[Ding!]
[Host perceives the sincere gratitude and deep respect in the hearts of Skypiea's people, feeling extreme joy.]
[Drop rate greatly increased!!!]
[Now initiating a ten-draw—probability of obtaining a golden-tier item has been raised to the absolute maximum!!!]
Mike froze for a second as the system's voice echoed in his mind.
Well, if the drop rate was already maxed out, there was no reason to hesitate.
It was time to go crazy!
He glanced at his system panel.
[Current Happy Points balance: 100,000.]
A slow grin spread across his face.
"System," he thought, his mental voice filled with excitement.
"Go all in. ALL IN!"
The balance instantly dropped to zero, and the system's lottery wheel began to spin violently, a blur of dazzling, golden light.
Mike waited quietly, his heart pounding with anticipation.
Finally, the wheel began to slow down.
Ding— The pointer landed on a golden item.
Ding— It happened again.
Ding— Ding— Ding—
Five consecutive, beautiful chimes echoed in his mind.
Five golden items.
Five god-tier rewards.
A smug grin stretched across Mike's face.
"Hahaha, five golds in one go! Now that's what I call a lucky draw!"
His eyes quickly scanned the first reward.
[Kusanagi no Tsurugi: Once unsheathed, it attacks without defense!]
[God-tier golden item. Current star level: upgraded from three stars to four stars (max five stars).]
[Four-star upgrade: All styles receive enhancements.]
'Nice!' Mike thought, reading the details that followed.
[Breathing Style: When you use any of the five basic styles ("Water," "Thunder," "Flame," "Stone," "Wind"), all corresponding natural elements within your line of sight will be suppressed. The weaker the opponent, the stronger the suppression.]
This was a huge upgrade.
It meant that whenever he used a Breathing Style, he could essentially shut down the related elements around him.
'At four stars, it's suppression,' he mused.
'What will five stars bring? Control? If that's the case… wouldn't that basically make me a user of five different Logia fruits?'
A glint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
"Let's find someone to test this new ability on," he murmured.
He turned and looked at Enel, who was standing nervously nearby.
"Hey, Enel," he said with a mischievous smirk.
"Go into your elemental form for me."
Enel froze, confused, but he obediently nodded.
"Y-Yeah."
He took a deep breath, and his body dissolved into a crackling mass of pure lightning.
"Haah—" Mike took a single, deep breath, activating his Thunder Breathing.
In an instant, he could feel a connection to every particle of lightning in the air.
With just a thought… he suppressed it.
—Thud—
Enel, still in his lightning form, felt the power within him suddenly fizzle out.
His body grew impossibly heavy, and he crashed to the deck, his powers completely neutralized.
"!!!"
Shock and utter confusion filled Enel's eyes.
"Captain..." he muttered, looking up at Mike. "How… how is that possible?"
Without even moving, Mike had just switched him off like a lightbulb.
'This is terrifying', Enel thought, his last shred of defiance vanishing.
'I got beaten up repeatedly, and now I can be suppressed without him even lifting a finger.'
'I should just drop all my petty schemes and follow him obediently. After all, I'm a Navy Third-Class Soldier now.'
"Ha—" Mike chuckled.
"Alright, get up." He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"This enhancement is pretty damn good."
With just a breath, he could now effortlessly subdue Enel.
If he used Flame Breathing on Ace, it would probably be the same story.
'So...' he wondered, 'how many breaths would it take for Admiral Akainu…?'
His thoughts raced as he moved on to the next enhancement.
[Shinigami Style: Unlock the strongest fire-type Zanpakutou.]
[Ryūjin Jakka!]
Mike's eyes widened.
Ryūjin Jakka.
The oldest and most powerful fire-type zanpakuto.
Its heat was so intense it could reduce anything to ash.
Its Bankai, Zanka no Tachi, had a temperature as hot as the sun's core.
"If I unleash that," Mike murmured to himself, "any enemy would just turn to dust. Truly, 'All things in the universe, turn to ashes!'"
[The consequences of using "Mugetsu" in the Shinigami Style have been lifted.]
'Good,' Mike thought.
'Mugetsu is back on the table.'
He turned his attention to the final style enhancement.
[Fang Style: You gain a charm bonus even without transformation. For anyone neutral or friendly towards you, your charm is elevated to the highest level in this world. This effect will gradually increase over the course of a week.]
This made Mike's eyes gleam.
Forget the breathing styles and epic swords.
This was the upgrade that truly spoke to him.
He smirked smugly.
"This damn charm of mine… I'm doomed~" he muttered playfully.
"From now on, wherever I go, I'll be swarmed by crowds. More importantly… I'll never be without beautiful companions!" He nodded in satisfaction.
He then looked at another golden item he'd won.
[Conqueror's Haki Talent: Only Haki stands above all!]
[Golden Item. Current Rank: Three Stars → Four Stars (Max: Five Stars)]
[Four Stars: Your Conqueror's Haki is elevated to the divine level, reaching the pinnacle of this world. You have now mastered Haki Infusion, allowing you to attack enemies from a distance without direct contact.]
A profound light flickered in Mike's eyes.
His Haki was now strong enough to rival the very best, even a monster like Red-Haired Shanks, who had scared off an Admiral with his Haki alone.
And now he'd mastered Haki Infusion, the mark of a true top-tier fighter.
"Let's test it out a little…" He took a deep breath and drew his sword.
With a light swing, a gray, crackling aura of Conqueror's Haki swiftly coiled around the blade.
Mike couldn't help but chuckle.
"If I'm estimating my own strength right now… yeah, I'm definitely at the Admiral level. If I were to go all out, the Old Man Whitebeard aging body probably couldn't take it."
Shaking his head with a smile, he turned his gaze to the final golden item—a brand-new reward.
A golden, spherical object floated in the air before him, visible only to his eyes.
[Nautilus, hidden in the waves, perished in the abyss!]
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