Klein instantly let it go."I knew it. No way the devs would let us freeload in peace, right? Just free loot for the player? Yeah right."
"Damn devs...""Bunch of inhumans!!"
Figures. Always out for your wallet.
Still, cursing aside...Klein caved and recharged. With all these rewards just sitting there...
It would be criminal not to.
Bank account balance: -680,000 Berries.He not only unlocked the deluxe version of the Voyage Pass, but also shot straight up to level 10.
But level 10…That was nowhere near enough to unlock those fancy rewards.
Obviously—more top-up. There was no other way.
Klein opened the level-up page and found that raising the Voyage Pass by just one level cost a whopping 100,000 Berries.
Sure, you could grind missions for XP too…But that would take months to max out and claim everything.
And looking at that prize pool...
Can you really wait? Fresh chapters posted on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
Not even for a second!
Improving oneself was never something to delay.
If no one will raise me to the clouds, then I'll pay my way to the mountaintop!
Money? You can always earn more.
But miss this pass? You'll be stuck grinding for months.
Only solid power-ups matter. And those rewards? They're mine.
Even Jesus couldn't stop him now!
Bank account balance: -9,000,000 Berries.
Just a tiny little Voyage Pass, and Klein had already blown close to ten million Berries.
He immediately hit Claim All, sweeping every reward from the pass into his inventory.
A whole arsenal of items glittered in his inventory. He now had 2 Random Skill Upgrade Scrolls.
He still hadn't used the ones from last time. With the scrolls being random, there was no guarantee they'd upgrade Iron Fist or Conqueror's Haki.
He decided to stockpile a few more first. Once he had more strong skills, then he'd roll the dice.
Next came the Random Pet Chest.
Klein immediately had a hunch."A pet system? Animals in One Piece, huh?"
"Does Chopper... or Joebeard count?"
"Does the cute bunny Carrot count?"
"If only they had Shirahoshi, the mermaid princess! Then I could cosplay Jabba and ride big with my little pony!"
Princess Shirahoshi...
"What about the Sea King that ate Red-Haired Shanks' arm? Is he in there?"
Now that's a record to be proud of.No doubt about it—the Sea King had the most impressive battle achievements.
Second only to Bandit King Higuma.
Even Whitebeard was stunned that Shanks lost an arm in the East Blue.
Sea King: "No seat? That was me!""You tell me—am I badass or what?"
Even though he hadn't shown up in a thousand episodes, the legend of the Sea King still echoed across the Grand Line.
"With this update dropping a Pet System, let's see what they've got in there." Klein didn't check his chest just yet.
First he wanted to browse the pet list—maybe superstition would help with his pulls.
It looked a lot like the Character Attributes page. There was even a Pet Dex.
Klein opened it. The screen filled with options:Zunesha, King of the Baboons, Nora of Skypiea, Fast Duck, Sea King, Island Whale, Kung-Fu Dugong, several Sea Kings, Millennium Dragon, Artificial Fire Dragon, Fighting Fish, Laboon, Komachiyo, Moo Moo, Fighting Bull...
(If something's missing, comment section—do your thing!)
There were tons of options.
But no Chopper. No Carrot.
Klein sneered."Tch. What kind of lame update is this? Two top-tier pets missing, and y'all didn't include them?"
The Pet Dex even had descriptions. Klein glanced—and froze.
"Holy—!""Damn devs!!""You went full savage!?"
According to the description:Once your pet reaches level 100, it'll sync into real life—and become absolutely loyal to you!
Klein was stunned.Pets could learn skills, level up, even ascend stars.
A level 100 max-star pet...
Combat potential? Insane.
Totally busted, honestly.
"Let's see... A bunch of these pets are legit strong. Millennium Dragon, Eula¹, King of the Baboons—he'd be a perfect sword-carrying attendant!"
"And of course, the Sea King with his glorious war record!"
Klein was genuinely into several of these pets. He closed the Dex and checked out the pet gacha pool.
Right away, a Special Offer Bundle screen popped up.
[Value Bundle Incoming!][······]
Just the usual four-tiered promo packs. Klein didn't blink.
Honestly, the day this game doesn't throw a value bundle at you is when you should start worrying.
Compared to other events or overpriced packs, this one had solid bang for the buck.
Klein, as always, fired off a ten-pull.
Two and a half seconds.Not even three. And he'd burned through every single draw.
Closed the gacha window—
And saw a red dot blinking in his Pet menu.
"Wait… did I actually pull a pet!?"
Honestly, he hadn't expected much. Based on past luck, getting a high-tier fragment would've already been a miracle.
Today...Was it dumb-luck jackpot day?
With an anxious heart, Klein tapped it open.There it was: a gorilla face icon.
King of the Baboons!?
"Holy crap, the devs finally acted human for once! It's not garbage-tier—it's King of the Baboons!" Klein was thrilled.
He'd braced himself for a garbage pet—like Laboon or Fast Duck.
Everybody deserves dumplings for New Year's, right?Today, Klein finally struck gold!
Tears welled up.His gacha luck had always been… mid-to-bad, to put it nicely.
Sometimes he even wondered if he'd been cursed with Perma-Loser Buff.
Truth be told, before awakening the system, his real-life luck was pretty garbage.
Klein couldn't help but recall Baccarat, subordinate of the Golden Emperor Tesoro in the movie. She wielded the power of the Luck-Luck Fruit.
If he had that, gacha, lottery, whatever—easy money.
"Another bottle of Dongpeng? Congrats, you win another! Drink 'til you puke, piss yellow, and still have more in stock!"
King of the Baboons was strong!
They were called Human Imitators—capable of mimicking human behavior, even learning how to use weapons.
In the original, one of them even wielded a massive replica of the Black Blade – Yoru.
Sure, it lost to Zoro—but that didn't mean it was weak.
Dracule Mihawk didn't teach them swordsmanship. They learned it on their own. Even that knockoff Black Blade – Yoru was likely forged by the baboons themselves.
Proof of their insane learning ability!
"I remember the King of the Baboons was way bigger than the rest. I'm a short king IRL, but hey—this is a rideable pet!"
"Who says pets can't be mounts?!"
When height fails you—summon the mount!
Only thing Klein still couldn't wrap his head around was...
How the hell did real-man Jabba mount a giant?
Artificial insemination?
That image was too cursed!!
Even professionally-trained Klein was laughing so hard his stomach hurt.
Now the MC screen showed a massive black gorilla with feline fur on its limbs, towering over everything.
Only downside: no skills, level 0, still just a fledgling "weakling."
Then came Klein's favorite part: naming it. First one's free.
A bunch of names came to mind:
Big Monkey.I, Evil Sword Immortal!Black Wukong.