"Half Burial!!"
As the soft shout rang out, a sharp sword light flashed abruptly.
Carmel, kneeling on the ground, instantly widened her pupils, her expression frozen. She looked down at her chest in disbelief.
Splurt—
A wound slowly appeared, and blood sprayed everywhere.
Carmel opened her mouth, but before she could say a word, she collapsed onto the ground.
"You reap what you sow. You deserved to die!"
Reno looked indifferently at the dead Carmel. Everything that happened today was her own doing.
"Young Master!!"
Roge sheathed his longsword and walked over from the other side of the forest.
"Good work."
Reno nodded slightly. It was Roge who had delivered the finishing blow to Carmel just now.
Reno casually kicked Carmel's corpse into the river. The strong scent of blood attracted a swarm of piranhas.
Countless piranhas swarmed forward, opening their blood basins of mouths to frantically devour Carmel's body, churning the calm river water with splashing sounds.
A moment later, the satiated piranhas splashed around before sinking back to the riverbed.
With their disappearance, all traces of Mother Carmel vanished completely from this world.
"Roge, where are the things I asked you to prepare??"
"Young Master, I brought them all."
Roge opened the backpack behind him, which was filled with many different kinds of fruits.
"Let's hope this works."
"Open System Panel!"
[Opening System Panel...]
[Host]: Reno
[System]: Great Voyage System
[Swordsmanship]: Lv30 (31/20000)
[Observation Haki]: Lv10 (11/30000)
[Armament Haki]: Lv10 (11/30000)
[Conqueror's Haki]: Lv6 (7/30000)
[Voyage Points]: 0
[Subdued Crew]: Roge (Golden Sword-Lion Fruit), Charlotte Linlin
[Fortune Value]: 20
Reno, with a clear goal in mind, fixed his gaze on the Fortune Value column.
"I don't know if 20 Fortune Value will be enough, but I have to try!"
"Otherwise, trying to find the Soul-Soul Fruit again in the future will truly be like looking for a needle in a haystack!"
"System, consume 20 Fortune Value to respawn the Soul-Soul Fruit in this pile of fruits before me!"
[Fortune Value deducting... The probability of the Devil Fruit respawning here is 20%. Please wait patiently.]
To be honest, Reno wasn't confident.
If he consumed 100 Fortune Value, the chance of the Soul-Soul Fruit respawning in front of him would be 100%.
But now, with only 20 points, the probability was merely 20%.
Even so, Reno decided to gamble. This was his only chance to get the Soul-Soul Fruit.
Time ticked by, and Reno grew increasingly anxious.
The hope in his heart dissipated bit by bit as time passed.
"Still nothing??"
Refusing to give up, Reno clenched his fists, constantly scanning the fruits in front of him.
But several minutes passed, and there was still no movement from the fruits.
Just as Reno turned his head away in great disappointment, he caught a glimpse of something changing out of the corner of his eye.
Strange patterns began to emerge on one of the fruits, and soon, it transformed into a peculiar Devil Fruit.
Success!
The 20% probability became 100%!
Ecstatic, Reno immediately picked up the Soul-Soul Fruit, admiring it fondly.
"It seems my luck has always been good."
The power of the Soul-Soul Fruit (Soru Soru no Mi) was undeniable; it was absolutely one of the top-tier Devil Fruits on the sea.
In the original story, Linlin ate the Soul-Soul Fruit and became the Queen of Souls who dominated the sea.
However, Reno didn't intend to give this Devil Fruit to Linlin.
In his opinion, Linlin, who possessed the "Iron Balloon" talent and monstrous strength, had better options.
The Tremor-Tremor Fruit (Gura Gura no Mi) or a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit would be the most suitable for her.
The same applied to himself.
Of course, Reno wouldn't give this Devil Fruit to anyone else either.
If he couldn't find a suitable Devil Fruit for Linlin in the future, he would give this one to her.
Consider it a backup plan.
The respawning of the Soul-Soul Fruit meant that another part of Reno's plan had succeeded.
He came to the Giant Race for three things.
Master the giant warrior technique, Ikoku.
Kill Mother Carmel and obtain the Soul-Soul Fruit.
He had already completed the first two tasks.
As for the last one, he had to return to the House of Lambs to proceed.
In a good mood, Reno stowed away the Soul-Soul Fruit.
"You've been watching back there for so long. Haven't you seen enough?"
Reno looked towards the east side of the forest, his gaze suddenly sharpening.
"Get the hell out here!!!"
Silence!
Dead silence!
Deep in the forest, apart from the noise made by Reno and Roge, there was no other sound.
Roge frowned slightly, then vanished instantly.
Not far away, behind an ancient tree, Streusen covered his mouth, trying his best not to make any sound.
Recalling the bloody scene just now, he still felt lingering fear.
Damn it! Today is just my unlucky day!!
Why did he have to see something he shouldn't have seen?!
A seemingly ordinary child possessed such terrifying strength, and there was that unknown swordsman.
They killed that old nun with a single strike.
"I ran into two tough nuts to crack. I can't afford to mess with them. Gotta run!"
Having made up his mind, Streusen tiptoed, preparing to leave.
However, just as he lifted his foot, a chill on his neck froze him in place, daring not to make another move.
"The Young Master told you to get the hell out. Didn't you hear him??"
Roge held his sword against Streusen's neck, killing intent surging around him.
If Streusen made any strange movements, he would kill him immediately.
Gulp—
Streusen swallowed hard. His forehead was covered in beads of sweat, and his clothes were soaked in cold sweat.
"I'm coming out right now. Just calm down."