After a while, the two wine barrels were salvaged by the pirates.
Alvida was ecstatic when she saw the salvaged wine barrel. With her years of experience sailing, she could instantly tell that the barrel wasn't filled with wine.
The depth of draft was different!
But in these seas, what else could be in the barrels if not wine?
The most likely thing?
Treasure, of course!
With that thought, Alvida gleefully walked towards the barrel.
She exclaimed:
"Great job, Coby! Keep it up!"
"Yes, Miss Alvida!" Coby responded nervously.
"Treasure, here I come!"
Alvida's pudgy hands reached slowly towards the barrel's lid.
Just as she was about to touch it, a fist suddenly shot out from inside, growing larger in Alvida's wide eyes.
Bang!
Alvida was caught off guard and knocked away.
At the same time, a voice came from the wine barrel's direction.
"Man, that was a good nap~!"
The pirates stared dumbfounded at Alvida, who had been thrown aside, and then turned their gaze to Luffy, who was now stretching.
One thought crossed all their minds simultaneously:
"This kid is dead meat!"
Meanwhile, the second barrel also burst open.
"Well! Looks like things haven't changed at all!"
Kai looked at the pirates and the dazed Alvida lying on the ground, commenting.
He hadn't expected his presence to be just a small ripple in the plot.
He still ended up meeting Alvida.
Kai thought it was fine; at least his appearance hadn't altered the story's course.
Isn't this like having insider knowledge?
System cheat + prophet cheat!
Totally unbeatable!!!
But this time, the barrels they had been in hadn't come from the merchant ship.
Does this mean Nami isn't aboard this ship?
Now wasn't the time for Kai to dwell on that.
Alvida, now fuming with rage, stood up and screamed at Luffy:
"You idiot! Do you know what you've done?"
"Huh?"
Luffy looked at the furious Alvida, completely unfazed.
Picking his nose with his finger, he asked:
"Who's this rude old lady?"
"Rude... old lady?!"
All the surrounding pirates' expressions shifted drastically.
Alvida's face turned blue with fury.
She grabbed her iron club and swung it at Luffy, shouting:
"I'll kill you!"
Luffy effortlessly dodged her attack with a little hop.
Then, as expected, he punched her square in the face.
She was sent flying again.
Seeing this, the pirates drew their swords and rushed at Luffy.
But just as they moved, a figure appeared in front of them.
Kai looked at the pirates and calmly said:
"This path is blocked!"
None of the pirates paid any attention to Kai Vane's words.
These were battle-hardened pirates who spilled blood with their swords. Were they supposed to fear a brat like him?
What a joke!
The group charged at him.
One pirate, wearing a headscarf, sneered maliciously:
"You'll find out underground that the path is really blocked!"
Kai Vane sighed softly, watching the scene unfold.
"Why bother?"
Then his eyes sharpened.
In an instant, his figure vanished.
Bang!
Bang!
...
In just a few breaths, all the pirates were peacefully lying on the ground, as if they could see their grandmas waving at them.
Kai wasn't surprised by the scene before him.
He wasn't even sure how strong he had become.
The invincible body granted by the Monkey King's fruit was truly incredible.
It significantly enhanced his physique.
On top of that, he had also inherited Brother Monkey's combat experience.
You could say it's pretty much on point, right?
Sometimes Kai wondered if the system had only created the fruit just to let the Monkey King appear logically in the world of ONE PIECE.
Otherwise, what other fruit gives you combat experience, right?
But he wasn't too concerned.
All he knew was that he was the one benefiting from it.
Kai turned to see Luffy and Alvida still facing off.
Then Coby shouted that familiar line:
"This women is the ugliest old lady ever!"
Alvida shouted furiously:
"You brat!"
Her iron club came crashing down toward Coby.
In an instant, Luffy appeared in front of coby and took the blow directly on his head.
A grin spread across his face.
"Looks like... that didn't hurt!"
"Gomu Gomu no..."
"Pistol!"
Bang!
Ugh!
Luffy's fist slammed into Alvida's gut, making her eyes bulge.
She was sent flying into the air like a huge gray wolf, crashing into the distant sea.
Though, it was missing the classic line.
Kai glanced at the downed pirates and kicked one of them lightly.
"Hey! Go get all the food on this ship for us!"
"If you're too slow..."
"Think about the consequences!"
The pirates, shaken by his words, scrambled to their feet despite their pain and went searching for food.
Luffy walked over with a huge grin and said:
"Kai , how'd you know I was hungry?"
"Nope! I'm just starving myself!"
...
Some time later~
"Ahh~"
"Ahh~"
Kai and Luffy lay on the deck, rubbing their full stomachs and smiling contentedly.
Kai realized that, perhaps due to awakening the indestructible Vajra body, his appetite was even bigger than Luffy's, the notorious big eater!
It was a bit absurd!
Looks like Sanji's going to be very busy in the future~
After a bit of rest, Kai asked the pirates again:
"Where's the treasure on this ship?"
Though he wasn't as money-obsessed as Nami, he still needed to eat!
Both he and Luffy were flat broke, not a berry between them.
Without some money, he'd feel uneasy!
"In the cabin!" one pirate stammered in reply.
"Then why are you just standing there? Take me to it!"
When the pirate stared blankly at him after answering, Kai scolded him angrily.
"Yes! Please follow me!"
...
When Kai reached the treasure room, he was quite pleased with what he saw.
There were 5 million berries, along with some gold, jewels, and other valuables.
Kai didn't know their exact worth, but he guessed it was pretty decent.
"Alright, you can leave now!"
"Close the door behind you!"
Kai instructed the pirate who had brought him.
"Yes!"
With a thought, Kai made all the treasure disappear into his system space.
The system space could only store inanimate objects.
However, there was no time flow inside.
Meaning if you put a piece of meat in, it would stay fresh indefinitely.
He had already tested this over the past few days.
The space had a capacity of 1 trillion cubic meters.
It sounded massive, but it was just a cube 10,000 meters on each side.
This size wouldn't be enough to fit some of the larger creatures in the ONE PIECE world, like a full-sized Sea King.
But for treasure?
It could fit an unbelievable amount!
Everyone in the Straw Hat crew acts based on Nami's reactions.
And Nami always follows the treasure.
Now, I've got treasure!
So in the end, everyone on the ship will be following my lead!
Hmm...
Perfect!
From now on, I'll be the "Face Fruit" user of the Straw Hats!