The moment the Item appeared on the table, its Stats appeared in Kai's eyes.
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Item: The Cursed Hat of Vanity (Named)
Grade: Uncommon
Sub-Grade: Top
Specification: Barbossa's most cherished hat, which he wore during Jack's search for the Shadow Gold and his mutiny against Jack. He continued to wear this hat during the ten years under the curse of the treasure of Cortes.
Because of remaining in contact with the undead constantly, the hat has gained curse-like properties.
Captain Barbossa harbored incredible spite toward the Contestant for forcing him to trade the hat. Hence, the hat has gained a Condescending semi-Living Characteristic.
Requirement:
1. A seamanship-related Ability
2. Pirate Captain
3. Correspondence >20
4. Charisma >25
Attributes:
1. Color: Navy Blue
2. Decoration: Blue Ostrich feathers
3. Charisma +3
Skill: Blood Mutiny
Skill's Effect:
1. Within the ship, know the location of all living beings
2. Every 3 hours of equipped state, randomly consumes Contestant's 5 HP
3. For 1 green apple, it can stretch the time limit to 6 hours (Slurp!)
Skill: Undead eyes
Skill's Effect:
1. Mana Consumption: 50 MP
2. For 1 hour, increase eyesight in foggy and stormy areas
3. AOE: 500 meters
Skill: Captain's favorite
Skill's Effect:
1. Mana Consumption: 100 MP
2. Curse all who dare to question the Captain's authority
3. All cursed beings lose life essence equivalent to 10 HP
4. AOE: 100 meters
Quality: 100%
WARNING: The hat has an inherent property of getting swept by the lightest wind
]
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The corners of Kai's mouth twitched unwittingly.
Condescending semi-living Characteristic… the three words rolled in his head repeatedly. This Blood Mutiny is nothing but trouble, too.
What if I am dwindling on the brink of death, and it consumes 5 HP? Damn! Other than that, though… It lives up to the name of Named Items.
"Cough!" Rintaro cleared his throat, an unquenchable curiosity drying his throat.
A blank paper flew over to the Item's top, and Kai projected the Stats on it.
Both Petyr and the insane scientist leaned over it, their heads almost bashing into each other.
A sly chuckle escaped Petyr suddenly, and even Rintaro burst out with a peal of laughter.
"Try it, my lord," Petyr suggested, lifting the Hat, his fingers running over its brim. "Quite a… unique Item."
The mocking tone couldn't have been more evident in Petyr's voice.
But Kai was no less a curious one than Rintaro, his eyes already narrowing at the Item. He snatched the Hat from Petyr and put it on his head.
The sight of a navy blue, round hat over Kai's headful of silky white hair… just didn't suit each other.
It was then the Hat trembled, and a mouth-like crease appeared on its round portion.
"Humph!" the Hat snorted. "Captain Barbossa could have put meself over his head more properly."
Kai: "…"
"Hahaha!" Rintaro couldn't hold it in any longer.
Laughing, clenching his stomach, he fell into the chair, a hint of tears glinting in the corners of his eyes. "This… is the best Item, Mr. Storm. Let me try it."
Kai was gobsmacked.
How could he have ever known that even such a thing was possible?
Helpless, Kai was about to take the Hat off his head when he drew a sharp breath. It was as if someone had stabbed him in the back, making him gasp.
Kai's HP bar flashed, and 5 points vanished from it instantly.
Damn, fucker! Now thoroughly enraged, Kai slammed the Hat on the table, cursing it inwardly. How shrewd? Sucked out my HP just when I was about to take it off…
Petyr let out a knowing, sly smile, realizing what must have happened for his lord to slam the Item.
Rintaro, however, gave no further look to Kai, almost instantly grabbing the Hat and throwing it on his head.
"Humph!" the Hat snorted again. "Captain Barbossa's hair smelled better."
Rintaro's laugh died.
He gently took off the hat and put it on the table.
Both Kai and Petyr frowned at this, knowing not what was going on in the insane scientist's mind.
It was then Rintaro turned around and pulled out a wooden log from the hearth, its end blazing red with fire.
"It's better to burn the Hat, my lord," he mumbled, his eyes shining red against the fire. "Such cursed Items shouldn't exist."
"Fuck off!" Kai kicked Rintaro and put the Item back into his Inventory.
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After some time, Kai and his two Characters eyed the empty table once more.
Unlike before, the atmosphere had gained an ominous vibe.
Even the Dementors had stopped running after the Lethifold, hovering like four wraiths in one place.
Lilith's endless flutters had also died as if the very wind had vanished from the face of the earth.
Kai nodded to himself, and flicked his hand, taking another Item out of the Inventory.
And the world got drowned in purple!
"Hahaha!" a laugh, brimming with stupendous evil, boomed into the library. "Time to kill!"
What awaited the evil dragon, though, were three beings eying him with hard faces and greedy gazes.
It was the sentient sword, Sounga, the Top-level Rare-grade Named Item!
During its transformation from Artifact to Item, Kai had fused his will into it, forcing it to become a katana with a purple blade, with a small jewel embedded into the pommel of its hilt.
It was this jewel that was letting out the evil purple glow.
And it was this jewel that represented the evil dragon spirit living in the sword.
Kai reached out and grabbed the katana's hilt, an evil feeling coursing through his very veins.
Sounga was longer than Murasame, he could tell. And, though Murasame was One-Cut-Killer, Kai couldn't help but admire the very existence of Sounga, the killing sword from hell.
As Kai marveled at the sword, his fingers caressing it, running up and down the blade, Sounga was already getting impatient.
The small, round jewel at the pommel glowed with a purple light, and the evil dragon roared, "Oi, brat! This Dragon was taking a nap! A nap! If there's nothing to kill, don't take me out!"
Sounga's roar entered from Kai's ear and left from another.
He ignored everything, forgot everything, and only one thing remained in his eyes.
The presence of a dull, gray light.
The more Kai looked at Sounga's Stats, the more his throat went dry, the tips of his fingers throbbed, and a smile flashed across his lips, becoming a demonic grin.
This is no sword, Kai thought, exulting in Sounga's Stats. This is… Power!
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Item: Sounga - The Sword of Calamity (Named)
Grade: Rare
Sub-Grade: Top
Specification: Sounga is a Demonic Blade. It contains the spirit of an ancient evil dragon from Hell, giving the Item living characteristics.
Sounga can call out the spirits of the dead, reanimating them as mindless corpses.
Requirement:
1. At least one Sword-related Ability
2. Demonic Will
3. 1st Threshold
4. Correspondence >30
5. Breath >30
Attributes:
1. Measurement: 110 cm
2. Material: Unknown
3. Base Damage: 200 HP
Skill: Reanimation
— A combination of Mana and Spirituality will be consumed for all Reanimations
— The consumed MP and SP Points will become the Corpse's MP and SP Stats
— Until all MP, SP, and HP run out, the Reanimated Corpses will keep regenerating
— Every corpse will have a generalized Base Damage
— Such corpses will have their original Abilities and Skills, though restricted, if any
— To use Items, the corpses must fulfill their requirements
Skill's Effect:
1. Reanimated Corpse lvl 1: (Consumption: 25 MP, 25 SP)
— 25 MP
— 25 SP
— 100 HP
— Base Damage: 20 HP
2. Reanimated Corpse lvl 2: (Consumption: 50 MP, 50 SP)
— 50 MP
— 50 SP
— 200 HP
— Base Damage 30 HP
3. Reanimated Corpse lvl 3: (Consumption: 100 MP, 100 SP)
— 100 MP
— 100 SP
— 300 HP
— Base Damage 45 HP
Note: The Reanimated Corpses can't exceed their original strength. With non-Contestants, equivalent strength will be considered.
Skill: Dragon Twister
— Dragon Twister is divided into 3 levels, creating an evil tornado with AOE damage
Skill's Effect:
1. One Dragon:
— Mana Consumption: 150 MP
— Base Damage: 120 HP
— AOE: 200 meters radius
2. Two Dragons:
— Mana Consumption: 280 MP
— Base Damage: 220 HP
— AOE: 300 meters radius
3. Three Dragons:
— Mana Consumption: 400 MP
— Base Damage: 310 HP
— AOE: 500 meters radius
Quality: 100%
WARNING: If the Contestant were to lack the willpower to subdue the sword, Sounga could take over the Contestant's consciousness
]
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