"I'm gonna become... Kaido's godfather?" Klein figured—why not?
A mental image popped into his head—Kaido calling him 'Papa'. Never mind the tone of that scene. What mattered was the title: Father of Emperor Kaido, or Father of the Strongest Creature Alive...
He could even borrow a line: "My son Kaido, destined to be an Emperor!"
No, better yet: "My son Kaido, has the makings of an Admiral!"
He wasn't Dong Zhuo or anything.
Adopting a godson or two—what's wrong with that? ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
He was eighteen, turning nineteen next year. Sure, not married yet, but taking in a son early? Becoming a dad?
He'd be skipping the whole romance-marriage-childbirth detour. Years saved.
"Let me think... what country was Kaido from again? One of the World Government's affiliated nations on the Grand Line… the Kingdom of Volvo? Or was it Walmart Kingdom?"
"Why can't I remember such a crucial detail!?"
Klein was internally panicking—but then it hit him: "Wait—duh, I've got the game! The game has character bios and lore!"
"Jieh jieh jieh jieh—"
"Kaido, just wait for me. I'm definitely becoming your godfather!"
"Even Imu couldn't stop me!"
"Jieh jieh jieh jieh—"
He remembered Kaido's future height: 710cm.
Who said he was short?
Who said 180cm is cripple height?
I'm standing on the shoulders of giants—everyone's gonna be looking up at me!!
Klein made up his mind. "Gotta etch this into my soul..."
So he repeated it to himself three hundred times:
"Kaido's being born next year, and I'm gonna be his godfather!"
"I'm Kaido's dad, Kaido's my son!"
"Kaido's my son, I'm Kaido's dad!"
"Kaido's being born next year, I'm gonna be a surprise dad! ×300!"
No way he was forgetting now. Once he graduated, he was going to find him!
If Whitebeard could take in sons, why couldn't he??
He was taking in a son, end of story!
Can't forget Red-Haired Shanks either.
Next, Klein equipped Wado Ichimonji onto the character Kuina. That sword was practically her exclusive weapon!
As for Klein, he equipped Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi. Poured in all the upgrade materials—enhance first, ask questions later.
The game's new update didn't just add named swords—it brought a ton of new weapons, many of which were character-specific gear.
Like Kaido-sensei's Hassai-kai, or Nami's Clima-Tact, and more.
All available in limited-time bundles.
Klein opened his inventory again, eyes landing on the Random Talent Chest. He couldn't help rubbing his hands with excitement.
Please let me be blessed by the red hand...
That title had to go to Akainu, right? The undisputed red-hand god of gacha.
People have argued forever about innate talent vs. hard work.
Klein didn't care. What he did know was that top-tier talents could skyrocket his combat power instantly!
Time for some gacha rituals—he chanted an incantation under his breath and cracked open the chest.
The icon locked in place!
[Obtained SSS Talent: Flashback Power-Up!]
[Flashback Power-Up LV.1: During combat, if you enter a flashback triggered by dreams, bonds, family, friendship, rage, etc., there is a chance to activate the Flashback Power-Up!]
[Effect Upon Activation: All stats +10%, skill damage +…
Duration is based on Willpower and Physical Fitness!]
[Memories are your most precious treasure!]
Klein was stunned. "So I can power up mid-fight by triggering flashbacks!?"
"Unleash insane combat strength!"
And that was just Level 1—the stat boost was already insane. Of course, in the game it only triggered in low HP states.
In real life, probably the same—basically near-death.
"Hmm..." Klein went quiet for a second. This skill was crazy strong.
A clutch comeback move, perfect for those "villain monologue" moments, right before landing a dramatic reversal kill.
Happens in the game too—turning scenes into meme-worthy drama.
"Anyway, good stuff. But how I'm gonna reach those desperate situations… that's up to my strength."
Klein really didn't want to be in the kind of fights where he had to rely on "Flashback Power-Up" to survive.
He needed to get stronger!
Strong enough to say "no" to anyone or anything—confidently, without fear!
At the very least, this was a real-deal SSS-tier talent. Maybe not like the "Infinite Extraction" or "Infinite Fusion" talents from other novels…
But this one could level up!
Maxed out, a single flashback burst could push his body beyond its limits.
Unleashing a cosmic explosion of energy!
Killing across levels with ease!
Of course, Klein would rather be so strong that fighting weaker enemies was just him stomping noobs.
He wanted to be a solid, reliable guy!
Sure, smurfing was scummy—but man, was it fun!
And the livestream audience loved it.
There were also viewers who just wanted to see the streamer get rekt and spam laugh reacts.
All about that entertainment value.
Klein opened his inventory again. Still had a bunch of chests. Next up: the Random Swordsmanship Mentor Chest.
"I already hit jackpot twice today. A third time? The odds are basically zero..."
He hesitated a second—then clicked open!
He already had Golden Lion Shiki as a mentor, though he hadn't yet learned Shiki's technique, Slash Wave. Even if he pulled someone else...
Wouldn't be able to use them yet.
[Obtained Swordsmanship Mentor: Dracule Mihawk]
"Huh???" Klein's pupils dilated. He stared dead at Mihawk's icon on the screen.
You know when something shocks you so bad all you can say is "holy shit"? That.
In English it'd be "Oh my God!" or "WTF!?"
Last time, he had triggered a special Warlords of the Sea event in the game.
And there he met the world's greatest swordsman: Hawkeye Mihawk.
Too bad the rewards for that challenge were...
Klein had raged at the "dogshit devs" for hours, cursing their ancestors.
But this time, he actually pulled him!?
"Too bad there's no lottery in the One Piece world… otherwise I'd be sprinting out to buy tickets right now..."
But the moment he had that thought, it hit him like a bolt of lightning.
Klein's heart thumped wildly. What kind of luck was this?
Not only had he pulled multiple jackpots today...
He'd just thought up a killer way to make money.
If he could set up a lottery... and a bathhouse... then later a newspaper agency… maybe team up with that bird freak Morgans...
How could he not make a fortune!?
He remembered: during the God Valley Incident, Morgans had already founded the World Economy News Paper.
That guy was prime UC clickbait material!
Klein's thoughts were racing, overwhelmed with excitement.
He was gonna be rich, no doubt about it!
Maybe even take control of the entire One Piece world economy!
"Whoa, whoa, easy—don't float off. Still at square one here."
Now a big question stood in front of Klein:
Should he keep training under Golden Lion Shiki...
Time to study and master...