“Don’t you dare push your luck, wanting compensation too, I’m a bandit, you know!”
Higuma’s anger finally ignited, drawing his long knife and holding it directly to Icey’s neck.
“Do you believe I’ll kill you right now!!!”
The sharp blade cut through the skin, a trickle of blood seeping from the wound.
The burning pain and intense smell of death instantly enveloped Icey, yet he stood his ground, staring directly at Higuma, silent without a word.
His attitude was clear: if you have the guts, go ahead and chop, let’s see who else can compensate you!
The more greedy a person is, the shrewder they are. If Higuma wanted to act, he would have struck long ago; there was no need for so much talk.
“Very well, Icey, I’ll remember you!” Higuma growled with rage.
As Icey had judged, Higuma couldn’t bear to strike at that moment.
His head was worth eight million berries, but Icey’s head, which had a bounty, was worthless.
“Pay up!”
His henchmen behind him were stunned: “Huh? Boss, are you serious about paying?”
They were bandits, notorious bandits!
“Can’t you understand what I’m saying?!” Higuma, frustrated with pent-up anger, slapped one of them directly.
Smack!
The henchman covered half his face in dismay, obediently pulling out a stack of berries from his pocket.
“Let’s go!”
After giving Icey a deep look, Higuma took the lead with a twisted expression, leaving this shabby restaurant that had frustrated him.
His henchmen followed silently. No one dared to speak.
Soon, the formidable bandit group soon disappeared at Windmill Village Street’s end.
“Higuma, dealing with these extremely poor and vicious guys is indeed risky…”
Icey sighed deeply, relieved when his pounding heart calmed down, only to find his shirt sleeves soaked with cold sweat.
After picking up the berries left by the other party and storing them away, a commotion came from the other side of the street.
The three carpenters had eaten here before, bringing the village’s security team.
Not until they left the restaurant did Icey realize, to his surprise, that many villagers were already surrounding them, holding iron rods, hoes, and even kitchen spatulas, ready to help out.
“He’s out, Mr. Icey is out, luckily he doesn’t seem to be injured.”
The villager holding a spatula breathed a Higuma of relief, the worry on his face slowly dissipating.
Before Icey could immerse himself in the warmth of everyone’s concern, he heard someone couldn’t help but Higuma, “Otherwise, it wouldn’t be easy to get back the fifty thousand berries I lent him.”
Big brother, so that’s what you’re concerned about!!
Icey’s touched heart was firmly pressed back by reality.
Seeing that nothing was serious after the security team advised them not to provoke those vicious bandits again, they returned to their posts.
“Are you alright, Mr. Icey? Did you get hurt?”
A faint fragrance wafted through the air from the coast; Icey looked over and saw a tall figure with deep green hair tied with a yellow floral headband, gentle and elegant.
It was Makino, the owner of the bar across the street.
“I’m fine, the bandits were scared off by my aura, so everyone doesn’t need to worry.” Icey waved his hand casually.
This was said to Makino, but also a bit of showing off in front of everyone.
“Your neck is bleeding, I have some hemostatic medicine here, let me wipe it for you.”
Kind-hearted Makino quickly noticed the knife mark on Icey’s neck, so she took out the prepared medicine and gauze and took the initiative to help wipe it.
She was such a warm-hearted and easy-going person.
Icey felt awkward with her pretty face suddenly approaching, but he couldn’t refuse Makino’s kindness, so he stood still and let her take care of it.
He wanted to say that this minor injury was nothing…
“Alright, be careful next time, so you won’t leave any scars.”
Makino, satisfied after finishing, stepped back to her original position, looking quite pleased with the bandage wrapped around Icey’s neck.
“Thank you, Miss Makino.”
Icey thanked them sincerely, looking at Makino with surprisingly genuine eyes.
“No problem, we’re neighbors, it’s normal to help each other, I also hope Mr. Icey will take care of the bar’s business more.”
Makino replied with a faint smile, slightly surprised by Icey’s overly sincere gaze.
Sure enough, the next moment, Icey boldly said, “Since Miss Makino said so, I won’t be polite anymore. Can I borrow another twenty thousand berries?”
The bandit Higuma was even more cunning and ruthless than he had imagined. The consequences would be unimaginable if he discovered that his assets were worth more than two or three hundred million berries.
Who knew what would happen next month? Icey decided to take the initiative and summon the powerful allies in the wishing pool today!
“???”
Makino’s smile froze instantly, her mouth twitching.
Icey had recently borrowed a hundred thousand berries from her, and now the bar was planning to purchase a batch of new wine, so she felt somewhat helpless.
Even so, kind-hearted as she was, she tentatively asked, “Is there something very important that needs to be handled?”
“Yes, very important!” Icey nodded heavily.
At this point, he couldn’t care less about saving face.
After pondering for a few seconds, Makino decided slowly, “Well then, wait a moment!”
She decided to postpone the plan to purchase new wine.
With that, Makino turned and hurried back to the bar. Before long, she returned with a small barrel of wine in her arms.
Handing the small barrel to Icey generously, she deliberately raised her voice a few decibels.
“Mr. Icey, this is the rare wine I promised you yesterday. Please be sure to take good care of it!”
Icey understood immediately that she didn’t want to embarrass him in front of everyone.
Gratefully, he said, “Thank you, I really appreciate it!”
Makino smiled and gave him an encouraging thumbs up.
With expectations and excitement for his powerful ally, Icey bid Makino and the villagers farewell, turning back to the restaurant.
As the gathering villagers dispersed, the sun outside completely disappeared beyond the horizon.
The sparse black night replaced the light, gradually enveloping the entire Windmill Village.
When the moon hung high, and the crickets chirped, most of the villagers fell asleep, and Icey closed the restaurant door tightly, finding a spacious place to sit down.
Perhaps too excited, he went to relieve himself in advance and couldn’t
Help but exclaim that the restroom was a bit dirty.
After everything was ready, Icey’s mind moved slightly, and the wishing pool manifested in his mind, appearing on the ground before him.
It was a pool with a diameter of over a meter, with no clear edges.
Like a sky full of stars, the magical and brilliant lights slowly flowed toward the center of the pool, emitting a rather magical atmosphere.
Rather than calling it a wishing pool, it was more like a portal connecting to another dimension!
Of course, Icey had tested it many times before, and this pool connecting to another dimension was one-way; in this world, it was practically non-existent.
People couldn’t perceive or observe it, and there were no other special effects to use.
Next to the wishing pool, there was an inconspicuous stone slab displaying a row of small characters.
[Requirements for this wish: Three million berries]
After taking a deep breath, without any hesitation, Icey threw all the money he had accumulated and borrowed over the past year into the wishing pool.
The calm wishing pool immediately burst into a bright light, constructing a light blue information panel.
[Please specify two characteristics of the person you wish to summon]
Since Icey had realized the existence of the wishing pool, he had a clear idea of what he wanted.
In the world of pirates, there was no doubt that the Devil Fruit ability was the most distinctive power system. Most of the strong ones, such as the Three Admirals, Kaidou, and Big Mom, relied on Devil Fruit’s abilities to reach unparalleled heights.
And the thing that most countered Devil Fruit’s abilities was naturally “water”!
Even a mere foot soldier could easily play with fire attacks in the New World, but water-related abilities were rare.
With inHigumat into the pirate world’s overall power system, Icey’s first characteristic for the summoner was naturally [Water-based abilities]!
To not summon someone too weak, there naturally had to be some guarantee of strength.
This was Icey’s first time making a wish, and he didn’t know what the wishing pool could achieve.
Although his intuition told him that a mere three million berries were unlikely to summon a legendary figure, since he could write the description of the features, he might as well try the rules and limits of the wishing pool.
After much thought, he shamelessly confirmed the second characteristic: [God-tier]
Even if the summoned person wasn’t invincible upon arrival and needed time to grow, at least with this characteristic as a backup, the wishing pool couldn’t summon someone too mediocre, right?
[Water-based ability user + God-tier, conditions confirmed, searching dimensional database, search complete]
Hum!
With the light in the wishing pool accelerating, the dazzling light flashed, illuminating the entire closed restaurant.
To witness his first step into the magnificent world of pirates, even though the bright light was blinding, Icey squinted his eyes and forcibly watched the entire process, unwilling to miss it.
The internal space of the wishing pool twisted slightly, and behind the radiant light, a figure of a beautiful girl with a cute face emerged from the pool, emitting a sacred and wise aura.
As the wishing pool’s surface rippled, Icey was filled with excitement and anticipation, feeling assured that the summoned person would be a reliable companion like himself.
Then, he watched helplessly as a face with a cute yet stupid expression emerged from the pool.
Icey’s face, full of expectation, instantly fell apart like ambitions shattered at the bottom of a valley.
With a heart-wrenching and regretful roar from his mouth.
“Da** it! Aqua!!!”
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