As the classic gacha animation appeared, Takeshi started to get nervous.
The panel screen flickered with starlight, constantly converging in the starry sky.
Takeshi's eyes were fixed on the screen: blue, green, white, blue, green, green, white, blue...
The first few were almost not worth looking at. He had pretty much figured out the system's pattern for purple and gold draws. If a purple or gold appeared in a 10× spin, they would all appear at the very end.
And based on his gacha experience, the best result for a 10× spin was one gold and one purple. But the probability of hitting the jackpot was very low.
'Purple! Purple! Purple!'
Takeshi prayed that the second to last card would be purple. If it was purple, then the last one had a high probability of being gold. Even if it wasn't gold, getting two purples in 10 spins wasn't a loss. As for two golds, he hadn't even considered it.
If the second to last card wasn't purple but blue, then the last card could be blue, purple, or gold.
Blue!
Seeing this color, Takeshi's heart sank. Now he could only gamble on the last card.
'Gold! Gold! Gold!'
Whoosh!
A golden light lit up from the horizon, falling like a meteor.
"It's gold!!!"
When Takeshi saw the golden light, he jumped up excitedly.
Half a year! It had been a full half a year!
He hadn't seen a gold in half a year!
Do you know how he had spent the last six months?
He diligently worked every day, and what did he get? Not even a single gold in FORTY spins.
He almost thought he had hit an achievement, like 'Pity Master' or something. He had started to doubt if his luck had run out.
Now it was proven: he was still a chosen one. It was just that he must have picked the wrong time.
At this moment, the card-drawing animation ended, and the cards began to flip.
He didn't need to look at the first nine cards. They were all experience packs, and he wouldn't recognize them anyway. The focus was on the last card.
Soon, the last golden character card flipped over.
When Takeshi saw the character's image on the card, his eyes widened.
"It's him!"
This was an extremely tall and burly old man. He was wearing a black bandana on his head, his upper body bare, with strong muscles and large scars.
He wore light yellow pants, black boots, a black cloth belt around his waist, and a white coat with a red lining, holding a huge bisento.
The most striking feature was his iconic upward-curving, crescent-shaped white mustache.
That's right!
It was none other than the man known as the 'Strongest Man in the World' from the One Piece world.
Whitebeard Edward Newgate.
"White... Whitebeard!"
Seeing the image, Takeshi recognized him at first glance.
If one were to pick the most unforgettable character in One Piece, Whitebeard would definitely be on the list.
The power he displayed at the Marineford War was still fresh in Takeshi's memory.
It could be said that the Marineford War was one of, if not the most peak moment in One Piece.
To counter Whitebeard, Marine Headquarters went all out, deploying Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Marine Hero Garp, the three Admirals—Akainu, Kizaru, and Aokiji—the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Pacifistas, and 100,000 Marines.
Even with this setup, Akainu still treacherously deceived Squard into backstabbing Whitebeard at the start, severely wounding him.
Fighting against the three Admirals while severely wounded, he ultimately died in battle, but the demeanor of the Strongest Man in the World was fully displayed.
The only regret was that this was not Whitebeard's peak state.
Of course, from later story developments, it could be seen that even a peak Whitebeard would undoubtedly be defeated by the Marineford War's Marine lineup.
The World Government was unfathomable. Not to mention the legendary Imu, even the Five Elders' individual strengths were only slightly weaker than an Admiral's, and there was also the God's Knights, each possessing immortality.
The Whitebeard Pirates had no chance of winning. Yet, even so, an old man who needed tubes just to live, bravely stormed into Marineford to save his son without fear.
He truly was Pops.
"I hit the jackpot! I really hit the jackpot this time!" Takeshi clenched his fists excitedly, shouting and cheering.
He now had four gold character cards.
Ulquiorra's overall strength was quite good, capable of fighting, tanking, and super-speed regeneration, plus a super ultimate move like Lanza del Relámpago. But even with all that, he could only be described as 'quite good.'
In the later stages of Bleach, there were many characters stronger than Ulquiorra.
Yoriichi was a character with a huge gap between his upper and lower limits. In terms of energy level alone, he could be said to be the weakest.
Sun Breathing was the strongest breathing style in Demon Slayer, but it only enhanced physical abilities and added a burning effect to attacks.
And the enhancement was very limited. Pushing a giant rock was the most it could do, something even many minor characters in One Piece could do.
Yoriichi's true strength lay in Transparent World and his unparalleled swordsmanship.
With the enhancement of magic, Yoriichi's strength could be said to have received an epic boost. His single-target burst attacks could even break dragon scales and severely wound dragons, with lethality even more terrifying than the World's Strongest Swordsman Mihawk in the One Piece world.
However, in terms of attributes, Yoriichi was still the lowest, especially his defense, which was pitifully low. If he was accidentally hit by a regular magic attack, he could be severely injured.
He was a character who completely abandoned defense for extreme offense.
Toji, on the other hand, was the opposite of Yoriichi. His basic attributes were maxed out, reaching a level that Sun Breathing, no matter how profound, could not achieve.
His lower limit was terrifyingly high and he was a terrifying combat machine. He once almost killed Gojo with a single slash, assuming he was dead and not finishing him off. After all, it was hard to imagine someone surviving with their head pierced.
He was ultimately counter-killed by Gojo, who had mastered Reversed Cursed Technique, and was taken out before the main story even began.
Whitebeard was different. He inherently possessed monstrous strength, top-tier three types of Haki, and the strongest Paramecia Devil Fruit—the Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
Strength, speed, defense, attack, Devil Fruit ability—all MAX!
A true super all-rounder.
In the One Piece world, filled with powerful individuals, he could still be called the 'Strongest Man in the World.'
He was even evaluated by Sengoku as a man capable of destroying the world.
Undoubtedly, this was the strongest character Takeshi currently held.
"Full Body Take-Over: Edward Newgate!"