Pirate: I'm an admiral now, what's wrong with taking a little extra money?

Kane cleared his throat and walked to the front of the line.

"Ahem! Comrades! You've all worked hard on this trip to Beihai!"

Kane looked serious, his gaze sweeping over every face.

"Faced with a vicious enemy like Germa, you did not back down or show any fear, demonstrating the prowess of our elite troops! I am proud of you!"

The soldiers stood tall, even though they hadn't done much besides shouting "666" on the ship, they were always happy to be praised.

"but!"

Kane's tone shifted, becoming serious. "This mission is extremely dangerous and involves world government secrets. I don't want any details of this mission to leak out, lest it cause panic among civilians. This is for the sake of world stability!"

Kane waved his hand, and the boxes next to him opened with a snap.

Whoosh!

Bundles of Pele were exposed to the air, stimulating everyone's optic nerves.

"There are 100 million Berries here."

Kane said calmly, "Although it's not much, it's illegal proceeds seized from Germa. According to regulations, all of this money must be turned over."

The soldiers' eyes dimmed slightly, and the sound of them swallowing hard rose and fell.

"However!" Kane suddenly raised his voice, "I believe that rules are rigid, but people are flexible! Making our brothers bleed, sweat, and shed tears is not my justice! This 100 million Berries should be distributed as a special allowance to all the brothers here!"

The entire room fell silent.

One second later.

boom!!!

"Holy crap?!"

"One hundred million? Divided among two hundred of us?"

"500,000 each?! We're rich!!"

"That's five years' worth of my salary!"

The soldiers erupted in jubilation, their eyes practically glowing red. Five hundred thousand Berries—for these low-ranking marines, it was an absolute fortune!

"But once we've taken this money, I think everyone understands what to say and what not to say, right?" Kane asked with a smile. "How much did we seize this time?"

The soldiers looked at each other, then shouted in unison:

"Reporting, Warrant Officer Kane! We've seized 14.9 billion Berries! Absolutely no more!"

"The rest were burned to ashes by Lord Sakazuki's lava!" a quick-witted sergeant shouted.

Sakazuki's face twitched, but he did not refute.

"Very good!" Kane nodded in satisfaction. "Give us the money!"

The cheers were deafening, even scaring away the fish in the sea.

"Long live Warrant Officer Kane!"

"Long live justice!"

What Germa? What vault? All they know is that following Commander Kane means a life of luxury! Is this money too hot to handle? No! This is a reward for justice!

Seeing the group of "accomplices" grinning with the money, Kane felt a little less pain in his heart. Spending 100 million to buy two hundred loyal people to keep quiet was a good deal.

……

Night falls.

The warship sailed smoothly through the waves, while the soldiers were celebrating in the lower deck, the sounds of counting money rising and falling.

Kane hid alone in the captain's cabin toilet, locked the door, and sat on the toilet.

He feels very empty right now.

The sense of loss from having just handled billions to suddenly becoming penniless made him desperately need some stimulation to fill the void in his heart.

"System, open the panel."

A pale blue light screen unfolded on the retina.

[Host: Kane]

[Discipline Value: 90000 points]

Looking at that nearly six-figure number, Kane's breathing became rapid.

In addition to the original 40,000+, this trip to Germa brought him a huge amount of disciplinary points for extortion, vandalism, arson, setting up a slush fund, corrupting colleagues, and bribing subordinates.

"Almost 100,000 points..."

"As long as you can extract just one top-tier ability, you'll have the means to completely protect yourself in this world!"

Kane gritted his teeth, his eyes turning crazed.

"System! Give me a big one!"

"Start the [Lottery Wheel]! Spend 50000 Disciplinary Points!!"

[Ding! Warning: This is a high-risk, high-reward gamble. Confirm spending 50,000 disciplinary points for one roulette draw?]

"Confirmed! Draw your prize! Your bicycle could become a motorcycle tonight!"

Kane felt his palms sweating. 50,000 points! How long had he saved up for that?! If he pulled out some worthless item, he'd jump into the sea and kill himself.

With Kane's thought, a massive roulette wheel, visible only to him, appeared on his retina. The wheel emanated an ancient and mysterious aura, and was densely covered with inscriptions of various rewards.

The pointer begins to spin.

hum-

The pointer flew by rapidly.

[Zanpakuto: Ryujin Jakka]... It's over.

[Super Saiyan bloodline]...slipped by.

[Doraemon's spare pocket]...that's all in the past.

Kane's heart leaped into his throat as he stared intently at the red pointer.

"Stop! Stop! Oh crap, don't go over there!"

The pointer swept across a causality skill called "100% chance of catching a blade bare-handed," and Kane broke out in a cold sweat. This thing was powerful, but too shameful; it didn't fit his noble and righteous persona.

The roulette wheel is moving slower and slower.

A dazzling array of prizes flashed before my eyes.

【Naval Six Styles - Secret Manual】... Garbage, don't want it.

[Top-tier Observation Haki]... It's somewhat useful, but not powerful enough.

[I maxed out my defense because I'm so afraid of pain]... What kind of weird talent is this? Get lost!

[Thank you for your patronage]... The pointer trembled as it approached the black square.

"No! Bro! System Daddy! Stop messing with me!" Kane clasped his hands together, frantically praying to the air, "I'd trade all of Sakazuki's luck with women for a single big prize!!"

It seems that some kind of mysterious sacrifice has taken effect.

As if it had exhausted its last bit of strength, the pointer slowly and laboriously slid across the edge of the black grid and stopped in the center of a grid that emitted a pure cyan light.

At that moment, the toilet was filled with golden light!

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You've been blessed with incredible luck!]

[Obtained a Logia-type Top-Tier Devil Fruit!]

[Rewards being distributed...]

A strangely shaped fruit appeared out of nowhere in Kane's hand.

It is dark blue all over, and its surface is covered with white spiral patterns. Those patterns look like flowing gas, and it feels light and airy when you hold it in your hand.

Kane took a deep breath and opened the item description.

The pupils dilated instantly.

Chapter 29 Sengoku: You pried up all the floor tiles in Germa?!

[Logia-type Devil Fruit - Storm-Storm Fruit!]

[Ability Description]: The ultimate natural type, combining wind, thunder, rain, clouds, and air pressure, the master of the sky.

【Characteristic 1】: Elementalization (the body can transform into the storm itself).

【Feature 2】: Weather control (not only creating wind, but also controlling thunderstorms, pressure differences, and sudden rain).

【Feature 3】: Natural disasters occur (after awakening, it can trigger a massive hurricane, changing the island's climate).

[Note]: After system optimization, the side effect of fear of the ocean (and physical restrictions such as fear of rubber insulation) has been removed.

"Holy crap..."

Kane was completely numb.

A Devil Fruit that's immune to seawater? Is that even a Devil Fruit?

On this vast ocean, the greatest weakness of a power user is the sea itself and Seastone. Eliminating this weakness means that even if he is thrown into the deep sea, he can transform into his element and fly out!

"We've struck it rich... This time we've really struck it rich!"

Kane's eyes lit up as he looked at the dark blue fruit in his hand.

If he could only rely on physical skills to reign supreme among the younger generation before, now he truly possesses the ticket to enter the top tier of combat power in this vast ocean.

more importantly……

That's awesome!

Just imagine, his entrance is accompanied by background music of dark clouds and thunder, and he can destroy a parking lot with a wave of his hand. This is practically tailor-made for Kane, who is committed to becoming the standard of justice in the Navy (the king of coolness)!

Without the slightest hesitation.

Kane opened his mouth wide and took a big bite of the fruit.