Although Yamato was quite angry, she only stayed mad for a moment.
After all, she still needed Vir to remove her cuffs.
Since he said he had a way, he probably wasn’t lying.
She found a place to wash her face.
But that smell… it didn’t fade one bit…
Helpless, she could only face Vir again while still carrying that strange stench.
With a slightly aggrieved tone, she asked, “Can you really remove these cuffs?”
If Vir could really do it…
Then she’d definitely repay him properly!
This meant so much to her!
Vir, at that moment, looked totally relaxed.
Dealing with these dumb cuffs?
Please—way too easy.
Yamato had just given him a rough explanation of the cuffs’ function.
And instantly, several solutions popped into Vir’s mind.
All of them could remove the cuffs without any damage.
The first method—
Since the cuffs respond to life signatures, he could just whip up a bio-engineered dummy on the spot, easy-peasy.
One that perfectly mimicked a living person’s vitals.
Then reshape the cuffs to fit slightly bigger, transfer them over to the dummy’s wrist seamlessly.
Or—just go with the classic, direct method.
Right now, he had advanced Armament Haki—he could use Ryuo.
Grab the cuffs, yank them off with brute force—
Then use his spatial ability to teleport the things away!
From Vir’s point of view, these cuffs were practically toys.
“Of course! Piece of cake!”
Vir answered confidently.
Yamato finally let out a breath of relief.
Vir was amazing.
Even such a huge problem didn’t faze him.
He really did feel like someone who could do anything!
What a reliable guy!
Though, she was really curious about how exactly he planned to get them off…
She was genuinely grateful to Vir.
Unlocking these cuffs wasn’t just about rescuing Ace.
Once they were off—she’d be free!
She’d never have to go back to that bastard Kaido again!
And that, to Yamato, was the most precious thing of all!
“Thank you so much, Vir! You’re so good to me! Not only are you helping me rescue Ace, you’re even removing my cuffs!”
“You’re seriously the best person I’ve ever met in my life! Waaaah! I don’t even know how to repay you!”
As she spoke, Yamato started crying again, her nose sniffling loudly.
But she wasn’t dumb—she didn’t wipe her snot everywhere this time.
Vir looked at her, speechless, but still walked over.
“Alright, stop crying! I’m about to get to work! Stand still, got it?”
Clearly, Vir planned to use the simplest method—crushing them outright.
Yamato stopped crying immediately when she heard that.
She looked nervously at Vir placing his hand on her cuffs.
With a worried expression, she asked again, “How should I cooperate? Will I… die?”
Vir couldn’t help but chuckle at her reaction.
Didn’t expect her to be this scared of the cuffs her old man gave her.
“Are you kidding? With me here, you couldn’t die even if you wanted to.”
Vir said reassuringly.
And it did make her feel better.
After all, she knew how good his medical skills were.
Ace had literally staked his life on it.
But to be fair, the cuffs exploding wouldn’t kill Yamato.
They’d just seriously injure her.
If she tried to escape and the cuffs went off, she’d be too wounded to fight back.
Kaido’s men could easily drag her back.
Kaido never intended to actually kill his daughter.
Just then, Marco came out of the control room to see what was going on.
Because this wasn’t some joke.
Even the girl herself was scared.
And Vir… was not exactly someone you’d trust not to blow up the ship.
“Vir! Take it easy, alright?! This ship ain’t built for explosions.”
Marco said, clearly concerned.
“Relax! This’ll be smoother than silk.”
As Vir spoke, his right hand—gripping the cuffs—suddenly lit up with Armament Haki.
Then… a faint red glow began to shimmer from the Haki!
Just as he was about to squeeze and destroy the cuffs—
[DING! System upgrade successful!]
[New functions unlocked: Multiverse Store, Equipment Enchantment, Auto-Spiritual Power Training!]
[Multiverse Store: A powerful item from another world will appear in the store every week. These items have incredible abilities.]
[Equipment Enchantment: Adds an additional powerful effect to an item.]
[Auto-Spiritual Power Training: Host’s spiritual power will now grow over time.]
[System gift: Initial spiritual power boost now being distributed!]
Right as the system voice faded—
A cool, refreshing sensation began to spread through Vir’s mind.
His brain practically lit up from the icy clarity.
Vir’s hand froze mid-motion.
A good ten seconds passed before the sensation slowly faded.
Yamato and Marco, watching from the side, assumed he was preparing something grand.
Neither dared interrupt.
They just stared at him, nervous and wide-eyed.
At that moment, Vir felt like the whole world suddenly got brighter and sharper.
There were more “sounds” in his mind now—
The breeze sweeping over the sea…
The waves lapping against the hull…
But then—
These seemingly mundane sounds…
Took on form inside his mind.
He heard the pain coming from the bow of the ship.
The joyful laughter of the sea breeze.
Even the fear coming from Yamato’s handcuffs.
All of it pointed to one thing:
His Observation Haki—
Intermediate level Observation Haki—
Had awakened the Voice of All Things!
And not just that—
His Observation Haki had grown far stronger.
He used to have trouble predicting Yamato’s movements.
But now?
He could even hear the sound of her blinking before it happened.
This…
This spiritual power boost…
Actually made Observation Haki this powerful?
Vir was stunned.
The improvement was massive.
A rough estimate put his Observation Haki at the peak of advanced-level now!
And this was just intermediate-level.
This was just Observation Haki.
Vir couldn’t even imagine how terrifying his Conqueror’s Haki would become now.
With more spiritual power boosts…
Would he be able to knock out Imu just by yelling?
That’d be insane!
So this is what it meant to have a system?
Terrifying.
[DING! Multiverse Store has refreshed!]
Hmm?
Hearing that, Vir opened the store.
Everything else looked the same—
Except now, there was an extra section: “Multiverse Store”.
He clicked it.
Inside, a single item floated silently in the void.
And the moment he saw it—
Vir’s eyes lit up.
[Texas Chainsaw Massacre Signature Weapon: Savage]
Function: So many souls have perished under this chainsaw that any creature hit by it will scream uncontrollably in terror!
Price: 1.99 million points
Review: A horror movie weapon. If someone came at me with this thing, I’d probably scream too!
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TL note:
Basic level -> Intermediate level -> Advanced level -> Supreme level -> Pinnacle Level