Kami-e and Rankyaku appeared in the same batch as Life Return.
Moreover, it didn't need to be randomly rolled again to avoid duplicates.
One had to admit, this system was rather considerate.
Shanu snorted out his mouthful of water, nodded in satisfaction, and casually added it to his shopping cart.
Next item!
[Yone's Sealed Despair Slash Manual]
Type: Training Manual
Price: 1,000 points
Description: A powerful sword technique exclusive to dual-wielding swordsmen. Upon activation, the swordsman lunges forward, teleporting to a distant location while crossing both swords. The resulting raging whirlwind sweeps up all enemies in its path, briefly incapacitating them, and deals massive damage the moment the user lands.
Maximum range: Several kilometers. Besides wide-area AoE damage, it also serves as an excellent escape/defense technique.
Seller Notes: Stolen from Yasuo. Currently, Ionian villagers have tied him to a tree and are beating him. Help! Urgent! Online waiting.
Sword technique.
And it could only be used by dual-wielding swordsmen?
Shanu wiped his face with a towel, hesitating.
It seemed he couldn't use it himself.
But…
The definition of "swordsman" likely defaults to the standard of his world. In other words, one who has mastered the "Breath of All Things" and reached a level capable of "cutting steel."
"Cut steel, huh?"
Shanu instinctively looked at his own arms, muscular, powerful, practically forged from steel.
His strength was so high that he was only a thin layer away from the level required to cut iron.
If he continued training, pushed his physical strength even further, and used Life Return to shape his arms like blades…
Wouldn't that make him a dual-wielding swordsman capable of cutting iron?
Shanu was genuinely tempted.
He felt there was a good chance he could exploit this. Passing up such a powerful sword skill would be a pity, and even if he couldn't use it himself, he could always provide it to his crew in the future.
Besides, for him, 1,000 points wasn't expensive at all.
If needed, he could always extract a vial of Sanji's blood next year.
"Bought!"
Shanu made up his mind and added it to the cart.
Speaking of which…
Why did these sellers from other worlds have to embarrass themselves every day, constantly being hunted by victims?
"Automatic pickup skills are just not up to par," Shanu shook his head.
They were all in the same line of work, yet compared to him, the Pirate King, their skills were worlds apart. If you're weak, you train harder.
...
[Shizuka's Bathtub]
Type: Miscellaneous Item
Price: 2,500 points
Description: A seemingly ordinary bathtub, but when mist rises, it carries countless childhood fantasies and innocent dreams.
Seller Notes: —
Sometimes, reading too fast isn't a good thing. By the time you realize what you're looking at, it's already too late.
Shanu facepalmed, and quickly skipped to the next item.
What? You go to Doraemon's world and sell this? And at such an outrageous price?
What about a phone booth? The magical horn? The Anywhere Door? If nothing else, even a Bamboo Copter would've been fine!
Seriously, perverted otakus shouldn't be allowed to cross worlds!
...
[Random Pet Egg]
Type: Special Item
Price: 1,500 points
Description: After purchasing, a pet egg hatches into a random species and bloodline, ranked from D to S. Initial loyalty depends on the species and the owner's first impression.
Notes: The first time a pet is obtained, a pet panel will be unlocked.
Seller Notes: None; system direct sale
"A pet egg?"
Shanu had just walked into the kitchen to have breakfast. He was slightly surprised.
So this feature existed. He chewed on his bread and decided to add it to the cart.
System direct-sale items were always reliable. Any pet hatched here would naturally provide combat support, not just be a regular cat or dog.
This was also the first fully random item he had obtained. He was curious about what it might hatch.
As for the remaining items, a quick glance revealed mediocre value, so Shanu skipped them one by one and proceeded to checkout.
Four items in total, costing 5,100 points, leaving 41,050 points remaining.
Opening his inventory, he saw Life Return, the Rokushiki manuals, and the sword technique manual neatly sorted.
Next to them, a new pet panel had appeared, and the newly purchased random pet egg sat quietly there.
Shanu glanced around instinctively.
The kitchen was empty, and outside the window no one was in sight. Bellemere had prepared breakfast but hurried off to the orange processing workshop.
Nami and Nojiko, exhausted from a half-month journey, had just arrived last night and were still asleep.
No need to worry, then. Shanu opened the pet egg. Immediately, a steel-gray twenty-sided die popped out and began spinning rapidly.
[Random selection in progress, please wait]
[You obtained a new pet: Silver Wolf Pup]
[Hatching…]
The die vanished, and the egg in the pet panel slowly turned silvery and began cracking from the top.
Crack, crack.
Soon, the top of the shell fully split open. A fluffy little head poked out and appeared in the real world.
Bloodline Rating: A+
Initial Loyalty: 89
Description: The Silver Wolf Tribe of Little Bright Lake is famous for its fearsome combat ability. The hatched pup belongs to the royal lineage, with extraordinary potential.
Reading the notification, Shanu's gaze shifted from the system panel to his lap.
"A Silver Wolf royal pup?"
He raised the little creature skeptically. Grayish fur, chubby, soft, tail wagging, eyes full of intelligence.
Really? Wasn't this just a little husky?
"Woof!"
The squeaky voice made Shanu's brow twitch. The pup, oblivious to its owner questioning its lineage, licked the scab on Shanu's arm with its fluffy triangular ears drooping.
After being stopped, it whimpered, flipped onto its back, and revealed its four tiny pink paw pads.
"Uh…"
Well, it was actually quite cute.
Shanu's tough-guy heart melted. He couldn't resist and leaned down and then patted its slightly scrawny belly.
"Hungry?"
The little husky nodded eagerly.
"What do you want to eat? This?"
Shanu offered a slice of toast. The pup sniffed it, then turned its head away.
"Then this?"
The breakfast table was mostly untouched. Shanu tried offering staple foods and meats one by one, all ignored. He scratched his head, slightly stumped.
Why didn't the system come with a pet care guide?
He could handle regular cats and dogs, but this Silver Wolf royal pup? Who knew what it should eat?
Does it need raw meat since it refused cooked steaks?
Shanu pondered and poured some strawberry milk from the fridge. After a sip, a sudden rush of movement came from beneath his feet.
Shanu looked down, startled, at the Silver Wolf pup nudging his leg, eyes full of desire.
"You like strawberry milk?"
"Wuwu!!!"
The pup spun in excitement, tail wagging so fast it almost spiraled like a propeller.