There's a small mistake, I think, as I wrote "Sword Buster" instead of "Buster Sword." Now, I don't think the translator fixed it, since they didn't fix what I just wrote; it's something that doesn't affect much, but it still bothers me.
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There I was, lying on the couch, while Sulli bandaged my wounds. The only one who wasn't hurt was Trini, and I have a feeling this will be a recurring thing. Sulli had a bandage on her chest, as she had to remove several embedded splinters. Isis only had a sore chest and a bruise on her head, which had already been bandaged, but the bandage was changed for cleaning. Arthur was the funniest; half his face was bandaged. Zephyr had broken his nose, jaw, and other facial bones. I had two broken ribs, a bruise on my head, a fractured jaw and right arm from Durindana's throw, and two molars sticking out of my front teeth. Unlike Arthur, I could talk.
Dante: "Yhya twrnizne," I said with my mouth open, while Sulli looked at my teeth with a small mirror. In case you were wondering where Hun is, well, he's posing on my head right now. In the fight, at the end of the whole spectacle, she simply left; she watched everything from a distance, through the air.
Sulli: "Yeah, I'm done, and sadly I don't have the tools to glue your back teeth back on, since they were literally broken. If they had been pulled out cleanly, I might have been able to put them back on, but one half of the back teeth is still in the denture, while the other is here," she said, showing a napkin with my broken back teeth.
Dante: "Well, there's no other choice. I'll go to the barracks here to see if they can glue my back teeth back on and decide when the money we owe is."
When they heard about paying, everyone lowered their gaze. Especially Isis, since she was the one who caused the most damage. Next to her is Trini. The AT was a tool of destruction; after all, it almost destroyed a grove. This is something pirates don't see, because the moment they destroy something, they leave without compensation for what they did.
Dante: "I'll be back with the perfect teeth I always had and a ticket with several zeros," I said as I left the place, which we need to repair because someone tried to go through the walls instead of the door.
As I walked, people looked at me a little strangely; from what I heard, the rumor that I was the one who killed the celestial dragon was denied. But my confrontation with the navy still remained, which is why people looked at me with both admiration for being able to stand up to an admiral and fear at having to get involved in a problem close to us. Our reputation is sky-high; now it's good or bad, I have no idea. I wonder what Morgans will write about this.
Once I arrived at the headquarters, I saw the marines on guard looking at me with a touch of fear and respect. I just ignored them; the moment I entered, I ran into the receptionist. But just as I was about to speak, I heard a familiar voice.
Aokiji: "I didn't think you'd come so quickly." I turned around to see him.
Dante: "I came mainly to see if they could replace the back teeth Zephir knocked out." He found my comment quite funny.
Aokiji: "Well, I know a place to wait for the dentist to be ready."
The next thing I knew, I was surrounded by a dozen Marines and standing right in front of Zephir. Turns out, a blow I landed knocked out a tooth, so he's here waiting to be replaced. He also let other Marines take priority over his injury. That's why he was waiting next to the others, staring into our eyes, as if we were great enemies or ex-lovers, preferably the former.
Dante: "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Zephir: "In fact, my fist still marks your face."
This kind of situation is quite awkward, from strangers to enemies to acquaintances. It's quite peculiar not knowing how we treat each other.
Dante: "It's normal to give advantages to the grandparents; you should retire while you're at it." I saw Zephir sigh.
Zephir: "I should." At that point, I stopped seeing him as a military man, an old and tired person. "Sadly, it won't be long before the new stars are ready to take my place, and with the age of pirates on the rise, I can't retire."
The room fell silent; no Marine said anything. After all, most of them were recruits or corporals; they were too far behind the ranks to comment on a new admiral. I could say less; I wasn't even a Marine.
Zephir: "Well, what I'm getting at is, I feel them." That took me by surprise. "It's just that nothing's wrong with the institution, because if they'd done their job properly, there wouldn't be any conflict between us; it never would have happened."
This must be the Zephur who's been slowly losing faith in the Marines. He must have already lost his family to want to leave the admiral's position.
Dante: "Don't mention it; the past is the past; I don't hold grudges." My name isn't Trinity enough to do that.
He gave me a grateful smile. The rest of the day was spent waiting for medical attention; the good thing is they wouldn't charge me anything. And speaking of collecting.
In the end, the debt stood at 1,200,000,000 berries. Originally, it was 20,000,000,000 berries, but the Navy decided to pay 40% of it, since the destruction wasn't our fault, not 100%. So all that's left is to thank the guys.
The good thing is that these are numbers, and they can be paid. There's still a pirate with a bounty of 300,000,000, and there are still bounties on that crew. Not to mention that more pirates should arrive in Sabaody. So the money will come on its own. The only problem is how long it will take us to get it.
The sun was already setting on the horizon. Less than a day has passed since the encounter with my sister. Many events; mentally I feel tired, but if I want to get rid of this debt, I must act now.
*Transition moment*
Third-person POV
A group of pirates was gathered in a secluded place, away from people; they were in a dead-end hallway discussing what they were going to do.
Pirate: "The sun's almost setting, Captain. What are we going to do?" said one of the pirates gathered. There were about 18 pirates.
In the middle of them all was the captain, better known as the Dream Pirates, as everyone on the crew had a dream: to claim Gold Roger's treasure. This way, they would have money and fame for life. They could help their families back home. The captain was Terrye "Invincible," who has never fallen in combat since he started his crew. He's been to the New World and had come for the Sabaody auction to obtain a Devil Fruit that would help him fulfill his dream.
Terrye: "Nothing for now; it would be best to return to the ship and leave Sabaody. I know other places where auctions are also held, so there's no need to stay here. With an admiral in the headquarters, it makes the situation here very dangerous."
???: "Relax, you won't have to worry about the admiral." A voice was heard above them.
Upstairs in the building was a person. He had blond hair, red eyes, and a staff divided into three sections connected by chains.
???: "One head worth 379,000,000 belly, another worth 90,000,000 belly, and others worth 47,000,000 belly. That would be 516,000,000 belly, perfect for starting to pay off the debt, not to mention the money you guys have stashed away."
Terrye: "Damn, who the hell are you?" she asked the stranger.
???: "Someone was passing by."
In the next moment, an explosion was heard in the alley, only for pieces of earth and pirates to fly out.
All the pirates had left the alley, only to feel an oppressive aura and faint. Of the pirates, only two remained. A figure emerged from the alley, a demon to the pirates.
???: "Okay, let's get this done quickly. I don't want the debt to grow from the destruction of public property." He said, launching himself at the two remaining awake pirates.
Terrye, with her Haki-hardened arms, also launched herself into the inevitable fight. She didn't know who this guy was; he looked familiar, but that didn't matter. All she knew was that she was going to have to beat this guy no matter what.
*Transition Moment*
Marine 1: "Is your work hour over?"
Marine 2: "Yeah, I'm leaving now. My dogs must be going crazy with all the noise today."
Marine 1: "I don't know whether to be grateful or not for not going; it would have been great to see Admiral Zephir fight the hero of Paradise."
Marine 2: "Be thankful you're not bedridden in the ER with several bruises. Okay, I'm leaving now." The moment he opened the barracks door, he stood still, staring at something. The other marine noticed this.
Marine 1: "Hey, weren't you just leaving?" He didn't get a response from his partner. He went to his side to see what had stopped him.
On the street, where he had a path to get to the headquarters, someone was walking in his direction with several people tied up in chains. That person was Dante, and he had a bloody right arm.
Dante: "You guys, tell the commanding officer I have the dream pirates and to use their reward as payment for what we owe." The two marines stared at the situation, stunned. What they were dealing with was a pirate band from the New World, with their captain boasting a bounty of nearly 400,000,000 belly. "Are you deaf, or do you want me to put on a show to get your attention? I'll tell you straight away, I'm not in the mood."
The Marines: "Sir, yes, sir." They entered the barracks to report the situation before them.
Dante: *Sigh* "I hope the sighs don't take away part of the soul, because if so, he would have a quarter of it."
*Transition moment again.*
Dante's POV
Home sweet home. With the recent battle, my wounds reopened, and now I actually broke my right arm. At headquarters, they had to heal it. But the good thing is that I was able to pay 816,000,000 belly of the debt, so it was worth it.
I entered the house to see everyone still licking their wounds, everyone except Trini. Sulli was repairing the materials and tools that were destroyed in the battle with Arthur's help. While Isis and Trini were playing UNO, which I bought for 5 LP from the system, Hun was sleeping in a nest I made for him when we arrived. The good thing is that they fixed the wall that was mysteriously destroyed.
Trini: "You took your time at the barracks; maybe you had community service there."
Dante: "Well, something like that," I said as I placed the ticket for the doubt we had.
Isis: "I thought it would be more, with all the destruction we've done."
Dante: "It was more, but the navy itself took a small part of it as an apology while I was going back against some pirates and defeated them. I had a good amount of money, so with that and their reward, I paid off part of the debt."
Trini: "Well, it won't be that hard to pay; it's only 384,000,000 belly, so it shouldn't cost much."
Sulli: "Also, keep in mind that we need money for ourselves."
Dante: "Well, there you go. I'm really tired and just want to sleep."
Arthur: "Hey, what's going to happen to your sword?"
True, the Sword Buster was destroyed and is now unusable. Currently, the system has the code to regenerate the weapon, but it wouldn't let me, since in this world, the sword was already destroyed, and it doesn't make sense to rebuild it from scratch.
During the battle, I bought a new sword, but I can't use it either, since there's a trick to unsheathing it, which I have no idea what it is. So right now, it's in the system save, next to the fountain of youth I bought, which I don't plan on using yet.
Trini: "Hey, and that sword you had while you were fighting earlier, where did you get it?"
Dante: "If I told you swords grow on trees, would you believe me?"
Trini: "No."
Dante: "Then there's nothing to say. And as for my sword, I already have something for that, but that'll be for later; right now I just want to sleep." I went to my bedroom.
While I was settling in for sleep, I decided to log into the system, which had given me achievement points for defeating the pirates.
[You have defeated a pirate with a bounty greater than or equal to 100,000,000 berries. For this achievement, you have been awarded 100,000,000 LP to use in the system.]
[You have defeated a pirate with a bounty greater than or equal to 300,000,000 berries. For this achievement, you have been awarded 400,000,000 LP to use in the system.]
Damn, I'm rich now; if I had known they'd give me all these LP, I would have rushed to defeat those guys.
Dante: "System, can I change the material of the weapons I can buy with LP?" I asked the system in my mind. If Trini heard me talking to myself, I wouldn't know what excuse to give her so she wouldn't think I'm crazy.
System: [Yes, it's possible, but the price would go up or down depending on the material you choose.]
Dante: "So, how much does this weapon cost if I ask for it to be made of adamantium?"
System: [It would be 150,000,000 LP, since aram costs 100,000,000 LP and making it out of adamantium costs 50,000,000 LP.]
Dante: "Another thing, you can make the Sword Buster, when it spawns again, also made of adamantium."
System: [Yes, you can, but you'll have to purchase the weapon as if you didn't have it, which will cost 120,000,000 LP.]
Dante: "Please complete both transactions."
System: [Understood.]
[Congratulations, the Sword Buster has been upgraded to the Adamantium Sword Buster.]
[Congratulations, you have acquired the Adamantium Fusion Sword.]
And with all this, I went to sleep, hoping the next day would be better than today.