Just as Nojiko was thinking and about to answer, Nami entered through the door, interrupting her.
"I'm back."
Nami looked at the two of them and announced that she would be drawing a nautical chart for Arlong. After hearing Nami, White Night wasn't surprised. He asked Nami if everything was alright, she replied yes and went to her room. Nojiko remained thoughtful beside him. White Night didn't disturb her thoughts.
After a while, Nojiko went to do the household chores with a gloomy mood. She was a bit worried about Nami carrying so much weight on her shoulders for her and the village. White Night also knew her concerns, but there wasn't much he could do right now. He couldn't defeat Arlong and his gang. At most, he could return to his world and pause time here to come back when he was strong, but he wanted to take Nami and Nojiko with him to grow stronger together.
After a week, Nami finished the nautical chart and delivered it to Arlong. During this week, they stayed at home living a quiet life, taking care of the house while Nami made the chart. Soon after Nami returned, she went home to tell White Night and Nojiko that she was about to go to sea again to find more money.
While they were talking in the living room, they heard a commotion in the village. Nami and Nojiko guessed that it was probably the fish-men coming to collect money from the villagers again. Nami asked White Night to hide and not go out to avoid worsening the situation in the village and putting him in danger. When Nami and Nojiko went to the village houses, White Night followed from a distance to see what was happening.
When they saw the scene, they clenched their teeth. The fish-men had already destroyed several pieces of furniture in the villagers' homes, demanding money and beating those who had none. White Night also saw from a distance and felt a bit powerless. Right now, he doesn't have the strength. He has the assurance that he can grow and become the strongest in the world with his abilities, but he feels powerless in these moments.
Thinking about novels he had read during his life, the protagonist rushes into danger at every moment, fighting for anything, but he is living a real life. Even if he runs there to defeat these fish-men, then the stronger ones will come, he will have to run one way or another. Right now, the best thing he can do is endure. Then, take Nami and Nojiko away from here, increase their power, and return for them to complete their revenge alone.
Nami was also frustrated, thinking that it was very unfair for them to suffer like this with these pirates. She had no power to resist, she wanted to go and talk to the fish-men. Nojiko held Nami back, who was going to go to the fish-men. She had seen this scene before, these fish-men don't care about anything, for them it's fun.
After much chaos in the village, they collected most of the village's money. The people were depressed. Nami looked at the scene with Nojiko, feeling weak because they have no power to deal with these pirates. White Night saw the situation of the two, but he didn't say much. It's not easy to convince those who have suffered for a long time to believe that he can give them power, especially since he is weak now, who will believe?
He returned home first, then Nami returned, entered the house with her eyes a bit red, sat down, and remained quiet on the sofa. Soon after, Nojiko returned, saw the silent atmosphere, but only sighed. At dinner, Nami said that she will go to sea again tomorrow. She can only go to sea to get money to free the village from this situation. She has already gotten a lot of money, a little more and she can buy everyone's freedom.
White Night thought for a while and decided to go with Nami again. Besides being worried about her being out there alone, he also wants to see if he finds a chance to make Nami sign the contract. After Nami signs, Nojiko won't be difficult to convince, now with their contact, it's almost certain, but Nami is going to sea again. Let's try to change the plan to keep up with the changes.
After convincing Nami again, the next morning the two went to sea under Nojiko's eyes on the coast. She also felt sad for not being able to help at all, she could only cheer herself up to take care of the house for now. White Night on the boat looked at the island moving away and felt Nami's anguish. Who can endure this since childhood with such a burden? The anime can't portray much, but this situation is desperate. Nami is a very strong girl for enduring this for several years.
They went to several islands where he and Nami robbed several pirates during a month. Nami also taught him many things about the sea and robbing pirates. Now they were resting on an island counting the loot from several days, Nami got a lot of money from the pirates.
"Nami, have you heard of Akuma no Mi?"
Nami felt a little confused and asked what that was.
"Akuma no Mi is a fruit that is born randomly in the sea with a different power, where only 1 can exist at a time. When the person dies, another fruit is born."
Nami was surprised by the story of the fruit, but when she heard the price, her eyes sparkled, they became very obsessed to sell an Akuma no Mi.
"Nami, you can sell the fruit and make money, but without real power, who guarantees that no one will take your money? You have to understand that power can help you in many things, for example, protect Nojiko and the village."
Hearing what White Night said, Nami thought about it, it made sense to advance money if you can't even protect it. Then, he saw Nami nodding and was happy that Nami's mentality wasn't just about money. Then, he sat next to Nami, which made her a little embarrassed. During this period that they were together going through difficulties, at the same age, Nami felt attracted to White Night, but she thought of Nojiko who probably likes him too and hid this from White Night.
"Nami, you know, I'm weak now, but I have a power that can help people increase their powers."
Nami was surprised by what he said.
"Are you an Akuma no Mi user?"
"No, my power is different, but it's also a super power like Akuma no Mi."
"Nami, I can make a contract with you with my ability, where you define a condition and I fulfill it, in exchange you will become my familiar, we will always be together fighting to increase our strength and protect our families."
"For example, you set the goal to save your village and gain superpowers in exchange for following in the future as a member of my family."
White Night waited in silence for Nami's answer, he was quite nervous, he knows how difficult it was to believe his situation, but delaying too much is not a solution. Nami, who has been with White Night for some time, already trusts him, he saved her life several times at sea and their coexistence was very good, but it was difficult to believe that humans could defeat the fish-men on the island, she was afraid of making things worse and they killing everyone in the village.
After a while, Nami looked at him.
"White Night, I will believe in you, I hope you don't disappoint me, this could kill everyone in my village."
"Don't worry, Nami, I have my ways to help us get stronger, now I will explain more about the contract, after signing I will tell you more about my abilities, I also want to talk to you about Nojiko, I hope she can join too, leaving her as an ordinary person is very dangerous."
Nami thought about this and agreed.
"Let's see Nojiko's opinion at the time," said Nami.
Then, White Night took out a contract in the form of a scroll and handed it to Nami, it was the same as he had said before, he will help her village and give her power in exchange for her joining the family and helping him fight. After signing the contract, White Night asked Nami to take off her clothes and lie down on the bed. With a misunderstanding in White Night's words, Nami became furious, thinking that he already wanted to take advantage of her. After a while, he managed to calm Nami down and explained the purpose, leaving space for Nami to undress. After a while, he heard Nami's voice calling him. He went to her, sat next to her, passing his hand over her smooth and very delicate skin. Nami blushed and scolded him. Realizing the situation, he took his hand away, took a needle and pricked his finger, and began to engrave the grace. Taking a piece of paper, he made a copy for Nami, after telling her to dress first, he left the room with the paper.
Name: Nami
LV: 1
Race: Human
Strength: i= 0
Agility: i= 0
Physical: i= 0
Intelligence: i= 0
Talents 1- Weather Control: (Can control the weather).
Abilities: Navigation Mastery (Beginner)
After seeing Nami's abilities, he was very happy that she was able to awaken abilities at level 1. Afterward, Nami left the room and went to the sofa. He handed her the paper to see her current strength. Then, he began to explain other matters to her about his abilities and other worlds. Listening to what White Night was saying, she was quite surprised, but after calming down and knowing that she could get stronger and return later, she was very happy that she wouldn't have to let people suffer at the hands of the fish-men.
After another week of hunting and adapting to Nami's abilities, they returned to the village. Nojiko was already worried, as they had been gone for over a month and hadn't given any news. After returning home, Nojiko saw them both and began to cry. She was under pressure, thinking they would never return. Fear was taking over her, but after being with White Night and Nami, she felt much calmer.
"Nojiko, I got a power to increase your and Nami's strength. She has already signed a contract with me where I save your village and give her power, in exchange she became my familiar. You can understand it as someone from my group, like a pirate group, but we are not pirates." "Are you willing to accept my powers too and get strong together?"
Nojiko said yes, crying a lot. She didn't ask much, she trusts White Night and Nami. She was also very happy that she could get strong and help a lot. White Night performed another ceremony for her again.
Name: Nojiko
LV: 1
Race: Human
Strength: i= 0
Agility: i= 0
Physical: i= 0
Intelligence: i= 0
Talents:
Abilities:
Looking at Nojiko's poor stats, without abilities, White Night didn't comment much, he already knew this situation. He will buy some abilities for her after returning to the dungeons and see which one suits her best. He also added Nami's Weather Control ability to himself through the contract.
Then, he explained to the two that they would go to another world where they would increase their strength to return and free the island from the hands of the fish-men. He also explained that they would return to this moment so as not to worry the villagers of the island. After putting everything together, he returned to the zombie world to pick up Saeko and Gwen, who were leveling up by killing zombies.
Nami and Nojiko were very curious about this world, looking around at various different things. But upon seeing the zombies outside the windows, they turned pale with fear. After a while, Saeko and Gwen returned. Upon seeing White Night, they were very happy. Upon seeing the new girls, they were a bit speechless. White Night always had the luck to find beautiful girls when he went out. While they were talking, he looked at his abilities, thinking:
Name: White Night
Race: Human
Strength: E
Agility: E
Intelligence: E+
Physical: E
Luck: ∞
Charm: S
Talents 1- Grace of God: Grants power and grace to the familiar, allowing them to strengthen themselves as they gain experience in battles and challenges. Affiliates: Gwen, Saeko Busujima, Nami, Nojiko
2- Absolute Contract: Forms a contract where Party A makes an offer of a condition and Party B makes a request for the contract to be established. Party A can select an ability from Party B. Party A can summon Party B at any time. Party A must fulfill Party B's request within the established deadline.
3- Dimensional Portal: Makes a random teleport to any world. Returns to previously visited coordinates.
Small dimensional space.
Abilities: Appraisal, Perception, Light Movement Skill, Weather Control.
Comprehensive Strength Rating: E
Looking at his stats, he felt that he was still growing very slowly. He knew that with patience, he could become stronger. After thinking for a moment, he decided to assemble a Team B with members from the main world, using the contract to create a power in the real world to help him collect resources and perform tasks. After deciding, he spoke with the girls about strengthening Nami and Nojiko so they could gain a little power before entering the dungeon. The girls agreed. He asked them to help while he went to the main world to create Team B. The girls were surprised by his idea at first, but agreed, as it would be a waste not to use the contract to increase his power faster.
As he was about to leave, he told Saeko and Gwen that he would strengthen their grace when he returned. They asked him to accelerate the time in this world, as they felt they were almost at the limit of LVL 1. He agreed and adjusted it so that 1 day in the real world would correspond to 10 days here. After resting for a night, he woke up the next day with Saeko and Gwen, one on each side of the bed. Nami and Nojiko slept together in another room, still not used to the new environment. Saeko and Gwen missed him very much and dragged him to the room, under the watchful eyes of Nami and Nojiko. After preparing everything, he said goodbye and returned to his world.