Over the past half month, aside from his usual training, Zane never missed a single day of activating his Nen ability three tis a day.
Continuous plundering had rapidly increased his physical attributes, but as he grew stronger, a new problem arose.
Not only were high-quality beasts on the island and Sea Kings in the surrounding waters becoming scarce, but the rate of his physical improvent was also gradually slowing down.
Zane, of course, understood why this was happening.
Only high-quality beasts and Sea Kings could provide superior physical attributes.
The stronger his body beca, the more nutrition it required to continue improving.
Given the situation, Zane knew it was ti to set sail once more.
Exiting Equality Space.
Zane imdiately ordered his crew to rest for three days before heading out to sea.
"Hahaha, finally leaving this godforsaken place!"
"Ah! My Pleasure District, wait for ! I'll be there soon!"
"A banquet! A banquet! A banquet!!!"
"..."
The crew mbers had clearly been cooped up for too long. Upon hearing they were leaving, the camp imdiately erupted with ape-like howls of joy.
For three straight days, the last of the wine on the ship was completely drained by non-stop partying.
On the fourth day.
"Set sail!"
Zane stood high-spirited at the bow, waving his hand to give the command.
"Aye!!!"
The crew cheered excitedly, busying themselves with the sails and the helm.
Soon, the Riding the Wind and Waves gradually pulled away from Newcastle Island, where they had stayed for over three months.
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"Drink up, hurry!"
"Hahaha, business has been booming these past few days. We've had ships coming in for repairs almost every day."
"That bastard Roger might have started this wretched Great Pirate Era, but you have to admit, it's made us a lot more money."
"Exactly! Otherwise, we wouldn't have nearly this many ships to work on."
"Hey, watch it. The reason we have so much business is thanks to Mr. Iceburg, not because of Roger."
"..."
Under the cover of night, a bar in an alley of Water 7 was quite lively.
Local residents and shipwrights from the Galley-La Company were gathered there, drinking and chatting.
Behind the counter, the bar owner, Blueno, was wiping glasses as usual, smiling at his custors.
BOOM!!!
A sudden change occurred.
Just as the patrons were enjoying themselves, a suffocating, invisible pressure suddenly swept in from the doorway.
Thud, thud...
Under precise control that inspired terror without causing physical harm, everyone the invisible pressure touched rolled their eyes and collapsed, unconscious.
Tap, tap, tap...
Slow, unhurried footsteps echoed through the now-silent bar.
The visitor walked from the entrance all the way to the bar counter.
"Excellent acting. You truly are a CP9 elite."
A calm voice reached Blueno's ears.
He, who had been feigning unconsciousness on the counter, suddenly lunged upward.
Finger Pistol!
Blueno vaulted over the counter, his index finger thrusting toward the intruder like a bullet, wreathed in killing intent.
Crack!
Blueno's reaction ti and speed were undoubtedly fast compared to an ordinary person.
But against Zane, it clearly wasn't enough.
With a simple lift of his hand, Zane didn't just calmly see through the attack; he grabbed the man's index finger and snapped it clean.
He was, after all, a strictly trained agent.
The pain of a broken finger only made Blueno let out a muffled grunt. He didn't stop his assault, swinging his other hand in a heavy punch.
[LET'S DUEL!]
Grabbing the incoming fist, Zane neutralized the attack while simultaneously activating his Nen ability without missing a beat.
Whoosh!
The surroundings transford instantly.
Zane and Blueno appeared within the vast, brightly lit Equality Space.
The sudden shift caused Blueno's pupils to shrink, but...
THUD!!!
Before Blueno could even process what was happening, Zane delivered a brutal kick.
A violent impact slamd into his chest.
"Argh!!!"
Blueno scread, coughing up blood as he was sent flying back like a cannonball.
Zane tapped his foot lightly.
He blurred into a shadow, catching up at an even greater speed.
Shlick!
Without wasting words, his right palm, coated in Nen, beca a blade. With a single strike, he decapitated the heavily injured Blueno.
The head, frozen in an expression of agony and shock, flew high into the air.
But in the next second, Blueno's corpse dissolved into particles of light, coalescing into four glowing spheres.
Aside from the red, blue, and green spheres representing physical, ntal, and technical attributes, there was an additional golden sphere.
Zane's gaze fell directly on that golden sphere, and he reached out to grab it.
The golden light dissolved into particles and rged into Zane's body.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Done."
His lips curled into a satisfied smile.
The golden sphere was the manifestation of a special attribute.
In other words, the golden sphere dropped by Blueno was the Door-Door Fruit ability.
Upon leaving Newcastle Island, Zane had hurried to Water 7 without a mont's rest.
His primary objective was the Door-Door Fruit, a rare Devil Fruit ability involving spatial manipulation.
Furthermore, the success of this plunder confird that the developnt of his Nen ability was a success.
Whether it was basic or special attributes, he could successfully plunder them.
Even if those special attributes originated from another world.
Be it chanics or nurical values—as long as they were high enough, they were a joy to use.
'According to the rules I set, the plunder of special attributes doesn't fully rge into my own being like basic attributes. Instead, it attaches itself to with my Nen ability acting as the dium.'
'Devil Fruits co with plenty of restrictions.'
'Being unable to swim, the weakness to Sea Prism Stone, and the inability to possess two or more powers—with the exception of Blackbeard.'
'When I developed the Winner Takes All rule, I naturally took these factors into account.'
'Thus, I chose to have the mastery of special attributes dependent on my Nen ability.'
'This way, I can bypass the restrictions of the Devil Fruits.'
'Of course, this attachnt is calculated independently. It doesn't an the attached Devil Fruit ability is classified as a Nen ability.'
'Even if I chose a Nen-inhibiting mode within Equality Space, I could still use the Devil Fruit powers.'
Whoosh!
He returned to the bar.
Glancing at the people he had knocked out with his Malice, Zane didn't leave imdiately. Instead, he walked to the bar's entrance.
He hung the Closed sign that had been sitting to the side.
After closing up, Zane returned to the counter.
He pulled up a chair and sat down, casually picking out a decent bottle of wine from the shelves. He sat there leisurely, waiting as he sipped the drink.
A few monts later.
Before he could even finish the bottle, his movent to raise the glass paused.
A red light flashed in his eyes.
His Observation Haki, honed to a certain degree, allowed him to imdiately and sharply sense movent outside the bar.
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