22. Little Kids Who Want To Be Pirates

Thanks to getting bonus points after unlocking the second, third, and fourth volumes, Ryūhei has a lot of points that reach over 20,000.

Even though 20,000 seems like a lot, there are still plenty of things on the system market that requires more points than that to buy. Maybe that's why the system gives bonus points when the new volume is unlocked.

At the very least, he wanted to decorate the interior of his shop or add something useful.

Ryūhei opened the system market. There are tabs on the left starting from the electronics tab, which has game consoles, washing machines, air conditioners, and other types of electronics.

And sequentially under the electronics tab, there are other tabs as well, such as a computer tab, home equipment or furnishings tab, fashion tab, manga, novel, and anime tab, and others.

At first, Ryūhei tried to look at the prices of musical instruments such as electric guitars or keyboards, but the prices for both were far beyond expectations. An electric guitar costs around 15,000 points, and a keyboard starts at 25,000 points.

In the end, he gave up on picking one up. Maybe he'll buy a musical instrument when the manga starts to become popular in other nations.

For now, it was better for him to buy some household equipment and furniture.

Considering that it was early August, which meant it was still summer in Liyue Harbor. Ryūhei intended to buy an air conditioner due to the season.

Knowing an electric guitar costs around 15,000 points, then an air conditioner must be around 15,000 as well. Ryūhei knew that he had more than 25,000 points. But, he needed to save some for an emergency. And he needed a lot of things as well. That's why he didn't want to buy anything that cost more than 10,000.

"What should I buy first? Hmm, this one is good. It's only 1,000 points." Because the AC was too expensive, he looked for another one, and found a portable AC for about 8% of the price of a regular AC. After he bought it, it was sent directly to the system inbox. It wasn't enough, he also bought several items for his daily needs such as a portable stove, as well as cooking utensils, and a rice cooker.

A wooden sword or Bokken that is styled like a katana that is polished so that it looks shiny also sells for 1200 points so he immediately bought it.

To his surprise, there was a water tank that could turn any water other than poisonous water into fresh water. Although the price is 15,000 points, it is already equipped with a pump and hose. The tank is also equipped with a water faucet.

"Should I buy this?"

There are only 19,300 points left after buying the previous items. So he is still hesitating to buy the water tank.

"Damn it, I'll buy this. I can still buy manga papers with 4300 left anyway."

There is a bathroom in the back of the shop. But because the freshwater that the merchant sold was very expensive, Ryūhei was reluctant to buy it. After all, Liyue Harbor is surrounded by seawater, so finding the nearest fresh water source has to be at the foot of Mt. Tianheng where there are many treasure hoarders spotted. That is why merchants sell fresh water at high prices.

With the water tank he just bought, he doesn't need to worry about that because he can directly take water from the sea which will be automatically processed into fresh water.

When Ryūhei wanted to go to the bathroom to set up the water tank, a group of kids rushed into his shop. The one who led the group was a little girl wearing a green cheongsam. The little girl asked.

"Big brother, big brother, is this a place that sells the One Piece manga?"

"That's right. Do you perhaps want to buy it?"

"Yes, I want to know the continuation of the story!" The little girl nodded excitedly. But, Ryūhei raised his brows.

"Continuation? So, have you read the One Piece manga?"

The little girl nodded, followed by the two boys behind her.

"Ummm, my bad. I haven't drawn the second volume yet. It will take me about 3 days to finish the second to fourth volumes."

The kids wore disappointed faces after hearing that there was no continuation of the story. But the girl was then stunned.

"Big brother, did you just say you drew the One Piece manga?"

"That's right. Didn't you know?" Ryūhei replied with a nod.

The kids shook their heads. But their smiles became wider and wider.

"Big brother, can you tell me the next? Who will become Luffy's crew?" The little boy with glasses asked.

Ryūhei put his index finger to his own lips while saying.

"That's a secret. You will know later."

"Eh, not fun!" All of them complained.

"Right, who are you, little kids?" Ryūhei asked.

"We're not little kids. We're pirates."

"That's right. And we will sail out to sea one day."

"And get the One Piece for ourselves."

The three of them responded to Ryūhei in turn. And seeing their behavior, Ryūhei thought they were cute. It was as he thought before. If someone who liked pirates like Beidou read the One Piece manga, he was sure the response would be like the three kids in front of him.

"Alright, alright. So what's your name?"

"My name is Lulu, I'm the pirate captain. And these two are my underlings, the one with hat is Little Fei, and the one with glasses is Little Meng."

When hearing what the little girl said, Ryūhei said to himself.

"So they were the last to give me appreciation, Little Lulu, Little Fei, and Little Meng?"

Meanwhile, the two boys who heard Little Lulu's words couldn't accept it.

"Little Lulu, why are you always the captain? I also want to be a captain like Captain Beidou!" The boy with the hat called Little Fei complained. Little Lulu put her hands on her hips.

"That's because I'm a girl and I'm the oldest. Boys must yield to girls. Don't you think?"

"Boy, girl, it's all the same when you close your eyes anyway!"

Instead, they began to fight each other for the position of captain. Meanwhile, Little Meng seemed to be looking at the two of them amusingly.

*Clap*

Ryūhei clapped his hands, attracting those three, as the fight was stopped as well.

"Now, now. Don't fight, okay!" Ryūhei separated them. "How about I give you a manga with another story? Just count it as waiting for the next One Piece manga to finish."

"Eh, really?"

They don't seem to know about the Dragon Ball manga that was released at the same time as One Piece. So, Ryūhei told them that the Dragon Ball manga is a story about a mystical item that grants any wish.

Ryūhei said that this time he would give the manga away for free, but next time if they wanted to read the new volume of any manga, they would have to buy it. After that, the three thanked Ryūhei before they left.

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Ryūhei decided to close his shop at 7 p.m. Incidentally, there were only a few manga prints left, so he printed a few more. Maybe someone is interested in buying them tomorrow. He will be busy drawing the second and third volumes of the two manga after all.

Maybe he will publish his manga more often in the beginning, but he plans to slow down the publishing time when many people like the manga.

Doing something like slowing down the publication of an already popular manga would help him free up time to draw and publish another manga.

Well, drawing another manga can be thought about later. That's because this time he will be drawing the second volume of the One Piece manga.

He started from the cover by choosing a frame, then wrote One Piece, as well as the words "Versus! The Buggy Pirate Crew" below the words One Piece. Then, he drew the main protagonist, Luffy, on the back while widening his rubbery mouth. After that, he drew the main antagonist, Buggy, in the front row along with his two crew members left and right. That night, he spent several hours drawing before going to bed.