the user fights.'
"Now that's a great item." Rin's eyes lit up as he read the system's description.
Though Rin himself didn't need a Devil Fruit his crew certainly could benefit from them.
"Now the question is who should I give this to?" Rin pondered aloud.
Artoria?
That idea made him flinch. The thought of Artoria transforming into a giant bull-like creature was… disturbing. Rin shook his head hard. "Nope can't have that mental image haunting me."
Instead, his thoughts went to Casa.
Without delay, Rin called out. "Casa! Come out here!"
"Captain, what's going on?" Casa stepped out from his room, still drying his hands, curious about the urgency.
"I've got something great for you." Rin grinned widely.
Casa walked over, puzzled. "What is it?"
Rin reached into his spatial ring and like a magician performing a trick produced the Devil Fruit, holding it out toward Casa. "This! A rare Devil Fruit I stumbled upon."
"Wait a Devil Fruit? What kind?"
"Zoan-type, Mythical Beast Mad Bull Fruit!" Rin enunciated every word with gravity.
Casa's face immediately shifted, eyes wide with awe. The term Mythical Zoan wasn't tossed around lightly. Mythical Zoan Fruits were rarer even than Logia Fruits. Among the entire seas, only a few were known like Sengoku's Buddha Fruit from the Marines, and Marco's Phoenix Fruit from the Whitebeard Pirates.
(At this point in the timeline, Chopper hasn't eaten the Human-Human Fruit yet.)
Without any hesitation, Casa reached for the Devil Fruit and took a bite.
Rare fruits like this didn't come by often—especially not Mythical Zoans.
If not now, then when?
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