Chapter 2 Shadow Fruit

Boom!

The rain was getting heavier, accompanied by lightning and thunder, as if foreshadowing that a bigger storm was coming.

Coles, holding a "black umbrella" in his hand, slowly came to the villa west of Rogue Town.

The exterior of the villa was blue and white, covering an area of ​​hundreds of meters, with a separate lawn garden and pool inside, which was very spacious and luxurious.

There was a circle of black iron fences around the outside, and there were also smart guards guarding the gate, with a very high safety factor.

With Coles' arrival, the iron outer door was opened, and the guard spoke respectfully.

"Welcome home, young master!"

Coles nodded slightly, and then continued along the flat road.

After entering the hall of the villa, he took back his devil fruit ability.

The "black umbrella" disappeared in his hand!

In the villa, the most eye-catching thing was a white crystal lamp hanging on the top.

Right below the crystal lamp was a ten-meter dining table covered with a red tablecloth. There were also some murals and oil lamps inlaid on the walls on both sides, full of the atmosphere of nobility and wealth.

This villa is Coles' new home.

Not long ago.

The Coles family still lived in the old district. The reason why they suddenly moved to the villa was a month ago.

Coles was born in an ordinary family.

His mother died early, and his father worked in a winery. The monthly salary he earned could only barely maintain the normal life of a family of three.

The winery was on holiday that day, and his father wanted to dig a cellar at home to store items.

So, his father took Coles to dig at home, but after digging for several meters, he suddenly found a treasure chest buried for a hundred years underground.

The treasure chest is very old.

As his father opened the box, he was surprised to find that it was actually the huge treasure left by their ancestor, Count Charles.

In a blink of an eye, the Coles family changed 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" in another small box.

Coles as a time traveler.

Since he was born into the pirate world, he has been preparing to become a strong man, and he has already read the devil fruit encyclopedia.

Therefore, when he saw the devil fruit for the first time, Coles instantly recognized that it was an extremely rare superhuman devil fruit:

"Shadow Fruit"!

Coles swallowed the extremely unpalatable "Shadow Fruit" without any hesitation.

After that, he naturally gained the power to control the shadow.

The materialized black umbrella just now was the manifestation of his ability to control the shadow fruit.

As an extremely rare superhuman devil fruit, the power of the shadow fruit is not simply to control the shadow. Its greatest special feature is that it can communicate and use the power of the dead.

Coles now has a special ability:

"Summon Shadow"!

This ability allows him to summon the shadow left after the death of a creature and transform it into a "shadow soldier" loyal to him.

The summoned shadow soldier will also retain the original ability of the creature and can fight with people in a substantial way, which is very powerful.

This ability is very similar to the skills of the Shadow King in the Korean comic "I Level Up Alone" that Coles watched in his previous life.

Therefore, Coles also set up the command that sounded a bit awkward at first, but later on, it felt exciting.

"Stand up!"

Under the light of the crystal lamp, Coles's shadow began to change, and a unique black shadow emerged from it!

"Go 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.

In this regard.

Coles could only express helplessness.

This shadow soldier was summoned by him from a dead homeless man. He would only act according to the orders issued by the summoner, and was very low-level.

If you want to have a high-level shadow soldier, you can only hope to meet the corpses of powerful creatures in the future.

...

Ten minutes later, dinner began.

On the rectangular dining table, there were various delicious foods such as lamb chops, prawns, barbecue, stew, etc.

Sitting at the main seat was Coles' father, Charlotte Ronald, who was wearing a dark blue tuxedo with a bow tie, looking very energetic.

Coles sat on the left side of the table, and opposite him sat a blonde girl about twelve years old, his sister, Charlotte Vilshia.

Vilshia was wearing a white dress, with fair skin and inherited her mother's beautiful face, but she looked like a little princess of the nobility.

"Well, let's eat."

Ronald said when he saw that everything was ready.

However, he couldn't help but reach out and fiddle with his tight bow tie, obviously he was still a little uncomfortable with his status of jumping from a civilian to a billionaire.

Coles saw that his sister only ate a half-meter-long steak, and asked in confusion: "Why, don't you have an appetite to eat so little today?"

While answering, Vilshia picked up the knife and fork and started eating the huge steak on the plate.

"My brother will go to the naval base as a recruit tomorrow. I feel a little sad when I think that I won't see my brother for a long time... well."

In the world of pirates.

Some special people have a huge appetite, and even a few cows can't fill them up. Coles's sister, Vilshia, is in this situation.

This is also why, as a senior employee of the winery, his father Ronald's salary was only enough to maintain a normal life for a family of three.

Coles comforted: "It takes three months for recruits to train. After becoming a formal navy, I can have time to come back."

"Three months, so long!"

Vilshia was still a little disappointed, but because she was eating steak, her white face bulged, which made her look cute.

"Don't worry, three months will pass quickly. Then your brother will take you to the famous sea restaurant Barati in the East China Sea to eat the most expensive and delicious food there, how about it!"

"Really?"

"Of course, how could your brother lie to your sister!"

"Great!"

...

After dinner.

Coles returned to his room.

Pushing open the door, it was pitch black inside, and he skillfully reached out to turn on the switch on the wall.

Da!

A crisp sound rang out.

The room also lit up with bright light.

This is the mainstream gas lamp in Rogue Town today. It is said that it was invented by a designer on the Grand Line. Although the light is not as bright as the electric lamp in the previous life, it is not much inferior.

The technology tree of the pirate world is very distorted due to the environment and various factors of each island.

Some islands are still in the most backward primitive era, while some islands have developed civilization and even some special advanced technologies...

This is not uncommon.

The furnishings in Coles' room are very simple. Opposite the bed is a black desk, and on the right is a huge wardrobe with a dressing mirror.

In addition, there are only some idle items.

After entering the room, Coles took off his shirt and started to exercise.

Through the huge dressing mirror, you can clearly see his obvious muscle lines.

This is the result of his persistence in exercise since he was twelve years old.

Coles' current physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people, and he can reach the level of tearing tigers and leopards alive. As for what level he can reach with the shadow fruit...

He is not very clear, after all, he has not really fought with the strong.

The reason why he chose to join the navy.

It's not because Coles is so righteous.

It's just because it's safer to become stronger as a navy than as a pirate.

In this era of great pirates, the order is in chaos. If you want to protect your close family, you have to keep getting stronger.

However, since he has traveled to the pirate world and eaten the superhuman "shadow fruit".

Then, he, Charlotte Coles, will try to climb to the top of the pirate world and see what the scenery is like!