One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

"We've arrived in the Kingdom of Solvi in ​​the South China Sea! We've been busy repairing the church these past few days!"

"I'm super tired, but the little bear is very happy."

Ross put down his teacup and listened with a smile as Ginny recounted the interesting and dangerous things that happened on her journey.

"Let me tell you, there was one super dangerous time!"

"We encountered the Celestial Dragons traveling together!!"

"But with a thud, the bear cub sent that guy flying into the sea! Hahahaha~~!"

The Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) laughed with its hands on its hips.

"It's such a pity that the uncle didn't get to see it, the bear cub was super handsome back then!"

"Ginny, did you forget to contact Uncle to ask him something?"

Suddenly, a helpless voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Huh? Oh! Right! Uncle~~!"

The Den Den Mushi glared resentfully at Ross.

"Why did such a big thing happen on Miracle Island after we left? We should have left later; maybe we could have been able to help."

"We don't need the fighting power of you two little guys."

Ross picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Moreover, this is not a war, but just a farce. The reason I cooperated with them in this play was simply to accept additional land in a logical way."

"It makes no difference whether you are here or not. Rather than letting you stay, it's better to let you go back to your hometown for a visit."

"Let's not talk about that anymore. When are you planning to come back?"

Seeing that Ross had changed the subject, Ginny on the other end of the Den Den Mushi could only accept what had already happened.

"It might take a while longer. Bear Cub wants to stay here a few more days."

Ross calculated the time it would take him to arrive at the park.

"Should we meet up in the Kingdom of Lulucia on the Grand Line? It should be around summer."

“Rocks, Hana Hanafuda, and I have some things to take care of over there.”

"You've probably heard before that Rocks' family is still alive, and the direction the bear sent them flying should be around there."

"After I finish my business, I plan to search some of the nearby islands, and then..."

“If you’d like to come, I can take you for a tour of the East China Sea,” Roger said. “The music island of Eregia happens to be celebrating its music festival this year.”

"It must be very lively there. Maybe the little bear will confess his love to you."

"M-Uncle! Don't say things like that!"

The Den Den Mushi's voice transformed into that of a bear, looking panicked.

"Confessing my feelings... I'm too young. I should at least wait until I'm an adult before I can confess!"

Ross grinned and said, "Oh, so you can confess your feelings after you're an adult, Ginny. You're welcome."

The Den Den Mushi gave a thumbs up: "I, Ginny, will remember Lord Ross's kindness for the rest of my life! Little Bear, I can wait for you for a few more years, okay?"

"Then it's a promise. We'll arrive in the Kingdom of Lulucia on time, and we'll bring you a gift! That's all!"

Kacha--

The Den Den Mushi (a type of electric scooter) hangs up.

Before Ross could put away the Den Den Mushi, Olvia skipped and hopped into the room, throwing herself directly into the man's arms.

"Is that Ginny? I haven't seen her in ages!"

"They're doing well; they've already returned to Little Bear's hometown."

Ross smiled as he smoothed the bangs off the girl's forehead.

"This time you stay home obediently, and I'll take you to Elbaf when I get back."

Olvia looked conflicted.

She wanted to go on an adventure with Ross, but she couldn't ignore translating the historical text.

"How annoying!"

With a mournful cry, Olvia collapsed, powerless.

"I want to stay with you, but the Poneglyphs... sigh! When are you going to find me a clone fruit?"

"It's that kind of Devil Fruit that splits in two after you eat it, so I can be in half and stay by your side."

Stop dreaming.

Ross flicked the girl's forehead.

"When you split into two, you'll definitely still want to go on adventures with me. You might even end up arguing with your clone."

"Besides, where am I supposed to find those weird Devil Fruits for you?"

As the two were flirting and being affectionate, there was a sudden knock on the office door.

"Lord Ross?"

Olvia quickly jumped out of the man's arms and smoothed the hem of her clothes as she walked toward the door.

"Grandpa As, please come in."

As stood outside the door, his hand frozen in mid-air as he knocked again.

His gaze swept past the girl and then fell on Ross's wrinkled clothes.

"Ahem, I'll come back later, you all continue..."

"We didn't do anything!"

Olvia quickly grabbed As, worried about her reputation if the old man left!

"Bear Cub and Ginny just called, and we've been chatting!"

As entered the room with a suspicious expression, the first thing he did was open the window.

Ross shook his head at the frantic Olvia, turning the page with a question.

"What happened?"

As cleared his throat: "It's like this, the gold mine mining has ended, and Ember found this from the deepest part of the vein."

Ross looked surprised as he accepted the golden gourd from the old man.

Olvia lay down next to Ross and examined him closely.

"The Paramecia-type Gold-Gold Fruit is a very rare Devil Fruit."

After waiting for a while, Ross didn't receive any notification from the workshop and sighed inwardly in disappointment.

"This fruit~"

"As, do you want it?"

Chapter 172 Aging is inevitable, but gold is eternal.

"Lord As, you should rest."

In a detached wooden house somewhere on Miracle Island, the maid responsible for As's daily needs carefully said:

"It's already very late. If you don't rest soon, Lord Ross will start nagging me again."

"Okay, I'll go rest right away. You can go back first."

After much persuasion, he saw the servant off and returned to his study.

The desk was very clean, with only a few neatly stacked blueprints and a golden gourd placed on a cotton brocade cloth.

Paramecia type: Gold-Gold Fruit.

As slowly sat down, holding onto the armrests of the chair, staring blankly at the Devil Fruit.

There was clearly a more suitable candidate for this fruit.

He was just an old man, an old man who had crossed middle age and arrived at the final stage of his life.

He is not qualified to eat this Devil Fruit.

Moreover, this fruit is a very special Paramecia type.

[As, no one is more suited to it than you. Rather than maximizing its use, I prefer to use it to reward the most dedicated subordinates.]

Aging is inevitable, but gold is eternal.

The wrinkled old man took the fruit, and As's expression became increasingly complicated.

"Lord Ross..."

Crack!

As he swallowed the first Devil Fruit, As frowned slightly, but with the second and third bites, more and more fruit flesh entered his stomach.

The old man's hesitation and lack of confidence disappeared at a visible speed.

"Since you trust me, I will certainly not let you down."

"Aging is inevitable, but gold is eternal."

……

The forest and underground near the Rose Church

Jin, who was still exploring the cave, stopped in his tracks. He had only been a gold miner for a short time.

I thought this underground gold mine was huge, but I didn't expect it to be completely mined out in just a few days.

His left hand stroked the hilt of the sword, which was meant to inflict divine punishment.

With the power of this knife, he could easily extract gold and other ores from the earth, bring them to the surface, and then disintegrate them.

"Gold has moved?"

Jin quickly returned to the ground, watching as the golden hills piled up in the forest transformed into countless streams that flew off in a certain direction.

"Is this... the direction where As lives?"

The flames behind him disappeared, and Jin, now in speed mode, flapped his wings and flew into the sky, following the flow of gold.

"Looks like you were woken up by the noise too."

Jin landed next to Barrett, frowning as he asked the reason.

"It's that Devil Fruit, isn't it? I heard about the Gold-Gold Fruit from Olvia this afternoon."

"The teacher gave it to As."

Upon hearing this, Jin's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and he showed no dissatisfaction with the arrangement of the fruit.

The teacher hoped he could eat the Paramecia-type Multiply Fruit.

Only that fruit can maximize the advantages of divine punishment and his physical talents.

squeak……

"Sorry for disturbing you."

As appeared, leaning on his golden cane, his expression still kind.

Both Barrett and Jhin could sense the change in the old man's condition.

Previously, As exuded an aura of old age, but now...

"It seems this fruit has taught you something."

Barrett crossed his arms, looking arrogant.

As knew that Barrett was like that, so he didn't take it to heart and nodded with a smile.

"That's right. I originally planned to retire behind the scenes and take this opportunity to train more new talents."

"I never expected Lord Ross to value me so much, and even be willing to place such a heavy bet on me."