Konoha's Mission Master

"No, no, accelerating is also a form of exercise for me, and it doesn't actually consume much of my energy," Yakumo quickly refused.

With Aoyama Reiko's arrival, the atmosphere in the cabin felt a little strange. However, Yukotsu Chiyuki was unaffected by the atmosphere and had already fallen asleep in the cabin.

After being rejected, Aoyama Reiko did not speak again. She leaned against the outer wall of the cabin, her eyes slightly closed, and her breathing gradually became steady.

Outside, the clouds were scattered, and inside the cabin, only the even sound of breathing could be heard.

Seeing that there was still plenty of time, Yakumo used his mind to open the game system to check and estimated that he could redraw the game dungeon based on the time remaining.

Use your mind to find the dungeon section and tap to draw.

The ancient-looking wheel began to spin, faster and faster.

The marks of the knife and axe on the surface of the roulette wheel seemed to become denser, and as it rotated, the text became blurred and illegible, leaving only gold, purple, blue, green, and a faint gray.

"Stop," Yakumo thought to himself.

The roulette wheel gradually slowed down, and a purple hue spread out in an instant.

Congratulations to the player for obtaining the dungeon: Dragon Lord.

Dragon Lord: Arctic Feast

〖Instance Type: Multiplayer Instance〗

[Series Description: This series is based on the popular serialized novel *Dragon Raja*, selecting some of its most classic battles as background. By incorporating a team mode and limiting player abilities, it strives to provide players with an incredibly tense, exciting, and thrilling dungeon experience.]

To maintain the balance of the game's dungeon world, players cannot obtain any attribute treasures, skills, or inheritances from within the dungeons, but can obtain quest rewards through quests issued by the game system.

[Note: This game developer is not responsible for any bugs or dangers that may occur within the game instance. The developer reserves the right of final interpretation. Failure to complete the instance and death will result in a penalty of 15000 gold coins per player; success will not deduct any gold coins.]

If a player doesn't have enough gold, their balance will become negative.

After reading a very long introduction to the dungeon series, Yakumo finally saw the background information at the end of the game dungeon and the task he needed to complete.

[Instance Background: The ultimate polar region hides the ultimate secret. Legendary islands are bathed in beautiful aurora borealis, like the skirt of a goddess. This magical island makes one lose their way in the world. This is the kingdom of dragons, the pasture of gods, Sunset Island, the territory of the Dragon King.]

After reading the dungeon's background information, only two words remained in Yakumo's mind: confusion. He hadn't read this story at all before his transmigration...

How did this all come up with the Arctic?

〖Quest 1: Survive for 24 hours.〗

[Dungeon Reward 1: Six Free Attribute Points]

〖Quest 2: Kill the dungeon boss.〗

[Dungeon Reward 2: Three Free Attribute Points.]

This dungeon only has two quests, which is obviously not in line with the usual characteristics of the game system, but the two quests reward a total of nine free attribute points, which is quite generous.

After all, this is just a purple dungeon and can't be compared to the gold one in One-Punch Man.

Yakumo waved his hand and closed the game system.

This game instance must have some kind of restriction, just like when he and You Gu Qianxue challenged the team instance, it would suppress the two people's physical attributes and increase the difficulty of the instance, which is already a common routine.

Yakumo began planning when he would challenge this dungeon, probably after he had dealt with the Red-Haired Pirates and the Celestial Dragons.

Unfortunately, the background information for the game's dungeon is too vague, lacking substantial clues. All that is known is that the boss of this dungeon is still the Dragon King.

The Dragon King is someone Yakumo knows nothing about.

Yakumo began to analyze the known conditions again, trying his best to deduce the specific details of this instance.

This dungeon should be a survival-type timed dungeon. If many attributes are suppressed to an extremely low level, then skill will be the key to victory or defeat, and Yakumo should put in more effort.

"Sorrowful Bones and Thousand Snows... The real time is for me to break through to the master level in swordsmanship."

While Yakumo was pondering, the dark green airship had already approached Freedom Island. It still contained those magnificent buildings, but most of them had been converted into offices for the Free Federation.

Not far away, a brand-new residential area is under construction. The overall shape is somewhat square and angular, and it is more practical with almost no trace of waste.

It is foreseeable that in a decade or so...

This place will become a bustling city.

Yakumo detected the aura of Monkey D. Dragon, and the dark green flying boat descended. To prevent any misunderstandings, Yakumo deactivated the dark green flying boat when it was nearly a thousand meters high, and used spatial teleportation to take everyone away.

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Chapter 426 The World Situation

Free City - Office of the Parliament Speaker.

A mountain of documents was piled up on the antique-style desk, and two capable secretaries sat at two tables to the side, conducting a simple screening of the documents. The more important documents were to be handed over to Long for processing.

Deep inside the office, Long sat at his desk, processing documents with his fingers, his pen flying across the page as he manipulated his wrist.

A year and a half has passed in the world of One Piece.

A few strands of white hair appeared on his head, and he looked somewhat thin and scholarly. In addition, his eyes became brighter, like two deep black pearls.

Swish.

When Yakumo appeared, he changed the airflow in the study. Almost instantly, the dragon's body became extremely tense, and it directly entered an elemental state, like an invisible breeze.

"who is it?"

“It’s me,” Yakumo said softly.

The familiar voice made Long's tense body relax slightly. He then began to observe with his Observation Haki. The familiar face and the unfathomable strength... he was certain that the person in front of him was his good brother.

Of course, if it weren't for his good brother, then this day next year would be his death anniversary, since if you can't see through someone with Observation Haki, it's basically the same as being unable to defeat them.

Others' Observation Haki naturally wouldn't possess such abilities, but he is a dragon, and he uses the Wind-Wind Fruit's power to enhance his Observation Haki, reaching an incredibly terrifying level.

After Yakumo left, Ryu considered himself the strongest user of Observation Haki.

"Really you?"

Although his eyes and senses told him that the person in front of him was Yakumo, Ryu still found it somewhat unbelievable.

But this is deep within the City of Freedom, and the roads leading here are heavily fortified, both overtly and covertly. If it weren't for Yakumo... the others wouldn't have been able to infiltrate so easily.

Before Yakumo left, he said that he would not return to the pirate world unless something major happened. Their last farewell was basically a final goodbye, but unexpectedly, they met again in less than two years.

"Of course, I made some mistakes, and I came back to make amends."

Yakumo sat calmly in the chair in front of the dragon.

Kakashi secretly observed the middle-aged man with a face full of tattoos in front of him. His demeanor was very refined, which reminded him of his father, Hatake Sakumo.

Yet his face revealed an extremely fierce expression.

The two extremely contradictory feelings swirling within one person inevitably drew Kakashi's attention even more.

Is this your friend?

Dragon didn't ask what Yakumo meant by "mistake," but instead noticed Kakashi's observation and the gentle, water-like young woman standing next to Kakashi, which reminded him of Luffy's mother.

The two share the same temperament.

Realizing his lapse in composure, Ryu quickly asked Yakumo what had happened.

"This is my older sister, and that is my good friend."

Yakumo noticed the change in Ryu's emotions, but did not delve into it, and simply answered Ryu's question.

"I see. Please, everyone, have a seat."

Ryu stood up and said politely that he knew that no one who could follow Yakumo was simple, and that Mori Masako and Yukotsu Chiyuki were no weaker than himself.

"Okay, Long, you two talk... I'll take them out for a stroll."

Mori Masako had no interest in the rest of their conversation and directly asked Ryu to go out for a walk.

Although the former high-ranking members of the Revolutionary Army all knew Masako Mori, there were new members joining the Free Federation, so Ryu called two secretaries to guide them and avoid any unnecessary trouble.

When the two secretaries saw so many people in the inner room of the study, their first reaction was fear, but they still displayed a high level of professionalism.

After everyone left, Long's face was filled with smiles.

Hey, he's not pretending anymore!

"I really didn't expect you to show up so quickly."

Long put down his work, leaned back on the soft sofa, and spoke with a touch of emotion, as well as a well-hidden exhaustion.

"I'm here to correct my mistakes. I was a bit too idealistic. I thought that as long as the Celestial Dragons were overthrown, the world would be free and peaceful. But the Celestial Dragons retaliated with assassinations, the Red-Haired Pirates broke their promises, and the Pirate King was regarded as a god by all pirates."

"These people are making the world less stable. Pirates still exist... the killing continues, and the Celestial Dragons are still wielding their swords in the shadows," Yakumo replied in a low voice.

"The death of the previous Pirate King Roger started a wave, a torrent of the times, a trend of the world, and millions of people became pirates. Now the ascension of the new Pirate King has reignited the wave. How can the pirate group be completely eradicated in just a few years?"

"The outcome we desire is yet to come."

Long closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. The current situation in the world was far from what he had hoped for, but he did not lose confidence because of this, after all, the most difficult hurdle had been overcome.

"Actually, our biggest enemies are the Red-Haired Pirates and the remnants of the Celestial Dragons, as well as... the Straw Hat Pirates," Yakumo analyzed.

The dragon nodded and spoke.

"I've already dispatched a Marine Admiral to hunt down the Red-Haired Pirates. As for the Celestial Dragons' hiding place, the intelligence department is searching diligently. As for the Straw Hat Pirates..."

When he spoke of the Straw Hat Pirates, his tone changed noticeably, becoming lower and more complex; after all, Luffy was his son.

"The Straw Hat Pirates are currently planning to retire, after all, they set sail for adventure in the first place for the title of Pirate King and for the legendary treasure left behind by Pirate King Roger."

"In that case, the Straw Hat Pirates can no longer be considered enemies."

This is undoubtedly good news for Yakumo, since he didn't want to kill a character he had been a fan of for many years.

"By the way, do you know what the secret treasure of One Piece is?"

"I do not know."

Long then said with some surprise.

"I thought you knew."

"How did you come to this feeling?" Yakumo asked curiously.

“Whitebeard was one of the few strong people of the previous generation who knew exactly what the secret treasure was. You helped Whitebeard many times, and I thought he was exchanging it for the great treasure,” Dragon replied matter-of-factly.