Pirates on Rocks' Ship 996

"Hmm? That power just now... was it released after you absorbed the energy from our battle?" Newgate asked in surprise, feeling the immense power coming from his arm.

"Phew~~ That's right! My ability is to absorb all forms of energy and release or transform them into my own to enhance my speed, strength, or stamina!" Reina exhaled, adjusted his breathing, and confirmed.

“It’s a good ability. If developed properly, it might become very troublesome in the future!” Newgate nodded in agreement.

Because that force just now, if it had come unexpectedly, could have broken through his defenses.

"Brother Newgate, are you using Observation Haki? I feel like you sensed all my attacks!" Reina asked, staring at Newgate.

“That’s right, it’s Observation Haki! But don’t you have the same ability? Why don’t you use it?” Neugate nodded and said.

"I originally just wanted to train my ability to absorb energy, but since you want to see, then... Sharingan! Activate!" Reina smiled slightly and activated his Sharingan. Instantly, his eyes turned red, and a black tomoe appeared inside his pupils.

"What strange eyes..." Newgate was facing the Sharingan for the first time. Although Reina could not release genjutsu because he had no chakra, the Sharingan itself had a certain deceptive effect.

Chapter 19 Perfect Attendance Reward

"Huff~ Huff~ Huff~" Reina collapsed onto the floor at the stern of the ship, unable to lift even a single finger.

“I…I didn’t expect…the gap between me and my older brother…wow, it’s so big!” Reina said with a wry smile.

Newgate sat on the gunwale at the stern, looking at Reina lying on the ground with a wry smile, and said, "You've already done very well. If you keep working hard, you'll be able to make a name for yourself on the high seas in just a few years! And your ability is very special; even Armament Haki can't suppress it. I really don't know where you got this ability from!"

That's right. Just now, when the two were sparring, Reina suddenly had a brilliant idea and asked Newgate to use Armament Haki to see if he could still absorb the energy released by Armament Haki.

As expected of the Black Emperor, even with his abilities being nerfed, Armament Haki still couldn't counter him.

"Even so, I didn't even get a touch of my brother's clothes!" Reina said bitterly.

Yes, even with his Sharingan activated, Reina still couldn't even touch Newgate.

“Your physical condition is too poor right now, that’s why you’re like this. Your abilities haven’t been developed at all, and your physical condition is holding you back! You should exercise more in the future!” Newgate shook his head and said.

"Yes, I understand!" Reina nodded, and with all his might, he managed to sit up.

This action made Newgate frown slightly, and he said, "You haven't even recovered the strength to stand up yet?"

Reina scratched his head sheepishly. He couldn't stand up not because of that, but because he was wearing a weighted suit. Normally it wouldn't matter, but now that he was exhausted, the weighted suit became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Hey~ your weight... something's not right!" Newgate picked up Reina, originally intending to throw him back into the cabin, but he immediately felt that the weight was wrong.

"Um... I was wearing a 50-kilogram weighted suit!" Reina said, feigning ignorance with a slight smirk.

“Weighted suit? What’s that?” Newgate asked in surprise.

Reina smiled and explained it to Newgate, then took off his weighted suit so he could feel it.

"You actually have something this good? Did you make it yourself?" Newgate's eyes lit up as he asked.

"Yeah, I just feel like my physical condition is too poor, so I came up with this method to improve my health!"

“That’s right, your speed should increase a lot if you take off this weighted suit!” Newgate nodded in praise.

After putting his weights back on, Reina regained some of his strength and went back to his room to rest without asking Newgate for help.

However, the thoughtful Newgate still brought Reina a lot of food and drinks, and reminded him to pay attention to replenishing his energy after training, otherwise he would easily deplete his body's functions.

In the evening, after finishing a full day's work, Reina received his wages for the day.

"Beep... Day 30 of consecutive check-ins... Payday is being settled..."

You have received a base salary of 300 points.

Overtime Pay: Skill Experience Redemption Vouchers

"Successfully completed 30 days of daily check-in for the first time. Reward: Bloodline Ability Evolution Ticket"

"Perfect attendance for the month, reward: Conqueror's Haki Fragment (Part 1)"

“This…this…” Reina looked at the salary and bonus that had been deposited into his account and didn’t know where to start. It wasn’t that the things were bad, but rather that they were somewhat unexpected.

First is the skill experience exchange coupon, which, as the name suggests, increases proficiency. After using the coupon, Reina gained 10 points of proficiency in basic swordsmanship.

In just a moment of distraction, he felt that his swordsmanship had become even more proficient.

As for why it wasn't used on upgraded physical skills, it's because the experience scroll can only be used on basic skills. His physical skills have already been upgraded to intermediate level, so it's impossible to use it.

The shop does have vouchers that increase skill proficiency, but they're too expensive. The beginner level alone costs 1000 points and only increases proficiency by 10 points, so it's better to practice on your own.

Next up is the highlight of this harvest: the Bloodline Ability Evolution Ticket.

After careful examination, Reina discovered that it could be used on Black Emperor's genetic lineage to make his abilities stronger, or on the single-tomoe Sharingan to evolve his own Sharingan.

As for who it should be given to, to be honest... Reina was a little hesitant.

Regarding the Black Emperor's abilities, it's clear that he has greater potential and it can basically become the foundation for his future. He believes that after this evolution, both the total amount of energy he can absorb and the speed of energy conversion should be greatly improved.

However, the only difference is that he can cultivate this ability on his own, while he cannot cultivate the Sharingan at all. In other words, the Black Emperor's ability can evolve through his own efforts, while the Sharingan cannot evolve at all except by using this kind of exchange ticket.

Moreover, he checked the voucher in the mall and found it cost as many as 50,000 points, which made him hesitate. He didn't know when he would have such an opportunity again, so he needed to be quite cautious.

After thinking for a long time, Reina still couldn't make up his mind. He decided to take a look at the Conqueror's Haki fragment he had finally obtained. As far as he knew, Conqueror's Haki was something that was innate. Some people were born with it, while others could not awaken it no matter how hard they tried.

Of course, even those born with it need to train before they can awaken it. Just like Luffy, the protagonist of One Piece, he also awakened it and trained with Rayleigh for two years before he could initially master Conqueror's Haki.

Now the system has given him a fragment, which means that once he collects the complete scroll, he will likely gain Conqueror's Haki and be able to use it after training.

However, he only obtained a fragment, and this item was not sold in the store at all, so Reina himself did not know whether he could collect the whole set.

"This is such a headache! What should I choose? I feel like my current Sharingan with a single tomoe is enough for me. And once my physical abilities catch up, I can learn Observation Haki from Newgate, which will overlap with some of the Sharingan's abilities!" Reina looked at the Bloodline Ability Evolution Scroll in his hand, feeling extremely troubled.

Ultimately, following the principle of making the most of resources, Reina chose to evolve his Sharingan. He reasoned that Black Emperor's abilities would eventually evolve under his training, but the Sharingan could only be advanced through external means.

After figuring it out, Reina didn't hesitate to use it on his Sharingan. He was afraid that if he thought about it any longer, he would be conflicted again.

After using it, the burning sensation in his eyes returned. If someone were watching at this time, they would notice that the tomoe in Reina's eyes were spinning rapidly, before slowly stopping after a while.

When it stopped, the original single magatama had transformed into a double magatama form.

"Ouch~ Ouch~ It really hurts! When I watch anime, those guys' eyes bleed all the time, and they don't seem to be in any trouble. Why does it hurt so much when it's my turn?" Reina complained as he wiped the blood from the corner of his eye.

Although he really wanted to try it out and see the difference between his two-tomoe Sharingan and his single-tomoe Sharingan, the pain in his eyes told him that it would be best to let his eyes rest first.

Upon opening his character interface, Reina saw his current status:

Name: Reina

Position: Trainee crew member of the Rocks Pirates

Combat strength: 580

Skill: Intermediate physical skills (100/1000)

Basic Swordsmanship (32/100)

Genetic lineage: The mutated genes of the growth-type mutant Black King (Sebastian Shaw) (absorbing all forms of energy and releasing them or empowering himself).

Bloodline Limit: Sharingan (Double Tomoe)

Points: 7600

Item: Fragment of Conqueror's Haki Scroll (Part 1)

"Phew~ My combat power is almost 600! I remember in the original work, Kalifa, who was proficient in the Six Powers of the Navy in CP9, had a power level of around 600 or 700 before she ate the Devil Fruit. I wonder what the ratio of combat power to power level was. If I were to encounter Kalifa now, I wonder if I could defeat her!" Reina grinned as he looked at his greatly increased combat power.

Finally, I've managed to shake off the title of "weakling" and now, in this world where the strong outnumber the weak and freaks roam freely, I have a little bit of the ability to survive.

Nothing happened that night. When Reina woke up the next day, he continued working because he had already tasted the sweetness of the perfect attendance bonus. Although the bonus for signing in for the first thirty consecutive days was gone, the perfect attendance bonus was still pretty good.

He believed that if he came a few more times, he would eventually collect all the fragments of Conqueror's Haki, and then he could go out and show off!

With a single glare, a large swath of the enemy falls—that's how awesome I am! Just thinking about it gets me a little excited. From then on, I'll reach the pinnacle of life, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and become the Pirate King…

"Hey... Reina... what are you doing standing here grinning like an idiot with a mop? Hurry up and wipe your drool!" Just then, a familiar voice interrupted Reina's reverie.

"Wh...what? I don't drool!" Reina said, wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.

"Huh?" Simpson was taken aback, and looked at Reina curiously, asking, "Why are you mimicking Shiki? He's the only one who likes to say 'I'm the Great One'!"

"Who said that? I would never say such a thing!" Just then, Shiki came out of the cabin and immediately retorted after hearing Simpson's words.

Reina and Simpson were both speechless; this guy was just there to be funny.

“Perfect timing, Mr. Shiki. Since we’ve run into each other, let’s test how much my strength has increased! Sharingan… Activate!” Upon seeing Shiki, Reina immediately activated his Sharingan and headed straight for him.

"Hahahaha... Since you asked for a beating, don't blame me! I've wanted to beat you up for a long time!" Shiki wasn't flustered and laughed as he punched Reina, who was rushing towards him.

Chapter 20 Reina vs. Golden Lion

"Huh!?"

The energy that Shiki threw at Reina was completely absorbed, leaving Shiki feeling caught off guard.

Simpson rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "Ski, you idiot, everyone knows about Reiner's abilities, why do you still have that expression!"

"Hahaha...that's because he expected that such force would be enough to send me flying, but he didn't expect that I would absorb it all!" Reina laughed triumphantly.

"Hmph, brat! You're so smug, aren't you?" Before Reina could reply, Shiki vanished from his spot and reappeared behind Reina, kicking him in the butt.

"Bang!" Reina turned around and kicked, colliding with Shiki's foot. The huge impact sent Shiki flying, crashing into the ship's side.

"Have you forgotten my eyes?" Reina pointed to his Sharingan, which had long since turned red, and said with a smile.

"Damn it!" After being knocked away by Reina, Shiki was somewhat embarrassed and angry, but he still did not draw his weapon, and instead slowly floated up.

Watching Skeeter fly around him, Reina noticed that the other was taking the opportunity to touch some items on the deck.

"Viper!" Sure enough, as soon as Shiki raised his hand, everything he had just touched floated up and then flew quickly toward Reina.

“Mr. Shiki, such a move is useless against me!” Reina stood still, and everything that touched him seemed to lose control and fell onto the deck.

He absorbed all the impact from those objects, which is why this situation occurred.

"Really? It's no use at all?" Shiki had appeared in front of Reina without anyone noticing.

It turns out that the move it made earlier was just a cover to get closer to Reina.

"Heh... I told you, nothing can hide from my eyes!" Reina said arrogantly, throwing a punch at Shiki who was sneaking up on him.

He had already noticed Shiki's movements. The double-tomoe Sharingan was much better at capturing movement than the single-tomoe Sharingan. He even felt that his strength could freeze time, and the opponent's every move could not be hidden from him.

"Mmm~ This guy's growth rate is terrifying! He can actually fight Shiki?" Charlotte Linlin said with some surprise as she looked at Reina, who was fighting Shiki to a standstill below.

"No, Shiki didn't use his true skills at all. Not only did he not use a weapon, but he also didn't unleash his full strength and speed. He was probably just trying to spar with Reina!" Standing next to Charlotte Linlin was Wang Zhi, who was also watching the battle.