Chapter 21
Jepack carried the sleeping Nami back to her house and gently laid her down on the same bed as Guina. He sat on a chair, propping his face in his hand, quietly watching the two girls sleep—adorable in their peaceful rest. Every now and then, he took a sip from his bottle.
After finishing the last drop, he smacked his lips and sighed: "Such pretty faces~"
He stood up, stretched, and muttered:
"Dawn already… I haven't gone for a proper run in ages. Time to sweat out this alcohol and clear my head. Wonder if Zoro finished all the beer. Knowing that boozehound, it's probably gone."
Meanwhile, in Orange Town, Zoro polished off the final bottle, stared at the pile of empties, and sneezed.
"Damn it—Jepack must be cursing me! Should've saved some… should've paced myself!"
Scene back to Jepack: after his run, he showered on the ship and relaxed.
Lying in his favorite deck chair with eyes closed, he mentally checked the system.
"System, show info."
"System update countdown: 29 days!"
Host: Jepack (Balance: system coins)Age: 16Height/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: All at max level
Affection
Guina: Age 16 → 100 (Till death do us part) Nami: Age 16 → 90 (Deep love) Nojiko: Age 18 → 90 (Deep love)
Storage
Basic food items ×… Superman-type Devil Fruits ×2 (pending selection; one chosen: Magnet-Magnet Fruit) Nature-type Devil Fruit ×1 (pending selection)
After reviewing the system, Jepack started planning ahead.
"Update's in 29 days. We can only stay a few more days before sailing. Since Nojiko's my woman now and doesn't want to adventure, she needs a Devil Fruit for self-defense."
"Guina's swordsmanship still needs work—I can train her on the ship."
"For Nami… she needs a suitable weapon or maybe a weather-related Nature-type fruit."
Jepack sketched out rough ideas—then suddenly paused.
Wait… I transmigrated for freedom—to go wherever I want. Why am I making plans? That's just turning into a workhorse!
"No way. Plans are canceled. No more schedules—go with the flow!!"
"But still… the girls' strength needs serious improvement. Just in case I can't reach them fast enough with the space gate later."
With the rigid plan discarded, Jepack checked the unchosen Devil Fruits in storage.
"Two Superman-type and one Nature-type left. Magnet-Magnet doesn't seem right for Nojiko or Nami."
Superman-type options: Bomb-Bomb, Pen-Pen, Sing-Sing, Merge-Merge, Smooth-Smooth, Phantom-Phantom, Bubble-Bubble, Light-Heavy, Swallow-Swallow.
"Hmm… rule out Bomb-Bomb and Merge-Merge for girls—one makes you pick your nose, the other shreds clothes."
"Swallow-Swallow's out—everything goes in the mouth."
"Pen-Pen is that guy with the giant brush—looks inconvenient. Sing-Sing is cool, but do these sisters even sing?"
"Smooth-Smooth is flashy but weak. Bubble-Bubble, Light-Heavy, and Phantom-Phantom seem decent. Bubble-Bubble makes special foam that cleans anything (including power) and makes surfaces ultra-slippery. Light-Heavy controls weight from 1 kg to 10,000 kg but needs an umbrella for direction—pass. Phantom-Phantom creates illusions on contact, but we don't know much about it."
"So Bubble-Bubble and Phantom-Phantom for now. They can choose."
Nature-type options: Coal-Coal, Forest-Forest, Snow-Snow, Gas-Gas, Swamp-Swamp, Magma-Magma, Glint-Glint, Ice-Ice, Rumble-Rumble, Flame-Flame, Sand-Sand, Smoke-Smoke.
"Only Snow-Snow and Rumble-Rumble are really weather-related—one snow, one thunder."
"For Nojiko, Forest-Forest could be nice too—fits the orange grove theme."
After thinking, Jepack decided: Forest-Forest for Nojiko. Bubble-Bubble and Phantom-Phantom would stay in storage for Guina and Nami to pick from later.
Nami could slowly develop her "Weather Child" talent during their adventures.
With choices made, Jepack didn't rush to find them—it was still too early; they were probably sleeping.
So he decided to take a nap himself and look for them after waking up.
Sleep passed quickly—he woke up in the afternoon.
"Looks like no one came to the ship while I was out. Strange… three girls wake up, don't see me, and don't come looking?"
With that question in mind, he headed to Nami's house—only to find it empty!
But food was already prepared on the table, along with a note: "Jepack, if you're here, please eat these leftovers. We worked hard on them, okay? qaq~~"
Jepack looked at the almost untouched dishes and couldn't help grinning.
"That tsundere tone is definitely Guina's! But the food's actually really good."
He ate everything while using Observation Haki to locate the three girls—they were in the nearby orange grove. Satisfied, he finished the meal, casually washed the dishes, and muttered:
"I really am the perfect househusband, aren't I?"
Strolling off his meal, he walked into the orange grove and found them.
"Guina, Nami, Nojiko—what are you doing?"
Guina looked up: "Oh, Jepack! We're picking orange trees to transplant onto the ship."
Nami: "We just chose a few—the really sweet ones you love. Perfect timing—we need a laborer!"
Nojiko stayed quiet, her glances toward Jepack shy and fleeting. Her ears kept turning red whenever she stole a look.
Clearly still embarrassed about last night!
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