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Meanwhile, Luffy, unaware that his goal had already been achieved and that headlines about him were about to spread across the seas, was navigating with Rune using Navigation (White).
"Our destination, Shells Town, is just ahead, after we land."
Rune compared the sea chart, looking at the land appearing ahead, and a smile touched his lips.
Sailing on the monotonous sea, the happiest thing was to see land. If it was the land where their destination lay, then the joy doubled.
This voyage was smoother than usual due to Rune's prior preparations, so at least in terms of food and drink, he didn't go hungry for days like Luffy.
Coupled with the very calm waters of the East Blue, this journey was relatively smooth for Rune, who possessed the Navigation (White) entry.
"Hehehe, we're here so fast! It really is essential to find a navigator to go to the Grand Line. Oh, and a musician too!"
Luffy was ecstatic.
Before Rune boarded, Luffy's entire navigation relied on the small boat's free drift from Foosha Village.
Experiencing such fast and accurate arrival at a destination just once made Luffy completely addicted.
However, Rune also mentioned that his navigation skills weren't enough for the Grand Line, so finding a navigator naturally became a priority for Luffy.
And of course, a musician was a must.
"A musician? Not bad."
Rune looked at Luffy, a little amused.
A musician was truly Luffy's obsession. However, the Straw Hat Pirates wouldn't get a musician until they attacked a Warlord, Gecko Moria.
During this time, Rune had already confirmed with the Entry System:
Although the Seven Warlords of the Sea were nominally affiliated with the World Government, they were essentially powerful pirates and still belonged to the pirate faction.
They were the most prominent figures in the pirate faction, second only to the Four Emperors.
Defeating a Warlord would also activate his Faction Luck (Super Gold) entry.
In that case, it truly would be killing two birds with one stone.
Moria's current strength was at the bottom among the Warlords, making him practically a fat piece of meat delivered right to their doorstep.
However, before Moria, there were still troublesome characters to conquer.
One of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the sand crocodile, Crocodile, a Logia-type Sand-Sand Fruit user.
Rune's eyes narrowed.
The Sand-Sand Fruit, even among Logia types, was considered a powerful Devil Fruit in the second tier. Obtaining this ability, purely based on the Devil Fruit's power, would make one at least a Warlord-level fighter.
With Haki, reaching the level of a Yonko Commander or an Admiral Candidate would be a very easy feat.
Of course, Rune's true target was naturally that Devil Fruit, considered invincible among Logia types: the Goro Goro no Mi, or the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
A perfect Devil Fruit ability, like a natural disaster, combining speed, attack power, and destructive range.
This was the Devil Fruit ability that Rune absolutely had to obtain.
Through his research on the Entry System these past few days, Rune had also received feedback: he could possess multiple Devil Fruit abilities.
The Entry System could convert Devil Fruit abilities into entries and then plunder them. Every Devil Fruit ability plundered by Rune existed as a separate entry.
And, because it converted others' Devil Fruit abilities into entries and then plundered them for use, rather than directly eating the fruits,
Rune could use the plundered Devil Fruit abilities without suffering the side effects of eating a Devil Fruit.
Furthermore, even if he acquired multiple Devil Fruit abilities, since each ability existed as a separate entry, there was naturally no risk of conflict or explosion.
Judging by Blackbeard's unique body structure, which allowed him to accommodate multiple Devil Fruit abilities,
The Entry System converting Devil Fruit abilities into entries, allowing them to exist separately without the side effects of eating the fruits, was far superior to Blackbeard's method.
And theoretically, the number of Devil Fruit abilities he could possess had no upper limit.
In that case, then, the Sand-Sand Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika...
He wanted all these powerful Devil Fruit abilities!
Before that, Rune's natural priority was to maximize his own strength.
After all, the future Sand-Sand Fruit user Crocodile, and the Rumble-Rumble Fruit user Enel, were both defeated by Luffy's protagonist aura.
And Rune preferred to hold destiny in his own hands.
Moreover, activating Devil Fruit abilities also required strong stamina and physique as support.
Therefore, entries that enhance physique were what Rune needed most right now.
And conveniently, besides Luffy, there was another man in the Straw Hat Pirates who, in the future, would possess one of the strongest physiques in the entire sea.
The Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro.
Rune moored the small boat and looked at the town, Shells Town, a slight curve on his lips.
...
"Strange, why are the people here so afraid when they hear the Marine Captain's name?"
While searching for Zoro, Luffy, always outgoing, directly asked the local residents for directions.
It was understandable that they were afraid when they heard Zoro's name, but they became even more terrified when they heard the name of the Marine Captain here, Captain Morgan.
"Marines aren't always good for civilians. Marines who act recklessly can cause even more destruction than some pirates."
Rune slowly stated.
Knowing the plot, Rune naturally understood that this was due to the Marine Branch Captain here, Axe-Hand Morgan, who oppressed the common people.
To civilians, pirates were naturally despicable. After all, most pirates weren't like Luffy and his crew, who, strictly speaking, were adventurers pursuing their dreams.
However, apart from a very small number of extremely malicious pirates who engaged in burning, killing, and plundering, most pirates' harm to civilians primarily involved robbing money.
After all, the more evil deeds one committed, the higher the bounty, which would not only attract stronger Marine pursuits but also draw the attention of bounty hunters.
While robbing money was also bad, encountering scumbags like Morgan, who abused their power to oppress the common people,
Or even like Captain Nezumi, one of the instigators who caused Nami's hometown to be unscrupulously ruled by Arlong, that was truly a nightmare.
If they encountered malicious pirates, civilians could still seek help from good Marines. But if they encountered such scum, it would be a disaster where cries to heaven and earth would go unanswered.
Rune, from Earth, detested such scumbags the most.
As they walked, Rune and Luffy arrived at their destination.
The Marine Branch here.
A man was tied to a cross.
The Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro.
"Rune, look, this must be him."