Chapter 183: Wado Ichimonji and the Clima-Tact!!
Sea wind swept across the reefs, carrying the salty scent of the ocean.
Luffy sat cross-legged on the rough sand. His deep eyes shone with pure, almost childlike anticipation and excitement. Taking a deep breath, he muttered silently in his heart:
Use — Random Enhancement Card!
[Ding! Random Enhancement Card activating…]
[Target: Great Grade Sword · Wado Ichimonji (Roronoa Zoro)]
[Additional Attribute: Sword Soul]
[Sword Soul: A spirit residing within a famed blade. It grows alongside its master and can infinitely enhance the blade's quality, overturning its innate limits]
"Uh…—?"
Luffy's mouth opened slightly as a short, confused sound escaped him.
He scratched his messy black hair, his wide eyes filled with bewilderment.
"Did… did it miss and land on Zoro instead?" he muttered.
Then suddenly—
That iconic grin stretching nearly to his ears burst across his face, showing a row of white teeth.
"No, no! This effect is actually amazing! Hahaha!"
He slapped the sand excitedly with both hands, his body swaying from excitement.
Although he was completely clueless about swords, the difference between Great Grade Swords and Supreme Grade Blades meant little to him beyond "Zoro really wants them."
Still, some vague memories surfaced.
A sword with its own faint consciousness…
He suddenly remembered the weapon shop in Loguetown, and how Sandai Kitetsu had "chosen" Zoro—testing him rather than the other way around.
There were also the eerie rumors surrounding the Kitetsu cursed blades.
"A sword that can 'come alive'… isn't that something only cursed blades like Kitetsu do?!"
Luffy tilted his head, rummaging through his memories.
"Oh! And that one!"
"The sword from Wano… Enma! The one that 'steals' Ryuo on its own!"
"But whatever! Zoro's sword should obviously be stronger than every other sword!"
He clenched his fist and punched the air, already imagining the future.
Someday—
Zoro would hold Wado Ichimonji, now born with a sword soul, and unleash sword slashes powerful enough to split heaven and earth.
And Luffy would be standing beside him, facing the strongest enemies together.
"And it grows stronger as its owner grows…"
Luffy's smile became even brighter.
"No limit… overturning its nature?"
"That sounds super fun!"
"Zoro's definitely going to become way stronger! When we meet again, I have to ask him if his sword really 'came alive'!"
The sea breeze rustled the strands of hair beneath his straw hat as sunlight shone down on the deserted island.
This accidental enhancement card might have just planted an unbelievable seed—
One that could spark an even greater legend of swordsmen across the seas.
But at this moment, the only thing on Luffy's mind was the joy of seeing his crewmates grow stronger—and the simple excitement of witnessing that growth.
"Alright! Next one!!"
[Ding! Random Enhancement Card activating…]
This time, Luffy sat cross-legged even more properly.
His hands rested neatly on his knees like he was performing some kind of solemn ritual.
This time! It can't miss again!! he shouted in his mind stubbornly.
[Target: Clima-Tact (Nami)]
Luffy's confident expression froze instantly.
The look that screamed "This one's definitely mine!" deflated like a popped balloon.
[Additional Effect: Power of Celestial Phenomena]
[Power of Celestial Phenomena: By charging with natural elements, it can release natural forces comparable to a Mythical Zoan Awakening]
[Storable Elements: Lightning, Fire, Ice, Wind, Water]
"Uh—how… how did it miss again?!"
Luffy suddenly fell backward, grabbing his head.
His rubber neck stretched slightly as his face filled with disbelief and utter frustration.
He scratched his messy hair violently, almost knocking off his straw hat.
"Then what was the point of me finding such a remote island?!"
His complaints echoed across the empty beach.
But soon his attention shifted to the description.
"Store… lightning, fire, ice, wind, water?"
He counted on his fingers, frowning.
"Who has that many elements?"
Faces of his crewmates flashed through his mind.
Sanji's Diable Jambe had fire… no, that was just a kicking technique.
Brook had icy chill from the underworld…
Zoro's swords couldn't shoot fire or water.
Franky ran on cola.
Jinbe could control water—but he was currently in Fish-Man Island.
One by one, Luffy eliminated the possibilities.
Did that mean Nami had to slowly collect lightning and rain herself?
How long would that take?
Then suddenly—
He froze.
Like being struck by lightning.
Slowly… very slowly… he lowered his head and looked at his hands.
Bzzzzzt—
Electric currents danced between the fingers of his right hand.
Each flicker produced black sparks that crawled up his arm, carrying a terrifying destructive heat—as if he were holding a collapsing black hole.
Fwoosh—
Golden flames burst from his left hand without warning.
In an instant, the fire surged half a meter high.
The flames looked like molten gold, flowing with dazzling brilliance—yet carrying a heat hotter than the core of the sun, distorting the surrounding air.
Then Luffy's face suddenly changed.
It was the expression of someone who had just foreseen a terrifying future.
"N-No… no way…"
His voice trembled as his eyes widened in horror.
"Oh no…!"
"I'm going to become a charging station!!!"
He could already imagine it—
Nami holding the upgraded Clima-Tact, wearing the sweetest and most dangerous smile imaginable as she slowly approached him.
"Luffy~ can you help me with something~?"
"Come on… just aim here and release a little fire? Or maybe some lightning?"
Meanwhile he would be forced to act like a poor generator—
Being "efficiently utilized" by Nami until every complicated energy slot inside the Clima-Tact was fully charged.
"NOOOOOOO!!!"
Luffy's scream echoed across the beach, startling several seabirds.
He spun in circles while clutching his head.
The earlier joy from empowering his crewmates had now been partly replaced by the tragic vision of becoming Nami's personal power bank.
"Nami is scary! She'll definitely make me do it!"
He looked like he was about to cry.
Suddenly this remote island didn't feel safe at all.
However—
Amid the screaming and despair—
A faint smile belonging to a captain quietly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Still… 'power comparable to a Mythical Zoan awakening'…"
He stopped spinning and looked toward the horizon.
His eyes shone brightly again.
"With something like that…"
"Nami will definitely draw the greatest, most free map of the sea."
"And besides—"
He rubbed his nose, returning to his fearless grin.
"So what if I have to charge it!"
"I'm the man who's going to become the Pirate King!"
"What's a little electricity for my crewmate's weapon?"
That said…
He was already seriously thinking about whether he should run away immediately or accept his fate and hold out his arm when Nami approached him with that smiling face.
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