Chapter 141: Magic Creation: Light Electric Eel

Luffy spoke vaguely, but it was finally barely understandable.

Zoro widened his eyes and said, "A Contract Task that can make your fists stronger?"

It was more likely that he had eaten a poisonous fruit and poisoned his brain.

"Stupid Luffy, I saved you from the cage, so let this fruit be my rescue fee."

Nami picked up the fruit, but it did not trigger any effect.

It seemed that only non-players could trigger the Contract Fruit; it was indeed as she had thought, a new way for the Samsara Game to recruit players.

If she took it to an auction house, she should be able to sell it for a high price, right?

This was Nami's thought.

No one in the Pirate World could refuse this Contract Fruit, or rather, the identity of a Reincarnation Player.

As long as they knew what the Samsara Game meant, whether they were a Noble, a commoner, a Pirate, or the Navy, none could resist it.

"That's how it is."

Luffy raised his fist and smashed it toward Zoro.

Zoro hurriedly raised his scabbard to block the heavy punch imbued with Fist Qi; the scabbard, bought with a large sum of money, was smashed into fragments by the Fist Qi, revealing the Sharp Blade inside.

"Idiot, be careful!"

"And... you pay for my scabbard; this was an expensive scabbard I bought with Pirate bounty money!"

The blocking motion tugged at his freshly bandaged wounds, making Zoro wince in pain.

It wasn't just worry for himself,

but also concern for the stupid Captain's fist.

Inside the scabbard was the Famous Blade passed down to him by Master Koushiro, the Great Grade Blade Wado Ichimonji; a moment of carelessness could have severed Luffy's entire arm.

However, when Zoro looked up, he was instantly stunned.

"What is this..."

The fist wrapped in wind actually held back the Sharp Blade; let alone being severed, it didn't even break the skin.

Luffy scratched his head and said, "It's just an ability that suddenly appeared in my head, a Contract Task..."

Zoro fell silent.

He could absolutely guarantee that when the stupid Captain fought the Navy Morgan earlier, he did not have this ability.

Although he didn't have serious injuries, he had been grazed by an axe.

Even though he had been blocking passively, in terms of sharpness, that broken axe could not be compared to his blade at all.

So, is it real?

Although it felt magical, the one thing this ocean didn't lack was miracles.

Zoro picked up the scabbard fragments with a heavy heart.

His pursuit was the Jiangdian, to become the world's greatest Great Swordsman; although this magical fruit contract was powerful, he was not interested.

Nami's eyes rolled around, and she asked, "Moss-head, how about I sell this fruit contract to you?"

She thought about it over and over.

Auction houses were all backed by Noble forces or controlled by great Pirates; it was fine to auction ordinary gold and silver jewelry.

Once she brought out the Contract Fruit, it would very likely trigger the passive abilities of those dirty guys: killing to seize the treasure.

There was a buyer right in front of her, so why look far away?

"No."

Zoro refused quite bluntly, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to find something to temporarily repair his scabbard.

Nami revealed a seductive smile and said, "The Contract Fruit doesn't just have skills suitable for stupid Luffy; even a Swordsman's abilities and various Famous Blades are countless."

Behind the screen,

Fang Yi had a strange expression; he didn't expect Nami to take the initiative to help him solicit business just to make money—she really was a little thief cat who wouldn't let any business opportunity slip by.

"Swordsman abilities, Famous Blades?"

Zoro suddenly turned his head, and even the movements of his hands stopped.

On a face that wasn't much shrewder than Caomao Lufei's, he couldn't hide the look of being very interested.

If he had known Nami's personality even slightly, he would have known that he absolutely must not expose his needs.

"That's right."

Nami handed out the fruit, signaling Zoro to take it.

With a look of doubt, Zoro picked up the Contract Fruit; two seconds later, information regarding the Samsara Game appeared in his mind.

In the past,

he would have absolutely had the same thought as Buggy, not believing it at all and just treating it as someone's trick.

But the skill reward the stupid Captain received after completing the Contract Task had already confirmed the authenticity of the Contract Fruit.

This left Zoro in a state of half-belief.

Nami looked at the struggling moss-head and added fuel to the fire, saying, "I am a player of the Samsara Game, and I can guarantee that the Contract Fruit is absolutely real."

After saying that,

a little creature emitting a silver-white glow, with horns and a pair of small wings on its back, looking like a small electric eel, appeared.

It coiled around Nami's arm, rubbing against her face affectionately.

【Magic Creation · Light Electric Eel】.

This was an alchemy blueprint Nami comprehended after changing her class to Magic Scholar, a product of the fusion of alchemy and Magic created by consuming a massive amount of Reward Points.

It possessed extremely strong light-attribute attack power and was a core ability of the Magic Scholar; many subsequent powerful skills would rely on Magic Creations to be released.

This was power from the Samsara Game.

Zoro looked at the ability, which was completely different from that of his idiot Captain, and he believed it a little more, but he said helplessly: "I don't have any money."

Although being a Pirate Hunter sounds very glorious,

the money that can actually be earned is not that much; a little maintenance on a Famous Blade and buying some good wine is enough to spend it all.

Nami smiled craftily, her gaze falling on that Famous Blade, and she said: "How about using that blade to pay off the debt?"

Having wandered the East Blue for several years, she started out as a Thief.

When it comes to judging treasures, she has absolute confidence; the blade at the other's waist is definitely worth a fortune.

"Impossible."

Zoro's expression turned cold immediately, and he refused: "No one is allowed to have designs on this blade."

This blade is not just a weapon, but a promise that must be fulfilled.

"Then there's no helping it; it looks like I can only sell this Contract Fruit to an auction house."

Nami said this, but her gaze fell on Caomao Lufei, and she said: "However, if you can help me defeat Buggy the Clown so that I can take the treasure, this Contract Fruit can also be used as payment."

"Sure."

Luffy agreed readily.

This directly shocked Zoro beside him, who gestured wildly and said: "Idiot, can't you tell this woman is using us as pawns? You agreed so easily to defeat Buggy, and the other party is also a Devil Fruit user; I'm injured right now, and if it's just you fighting alone..."

Luffy picked his nose and said very naturally: "Because I could tell that you, Zoro, really want that fruit."

Isn't it a Captain's duty to strive for the things their crew members like?

This attitude, as if it were something as necessary as eating or drinking,

stunned not only Zoro but even Nami.

Nami placed the Contract Fruit on the dining table and said with a complex expression: "Straw Hat idiot, you really don't seem like a Pirate."

"That goes without saying!"

Luffy revealed a big smile, as if stating a settled fact: "I am the man who is going to become the Pirate King!"

The voice was very loud.

Zoro smashed a fist onto his head and scolded angrily: "Idiot, the Buggy Pirates will find us!"

However, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

(End of chapter)