106 A Weapon or An Accessory?

"As for this, Mystery Box... I wonder what would I get. The Interface identifies the box, and says that it is only a special kind of container." Pedro sighed, "I guess there's no other way but to open it."

Pedro opened the box and inside was a golden ring with a chain attached to it.

"A ring?" Pedro was confused. The people who pass by him and got a glimpse of the ring. These people would eventually look to Faunia and smile.

Faunia started to become irritated because of this, whilst Pedro seemed to be in his own world.

'Why is a ring inside a Mystery Box of a weapon shop. Shouldn't it be at the accessory shop? I don't remember mages using rings. All I know is that staffs, books, or orbs were the weapon for mages. So... How did his ring become a weapon?'

Pedro was intrigued and curious about the ring. Hence, He took it out of the box.

"Ehh?" When he took the ring and closed the box, The chain was pulled accidentally after it was stuck at the box. Thus, to his surprise, the chain extended longer than how it was before it was pulled.

He opened the box to remove the chain from being stuck. Then, he tried pulling the chain, once again, against the ring. The chain continuously came out of the ring as if the ring was a 'spatial like storage' (like his inventory bag) and a very long chain was inside it.

He checked the ring's information in his interface.

[Slavemaster's Ring]

Rating: Legendary-rated weapon

Level Requirement: ????

Attributes:

Attack Damage: ????

Intelligence: ????

Strength: ????

Special Effect:

????

[????]

"Eeeeeh?" Pedro was astounded beyond belief. He just got a Legendary-rated weapon from a mystery box. Unfortunately, His level was not high enough for him to be able to use it.

"I wonder how this works." Pedro rubbed his chin after wearing the ring.

"Tch! D@mbass! Human, give it to me?" Faunia took the ring and wore it. Magically, the big ring size adjusted so that it would be fit to Faunia's finger.

Faunia closed her fist and the extended chain was somehow 'sucked' into the ring. Then, She simply waved her arm towards Pedro.

Pedro was covered by the golden chain in an instant. Only his head was left uncovered by the golden chain. He looked like he had a golden cocoon.

"This is how it is used!" Faunia waved back her arm and the golden chain that enveloped Pedro suddenly disappeared.

"How? Heh... Human weapons are simple to use. Just add a little bit of Magical energy and they will work. Remember that, Hu~!" Seeing the crowd build up around them, Faunia stopped her words and returned the ring to Pedro.

Pedro pulled the newly bought Katana and cause a red smoke out of its main blade. It acted as some kind of smokescreen to give them a chance to escape the crowd.

"These weapons are good. It was worth it. Now, we have an hour left before the recruitment event. We should go to Humberlica Arena, and be acquainted with fellow 'new BHO members' like us. By the way... Here!" Pedro tossed the [Slavemaster's Ring] to Faunia, "Use this in case you needed to fight. Use it as a cover. BHO members might see us suspicious if we fight barehanded. It's up to you on how to use it."

"Tch!" Faunia can't help but frown, as she accepts the ring and the people who pass them, smiles and whisper, 'Aaaaah... How sweet!'

~~~~~~~

While Pedro was doing his shopping spree, the Admiral's Circle requested Mathew to state the story of how did he become the new Officer In-charge of the ship. He followed the instruction of Pedro and said that they encountered a seemingly 'infinite' amount of birds.

The apprentice and supposed Captain of the ship, which was Pedro, jumped off the ship to clear a way for the ship. Since then, their supposed Captain was missing and as a second in command, He took over the role of Officer In Charge of the ship.

"Hearing this story, Does anyone have a suggestion on how we should deal with the Karakoa Fleet?" Admiral Uno asked.

"Senior Uno! I suggest that we assign a new Captain for the fleet, And..."

"Eigrand!" Nina slammed the table hard, that made a dent on it.

"And?" Admiral Uno and Eigrand continued their conversation as if Nina wasn't there.

"And, it's new Captain must become a part of the Admiral's Circle."

"You!"

"Relax, Nina." Old man Fuego smirked.

"You have anything to say, Fuego?" Admiral Uno replied.

"Well, everyone here knows that you can't do that!"

"Ohoh... Why is that so?"

"Because they already have a Captain! Unless this so-called Apprentice of Soledad was confirmed dead. You can't appoint some random kid to become the fleet's Captain. We have our rules, remember?"

"OLD MAN!" Eigrand pointed to Old man Fuego with rage.

"You're as cunning as ever, Fuego! Then... Your suggestion is not accepted by the Circle, Eigrand!"

"Tch!" Eigrand sat whilst staring daggers at Old man Fuego.

"Can I ask you two... Is this so-called Apprentice of Soledad accompanied by a little girl?" Old man Fuego smirked whilst glancing at Talia and Mathew.

'Eh?!' Deep inside Talia and Mathew was astonished. For a second, they didn't know how to react to the old man's question.

"I'll take that as a yes!" Old man Fuego kept his smile, "Then, I have a proposal."

"What is it?"

"Give this Apprentice of Soledad a ranking of 'Contra Almirante'!"

"Eh?" Nina and the rest of the Admiral's Circle were astounded.

Talia and Mathew remained speechless after Pedro's true identity got exposed without difficulty. Worst of all, they can't argue with anyone inside the hall. The pressure they felt from everyone in the Admiral's circle is equivalent to that of a high-level boss.

As for Eigrand, He was grinding his teeth from rage.