Chapter 1: It's Common Sense That Watching Ads Can Revive You
"Families! The treasure of the great sea! The opportunity to change fate! It's right here!" ""The Great Pirate's Treasure" proudly broadcasting!" "Today only for sale — the Devil Fruit that changes lives!"
Ryusei Kiryu stared blankly at the glowing panel floating in front of him, which displayed various sparkling, strange fruits, accompanied by an extremely passionate sales pitch, like that of a live streamer, coming from who knew where.
"See this! This luster! These patterns! Pure, natural, pollution-free, a special supply from the Grand Line! Each one is a miracle of nature! Each one represents an invincible superpower!"
Ryusei's expression became a bit strange.
According to the anime he had watched, although the superpowers provided by Devil Fruits were indeed very powerful, users of Devil Fruits would be hated by the sea, forever lose their ability to swim, become completely powerless when touching seawater or being immersed, unable to move voluntarily, and could even drown.
Most importantly, this thing seemed to only be useful in his original world... Sure enough, advertisements are the same everywhere; to sell products, they exaggerate everything, only highlighting the advantages and never mentioning the side effects.
"Don't hesitate! Buy now! Only 99 gold coin! You can immediately get a Devil Fruit blind box!"
A [Buy Now] button popped up on the panel.
Ryusei's heart stirred.
He stretched out his somewhat ethereal finger and tried to click it.
The next moment, a prompt immediately appeared on the screen.
"Your wallet balance is insufficient. Purchase failed." "Current wallet: 0 gold coin 0 silver coin 0 copper coin."
Ryusei silently withdrew his hand.
Alright, my apologies.
Ryusei glanced at the upper right corner of the advertisement.
There was a countdown there.
"00:00:20"
It seemed to indicate that this strange advertisement about [Devil Fruit] had 20 seconds remaining.
At this point, the advertisement had finished playing and remained on the final [Buy Now] page, with no other content changes.
Ryusei turned his head and looked around his surroundings again.
It was still shrouded in a dense fog.
This place didn't look much like the underworld or hell, nor was it likely to be heaven.
So, where did this great fortune crash me?
Ryusei slowly withdrew his gaze and looked at the panel again; the countdown was almost at its end.
"00:00:03" "00:00:02" "00:00:01"
As the countdown ended, the advertisement on the panel disappeared, replaced by a line of text.
"Advertisement viewing ended. You have gained one revival opportunity. Would you like to revive immediately?"
Hmm? There's such a good thing?
Ryusei again stretched out his somewhat ethereal finger and clicked the [Confirm] button in front of him.
A burst of white light illuminated around his body, a bit dazzling.
Ryusei couldn't help but close his eyes.
Immediately after, he had a strange sensation of his body rapidly falling.
This sensation abruptly stopped.
Ryusei suddenly opened his eyes.
He found himself lying on a soft, sloping grassy area.
The orange glow of the setting sun fell upon his face.
Ryusei propped himself up, his head still feeling a bit uncomfortable.
In front of him was a small river, behind him was a road, with a few cherry blossom trees in full bloom by the roadside, and pedestrians passing by, chatting and laughing.
He turned his head to his right and saw a bespectacled boy sitting not far away, holding a book with one hand and reading, with a schoolbag placed beside him.
He observed the other party for a couple of seconds; the other party was engrossed in his book and did not notice him.
Ryusei withdrew his gaze and looked at the billboard standing tall on the opposite bank of the river.
Good news, he really was revived.
Bad news, the place he revived in didn't seem to be his original world.
"The words on that billboard, they seem to be... Japanese?"
Ryusei was a bit unsure.
"Ding—"
At this moment, the ethereal panel reappeared in front of him.
No more advertisements.
This time, it was an inventory-like page.
It was empty, with only a gift box-like item in the first slot.
Ryusei stretched out his finger and tapped this gift box.
"Would you like to open the newcomer gift package?"
"Confirm"
The gift box lit up with a bursting effect.
"Obtained identity card * 1, talent card 1, gold coin 1."
The gift box in the inventory disappeared, replaced by two brand new cards.
Ryusei clicked on each of them to view them.
"Identity Card"
Quality: Special. Type: Consumable. Effect: After use, you can obtain an identity highly compatible with you in the current world, along with corresponding common sense.
"Talent Card"
Quality: Special. Type: Consumable. Effect: After use, you can randomly obtain a talent highly compatible with you.
Their effect descriptions were very clear and easy to understand, making their functions obvious at a glance.
As expected of a newcomer gift package, the items obtained were exactly what Ryusei needed at the moment.
After all, as an outsider arriving in a new world, the top priority was an identity, and with an identity, he could smoothly integrate into society.
Next were talent abilities; to live a better life, he needed some advantages over ordinary people.
As for that last gold coin.
Ryusei glanced at the upper left corner of the inventory; there was a wallet-like icon, behind which was written "1 gold coin 0 silver coin 0 copper coin".
Very good, now he had initial funds.
Although he couldn't afford the Devil Fruit blind box from the advertisement for now, with some effort and saving, he might have a chance in the future.
Ryusei tried to move his mind, and the inventory disappeared from his sight.
Indeed, this panel didn't require him to actually reach out and tap; he could operate it with just his thoughts.
Ryusei stood up from the grass.
He noticed a bridge downstream of the small river; the area under the bridge looked very quiet and deserted, making it a relatively secluded spot.
He decided to go there to use the [Identity Card] and [Talent Card] he had just obtained.
In case he drew some strange talent and an anomaly occurred, it wouldn't attract too much attention or harm the people around him.
The wind by the river carried a slight chill.
Ryusei's footsteps paused slightly; he actually wanted to remind the stranger that reading in the evening wasn't good for his eyes.
But because of the language barrier, Ryusei could only abandon this idea.
The bespectacled boy looked up, glanced at Ryusei's retreating figure, then lowered his head again to continue reading.
Under the bridge, Ryusei saw two small wooden stools left behind, and some bait residue on the ground.
They must have been left by the fishermen.
Ryusei sat down on one of the small wooden stools, and his heart stirred.
The panel appeared before his eyes.
Looking at the two cards inside, Ryusei pondered for a moment and decided to use the [Talent Card] first.
Because the [Identity Card] draws an identity that is highly compatible with oneself.
He was originally just an ordinary person, without any outstanding talents, so directly drawing an identity would most likely just be a worker in the field of his university major.
However, if he drew a talent first and then an identity, the new identity he drew would likely be more compatible with his new talent.
After making his decision, a golden card covered with mysterious patterns appeared in Ryusei's hand.
He silently chanted "Use" in his mind.
The next moment, the card transformed into countless golden light particles, merging into his body.
"Epic talent [Death Declaration] obtained."
Ryusei used the other card immediately.
The card dissolved, and a sudden rush of memories and local knowledge flooded his mind, confirming his new name.
Ryusei Kiryu lowered his head, looking at his reflection in the river, his face suddenly much younger, and he fell into silence.