This is the power of the Glint-Glint Fruit (Pika Pika no Mi) how could you… how could you possibly use it?" Hody Jones was stunned. The technique Rin just used wasn't it exclusive to the Marine Admiral known as Kizaru, the Yellow Monkey? Could it be… that Kizaru had died?
"This isn't something you need to worry about. All you need to know is your life now belongs to me." Rin had no intention of revealing the truth that he had somehow inherited or copied the powers of that Logia-type fruit.
"Die!" Hody Jones launched another punch, aiming straight at Rin. But Rin was no easy target far from it. He grabbed Hody's incoming arm mid-strike. Crack the sound of bone snapping echoed as Rin broke his arm without hesitation. As Hody attempted a sweeping kick with his leg, Rin jumped swiftly and brought his foot down like a hammer. Hody's leg buckled beneath the impact.rendered useless in an instant.
"Give it up. Don't bother dragging this out you don't stand a chance." Rin glanced at Hody's remaining functional limbs with disdain, noting that the Fish-Man's movement was nearly crippled.
"Since you want me dead then you can't be allowed to live!" Hody bellowed with rage. Though he was nearly immobile, he summoned his last remaining strength, kicking upward with his uninjured foot. Enhanced by energy steroids, Hody no longer felt pain and charged at Rin with pure brute force.
Rin dodged, but noticed something that made his eyes widen Hody wasn't targeting him, but the structure behind him. His kick connected not with flesh, but with the building's load-bearing wall. A silent crack echoed. The fracture began to spread like a spiderweb—from Rin's level to the floors above and below.
"You bastard!" Rin snarled. Wasting no time, he kicked Hody Jones straight out of the building. Hody flew through the air and smashed into another building nearby. The crash was thunderous, and many in the nearby square turned to see what had happened including Artoria.
"What's going on over there?" Enel (Anilu) asked Casa, narrowing his eyes.
"I'm not sure. Maybe something happened to the captain." Casa was still monitoring suspicious pirates and Fish-Men in the square and hadn't noticed the commotion until now.
"Let's check it out." Enel readied himself.
"Go!" Casa activated Soru, one of the Six Powers (Rokushiki), vanishing in a blur of speed toward Rin's location. Enel followed closely behind.
"What's happening? Princess Shirahoshi, stay here. Don't wander off. I'll go have a look." Artoria said firmly, already heading off.
"Yes, Sister Artoria. I'll stay put," Shirahoshi replied with a nod, her expression worried.
Back at the square's center, Princess Otohime, who had been in the midst of her passionate speech, also heard the loud crash and turned quickly.
"Rin-sama, what's going on?" Otohime asked anxiously, seeing Rin returning to the square from the building's direction.
"Don't worry. Just a small incident. Do you want to continue?" Rin asked calmly. He knew that the greatest threat Hody Jones had been neutralized, so the speech could still go on safely.
"Yes. For my people." Otohime answered resolutely, determined to collect every last signature for her petition.
"Everyone, stay calm. It's nothing major. Let us continue." Princess Otohime turned back to the crowd, gently calming them down and resuming her speech.
Meanwhile, Rin's eyes remained fixed on the damaged structure behind him. He noted the growing cracks and the crowd of merfolk gathered below. His mind raced, assessing options.
"Captain, what happened?" Casa, who had arrived first, asked urgently.
"This building is going to collapse. If it falls, the merfolk below will be crushed. We need to stop it." Rin didn't hesitate he knew what kind of disaster this could cause.
"You go downstairs and hold the structure up. Prevent it from tipping toward the square!" Rin commanded.
"Yes!" Casa obeyed instantly. He rushed beneath the building and braced himself under the weight. His muscles bulged, veins popping, and a reddish tint overtook his skin. Two bony protrusions emerged from his forehead an effect of his Zoan-type Devil Fruit: the Ushi Ushi no Mi, Model: Mad Bull, which granted him immense physical strength and durability. That was exactly why Rin had trusted him with this task.
"Rin, what's happening? I just saw Casa holding up that building!" Artoria arrived with Enel right behind her. Casa's Soru had gotten him there quicker, but now they stood beside Rin, waiting for answers.
Rin didn't respond immediately. His mind was working on overdrive, seeking a solution.
"There's no other choice… I have to gamble!" Rin gritted his teeth.
"System, give me today's daily gift pack!" Rin activated his hidden system ability, hoping it would offer something to save the situation.
"Please something useful!" Rin silently prayed.
Ding! "Congratulations, host. You have received: Restoration Charm."
A glowing talisman appeared in midair. Both Artoria and Enel widened their eyes not only from seeing the mysterious spell manifest but also from hearing Rin's strange words to an unseen force.
Wasting no time, Rin slapped the Restoration Charm onto the cracked wall. In an instant, the fissures mended, the leaning structure stabilized, and the entire building returned to its upright position, good as new.
"Phew… that was close," Rin exhaled, deeply relieved. The Restoration Charm had saved the day, but he couldn't help but feel he had burned through a precious resource.
"This daily pack isn't useless after all," Rin muttered under his breath.
"Rin… what just happened?" Artoria stared at him. The words he had spoken, the charm that appeared out of nowhere, the miraculous recovery of the structure—none of it made sense. Enel, too, looked on silently, his eyes sharp with curiosity.
"It's nothing. When the time comes, I'll tell you everything," Rin replied. He knew that if he hadn't acted, hundreds of innocent lives would've been lost. In that moment, secrecy had taken a backseat to responsibility.
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