Ethan walked into a quiet, deserted alley and took a deep breath to calm himself. It was time to carefully study the system that had arrived 12 years late.
[Since the player has successfully survived in the world of One Piece for 12 years and reached adulthood, the system has been activated.]
'A system that can actually hold a normal conversation?!' Ethan thought, surprised.
[...]
Though he wasn't sure what had just happened, Ethan could feel the system's annoyance.
[2D Waifu Simulator System: Want to bring your dream waifu home? Want to team up with the strongest characters in your heart? Then this is the game for you!]
[WARNING: Resist bad games, reject pirated games. Protect yourself, beware of scams. Moderate gaming benefits the brain, excessive gaming harms the body. Manage your time wisely, enjoy a healthy life.]
'…The fuck? Did I just get hit with a CCP anti-gaming PSA?' Seeing this familiar disclaimer from his past life gave Ethan the strange feeling that he really was playing a game.
[Status Panel... Activated]
[Shop... Activated]
[Inventory... Activated]
[Loading complete. W̶i̶s̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ y̶o̶u̶ a̶ g̶o̶o̶d̶ l̶i̶f̶e̶ Wishing you a pleasant gaming experience.]
"Open the status panel," Ethan barked aloud, assuming it was a voice-activated system.
[...] The silence was deafening, and Ethan could almost feel the system mocking him. It was infuriating.
'Damn it,' Ethan cursed silently in his heart.
He tried opening the status panel with his mind, and it worked smoothly.
[Name: Dixon Kuntz]
[Age: 17]
[Physique: ★★]
[Martial Arts: ★]
[Swordsmanship: ★☆]
[Firearms: ★]
[Armament Haki: 0]
[Observation Haki: 0]
[Conqueror's Haki: Locked]
[Devil Fruit: None]
[Skills: Rokushiki (Soru)]
[Combat Power: ★☆]
[Achievement Points: 0]
[Money: 235,000 Berries]
[Evaluation: Twelve years… for THIS?]
'…I'll pretend I didn't see that.' Ethan generously ignored the snarky comment.
Next, he opened the [Shop].
The first thing he saw was a line that read: [Everything from the 2D anime world is here, come take a look! ♡], which sounded like a scammer's pitch.
At the top of the shop was an item: [Scratch Card (You might get something amazing, or you might get worthless trash.)]
"As someone who always gets the lowest prize in game lotteries and pulls off-banner SSRs instead of the ones I want, this is just a money sink!" Ethan couldn't help but groan, feeling the luck of a Lancer from Fate.
On the left side of the shop were over a dozen categories:
[Weapons]
[Summoning Mediums]
[Devil Fruits]
'Holy crap, I can actually buy these? Wouldn't that make me unstoppable?' But when he saw the prices, his excitement immediately deflated. A regular Zoan-type Devil Fruit cost over 150 million berries, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was priced at a staggering 3 billion berries. 'What about the Dark-Dark Fruit? If I bought that, I could steal Blackbeard's entire destiny!'
[System Denied]
[The Dark-Dark Fruit is a key element in the Summit War arc. It cannot be sold in the system shop or obtained through other means. Other fruits, such as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, will be removed from the shop if Enel eats it. Note: If a Devil Fruit user is killed and the fruit respawns, it will be relisted in the shop. Additionally, if the player buys a Devil Fruit from the shop, the corresponding fruit in the world will disappear. If a Devil Fruit is in someone else's possession but not eaten, it will also be removed from the shop.]
'Huh, that's consistent with the "only one user per fruit" rule.'
After carefully browsing the shop and swallowing hard, Ethan realized he couldn't afford anything except the scratch cards. Just like browsing e-commerce sites before bed, he closed the shop with a sigh.
...
NOTE: The symbol ☆ represents a half star, so when you see ★☆, it means 1.5 stars.