After taking the berries Koby handed over, Amon was in an excellent mood. He had barely set foot ashore before selling one jar already.
Looks like selling three in a day would not be too difficult after all.
"Koby, which one do you want?"
"I want to take a look first, Sir."
Koby was still extremely excited. He had been bullied ever since he was little, and all this time, all he had wanted was to grow stronger.
Now that the chance was right in front of him, he had to cherish it. He immediately crouched down and began carefully studying the jars one by one.
"Sir, I want that white one."
Very soon, Koby picked out a white jar. It looked somewhat similar in color to the Marines' flag, and he felt it might bring him good luck.
"The white one? Alright."
After receiving the jar, Koby felt both nervous and excited. He ran his hand over the smooth white surface, but had no idea what he was supposed to do next. In the end, he could only look toward Amon for help.
Amon laughed.
"Right, I forgot. Use this little hammer to smash it open."
As he spoke, he took out the wooden hammer. It was a new island, after all. He had almost forgotten that Koby had no way of knowing the process.
Clang!
After receiving Amon's instructions, Koby immediately smashed the jar open.
As someone who had been bullied for so long, Koby longed for strength more than anyone.
Only if he became stronger could he join the Marines.
Only then could he work toward becoming an Admiral.
He might look timid, but his determination to become a Marine Admiral had always been real.
If Oda had written Legend of the Marines instead of One Piece, then perhaps Koby would have been the protagonist.
The jar shattered, and Koby stared blankly at the few items lying among the fragments.
He had already prepared himself mentally, but when something truly came out of the jar, he was still shocked.
After a brief daze, Koby picked up a black card and turned it over in his hand. He could not sense anything special about it at all, and his face quickly filled with confusion.
"Sir, this is what you meant by magical items? They don't look that special."
"Heh, looks like you really are someone destined to become an Admiral. Your luck is ridiculously good. These things are all rare treasures."
Koby scratched his head and replied uncertainly, "Really?"
"Of course."
System scan revealed there were three items in total.
The first was:
[Beginner Marine Six Powers]: From the world of One Piece. The Marine Six Powers are a martial combat style used by the Marines, techniques that surpass the limits of the human body. It includes six moves in total: Iron Body, Shave, Paper Art, Moonwalk, Tempest Kick, and Finger Pistol.
That was right. Koby's luck was absurdly good.
Other people usually got just one item, but what he had opened was a complete set of the Marine Six Powers.
As expected of someone walking the hidden Marine route of the story, Koby's luck really was something.
Besides the full Six Powers set, the second item was:
[Beginner Observation Haki]: An Observation Haki card. Once used, the user immediately learns Observation Haki, even if they have never touched it before.
Amon was already familiar with this item. It was not the first time a jar had produced an Observation Haki card.
Come to think of it, even if Koby never used this card, he probably would have learned Observation Haki naturally in the future anyway.
But learning it early was a completely different matter. If he started now, then ten or so years later, who knew, maybe he would even push it into the intermediate or advanced stage.
For him, it was an extremely practical support ability in battle.
With the Marine Six Powers and Observation Haki in hand, Koby should have a very easy time climbing into the officer ranks.
As for whether he could become an Admiral, that would depend on his own fate.
If the first two items were there to raise Koby's strength, then the third item was the key to whether he could become Garp's disciple.
Amon was almost certain that if Koby brought this to Garp, he would be delighted to take him in.
That was because the last item was something unbelievably suited to Garp.
[Momentum Amplifier]: A peculiar support item. By itself, it has no effect. But if used together with the Pedro BGM, it increases the range and duration of the effect by one-third, while boosting its power by thirty percent.
Even someone with the strongest will would not be able to endure this for long.
When Amon first read the effect of that amplifier, he had been completely stunned.
What the hell?
But what he was even more curious about was this: what kind of expression would Garp make if he ever learned a thing like this existed?
Koby, meanwhile, was still staring at the three cards in confusion.
"Sir, I really can't tell what's so amazing about these."
He flipped through the three cards again and again, unable to understand the names written on them.
Amon chuckled.
"Don't rush. Let me explain slowly."
"First, take out the card on the left. Yes, that white one."
As he spoke, he had Koby take out the Beginner Observation Haki card.
"This one?"
"Yes. This isn't an ordinary card. It's called the Beginner Observation Haki Card. As for Observation Haki..."
Amon then gave Koby a full explanation of Observation Haki, along with the method for using the card.
The more Koby listened, the wider his eyes became.
"What? Sir, you're saying that after using this card, I'll be able to learn the legendary Observation Haki?"
It was his first time hearing the term from Amon, but based on the explanation alone, he could already tell how precious this card was.
"Of course. Just do it the way I told you, and you'll learn it. Go on, give it a try."
Amon smiled and motioned for him to follow the method he had just explained.
"Alright."
Koby nodded hard, then slowly brought his palms together and began following Amon's instructions.