It was nighttime, and Oliver was training, since he had asked for that night despite Nami's complaints that it was better to rest.
"The night is really silent," said Oliver, stopping his push-ups.
He touched his stomach, where he still felt that discomfort from his wounds.
"It's impressive how they're not bleeding anymore. One Piece really is a weird world with this," said Oliver.
He sat down to wipe off his sweat while watching the moon's reflection on the sea, when he remembered the words of the one who brought him to the world of One Piece.
"Weaken enemies, strengthen enemies, add enemies, add islands, add fights... maybe I'll add nakamas or decrease nakamas."
He looked at his hand and noticed it now had some calluses from fighting and training.
"I changed my mindset, that's why I'm a Beastkin… That annoys me, but I guess a new life is a new life… Though the fact that he changed something in the original crew worries me. What was the change he made?"
He started thinking about all the scenarios, about any Straw Hat that could have been changed, but he pushed those thoughts aside.
"I can't think about everything, what I need to do is get stronger, and I received that reward. Status."
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Status
Name: Oliver
Age: 24 years
Race: Beastkin
Height: 1.95 m
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Inventory
-Steel Dagger
-2x Giant Wooden Axe
-4x Katana
-7x Sword
-5x Pistol
-Iron Mace
-6x Apple
-30kg meat
-30kg fruit
-20kg vegetables
-Whole Cheese
-Storage-Storage Fruit
-Slime-Slime Fruit
-Ant-Ant Fruit
-Spider-Spider Fruit, Model: Scorpion
-Fighting Styles Gacha Token
-Talent Gacha Token
-Money: 37,000,000
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Fighting Style
-Mastery in Electro (10%)
-Mastery in Boxing (10%)
-Mastery in Iron Fist (4%)
-Mastery in Karate (0%)
-Mastery in Two-Axe Style (0%)
-Mastery in Street Fighting (4%)
-Mastery in Hoplomachia (5%)
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Talent
-Adaptive Body
-Poison Resistance
-Pain Tolerance
-Accelerated Metabolism
-Warrior Mindset
-Fighter's Body
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"None of my fighting styles has reached 20%. I need to change that, I can't keep fighting with everything."
He kept looking at what he had obtained.
"37 million Belly. When we reach Loguetown I'll have to spend a bunch of things to make sure nothing is missing, so I can't use all of it… but I also have Arlong's bounty afterward."
He stared at the money.
"The Devil Fruits were for later, when that special gacha appears. So now…"
He looked more closely at his Status and noticed something.
"Where did my last name go? Did he change that too? For now I need to get stronger…"
[Spent: 14,000,000 Belly]
[Obtained: 4 Talent Gacha Token and 2 Fighting Styles Gacha Token]
"I hope I get talents that are good enough."
He summoned the gacha machine and inserted the first Token, and a black sphere appeared.
[Talent: Casual Fishing]
[Allows the user to fish more easily in rivers and seas]
He inserted the second Token, and another black-and-silver sphere came out.
[Talent: Cold Resistance]
[Allows the user to withstand low temperatures without issues]
"This one is pretty good, it'll help me in Drum."
He inserted the third Token and another black-and-silver sphere appeared.
[Talent: Hardened Skin]
[Reduces the damage from cuts and hits]
He inserted the fourth Talent Token, and a black sphere came out.
[Talent: Basic Discipline]
Learns combat techniques faster with constant training]
"And this is the last Talent Token, I hope something good comes out."
He put the Token in the machine and turned it, and a silver sphere came out.
[Talent: Accelerated Healing Factor]
[The body has a greater capacity to heal from wounds]
"This is good! I'll be able to recover quickly, though it's strange that I got exactly what I needed."
[That is because the superior wanted to give it to you as a gift along with the change in the Gacha system]
"He changed the Gacha system now?" asked Oliver angrily.
[That is how he wanted it, but he said it would be beneficial for you]
[The superior also decided to add things from other anime and videogames into this world, though nothing related to magic]
[So those changes were also applied to the system]
"Yes, yes, that's fine—no, actually it's better than fine," said Oliver, happy to hear that.
"What anime and what games were added into the gacha?"
The gacha system showed a gigantic list containing games and anime he had never even heard of.
"It's a long list, but that means there'll be more things to get."
He began inserting the Fighting Tokens into the gacha machine, and a black sphere appeared.
[Obtained: Nunchaku Style]
"Another weapon style. If it were good I'd accept it, but I don't have nunchaku as a weapon."
He inserted the other token, and a silver sphere appeared.
[Obtained: Lightning Spear]
"Lightning Spear… fast and linear attacks… it's not definitive. I'll wait until I get more fighting styles before reaching the Grand Line."
He inserted the last Token he had left, and a black-and-silver sphere appeared.
[Obtained: Mixed Martial Arts]
"Mixed Martial Arts? That could be fun to combine with Iron Fist. I think I can train again…"
He then heard footsteps, so he made the gacha machine disappear and waited for whoever was coming, until he smelled a scent of mandarins.
"Hi Nami, what are you doing awake so late?"
"How did you know it was me?"
Nami had come out of storage with a blanket.
"I'm a Beastkin, I have a better sense of smell than you… though maybe Luffy beats me when meat is nearby."
"So you smelled me, huh? And what would that smell be?"
"A sweet smell of mandarins. It's almost like you live surrounded by them," said Oliver, closing his eyes as he enjoyed the scent.
"I see… pretty specific for just knowing it by smell," said Nami, somewhat embarrassed.
"Not really, everyone has a specific smell. Luffy smells like meat, Zoro like steel, and Usopp like gunpowder. That must be from spending so much time with each thing, so it's not that hard to guess that you lived surrounded by mandarins."
"That's impressive."
Nami stood next to Oliver to look at the sea.
"How are your wounds?"
"They're already healing, so I think tomorrow I'll be better."
"That's absurd, nobody can heal that fast."
"There are all kinds of people in the world. Someone who heals faster doesn't seem that weird to me."
"To me it is weird. Not even they heal that fast."
Oliver suspected what she meant by 'they' and was going to say something, but decided not to.
"Oliver, what's your dream?"
"My dream?"
He stayed silent for a few seconds, trying to think about what he would like to do.
"I suppose it'd be to see the entire world… visit every island. We saw an island with the strangest animals, they say there are islands under the sea, islands floating in the sky, and who knows what else is out there… I want to see all of that."
Nami just listened quietly to Oliver's dream.
"And you? What's your dream?"
Nami stayed silent, unsure if she should answer.
"I want to make a map of the entire world."
"A nice dream, and quite ambitious. Drawing every island… you'll take a long time."
"And what's wrong with that?"
"Nothing wrong, just ambitious."
"Just like your dream of seeing the entire world."
"I guess so. So if you need help to fulfill your dream, tell me. As First Mate I'll help you achieve it. Though I'm sure that as we sail, all of us will fulfill our dreams sooner or later."
"First Mate… when Luffy said it, it seemed like you didn't want it."
"Nothing like that. It just surprised me that he chose me, but now that I am, I need to get stronger to protect everyone," said Oliver, placing a hand on Nami's shoulder. "So if something happens or you need help, tell me. I'll help you, or rather, all of us will help you. We're nakamas after all."
Nami was about to say something, but stayed quiet.
"I'm going to sleep," Nami said, removing Oliver's hand from her shoulder and heading inside.
"Rest well," said Oliver.
Once Nami had gone inside, she touched the shoulder where she had the tattoo of Arlong's pirates.
"Nakamas…"
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