They boarded the ship in the evening.
One full day passed.
Then another night.
Finally, at dawn on the third day, the Kengan Annihilation Tournament ship arrived at its destination.
Katahara Metsudo's private resort island.
Ganryu Island.
"You can freely explore the island and enjoy yourselves today."
Erina explained calmly as they disembarked.
"In the evening, we'll draw lots. The main tournament-the true deathmatch-will officially begin tomorrow."
Jaden nodded.
Today was clearly meant for rest and leisure.
Since that was the case, Shion arrived as well, bringing Akemi, Hibiki Sakura, and Sakura Ogami along with her.
From the Kure Clan, Kure Fuki and Karura also moved to Erina's side as assigned bodyguards.
After all, the matches would begin tomorrow.
Normally, Jaden stayed by Erina's side.
But once the tournament started, he would have to leave to fight.
If something happened while he was away, it would be troublesome.
With this group gathered together, someone nearby hesitated.
The "Wild Tiger," Takeshi Wakatsuki, had originally planned to go over and greet Jaden.
But after seeing the scene, he stopped.
He reached out and grabbed Cosmo Imai, who was still preparing to walk over.
"Don't go."
Wakatsuki spoke quietly.
"Look at that entourage. Going over now would just ruin the mood."
Cosmo followed his gaze.
Only then did he notice.
Jaden was completely surrounded by beautiful women.
Cosmo scratched his cheek.
The smile on his face was awkward.
And a little bitter.
"He's really popular."
Wakatsuki didn't respond.
He just sighed.
At the same time, back on the ship, Katahara Metsudo stood beside an old acquaintance.
Erioh Kure.
The head of the Kure Clan.
The two had known each other for decades.
Erioh Kure was also the very first Fang of Metsudo.
"Erioh."
Katahara Metsudo spoke casually.
"Who do you think will win this Kengan Annihilation Tournament?"
Hearing the question, Erioh Kure slowly smiled.
He ignored the members of the Kure Clan standing behind him.
He ignored the Fifth Fang of Metsudo, Kanoh Agito.
He ignored the Katahara Guard Squad as well.
He simply spoke his thoughts.
"To be honest..."
"I've seen several people this time who are extremely formidable."
He counted them off calmly.
"That Julius."
"That Takeshi Wakatsuki."
"Jaden Yuki."
"Our Raian."
"Your Agito Kanoh."
He paused briefly.
"And that Gensai Kuroki."
Erioh chuckled.
"Frankly speaking, I wouldn't be surprised if any one of them won the championship."
But then-
He laughed again.
His dark pupils widened slightly.
A grin crept onto his face.
Like a devil's smile.
"If I had to choose the one most likely to win..."
"Hehe."
"I'd still say Jaden."
...Hm?
The moment those words left his mouth, several people reacted.
Katahara Metsudo glanced at him.
Kanoh Agito, standing behind Katahara, let out an involuntary chuckle before quickly returning to his usual expressionless face.
Strong opponents interested him.
That was all.
As for Raian Kure-
He burst out laughing.
"Hahaha!"
"Are you finally going senile, old man?"
He grinned viciously.
"But if you rate him that highly..."
"That just makes him more fun to kill~"
With those words, Raian stopped following the Kure Clan group and walked off alone.
Erioh Kure didn't stop smiling.
He seemed to have expected this.
"If you really want to make trouble," he said casually, "do it during the matches."
"Tsk."
Raian clicked his tongue.
"I know. You're annoying, old man."
And with that, he left.
Katahara Metsudo watched Jaden walking away with several women and raised an eyebrow.
He hadn't forgotten about him.
He had clearly told Jaden not to call himself the "Wild Tiger."
The brat had changed it to "Demon Spear."
Which forced him to go back to Gensai Kuroki and ask him to change his fighter title again.
-That had been unbearably embarrassing.
Still.
He hadn't expected Erioh to hold Jaden in such high regard.
"Erioh."
Katahara Metsudo spoke again.
"Are you really that optimistic about Jaden?"
Erioh Kure turned to look at him.
Then he answered with a question.
"My old friend."
"How long do you think it took Jaden to go from knowing absolutely nothing about fighting..."
"...not even having trained his body..."
"...to reaching his current level?"
...
Erioh continued calmly.
Educating Katahara Metsudo.
Meanwhile, Jaden himself was already strolling around the island with Erina and the others.
He walked casually.
Unhurried.
Waiting for time to pass.
They had arrived early in the morning.
The island was already brightly lit.
Likely due to Katahara Metsudo's prior arrangements, all staff members were already at their posts.
There was no trace of early-morning sluggishness.
Even so-
It was still dawn.
Jaden waited.
And waited.
Until the system prompt finally appeared.
Then he pressed the sign-in button.
[Sign-in Reward: Custom Enhancement Card]
Jaden sat down beneath a beach umbrella.
The sand was warm.
The sea breeze was gentle.
In front of him, Erina and the others were already playing on the beach in their swimsuits.
He casually opened the item description.
[Custom Enhancement Card: Reinforcement conditions and the reinforced skill can be fully customized.
Note: The difficulty of the condition determines the strength of the reinforcement.]
Jaden read it once.
Didn't fully get it.
He read it again.
Then he understood.
He could freely set a goal.
Anything.
Winning the Kengan Annihilation Tournament.
Becoming the King of the World.
After setting the goal, he would choose one of his existing skills as the reinforcement target.
Once the goal was completed, that skill would be enhanced.
The more difficult the goal-
The greater the enhancement.
Of course, if the goal was too troublesome or took too long, the reward might not be worth it.
After all, he signed in every day.
Something that needed reinforcement now might not need it weeks-or even days-later.
Jaden thought about it.
Bloodlines didn't count as skills.
Curse couldn't be strengthened.
So that left only one option.
Conqueror's Haki.
Compared to Rankyaku or Tekkai, this was the skill that most urgently needed improvement.
In this world, he didn't need Conqueror's Haki at Shanks' level.
He didn't even need to reach that height.
Doflamingo's level would be enough.
The mental resistance of the strange fighters in this world-and people like Asahi Saiba-was decent.
But their physical constitution?
Questionable.
Asahi Saiba's body was weak.
And many fighters here, compared to even average people in the One Piece world, were lacking physically.
Logically speaking, people like that should be instantly crushed by Conqueror's Haki.
Yet-
For some reason, whether because Jaden was too lazy or because he was native to this world-
The intensity of his Conqueror's Haki was extremely weak.
It might not even be strong enough to knock people out.
So the choice was obvious.
If Curse couldn't be strengthened-
Then only Conqueror's Haki remained.
As for the goal...
"Something that takes too long won't do."
"If it drags on for months, the reward might not even matter by then."
"So..."
Jaden made his decision.
The text on the Custom Enhancement Card filled itself in.
[Goal: Achieve final victory in the Kengan Annihilation Tournament]
A goal that could be completed in just a few days.
Jaden used the card immediately.
Then he leaned back, enjoying the sea breeze and watching the beach.
He probably didn't even realize it himself-
But he was smiling.
"Since I've set a goal like this..."
"I really hope my opponents are strong."
"Otherwise..."
"If winning the championship only strengthens my Conqueror's Haki a little..."
"That would be a terrible deal."
Slowly, Jaden's sunglasses slid down his nose.
His eyes were revealed.
Filled with clear fighting intent.
"...You all better make sure I have fun~"
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