Bab 5: Chapter 5 Box of Chocolates

All my hard work and planning has finally paid off, and it's all come down for this moment. I'm about to enter the most dangerous territories of despair, gacha. 'Open Roulette your Life'

[Welcome to Roulette your Life, spin to test your luck and maybe win a fabulous reward.

Infamy Gems: 180

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10 IG/Spin x1 <~

100 IG/Spin x10 (A grade or higher x1 guaranteed) <~]

'Spin x10'

[Spin…Spin…Spin… Ding!

Clothes set (D grade) x1

Five Star Candy (Grade D) x1

Skill: Unarmed Combat (Grade C) x1

AGL Candy (Grade B) x1

STA Candy (Grade D) x1

STR Candy (Grade D) x1

Skill Up (Grade B) x1

Delicious Pear (Grade D) x1

Knowledge Candy (Grade A) x1]

I'm not entirely sure if this is a good or mediocre result, at the end of the day I can only hope to get something higher than grade A. I also learned that there is a description for all of the rewards, and the most intriguing item I've obtained is the guaranteed reward.

[Knowledge Candy (A): Once consumed, gain an advanced understanding of any skill you know of while thinking of said skill on consumption.]

Well first I'll use all of the other items, and I'll upgrade my swordsman skill while I'm at it. 'Status Page'

[Ars-Re Luciano

Stats:

STR: 27 ~> 31

END: 24 ~> 26

AGL: 25 ~> 32

STA: 33 ~> 37

WILL: 17 ~> 19

Skills:

Intermediate Swordsman(B): A reflection of a person's mastery of the sword. At the intermediate level a swordsman is adept in swordsmanship, capable of cutting through steel and being able to hear the breath of all things.

Beginner Marksman(C): A reflection of a person's mastery of projectile weaponry. At the beginner level you have 75% accuracy at 10m.

Beginner Unarmed Combat(C): A reflection of a person's mastery of unarmed combat. At the beginner level you have a good understanding of fighting techniques and have a slight increase in kinetic visual acuity.]

Well it seems that my continued use of my ability has increased my level in marksman skill. So that proves you can increase a skill's level of mastery with training, but it probably gets harder the higher the level. Now the question is if I can gain skills by practicing them, even without it in the status.

Now I've decided what to use my Knowledge Candy on, I already know how to obtain Haki so knowledge on that won't really help me at this stage in time. Instead, if I improve my understanding of my Diavo Aumento/ Phantasmal, I'll be able to develop my abilities further. *Crunch*

Like a river, a gush of information started entering my head. I finally understood how little I was truly utilizing my ability. First I discovered that I can use the phantasmal energy to stimulate my will and augment my weapons, strength, agility and endurance. Not only that because of the phantom aspect, whatever I augment has the same effect as armament haki. Second, I learned how to make material constructs. It involves creating said phantom construct like a blade, and then adding its aspect to it, like sharpness therefore affecting the physical world. I'll call them spirit blades.

The last thing I learned is the ability to phase my physical body through anything, except haki. Overall, I think this was a great use of the knowledge candy, my versatility in combat just skyrocketed. Now, to take Kuro in.

-Sometime later-

Once I made it back to the mansion, there was a large commotion when I brought the unconscious body of Captain Kuro. People were still in disbelief that one of the butlers had been a pirate all along. Little Kaya took it the worst though, after her father died 'Klahadore' was seemingly there for her. The one who had it the worst was Miss Maria herself, who broke down crying when she saw her husband's killer.

Silk, who had noticed everyone's somber mood, tried her best to cheer everyone up. She gave everyone short little hugs. It melted my heart watching her try to be a bundle of joy, and it kinda worked because the mood was a bit better. They quickly took away his weapons and tied him up, and now I'm with Miss Maria because she wanted to discuss something with me. As for Silk, she was with Kaya. They seemed to become friends in the short span of time even though Kaya was older than her, which goes to show how little friends she has.

"So Sir Luciano, what can our household do to thank you for uprooting that criminal in our midst?"

If this was some kind of perverted story, this would be where the main character seduces the widow and feeds the harem. Luckily, I wouldn't do something so boring. "Normally I would say you don't have to repay me, but I can see that we'll just go back and forth on the matter. I won't ask for any money, because Kuro's bounty was revoked because he was 'dead'. So if you could spare a small ship for me to use I would really appreciate it."

"Of course we have a small caravel that we can give you, it's a small matter in exchange for my family's safety… but will you be leaving soon?"

"Unfortunately I must be going soon, there are still other places that need my attention. I can't stay in one place for too long."

"That truly is unfortunate, Kaya is a lonely girl and Silk has been such a sweet thing. But I understand that you can't just change your plans on a whim."

"Well-" *Slam!* "Papa it isn't true right? We're not leaving already are we? We just got here!" She gave me one of her signature teary looks when she wants something.

She has a point though, we haven't even been here a full day. Also, it's not like my next destination is going anywhere. Silk deserves a chance to hang out with someone who can be her friend. It's like that one saying, 'You get caught up thinking about the future, you lose sight of the present.' "*Sigh* Alright Silk, you win. We'll stay on the island for 4 days, that's it."

"Yay! Papa you're the best!" She gave a radiant smile then ran up to me and gave me a hug. It's only right that I do this for her, and I can work on some new moves in the meantime.

Miss Maria smiled at us, "It seems that you'll be staying for a little while longer. We'll gladly let you stay in our residence during your stay."

-4 days later-

The time has finally come for me and Silk to leave this island. Overall it has been a fruitful delay, even though I talked about not losing sight of the present I still spent most of my time training. Much to Silk's annoyance, but to make it up to her I attended a tea party with her and Kaya. Something that still doesn't make sense to me, like who is the queen of choco province and why is she disappointed in me?

Anyway, my training paid off because I created a new skill, phantom movement(C) and phantom step(C). The first lets me briefly phase through the air in a single direction but I can't attack until I materialize. The second I create a spirit flame on my feet and use it to propel myself in whatever direction I'm trying to move. It's kind of like the marine's shave but I don't have to step 10 times on the ground.

I've also gotten proficient in channeling energy in my arms and leg for destructive damage. It's not Whitebeard level offense, but I'm satisfied. With how fast I'm learning these moves I've started to suspect I might be a genius… but I might just be getting a big head.

As for the happenings on the island, nothing has really happened besides a local liar yelling about pirates coming to attack. Ussop, a character I honestly cannot really get behind but he has his moments. I don't really have a reason to meet him either, so I kinda just ignored him.

The marines also came to pick up Kuro, it was more uneventful than I thought it'd be. I was half expecting them to yell about how I'm tarnishing the dignity of the marines. They did, however, invite me to join their marine base. I was honestly offended that they didn't think I was good enough to go to headquarters. But I just told them I had to look after my daughter and they let it be.

Now Silk and I are aboard the small caravel that Miss Maria gifted to us. It was brown and had two masts. Luckily for me I had the foresight to get a map, compass and sailing for dummies ahead of time. Now it's time to say our goodbyes.

"It was nice to have you both in our home, it made it so much more livelier. If you're ever in the neighborhood make sure to stop and say hello. It's what a proper 'younger brother' would do, fufufu."

Miss Maria has been teasing me with the cover story I used to get a meeting. In the end I gave up protesting, because it never hurts to have more family. "Haha right I'll do that, after all Silk would be happy to see her 'auntie' again."

She visibly winced at being called an auntie, after all no woman likes to have their age called out. Next up was Kaya, who looked ready to start bawling. "Thank you for being my first friend Silk, I'll always cherish our memories together even though it was short. Have fun on your adventure with Uncle Luci and tell me about all your adventures!"

It wasn't long after that both of them started to cry. Silk, who was hanging onto my head, tried to give a reassuring smile. "Un! Big Sis Kaya I'll miss you too! I'll make sure papa brings you a present next time we visit!"

With our heartfelt goodbyes over with, I lift the anchor and start steering the ship in the direction of my next punching bag.

Next stop Arlong Park! I've always wanted to drop someone's ego to the sea floor.