Closing the map interface, An Xora clicked on the shop option.
The interface before his eyes instantly changed. At the very top of the shop, within the discount section, three newly refreshed items appeared.
[Perfect-Grade Devil Fruit Gift Pack] (50% off): 7,500 points
[Kryptonian Blood ×100ml] (50% off): 2,500 points
[A Jar of Senzu Beans] (70% off): 600 points
Looking at the three discounted items, An Xora fell silent for a moment.
It wasn't that the refreshed items were bad. Rather, unlike the previous two times, none of the discounted goods this time were suitable for manifesting avatars.
That said, with Seele and Makima already present in the Jujutsu world, it wasn't a problem even if he didn't manifest any new avatars for now—so… should he use these items on himself?
"Perfect-grade Devil Fruit Gift Pack… Opening it grants ten random Devil Fruits with no side effects, each of which automatically develops to the awakened state after being eaten?"
Devil Fruits that instantly awakened upon consumption sounded pretty good. After all, even in the One Piece world, an awakened Devil Fruit user—so long as the fruit itself wasn't garbage—counted as formidable combat power.
Even if the price of 7,500 points was a bit steep, ten side-effect-free Devil Fruits meant that as long as one or two strong ones appeared, it wouldn't be a loss.
"Kryptonian blood… pity it's not Kryptonian lineage. Just blood by itself isn't very useful. But… maybe I can buy it first and let a future research-type avatar study it?"
"And Senzu Beans—top-tier recovery items. A hundred per jar, and they're cheap too. Might as well buy everything."
He purchased all three discounted items, but didn't take them out immediately, choosing instead to store them in the system space.
After all, all three purchases were item-type rewards. Leaving them in the system was safer than taking them out, and once items were removed from the system space, they couldn't be put back. It was better to keep them stored until they were actually needed.
"System, open the Devil Fruit Gift Pack stored in the system space."
As An Xora gave the command, the Devil Fruit Gift Pack inside the system space opened. With a flash of light, ten Devil Fruits of various shapes appeared neatly arranged.
Ignoring most of the ordinary Zoan and Paramecia fruits that sounded trash just from their names, An Xora quickly picked out several familiar ones.
"Goro Goro no Mi, Yuki Yuki no Mi, Horo Horo no Mi, Mera Mera no Mi, and Bari Bari no Mi."
Three Logia-type Devil Fruits—including the top-tier Goro Goro no Mi (Rumble-Rumble Fruit)—plus two Paramecia fruits that performed exceptionally well in the original story. Whether this pack was an outright profit was debatable, but it was definitely not a loss.
Taking the Goro Goro no Mi out from the pile, An Xora looked at the pineapple-like Devil Fruit in front of him. Without hesitation, he picked it up and started eating.
After all, it had no side effects and required no personal development to reach the awakened stage. It would greatly enhance his current strength without affecting his future growth—so why not eat it?
Surprisingly, this side-effect-free Devil Fruit didn't taste nearly as bad as described in the original story. Instead, it tasted like a normal, sweet fruit.
The only pity was that despite having no side effects, it still carried the restriction of not being able to consume two Devil Fruits at once. If he ate a second one, he wouldn't explode like in the original story—but the newly eaten fruit would overwrite the previous ability. In other words, only one Devil Fruit power could exist at a time.
Otherwise, An Xora—who had watched plenty of One Piece episodes in his previous life—could have combined some truly absurd ability sets he once fantasized about.
Crackle—crackle!
Blue lightning arcs burst forth around An Xora's body. After finishing the entire Goro Goro no Mi, he clenched his fist inside the villa, feeling explosive power surge through every part of his body.
Among the ten Devil Fruits from the pack, his favorites had been the Goro Goro no Mi and the Bari Bari no Mi. The former allowed him to transform into and control lightning, granting unrivaled mobility and destructive power. The latter could deploy extremely powerful barriers, greatly enhancing survivability.
However, compared to the barrier fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit had higher overall potential and was far more practical in daily life—so An Xora chose it.
After all, an awakened Devil Fruit user at this level… at this point, it felt like even without Seele or Makima, he could bulldoze through Jujutsu Kaisen on his own.
The remaining nine Devil Fruits, along with the Kryptonian blood and the Senzu Beans, were left stored in the system space. An Xora then closed the system interface and slowly closed his eyes.
In an instant, everything within a hundred-kilometer radius appeared in his perception as if laid bare.
At that moment, the entirety of Tokyo seemed to lie beneath An Xora's godlike perspective. As long as he wished, he could summon lightning of hundreds of millions of volts anywhere at will.
Boom—rumble—crash!
More than a dozen bolts of lightning struck down in rapid succession, landing in suburban areas dozens of kilometers away, instantly exterminating several cursed spirits that had been entrenched in fixed locations.
Unfortunately, since this behavior didn't meet the "freeloading" criteria, An Xora gained no system points.
"As expected… I really do have to keep lying flat. Fighting should still be left to the avatars."
After briefly testing his abilities, his fleeting excitement faded, and An Xora once again returned to a laid-back state.
Thinking it over, although his strength had increased significantly, aside from making himself safer, not much had actually changed. After all, he rarely needed to fight personally in the first place.
Still… having tasted power, An Xora felt that if the opportunity arose, he should continue strengthening his main body.
Having power and not using it was one thing—having no power at all was another. Which meant the next avatar really should be a research-type one. Otherwise, the Kryptonian blood he bought for over two thousand points would just sit in the system space collecting dust.
"It's getting late. About time to rest."
Of course, resting alone was out of the question.
In a flash, An Xora vanished and instantly appeared in Seele's bedroom on the second floor of the villa.
Sleeping, naturally, meant holding the soft, fragrant Seele in his arms. As for his own bedroom?
That was reserved for multiplayer battles.
◇ I'll be dropping one bonus chapters for every 10 reviews. comment
◇ One bonus chapter will be released for every 100 Power Stones.
◇ You can read 60 chapter ahead on P@treon if you're interested: patreon.com/BlackDevil808