I'd be happy about Power Stones!(Power Stones = Bonus Chapters)
In an Instant!
A massive and densely packed lottery wheel suddenly appeared before Kael's eyes.
He nervously closed his eyes—though it didn't really matter, since the system was in his mind.
The wheel spun rapidly.
Countless skill names flew past the pointer so quickly they couldn't be read.
Kael clenched his fists tightly and waited in silence.
Finally, after a full minute, the wheel gradually came to a stop.
And Kael—was left completely stunned, his mouth wide open.
"Holy shit!!!"
In his consciousness, the lottery wheel slowly faded away...
And a shiny bald head began to emerge before him.
A white cape, crimson gloves, and a bright yellow bodysuit.
Such an unusual combination, coupled with those dead-fish eyes that looked down on all creation.
Kael's drawn prize was obvious at a glance.
It was none other than the absolute powerhouse from the One Punch Man world—the Caped Baldy, Saitama!
At the same time, a notification appeared right in the center of Kael's vision:
[Congratulations! You've obtained the S-level Captain Skill: "Ultimate Move — Serious Punch"!!!]
In Kael's mind, the glowing silhouette of Saitama's bald head suddenly transformed into a golden light, radiant as the sun—brilliant and blinding.
It was the golden light representing an S-level skill—just a bit too dazzling.
In the blink of an eye, that golden light shot directly into Kael's body.
At that moment, it felt like even the system itself was marveling at Kael's absurd luck…
Even the system prompt contained three exclamation marks!
Before his brain could even react, Kael shifted his consciousness to the captain interface to view the description of his new skill.
[Skill: Ultimate Move — Serious Punch][Level: S][Description: Break through the limits of biology, and with a mortal body, rival the gods! Select one or more targets within your line of sight, and unleash a punch capable of obliterating them from existence. After use, the skill enters cooldown. Cooldown duration depends on the user's own power and the punch's destructive force.]
"Ultimate Move?! So it's not just a figure of speech?!"
"Of course—it is you, Saitama the Caped Baldy!"
Kael's shoulders began to tremble involuntarily after reading the skill's description.
Excitement—mixed with fear.
He never imagined…
That the system would contain a skill this terrifying!
And that he would actually draw it!
Just from the description alone—
It clearly surpassed all logic and existed solely in the realm of concept, a power truly fit for gods!!!
With this skill, even if Kael couldn't defeat a pirate with a 30 million bounty right now, he now had the confidence to go up against a Yonko crew!
No—
Even calling out the Yonko was thinking too small!
Kael now felt like he could challenge the heavens and earth, even destroy the planet beneath his feet—if he so wished.
The only cost being…
He'd go down with it, along with everyone else.
"Hoo~"
"No no, calm down, don't act too arrogant…"
Kael took a few deep breaths to calm the pounding in his chest.
Once rationality returned, he refocused on the new skill and began analyzing quickly.
"Thinking too far ahead is meaningless."
"What matters now is understanding how this skill works."
A skill capable of instant annihilation was certainly a trump card.
But Kael's journey wouldn't be just one battle.
He had to find a way to bring this unbeatable ace from one game to another…
To make sure every hand he played had access to this trump card.
"According to the description, there's a cooldown after each use."
"Even though it's S-level, with power like that, the cooldown is probably absurdly long."
"At my current strength, after destroying one Yonko crew, I might never be able to use it again in my life."
After thinking it through, Kael decided it was necessary to test the skill first.
Mainly to figure out how the cooldown system worked, so he'd know what to expect.
Determined, the ever-unrestrained Kael walked straight out of the captain's quarters.
He looked around, and soon spotted a medium-sized reef island on the ocean surface beside the ship.
Its size was comparable to the one Usopp had blasted during that time with Joseph and Johnny.
Since they were still near the shores of Will Town, islands like that weren't unusual.
"Hm… perfect distance and size for a test."
After some quick observation, Kael shouted up at the crow's nest where Diga was controlling the wind:
"Hey~ Diga~!"
"Stop right here—I'm going to test a new move."
"Okay~ Captain!"
From the crow's nest, little Diga responded in a drawn-out tone.
Immediately, a counter-current of wind blasted into the sails, applying reverse acceleration to the ship.
Within seconds, the ship came to a halt.
"What a convenient ability!"
Watching this, Kael praised his own foresight in having Diga eat the Storm-Storm Fruit.
Now that the ship had stopped moving, Kael leaped onto the railing with a single bound.
His dark eyes suddenly focused, locking onto the distant reef with a deep, commanding gaze.
"Ultimate Move—"
Kael whispered, clenching one hand into a fist.
In that instant, an unusual aura burst forth from his body.
Vast, mysterious.
He could feel a strange energy welling up inside him, surging toward his fist.
Once it had fully gathered, Kael's eyes sharpened—and he unleashed the punch!
"Serious Punch!!!"
BOOM!!!
A terrifying shockwave burst forth, tearing across the sea, carving a direct path through the calm waters.
It roared straight toward the distant reef island.
CRACK!!!
In almost an instant, a deafening crash rang out!
The several-meter-tall reef island shattered completely under the weight of Kael's punch.
Even the flying debris was obliterated by the intense shockwave.
Moments later, when the shockwave finally faded, the reef island was completely gone.
Swallowed by the sea.
"Hell yeah~!"
Seeing himself finally unleash a real attack, Kael burst into laughter.
He quickly opened the captain's status interface.
Sure enough, the [Ultimate Move — Serious Punch] skill had turned a dim gray—unusable.
Kael focused on it.
A small info window appeared in his vision:
[Cooldown: 170 hours.]
The countdown immediately began.
"170 hours… that's roughly 7 days of cooldown?"
Kael did some quick mental math.
"That last punch… its power should be close to when Mihawk sliced through Don Krieg's fleet."
"And Mihawk, being nearly Yonko-level, is the world's greatest swordsman."
"Even a casual strike from him would match many Warlord-level techniques."
Kael quickly reached a conclusion:
"Seven days of waiting… to unleash a Warlord-tier serious attack?"
"No wonder it's an S-level skill~!"
He couldn't help but admire it.
In the world of One Piece, sure—many can rival Warlord-level power…
But considering Kael's current level is barely above fodder, this effect was already incredible!
It's like Gin from the Krieg Pirates suddenly showing up at Marineford and wiping out swaths of elite Marines with one kick!
Wait—
Put that way, it doesn't sound that ridiculous…
Kael blinked, then realized maybe he'd picked the wrong character for comparison.
But…
Eh, whatever!
Once he powers up some more, the cooldown on this skill will definitely shorten significantly.
Eventually, he won't even need full Warlord-tier strength to output Warlord-tier force!
Or maybe even…
Far beyond that!
"OK! Test complete!"
Feeling satisfied, Kael smiled and exchanged a few words with little Diga, then ordered him to resume sailing toward their next destination.