One Piece: Who still has dreams?

Redio picked up the dozen or so fist-sized pieces of gold scattered on the deck one by one, gathered them together, and then with a flick of his wrist, a ten-handed sword appeared out of thin air, exactly the same as the one Smoker had taken back.

Then, with a snap of his fingers, the huge lump of gold vanished into thin air.

[System Backpack (2/2): Small Fishing Boat; Gold x13]

Redio's backpack only has two slots now. To put the gold in, he has to take out the duplicate jitte that he just put in.

He had previously put the Imperial Chef in his system inventory out of habit, and had taken out a copy of the "Master Sword Manual" and stuffed it into his person beforehand, which is why it accidentally fell out and was misunderstood by Smoker...

Although Nami had seen this guy conjure and disappear things so openly several times, she was still stunned for a moment.

Redio walked toward the damaged cabin.

Nami walked around the hole in the deck that Smoker had smashed open and quickly followed. "You're also a Devil Fruit user, right? What kind of ability do you have? Tashigi and I couldn't find you anywhere on the ship before..."

Redio laughed as he walked: "Perhaps my ability is simply invisibility."

Nami, standing beside her, asked, "Really?"

Redio said, "Of course not. How could I have such a sneaky ability as invisibility?"

Nami chopped him on the head and said, "Then what are you talking about!"

……

Nami followed them back to the banquet hall in the cabin. There was a solid wood table stuck in the wall, and the entire cabin was in a dilapidated state because of the fight between Redio and Smoker.

On the top of the cabin, Redio's knife was stuck diagonally.

Redio leaped forward and easily snatched the knife. The sharp blade, gleaming coldly, sent chills down Nami's spine.

"Ding!"

Redio placed the Jitte down, swung his long sword, and suddenly slashed down at the top of the Jitte. The sword and staff collided heavily, sparks flying.

What is this for?

Nami was puzzled, but Redio remained silent, only swinging his sword high and slashing rapidly at the ten hands, sparks flying everywhere.

Nami kept her distance to avoid being accidentally hurt, and said, "You just said we're partners. Since we're partners, tell me, what exactly is your ability?"

With a snap, the jitte was finally severed, and the sea stone at its tip fell off.

"You really want to know?"

Redio picked up the egg-sized piece of sea stone, blew on it, and casually tossed away the remaining steel jitte.

Even the chef, whom Tashigi considered to be on par with the Great Grade Swords, had small cracks appear on his blade as he tried to cut it.

“Of course.” Nami nodded, her eyes full of curiosity.

Redio casually tossed the chef into slot 1 of the [Three-in-One] and smiled at her: "Secrets make women more womanly."

Nami looked up with a question mark: "Who are you talking about?"

Reddio: "Secrets make men more manly."

Nami snarled, "If you made a mistake, don't just repeat yourself like nothing happened!"

【Slot 1: The Great Knife – Imperial Chef】

Slot 2: (6699 Essence)

Slot 3: (Empty)

If Redio has over 6,000 essences at this moment and puts them into slot 2 of the system's three-in-one function, he can replicate an identical Greatsword-level Chef's Knife.

Unfortunately, he didn't.

Regarding the small nick on the blade of the Royal Chef's Knife... Redio considered it for a moment, then threw 30 essences into slot 2. The three-in-one system quickly spun, and a brand-new, flawless Royal Chef's Knife appeared out of thin air and returned to his hand.

Normally, Redio would only "repair" this knife every ten days to two weeks, using just two or three essences. This time, however, it consumed 30 points, representing the greatest damage the chef had ever suffered since its creation.

Redio smiled slightly and threw the egg-sized piece of sea stone that he had just cut off from the copycat 10 into the three-in-one system.

Slot 1: Seastone x1

Slot 2: (2 Essence)

Slot 3: (Empty)

Why would I need 2 essences for a mere raw ore?

Redio was a little dissatisfied, but the system insisted, so he gave it to him anyway.

After replicating an identical egg-shaped sea stone, put both of them back into the empty slot 1.

Slot 1: Seastone x2

Slot 2: (2 Essence)

Slot 3: (Empty)

In the system's assessment, mineral materials are practically worthless, even seastone. No matter the quantity, they are equally worthless.

And so Nami watched helplessly as Redio used his "magic" to turn that initial small stone into two, then four, then eight, then sixteen...

In the blink of an eye, the banquet hall was filled with a dense, mountain-like pile of "rubble." The floor creaked under the weight, and Redio reluctantly stopped.

He smiled at Nami: "I'm just kidding. Here, take these and play with them."

The dozen or so fist-sized pieces of gold that had just vanished from thin air suddenly reappeared and were thrown in front of Nami.

At the same time, Redio separated a small pile from the mountain of sea stone, while the rest suddenly vanished into thin air.

[Remaining Essence: 2112]

[System Backpack (2/2): Small Fishing Boat; Seastone x131000]

You have hired Nami for approximately 30 days.

Nami, clutching the heavy pile of gold, felt a surge of happiness when she suddenly heard Redio say, "Lend me those three sticks on your legs."

"Yes, ma'am~" Nami replied obsequiously, handing him the three-section staff tied to her thigh with a grin.

Redio simultaneously added the replica nunchaku and two pieces of Seastone to the Three-in-One System.

【Slot 1: Assembled Three-Section Stick】

[Slot 2: Seastone]

[Slot 3: Seastone]

Redio confirmed the start of the synthesis, and after repeated attempts, finally obtained the version he wanted: a three-section staff that was almost entirely made of seastone, even the two chains were made of seastone.

“I’ll call you ‘Wandering Clouds’.” He grasped the heavy three-section staff with satisfaction.

Chapter 11 Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Even with piles and piles of ordinary swords back then, trying to combine them using the three-in-one system to create the Great Sword that Redio now carries, which is in no way inferior to the Wado Ichimonji, was still very much a matter of luck.

Because the final result of this damn three-in-one combination is entirely dependent on probability.

Redio threw in a replica of Nami's nunchaku and two pieces of seastone. The first synthesis turned out to be similar to Smoker's jitte, with the seastones simply and mechanically embedded in the staff, but the placement was awkward, stuck in the middle of the staff.

Seastone is a special mineral said to contain the power of the sea, capable of restraining Devil Fruit users. However, it's embedded in the middle of the stick, with only a tiny bit showing, which is just ridiculous.

Redio could only take out two more pieces of Seastone and throw the half-finished three-section staff back in to forge it again... He tried this repeatedly until the small pile of Seastone he had saved was almost used up before he finally managed to create a satisfactory one.

Throw this three-section staff, which is almost completely mixed with seastone, into slot 1 of the [Three-in-One] item. Slot 2 then automatically displays the cost required to duplicate the item: (42 essence).

That is, the value of this special three-section staff that is perfectly integrated with the sea stone, as determined by the system.

The jitte that Redio copied from Smoker was valued at 9 essence by the system, which is considered decent for a low-tier ordinary weapon. After all, it's just an iron rod with a piece of seastone embedded in it; there's not much design involved.

This three-section staff made of 42-quality sea stone, while not comparable to the 6699-quality great sword of the Imperial Chef, is more than enough to rival those famous swords of the great sword level.

"Let's call you 'Wandering Clouds'."

Redio held the brand-new nunchucks; they felt heavy, and he was very satisfied.

Smoker, try sneaking up on me again next time, heh heh, see how I whip you into a spinning top!

Even a body capable of turning into smoke would likely only be beaten in the face of a weapon forged from sea stone.

Although the system rated Smoker's overall strength as 3 stars, Reddio felt alright as long as he wasn't completely outmatched. Furthermore, he was somewhat confident in his brute strength, and if he could successfully find the knack for fully utilizing his physical power, he would be even more confident.

Thinking this, Redio tried swinging the nunchucks and smashed them on his own head with a bang.

"Haha." Nami laughed out loud from the side.

Redio looked over, and she immediately stopped laughing, saying solemnly, "Is this also one of Lord Redio's amazing magic?"

"You're good at playing tricks, why don't you give it a try?"

Redio handed over the Cloud-Wandering Three-Section Staff, and Nami instinctively reached out to take it. The moment she touched it, she knew something was wrong and immediately let go.

Thump! Thump thump...

The nunchucks fell smoothly to the ground with a heavy thud.

Nami was stunned, her hand still outstretched.

This time she was prepared. With difficulty, she lifted the Cloud-Wandering Three-Section Staff from the ground and said incredulously, "How did it become so heavy? This... each one must weigh 10 kilograms! Did you really... fuse those stones with my three-section staff?"

Reddio: "You'll get used to it. Let me demonstrate how to use the nunchaku."