pirate punk

"Moss, aren't you surprised?"

"Why should you be surprised?"

"Hope, who usually seems so kind, is actually selling stuff like that."

"So you should be surprised?"

"Shouldn't it be?"

"What do you mean surprised?"

"..."

When he is bored, Renault will chat with Moss. Unfortunately, Moss is an intelligent machine and cannot communicate with each other.

"Surprise is...that what happened is beyond the information and speculation you have."

"It turns out that this is a surprise, and it really should be a surprise. Moss is surprised."

"..."

Still can't communicate.

Renault smiled helplessly and said to himself: "That's why I said we should change the fucked up state of the world."

After getting familiar with the paths of the nearby town, Renault came to a tavern and found a seat to sit down.

He ordered a glass of beer and a plate of peanuts, pretending to be waiting for someone, but in fact he was eavesdropping on the conversations of the guests in the pub.

"So these are the fucking world's noble Celestial Dragons? Aren't they also carrying one head on two shoulders? But what's up with the ball they wear on their heads? Are they afraid that their breath will pollute the air?"

A bearded man pointed at the picture of the Celestial Dragon and complained.

"Shh... don't talk nonsense, be careful if someone hears you."

"So what if I hear it? Am I afraid of the Celestial Dragons? It's a pity that it's too far away. It would be better if I could have closer photos."

"..."

"Are there any new items for sale at Swallowtail Auction House recently?"

"It is said that there are shells brought back from the Grand Line, revolvers produced in the South China Sea, and a fishman slave. Unfortunately, I can't afford anything."

"Having a look at it can satisfy your eyes, haha!"

"..."

"Have you heard about Project Baby?"

"Baby plan? What is that?"

"It is a slave activity initiated by the Plum Blossom Pirates. It specializes in beauties, both young girls and mature ladies."

"Then why is it called the Baby Project?"

"Oh, it's said that they gave these beauties numbers, calling them Baby-1, Baby-2, Baby-3..."

"..."

"Shh, keep your voice down, I've got a new batch of goods here."

"Let me see."

"Have you brought any money?"

"Let me see!"

"..."

Renault quickly collected a lot of information, especially about the Swallowtail Auction House. He remembered hearing it when he eavesdropped on the conversations of the pirates on the isolated island. The Plum Blossom Pirates were one of their partners.

"Haha... a nest of snakes and rats."

"Sir, is your friend still here?"

Seeing that Renault had been sitting there for a long time with a plate of peanuts and a glass of wine, the waiter in the tavern asked cautiously.

"Oh, he might not come."

Renault stood up and said, "Get me a room. The quieter the better."

"Okay, please come with me."

"How long do you plan to stay?"

"Come for three days first."

"Okay, please wait a moment."

After paying, the waiter took Renault to the door of a back room on the fourth floor and opened the door.

"If you have a need, you can write it on a piece of paper and slide it down through the tube. We will be here at your call."

"Thank you."

After checking the room and confirming that nothing was wrong, Renault made a mark at the door to detect whether anyone had sneaked in when he left, and left the tavern.

Renault came to the door of a clothing store.

"Tuxedo Clothing Store..."

"welcome."

The boss is an uncle with a bald hair style.

"Boss, why are there so many stores here named after 'Swallowtail'?"

The boss was very enthusiastic: "That's right, isn't our place called Yanwei Island? The largest one in the same industry might as well be named after the island."

The boss's face was filled with pride, after all, his store was named after "Swallowtail".

"Well, not bad."

Renault looked around, feeling quite professional, and nodded.

"Can we customize clothes here?"

"That must be possible!"

"Very good, then help me make some sets of clothes."

Renault explained his needs and bought himself some simple short-sleeved shirts, T-shirts, trousers, and two black cloaks.

"You go."

The clothing store owner made a lot of money today and was so happy that he couldn't smile from ear to ear.

As for what the other party was buying the cloak for, he wouldn't ask. Anyway, he had done business with pirates more than once.

Renault was not in a hurry to change out of the faded sailor suit he was wearing, which had been washed long ago, because he still needed the clothes to do one thing for the time being.

He walked into an alley that no one was paying attention to, picked up a stone and made a few cuts in the cloak, then swept the floor with the cloak, made it distressed and put it on his body.

He put all the remaining clothes into inventory No. 4. No. 1 was gold coins, No. 2 was Bailey, and No. 3 was some emergency food.

Since Renault's current physique has been upgraded to 2 stars, the number of inventory slots has become 2 squared, 4 items, that is, 4 items per cubic meter.

Seeing the 4 inventory slots he now owned, Reno suddenly remembered something: "Moss, I forgot to ask, can your Devil Fruit ability sharing range be upgraded?"

Moss's basic shared range is only 1 meter. Although his ability is good, this range is really difficult to describe.

Moss's answer was timely: "Of course, since you have unlocked the 2-star potential, Moss's shared range has become 3 meters."

"1 meter to 3 meters? What is the rule?"

Renault was a little confused, but at the same time he was relieved, "But since it can be upgraded, it's a good thing."

"Sir, Moss also has a question for you."

Renault was a little surprised, "Hey, Moss, have you learned to ask questions?"

Ignoring Renault's emotions, Moss continued without emotion: "According to the data..."

The "information" Moss refers to refers to One Piece comics, anime and other peripheral content, which Reno had browsed on his computer before traveling through time.

"...Data shows that people in the world of One Piece all have their own dreams. Moss is curious, what is your dream?"

"Moss, are you still curious?"

"Without curiosity and desire for knowledge, Moss is not a qualified strong artificial intelligence."

Strong artificial intelligence corresponds to weak artificial intelligence.

The former is a fantasy truly intelligent AI, while the latter is an artificially retarded person whose code has been programmed by programmers to respond to conversations or work.

"Okay. As for my dream...to change this shitty world?"

“Moss wants to know about dreams that work more directly on you, rather than having more to do with the outside world.”

"A dream that works on myself?"

Renault thought about it.

dream.

dream?

Luffy's dream is to become the Pirate King, Zoro's dream is to become the world's greatest swordsman, and Sanji's dream is to find the sea area called All Blue and become the world's greatest celebrity chef.

dream?

Do you have a dream?

When I was a child, I fantasized about becoming an Ultraman, a scientist, or something like that, but since I became sensible, the illusory thing "dream" has completely stayed away from Reno.

From elementary school to middle school to college, Renault mentioned the word "dream" less and less often.

Like most people, he just lived step by step until adulthood, and never thought of his dream again until his "untimely death".

But are so many ordinary people in the world really zombies without dreams?

No, it’s just that most people don’t have the chance to realize their dreams.

But now, there is an opportunity in front of Renault.

"Dream?"

The corners of Renault's mouth raised unconsciously.

"My dream is to become the strongest man in the world!"

"Sir, the information shows that if this is your dream, you may have an inevitable decisive battle with a man named Whitebeard in the future."

"Okay, then I'll have a good fight with him!"

"0.0!"

On the screen of the smart bracelet on Renault's left hand, Moss typed out a kaomoji emoticon representing the "surprise" emotion he had just learned.

"Sir, Moss will definitely help you realize your dreams."