Boom!
The rain was getting heavier, accompanied by lightning and thunder, as if foreshadowing that even stronger winds and rain were about to come.
Coles, holding a "black umbrella" in his hand, slowly came to the villa west of Rogue Town.
The villa is blue and white in appearance and covers an area of several hundred square meters. It has a separate lawn garden and a pool, and is very spacious and luxurious.
There is a circle of black iron fence surrounding the outside, and there are smart guards guarding the gate, so the safety factor is extremely high.
With Coles' arrival, the iron outer gate was opened and the guard spoke respectfully.
"Welcome home, Master!"
Coles nodded slightly, and then continued along the smooth road.
After walking into the lobby of the villa, he retracted his devil fruit ability.
The "black umbrella" disappeared in his hands!
The most eye-catching thing in the villa is the white crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
Directly below the crystal chandelier is a ten-meter dining table covered with a red tablecloth. The walls on both sides are inlaid with murals and oil lamps, giving it an aristocratic and wealthy atmosphere.
This villa is Coles' new home.
And not long ago.
The Coles family had only been living in the old district. The reason why they suddenly moved into the villa started a month ago.
Coles was born into an ordinary family.
My mother died early and my father worked in a brewery. The monthly salary he earned was barely enough to support our family of three.
The winery was on holiday that day, and my father thought about digging a cellar at home to store items.
So Coles and his father started digging at home, but after digging for several meters, they found an ancient treasure chest that had been buried for a hundred years.
That was the lifelong wealth left by their ancestor, Count Charles!
In a blink of an eye, the Coles family went from an ordinary family to a wealthy family, which is why they can afford to live in a villa now.
However, the greatest wealth in the treasure chest is not the gold and gems, but the "devil fruit" contained in another small box.
In the box containing the devil fruit, there is also a narrative letter left by the ancestors.
Although the text of the letter is a bit blurry, it is still possible to distinguish and interpret it. The main idea is:
After the ancestor Earl Charles obtained this devil fruit, he used the power of the nobility to inquire about it and finally learned that this was a superhuman devil fruit:
"Shadow Fruit"!
Count Charles was terrified of the power of the Devil Fruit, but faced with this precious item worth hundreds of millions, he had no intention of exchanging it with others, and ultimately chose to leave it behind along with his wealth.
As for whether or not to eat the devil fruit, it is entirely decided by the next generation who obtains this treasure.
Coles as a time traveler.
Ever since he was born into the world of pirates, he has been preparing to become a strong man.
Therefore, after confirming that it was a devil fruit, Coles swallowed the extremely unpalatable Shadow Fruit without any hesitation.
Afterwards, he naturally gained the power and ability of the Shadow Fruit.
The materialized black umbrella just now was the manifestation of his control over the power of shadow.
As an extremely rare superhuman devil fruit, the power of the Shadow Fruit is not simply to control shadows. Its greatest special feature is the ability to communicate and use the power of the dead.
Coles now possesses a special ability:
"Summon Shadow"!
This ability allows him to summon the shadows left behind after the death of a creature, and transform them into "shadow soldiers" loyal to him.
The summoned shadow soldiers will retain the original abilities of the creatures and can engage in actual combat with humans, making them very powerful.
This ability is very similar to the skills of the Shadow King in the Korean comic "I Level Up Alone" that Coles read in his previous life.
Therefore, Coles also set up a command that sounds a bit awkward at first, but feels exciting when heard later.
“Stand up!”
Under the light of the crystal lamp, Coles' shadow began to change, and a unique black shadow emerged from it!
"Go and see if dinner is ready. I'm a little hungry." Coles ordered the summoned shadow soldier.
The black figure did not answer, but turned and walked towards the kitchen.
To this.
Coles could only express helplessness.
This shadow soldier was summoned by him from a dead homeless man. He only acts according to the orders given by the summoner and is very low-level.
If you want to have advanced shadow soldiers, you can only hope to encounter the corpses of those powerful creatures in the future.
For example, Whitebeard who died in the Battle of Marineford three years later, the giant Oz, the swordsman Ryuma on the Thriller Bark, etc.
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Ten minutes later, dinner started.
On the rectangular dining table, there are various delicious foods such as lamb chops, prawns, barbecue, stew, etc.
Sitting in the main seat was Coles' father, Charlotte Ronald, who was wearing a dark blue tuxedo and a bow tie, looking very energetic.
Coles sat on the left side of the dining table, and sitting opposite him was a little blonde girl about twelve years old, his sister, Charlotte Vilshia.
Vilshia was wearing a white dress, had fair skin, and inherited her mother's golden hair color, making her look like a little princess of the nobility.
"Well, let's eat."
Seeing that everything was ready, Ronald spoke.
However, he couldn't help but reach out and fiddle with his tight bow tie. It was obvious that he was still a little uncomfortable with his leap from a commoner to a billionaire.
Seeing that his sister only ate a half-meter-long steak, Coles asked in confusion, "Why, you don't have an appetite today and you eat so little?"
As Vilshia answered, she picked up her knife and fork and began to eat the huge steak on the plate.
"My brother will be going to the naval base as a recruit tomorrow. I feel sad when I think about not being able to see him for a long time... Yeah."
In the world of pirates.
Some special people have huge appetites, and even a few cows cannot fill them up. Coles's sister, Vilshia, is one of them.
This is why, as a senior employee of the winery, the salary of father Ronald was only enough to maintain a normal life for the family of three.
Coles comforted him, "The recruit training takes three months. After I become a formal navy soldier, I will have time to come back."
"Three months, that's a long time!"
Vilshia was still a little disappointed, but because she was eating steak, her fair little face puffed up, which made her look cute.
"Don't worry, three months will pass quickly. Then I will take you to the famous sea restaurant Barati in the East China Sea to eat the most expensive and delicious food. How about it!"
"Really?"
"Of course, how could a brother lie to his sister!"
"Very good!"
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After dinner.
Coles returned to his room.
Pushing open the door, he saw darkness inside. He skillfully reached out and turned on the switch on the wall.
clatter!
A crisp sound was heard.
The room also lit up with bright light.
This is the mainstream gas lamp in Rogue Town today. It is said to have been invented by a designer on the Grand Line. Although the brightness is not as good as the electric lamps in the previous life, it is not much inferior.
The technology tree in the world of pirates is very distorted due to the environment of each island and various factors.
Some islands are still in the most backward primitive age, while others have developed civilization and even have some special advanced technologies...
This is not uncommon.
The furnishings in Coles' room were very simple. Opposite the bed was a black desk, and on the right was a huge wardrobe with a dressing mirror.
Other than that, there are just a few loose items.
After entering the room, Coles took off his shirt and began to exercise.
Through the huge dressing mirror, you can clearly see his obvious muscle lines.
This is the result of his persistence in training since he was twelve years old.
Coles's physical fitness is now far superior to that of ordinary people, and he can tear tigers and leopards apart alive. As for what level he can reach with the help of the Shadow Fruit...
He wasn't quite sure, after all, he had never really fought against a strong man.
The reason why I chose to join the Navy.
It's not because Coles is so righteous.
It's just because becoming stronger through the navy is a safer way than becoming a pirate.
In this era of great pirates, order is in chaos. If you want to protect your close family, you have to keep getting stronger.
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