How did my reputation suddenly surge?
I haven't done anything!
Could it be that Rayleigh exposed me?
My reputation had been slowly increasing, reaching almost 20,000 points after this period of time.
Now, it suddenly increased.
Although the increase was small compared to the base of over 10,000, it was still increasing.
"Esdeath, let's go take a bath. Tina will scrub your back."
"Let's go."
Looking at Tina, whose eyes were sparkling, Esdeath smiled. She suspected that if she wasn't going to bathe with Tina after training, Tina wouldn't train so hard.
Sweat drenched their hair, and the ground was covered in their sweat stains—all proof of their hard work!
After a fragrant and alluring bath, Esdeath returned to her room and immersed her consciousness into the system.
"Host: Esdeath
Abilities: Demon's Manifestation: Demon's Extract Intermediate, Sword Master, Navy Six Styles, Conqueror's Haki Beginner, High-Speed Regeneration Beginner.
Fame: 23034 points"
"It actually broke through 20,000 points, but the speed has slowed down again."
Looking at the reputation value, which had slowed its increase again, Esdeath was still puzzled, not quite understanding what was going on.
She opened the second page of the system.
After a moment of thought, Esdeath spoke, "System, purchase a Senzu Bean!"
"Ding! An ordinary Senzu Bean costs 10,000 reputation points. Are you sure you want to purchase it?"
"Confirm!"
A Senzu Bean is a Senzu Bean, but it had to add 'ordinary,' which was a bit Versailles.
It seems the system is also proficient in Versailles literature!
"Ding! Purchase successful!"
A green bean appeared in front of Esdeath.
"Does this count as having an extra life?"
Holding the bean in the air, Esdeath examined it. It truly was ordinary, except for its green color.
There was no difference from a common mung bean.
"And this thing seems like it can be broken in half for use, does that mean I have two extra lives?"
Although she had seen Son Goku's tricky maneuver in Dragon Ball, Esdeath still rejected the idea.
If it didn't work, she would be gone.
She put it in her pocket and immersed her consciousness into the system again.
"System, refresh the store."
"Ding! Store refresh successful, consumed 5,000 reputation points."
As for the Great Fireball Jutsu on the first page, Esdeath didn't even glance at it.
Leaving aside its power, if it still required chakra to activate, it would be completely useless.
It would be of no use and would waste her reputation points.
"I hope I'm lucky this time!"
First page! Zanpakuto - Hyōrinmaru Shikai, Reputation Points * 100,000!
"Oh my god!"
Looking at the first page of the system, Esdeath's face lit up with joy!
It was a Zanpakuto!
Hyōrinmaru - The strongest ice-type Zanpakuto!
This was a bug-level ability, not inferior to her Demon's Manifestation, and it came with ice abilities.
Its potential was also much higher than her Demon's Manifestation, and as a sword, it could even better enhance her abilities.
Besides, this was a Zanpakuto!
Even if she didn't learn Armament Haki in the future, it would still be a natural enemy to Logia-type ability users!
If she attacked your soul, what good would it do for your body to be elementalized?
It's just the price...
"100,000 reputation points, how long will it take me to save that much?"
Esdeath, lying on the bed, sighed helplessly. This was too expensive.
"Let's see what the next two pages are."
As soon as she saw the second page, Esdeath's teeth twitched. It was that familiar annoying thing again!
This was just a waste of her system store!
The second page was precisely the Great Fireball Jutsu that had made her helpless when she last refreshed the system store!
"System..."
"Ding! The system store is fair and honest, there is no backroom dealing, everything is random."
Esdeath rolled her eyes. This dog-like system actually anticipated her words, truly.
"Alright, alright, I'll reluctantly believe you."
A Zanpakuto alone could give her a great surprise, having one more burden was nothing, it's easy.
"Third page, bring on something powerful!"
She rubbed her hands and excitedly opened the third page.
Third page: Sage Body * Reputation Points 100,000!
"Today, call me the Emperor of Luck!"
Although it was another extremely expensive item, it was the abnormal physique she lacked the most!
While the ability might overlap somewhat with High-Speed Regeneration, the boost brought by the Sage Body was completely incomparable to High-Speed Regeneration!
That abnormal healing ability, abnormal physique, limitless stamina!
It was purely a bug of Hashirama Senju!
"Which one should I choose?"
Her gaze darted back and forth between the Zanpakuto and the Sage Body!
The boost the Zanpakuto would bring her was undeniable; it would certainly enhance her Demon's Manifestation.
But the Sage Body could also do that, and it could even enhance her Navy Six Styles and High-Speed Regeneration!
"Oh, whatever, I can't afford either of them right now anyway!"
She shook her head, letting her jumbled thoughts disappear from her mind. The immediate priority was to clear Shambles and earn reputation!
Creak!
The door opened. Esdeath closed her eyes. Someone dared to sneak into her room; they had quite the guts.
Carina quietly closed the door, then carefully glanced at Esdeath on the bed. Seeing that she wasn't awake, she let out a sigh of relief.
Then, she tiptoed to Esdeath's side, pulled back the covers, and slipped in. The cool touch of Carina's body elicited a comfortable murmur from Esdeath.
Sleeping beside Esdeath had become a habit; now, being away from her felt a bit strange.
She had drifted on the sea for five or six years, without a shred of security, even being woken by small noises while sleeping.
But by Esdeath's side, she felt none of that!
It was like being in her Mama's embrace, though it was cool instead of warm.
But that sense of security, she hadn't experienced it for many years!
"This girl..."
Watching Carina's actions, Esdeath shook her head inwardly. She had thought Carina was going to run away again.
But it turned out she ran to sleep in her arms.
However, letting a young girl drift alone on the sea for five or six years was entirely the Marine's dereliction of duty!
One hand rested on Carina's body, and Esdeath also fell asleep. After all, training was quite tiring, and she had confronted Rayleigh, so she hadn't dared to relax for a moment.
When Carina saw Esdeath's arm, she almost got scared and fled the covers, but Esdeath had no further movements, so she finally fell into a deep sleep.
This sense of security made her addicted!
"That hateful little girl!"
Tina saw all of this. She wanted to go in, but Carina had gotten there first!
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