Chapter 87: Chapter 87

The double efficiency boost was something Klein really appreciated. It meant his swordsmanship level would improve even faster.

Three Random Devil Fruit Chests remained.

These were the real highlight of the day.

Klein began his ritual, guiltily muttering in his heart to Zephyr, "Bro… I'm sorry."

"Praying to gods can't compete with you. This time, you have to help me."

"I'm willing to trade away Zephyr's lifetime happiness for a Legendary Gold drop!"

[Acquired: Zoan-Type · Horse-Horse Fruit · Mythical Form · Pegasus!]

Klein's mood plummeted. It was as if ten thousand alpacas were stampeding across a vast green meadow in his soul.

"Horsie, oh horsie… can you just get lost?!"

"Leave my world already!"

He'd finally pulled a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit… and it was this bizarre piece of junk.

You lousy devs, come out here—I promise I won't beat you to death...

The lottery was such a mental minefield. Even though he knew he should remain calm and rational—

Across two lifetimes, who knows how many gacha pulls he'd done… and his emotions still couldn't stay steady.

The highs and lows were extreme.

This fruit's ability came from the horse named "Strong Strong" that Doc Q of the Blackbeard Pirates rode around on.

It could barely lift Blackbeard off the ground!

Screw this—he was a top-tier "ox-horse" in his past life, and now he's a pegasus?

Wasn't being a horse in one lifetime enough—he had to be one again in the next?

No matter how strong—it's still just a horse!

Furious, Klein snapped, "Next one!"

[Acquired: Logia-Type · Flame-Flame Fruit!]

"A fruit even dogs wouldn't eat?!" Klein froze for a second in genuine hesitation.

Was he… supposed to eat what even dogs refused?

Well, at least he didn't have to taste it personally. Rumor said it tasted like actual garbage.

He could freely switch powers anyway.

At the end of the day—it was a Logia. With elementalization. Combine it with his Iron Fist and—

Boom. "Evolved Fire Fist" incoming. Easy peasy.

They say there's no such thing as a trash Devil Fruit, only trash users.

It was time to test that claim. Was the Flame-Flame Fruit really as bad as people said?

And besides, he wasn't just any ordinary person. He was someone who could equip additional Devil Fruit slots.

He'd just wield a flaming iron rod. Red-hot metal typically ranged from 600°C to 1300°C!

Infuse it with Armament Haki, burn the heat up even higher—scorch everything!

Besides, Klein wasn't purely a close-combat fighter. He also had exceptional swordsmanship.

"This Flame-Flame Fruit… I'll just use it as a transitional ability. Besides, I can't let the World Government find out I can switch powers..."

"The Flame-Flame Fruit isn't worthy of being my main Devil Fruit!"

He shook his head and looked at the final Random Devil Fruit Chest.

He wasn't expecting much now.

There were just too many fruits in the world of One Piece—Zoan, Paramecia, everywhere you looked.

Getting a Mythical Zoan and a Logia back-to-back had already been insanely lucky.

All he could say was...

His bet on his good bro Zephyr's lifelong happiness had way too much value!

Next time, he'd bet him again!

That gamble… was just too sweet!

"Last Devil Fruit Chest."

[Acquired: Logia-Type · Dark-Dark Fruit!]

Klein felt like he'd been smacked in the head by happiness. Dizzy. His blood pressure spiked instantly.

I am Klein "Big Hammer," and never in my life would I have guessed—three random Devil Fruit chests…

And I pulled a Mythical Zoan and two Logias.

All credit goes to my good bro Zephyr.

I sacrificed him again and again.

And in return—I got my joy.

But I will do this again, because—

This kind of "ultra-lucky guy" feeling made Klein want to brag in every community, guild, and forum across the sea.

Right now, Klein could only enjoy this feeling alone. "So satisfying!"

"I hereby declare—today's Luck itself is me, Klein!"

If he were still on Earth, sitting in front of his PC, he would've jumped up and celebrated like a madman.

The Dark-Dark Fruit is the only Logia-type fruit that can't elementally disperse.

The Dark-Dark Fruit gives the user infinite gravitational pull and spatial compression, absorbing anything touched by darkness and crushing it with devastating force.

Additionally, it allows the user to nullify the abilities of other Devil Fruit users by physical contact.

It's an incredibly suppressive power!

Dark-Dark Fruit users feel pain twice as intensely.

But that didn't bother Klein. "I've got Indestructible Body, plus diamond bones. Eventually, I'll unlock Linlin's Iron Balloon, too."

"As long as it's not a super high-tier technique or ridiculous attack, it won't break my defense—I won't even feel it."

He wouldn't be like Blackbeard, screaming and flopping around in agony after taking a single fireball from Ace.

"The Dark-Dark Fruit is way more badass than the Flame-Flame Fruit. Bwahahahaha—" Klein was overjoyed.

Who would've thought he'd get the Dark-Dark Fruit?

Even better, as long as no other user appears on the seas right now, he could openly use it.

The Dark-Dark Fruit wasn't supposed to show up until the year 1520 in the Sea Calendar.

It was only 1463. A full 57 years earlier.

What would happen in those 57 years?

Who could possibly predict it?

Klein was already extremely satisfied with his current power—and he would only get stronger. Why worry about making money?

Insanely overpowered!

He opened his inventory and dumped all consumable materials into stat upgrades.

[Character Advancement Successful: Imu's Dad★ → Imu's Dad★★][Attribute Growth Bonus: ····]

Klein once again felt a surge of feedback from the game system, even more intense than the last time.

With the Indestructible Body talent, his pain was greatly reduced. It felt more like a deep tissue massage.

Not painful—in fact, incredibly pleasant.

His muscles became denser and tougher. His organs grew stronger.

He also got a couple centimeters taller—now almost 2 meters.

Klein could feel the comprehensive advancement—his potential and talent had clearly increased.

He remembered that Instructor Carter had rated his initial talent and potential as a solid B. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩

Even without counting Indestructible Body, he probably had A or even A+ level talent.

One step further and he'd hit S-class physique.

"Sigh—Even so, grinding is still not an option. I'd rather spend time making money."

"Because for me, Klein..."