Chapter 144: 144. Emperor Power And Rewards!
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That day.
Masses of free newspapers were once again distributed around the world.
All the news coo were released this time, trying to cover the entire globe.
Although the previous trial was broadcast live worldwide, not every place had access to a large screen capable of receiving the broadcast.
Many non-affiliated countries, towns, small villages, and small islands were still anxiously awaiting the arrival of newspapers and news about One Piece.
And when everyone received the newspaper...
The world shook.
People yearning for peace rejoiced.
Some folks, who once dreamed of setting sail to find One Piece, silently burned their painted pirate flags.
Pirates, who had been tricked into going out to sea and were fortunate enough not to be caught by the Marines, were jumping around, cursing Roger.
Late at night.
Akira returned to the mansion.
Tonight, for the first time in a while, he was alone in a room.
Stella originally wanted to stay, hoping to let Akira feel her fiery emotions today.
But she was rejected without hesitation and left with a resentful expression.
"Lets go ahead and look at the fruits of my labor."
Akira turned off the light, sat cross-legged on the bed, and sank his mind deep into his thoughts.
The first page, property map:
[Host: Akira]
[Age: 29]
[Physique: Monster-Level Strength (0/10000)]
[Non-Human Constitution: Emperor Defense (0/100,000), Emperor Speed (0/100,000)]
[Development of Dog-Dog Fruit Model: Monster Racoon (enhanced): Monster Level (0/10000)]
[Mythical Form "Over" Development: Normal Level (0/10000)]
[Haki: Monster-Level Conqueror's Haki (0/10000), Elite-Level Armament Haki (0/1000), Normal-Level Observation Haki (0/100)]
[Ability: Gun Mastery, Six Styles (0/10000)]
[Experience Points: 34200]
The front was basically the same as before.
The difference was that behind Haki, there were more developments in Armament and Observation Haki.
Both were things he had learned from Vice Admiral Garp.
Then he spent time in Impel Down, training with many pirates to improve.
Among them, Armament Haki was the fastest to master, while Observation Haki was currently only at an ordinary level.
But Akira wasn't in a hurry and didn't plan to waste experience points on improving it just yet.
There was plenty of time, and unless something unexpected happened, he was going to take his time with it.
The ability section had changed from the previous "Six Styles · Iron Body" to just "Six Styles," and now there were numerical values that could be improved with experience points.
Marine Six Styles is a physical technique purely dependent on the body.
Ordinary people need to surpass their human limits to learn it.
But Akira didn't need to surpass anything—he had already gone beyond human limits with his emperor-level physique.
Not to mention, several masters of different aspects of the Six Styles had taught him everything. So, not only did he quickly master the other five styles, but he also learned all the advanced techniques.
He had even grasped the martial art of Profound Truth.
"After Six Styles, I should learn Life Return."
Akira said to himself.
Life Return is a mystical technique that rivals Devil Fruit abilities in its uniqueness.
Once learned, it allows you to control your body, hair, and internal organs freely. By focusing your consciousness, you can manipulate any part of your body at will.
If this ability is fully developed, it becomes incredibly powerful.
Lower defense to boost strength, control rapid hair growth, and much more—whatever you can imagine, you can achieve.
It's not an exaggeration to call it a magical skill.
"I'd better train it myself—10,000 experience points are too expensive."
"Lucci and Kumadori both learned it, so there's no way I'm weaker than them."
Akira shook his head and glanced at his accumulated experience points.
"I've saved up quite a bit."
Looking at the total, he couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.
Since deciding to focus all experience points on his physical fitness, Akira hadn't paid much attention to the background numbers.
After all, every day was hectic, and being a Marine Fleet Admiral wasn't typically dangerous.
There wasn't much point in constantly checking his experience points.
However, the number of points he had now was enough to raise his monster-level strength to emperor-level.
"I'll level it up later. Let's see how I earned so many experience points."
Akira flipped past the first page.
But when he got to the second page, he stopped involuntarily.
There, in the section for Ultimate Mission Three, was a large gift bag glowing with colorful light.
Akira's breathing grew heavier.
But he decisively turned the page.
Onto the third page:
[Ding, log update!]
[The Host led the entire Marine team to declare war on Desmond, the director of Impel Down, due to his refusal to cooperate with Rehabilitation, and beat him up. The CP department is in awe of you. This action has contributed to missions 2 and 3, earning you 600 experience points.]
[Host took this opportunity to extend the Marine's influence into Impel Down and arranged for Sakazuki to befriend Deputy Director Magellan—this action supports tasks 1, 2, and 3, earning 600 experience points.]
[Host incentivized and manipulated the pirates to increase the productivity of the Impel Down division—this supports task 3, rewarding 100 experience points.]
[Host used his status as a Fleet Admiral to arrange for multiple Six Styles experts and Vice Admiral Garp to provide one-on-one training—this supports tasks 1 and 2, earning 1,500 experience points.]
[Despite the Marine's budget issues caused by the World Government Bank, Host continued to support Rosinante's acquisition of the News Agency—this supports task 3, earning 600 experience points.]
[Host arranged for Hobuck, a genius surgeon, to teach at the academy, maximizing his skills—this supports task 3, earning 100 experience points.]
[Host led the Marines to intervene in a kingdom war for the first time in 800 years, impacting the global balance—this action...]
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[Host completely dismantled the myth of One Piece during a live worldwide broadcast, marking the end of the Great Pirate Era—this supports task 3, earning 100 experience points and a special gift package.]
Akira carefully reviewed each reminder in the log, going over the details one by one.
Finally, he looked away and took a deep breath.
"Who would've thought I did all this without even realizing it?"
"No wonder I racked up so many experience points."
The log system proved to be quite useful in some ways.
Every decision Akira made that contributed to the completion of the ultimate tasks, even slightly, was recorded, and experience points were awarded generously.
As a result, every calculated action earned him at least 100 experience points.
From the beginning, his goal had always been to end the Great Pirate Era.
"It's a pity that Ultimate Mission Three has been completed. Looks like I won't be able to farm those 100 points as easily anymore."
Akira sighed, turning the system back to the first page.
It was time to level up after a long break.
He looked over the various options on his attribute map, comparing them with his available experience points.
Akira contemplated for a while, letting time pass.
Eventually, he opened his eyes.
"Emperor-level strength is a must. If I boost that, I'll be complete in terms of raw power."
"As for my Dog-Dog Fruit Model: Monster Racoon... since I've already strengthened it, I have a clear direction toward awakening. I can figure it out on my own without wasting points right now."
Akira made his decision.
Akira pressed towards the physique option.
[Ding, do you want to spend 10,000 experience points to upgrade strenght to the emperor level?]
"Yes!"
As soon as the words fell, Akira felt it immediately.
Bang bang bang.
Click click click click.
His muscles began to riot, and his bones felt as though they were being reforged, producing a piercing sound.
But this time, there was no strange feeling of soreness or relief—only unbearable pain.
At the same time, a gnawing hunger surged through his stomach.
"I almost forgot, I need to replenish a lot of physical strength during this process."
"Hiss! Go, go and tell the cafeteria to bring me a large amount of meat."
Akira, his hand trembling, threw out a transformed leaf with Sakazuki's name written on it and gave the order.
The Sakazuki clone, once transformed, nodded quickly and ran out of the room without a word.
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Three hours later.
Akira, now full of food and drink, dismissed everyone from the room. Alone, he waved his fists, testing his newfound emperor-level strength.
Even though he knew shadowboxing like this wouldn't reveal much, it gave him a general feel.
Whoosh.
Each punch produced a sharp wind-slicing sound that echoed in the room.
The gusts generated by his strikes blew through the room, shaking the walls and even creating small cracks.
As his fists cut through the air, the atmosphere seemed to tremble slightly.
"Very strong. My current strength is definitely not inferior to any of the Four Emperors."
"What I lack now might only be complete mastery of Conqueror's Haki."
Akira looked at his clenched fist, eyes burning with excitement.
At this point, he was just one step away from reaching the peak of combat power on the seas.
If he could fully master Conqueror's Infusion, he was confident he could even defeat Whitebeard in a one-on-one battle.
It had taken him less than a year to go from a weakling to this level.
And in that time, 90% of his experience points had been spent on boosting his physical fitness.
"Just as I thought, in this world of pirates, physique is the most important thing."
Akira returned to his bed and sat down.
He sank into his thoughts once again and flipped to the second page.
Without hesitation, he focused on the large gift bag.
[Ding, you have received the reward for completely ending the Great Pirate Era.]
At the system's prompt, the large gift bag exploded into pieces.
A flood of rich, colorful light burst out.
It wasn't just confined to his consciousness—this light even radiated from his physical body.
If Akira opened his eyes at that moment, he would see himself glowing brilliantly.