Chapter 34: This is Bad

Seeing the illusory shield shocked everyone to say the least, even more so, looking at another fruit in Adonis hand.

Herta on the other hand had a burning gaze in her eyes, which says, 'Let me study it!'

Adonis on the other hand didn't pay attention to her, materialising two more fruit from thin air, he distributed the fruit according to the attack style everyone is good at.

The Beat fruit was given to Serval 

[T/L: Goe Goe no mi? I'm guessing, since it suits Serval, the author simply kept words then "fruit," without any explanation or whatsoever, so, I searched for a fruit that matched Serval's, as for if the OG owners are still alive in the One Piece verse, fuck it! This is a fic! TT]

[T/L: Besides, I can simply say, they somehow died because of MC's powers, and that's the end of discussion.]

The Dark fruit was given to Seele, her fighting style is more or less similar to that of an assassin.

Impact fruit was given to Natasha of course, as she is good at heavy fire output.

The remaining were hidden, of course, then to the four, "Now, all that you have down is the basics, and there are still room for improvement concerning this ability. The rest is left up to how well you can develop the powers you have now."

Immediately he finished his words, the four saluted instantly, "yes, Lord Guardian."

"Alright, you can leave, hmm, Natasha wait first." While Jepard, Serval and Seele left with excitement, Natasha looked at Adonis.

"Don't worry, it's not an important matter, there's no need to be serious."

"After school, I also want to see…." Adonis voice trailed off as he saw the look on Natasha's face.

She looked hesitant at first, but then she looked at Adonis, "Clara is okay, but Hook on the other hand…."

To Natasha, Hook is a good kid, she's smart and likable, she just can be a little too naughty.

If she doesn't run into trouble for a day, everybody would be uncomfortable, as they know she always gets into trouble every day, even Natasha is used to it at this point.

If she is given an ability like what she had been given, she will not escalate troubles?

Obviously, everyone says that Hook is a problem child, but they can't help but spoil her, especially him, Lord Guardian…

"It's okay, although Hook is naughty, she's smart, of course, she wouldn't harm others using her new abilities, and even if she does, she would have to answer to him."

Adonis said with a smile, but Natasha knew he was being serious.

"Alright then, I'll inform the two after school." Adonis nodded as Natasha left the office too.

It was also at this time, Adonis froze in place, 'She's been staring for a while now,' Adonis mused as he looked at Herta staring at him with desire in her eyes.

"What? Want one?" He asked causally as he materialised one on his hand.

"Yes!" Herta replied immediately without waiting for a single second.

"So, what are you exchanging this for this time? You see, this thing is precious, and I don't have enough for my people…..." Adonis seduced Herta while playing with the fruit in his hand, as he looked at Herta.

Herta's eyes went dull for a moment, then; "Two Star Destroyers."

"???"

Ah Asta oh Asta, you can't get by with the star destroyer, can you?

Adonis then shook his head speechlessly, "I've said it before, I'm not interested in Star Destroyers."

Herta tilted her head with a frown, then after some seconds, "That one…. Crackup Conch, no. 148."

[T/L: Okay guys, this part destroyed my brain a bit, the original context was, "Odd thing number 148, three uses of laughter in the screw." As you can see, the word is basically gibberish, and this is the original translated context (So, you see how much brain cells I lose when translating 😊), so I searched for it until I came across that, on the wiki, it is part of the curio set Herta supposedly owns(?)]

'Curio?' hearing this, Adonis was now interested, before getting summoned over, he had played a little bit of content, of course, he knows about what a curio is.

But then, he really didn't much pay attention to it, besides when he's farming for simulated universe.

Herta seeing Adonis interested gaze now introduced, with a flat voice, "When someone holds the Crackup Conch, no. 148, to their ear, they can hear jokes and other funny sounds." 

"The being within may bestow their power to one who can hold back laughter, though said individual runs the risk of dying from an intense depression as a result. Nowadays, this Curio's research is considered outdated."

[T/L: So, yeah, stole from the wiki.]

"It's actually quite similar to the fruit you have with you." Herta concluded, still looking at Adonis.

Adonis now rested his hand on his chin, thinking, "Interesting...." Of course, Adonis wasn't interested in the gifts the curio would give; rather, he was more interested in what might be inside the curio.

Moreover, he also happens to have a useless devil fruit he doesn't know how to deal with, well, now.…. Just dump it on Herta. 'Yay!'

'Problem solved!'

"Alright, when you're ready, send it over, I'll give you a fruit."

With immediate effect, Herta went offline.

…..

City outskirt.

Outlying snow plain.

"Phew."

Vaska set down the hammer she was holding, then raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. She smiled with satisfaction as she looked at the area around her, with brown soil piled up in heaps.

"And with this, the first step is completed."

With that, she spread her arms and stretched her body. During this process, her gaze kept moving, and when it moved to the depths of the snowfield, Vaska was suddenly stunned.

500 meters away, there were three monsters wearing pure black armor and holding heavy cannons. At the back of their heads, purple flames fluttered.

These were monsters that Vaska had never seen before. She stretched out her finger and pointed at the three monsters, asking loudly while squinting her eyes: "Lady Bronya, what is that?"

Bronya, who was supervising the fields, heard Vaska's call and hurried forward. When she saw the creatures in the distance, Bronya gasped, "Antimatter legions?"

Bronya had, of course, seen these monsters in the records left by previous guardians. They were the culprits that drove Jarlio-Vi into a corner 700 years ago. 

Bronya couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. She clenched her fist, even though she could take on these creatures as they were relatively minor threats. That wasn't what worried her.

'Why?' Bronya thought, with a frown on her face. 

'Why is it now, when Jarlio-VI is about to regain its prosperity, when we are just about to thrive again.' 

'Why are you back!?' Her displeasure was evident in her facial expression.

The creatures that had driven them into a corner 700 years ago had returned. 

This was of course, bad news.