Klein froze the moment he saw the top-up interface. He had to admit—he'd been a little loud just now.
But seriously, game dev—are you a poet or something?
10,000 Berries per pull?
Why don't you just rob me???
You totally could—you even designed an event around it. How romantic of you.
The Heavenly Tribute the World Government collects is in the tens of billions of Berries. They drop hundreds of millions without even blinking for a little "effort."
Why don't you go rob them, huh?
To claim all the event rewards, he'd have to drop nearly ten million Berries!?
Thinking of his bank account balance, Klein felt a chill down his spine. "No way… it can't be that perfect a match, right?"
Was the system spying on him?
His actual balance was just under ten million Berries!!!
So the system's basically doing a live-action asset seizure on all the money he worked so hard to earn.
Klein quietly raised his middle finger in a very polite and sincere greeting to the game developers. "I bought a damn watch last year."
After venting, he kept staring at the event page, unable to calm down.
If he topped up, it'd be like going straight back to the Stone Age. But if he didn't...
He'd be letting go of all those juicy rewards.
Investing in yourself is always the best choice.
Klein let out a long, helpless sigh—but he could still tell which was the lesser evil. "Money's a bastard. You spend it, and you earn it back!"
He used up the five free daily pulls first—just some light fluff rewards.
Did you think a game would let you freeload?
You want good loot? You gotta pay up, bro!
That's how all Chinese games work—big studio or small studio, the flavor's always nuclear.
The smaller ones go even harder, all because they're learning from the big dogs.
Birds of a feather. Rotten to the core.
50 pulls in—just basic, boring loot. Klein wasn't feeling it. He was still caught in the soul-crushing grief of watching his wallet bleed out.
He had no motivation at all.
Right now, he felt like a stunned fish on a chopping block—a literal salted mackerel.
Money? You know how hard I worked for that?!
Every day, barely sleeping 4–5 hours in this world where entertainment is basically in the Stone Age.
Do you know how hard that is?
It's all blood, sweat, and tears!
And now it's all just going into a gacha game system? The worst part is—can he even skip this?
This is real investment. Into himself. Into his power!
Money can be earned again. He'd rather die under a woman than under some random pirate's blade.
Finally—he hit a legendary drop. For Klein, this was the big "pity reward."
[Obtained Random Skill Chest!]
Finally, a real prize! Klein immediately opened his inventory and located the skill chest.
The Random Skill Chest could yield anything up to a Legendary Gold-tier Skill. If luck was bad, it'd just be a common.
Klein rubbed his hands together mentally. "Even in the world of pirates, my faith stays strong—Merciful Heavens, bless me!"
"Heaven and Earth, bring me good fortune—manifest now!"
[Obtained Rare Purple Skill: Diable Jambe!]
"Ooh—Sanji's move. Not bad at all. It's flashy and strong!"
Klein couldn't help but picture Sanji with flames and smoke bursting from his legs—his signature finishing move.
Whenever the Straw Hats were cornered, it was always the Diable Jambe that turned the tide.
That said, in terms of cool factor, the Three-Sword Style used by Zoro was definitely on another level—especially with those epic move names.
Klein's mind was instantly flooded with the training and combat experience for Diable Jambe.
It wasn't just one move—it was a whole technique series, packed with different combos.
Klein chuckled. "Sanji's master was Zeff, right? The guy they call 'Red-Leg.' Must be where this whole flaming-kick thing comes from..."
"Can't remember how old Zeff is now."
"Anyway, if I run into some jerk who pisses me off, I'm going straight for a Diable Jambe to the face!"
"Burn their damn head off!!"
Someday, if a big-name pirate runs away with a charred footprint on their face, everyone will know—
"Oh, that guy got stomped by Marine Klein."
Klein's mood instantly brightened. "This June weather changes fast."
"Not bad, not bad—this might actually be a lucky sign!"
Back to the event page—every time the character Imu's Dad moved one tile forward, a puzzle piece was unlocked… paid for by Klein's precious sweat and tears.
One tile, 10,000 Berries!
Converted to RMB, that's like 500,000 yuan!
At 200 tiles unlocked:
[Obtained: Premium Recruit Pack (East Blue)]
This one required no thinking. It was obviously going to be the Navigator herself—Nami.
A game is a game. But in real life, no way Klein was letting Nami ride on his shoulders.
Navigators in the pirate world held high status, he wasn't Luffy.
If Nami dared try pulling rank, he'd have to discipline her properly—let her know...
Who's the S, and who's the M.
In the game, it was just data. No biggie.
Klein quickly selected to recruit Nami, and finally, the Kuja Pirates had three crew members.
"Nice. Now if I can pull Kuina or Kaya and clear the next stage, I can head to the Grand Line and recruit more beauties!"
This was just Klein's hobby—collecting and raising crew.
What can he say? He just really loves One Piece.
Honestly, everyone's the same. Some are into thunder thighs, legs, feet, stockings—it's all just good ol' perviness!
Not that these were the real prizes he cared about.
500 puzzle pieces unlocked:
[Obtained: Devil Fruit Star-Up Scroll!]
800 puzzle pieces unlocked:
[Obtained: Skill Upgrade Scroll!]
1,000 puzzle pieces unlocked: Updates are released by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⁂𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱
[Obtained: Random Gold Legendary Chest!]
[All rewards unlocked. Event closed. Please look forward to the next one!]
He'd basically burned through all his cash—but he got every last reward.
At this point, Klein wasn't even thinking about the money anymore. His entire brain was focused on the loot in front of him.
The Devil Fruit Star-Up Scroll—he didn't use it just yet. Right now, he only had one ability.
The Chop-Chop Fruit. Not weak, but he'd definitely be unlocking more in the future.
Better to play it safe for now.
As for the Skill Upgrade Scroll, Klein used it immediately on his Conqueror's Haki.
Conqueror's Haki LV.1 → LV.2. Now its damage, EXP gain, and stamina buff were all bumped up to 10%.
And in the real world—
Klein discovered he could now actively release his Conqueror's Haki!
He'd officially become a walking aura bomb!
No more worrying about accidental Haki leakage again.