Chapter 117 New Identity, and Hello Beasts...
[You have obtained 1 Book Memory Fragment]
[You have obtained 1 Book Memory Fragment]
[You have obtained 1 Book Memory Fragment]
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[You have obtained a Book Memory Fragment (Gardening) (25/25). Do you wish to synthesize and read the fragment?]
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Violet's consciousness was pulled into an unknown fragment of memory.
Knock knock!
Someone gently tapped the table where Vera was lying. She looked up blankly, her face still bearing the words from the book she was using as a pillow.
Did you sleep well?
Violet seemed to hear someone coldly asking a question from ahead. Half asleep, Violet was completely unaware of the murderous intent hidden in the question and subconsciously nodded.
"Uh, not bad? It's just a bit hard... Ouch!"
Violet, clutching her throbbing head, looked tearfully at the guy standing in front of her—an old man with hair and beard styled into a fan shape with an excessive amount of hair gel, looking like a clover come to life.
Someone rushed over, shouting as they ran, "Dr. Clover!"
Oh, it really is called Clover. This game really continues its usual practice of naming things based on appearance.
"We have discovered a new rubbing of a historical inscription. Judging from the date, it is at least 800 years old, and it is very likely from the legendary 'blank century' period. We need your help to decipher the text!"
"Oh, oh, that's a tremendous discovery!"
Dr. Clover's cheeks flushed with surprise. He excitedly spun around twice, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Vera, who seemed completely out of place in the dense academic atmosphere of the Tree of Omniscience, radiating a clear and wild beauty untouched by the pollution of knowledge.
Vieille: Abba aba.
Who is she? Where is she? What is she going to do?
Dr. Clover's lips twitched at the sight of Vera's blank gaze, and he subconsciously took a step back, as if Vera carried some terrible, unknown virus that would instantly reduce one's intelligence to zero in a few breaths.
Violet noticed his disdain. She paused for half a second, then gave him a wronged look.
A humanoid succubus walking on the sea, when has a player who gains NPC favor as easily as breathing ever received such blatant disdain?
Dr. Clover felt a little uncomfortable under Val's accusing gaze, and coughed lightly: "I'll be right back. You have half an hour to finish reading this book, 'Horticulture.' I'll check your understanding and memorization when I get back."
After Dr. Clover finished speaking, he and the scholar who had come to summon him left in a hurry.
Violet was left alone, sitting blankly in the empty Tree of Omniscience, looking at the "Horticulture" textbook placed on the table, which was almost as thick as her forearm and could definitely be used as a weapon if she threw it.
Vera: Ah, half an hour, memorize it, who, me?
After staring at the book on horticulture for two seconds, Vera stood up, preparing to climb out the window and leave to explore her surroundings.
Five minutes later, Violet, who had once again spun around in circles back to the Tree of Omniscience: ...
Half an hour later, Wilt, who hadn't read a single word, was hit hard on the head with "Horticulture" by Dr. Clover. The hit made Wilt dizzy, and her body swayed before she fell into darkness.
Knock knock.
Someone gently tapped the table where Violet was lying. She looked up dazedly and found herself resting her head on the book "Horticulture".
Vera: ...
Has she stumbled into Inception?
What does that mean? If she doesn't finish memorizing this book, she won't be allowed to escape this cycle of fragmented memories today?
"Island Master, Island Master!" Robin said worriedly, shaking the inexplicably dazed Violet as she walked. "Island Master, are you alright?"
Robin looked anxiously at Chopper, who quickly rushed to Violet with his emergency medical kit at his waist: "Oh no, doctor, doctor, no, I am the doctor."
"Don't be afraid, Island Master, I'll let you smell the scent salts right now!"
Violet: "Ugh..."
Violet pinched her nose in pain, tears streaming down her face from the irritation of the smelling salts: "I feel like my sense of smell has been murdered..."
"Island Master, you suddenly stopped moving just now. Did you discover something, or did something happen?"
Robin's words only brought back memories of the painful learning she had endured within those long, unrecoverable fragments of memory.
[You have finished reading Book Memory (1/17)]
Help……
Will she have to endure this torture seventeen times in a row?
Where did this come from? Is this still a farming game? Is this really not some kind of high school senior simulator?
"Island, island owner?"
Robin looked at the island owner, who had faded into a shaky, paper-thin figure, and then glanced uncertainly at Chopper.
Chopper: "..." He really isn't a quack doctor!
"No, I'm fine..." So what if she has to carry seventeen more books, each almost twenty centimeters thick? Haha, help her up, she can still carry them!
Violet looked around. This was where the giant Tree of Omniscience used to be, but now only black charcoal and the marks of ferocious fire remained.
It's completely impossible to connect this with the Tree of Knowledge I remember, filled with books and scholars engaged in discussions everywhere.
Violet glanced at Robin, and even though Robin had tried her best to adjust, Violet could still sense the pain and loneliness emanating from her.
Violet only glimpsed a corner of the World Tree's former glory through fragments of memory, yet she felt immense regret over its destruction. But for Robin, the World Tree was not merely a desirable academic institution, but also a place that held her past and childhood.
"Robin."
Violet called out to Robin, "Will Dr. Clover also make you memorize all the books in the Tree of Knowledge? How many do you still remember?"
Robin paused for a moment, then subconsciously replied, "I haven't read many, maybe only two or three hundred, but I've memorized them all, Island Master..."
“Robin,” Violet said earnestly, “let’s build a library up there when we get back to R'lyeh.”
Bang, bang...
Robin sensed what the island lord was about to say, and her heart and soul trembled violently at the prospect.
"I will prepare enough papyrus for Robin, so please have Robin write down what you remember."
Violet's voice was soft yet firm, as if she had no idea that the knowledge in Robin's mind had led to the destruction of Ohara.
No, the island lord knew perfectly well what placing those forbidden books in R'lyeh meant; she simply didn't care.
Just like how the island lord would leave Mihawk as a teacher for Law, and ask Marco to organize the medical records for Chopper and Law.
He gave Sabo the powerful fire staff and personally taught him how to use it, allowing Ginny to continue her revolutionary cause while becoming a citizen of R'lyeh...
The island lord remembered the preferences and habits of all the islanders, including even the two agents of the World Government.
The island lord knew that the appearance of those books would mean the Navy's apprehension and the World Government's hostility, but she didn't care.
Because those things are nothing compared to Robin's happiness.
Vera touched her chin somewhat awkwardly: "At the beginning, there probably wasn't much. Like you said, you remember two or three hundred books... I, actually, should be able to provide some as well."
"However, we can collect them slowly. Everyone and I will help keep an eye out. We have a lot of time ahead of us, and we might even find books that weren't originally in the Tree of Knowledge!"
“So…” Violet cupped Robin’s face in her hands, “Don’t cry, Robin, cheer up.”
"Island Master, Island Master!"
Robin lunged forward and hugged Violet tightly, burying his head in her arms.
Chopper was so moved that he shed tears, and Violet had no choice but to helplessly pull out an arm and pat him on the head.
"Okay, okay, don't cry, cheer up a little, okay? I didn't say these things to make you cry." After comforting you, Vera muttered softly, "Did I mess up again? I shouldn't have..."
Chopper, whose head was being ruffled by the island lord, also opened his arms and hugged Violet and Robin tightly: "Waaah! Island lord, you are the best island lord in the world!"
Vera: ...
She smiled and said, "I agree with that."
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Dr. Clover frowned as he looked at the black-haired girl who was fast asleep, lying on her books. He walked over to her and reached out to knock on the table to wake her up.
Before his knuckles could even touch the table, the girl... I think her name was Vera, looked up first. Her dark eyes were clear and bright, showing no sign that she had just woken up from a dream.
"We meet again, Professor Clover. Let me see what we're going to learn this time... emmm, 'Mind Control Fire'?"
Mind control...fire manipulation?!
This science, oh yes, this is a game world.
Hopefully, this book will be slightly more interesting than Horticulture, since it is almost three times as thick!
call--
Watching Dr. Clover's retreating figure, once again drawn away by the "rubbing of the historical inscription," Violet suddenly called out to stop him.
"Dr. Clover!"
Dr. Clover turned around and looked at Vera with a puzzled expression: "What?"
“Yes, I saw those books.” Vera raised her hand and pointed around, where every shelf from the ground to the sky was filled with heavy books.
“In the time loop, no, I mean…” Vera licked her lips, “I mean, if I finish memorizing them ahead of time, can I look at those books?”
Dr. Clover's eyes flickered for a moment, then he stared at Violet and slowly nodded after a few seconds.
"Of course, child. The Tree of All Knowledge is open to all who yearn for knowledge."
...
"This is the last one."
In the seventeenth fragment of book memory, Dr. Clover, who only checks Vera's memorization like a human-machine interface, finally utters a different line.
"Is 'The Call of Tentacles' the book you wanted?"
Um?
Violet looked at Dr. Clover with a puzzled expression, but he looked up at the vast sea of books within the Tree of Knowledge.
"You're memorizing it slower each time."
Huh? How could this be?!
Violet looked at Dr. Clover in surprise. This wasn't... wasn't this a memory fragment?
Violet always thought she was entering the memories of a student who had studied in the Tree of Omniscience, but why did Dr. Clover, who should act according to the memories, know what happened to her in several memory cycles?
Seeing Violet's surprised expression, Dr. Clover snorted in annoyance.
"How could a student's sneaky little tricks possibly hide from the teacher?"
"How many books have you memorized?"
"Just..." Vera's gaze shifted, "...about a few dozen books?"
"But I've memorized all the book titles here!" Knowing what books are here and which ones are there will give me a direction when I look for them later.
"Although he's not very perceptive, he's still quite clever."
"There's no other way." Violet leaned back in her chair, took a deep breath to relieve the soreness from her brain forcing itself to memorize things at high speed, "I promised someone."
"I want to build the second best library in the world on my island."
Second best...
Dr. Clover lifted his gaze from Violet and looked at the countless books behind her.
The wisdom accumulated by different races over hundreds of years was reduced to ashes in the flames, only to be unearthed and reappeared in this palace of memories by unwilling souls.
Dr. Clover smiled, for the world’s best library, undisputed, lay at his feet, within his memory.
"This is not an easy goal to achieve."
"Keep it up, little [librarian]."
[You have completed the hidden quest: The Path to Enlightenment]
[You have unlocked a new role: Librarian]
Librarian
Health Points: 100 (A librarian with a strong academic background; long hours of reading and late-night research are putting your health at risk)
Satiety level: 150 (Your high-speed brain consumes a huge amount of nutrients, while your almost immobile body makes up for this, keeping your appetite at a normal level.)
Sanity: 200 (Is this strange? You're someone who can handle calculus and advanced mathematics with ease. Believe me, they're just as harmful to your sanity as looking directly at an ancient god.)
Character Trait: Glass Stomach: Irregular eating habits make your stomach quite fragile; you cannot eat any iced or stale food.
Starting items: Empty hands
Survival chances: slim
[Bookshelf blueprints unlocked], [Horticulture blueprints unlocked], [World Bird Encyclopedia blueprints unlocked]...
[The crafting blueprints for "Summoning of Tentacles" have been unlocked]
Enjoy the game!
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"You mean, all three of you are Zoan-type Devil Fruit users?"
The pirate with a thick beard looked at the trio in front of him with suspicion.
He wore a furry brown animal skin cloak, with three-finger-wide black strips of cloth crisscrossing around his bare upper body, and tight-fitting high-waisted leather trousers on his lower body.
The most bizarre thing was that he wore a reddish-brown horn-shaped ornament on his bald head, which transformed his appearance from that of a young, energetic guy into a flamboyant, outlandish aristocrat.
"Are you a member of the Beasts Pirates?"
The bearded man froze for a moment, his expression as if it had been stuck and hadn't loaded.
"……What?"
Robin quietly raised his hand and poked Violet's waist, pulling the island owner back from some embarrassing childhood memory that made her toes tremble.
"Ahem! Um, I mean, you're a member of the Beasts Pirates?"
“Of course.” He pointed to the pirate flag flying high behind him, “The genuine Beasts Pirates.”
He looked at these three people who had come to him on their own initiative, uh...
"Working is not as good as joining a pirate crew?" What a terrible name.
"That's right, it's us."
"So you came to us because you want to join the Beasts Pirates? Why did you choose our pirate crew?"
“It’s like this.” Having already prepared her answer, Violet smiled confidently, “First of all, I highly acknowledge the Beasts Pirates’ leading position and influence in the pirate industry…”
"Secondly, I believe that as Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, ruthless and cruel pirates, we are a good match for the Beasts Pirates' core requirements for their subordinate pirates..."
"Finally, I strongly agree with the Beasts Pirates' pirate culture and values, which revolve around Kaido, the Pirate King, and are all geared towards making Kaido the Pirate King..."
Perfect, absolutely perfect.
After answering, Vera spread her palms to the sides, tilted her head back confidently, and prepared to receive everyone's applause.
The bearded man said, "Are you out of your mind?"
What?
After he finished laughing, he looked at the three guys in front of him and fell into deep thought: "But they're all Zoan-type Devil Fruit users?"
The bearded man is a "waiter," which literally means someone who doesn't have a Devil Fruit ability and waits to accumulate enough merit to exchange for a not-so-useful Zoan-type Devil Fruit, or someone who, like some unlucky colleagues, is taken away to be subjected to strange human experiments and never returns.
It's well known that Governor Kaido has a preference for Zoan-type Devil Fruit users. If you could become the introducer for these three people, even if you didn't get a Devil Fruit user in return, you could still get your name ranked lower in the next experiment when people are selected.
But before introducing them to the real fighters, the Flying Sons, or even the top members, the bearded man felt obligated to investigate whether these three who had come to him were the future backbone of the Beast Pirates, or just good-for-nothings who were just there to freeload and gain a glorious resume.
"You say you're Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, then show me." The bearded man smoothed the sparse hair on his head that had been blown askew by the sea breeze, stubbornly separating each strand and smoothing it evenly on his bald head.
He emphasized, "Our Beasts Pirates don't just take anyone."
Vera nodded in understanding: "Then I'll give a brief introduction to the members of the pirate crew, whose work is not as good as theirs."
“This is Chopper.” Violet pulled Chopper to her side. “He’s a reindeer herder who ate the Reindeer Fruit.”
As Violet spoke, she gave Chopper a look. Even though he had practiced many times in private, Chopper was still a little nervous under the gaze of the people on the big ship.
Chopper deactivated the Human-Human Fruit's power and reverted to his original reindeer form.
"Oh, oh, not bad!"
"This is Robin Hood, the Mythical Zoan type Thousand-Armed Guanyin who ate the Human-Human Fruit."
With his hair dyed blue and using the alias Robin Hood, Robin expressionlessly manipulated the Flower Flower Fruit to conjure a bunch of arms around him.
"A Mythical Beast, that's amazing!"
As for me.
With her hair elegantly styled into a flower bud at the back of her head, and exuding an air of scholarly refinement, Violet smiled and stroked the book with a dark purple cover in her hand, more like someone who should be in a library than on a pirate ship.
"I am an octopus-man who ate the Fish-Fish Fruit."
Three deep purple tentacles with cold, slippery skin and snow-white, hard spikes sprouted from the deck at Violet's feet.
"You can call me Wilson."
——
"Fish-Fish Fruit Octopus Man?"
One of the Sky Children, with avocado green curly hair, a slightly chubby figure, and sharp teeth like a fishman, Timu paused in his drinking after hearing the news about Violet and the others.
Timber looked at the wanted poster, where Wilson, wearing silver-rimmed glasses and smiling aloofly and calmly, remained silent for two seconds before bending down to take out another newspaper.
[Shocking! The youngest Shichibukai has been born...]
Timber turned the newspaper to the one with Vera's picture.
Vera and Wilson, about the same age, with the same hair and eye color...
The wooden tray is comparing the two photos.
Timu remarked, "They really do look alike."
However, this Wilson seems much smarter than that Wilson. As soon as she entered the Grand Line, she knew to seek refuge with the Beasts Pirates.
Ti Mu stood up, his wooden clogs making a heavy sound on the ground. The maids who had been kneeling by the door bowed and pulled open the paper door together.
Timo walked toward the training ground not far away: "Call those guys over, I want to test their skills."
Three Zoan-type Devil Fruit users! If they're really strong, I'd be happy to take them in.
Unlike the Big Mom Pirates or the Whitebeard Pirates, the Beast Pirates didn't enjoy playing house. There wasn't much camaraderie between Timber and the other Flying Children.
Compared to partners or colleagues, Timo prefers to call others competitors. Even the top executives who should belong to them have never shown much respect to Timo, who has been scheming and accumulating strength for many years, just waiting for the day to challenge them and take their place.
Within the Beasts Pirates, the only person that Kazuki truly respects is Governor Kaido.
Therefore, it is wise to strike first. By strengthening oneself, one can also prevent other Sky Children from growing stronger. Why not do it?
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"You're pretty good, kid."
Timber looked at Vera with admiration.
Violet closed "The Call of the Tentacles" and calmly adjusted her silver glasses: "You flatter me."
"To be able to develop such destructive power from an ordinary octopus fruit, you have a real talent." Timber looked around at the marks on the training ground, especially the wooden stakes that had instantly disintegrated into pieces after being struck by tentacles, his admiration evident. "But it's just your two companions..."
Chopper and Robin, whose names were called out, immediately tensed up.
Timi frowned slightly as he looked at the blue-haired Robin. Despite being a Mythical Zoan type, Thousand-Armed Guanyin, this guy hadn't developed the presence and power expected of a Mythical Zoan.
Anyway, Timu only saw the Thousand Hands. As for Guanyin, where is Guanyin?
Robin paused for a second, then calmly said, "Guanyin is in my heart."
Shimu: "..."
“Okay, Robin Hood is out of the question, but what about you, Chopper?” After a moment of silence, Taki looked at the last person. “According to you, you ate the Reindeer Fruit, right?”
"Then why is your stamina, endurance, and recovery ability still so poor even after activating your Devil Fruit power?"
As is well known, Zoan-type Devil Fruits are synonymous with toughness and resilience, especially when they fully transform into their animal forms, their physical attributes are greatly enhanced.
He didn't ask why Chopper kept maintaining his Devil Fruit powers; that was his personal preference. But the fact that his base stats were so poor even in his animal form made him wonder if the reason Chopper never reverted to human form was because his true form was a greyhound.
Chopper's reindeer form is actually a blank form without any Devil Fruit enhancements: "..."
The island owner would occasionally tell them strange jokes during meals, and Chopper would almost always look completely bewildered.
But at that moment, Chopper suddenly understood a corny joke that Violet had once told.
When you lied on your resume but still got the job, be like.jpg
Chopper: "Uh, this is because..."
“Actually, Chopper is our fleet’s doctor, a non-combatant.” Vera, who could make up stories as easily as breathing, said, “You know, in small fleets like ours, crew members always have to do multiple jobs.”
"Take me for example, I'm a combatant, captain, and cook all at the same time."
"Robin Hood, recorder and confessional counselor."
Why would a pirate ship have a confessional? But thinking about that answer, "Guanyin is in your heart," I can't help but think it makes a lot of sense.
It's a bit strange, but aren't there plenty of oddballs on this ocean?
These are three Zoan-type Devil Fruit users!
Timo raised his hand and patted Vera's shoulder. The white cloak slid down his arm, making it look from behind as if Vera was being held in Timo's arms.
Chopper & Robin: Stare—
The intense gaze felt like needles piercing Timo's arm, sending a chill down his spine. He instinctively raised his hand and took two steps back, creating a safe distance between himself and Violet.
Looking down again, Violet still appeared calm, collected, intelligent, and quick-witted.
Timu: "Ahem! You're all quite strong, especially you, Wilson. But the Beast Pirates aren't that simple. Those who only rely on strength and fight alone will soon disappear in some battle."
This was the recruitment phase. Violet understood immediately and volunteered, "We're willing to become your subordinates!"
"You have a good eye, kid!" Timo instinctively patted Vera's shoulder again, wanting to be good buddies, but as soon as he raised his hand, the two people behind him immediately focused their gazes on his palm as if they had auto-aimed.
His wooden hand slid through the air and landed perfectly on the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Work hard with me, and you won't suffer any losses!"
He tilted his head back, his slightly curly, avocado-green hair trembling gently.
"As a welcome gesture, let's go for a drink!"
The three of them, smelling strongly of fruit juice, pushed open the door to the room that had been assigned to them. After closing the paper door, Robin cautiously pressed his ear against the door, observing the situation outside through the crack while quickly scanning the room's furnishings, carefully checking for any possible surveillance cameras.
"No problem."
While Robin was investigating, Violet had already switched back to her [twin sister] and built a [handmade tombstone] in the room.
Chopper: "Tataki has completely believed in our identities, but it doesn't seem so easy to see Kaido."
"laugh."
A mocking voice echoed in Violet's mind.
"So your target was that brat Kaido."
"No need for all that trouble. I'll tell you, just rush up to Ghost Island, grab that cowardly coward hiding in the shadows, and ask him directly." The voice carried an arrogant sense of entitlement. "If he doesn't tell you, then beat him up. If he still doesn't talk, then beat him up a few more times."
"I have experience with this. No matter how stubborn someone is, they'll become obedient after a few beatings. Just be careful not to kill them."
Violet: "..."
Violet: "If you can't come up with any useful information, I'll have no choice but to smash your tombstone."
"Locus".
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Author's Note: Violet: Kaido, here I come!!!
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