"A material that contains extrely powerful energy!?"
Red, who had just finished explaining matters related to Trainers to Sanji, looked at Nami in surprise.
After hearing that Nami wanted to upgrade and evolve the Clima-Tact, Red couldn't help but stroke his chin thoughtfully.
"Now that you ntion it, there really are quite a few items in the Pokémon world that fit your requirents."
"Really!?" Nami's eyes lit up in an instant as she looked at Red with anticipation.
"It's just…" Red showed a hint of hesitation. "I'm not sure whether those things would actually work."
"And bringing them into the real world would also take quite a bit of ti."
When it ca to energy-filled materials, the first things that ca to Red's mind were the various elental Evolution Stones used to help Pokémon evolve—such as the Fire Stone, Water Stone, Thunder Stone, and so on.
Those attributes just so happened to align perfectly with the Clima-Tact's functions.
That said, there were no shortages of miraculous items in the Pokémon ga worlds.
If he could sohow bring Arceus's Plates into the world of pirates…
Wouldn't it be absurdly easy to create weapons rivaling Ancient Weapons!?
"I rember that the Celadon City Departnt Store sells standard Evolution Stones," Red thought. "When the ti cos, I can exchange a few and see whether Usopp can make use of them."
With the idea settled, Red nodded toward Nami and said:
"After we finish wiping out the Arlong Pirates, I'll help you research it."
"Don't worry. Even if items from the Pokémon world don't work out, the Grand Line has plenty of resources worth exploiting."
"No need to rush."
"Really!?" Joy flashed across Nami's eyes. "That's amazing!"
At so point, the na Arlong Pirates had stopped making her tremble in fear. Instead, she had beco far more invested in anything that could make her stronger.
Back then, she simply didn't have the power.
But now, Nami only had one thing to say:
"Fighting feels great!"
"…Did I accidentally turn Nami into a battle-loving violent girl!?"
Watching her bounce away in high spirits, Red couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
Still, Nami's question had reminded him of sothing important.
In truth, Red had long since set his sights on the various mysterious items found in Pokémon gas.
Unfortunately, because Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu/Eevee removed the held item chanic, he could only place his hopes on clearing this world first—then heading to other ga versions where held items still existed.
So held items in Pokémon gas provided absurdly powerful boosts.
Red was extrely curious…
If those special items were brought into the world of pirates, would they still retain their broken effects?
Of course, all of that was for the future.
After seeing Nami off, Red's consciousness shifted, his attention snapping back to the ga console's screen.
He opened the Pokémon list.
Behind Usopp's icon, a chibi blond figure in a black suit with a cigarette clenched between his lips appeared on the screen.
It was Sanji's Pokémon avatar!
Thanks to Luffy and Zoro vouching for him, Sanji accepted Red's identity as a Trainer almost without hesitation and was quickly added to the Pokémon list.
Red tapped to inspect him.
Sanji's status panel popped up:
[Pokémon: Vinsmoke Sanji][Level: 32][Gender: ♂][Nature: Calm ( Sp. Def −Attack)][Type: Fighting / Fire][Ability: Battle Armor (The body becos extrely tough, with no weak points)][Moves: None][EXP: 0 / 3169]
...
[HP: 123][Attack: 96][Defense: 95][Sp. Atk: 74][Sp. Def: 92][Speed: 109]
...
"Huh~?"
A trace of confusion flickered through Red's eyes as he murmured to himself.
"Battle Armor!? Is it because there's an exoskeleton hidden within his body that the system assigned him this Ability?"
Pokémon Abilities were effectively the first major cheat provided by the system to Red's companions.
Although Usopp's Run Away and Nami's Pickup hadn't yet manifested in the real world…
The system had already made it clear upon activation—
As long as they entered a ga world even once, those previously nonexistent Ability effects would manifest on the "Pokémon" themselves.
Usopp simply hadn't had any chance to trigger his.
As for Nami…
Red suspected it was because she had stayed aboard the Going rry for too long—equivalent to not accumulating enough "steps" in-ga—so Pickup had never activated.
anwhile, Luffy's Regenerator and Zoro's Pressure had already been clearly demonstrated in reality.
During their days in Syrup Village, every ti Luffy trained himself to total exhaustion, all it took was a short rest before he bounced back full of energy.
He was practically the living embodint of endless sit-ups.
As for Zoro's Pressure, it had manifested repeatedly in battle—so much so that even Dracule Mihawk had mistaken it for the prelude to Conqueror's Haki awakening.
Which ant…
"Sanji's Ability makes his body incredibly tough, removing all weak points…"
"In other words, once the Ability is active, even if he's struck in the eyes, internal organs, his backside, or even his little brother down there, the damage would be no different from being hit anywhere else?"
"This Ability… is unexpectedly strong!"
Staring at Sanji's status screen, Red pondered intensely.
The Fighting Fire dual typing was exactly as he'd expected.
Once Sanji's dormant power fully awakened, he would already possess monstrous defense and recovery.
Now, with Battle Armor eliminating weaknesses entirely—
Sanji was destined to beco the blazing knight charging at the very forefront of the Straw Hat crew!
Explosive offense paired with monstrous defense…
"The Wings of the Pirate King… they're already taking shape!!!"
Red's eyes glead with anticipation for the Straw Hat Pirates' future.
...
...
In the blink of an eye, a full day passed.
Despite having fought a battle worthy of being recorded in Straw Hat history at noon, by afternoon everyone was back to their routines—training, researching, improving themselves.
Everything returned to calm once more.
Sanji, freshly aboard, was still figuring out his place within the crew.
That afternoon, Red called Johnny and Yosaku up to the deck.
After explaining the concept of Trainers, he successfully registered both of them in the Pokémon list.
However, the two of them were ultimately just ordinary people with so combat experience.
Their type was uniformly Normal, and their Abilities were similarly unimpressive—Swift Swim and Tangled Feet.
One boosted movent speed in rain; the other made dodging easier when confused.
Neither offered much direct combat value.
Their stats were even more pitiful.
Forget comparing them to Luffy or Zoro—even Usopp and Nami far surpassed them.
These two were clearly not ant to stay aboard the Going rry and continue adventuring with Luffy.
Especially since neither of them had ever intended to beco pirates in the first place.
Still, while they couldn't be crew mbers, they could serve as the Straw Hats' representatives in the East Blue.
After all, as pirates, there were many matters Red and the others couldn't handle personally.
And Johnny and Yosaku's loyalty was beyond question.
So that afternoon, Red taught them Headbutt and Pay Day, both Normal-type moves.
He also explained his plan to them.
Having witnessed the Straw Hats' strength, received Red's benefits, and sharing their bond with "Big Bro Zoro," the two eagerly accepted this part-ti role.
At that mont, they were already rowing a small makeshift boat from the Going rry, carrying the trussed-up Don Krieg and Gin toward the Marine base at Loguetown…
(End of Chapter)
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