I woke up, staring at stone walls.
For a moment, I thought everything had just been a dream…
But then it hit me—I'm still inside that old temple.
Food wasn't exactly a priority, not even breakfast or lunch. I had a feeling I'd been out cold for a long time.
As I looked around the temple, I found a bunch of ruined rooms and piles of broken weapons. After searching some more, I came across a sealed room. I managed to force it open...
Inside, it was filled with old armor and dusty weapons—from spears to maces and swords.
Looking more closely, I found a long box. When I approached it, I saw it was locked. I broke the lock using a reinforced bone sword I'd found earlier. Inside was a katana-like sword, around 1.2 meters long. Looked like a proper weapon.
When I held it, I could feel it was solid—high quality. I couldn't help but smile.
This… this was my first real weapon in this world.
As I kept exploring, I discovered a hidden room. Tried opening the door a few times—no luck. So I grabbed one of the old swords, reinforced it as much as I could, and jammed it into the cracks like a makeshift bomb.
BOOM!
"OWWW damn it! Should've thought about the dust... It's in my eyes—it burns!"
Once my eyes stopped stinging, I stepped inside.
There it was—a small pile of gold. On top of it? A chest. I opened it...
Inside was a strange purple fruit. Something I'd never seen before.
Looked like a mix between an apple and an orange, but with a scaly or wavy-cracked skin. Weird stuff...
I started thinking—
"Could this be… a Devil Fruit?"
I remembered how Devil Fruits give people strange powers.
The main character had the power to stretch like rubber. But he never tore—so maybe his fruit wasn't actually rubber...
I stared at the fruit.
"Should I eat it?"
I already have powers from reincarnation.
What if this gives me something useless?
What if it's a joke power?
But then... my stomach growled. And somehow, my hand moved on its own.
"Even if it's bad... it's still a power, right?"
I took a huge bite.
UGH! It tasted like tar mixed with soap and hot sauce! Almost puked right there.
I wanted to toss it away—but what if it was useful?
I forced myself to finish it... nearly passed out in the process.
Seriously... I used to think the medicine I had as a kid was the worst thing ever.
This thing? Top of the list.
After that nightmare snack, I tried to figure out what kind of power I got.
Maybe it would just... activate?
I focused.
Nothing happened.
"Great. Did I just eat a cursed fruit for no reason? What now?"
I turned around to leave... and found myself standing outside the temple.
"...Wait. What?
What the hell? Did the temple kick me out?
Was it because I ate the fruit? Or… was this the power?"
I thought about going back in—and instantly, I was back in the treasure room.
I blinked. I was exhausted.
"...So it's spatial.
This fruit gives teleportation powers…"
I stood there, stunned.
Then suddenly—burst out laughing.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Tears rolled down my face, and I didn't even care.
This... this was the first real, useful power I got.
No trial, no training—just boom. Eat the fruit, gain the gift.
And damn—
If people from my old world knew, they'd curse my luck every night before bed.
"Ahhh... this is so satisfying."
Looks like I just found a way off this island—
and a new path to getting stronger...