"Yes, Homelander!"
Kamala nodded firmly, then took off the bracelet and handed it straight to Alex.
"From now on, this bracelet is yours!"
Although Kamala still felt a slight sense of reluctance, what filled her more was excitement and anticipation.
"Kamala, even though you've given up the bracelet, I can promise you that this will all be worth it."
Alex took the bracelet from her. With a flip of his hand, it vanished into his storage ring, disappearing from sight.
Considering that no matter what, this item originally belonged to Kamala, destroying it in front of her wouldn't be very considerate.
Alex decided to deal with it after he got back.
After all, one had to take a girl's feelings into account.
"The bracelet… it's gone?"
Kamala exclaimed in surprise and delight. Alex's casual move left her utterly amazed.
"Homelander, so you can use magic too!"
"Just a small trick."
Alex chuckled lightly, then looked at Kamala seriously.
"Kamala, you've helped me a lot. So what do you want in return? Have you thought it through?"
"Homelander, you really can give me superpowers, right?"
Kamala stared straight at him, her face full of longing.
To be honest, it was perfectly normal for a kid to dream of becoming a superhero.
But Kamala was a bit… excessively obsessed.
That said, Alex wasn't her parent—there was no need for him to worry that much.
Since he had promised to give her something in exchange, and she had clearly stated her wish, he naturally intended to fulfill it.
"Of course."
Alex nodded confidently. "So it's settled. You want a superpower?"
"Yes, Homelander! I want superpowers!"
Kamala nodded hard without hesitation.
Such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity—there was no way she would miss it.
"Then it's settled."
"I'll come back for you after some time."
Alex nodded at Kamala, then stepped onto his surfboard and shot straight into the air.
He didn't leave through the window or the door—instead, he passed directly through the wall of Kamala's room, as if it didn't exist at all.
Kamala was completely stunned.
She subconsciously walked over to the spot where Alex had passed through and touched the wall carefully.
Solid. Hard. Completely normal.
It was a real wall—no tricks.
So how had Homelander gone through it?
It was simply unbelievable.
As expected of Homelander!
While Kamala excitedly and curiously examined the wall, Alex had already returned to Krakoa.
Only then did he take out the bracelet and absorb it directly.
Two thousand Origin Points were instantly added to his total.
Without wasting time, Alex immediately used the newly gained points to strengthen himself.
His power increased slightly compared to before.
Though the increase seemed insignificant, a towering building always starts from the ground up.
No massive boost wasn't built from countless small gains.
So what next?
"Let's go mess around in the One Piece world."
Alex made the decision with a grin.
He had already stayed in Krakoa for over two years—long enough.
It was time to visit another world.
Before, he hadn't fully decided which world to go to.
But now—
Since he had already promised Kamala, the One Piece world was a perfect choice.
Not only could he see if there were any opportunities there, he could also get Kamala a decent Devil Fruit.
Given her trust and admiration, he couldn't let the girl lose out.
After that, Alex summoned the core leaders of Krakoa and informed them that he would be leaving on another journey.
Everyone was already used to this by now.
They showed no particular reaction—only hoping he would return soon.
"Then, everyone, I'm off."
After bidding farewell to Krakoa's leaders, Alex didn't linger.
He opened a spatial gate and stepped through.
Whoosh!
The next instant, a brand-new world of endless seas appeared before his eyes, filled with exotic charm.
Upon arriving in a new world, the first step was naturally to gather intelligence and understand the current situation.
Without hesitation, Alex expanded his super hearing to cover the entire One Piece world.
The East Blue, West Blue, North Blue, South Blue, the Grand Line, the New World—everything.
In a single moment, every voice from every corner flooded into his mind.
Not a single one escaped him.
"What are the Marines thinking, publicly executing Ace?"
"Whitebeard definitely won't sit by and do nothing!"
"Yeah, the world's about to change."
"Sengoku really has big ambitions—this is clearly a trap for Whitebeard."
"Even so, for his son, Whitebeard will jump in no matter what."
Hearing this, Alex raised an eyebrow.
The Battle of Marineford!
His timing couldn't have been better—he had arrived right before such a monumental event.
The upcoming war would have enormous significance for the One Piece world.
It would directly reshape the balance of power across the seas.
But all of that had nothing to do with Alex.
Pirates or Marines—it didn't matter to him.
Even if they smashed each other's heads in, it had nothing to do with him.
Pirates were pirates—sea robbers, plain and simple.
Whitebeard might have been more honorable, even a "noble outlaw," but a pirate was still a pirate.
As for the Marines, they weren't exactly saints either.
Though they claimed to represent justice, the darkness within them was often even more chilling than that of pirates.
Let alone Alex, an outsider—even natives of this world often saw it as nothing more than dogs biting dogs.
Alex had zero interest.
He quickly filtered out all sounds related to the Battle of Marineford and instead focused on voices related to Devil Fruits.
Since he was here, he might as well take care of what he'd promised Kamala first.
Get a Devil Fruit.
And very soon—
Alex's eyes lit up.
He'd found a useful lead.
An auction was about to be held at the Sabaody Archipelago, and among the items up for sale—
Were Devil Fruits.
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