"Ding! Outlaw action completed!"
"Ding! Calculating 893 Outlaw Event parameters…"
"Ding! Calculation complete. Event Rating: E-Rank."
"Ding! Reward: 1 Reputation Point."
"Ding! Bonus Reward: None."
"…."
A string of system notifications echoed.
And in the end?
He only got 1 point of reputation.
Adrian kicked Salt-Broiled's corpse in annoyance.
"Pah! Robbing you was a complete waste of time."
He spat next to the body.
He genuinely felt like dealing with this fish-man was a total loss.
Outlaw Event Rating—
This was the system's evaluation of his crime, from start to completion.
The ratings were divided into:
E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS — eight levels.
E-Rank was the lowest.
To think his very first job—
His debut as an outlaw—
Earned the absolute bottom rating.
He was honestly embarrassed.
The system judged each outlaw incident based on three factors:
1. Target Strength
The stronger the person you attack, the higher the potential rating once you succeed.
2. Impact
The more influence your action has—chaos caused, damage created—the better the score.
3. Fame
How far the incident spreads.
The more people who hear about it, the higher the rating.
So even if you didn't kill anyone, as long as the impact was massive or the fame spread across the sea, it could still reach S or even SS rank.
Then there were reputation points.
Reputation was awarded according to event rating:
E-Rank → 1 point
D-Rank → 10 points
C-Rank → 100 points
B-Rank → 1,000 points
And so on—each rank multiplied by ten.
As for the purpose of reputation points, it was very straightforward:
Reputation upgrades abilities.
For example, his Hierro was Extraordinary-grade.
If he spent enough reputation, he could upgrade it to:
Hazard → Warbreaker → Citycrusher → Nationbreaker…
Of course, each upgrade cost exponentially more.
Ordinary → next rank costs 10 points.
Extraordinary → 100 points.
Hazard → 1,000 points.
Warbreaker → 10,000 points.
And so on—ten times per rank.
Then there were bonus rewards.
The bonus rewards were:
Random Weapon Ticket
Random Ability Ticket
Random Underling Ticket
However, unlike the newbie ones, these tickets had grades corresponding directly to the event rating:
E-rank event → E-rank tickets
D-rank event → D-rank tickets
C-rank → C-rank tickets
…
And the ticket grade determined the potential strength of whatever you pulled.
E = Ordinary
D = Extraordinary
C = Hazard
B = Warbreaker
… etc.
But to get a bonus reward, you needed to score at least a passing grade for the event.
Like a 100-point test:
Below 60 → no bonus ticket
60 → 1 ticket
80 → 2 tickets
100 → 3 tickets
If you performed exceptionally—exceeding 100 points—even the event's rank could be upgraded.
And that was why Adrian was furious with Salt-Broiled.
If this fish-man had even a little influence—
Or was carrying, say, a few hundred thousand berries—
Adrian's E-rank event might've reached the passing line.
Meaning he could've gotten at least one E-rank ticket.
But no.
This guy had nothing.
First job successful—
Yet Adrian was stuck with a shameful E-rank.
Who wouldn't be irritated?
So naturally…
"Damn Arlong! This is all your fault! You've been ruling this place for eight years and you don't even give your goons a couple hundred million to carry around? At least give them a few million berries pocket money! You call yourself a boss?
"Tch! Just wait—soon I'm bringing people to blow up your precious Arlong Park!"
Adrian's anger toward Salt-Broiled instantly shifted to Arlong.
After all—
If the underling was useless, the boss should take the blame.
Meanwhile, miles away in Arlong Park…
Arlong was peacefully relaxing, completely unaware—
That someone he had never met, had never heard of, and had never offended—
Was already cursing him out.
Sitting at home, doing nothing…
And somehow a pot falls from the sky right onto his head.
Arlong: "…What did I do?!"
Translator's Thoughts:
Adrian's first outlaw job ends with not just a pathetic payout, but also the lowest possible event rating—no bonus ticket, no profit, just pure frustration. Naturally, someone had to take the blame… and poor Arlong gets dragged into it without even knowing what's happening. This arc is about to get a lot more chaotic, so stay tuned!
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