Chapter 2: The Attribute-Picking Duck

Besides the "Pet Hosting" function, there was also an "Attribute List" located below the panel. However, of the three major attribute categories, "Haki" and "Fruit Abilities" were completely blank. Nothing happened regardless of how many times she clicked on them. Only in the "Physical Skills" category did several lines of semi-transparent text appear.

Swordsmanship Lv3 (22/100)

Marksmanship Lv2 (9/50)

Toughness Lv2 (5/50)

Nimbleness Lv1 (8/10)

Riding Lv3 (52/100)

Swimming Lv2 (15/50)

Chain Mastery Lv3 (79/100)

Music Lv4 (112/1000)

Dance Lv4 (395/1000)

Etiquette Lv5 (7/5000)

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When Vivi clicked on the "Swordsmanship" section, she saw "Slash," "Leap Slash," and "Weapon Throwing." These three moves were not considered secret techniques but rather common skills known by most pirates. After collecting attributes three times, Vivi's "Slash" and "Leap Slash" were at Lv2, while "Weapon Throwing" was at Lv3.

The panel's design was extremely unreasonable, and she couldn't understand why things like dance and music were categorized under "Physical Skills."

This third-rate, idiotic panel naturally didn't care about her feelings; whether she liked it or not, everything was grouped into one big category.

As the sole heir of the ancient kingdom of Arabasta, Princess Vivi's previous self had received extensive training in etiquette. Even the panel highly appreciated her level of etiquette and gave it a high evaluation, as indicated by the significant amount of experience required to level it up, showing how difficult it would be to reach the next level.

As a transmigrator, Vivi inherited all the memories of her previous self. However, she had no interest whatsoever in skills like etiquette, dance, tailoring, or gardening. She had simply no intention of improving them at all. Of course, there was no expectation for her pet duck to acquire skills like "dance" or "music" among a group of bounty hunters, scoundrels, and pirates.

She needed to survive, keep herself alive, and have many, many aces up her sleeve.

"Toughness" and "Nimbleness" were the survival skills she valued the most. By incorporating these bright spots, she would not only increase her knowledge and experience but also inherit part of the physical qualities of the original owner. To put it simply, those bright spots were like attribute points. However, she lacked straightforward attributes like strength or agility. All her improvements had to rely on a diverse range of offensive and defensive skills.

The ability to endure and run was the foundation, with offense serving as a means. She couldn't possibly keep running forever, could she?

As for "Haki," she had no clue about it and could only go with the flow.

She had some plans regarding Devil Fruits, but that powerful Devil Fruit was located in a town in the second half of the Grand Line, in the New World. With her current strength, going to the New World would have been suicidal.

Physical Skills were visible and tangible skills, and her strongest skill in this area was "Chain Mastery."

This was the fighting style her predecessor mastered – deceiving enemies with the appearance of a fragile girl and then swiftly revealing the chain hidden within, using high-speed rotations and the sharpness of the chain to harvest their lives – a perfect concealed weapon.

It was precisely by relying on this skill that Vivi's predecessor had made a name for herself in the bounty hunter circle with the assistance of her loyal servant. Later, she disguised her identity and joined a bounty hunter organization called "Baroque Works," in an attempt to uncover the puppet master behind the scenes and his attempt to overthrow her own kingdom.

After transmigrating, Vivi tried using this skill a few times and found it quite effective. She would also practice it in her spare time. However, she planned to use "Chain Mastery" and its related skills as a hidden trump card, not relying on them as her main attack method anymore.

Vivi believed that currently, the most promising and helpful skill for her was "Swordsmanship". She remembered that her future colleague in Baroque Works wielded a Skillful Grade Sword known as "Kashu".

In order to improve herself and ensure her survival, she shifted her focus to her pet duck, which stood one meter fifty centimeters tall and was playfully chasing ants. The duck couldn't help but shiver when it felt Vivi's gaze. Its stiff neck turned back and happened to meet its owner's bright and cheerful smile.

Vivi could "hear" her pet duck's thoughts. The feeling of being uncontrollably dragged around by a panel was quite terrifying for her pet duck.

Beloved pets needed further encouragement, after all, she wasn't a demon either.

"Come on. How about I measure your size and knit a new hat for you?"

"Quack? Quack!!"

Upon hearing about the prospect of having its own new hat, Karoo excitedly hopped around the room, brimming with joy.

"Knitting" was indeed a skill that Vivi possessed. The blue-striped cotton hat on Karoo's head was knitted by her predecessor, and she smoothly inherited this skill, making knitting a new hat a relatively easy task.

"Go for it, Karoo! I'll commission you for two hours! Charge on!"

As Vivi pressed the word "Commission" on the panel and set the commission time to "2 hours," her energetic pet duck Karoo rushed out of the door, accompanied by billowing smoke, disappearing from her sight.

"Such enthusiasm! I can't lose either! Watch me knit you a new hat!"

"Oh dear? It seems a bit complicated!"

"The knot seems to be wrong? Let me carefully figure it out…"

Many things sound simple when spoken, but they become challenging when put into practice.

After fifteen minutes of Karoo running off, Vivi looked at her "creation" in silence.

She couldn't say she was completely clueless, but transforming the knowledge in her mind into practical skills still required some time. Over the past half a month since her transmigration, she had been focusing on combat skills like "swordsmanship" and "marksmanship," giving little thought to "knitting."

She scratched her head in frustration. If she made a promise, she had to fulfill it!

Feeling a bit drained, she slumped on the table. She needed to think, to really think it through… As evening quickly approached, Vivi fell asleep while lost in thought.

She had figured it out. When her swordsmanship reached level 4, she would definitely knit a hat for her pet duck! But for now, survival was the top priority. What use was her craftsmanship if she lost her life?

If all else failed, she could always craft a straw hat! She remembered how Portgas D. Ace had knitted one for Little Oars Jr. Surely, her own knitting skills were better than that rough guy Ace, right?

After Karoo completed its third commission of the day, Vivi's thoughts about knitting a hat for her duck after reaching level 4 in swordsmanship underwent some changes.

The reason was simple. She found it difficult to reach level 4 because the bounty hunters' supply of "cabbages" was running low! (TL/N: Cabbage - Referring to easy targets).

Being brave, fierce, and engaging in fights and drinking were commonplace for many people in this world. Engaging in fights could drop attributes, and the dropped attributes would naturally be picked up by the duck. However, these guys' skills were too low. It was a dream to expect to level up just by grinding on them.

Vivi herself was the leader of this group of bounty hunters, or at least one of the leaders. How strong could the grunts under her command be? At best, their swordsmanship level was around lv3, and whatever they knew, she already knew. Naturally, there was no room for improvement from the bright spots she picked up from them.

Karoo had made three commissions, totaling six hours, and Vivi's swordsmanship had just reached Lv3 (31/100), with the rate of improvement becoming smaller and smaller.

Taking advantage of others fighting to collect attributes like a maniac was currently her only means of becoming stronger. If two of the Four Emperors, Kaidou and Whitebeard, were to engage in a battle right before her doorstep, she estimated she could easily level her skills up to lv7 just by lying there. However, in reality, that was an impossible scenario. The pet duck's "commission mode" wasn't invincible. It stood out conspicuously, easily noticeable by everyone. In the eyes of formidable opponents, it would be a vulnerable target, easily disposed of with a single move. That's why Vivi had always restricted the time for her pet duck's commissions, fearing it might run off with the idiotic panel and end up in dangerous places, leading to its demise.

While she was lost in thought, the town's central clock chimed.

"Pirates! Pirates have arrived!"

"Pirates are here! Three pirate ships in total!"

The bounty hunter in charge of lookout duty in the town ran and shouted. Vivi was initially stunned, then she vigorously rubbed the duck's head with both hands and exclaimed, "Hahaha, we're so lucky! Fresh cabbage has arrived!"