An bluish energy swirled around them and with a final burst of light, the glowing silhouette solidified into a figure standing tall in the clearing.
Chin-length green hair framed her elegant face, matching the color of her eyes. A white fur-trimmed cloak billowed slightly behind her as she emerged. Her gaze—sharp and intelligent—swept over the clearing, taking in the two strangers before her. As the hum of the summoning faded, she stood motionless, arms crossed, her posture calm yet assured.
Ryan's breath caught for a moment, recognizing her immediately.
"Fubuki," he said, voice low with disbelief.
Unohana tilted her head slightly.
Fubuki looked down at herself, fingers brushing the green fur trim of her cloak. She looked back up at Ryan, her gaze sharpening as if a faint memory had stirred. A strange flicker crossed her face—something like recognition.
"You're the one who summoned me", She murmured
Ryan admitted. "You're in the One Piece world. This is the result of a summon—like my partner here."
She glanced at Unohana, who offered only the faintest nod. The two women regarded each other in silent appraisal—though not hostile, but not respectful either. There was a quiet tension in the air now, thick and invisible.
Fubuki took a slow breath, processing. Her eyes fixed on Ryan with a sudden glint of certainty. "You're my master... I recognized you from first glance."
Fubuki turned her attention to her surroundings, eyes sharp as she took in the forest beyond. "So... what now?"
Ryan looked at the sunrise just beginning to light the treetops. "We'll keep moving, our next stop is Logue Town."
Before he could take a step forward, system screen blinked.
< [SYSTEM ONLINE]
Host: Ryan (soul merged)
Summoned: Fubuki (One Punch Man).
Passive Loyalty Bond Established.
Choose one skill/ability from summoned character. >
Now with the System offering him a choice: to select a single trait, skill, or ability from Fubuki herself. Thinking for a moment Ryan decided to go with a particular skill of her.
< Skill Chosen: Psychokinesis – Fubuki's Psychokinesis
[System Notice: New Summon Registered — Fubuki (Esper)]
Team Members:
Retsu Unohana (Swordman / Combat Specialist)
Fubuki (Psychic / Support) >
"Is everything alright", Unohana asked seeing him standing still with vacant gaze.
Ryan came to his sense "Yes I'm alright", though looking at her clothes he realized that the items she bought yesterday were still at the hotel.
"We need to get our stuff from the hotel. Fubuki," he said, turning to the esper, "there's a shoreline that way." He pointed south. "Go there, find a boat big enough for three people and some supplies. Use your powers to bring it back. Here." He handed her a bundle of cash—two million berries.
Fubuki took it without question, eyes steady. "Consider it done." She turned and vanished into the trees with quiet purpose.
Meanwhile Ryan and Unohana travelled fast and light back to the hotel, to get their items back, keeping to avoid kingdom's soldier now patrolling the town.
An hour later, they were waiting for Fubuki by rocky shore near the forest area when a medium size rowboat arrived, floating few inches above the sea level.
With the boat hovering just off the shore, Ryan extended a hand, his mind focusing. And supplies began to lift, swaying in the air before gently landing aboard. The force guiding them wasn't his own strength—it was the psychokinesis he'd chosen from Fubuki.
Fubuki, watching from the side, raised an eyebrow. For a split second, surprise danced across her face, but it faded into something softer. A proud smile tugged at the corner of her lips.
Soon, all supplies were loaded with ease. Once aboard, the three of them pushed off toward the horizon, the boat gliding smoothly over the sea.
Around noon when they had moved quite farther from the Nagagutsu Kingdom, Ryan's eyes caught something on the horizon—a silhouette of a ship, faint against the lightening sky. His brow furrowed. A distinct flag fluttered at its mast, one he recognized from his memory when he was alive in his world. But just as he thought of what to do, with what he saw, the familiar mechanical tone rang softly in his ears.
< SYSTEM ALERT >
[Mission Unlocked]
Target: A Celestial Dragon currently operating in the Tequila Wolf, known for governing slavery ring for construction site
Objective: Assassinate the Celestial Dragon and save the slavers from the ship.
Reward: Free Next Summon
Failure: None
Note: Target is heavily guarded and politically sensitive.
Collateral damage: May draw Marine and World Government attention.
[Mission Accepted? Y/N]