“Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the task and receiving rewards: Devil Fruit Ability Awakening Talisman*1, Submarine Blueprint*1, Troop Enhancement Stone*100, Golden Treasure Chest*1, Justice Points*100,000.”
Three days had passed since Kaido’s defeat and disappearance, and with the help of the Frost Moon clan, Kozuki Oden had completely regained control of Wano Country’s territory.
And on this day, Kozuki Oden finally made a decision.
He convened the important ministers of Wano Country and said solemnly, “Wano Country, from this day forward, shall open its borders.”
This decision surprised many ministers, but most samurai did not object.
Because of its closed-door policy, Wano Country had fallen behind in its understanding of the outside world.
For Wano Country to develop, it also needed to maintain contact with the outside world, thus it needed to venture out.
As Kozuki Oden made this decision, Benedict’s mission was also completed, and he received his mission rewards.
Benedict did not check his rewards immediately. Instead, he opened the shop.
He wanted to know how many Justice Points were required to purchase the Devil Fruit Ability Awakening Talisman.
Devil Fruit Ability Awakening Talisman: 100,000 Justice Points.
This result was somewhat unexpected.
It seemed a bit cheap.
In Benedict’s opinion, this Devil Fruit Ability Awakening Talisman was worth at least 150,000 Justice Points.
However, this was definitely a good thing for Benedict.
Now that he possessed over a million Justice Points, exchanging for ten Devil Fruit Ability Awakening Talismans was not a problem.
But this would be too extravagant.
“Marshal, I have found the Devil Fruit you asked me to look for.”
While Benedict was fishing by the lake, Ash appeared like an arrow and stood behind Benedict, saying respectfully.
He had brought Ash to Wano Country initially to guard Kozuki Toki.
However, Benedict later changed his mind.
After all, Ash’s identity was a bit too conspicuous.
Therefore, he used a clone to substitute, and then had Ash search for a Devil Fruit.
The Dango Fruit.
Benedict had not held out much hope.
But when Ash appeared holding the fruit, a smile spread across her face.
This fruit was very important.
Benedict took the Devil Fruit, then said to the system, “System, use the Devil Fruit to summon a special soldier.”
“Ding! Congratulations to the host for using the Dango Devil Fruit and successfully summoning a special soldier – Cat Steward ‘Shou He’.”
“Meow! Meow!”
Under Ash’s gaze, the Dango Devil Fruit turned into a beam of light and disappeared from Benedict’s hand.
Then, the sound of a cat’s meow could be heard.
In the distance, hundreds of white cats, grey cats, black cats, tabby cats, and so on were running rapidly, their meows sounding continuously.
Behind these cats was a cute, white-haired girl, with pink cat ears, wearing a pink dress, a golden bell hanging on her chest, and slender, fair feet resting on tatami mats, each with a small bell.
Accompanying the girl were two plump cats, appearing somewhat fierce with sharp eyes. Notably, they each carried a musket and a short sword.
“Meow!”
Cat Steward ‘Shou He’ leaped nimbly and gracefully, arriving in front of Benedict, revealing a sweet and adorable smile.
Shou He hugged Benedict’s arm, leaning half of her body forward, and meowed in a coquettish manner, “Shou He greets the Marshal.”
The hundreds of cats stood quietly nearby, like Shou He’s guards, maintaining a vigilant posture.
Character: Cat Steward ‘Shou He’
Age: 18
Combat Power: A-Rank
Abilities: Cat Dango, Cat Frenzy, Cat Summon, Nine Lives Cat Form, Kenbunshoku Haki Lv2.
Combat Power Potential: S-Rank.
Loyalty: 100%.
Cat Dango: Fuses the abilities of the Dango Devil Fruit to summon pink kittens that can make Zoan Devil Fruit users submit.
Cat Frenzy: Can summon a large number of ninja cats to participate in battles, each ninja cat possessing C-Rank combat power.
Cat Summon: Can separately summon ninja cats with scouting abilities and different combat capabilities.
Nine Lives Cat Form: Can greatly enhance Shou He’s defense, speed, and attack, possessing extremely strong vitality.
Looking at Shou He’s abilities, Benedict smiled, reached out, and tapped her forehead, saying with a smile, “Shou He, if you create Cat Dangos, how many can you create at once?”
Ash looked at the girl before her. Being intelligent, she quickly understood that this was a Devil Fruit user whom Benedict had somehow acquired after using a Devil Fruit.
Shou He rubbed her cheeks with her slender fingers, her cute, mischievous eyes glancing at the ninja cats behind her. She raised her hand and waved, saying, “Come back.”
Upon hearing this, the ninja cats rushed towards Shou He and disappeared into her palm like beams of light.
“Kittens, come out!” a cute and sweet voice rang out, and pink kittens flew out one after another, floating freely in the air.
“Marshal, this is all I can control?” Shou He looked at the hundreds of floating pink kittens and said.
Benedict glanced at them, his eyes narrowing slightly. “What if your Devil Fruit ability awakened?”
“Devil Fruit ability awakening, huh?” Shou He pondered for a moment and said, “It should be able to triple, I think.”
“Is that the limit?” Benedict said with some disappointment, “It would be great if you could use them continuously.”
“I can do that right now, but if there are too many, I won’t be able to control them,” Shou He replied playfully.
“You can’t control them?” Understanding the reason, Benedict proceeded to enhance Shou He’s talent.
Shou He felt the changes in her body and looked at Benedict with disbelief, her large eyes filled with curiosity and admiration.
Apart from a slight increase in her physical fitness, Shou He’s other stats remained unchanged.
Benedict was not disappointed; this was within his expectations.
He then used the Troop Enhancement Stones to elevate Shou He’s Kenbunshoku Haki to its peak state.
“Wow wow!”
“This feeling is truly amazing.”
With her Kenbunshoku Haki enhanced to its strongest state, Shou He immediately felt her vision broaden, and she felt much more relaxed.
Then, Shou He made a move, and another hundred pink kittens appeared, dancing in the air according to Shou He’s will.
“Two hundred, two hundred this time, it’s completely fine,” Shou He said confidently and proudly.
“Although it’s still not the ideal goal, it’s not bad,” Benedict nodded with a smile and said, “Now, we should leave this place.”
Benedict reached out, picked up Shou He and Ash, and instantly teleported away using the Flying Thunder God Technique.
On Onigashima.
Benedict appeared beside Sima Yi with the two women and said with a smile, “Let’s change the battlefield; this place is not suitable for you.”
Sima Yi heard this, grabbed Benedict’s hand, and they disappeared together.