He had already recharged close to 700 million Beli.
And his VIP level? Only at Level 5.
Still a full 10 levels away from the max VIP15.
Absurd!
Klein turned his eyes to the Upgrade Scrolls—27 Random Skill Upgrade Scrolls.
That's a lot.
After all, with the first-time top-up bonus, he had spent over 600 million Beli.No surprise he had so many.
It completely broke his own personal record for random upgrade scrolls.
And then there were 3 Skill Upgrade Scrolls.
Without hesitation, he started tapping to use the Random Skill Upgrade Scrolls, one by one.
[Skill Upgrade Success: King's Fist LV.2 → LV.3][Skill Upgrade Success: Six-Sword Style LV.1 → LV.2][Skill Upgrade Success: Iron Fist LV.3 → LV.4][Skill Upgrade Success: Kami-e LV.3 → LV.4][Skill Upgrade Success: Ramen Fist LV.7 → LV.8][Skill Upgrade Success: Oden's Two-Sword Style LV.1 → LV.2][Skill Upgrade Success: Auto Attack★ LV.4 → LV.5][Skill Upgrade Success: Okama Kenpo LV.6 → LV.7][Skill Upgrade Success: Shigan LV.5 → LV.6][Skill Upgrade Success: Hasshoken LV.1 → LV.2][Skill Upgrade Success: Ramen Fist LV.8 → LV.9]
Ten scrolls in—Solid results.
"Damn, this feels good—" Klein grinned wide.'Having money really is happiness!'
"If I had more, I could claim that 100k recharge milestone bonus and open even more New Year Beast chests!"
Make. That. Money.
He recalled an old saying from his past life:
'There's only one kind of sickness in this world—poverty.'
You had to hustle. Time to rise up.
If you have no dreams, you're no better than a salted fish, right?
Make money. Stack cash.
Back then, getting skills meant waiting on those daily budget bundles—You'd be lucky to even see a ripple in your skill list.
Now?Cash ready, event drops? Swipe immediately!
Rewards pouring in.
Bliss!
Absolute comfort!!
That's the Klein way.
But of course, Klein knew this was still far from enough.One big event could burn through tens of millions—maybe hundreds of millions of Beli.
Grind. That. Cash.
GRIND THAT CASH!!!
He kept clicking Random Skill Upgrade Scrolls.
[Skill Upgrade Success: Tekkai★ LV.5 → LV.6][Skill Upgrade Success: Tekkai★ LV.6 → LV.7][Skill Upgrade Success: Thunderbreak Blade LV.1 → LV.2][Skill Upgrade Success: Six-Sword Style LV.2 → LV.3][Skill Upgrade Success: Demonic Flame Kick LV.4 → LV.5][Skill Upgrade Success: Iron Fist LV.4 → LV.5][Skill Upgrade Success: Shave LV.4 → LV.5][Skill Upgrade Success: Oden's Two-Sword Style LV.2 → LV.3][Skill Upgrade Success: Moonwalk LV.3 → LV.4][Skill Upgrade Success: Ramen Fist LV.9 → LV.10]
[Ramen Fist has reached max level. Please upgrade its quality.][Upgrading will unlock the Ultimate Technique.]
"Ramen Fist? Even a dog wouldn't touch that." Klein skipped the prompt without hesitation.
Quality upgrade? What a joke.
Even if this thing evolved into Legendary Gold or Transcendent Crown Tier, would it change the fact that it's still just ramen punches?
I'm a whale, bro.
And what do whales want?
Style! Swagger! Aura! Flash! Flair! Effects!!
Upgrading that garbage would be a waste of good resources.
But of course, the system loves doing this—The lower the quality, the more they flood you with it.
Backpack overflowing?Still gives you more!
Just keeps giving!
Classic mobile game behavior—The more you curse, the more they enjoy it. Damn it!
Klein continued using scrolls.
[Skill Upgrade Success: Dragon Claw Fist LV.2 → LV.3][Skill Upgrade Success: Rankyaku LV.4 → LV.5][Skill Upgrade Success: Okama Kenpo LV.7 → LV.8][Skill Upgrade Success: Demon Aura: Nine-Sword Style Asura LV.1 → LV.2][Skill Upgrade Success: Demonic Flame Kick LV.5 → LV.6][Skill Upgrade Success: Kami-e LV.4 → LV.5][Skill Upgrade Success: King's Fist LV.3 → LV.4]
He didn't even need to look. Klein could feel the boost from using all 27 scrolls.
The system's feedback hit instantly.
His mind filled with new memories—His body moved as if it had always known them.
Painful but so damn satisfying.
Not that he was into anything kinky—It was just that the power-up wasn't "visible improvement," it was…
'Like a crow catching a flight!'
Leveling up at light speed!
So fast, it was like "One day without training feels like three years of regression."
Pure joy.Euphoria!!
In the world of pirates, you could lack everything—Except strength.
"Three more Skill Upgrade Scrolls…"Klein instantly spent them all on Conqueror's Haki.
[Conqueror's Haki Upgrade Success: LV.3 → LV.4][Conqueror's Haki Upgrade Success: LV.4 → LV.5][Insufficient scrolls. Upgrade failed!]
"Nani??" Klein froze. Pupils contracted.
He stared at the upgrade requirement screen for Conqueror's Haki.
Three scrolls??
Are you kidding me?!
His fist clenched tight, cracking his knuckles.
"So after Level 5… the cost per upgrade scroll increases!?"
"You son of a—!!"
"Seriously, screw this crap!!"
He knew mobile games were full of traps, but experiencing one firsthand still pissed him off!
He'd thought he could boost Conqueror's Haki to Level 6—Maybe even Level 10. It had seemed within reach.
But now?
The game had slapped him with a wake-up call.
To max out Conqueror's Haki?
Yeah, good luck, sucker.
It's just another trick to trap players and make them spend more.
Damn!!
"…I'll save this scroll for the Advanced Conqueror's infusion then…" Klein growled.
But where was he supposed to vent in this game world?
Level 5 Conqueror's Haki was already very impressive.
Of course—
Still not on the level of a Yonko.
Klein guessed his current Haki tier was somewhere around:
"Energetic Kid",
"Outward-Toed Champion",
"Legendary Beady Eyes",
"Birdbrain",
"Newspaper Lord",
Donquixote Doflamingo.
Already damn good.
As long as he kept spending, all his skills would eventually become world-class.
Fake Hexagon God: Kaido of a Hundred SkillsReal Hexagon God: Maxed-Out Whale Account – Imu's Dad
The feedback just wouldn't stop.
Klein was buzzing:
"If every day was this productive, I'd die of happiness."
"Let's keep it going!""Don't stop!!"
Addiction.
Obsession.
Power progression like this is enough to get any gamer hooked.
Now imagine if it also affected reality.
This crystal-clear feedback of growth—That's what had Klein sinking deeper and deeper.
No escape.
That's the curse—and the joy—of this game.
Without realizing it, he was lost in it.
"What chest should I open next?"Klein glanced at his overflowing inventory.
So many chests—The luxury of a true whale.
It'd take half a day just to clean up his inventory.
No wonder, in his previous life, rich players always had people to do dailies and run errands for them.
Fully managed accounts.
Klein picked a Talent Chest.
This time, he had three to open.He felt a bit nervous, muttering in his mind:
"Spirits of heaven and earth, grant me a golden talent!"
"I'm willing to bet my brother Sengoku's lifelong happiness for a golden legendary talent!"
First time, he bet on Garp's happiness—Failed.
Second time, he bet on Zephyr's—Success.
Now, he wanted to bet on Sengoku's luck.Would it work?
After all, in canon, Tsuru's granddaughter appeared, but Sengoku's family? Still unknown.
So…
Maybe his odds were good.
"Open!"
[Talent Acquired: Tenfold Arm Strength]
"…That's it?" Klein was disappointed."So Zephyr really was that unlucky, huh?"
That draw, using Sengoku's happiness—
Declared a failure.
'Tenfold Arm Strength'—a talent from the Fishman race, something they were proud of.
Their raw power far surpassed that of ordinary humans.
Among them, Arlong from East Blue was especially arrogant.
But honestly?
He was nothing more than a street punk.If Jinbe hadn't joined the Marines and become a Warlord…
That guy would've been caught by Kizaru years ago,and thrown into Impel Down for a nice hot bath in boiling waterbefore being locked away in a cell.
"Tenfold Arm Strength isn't bad. Better than useless ones."
A little is better than nothing.
And—
It does enhance fist-based or martial arts techniques like Fishman Karate a bit.
Klein prayed again and opened the second Talent Chest.
The chest burst into a dazzling display of seven-colored light.
A talent icon floated out.
[Talent Acquired: ······]