[East Blue, Loguetown]
"Captain Smoker, he's here again."
With his feet on the table, Smoker, who was reclining in his chair with two cigars in his mouth, looked at the marine out of the corner of his eye.
"Who is?"
"Yo, Smoker."
Behind the marine, a man entered.
He had short messy platinum blonde hair and blue eyes, standing at 199 cm tall.
"So it's you, Caleb..."
Dropping a fish-man on the ground, Caleb said, "Arlong, the Saw. I just need your signature to get my money."
Caleb walked up to him with a tablet in hand.
"Caught a big fish this time, huh?" Smoker commented.
"Big fish, huh... You could say that." Caleb replied.
"Captain Smoker!"
Next to Smoker, Tashigi, with dark blue hair and dark brown eyes, seemed agitated by Smoker's bad joke.
Smoker paid no attention to her. Grabbing the tablet, he read it while picking up a pen from the desk. He said as he read: "20 million Belly."
After signing, he handed the signed tablet to Caleb.
"A swordsman of your level reduced to a simple bounty hunter, how pitiful." Smoker commented.
Caleb simply smiled, unbothered by his comment; it seemed he was already used to it.
Tashigi touched her sword as soon as Caleb left.
"Why are all the good swordsmen bandits, pirates, or bounty hunters?" she murmured.
**
"That was..."
"Bounty Hunter, Caleb Saga."
"He's scary..."
After collecting the bounty for Arlong, Caleb left, ignoring the comments and stares he received.
This had already become something natural for him and easy to ignore.
...
In the inn room where he was staying, Caleb sat on the single bed.
Opening the money bag, he took out a total of 10 million Belly.
'I want to buy 100 GP.'
In moments, all thousand 10,000-belly bills disappeared.
[You acquired 100 GP!]
[Attention: the monthly purchase limit of GP (100) has been reached!]
Waving his hand in front of him, as if the holographic screen were smoke to be brushed away, he mentally said: 'Use 30 GP and Roll 10 Gacha.'
1.[Polyjuice Potion Vial (Harry Potter)]
2.[Nyannichuan Vial (Ranma ½)]
3.[Super Soldier Serum (Marvel)]
4.[Princess Syalis's Pillow (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle)]
5.[Instant Lover (180-Minute Love Slave) (Hunter X Hunter)]
6.[Clone (Naruto)]
7.[Poké Ball (Pokémon)]
8.[Akari Shimizu (Solo Leveling)]
9.[Senzu Bean (Dragon Ball)]
10.[Jigoro Kuwajima (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)]
Like playing cards, each card floated in front of Caleb.
To a certain extent, everything could be useful.
[Jigoro Kuwajima (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)]
Description:
Jigoro had unwavering devotion to his students and strict training. Despite his status as a strong mentor and experience as a former Hashira, he had a soft spot and unshakable dedication to raising the next generation of students.
Due to this passionate devotion, he was overtaken by grief upon discovering that his former student, Kaigaku, had betrayed the Demon Slayer Corps and joined the ranks of the Twelve Kizuki.
He committed seppuku when his former protégé Kaigaku defected to gain the powers of a demon.
Abilities:
[Thunder Breathing]: Thunder Breathing is one of the five main Breathing Styles derived directly from Sun Breathing. Thunder Breathing has Seven Forms:
[First Form: Thunderclap and Flash], [Second Form: Rice Spirit], [Third Form: Thunder Swarm], [Fourth Form: Distant Thunder], [Fifth Form: Heat Lightning], [Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash], [Seventh Form: Honoikazuchi no Kami]
[Summon X] – [Assimilate] – [Recycle]
'I can't summon him.' When clicking on summon, he found himself unable to.
'Since I can't have him as my teacher, I'll assimilate.' He thought, but not before evaluating more carefully.
He swiped his finger over "Recycle" to better understand how it works.
[Recycle: Jigoro Kuwajima (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)]
Description:
Character cards can be recycled, generating 5 GP. It's also possible to recycle to receive 10 chances to roll in the card's origin dimension. However, note: the normal cost per roll is 3 GP, but by using this character's recycling, the cost per roll in the card's origin world will be 4 GP.
He also took a look at [Clone (Naruto)]. It was possible to recycle and the recycle value is 4 GP or 10 chances to roll in the origin world, but costing 5 GP. The same cost applied to items.
'Apparently, the only thing different is the character cards.' He thought calmly.
In front of him, there was a kind of inventory with all 10 cards he had pulled.
Extending his hand, he managed to pull out the 'Jigoro Kuwajima' card from the dimension he had simply named 'Book of Cards'.
[Assimilate: Jigoro Kuwajima (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba); Character]
Description:
Upon assimilation, the basic attributes and abilities of 'Jigoro Kuwajima' will be acquired as the card is assimilated.
Clicking on 'Assimilate', he saw the card disappear. Soon, he began to feel a strange and uncomfortable sensation; very similar to a stomachache.
The discomfort didn't go away even after 30 minutes.
Tired of waiting, he grabbed another card.
[Super Soldier Serum (Marvel); Consumable]
Description:
The Super Soldier Serum is a chemical solution originally created by Abraham Erskine. The serum, formulated to enhance the human body and mind, was conceived for use by the United States Armed Forces during World War II to turn allied soldiers into super soldiers.
Success rate: 100%
Side effects: 0
[Consume] – [Recycle]
He didn't hesitate to click on 'Consume' after reading the description.
'Urgh...'
Clenching his teeth, he endured the pain as he felt his body being enhanced.
The process lasted a few minutes until he finally stopped feeling so much pain.
Feeling uncomfortable, even smelling something bad coming from his own body, Caleb went to the bathroom.
In the bathroom, removing his clothes and throwing them straight into the trash, he turned on the shower.
...
After finishing the shower, he felt better than before.
His strength itself must have increased significantly, at least by 50%.
If his previous weightlifting record was 20 tons (without Haki), now he was confident he could lift 30 tons.
After drying off, he wiped his hand across the fogged mirror.
In the reflection, his appearance was the same. With small changes like his face becoming more manly.
Looking down, his body was almost the same, just small changes like having a more defined and ripped abdomen.
Still naked, he entered the bedroom.
After getting dressed, he murmured in his mind as he sat on the bed: 'Status.'
Name: Caleb D. Saga
Age: 18 years
Race: Human
GP: 70
Character Assimilation:
In Progress:
[Jigoro Kuwajima 13%] [Empty]
Fully Assimilated:
- None
Summoned Characters:
- None
Powers:
[Haki]
[Thunder Breathing]
Equipped Items:
- None
Looking at his status, even though in practice he couldn't use any ability from 'Thunder Breathing' yet, it was already starting to appear as part of his powers.
Another change he had was in his own Haki, which had improved. The most obviously improved one was Busoshoku Haki (Armament Haki).
Once again, he opened the 'Book of Cards'.
[Instant Lover (180-Minute Love Slave) (Hunter X Hunter)]
Description:
An ability to manipulate for 180 minutes whoever the user kisses. The target becomes extremely infatuated with the user and obeys all their commands.
[Learn] – [Recycle]
With the card in hand, he clicked on 'Learn'.
Unlike assimilating a character, the full knowledge of the ability was completely learned. However, there was a glaring difference.
Assimilating a character also grants basic attributes, be it physical strength or even magical power which transforms into Haki. However, a standalone ability will adapt and require his Haki to be used.
It wasn't like devil fruits that practically had infinite powers. To use the ability, it still depended on his Haki.
'Well, I expected that.'
The point was that he wasn't gaining a new power source, but rather, the things acquired from the gacha were adapting to this world.
'That's not bad either.'
Turning his attention back to the status page, Caleb mentally commanded: 'Roll 10 Gacha.'
1.[Tier Harribel (Bleach)]
2.[Captain America's Shield (Marvel)]
3.[Senzu Bean (Dragon Ball)]
4.[1x Weakness Removal Card]
5.[Tessaiga (Inuyasha)]
6.[Revy's Cigarettes (Black Lagoon)]
7.[D-Dial (To LOVE-Ru)]
8.[Sage (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)]
9.[Greatly increases basic stats]
10.[Elastic Woman (Days of Glory) – (The Incredibles)]
'Beginner's luck?' He thought.
No matter how he looked at it, there was no other way to see it except as beginner's luck.
Two incredible characters, a very good ability, three good items, and even three very useful consumables.
Starting from the simplest.
[Greatly increases basic stats]
Description:
All of the user's basic attributes will be increased by 10%
[Consume] – [Recycle]
It was even better than he expected.
Clicking on consume, he closed his eyes as his muscles tensed and swelled a bit.
The result was instantaneous.
He didn't dwell on it for long before moving on to the next card.
[Sage (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)]
Description:
It allows the user to accelerate their thought process and provides an increase in comprehension.
[Learn] – [Recycle]
Honestly, he wanted this ability. At the same time, he wanted to recycle it to get 10 chances to roll in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime.
In the TSSDK dimension, there were many good and useful things, after all.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he still clicked on learn.
The instant he learned it—placebo effect or not—he felt more enlightened, so to speak. Things seemed easier for him to understand.
For a brief moment, he felt as if he were in a wonderful state, but he didn't let himself get lost in it.
'Roll 10 times.'
1.[Orihime Inoue (Bleach)]
2.[Zero's Mask (Code Geass)]
3.[Aquaman (Earth-Two) – (DC)]
4.[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)]
5.[Winged Helmet (Asterix and Obelix)]
6.[Hokage's Hat (Naruto)]
7.[Lasso of Truth (DC)]
8.[Gantz Suit (Gantz)]
9.[Busujima Saeko (High School of the Dead)]
10.[Chun-Li (Street Fighter)]
'Five characters this time.'
He started by clicking on the first card.
[Orihime Inoue (Bleach)]
Description:
Orihime is attacked by a Hollow while at home with Tatsuki, her soul being separated from her body by the action of her enemy, who turns out to be her own brother, Sora Inoue.
[Summon] – [Assimilate] – [Recycle]
'... It's before she gets her powers.'
Although it was still possible to summon her, without her powers, it made him not want to summon her. However, he was also reluctant to recycle this card.
[Aquaman (Earth-Two) – (DC)]
Description: Deceased
Abilities:
- [Unique Physiology]: [Amphibian], [Enhanced Strength], [Superhuman Agility], [Animal Empathy]
- [Swimming]
[Summon X] – [Assimilate] – [Recycle]
"..."
Caleb was speechless to see that, besides stating he was dead, there was no other information.
Whatever the reason, it didn't seem like he was going to get a satisfying answer. In any case, he couldn't summon him, but even if he could, he didn't want to—he wanted to assimilate. After all, in a world like One Piece, his abilities were very useful, even if this wasn't the best version of Aquaman.
The instant he clicked on assimilate, he felt a change happening in his body again.
It was a terrible tingling sensation.
When it finally ended, he didn't feel stronger, but he could partially sense the existence of Aquaman's abilities.