Chapter 18
Jepack's mind secretly thought: What a shame… If only I could convince that mature, intellectual big-sister type to join the ship too. Oranges are sweet, but pineapples are delicious as well!!
No choice—since she prefers a quiet, peaceful life, he could only respect her decision.
Nojiko: "It's settled then! Let's rest a bit more—we still have the village banquet later!"
Jepack scratched his head with a grin: "Haha~ Yeah, almost forgot about the party!"
Nojiko handed an orange to each of them, saving the last one for Jepack. As she pulled her hand back, her fingers lightly scratched his palm. She gave him a playful wink.
"Let's sit down, relax, and eat some oranges~ I'll go pick a few more!"
After handing out the oranges, Nojiko turned and walked past Jepack toward the door. In that brief moment of passing, her lips moved slightly, words carried on the breeze.
Jepack heard a soft whisper in his ear: "Come find me after the banquet tonight. I'll give you the most sincere thanks… and maybe some of those sweet oranges you seem to like so much~"
"System, show info."
Host: Jepack (Balance: system coins)Age: 16Height/Weight: 189 cm & 79 kg & 21 cm
Skills
Conqueror's Haki Tier 1+ (upgradable) Observation Haki Tier 1+ (upgradable) Swordsmanship Tier 7+ (Tier 10 = Great Swordsman) Six Powers: Soru Tier 2+, Geppo Tier 1+ (upgradable), Rankyaku Tier 1 (non-upgradable)
Affection
Guina: Age 16 → 100 (Till death do us part) Nami: Age 16 → 90 (Deep love) Nojiko: Age 18 → 70 (Budding feelings)
Now I'm loaded. Time to wash my hands and do a few draws to celebrate!
Jepack thought excitedly.
"System lottery! Ten consecutive draws!"
The wheel spun slowly…
"Congratulations! Basic food items ×10"
"Uh… small issue. Ten more!"
"Congratulations! Basic food items ×10"
"No problem… ten more!"
"Congratulations! Basic food items ×10"
"Again… I refuse to believe it! 100 draws!"
By now Jepack's face was already faintly red.
"Congratulations! Basic food items ×90, Six Powers choice ×5, Body part choice ×5"
"Damn it!! I refuse to believe I can't get anything purple or higher today!"
His face was now flushed with frustration!
"System, continue!"
In his heated gambling frenzy, he did another 54 sets of ten draws.
"Congratulations! Basic food items ×500, Six Powers choice ×5, Basic swordsmanship ×30, Superman-type Devil Fruits ×2, Nature-type Devil Fruit ×1, Any Haki tier +1 ×1, "?" ×1 (pending activation)"
"Host has reached 1000 total draws. System update countdown: 30 days!"
"Stay tuned for version 2025.8.8.01. Daily check-in and lottery temporarily disabled. Other functions remain available!"
Jepack looked at his haul, excited: "Golden legend! I knew I wasn't an African unlucky guy!!!"
The next second he saw the update notice, sighed, and silently opened the storage to upgrade himself.
"Show info"
Host: Jepack (Balance: system coins)
Age: 16
Height/Weight: 193 cm & 79 kg & 22 cm
Skills
Conqueror's Haki Tier 1+ (upgradable) Observation Haki Tier 1+ (upgradable) Armament Haki Tier 1+ (upgradable) Swordsmanship Tier 7+ (Tier 10 = Great Swordsman; 100× basic swordsmanship after Tier 6 upgrades one tier) Six Powers: Soru Tier 3, Geppo Tier 3 (max), Rankyaku Tier 1 (max), Finger Pistol Tier 1 (max), Iron Body Tier 1 (max), Paper Art Tier 4 (max)
Storage
Basic food items ×… Superman-type Devil Fruits ×2 (pending selection; one chosen: Magnet-Magnet Fruit) Nature-type Devil Fruit ×1 (pending selection) "?" ×1 (pending activation)
"What the hell is this '?' anyway? No description at all!"
"Activate!"
"Congratulations! Obtained one Space Coordinate + one Space Gate (Note: Use coordinate to teleport freely through the gate)"
"How does this thing even work?!"
Jepack turned the coordinate over and over, studying it.
"Jepack! What are you doing? Your face is all red!"
The sudden voice startled him mid-inspection—he accidentally tapped "use."
"Space Coordinate used successfully!"
"N-Nothing! Just eating oranges… it's kinda hot!"
Jepack replied expressionlessly.
Inside, his heart was bleeding—over 500 draws just for this, and he used it without figuring it out!
Guina and Nami saw he was fine and went back to whispering to each other.
In this mix of excitement and regret, time passed until evening.
The banquet began!
Jepack and the girls arrived at the village center, where Genzo was in the middle of the crowd saying something.
Guina: "Wow, so many people~~"
Genzo spotted them, pulled them into the crowd, and started introducing Jepack.
"This is the hero who saved us from Arlong! Let's cheer for him!!"
The crowd surged forward, surrounding Jepack tightly.
Next second they hoisted him into the air, tossing him up and catching him again and again.
"Hero! Hero!"
After dozens of tosses, they set him down, and the banquet shifted to drinking, singing, and dancing!
Suddenly someone shouted for Jepack to perform, and the whole crowd joined in.
"Hero! Do something! Do something!"
Jepack, helpless (and naturally theatrical), walked to the center of the bonfire. Just as he opened his mouth, he spotted a rooster holding a ball walking by.
It instantly reminded him of a certain real-world idol, and inspiration struck.
"Hello, everyone of Cocoyasi Village! I'm Jepack, idol trainee with one full year of practice!"
"I can sing, dance, rap, and play basketball!"
"Music~!"
Jepack threw off his jacket and launched into the classic basketball dance! (Don't ask where the ball came from—it was snatched from the rooster!)
"Wowowowowo!!!"
The three girls below watched with different thoughts:
Guina thought Jepack was just showing off again Nojiko's face reddened, thinking about their later promise Nami's eyes sparkled, staring at him in admiration
The atmosphere exploded—everyone joined in singing and dancing!
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