[-90,000,000 Berries]

Klein glanced at the top right corner. With over 9.9 billion Berries still left, this kind of spending didn't even tickle anymore.

Mainly…

It was the power of habit!

It's easy to go from frugal to lavish.

He could no longer go back to the days when he'd nervously check the top-up amount, budgeting every penny and hesitating with each decision.

Now? If he had money, he charged. If he didn't, he'd make money and then charge like crazy!

"We're heading to the New World soon. That place is crawling with monsters. How can I survive without leveling up?"

"Sure, the dream of becoming a branch captain is dead, but living safely to the end of my life—that's everyone's most down-to-earth dream."

"Only strength brings real peace of mind!"

"Can't even beat 8-year-old Linlin—how am I supposed to survive on these seas?"

Klein was hyped. If guys like Rocks and Whitebeard had set sail too early and ran into 8-year-old Linlin before they'd powered up…

Then Linlin would've been the most terrifying legend of all!!

Klein had no intention of saving his money. If he had it, he spent it. What kind of good guy saves up anyway?

Of course, the experience bar didn't count—that thing was a divine-level bug for restoring his state. Gotta keep one card hidden.

"As long as I haven't hit my limit…"

"As long as I'm not invincible yet…"

"Then I'll keep charging!"

"Charge until I die!!!"

He set his sights on the still-active "Spring Festival Event." Even though the challenge rewards had been nerfed, the prize pool was still packed with goodies that boosted his strength.

All-in was wisdom.

He was going to go all-in with his 10 billion Berries!

"You damn devs, don't play dumb. I'm dumping 10 billion Berries here—make me Admiral level already!"

Draw time!

A hundred draws cost one million Berries.

Klein blew seven billion Berries in one breath. The remaining two billion? Sunk straight into a special event: the Challenge Blackbeard event.

He planned to max out the Dark-Dark Fruit.

That way, combining his strength with a Logia-type like the Dark-Dark Fruit, his combat power would be no joke.

And besides…

That wasn't the only Devil Fruit power he had!

His backpack was bursting with all kinds of treasure chests—bright, colorful, glimmering with unique glows.

He had a lot of them!

Hell yeah!

Time to see how many goodies he'd scored.

In past Spring Festival events, he'd only spent 1 billion in total.

This time?

Klein dropped seven billion Berries!!

Opulence.

Talent Chests ×15

Random Skill Chests ×19

Random Skill Point Chests ×25

…The screen was a total sensory overload.

"Ah, the usual ritual… Zephyr-senpai, no hard feelings. I'll look out for you, trust me."

He silently offered up Zephyr's happiness in sacrifice.

Far away in Marineford, Zephyr suddenly sneezed and grinned.

"It must be bro thinking of me again. I've gotta train even harder."

"When he gets back to HQ, I'll give him a huge surprise!"

[Obtained SSS Talent: Diamond Body]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained S Talent: Giant's Might]

[Obtained B Talent: Tenfold Arm Strength]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained A Talent: Mink Discharge]

[Obtained SSS Talent: Flashback Mode]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained D Talent: Hairy Body]

[Obtained S Talent: Sulong Form]

[Obtained C Talent: No Need to Sleep]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained A Talent: Triple Lifespan]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained S Talent: Life Return]

[Obtained D Talent: Underwater Breathing]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained SSS Talent: Diamond Body]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained S Talent: Sulong Form]

[Duplicate detected. Converted to shards automatically.]

[Obtained A Talent: Crystal Divination]

[Obtained SSS Talent: Innate Observation Haki]

[Note: Congratulations, host! You've unlocked Innate Observation Haki. Equipping this talent grants +1 Observation Haki level...]

[Please visit the Haki tab to use skill points and unlock traits of Innate Observation Haki!]

"Nice—Diamond Body can be upgraded to 2 stars. That's more peace of mind right there."

Klein really wanted to equip every single talent, but he only had three slots for now. Usually, he went with Triple Lifespan + Diamond Body + Diamond Bones.

During combat, he'd swap Triple Lifespan for the SSS-level Flashback Mode!

Among these new talents, he particularly liked:

Giant's Might

Sulong Form

Life Return

"No idea when I'll unlock more talent slots. Not enough. Totally not enough!"

And of course, he also fantasized about getting more Devil Fruit slots. The more the merrier.

Seeing the two Mink Tribe talents, he smirked.

"With these two combined, aren't I basically a Mink in human skin?"

"Meowchuu"

He couldn't help but think of their cutesy greetings. For a skeleton like Brook, that was probably paradise!

But of course…

The one thing that really couldn't be ignored was—

SSS-tier Innate Observation Haki!!

In One Piece, that was an ultra-rare gift.

The most OP example? Redfield, the so-called "Red Count", who once rivaled both Roger and Whitebeard's crews all by himself.

His Innate Observation Haki was completely busted!

He could effortlessly read people's minds and memories—basically telepathy!

Because his Observation Haki was so powerful, he saw through the ugly hearts of those around him and grew up a complete loner.

They called him: "The Aloof Crimson"!

Klein thought to himself, "It's that guy's introversion that saved the world. If he'd been ambitious, he might've become a sea emperor like Rocks."

He eagerly opened his Observation Haki tab, and the interface looked just like a skill tree.

Below the LV.6 label, he saw several branches: Future Sight, Life Sensing, Attack Prediction, Haki Field of Vision…

Klein already knew all these were part of normal Observation Haki, but—

The game lets you power them up!

Except for Future Sight, which was still grayed out, all the other traits were upgradeable using skill points!

"I knew it! That Sailing Pass with the skill point chests had to mean new mechanics. And I was right!" Klein grinned with delight.

Isn't this basically a full-blown skill tree!?

I get it now!

Judging by the cost, if he maxed out all traits, his Observation Haki would be utterly flawless.

He also noticed…

Underneath the skill tree, there was a grayed-out icon for Innate Observation Haki.

"Must be because I haven't equipped the talent yet."