Chapter 21 – Going To Shell Town
After adding the attribute points, I felt somewhat stronger, but I knew I was still nowhere near the level of this world's true protagonists. At best, my strength now matched a pirate with a three-million-berry bounty—barely acceptable in East Blue and pure cannon fodder once I stepped into the Grand Line.
So I invested all the stat points I had earned from leveling up into my main physical attributes: strength, stamina, agility, and vitality.
I had a total of 210 stat points. I allocated 40 points into each core attribute, using up 160 points in total. I decided to save the remaining points for haki in the future. Even if I couldn't awaken haki naturally, I could still buy it from the System shop—but that would cost a ridiculous amount of Lust Energy, so I preferred not to rely on that unless necessary.
Once the points settled into my body, I felt noticeably stronger. I was confident that I could at least survive in East Blue now. I still wasn't at the level where I could defeat someone like Arlong, but living through the battles ahead shouldn't be too difficult anymore.
"System, show me my status."
[Ding!!]
Name -- Alex Brown
Level: 18 [8500/19000 EXP]
Strength: 70
Stamina: 71
Agility: 68
Vitality: 70
Luck: 17 [Having sex with the protagonist gives more luck points.]
Stats Points: 90
Haki: None
Skills: Karate
Unique Skills: Blessed by Goddess
Current Lust Energy Points: 17,550
I was satisfied with my current stats. After closing the system window, I finally focused on the food in front of me.
Lily had already eaten more than half of everything on the table. She was so absorbed in eating that she didn't even react to me magically absorbing potions or the changes in my body as my stats increased. She didn't notice a thing.
Then I heard footsteps approaching the kitchen.
Nami walked in with unsteady steps, her legs wobbling slightly as she made her way toward the dining table. The afterglow of orgasm was still faintly visible on her face. Even though she was moving with a bit of difficulty, she seemed completely fine overall.
'Damn… the bodies of girls in the One Piece world are completely insane. I took her virginity and had sex with her for hours, yet she recovered this quickly. As expected of a protagonist crew member.'
Nami stopped in front of me, then sat across the table without a word. Before I could react, she took my plate and started eating all the food I had just served. After that, she grabbed a wine bottle from the cabinet and drank straight from it. She looked like she hadn't eaten or drunk anything in days.
After finishing her mini-feast, she let out a satisfied exhale.
"Aaaaa… That wine hit the spot. Now then, you owe me twenty-five million berries."
"Twenty-five million berries?" I asked, confused at first, not quite understanding what Nami wanted from me.
Then it hit me. Nami had to collect 100 million berries to free her village from Arlong's grip. I knew full well that Arlong would never honor his promise. He would exploit her, and Nezumi, the Marine, would only make things worse.
Nezumi was craven, opportunistic, and utterly without integrity. Driven by greed, he would conspire with criminals, collaborate with Arlong, and even attack civilians for money. It was later that Luffy defeated both Arlong and Nezumi.
I knew all of this, but I pretended not to. I planned to go along with Nami's demands and help her later. This situation could also be my chance to build a relationship with Nojiko.
Nami pointed at herself with a sly smile.
"You took the virginity of such a beautiful girl. Do you think I'd let all that happen for nothing? I want you to give me twenty-five million berries for taking my virginity."
I was annoyed by her statement, so I pulled her toward me. I made her sit on my lap. Then I put my hand into her pussy and inserted two fingers, causing her to moan with pleasure.
"Can you say that again?"
"You can do whatever you want, but you have to give me 25 million Berry… Mmmm… ♥!"
She was moaning as I was finger-fucking her pussy, but she was constantly asking for 25 million berry.
I looked into Nami's eyes and realized she wouldn't change her mind. She would keep demanding money forever and never back down.
"Why do you need so much money?"
"It's none of your business. It's a personal matter."
Nami was avoiding my gaze. She seemed to sense that my eyes could see right through her, uncovering whatever she was trying to hide.
'It seems that she is still twenty-five million berries short of the hundred million mark needed to free her village.'
I then removed my fingers, which were playing with her pussy. I licked the pussy juices while looking straight in her face.
"Just tell me your problem. I'll solve it. Trust me. You're my woman after all."
When Nami heard me call her my woman, she suddenly blushed. Her cheeks turned warm, and the tips of her ears grew a little red as she looked away in flustered silence.
"I'm going to check the weather."
She jumped up from my lap and rushed out of the room toward the deck. It seemed she didn't want to continue the conversation.
"Aaaaa… The food was so good. Alex, do you want to fuck now?"
It seemed that Lily had also finished her food. But I wasn't in the mood for sex, so I declined her.
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After a few hours we arrived in the shells' town.
The town was distinguished by its skyline of towers shaped like power plants, each one bristling with cannons.
The Marine 153rd Branch was stationed there, led by Captain Morgan, who ruled the town like a dictator. Later, Luffy confronted him. During this arc, Zoro also joined the Straw Hat Pirates.
We all left the ship and entered the town. After the theft last time, I had taken some precautionary measures, so I wasn't worried about the ship being stolen.
"I'm going shopping. I'll catch up with you guys later," Nami said suddenly, heading toward the market. Even though she claimed she was going shopping, I knew she was probably heading to the Marine base to steal something. I chose to ignore it.
"Lily, let's go somewhere. We might even find ourselves new crew members."
"New crew members? Wow!! Let's go, Alex! I want a musician!"
Lily got so excited at the idea of adding new crew members that she practically dragged me along, unaware of where we were actually headed.
"Slow down, Lily. Let's head toward the Marine base. We might find someone interesting there."