Chapter 499: The First Division Gathers!
Of course, Ryuunosuke still did not know about all that.
Even if he did, it would not matter.
His goal was never to become the Pirate King.
Sure, the title would probably bring some reputation points, but it was not a necessity for him.
Right now, inside his cabin, Ryuunosuke raised a hand.
"System, panel."
The familiar light spread out, and the system interface appeared before him.
Host: Ryuunosuke [23 years old] [Joy Boy]
Abilities: Swordsmanship, assassination techniques, Armament Haki, Observation Haki, Conqueror's Haki, Rinnegan (Samsara Eye)…
Items: Sky Feather Slash, Underworld Contract, 2 million reputation gift pack, Life Essence, Health Bar Card…
Reputation value: 470,000
Crew
Najenda, Captain of the First Division [from the world of Akame ga Kill…]
First Division squad: Akame [from the world of Akame ga Kill…]
First Division squad: Tatsumi…
…
Night Raid group activation recruitment conditions
Second Division Captain Chrollo [from the world of Hunter x Hunter…]
Second Division: Machi [from…]
Second Division: Ugin [from…]
Phantom Troupe group activation recruitment conditions
Third Division Captain Tendo Pain [from Naruto…]
Third Division squad: Hell Path Jigokudo [from the Naruto world, one of Pain's Six Paths, Hell Path…]
Pain group activation recruitment conditions
Fourth Division Captain Meliodas [from the world of the Seven Deadly Sins] [magic Full Counter…]
Fourth Division squad: Escanor [from the world of the Seven Deadly Sins] [magic Sunshine, possesses the Sun Sun Fruit with no side effects…]
…
Seven Deadly Sins group activation recruitment conditions
Special crew members: Enel, Mario, Kuina, Roelky, Hawkins…
Pirate ship: Eternal Ship
Fusion of Eternal Heart green, Eternal Heart white, Eternal Heart black, and Pluto
Ship spirit: Gaino
Possesses a golden body, can control it freely, masters all abilities of the Eternal Ship, absolutely loyal to the crew
Territories and faith sources
Whiskey Peak [producing 5219 reputation points, available for extraction]
Sky Island Timaeus [producing 7628 reputation points, available for extraction]
Faith source Alabasta [producing 6537 reputation points, available for extraction]
Faith source Kingdom of Akoslan [producing 2189 reputation points, available for extraction]
…
Title: Captain of the Dragon Hunter Pirates
Total reputation value: 2.17 million
Ryuunosuke stared at the panel for a while, then frowned slightly.
He was not good at summarizing these things.
Back then, every level had clear labels. Advanced swordsmanship. Advanced Observation Haki.
Now all those markers were gone.
Because his abilities no longer needed level tags.
He tapped a few fields and pulled out the stored reputation values from his territories and faith sources.
In an instant, another 30,000 reputation points flowed into his total.
He could not help clicking his tongue in satisfaction.
Once your influence expanded, reputation became easy, steady, and almost relaxing to farm.
That was exactly why he did not care about chasing the Pirate King title.
As long as he had enough territory and enough time, reputation would never be a bottleneck for him.
Even now, he was not relying on reputation as deeply as before.
He still had a full 500,000 points sitting in reserve.
Ryuunosuke raised his hand again.
"System, designate recruitment for every remaining member of the First Division."
Recruiting one Night Raid member cost 10,000 reputation points.
Night Raid member Lubbock. Possesses the Imperial Arms Cross Tail. Available for recruitment.
Night Raid member Sheele. Possesses the Imperial Arms All Things Severed, Extase. Available for recruitment.
Ryuunosuke had spoken boldly, but the truth was simple.
Only two Night Raid members had not been recruited yet. Sheele and Lubbock.
Twenty thousand reputation points vanished.
A summoning circle lit up in the cabin.
A heartbeat later, two figures appeared in front of him.
"Where… is this?"
Sheele tilted her head, staring at Ryuunosuke in confusion.
"Captain…?"
They had been forced to accept the system's memories that made Ryuunosuke their captain, but those memories still clashed with everything they remembered before.
Just then, the door slid open.
"Captain, this way…"
Najenda stepped in, then froze mid sentence.
"Sheele? Lubbock?"
Her face stiffened, then filled with shock.
Sheele was dead.
Even though Ryuunosuke had recruited Bulat before, seeing Sheele standing here in the flesh still hit Najenda like a punch.
When Bulat returned, Najenda had wanted to ask Ryuunosuke again and again if Sheele could come back too. She had never said it out loud.
Now there was no need.
"Captain, did you just say Sheele?"
Another voice rushed in.
Mine burst through the doorway, her eyes wide.
The moment she saw Sheele, her whole body trembled.
"Sheele!"
She threw herself into Sheele's arms, pressing her face into Sheele's chest like a child clinging to safety.
Sheele had died saving Mine.
That reality had never left Mine's heart for a second.
Seeing Sheele again shattered something inside her.
Tears spilled down her cheeks, fast and helpless.
Ryuunosuke watched quietly, then smiled with the faint warmth of an old father watching his kids reunite.
"Najenda, take Sheele and Lubbock to get familiar with the current situation."
Najenda hesitated, lips parting.
As Night Raid's leader, she had seen too many comrades die.
Now that Ryuunosuke had power like this, she could not help it.
"Captain… the other members of Night Raid. The ones who fell earlier…"
"No."
Ryuunosuke cut her off before she could finish.
He understood what she wanted.
But he was not omnipotent.
He could only recruit members recognized by the system.
Back then, some sacrifices had not even left names behind.
Those people could not be recruited at all.
"I understand."
Najenda lowered her head, disappointed but not resentful. She knew some things were beyond reach.
"Sheele, Lubbock, come with me."
The four of them left the cabin together.
Ryuunosuke exhaled softly, then spoke again.
"System, open the exclusive gift pack for the First Division."
Right after recruiting the last two members, the First Division was complete.
At the same time, an exclusive reward appeared.
Ding. Congratulations to the host.
You have obtained the ability Imperial Arms Fusion and the buff Imperial Arms Protection, applicable to all crew members.
Imperial Arms Fusion: Any Imperial Arms abilities touched can be fused and used by the captain.
Imperial Arms Protection: Greatly strengthens protection. Increases the captain's defense by 40 percent. This effect can be applied to up to 20 crew members.
Ryuunosuke stood up so fast his chair scraped the floor.
Fusion did not combine raw strength.
It fused abilities.
And abilities were terrifying.
Lubbock's Cross Tail could shape and control countless threads.
If Ryuunosuke gained that, it would be like holding a String String Fruit in his palm, except the versatility might even surpass Doflamingo's.
The only difference was that it could not awaken to rewrite the environment.
Then Sheele's Extase.
A blade that could cut anything into two.
If that power entered Ryuunosuke's hands, it was like embedding a supreme defense piercing gem into his attacks.
And those were only two Imperial Arms.
Night Raid had more.
Then came the second reward. Imperial Arms Protection.
There was no upper limit beyond his own defense. The tougher Ryuunosuke became, the crazier this buff would scale.
And forty percent of his defense could be shared with twenty people.
When he released his full defense, even the Four Emperors could hammer him without taking him down.
Forty percent of that was more than enough to let twenty of his crew fight like berserkers, throwing everything into offense without needing to guard.
A perfect pairing.
One god level offense. One god level defense.
And it only cost him 20,000 reputation points.
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