In the middle of a dense forest, Andy stood staring at a jet ski in front of him, completely confused. "What's going on? Can I get equipment from killing monsters?" he asked the system. However, the system remained silent. "Is this system even working?" he wondered. "Forget it, I'll just add some more points."
"System, spend 8 million Bounty Points to strengthen my physique!" he thought.
Ding~
Strengthening... 3... 2... 1! Strengthening successful!
In the next moment, Andy felt a mysterious energy sweep through his body. He focused on the feeling, as if his entire body was being transformed. When the process was complete, he was surprised to find his muscles had become firmer and more defined. His physique looked like a perfectly sculpted work of art. His Physical Strength had now reached a level of 24 million.
He knew that while his physical strength had increased, his true combat ability was not yet at the 24 million Berry level. He had no martial arts, no swordsmanship, no Haki, and no Devil Fruit.
He still had a lot of work to do. He also found it strange that he didn't feel the overwhelming hunger he had experienced the last time he upgraded, but he decided not to think about it too much. The sun began to set, and the sky grew dark.
"It's time to go back to the city," he said to himself. He decided to head toward the bustling downtown area instead of the slums.
As he was leaving the forest, he ran into Nico Robin. Or rather, she was waiting for him.
"That person just now was you. But I don't understand, why did you kill Steve?" she asked, stopping five meters away from him. Her mind was full of questions. In her opinion, Andy had no reason to intervene.
"Uh... If I said I just wanted to help you, would you believe me?" Andy said, making up a quick excuse.
"Alright, I'll believe you," she said, moving a little closer. "By the way, can you tell me your name? After all, I am your savior." As she got closer, she noticed something different about him. He seemed... more handsome?
"My name is Garfield Andy, and I'm 15 years old," he said with a brilliant smile.
"What? You're only 15?" Nico Robin was shocked. She had a feeling he wasn't very old, but she never expected this tall boy to be five years younger than her!
"Hahaha, maybe I just eat a lot, so I grew faster," he laughed. "By the way, what happened after Steve fired that flare? I'm curious."
"He did call for people," she replied with a hint of helplessness in her voice. "It was Mayor Zelas from Sagamia. In the end, he dealt with both Steve's men and Kebe's men.
He saw my ability and invited me to join them. Since his identity as a mayor can help me hide, I agreed. Now I don't have to fear the World Government for a while." She sighed. She couldn't remember how many organizations she had joined over the past decade just to survive.
"Hahaha! I've also heard about what happened in Ohara," Andy said, looking at her seriously. "I don't believe any of the World Government's nonsense! I think you're a good person."
Nico Robin froze, staring blankly into his eyes. His words made a warm feeling well up in her heart, but she quickly suppressed it.
"Thank you, Andy," she said softly.
"Anyone with common sense wouldn't believe what the World Government says," he replied firmly.
"Anyway, thank you, Andy. I have to go," she sighed, turning to leave. "I just got to this city and now I have to leave again." Andy watched her walk away quietly, knowing that in this chaotic world, anything could happen at any moment.
After walking into the downtown area, he saw that it was much better than the slums. The streets were filled with people dressed in expensive clothes, and vendors called out to passersby.
Andy walked into a bar called "Happy Tavern," ordered some rum and food, and sat down at the bar to eat. Everyone in the bar was discussing the gang fight, especially since the mayor of the neighboring city had gotten involved.
"So, will Zelas be the mayor of Iceberg Bay now?" someone asked.
"According to the King's law, he will be," another person replied.
"Then he'll be the mayor of two cities..."
"Hey, is it true that Mayor Zelas used to be a mountain bandit with a 23 million Berry bounty from the World Government?" a third person asked.
"It's true. I heard it from my uncle's daughter's Mama's nephew that he used to be a mountain bandit..."
Andy stopped listening. The only thing he remembered was that Mayor Zelas used to have a 23 million Berry bounty. However, Zelas now had a legal identity.
The World Government hadn't tried to arrest him since he became mayor, so Andy wasn't sure if he would be wanted if he killed him. Plus, Nico Robin was currently under Zelas's protection, and Andy didn't want to become her enemy.
"This is a headache," Andy said, rubbing his head.
"Hahahaha! Kid, you look underage! You can't drink alcohol, you know!" a man next to him laughed. "Bartender, get this kid a glass of milk and put it on my tab!" Andy was about to get angry, but he froze when he heard what the man said. He had actually met a good person here.
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