One piece :Nox ( Before Dawn)

Hearing the approaching noise in the distance, Sal simply tidied up the battlefield and immediately left. There was no need to worry about whether anyone would take revenge for the slave traders.

"These scoundrels, like hyenas, die in droves every day on the Sabaody Archipelago. After all, elite pirates from the Grand Line gathered here, and they're all different."

Sal weighed the pouch of money. Over a dozen people had less than 100,000 Beli. Such a haul didn't cover his expenses. Today, he needed to work more seriously.

He continued to wander alone in the chaotic zone, riding on a bubble bike as if taking a tour. Such a thing is extremely rare in areas 1 to 20. Those who do it are either strong or crazy.

Suddenly, his gaze was drawn to a tall tavern in the field of view. From afar, he could make out the name.

"Is that the Shakky's Rip-off bar. That's her style, indeed. Rayleigh and she—now's not the time to meet with them."

Sal shook his head and went in another direction. Dark king Rayleigh, Roger's right-hand man and best friend, as if recalling Roger's last farewell words to Rayleigh...

"Is this your life in retirement? I won't bother you, old man."

The moment he sighed, a fierce bandit suddenly jumped down from the branches of the mangrove tree. He swung his long knife, relying on his sturdy build. Although Sal easily dodged, unfortunately, the bubble bike was sliced in half.

Looking at the bike now turned to scrap, Sal's face twisted. It was a quality bubble bike worth 500,000 Beli. One could buy a slave like Sal for that amount. For someone low on funds like him, it was genuinely painful.

At this moment, several slave traders ran out from different sides, surrounding Sal with savage looks. The leader, seeing the situation under control, smirked:

"My dear brother, my brothers and I need money, so we'd like to ask for a favor."

With a blank expression, Sal drew an ordinary long sword and slowly asked:

"And how do you think I can help you?"

There was no need to use Conqueror's Haki to handle this gang. And it wasn't worth using the swords at his waist on them. They were just trash that got in the way.

The slave trader laughed, showing his teeth, and nodded to his younger brothers to follow him.

"Of course, we'll sell you for money, brother. I've been hungry for days."

Sal didn't want to waste words on them and immediately lunged at another leader. Dare to damage his bike? Wasn't that just asking for trouble?

Using Observation Haki, he easily determined the trajectory of the enemy's attack. Sal slowly dodged the blow and, to the slave trader's surprise, swung his long sword, cutting across the enemy's chest and then slashing his throat with one swift motion.

[Significantly altered the fate of C-level characters, reward: 12 points]

[C-level characters harbor negative emotions towards you, fear, experience increase: 12 points]

The slave trader fell to the ground, and the blood was flicked off the sword. The younger brothers behind him froze in horror. Their powerful leader was killed instantly. They weren't strong enough to even make a dent against their opponent.

And, of course, Sal didn't intend to let them go. All slave traders must die. This was an unshakable principle.

[Significantly altered the fate of D-level characters, reward: 3 points x 7]

[D-level characters harbor negative emotions towards you, fear, experience increase: 3 points x 7]

[Leveled up to 5, 3/250]

Level up, physical fitness improved significantly once again.

As usual, clearing the battlefield, Sal earned less than 50,000 berries. Even less than in the first case. This made him spit at these brainless guys.

In reality, Sal was physically weaker than the slave traders. Unfortunately for them, not to mention combat skills, Observation Haki alone felt like an attack that transcended dimensions...

The next morning, Sal woke up in the arms of a blonde woman and decisively left. For a pirate, a profession where you never know if you'll be alive tomorrow, women are a decent way to change your life.

Sal clenched his fists, which had become much stronger than the day before, and felt a sense of fulfillment from within.

After a hectic day in which he hunted down dozens of slave traders and common pirates, his level increased significantly. Had he not been so cautious and revealed himself prematurely, his level might have risen even faster.

[Master: Augustus D. Sal]

[Age: 26]

[Level: 11 (13/550)]

[Strength: Junior (Lieutenant)]

[Physical Fitness: Junior (Lieutenant)]

[Agility: Beginner (Lieutenant)]

[Fruit: None]

[Skills: Superior]

[Armament Haki: None]

[Observation Haki: Basic]

[Conqueror's Haki: Peak]

[Weapon: Ace]

Points: 1103

[Level up to 10, reward: white lottery ticket. Level up to 10, reward: white lottery ticket. A pleasant surprise, if the level keeps rising, sooner or later there will be a reward of green, blue, purple, or maybe even gold.

Although his physical abilities aren't quite good enough yet, with his skills and Observation Haki, ordinary marine commanders should be his opponents, without mentioning his strongest trump card. Sal, eager to satisfy his curiosity, decided to try 10 green lottery tickets in a row, being two thousand points short of the blue lottery.

The lottery table in his mind continuously flashed with items.

"Healing Pill X1, Trace Restoration Potion X1, Rin's Underwear X1, Jotaro Kujo's Underwear X1, 'Dragon Tiger Leopard' Magazine X1, KFC Three-piece Set X1, Elegant Long Sword X1, Chamber Pot Used by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty X1, Stone Touched by Wu Zetian X1, Hwaran Legacy X1"

"..."

Sal was stunned by such things. Healing pills, trace restoration potions, and elegant swords were all fine, worth 100 points. Secondly, the three-piece KFC set could also remind him of past tastes.

As for the Hwaran legacy, this ancient Korean martial art was left unsaid. What man would want to learn this type of martial art based on beauty and femininity?

As for the chamber pot and stone, plus the two underwear items, what kind of nonsense is this? Isn't it just trash? It turns out the probability of getting trash in the green lottery is so high, it stands at 40%.

Sal decisively discarded three pieces of junk, leaving Rin Tohsaka's little panties in his pocket. They were still slightly warm, which was strange.Strange indeed.

Then he opened the "Hong Kong Old Times" magazine and discovered it was exactly what he thought. He collected it. After all, it was nice to reminisce about the Blue Sphere. Calming the unpleasant feelings stirred by the lottery, Sal decided to rest today and not touch that vile ticket anymore.

Because in the morning, the hotel owner told him that two Supernova had landed on the Sabaody Archipelago today. There are now 10 Supernova on the island. If the Straw Hat Pirates disappear, the "Worst Generation" will gather on the Sabaody Archipelago.

This was supposed to happen soon, but upon reflection, would the active struggle against slave traders in recent days change events?

District 8.

Sal stood on a tree branch several dozen meters high. He looked down at the caravan of slaves.

This was a team that had just disembarked from a slave ship. Their target was the slave trader house visible in the distance. On the Sabaody Archipelago, there were over a dozen slave trader houses and slave shops of various sizes.

All the bosses of the dark forces backed this industry. Even some of the slave trader houses had the support of the World Government. This was also the reason why the Navy had no choice but to protect the slave trader houses.

Today the target was the industry of one of the six kings of the dark world, the King of Loan Sharks, Du Feld.