25: The Life Of A Dream Master by ImBoredSoJustDoingRandomFanfic (X-overs)
Fic Type:Si/oc
The mc becomes a dream Master ,from the novel Carefree path of dreams by The Plagiarist(same guy who wrote warlock of the magus world).You need some info about the novel to read but the basic plot of the story here is he travels to different worlds(anime,game,books,etc) and plunders the world for laws,origin energy and other cultivator stuff. The mc doesn't care about what happens to the world and carelessly plunders it. Also give this fic some time, it gets better after his first world
BTW I have posted two chapters for this.
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The Life Of A Dream Master
By: ImBoredSoJustDoingRandomFanfic
"Sometimes it's a good thing being a Dream Master, but other time, it just a burden for me. Nevertheless, I don't regret becoming one."
Rated: Fiction M - English - OC - Chapters: 16 - Words: 74,912 - Reviews: 95 - Favs: 338 - Follows: 377 - Updated: Mar 13 - Published: Jan 18, 2019 - id: 13181561
Link:https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13181561/2/The-Life-Of-A-Dream-Master
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Disclaimer: I own nothing, this is purely a fanfic for enjoyment.
Cross-over from various games, books, anime, manga, and movies.
The familiar characters you see here belongs to their respected authors and owners.
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"Active skill name or magic spell"
'Active skill name or magic spell in thought'
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Arc 1 - Chapter 1: Excitement
(Unknown)
At a young age, I was different from others. Well, not too different. Because I know there are other neglected kids. At least my own parents remember to feed me and give me clothes, even if they are kind of plain.
Nonetheless, while growing up, I feel unattached to my life and often daydream like any other kids, hell, I know some adults still do while at work.
Friends made, then lost, and made again until we distance ourselves due to personal reasons. This caused me to just stop trying to spend more time with others and started reading novels, manga, books and started even watching anything that catches my fancy.
Most of the things I have watched and read made my life a bit more colorful, kind of, but the difference between reality and fantasy was just too different. Making me wish that I could live in those fantasy worlds.
Of course, if I really did get such a chance to live in those kinds of worlds. Well, I would make sure I stay away from the main character and a hidden character, that are a powerful one that would make the main character look weak; well, in some stories.
Yeah, becoming overpowered while low-profile is something interesting to me. However, I still like to join in the main events. Just not with the main characters, where I may end up becoming a side character that would be forgotten at some point until plot require me to show up as part of the plot.
Now, what made me so different from other is that I often sleep and dream about those fantasy worlds almost all day long than deal with reality. And end up some point, that I become self-aware within my own dreams.
Yeah, I was shocked and happy during those moments, because I get to do anything I wanted; however, it did take me a couple of tries until I would always be self-aware.
Some of those dreams I wished I wasn't self-aware because some of them turned into a nightmare and kind of realistic to me, that I remember how I read about how if you die in your dream. You would die in the real world. So yeah, becoming permanently self-aware also have its downside.
Either way, thanks to countless living through those nightmares. I started building up a fear resistance so that anything scary in the real world would be less scary to me. Due to the weird and scary nightmare, that would make even most of the horror movies look tame.
Okay, this wasn't completely out of the normal. What I got afterward was what made me excited, because it was something I have only read online and many other okatu would wish to happen to them.
Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 10
Will: 10
Physical: 10
Age: 18
Profession: Dream Disciple (Junior)
Cultivation: [None]
Technique: [None]
Skill: [None]
[Dream Disciple] - You are new to being a [Dream Master], and have the [Skills] to become self-aware in dreams; these [Skills] are the most basics in the profession!
Yup, you got it! I somehow got a status window like RPG, that even appears in the real world! Talk about a shocker!
What made me more excited is that I gained something similar to the main character of the Carefree Path of Dreams Novel.
No, it's not the [Dream Master], okay that part I love, but no, the main character of CPOD is having a status window that shows his progress. Yeah, that's kind of it and I think he was like from earth, like earth where all the novels, anime, manga, etc., and so on are at before some of those main characters reborn into a fantasy world and use their modern-day knowledge to their advantage.
Anyway, I don't know how, but I have gained the power of becoming a [Dream Master]!
In a way, that's like in those fanfics, where the main character has like the Gamer ability or something similar to one, as they travel to another world and some even travel to multiple worlds at that.
Well, the [Dream Master], really hope it's the same as the one in Carefree Path of Dreams, then I should be able to enter my favorites anime and stuff, maybe even in games. I really hope it isn't just something similar to the ones in the novel of CPOD.
Now, it has been an entire year since I got this, and yeah, I found out I may not have that much talent due to an entire year trying to finish the stages to become a [Dream Master], and not a [Dream Discple].
There are four stages before one can be called a real [Dream Master] and able to continue on a higher level.
The first stage is entering the dream, which anyone could do; well, when they sleep and in the novel. I think you had to be able to enter your own dream at will. I couldn't find the exact words, but oh well.
The second stage is becoming self-aware, which I had already done so. This meant, that every time one entered a dream, the person could be aware that they were dreaming, and not be confused.
The third stage is changing my own [Dream World], which again, I had already done so, and something I finally have done half a year ago. Yeah, I took more time than the main character of the Carefree Path of Dreams. I guess I was too impatient. Nonetheless, I was able to finish this stage.
The fourth and last stage is ruling my own [Dream World]. Yeah, even after having the 'overpowered' ability to manipulate my own [Dream World]. I guess my [Dream World] had been influenced by all those novels, anime, etc., and making it harder for me to have absolute control over my [Dream World].
I mean seriously, I had to fight broken ass characters from other series in my own [Dream World] and it look like my subconscious or whatever, made it so those characters have their powers and experience of what I read and watch about them.
Some even have a better way to literally manipulate my own [Dream World].
Talk about unfair, because I know the main character in the novel, was able to overcome this stage less than a year.
So after months and months. I toss myself into researching how to overcome this, even if it's kind of making it more difficult each time I failed to gain absolute control, making the next almost impossible to beat.
It was until I remember how the main character did it, and as much as I rather find my own method. I decided to do the same method. Well, similar.
And much to my disappointment. I've finally taken control over my [Dream World] in a single night, while it took me months on my own methods to do so. After following the main character's footstep to finish the last stage.
Of course, I was very lucky and have a similar dream as the main character. An immortal world. If it was something else, then this method would have been altered heavily to make it work.
But, the main point was I have successfully finished the 4th stage. Ruling my own [Dream World].
This caused my entire [Dream World] to disintegrated into powder until I was the only one remaining in the void of my [Dream World]. And then I gained the power to create my own [Dream World] whenever I wanted.
Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 13
Will: 15
Physical: 10
Age: 19
Profession: Dream Master
Cultivation: [Dream-Accessing Master]
Technique: [None]
Skill: [None]
[Dream Master] - You rule the [Dream World], you are a traveler between dream and reality, and a nightmare for all your enemies! You can control your [Dream World] at will, and you are everything in your [Dream World]!
You had no idea how happy I was at that time when I finally became a [Dream Master], with the next stage was having to enter other people's dream and repeating the four stages again, but this time I had to make the [Dream World] almost the exact same as reality.
This part took me another year while going through many people's [Dream World]. And boy, I wished I could change my targets, because most of them are either teenagers, young adult, or those adults that haven't been married yet and had too many wet dreams for my taste, even if I did the same in my own [Dream World], much to my guilty pleasure, but other than myself, no one knows.
Of course, after a couple, okay, thousands of dreams later. I was able to finish [Dream-Building Master Stage].
Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 20
Will: 15
Physical: 10
Age: 20
Profession: Dream Master
Cultivation: [Dream-Building Master (Complete)]
Technique: [None]
Skill: [None]
[Dream-Building Master] - Not only you have access to any [Dream Worlds], you are also an illusionary editor. You are the real dominator even when you are in other people's [Dream World].
Now, I could have used the main character's path, which was [Dream Soldier Master] since it had the most detail on how to reach near the peak, but decided not to.
Because one, I had no idea if the [Dream Elemental Force], if no one knows what this is, then it similar to [Mana] and happy to finally have it, but no clue if I had a lot or not. Anyway, I had no idea if the [Dream Elemental Force] would be drained away like how it went in the novel.
So, I wanted to make my own path, but knew this would be very hard to do since I wasn't that smart at all. Which led to me, figuring out a way to make my own or use something that should be able to reach the next stage.
It took me a week, but I finally found the right one to use and took me a long time in my [Dream World] to make it work. Also, I cheated my way to entering the next stage, which was the [Illusionary Divine] by rereading the novel on how the main character enters that stage.
Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 45
Will: 15
Physical: 10
Age: 20
Profession: Dream Spell Master
Cultivation: [Illusionary Divine (1st Tier)]
Technique: Demon Sealing Hexes [First Demon Sealing Hex (1%)]
Skill: [None]
[Illusionary Divine] - You are not only the master of your own [Dream World], but also the divine person of the [Illusionary World]! Mind could affect matter and consciousness could affect reality, and being a divine person, you have the ability to alter reality!
[Demon Sealing Hexes] - Are unique [Spiritual Spells] that was created by the [League of Demon Sealers].
Yeah, I took the [Demon Sealing Hexes] from the novel: I Shall Seal The Heavens and took the path of [Dream Spell Master], which I may have chewed more than I could. Because if I recall correctly, I need a butt load of [Dream Elemental Force] or the [Energy] belong to a realm, to finish creating these [Demon Sealing Hexes].
Because right now, I got nothing and it took me a thousand years in my [Dream World] just to reach 1% for the [First Demon Sealing Hex]. Plus, after a thousand years, it won't go past 1%. So I need to figure a way to increase my [Dream Elemental Force] or do what those characters in the novel to absorb [Realm Energy] while traveling to another realm/world to increase my cultivation.
Now, I could have tried to absorb the [Realm Energy] in this realm I'm already in until I realize I have no method to get it. In fact, I got the feeling if I did. This realm I'm in may likely attack me, even when I'm a native here.
Nevertheless, this didn't stop me at all and took me another year to finally find a way to recreate the [Dream-Traversing Technique] to send a part of my soul to another realm while leaving my physical body behind or I could send both my soul and physical body over as well.
Sadly, with the latter, I have a very high chance of the realm/world I enter would try to kill me for being an invader. While the former would have a less chance of the other realm trying to kick me out.
Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 45
Will: 15
Physical: 10
Age: 21
Profession: Dream Spell Master
Cultivation: [Illusionary Divine (1st Tier)]
Technique: Demon Sealing Hexes [First Demon Sealing Hex (1%)], Card Magic [6th Magical Card (0%), and Dream-Traversing
Skill: [Book Collector Lv.1] and [Cartomancy Lv.1]
[Card Magic] - The user can utilize a form of [Magic] dealing with cards. They can use cards to achieve a variety of effects from summoning weapons, placing traps, and use other forms of [Magic] through cards. They can predict the future through cards and even trap people inside the card.
[Dream-Traversing] - Allow a [Dream Master] to enter a different realm from their original one. With two methods: With just the soul of the user and possess a native body of the different realm until the user willing to return back to their own physical body that was left behind. The second method is doing the same as the first, but including the physical body, making the risk a lot higher for the user.
[Book Collector] - Collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given collector. Lv.1: Able to record a book while reading. From front to back.
[Cartomancy] - User can employ [Divination], using Tarot Cards to gain insight into the past, current and possible future situations of the subject. Lv.1: Can predict yes or no questions.
After another year; I finally got two new [Techniques]. Wow, I'm kind of disappointed in myself for taking so long.
Okay, I was sidetracked and was trying to see if I could recreate a [Magic] I wanted to try out. Turn out, the [Card Magic] falls under the [Technique Category]. But, of course, I'm still a total beginner of using [Card Magic] and very limited as I require using some of my [Dream Elemental Force] to create and include an effect onto that card.
Actualizing an illusion from my [Dream World] into reality, something that very simple for those in the novel, that many characters could actualize a lot of things from their [Dream World] into reality.
Luckily, using [Card Magic] is a lot easier than using the [Demon Sealing Hexes]. Where I could create 5 [Magical Cards] already.
The first [Magical Card] I made has the effect of manipulating the gravitational force. But, in a limited range of the [Magical Card] itself. So I could manipulate my own gravity or by just throwing the [Magical Card] towards something to affect the gravity around it.
The second [Magical Card] is healing, like literally magical healing in anime and video games or something. It's kind of slow healing and maybe beginner as a [Healing Spell], but better than the normal healing rate of the body. I could speed up the healing rate at the cost of increasing the rate of [Dream Elemental Force] I have to use.
I have to either hold the [Magical Card] itself to heal myself or give it to someone else for them to get the healing effect.
This is a must-have if I wanted to go those fantasy worlds filled with dangerous creatures and anything else that could kill me if I don't have something to heal me.
As for the third [Magical Card]; well, it's a scanner, giving me the ability to 'read' the target by using the [Magical Card] like a camera to scan and give me a small description of what the target is.
Sadly, it takes lots of [Dream Elemental Force] to use this card, because it only gives me a basis of the name and 1 use for it, otherwise, I need to use up more [Dream Elemental Force] to gain more information.
Then the fourth [Magical Card] gives me the ability to blend with the environment like those assassins or thieves. But, more towards magical effect than non-supernatural assassin and thief. Because with this [Magical Card], which would last me enough if I don't move too much, even those thermal goggles wouldn't be able to detect my body heat.
Fifth, and last, [Magical Card] is something I made the last minute. Cleaning. Yes, cleaning, as in it clean my body, clothes, anything as the [Magical Card] touch it.
So holding it would just clean my entire body while I have to place the card on my clothes to clean it.
I was really torn between cleaning and repairing until I realize repairing may cost me more [Dream Elemental Force]. So that decided my choice. Maybe I would make the sixth [Magical Card] for repairing.
Anyway, I really need to find a way to be able to find out which realm I'm entering and not end up in something that may kill me, if not, outright kill me the moment I appear.
Oh, right, 3 years after gaining this ability. I made sure to use this to my advantage to help myself learn many subjects a lot faster and help myself memorize or just record everything I have read so far. Which gave me [Book collector].
You have no idea how lucky I got this [Skill] and how helpful it is in the long run. Because, thanks to [Book Collector]. I can just enter my [Dream World], which I turned into a library somewhat, to hold all the memories I have read.
Of course, with it being at level 1. I can't really search for the one I want to read. Since I have to manually look for it like in person in a library. Maybe, later on, I would have a search function.
After finally recreating the [Dream-Traversing Technique]. I had to figure out how to find the coordination to enter those realms. Along with figuring a way to keep my physical body from dying from lack of daily needs like eating and drinking water.
As much of a risk, it is; I have decided to use the last method for [Dream-Traversing Technique]. Which was sending both my soul and body over the next realm and hope for the best. Because, unlike the main character, who cultivates his physical body to keep it alive after his trip.
I can't seem to do the same at all and need to risk it.
Which is why I'm betting on using a book as a method to locate the world of that book I'm holding. And that book is One Piece.
Since I'm hoping those Devil Fruits would contain [Realm Energy] for me to absorb and allow my [Demon Sealing Hexes] to absorb them. While the [Magical Cards]; I can just wait until my [Dream Elemental Force] increase and the next one would be easily be formed.
But, before I send myself to maybe One Piece world. I checked everything I have to bring with me.
"Goggles. Check." I place it around my neck until I need them.
These goggles are just for style honestly. Sure, I could have stolen lots of things with my [4th Magical Card: Stealth] to take things during the night without giving myself away.
But, there are many things that could go wrong.
One: I know for sure my [Dream Elemental Force] won't last me long enough during the entire night. So, the moment I ran out, I would be discovered instantly and I have no [Skills] in stealth, which why I created this [Magical Card] in the first place.
Two: Even with enough [Dream Elemental Force]. I'm only hidden visibly, where I could still make sound and could be touched if someone bumps into me while I'm invisible.
Three: I'm not that strong enough to carry a bag full of goods, even if they are filled with lightweight items. Adding them all together would still make me struggle to carry while on the run.
Next to check, "Deck of Tarot Cards. Check." I put it in my pocket since I may need them later on and could be used if I decide to include the path of [Dream Divine Master] as well.
Seeing how in the Carefree Path of Dreams allow others to use other paths of [Dream Master]. Just that it makes things harder for them to rise to the next tier.
And the [Dream Divine Master] is the path that allows one to gain insight into the past, present, and future. But, sadly, there wasn't much info about it in the novel. So I had to learn it on my own until I create a [Magical Card] to do the prediction for me later.
It took me a while to gain the [Cartomancy Skill] after finding out I can't make the 6th [Magical Card] with my current [Dream Elemental Force]. And I didn't even have to create anything in my [Dream World] to use [Cartomancy] and just require having a deck of Tarot Cards.
Plus, having [Cartomancy] would help me save my butt in multiple situations. I mean, look at one of the characters in One Piece, who do the same and became one the strongest rookie pirates.
Also, I had no clue on how to do Tarot Cards reading until I figure why not use a bit of [Dream Elemental Force] while doing it while practicing. I really wished I learned this before doing [Card Magic]. Oh, well, at least I got the [Skill] for it.
"Actually, I should try it out now." I mumble to myself, since I already have [Cartomancy] may as well put it to my use, even if it is at level 1 and only work with yes or no questions. Better than nothing.
Taking out the Tarot Cards and shuffle it, then decided to do a three-card Tarot spread; well, more like I just draw three cards.
And going with situation/action/outcome.
"Situation: Will I be able to arrive in One Piece world without dying, yes or no?" I ask the question out loud and start using [Cartomancy].
Drawing the first card, revealing an upright Six of Cup, means revisiting the past, childhood memories, innocence, and joy.
Taking that as a yes, then start with the second question.
"Action: Should I help the main characters in their travels, yes or no?" I ask the second question.
Drawing the second card, revealing an upright King of Cups, which means emotionally balanced, compassionate, diplomatic. So, that is a yes for me. Since it's again upright.
Yeah, I'm using the upright and reversed card as a yes or no factor for myself and see if I should take it a good or bad sign while including the meaning of those Tarot Card.
"Outcome: Will I be able to leave One Piece in the future after I get what I wanted there, yes or no?" I ask my last question.
Then, draw the last card, revealing an upright Nine of Pentacles, which was a yes to me. However, the meaning of it while upright is abundance, luxury, self-sufficiency, financial independence. No clue how that affects me.
If I were to guess the hidden meaning, then I should have gained lots of [Realm Energy] before leaving.
"Well, look like I'm heading to One Piece." I smirk at this, then look around the room and look at the note, where anyone would find it if someone wanted to find me. Where I have already written a farewell letter to anyone that bothered to look for me.
Putting away my Tarot Card, then use [Dream-Traversing Technique] while holding the One Piece manga book.
"Wait, which volume is this?" I forgot about which volume I picked to use and notice it the 19th volume of One Piece and if I recall correctly, it in the Alabasta Arc.
"Crap." I said before a bubble of rainbow color appears around me and the surrounding changed rapidly that I had no idea what's going on.
(Alabasta: Unknown)
Then not even a minute, I found myself in the middle of nowhere in the desert.
"So hot." I mumble as the heat hit me instantly the moment the rainbow bubble disappear.
I slowly blink when I notice my hands are grabbing air and notice I'm missing the volume 19 of One Piece. And wonder if it was used as a tribute for me to come here.
"Shit. How am I supposed to head to another world after One Piece?" I mumble to myself, then look around the area and only see sand and sand.
Then look around to see if anyone nearby, which was a big fat no, and wonder which direction should I take.
Taking out my deck of Tarot Cards to do another reading and wonder how long it would take to level up [Cartomancy].
I'm going with another three-card reading, but for decision-making and choices. With option 1/option 2/option 3.
"Option 1: Going forward without stopping, will I die, yes or no? Option 2: Going the opposite direction of option 1, will I die, yes or no? Option 3: Staying where I am for the entire night, will I die, yes or no?" I whisper to myself, then draw three random cards from the top of the deck.
First Card: Eight of Pentacles Upright - Yes.
Second Card: The Hierophant Reversed - No.
Third Card: King of Wands Upright - Yes.
I blankly stare at the three cards in my right hand, then place them back into the deck before pocketing them.
Without thinking about it much, I turn around and start walking while under the heat.
'Now, if I were to think about the meaning of those three cards. I should be able to see the outcome, maybe. For the first one, the Eight of Pentacles being upright. Apprenticeship, repetitive tasks, mastery, skill development. If I were to guess, I may have teamed up with a bad guy and later on, I would end up dead at the end.' I frown at this part. Wondering who I would meet up if I were to take option 1.
'The second card being The Hierophant in reversed. Personal beliefs, freedom, challenging the status quo. No clue on the first and last part, but I can guess that freedom means that I won't be under control over anyone and could do whatever I wanted.' I let out a sigh of relief at this one.
'Now, the third card is the King of Wands being upright. A natural-born leader, grand visions, long-term success. I could roughly guess that someone powerful, and a leader of a group would find me and most likely to kill me upon meeting. Yikes. I think option 3 is worse than option 1. At least, I get to live for a while before getting killed. While option 3 would lead to instant death at night time.' I wipe the sweat off my forehead with my right forearm. Then stop thinking about this for now and rather not think about who I would meet in option 3.
'If I remember, around 3 days. A human can survive without water, but if the conditions are bad. Like being in a desert where the heat is very hot than I'm used to, and if I'm traveling during daylight. Then I would last maybe, hours or so instead of 3 days.' I thought to myself and I don't have to worry about dying today, since with the help of [Dream Elemental Force].
I should be able to last a bit longer than a regular human.
If needed, I could use some [Dream Elemental Force] to create water for me to drink, even if it takes lots of energy to do so, just for a cup. At least, the water would be drinkable and able to create in reality since the water not alive.
I frown as the heat is getting to me and really hope I meet someone soon, because I really should have thought this through more if I wanted to enter One Piece, and without any supply to help me.
Letting out a tired sigh, knowing that I wouldn't be able to bring much with me since I have no idea if the [Dream-Traversing Technique] would allow it. Not to mention how the realm of One Piece would likely reject me if I had something that was not allowed into One Piece.
So for who knows how long; I will just have to continue walking straight without stopping.
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Arc 1 - Chapter 2: I See I Pick
A few hours later*
(Alabasta: Rainbase)
I have lost track of time, but it's not night time yet. So either I arrived in the morning or near the afternoon. Not to mention the heat got more unbearable.
After thinking about it; I bring the [First Magical Card: Gravity Field] out of my [Dream World], then generate a small gravity field around me and decreasing my weight before start running; well, more like a big hop with each step as I switched the gravity direction forward, allowing me to increase my speed in a straight line. With the downside of making a hard turn and have to use a bit more [Dream Elemental Force] to stop myself without getting hurt in the process.
Either way, in just a few hours of non-stop running under the effect of my [First Magical Card].
I finally found something other than sand!
A city, which I have no idea what it was until I found out it the City of Dreams, or known as Rainbase.
And I was lucky to find it before I ran out of [Dream Elemental Force] and stopping myself from crashing into one of the building sent my [Dream Elemental Force] straight to zero. This means I'm out of [Dream Elemental Force] for now.
Sure, I only need to wait for an hour or two, maybe a bit longer before I regain back around 80% at least of my [Dream Elemental Force].
Walking around the place to see many people enjoying themselves. I notice some were looking at me like I'm a fool, and honestly, I agree with them because unlike my clothes I'm wearing.
The people here are wearing the right clothes in the desert.
Sweating like crazy, but I rather not take my shirt off if I could, rather not give myself sunburn, not that my face isn't red already.
It's only thanks to the [Second Magical Card: Healing] that I don't mind and could heal the sunburn within a few minutes to many an hour to recover from a sunburn.
Not caring about the others looking at me. I continue walking around to see if maybe the main characters appeared yet.
I would have done some Tarot Reading, but I rather not with people around here. Who knows if they think I'm doing something bad and could lead to a big mess.
"Why are the marines here?!" I heard someone screaming.
"How should I know?! Let's get the hell outta here!" I heard a different voice shouting in response and look in the direction, where I found Luffy and Usopp running away while carrying wooden barrels.
"Huh." I don't know if I should chase after them or not, but then again, I did some Tarot Reading before coming here. And one of them saying yes, that I should help the main characters in their travels.
Letting out a tired sigh and wonder how I possibly help? Seeing how my [Dream Elemental Force] is still recovering and I have barely enough [Dream Elemental Force] to use one of my [Magical Cards] for a brief moment.
I pause for a moment, 'I never did ask when I should help them, then again, I can't ask that question as it not a yes or no question. Pretty sure I could reword it in a way to make it a yes or no question.'
I rub my head in frustration, then notice something that made me scared for my life.
The Straw Hat Pirates are heading in my direction, with the marines on their tail.
I didn't care anymore and just start running in the opposite direction, must to my regret. I'm heading towards the Rain Dinners, the same building where the Straw Hat Pirates are aiming for, if I remember correctly.
I want to cry, but no tears appear and had to rush there along with the main characters against my will. Since I have no idea if the marines would arrest me for being different from the locals and may think I'm a pirate as well just for being out of place.
A few minutes later*
'I really need to work out more! Those basic exercises aren't cutting it!' I wish my past self would have focused more on physical training, because I'm already losing my breaths from sprinting without taking a small break.
Suddenly a group of four random people appears in front of the Rain Dinners' Entrance, with those old flintlock guns. Aiming right at me, with the Straw Hat Pirates behind me and I knew right away what's going to happen next.
"TAKE AIM AND FIRE!" One of the four enemies shouted to the other three.
"There's one in the front!" Another enemy shouted when they start pointing at me instead of Nami and Usopp.
'I knew it!' I shouted in my head, wondering why I became the target.
But, they are quickly defeated by Zoro, who shows up not a second after those four took aim.
'Oh, my heart! I think I may have picked the wrong world to come!' I feel like I'm going to have multiple heart attacks in the future while staying in One Piece.
"Thanks for the save!" I said to Zoro, who looks in my direction with a confused look as I run in the Rain Dinners.
(Alabasta: Rainbase: Inside Rain Dinners)
Not caring about the others looking at me weirdly for rushing in when not a few seconds later, the Straw Hat Pirates enter the building as well to take the attention away from me.
"CROCODILE! GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE!" Luffy shouted at the top of his lungs the moment he enters the casino and demands that Crocodile show himself, which disturbs a lot of the people in the casino.
Not a second after Luffy shouted, both Nami and Usopp appeared and smack him in the back of his head at the same time, but it looks like it didn't hurt Luffy at all, with being a rubber man and all.
"How is that going to make him show up, you dipstick?!" Nami shouts at her captain.
"He's the hero of the country! You wanna make the customers here your enemies, too?!" Usopp follows up with a comment of his own.
"Fine!" Luffy shouts back, "So... What do we do?!" Luffy had no other idea on how to approach this.
"Hey, wait a minute! Without BB, we don't know who Crocodile is!" Usopp shouts in a panic.
"Where is BB, anyway?!" Nami cried out in a panic as well.
Then all three, Luffy, Name, Usopp shouted out together, "BIBII! CROCODILE!"
I glance around and wonder why no one tried to shut them up yet. But, I guess they were too into their games to win money.
A few seconds later, Smoker came inside, with some of the casino workers were here trying to stop him, but end up getting thrown away like nothing, but still alive, somewhat.
As the Straw Hat Pirates run away, a group of workers called out to them, leading to a VIP room, which I highly doubt, and Smoker following them.
Not wanting to get any unwanted attention. I didn't follow them into the trap, which I still find myself wondering how they fall such a lame trap.
'Seriously, I remember how this part is where the path split. One path says VIP and the other say, pirate. Knowing Luffy, he picked pirate and they end up being trapped.' I shook my head at how stupid the main character, Luffy, is most, if not, all the time.
Pretty sure, it's because his brain should be stuck as a kid due to it becoming rubber or just harder for Luffy to grow up.
So for the time being; I decided to act like I'm looking for a game to play or someone to meet up with while waiting on my [Dream Elemental Force] to recover.
As I continue walking around, I notice something nearby that caught my attention and was shocked to see it on the food table for customers to eat.
On the table is a weird looking fruit, with swirl marks and in the shape of a pear and green.
Not caring if someone sees me. I walk up to the food table and grab it, before using what remaining [Dream Elemental Force] to absorb the Devil Fruit into my [Dream World] to be converted into my [First Demon Sealing Hex].
Once the Devil Fruit appears in my [Dream World]. I will the [First Demon Sealing Hex] to absorb the Devil Fruit's essence.
After what feels like an eternity; it only happens instantly.
Bringing up my status window to see how much progress on the [First Demon Sealing Hex].
Name: Yume Chūmon
Essence: 50
Will: 15
Physical: 10
Age: 21
Profession: Dream Spell Master
Cultivation: [Illusionary Divine (1st Tier)]
Technique: Demon Sealing Hexes [First Demon Sealing Hex (11%)], Card Magic [6th Magical Card (0%), and Dream-Traversing
Skill: [Book Collector Lv.1] and [Cartomancy Lv.1]
The moment I saw the [First Demon Sealing Hex] increase to 11%. I couldn't help grinning like a madman. Because if I guess correctly. I only need around 9 more Devil Fruit and I should be able to complete the [First Demon Sealing Hex].
'Okay, better go help the Straw Hat Pirates or risk having bad luck soon. I know for a fact that no one has eaten this Devil Fruit is highly unusual. I could easily guess this realm offer this to me, in order to help the main characters.' I knew right away that this was my first payment and I need to help the main characters right away or risk causing this realm to attack me for just taking things from it and expected it to be free with no string attached to it.
Well, unless I ate the Devil Fruit, which most likely creates a connection between me and this realm, stopping me from leaving it for another later on.
With just 11% of the [First Demon Sealing Hex] completely. I could finally use it, even if it just a brief moment and would use maybe half of my reserve or more.
'Actually, maybe less, because I could feel my [Dream Elemental Force] is bigger after getting the [First Demon Sealing Hex] at 11%.' I thought to myself the essence stat increased by 5 points, but really wish I have a way to track down how much [Dream Elemental Force] I'm using and find out the exact time ratio in recovery.
Looking around to see if there is a chance of another Devil Fruit nearby for the taken and was disappointed not to see another. Then again, finding one was already considered very lucky.
Not knowing how much time has gone; I quickly start acting like I'm still looking for a game to play or someone to meet up with, because I need to find a way to help the Straw Hat Pirates, but with the way, I am right now.
I would be lucky to keep my life while trying to use the same way they went. Unlike the Straw Hat Pirates. I'm a nobody and easily be killed.
A few hours later*
(Alabasta: Rainbase)
I took a bite of the drumstick I bought with stolen money I pickpocketed from those customers inside the casino while under the effect of the [Fourth Magical Card: Stealth].
May as well take this chance to grab some money, since I know for sure that later on. I won't get the chance to. 'Oh, who am I kidding? Of course, I would be able to steal from others as long as I increase my cultivation.'
Also, I started thinking about what kind of [Body Tempering Technique] I should use to increase my body performance. Because I really wasn't thinking things through over the 3 years of gaining this ability as a [Dream Master].
Because the main character of the Carefree Path of Dreams cultivated multiple paths. This included the Martial Arts path and the [Dream Master] path together.
Sure, I have [Card Magic], but that is mostly my [Spiritual Spells] to use for now. Since I can't think of a good system for creating my own [Spiritual Spells].
It wasn't until midnight that I give up on the idea of cheating my way into increasing my mortal body. Plus, I rather not use [Dream Elemental Force] as a replacement for the energy used in those wuxia novels to do body tempering cultivating.
Furthermore, I have no idea if this [Dream Elemental Force] has another name for it and could be very poison if I were to use it to refine my body.
In fact, the [Dream Beast Master] is similar to a [Body Tempering Cultivation], but using beasts as a way to merge the original body, to gain new abilities and a stronger body as a bonus side-effect in the process.
Either way, I rather not follow the [Dream Beast Master], even if I could use a different version of it and summon an army of beasts to do my bidding instead of merging them together with my body.
I should already be happy I even became a [Dream Master], a [Dream Spell Master] mixed with a bit of other paths, because I got the feeling if I find a good [Body Tempering Techniques], then I could figure a way to remake it into a version I could use inside my [Dream World] before getting someone else to train it as a trial and see if there any side-effects would occur.
I'm already lucky enough to recreate a version of the [Demon Sealing Hexes] as my [Dream Spell Master] path.
'There's one way to find out if I should even include training my own body at all.' I thought to myself, but after I move out of the public and head into an Inn for me to stay for the night.
A few minutes later*
(Alabasta: Rainbase: Unknown Inn)
After finding one and paying for only a single night. I head to my room and locking the door, then move away from the window so no one should see me.
Pulling out my deck of Tarot Card to decide if I should work on my body beside keep it in shape.
I'm going with a three-card spread once more, with option 1/option 2/option 3 again.
"Option 1: Training my body to make it abnormally stronger than the average, will I still be able to continue raising up my cultivation as a [Dream Master] if so, yes or no? Option 2: Focus completely on cultivating as a [Dream Master], will I die early on doing so, yes or no? Option 3: Should I train something other than body tempering, yes or no?" I draw three cards from the deck.
First Card: The Devil upright, with the keywords being - shadow self, attachment, addiction, addiction, restriction, sexuality. And with it being upright, making it a yes response.
Second Card: The Fool upright, with the keywords being - beginnings, innocence, spontaneity, a free spirit. And another being a yes in response.
Third Card: King of Wands upright, with the keywords being - natural-born leader, grand visions, long-term success. Another being a yes as well.
This makes all options being yes.
With option 1, where I could train my body to be able to fight others being with supernatural physical abilities and still continue working my cultivation as a [Dream Master] without any trouble.
Option 2. I would die early on if I fully focus on cultivating as a [Dream Master]. Yikes.
Finally, option 3, I can work something else besides training my body.
Now, to get check the hidden messages, if I could decode them correctly.
In the first option. I would either become a shadow of myself in the process while training my body. While becoming addicted to training my body and may end up straying from my main path, placing a resistance onto myself for some time. Also, for the last part is sexuality. I guess I would fall in love at some point? I can't tell about this one.
As for the second option. I would guess that the keyword: beginning would mean the part of my travel would become a lot harder later on. High chance of my death in a few years due to my weak points. Reading further, I would say I would die without knowing how. Next part, for spontaneity. I could guess I would do something stupid and it would be the result of my death. The last part being a free spirit. No clue on that part, but I already got the message, that I should fully focus on cultivating as a [Dream Master].
Finally, the third option. It has to be something unrelated to training the body to become stronger. And either become an actual leader of a group, which I rather not, or it would mean finding someone that is a natural-born leader, who has grand visions, and I would find whatever would catch my interests in learning something other than training my body to become stronger and I would live a lot longer. Furthermore, I would have better successful events due to this.
"Man, doing Tarot reading is sure scary to find out what possible futures could happen." I mumble to myself, because out of the three options. The last one is my best one to do while the first one would lose myself and become something worse or better.
I'm leaning to worse for a while, because even though I could raise my cultivation as a [Dream Master]. It would get stuck at some point and it would take a miracle or something to have a breakthrough.
"Now, does this mean I have to join Luffy's pirate crew after all? I really don't want to end up as some side character that would become forgotten later on until I'm needed again. Ugh, this is so frustrating. I want to be a shadow character that overpowered, not another character into the main casts or a side character for plot use." I continue to think out loud, but mumbling it to myself.
Sometimes, I really wished, I picked something other than doing Tarot Reading to predict the future. But, Then again, I could escape the worse paths.
Looking down at the three cards in my hand and wonder if I should do another Tarot Reading.
Then I decided I may as well while I can without getting attacked in the process of predicting the future.
Same as before. But, first, shuffling the deck again after putting the three cards back.
"Option 1: If I join the Straw Hat Pirates tomorrow, will I find another Devil Fruit tomorrow, yes or no? Option 2: If I join later, will I still be able to join the Straw Hat Pirates, yes or no? Option 3: Would I die if I were to wait until the 2 years time-skip to happen before joining the Straw Hat Pirates, yes or no?" I draw three new cards.
First Card: Page of Pentacles reversed, that's a no. Keywords - lack of progress, procrastination, learn from failure.
Second Card: Queen of Swords reversed, that's also a no. Keywords - overly-emotional, easily influenced, bitchy, cold-hearted.
Third Card: Two of Wands upright, being the only yes out of three options. Keywords - future planning, progress, decisions, discovery.
'Okay, so I won't find another Devil Fruit to absorb tomorrow. Good to know.' I thought with a frown at what I got from the first card.
Thinking about the keywords. Lack of progress would equal to no point of searching at all. Procrastination would mean if I do try to search one anyway, then in the process, I would end up delaying something. Maybe joining the Straw Hat Pirates while I have the chance. And the part of learning from failure. I could guess that I should maybe do another Tarot Reading related to Devil Fruit the day after tomorrow?
For the second option, that should be a given because I'm a complete stranger to them and something would try to stop me from meeting up with them later on.
Pretty sure the One Piece World decided that I was no longer someone able to be related to the main characters.
Going into more into the message of the second card.
I would be either regretting it so much, that I wished that I took option 1 while I had the chance in the future or enter up with depression and could lead to stopping me from making any progress in cultivating.
The next part of the message would be that I would be at my weakest state and anyone could manipulate me. And with the last two keywords being bitchy and cold-hearted. I would say either a female with a cold heart that won't hesitate to kill me or a male that always in a bad mood.
The third option is the One Piece's realm slapping me in the face. I would die within 2 years, 100% chance too. And it would be involved with this world, planning a way to make my life like hell until in the end, that I should have taken option 1 in the first place.
"Welp. That's enough Tarot Reading for the tonight." I got the messages loud and clear from One Piece world.
I even got the first messages before coming into this realm and why I was so easily able to enter it in the first place.
I'm literally like those main characters in wuxia novels backing as some kind of plot armor to help the main character become overpowered in the future and saving their butts at some points.
The next day*
(Alabasta: Rainbase)
Early in the morning, I have been searching for a way to reach Crocodile's lair since then. And it has already past seven o'clock, which should be when Crocodile's Operation Utopia beings at 7:00 Am.
Operation Utopia is the name of the project designed by Crocodile which consisted of taking over the Alabasta Kingdom's throne by disposing of King Nefertari Cobra and acquiring the ancient weapon [Pluton] hidden somewhere in Alabasta. The members of Baroque Works were mobilized for this operation.
Of course, this operation ended in failure when the entire syndicate was defeated by the Straw Hat Pirates, and most of the members were arrested by the marines.
However, this only happens later on, and the operation has just begun.
So far, everything is happening like canon and I still haven't found the Straw Hat Pirates, neither did they show up in public yet.
While continuing to run around without knowing where to go until I decided to use the original way. Entering the VIP room; well, the other one being the pirate path direction.
A few minutes later*
(Alabasta: Rainbase: Inside Rain Dinners)
Of course, I made sure to use the [Magical Card: Stealth] when I really need to while rushing into the hallway towards the VIP room.
I checked the VIP room first before heading to the pirate path, which I found out, much to my relief, is another entrance to the underground lair.
The moment I came near the stairs toward the underground lair, where Crocodile and Robin, along with the Straw Hat Pirates and Smoker, a Marine Captain, trapped in a sea stone cage.
"HAHAHAHA! Isn't that a tearjerker?! Love for one's country is what will destroy it in the end!" I heard Crocodile doing a monologue.
"That bastard! If only this cage weren't here!" Luffy shouted in frustration.
I quickly position myself near the entrance to the underground lair while trying my best not to get noticed.
Crocodile chuckle in amusement, "I can remember all the hassle I had to go through to get this far. Collecting up members, scraping up money to buy the silver necessary to produce the dance power. Stirring up towns on the brink of destruction. Teaching my employees how to carry out false acts of army corruption. Slowly eroding the people's trust in their King and increasing their frustration!"
'Man, now I think about it. The bad guys always reveal their plans to the heroes.' I thought to myself how Crocodile monologue everything he did up to now.
"Do you know why I want to control your country so badly, Miss Wednesday?" Crocodile asks the princess.
"How could I understand what's in your rotted head?!" Vivi, the princess of Alabasta, yells at Crocodile with rage.
"Such a foul-mouthed princess." Crocodile said in a dull tone before smacking her against the face, sending her crashing to the ground.
'Oh, that's going to hurt in the morning.' I thought to myself as I wince at the sound of Vivi hitting the ground with her face. 'I really need to find the right time to help the heroes.'
I started looking around the place to see the best way to do this. While ignoring the conversations going on below me.
Just as I was about to think of a plan to do this. Crocodile showing the princess a key to the cage that holds Luffy and his crew, where he tells her. She is free to join them if she wishes, then throws the key down a trap-door into a pit, which I can't tell what's down there from what I am.
I start thinking really hard on how to do this and wondering if I have enough [Dream Elemental Force] to create a new [Spiritual Spell] and not a [Magical Card].
In fact, I could use the [First Demon Sealing Hex], which is actually the [Eighth Demon Sealing Hex: Body-Mind Hex], which I reverse the order of starting at the [Eighth Demon Sealing Hex] to the [First Demon Sealing Hex: Beginning-Ending Hex]. As the 8th Tier while the [Seal the Heavens Hex] would be the 9th Tier stage for [Dream Spell Master]. Of course, I have to modify it to make it work for me.
Sadly, I don't know if using the [First Demon Sealing Hex] I developed to 11% would even work on Crocodile long enough for me to do something to help the good guys.
While thinking about a good [Spiritual Spell] to create. I heard some yelling downstairs, but continue to think of a good way to do this.
Luckily, the bad guys aren't heading back upstairs where I am and exiting from the underground lair from a different passage.
However, I notice the place begins to flood and a giant crocodile with banana-shaped growths on their head started to climb out of the pit.
Soon I heard Sanji's voice coming from the Den Den Mushi and started antagonizing Crocodile.
"AH! WHO IS THIS GUY?!" I heard someone from the casino's lobby and wonder if Sanji showed up.
This made my face go pale in fear when I remember how Crocodile would leave to the upstairs where I am. In order to leave the casino from the front entrance instead of the hidden passage, he and Robin would take.
Not thinking about it too much the moment I notice Crocodile is already walking upstairs. I activate the [Magical Card: Stealth] once more while not moving a muscle as I watch Crocodile and Robin appear and closing the door that leads back to the hallway to here from the VIP room path.
It's a good thing I already entered, but just stick near the stairs.
"BB!" Some of the Straw Hat Pirates shouted at Vivi in concern and worry for her safety. As the giant crocodile trying to eat Vivi.
Deactivating the [Magical Card: Stealth] before switching it for the [First Magical Card: Gravity Field] and throw it at Vivi, since I rather not test if I have enough [Dream Elemental Force] to lift up the giant crocodile to the ceiling.
While Vivi was a lot easier to do as the giant crocodile missed its target, causing me to sigh in relief.
"BB flying!" Luffy and Usopp cried out in shock and awe.
Quickly, I manipulate the gravity field attached to Vivi and send her over to where I am fast before making the [Magical Card] return back to my hand.
Not wanting to take my chances.
I create another gravity field, but this time, I use it on the [Magical Card] itself as I throw it straight at the giant crocodile's head from my position while changing the gravitational force's direction, giving the [Magical Card] the speed of a bullet due to how strong I throw it and including the increased gravity pulling it.
And just like that, the [Magical Card] pierced through the giant crocodile's head, killing it instantly.
I let another sigh of relief as I send the [Magical Card] back into my [Dream World] for later use.
"Go!" I shout at Vivi, who was shocked at seeing and was shaken out of her confused and scared mind, then quickly rush through the doors before shouting back.
"Please help them!" Vivi shouted at me before rushing into the hallway, leaving me behind with the Straw Hat Pirates and Smoker.
I look back at the others downstairs with a blank expression, wondering how I should approach them and figure a way to join Luffy's crew.