In the end, regarding that section that no one answered, sadly :,( , I decided to choose the second option, just that and that it will be deleted since the way I made the decision there is no need for it to continue there. I will still delete it tomorrow in case someone wants to read it or say something before it is deleted forever.
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I had a dream. I was in a kingdom. Everything was destroyed and on fire. I was standing with Mortal Sword, facing a human. He was wearing armor and had a sword that resembled an energy sword. It was just the two of us. I was covered in blood and wounded, but I still faced him. I was alone. Neither Trini nor Arthur was by my side. I still went head-on with my sword. He did the same, and at the moment of impact, I woke up.
I looked around. It was a hospital room. Why was I here? I remember us celebrating on the ship we were traveling on. The last thing I remembered was eating an exotic dish made with some very harmless fish.
Looking at my body, I realized Hun was on top of me, sleeping on my chest, as if she were a cat. Some of this bird's actions made me suspect that she wasn't a bird at all, or that she was another animal in her past life. Thinking about that, I thought about giving her a Zoan-type Devil Fruit. This way, she could transform into any animal that suits her best. The ability to fly gives her a bonus, since she never has the chance to touch the sea.
With my hand, I moved Hun to wake her up. Once I achieved my goal, she looked at me, raised her wings and beak, and started making loud noises.
*cra* *cra* *cra* *cra*
Shortly after, a nurse came in, looked at me with a horrified face, only to close the door again. I have no idea what I could have done to make her look at me like that.
I looked back at Hun; she had already stopped making noises, so I asked her.
Dante: "Hey, would you like to eat a Devil Fruit to turn into a different kind of creature?"
*crap* *crap*
These were sounds of approval, but before I could continue, the door opened. Four people walked in. One was an adult man in a doctor's coat and his other companions, the other was a young man about our age. I already knew the others: Trini and Arthur.
Dante: "So you deigned to visit me, and I thought you'd abandoned me." I used my most pitiful voice and sad face to annoy them.
Trini approached me, grabbed me by the collar, and began to shake me.
Trini: "Abandoning you, why didn't I think of that? It would have been better than having to put up with you and save your life, but on top of that, the effort it took to do all this makes us think we abandoned you." I kept shaking violently, and my headache started to hurt.
Asclepio: "And I thought his attitude was like that because of the poisoning, but I see it's always like that," the doctor said. He stopped Trini from trying to take my head off and placed his hand on my forehead. "I see your fever went down. Tell me, do you remember anything before you woke up?"
Dante: "I only remember that we were celebrating on a boat and eating delicious and healthy fish." They all looked at me like I was crazy.
Arthur: "If you don't remember anything, let me tell you everything that happened from that moment on."
They told me about the great ordeal they had, what happened on the boat, when they arrived in Portun, the situation at the clinic and the mafia, and everything else.
My medical situation was very unusual. When they woke me up to fight with the head of the Veraty family, they gave me a lot of magical things that multiplied my imperativeness by 100. And since I couldn't get intoxicated without them giving me the specific medication, the place became a mess.
They spent almost two days trying to control me. I did a lot of things I wouldn't like to attribute to myself. Now I understand the patient's behavior when she saw me awake. Just to summarize the situation, it was me fighting with Antonello.
Dante: "So the Veraty family?" I said on air. I was thinking about the repercussions that could happen with all this.
Trini: "Do you know them?"
Dante: "Personally, no," I looked at her, "but I've heard about them."
Sullivan: "Can you tell us about that, or is it secret?" a guy I've never seen in my life asked me.
Dante: "And you're...?"
Arthur: "Actually, you haven't met yet," he said as he approached the man.
Sullivan: "My name is Sullivan Salazar, and I'm one of Asclepius' sons," he said, pointing to the doctor who must be Asclepius.
Trini: "And also our personal doctor," I watched as Arthur nodded. I don't know when they started making decisions without me.
Trini: "While you weren't in good condition, you told me to take the lead of the group. Since you were the way you were, I decided to follow us. After all, he also has a dream, which is to travel the world, and with our help, he'll be able to do it. Isn't it your job to help people, so there shouldn't be any problems," he left me with no immediate way to counterargue. I looked at Sullivan.
Dante: "Tell me, does he have the skills to be a doctor?" I asked.
Sullivan: "I don't consider myself a doctor, but I have the practice, knowledge, and skills of one, so I can be useful." I'm still not convinced.
Dante: "Do you think you can handle a situation like mine if it were to happen again?"
Sullivan: "I can do something if that happens, and I have a medical textbook with me that can be used in different situations." He agreed. If he has the minimum skills and can continue to progress in his role as a doctor, I have no problem with him coming with us.
Dante: "Okay, come in." Everyone smiled. I see that was all discussed.
Arthur: "Now back to the subject of the Mafia."
Dante: "Okay, I'll tell you in a way you can understand."
A long time ago, before Roger's golden age, about 400 years ago, an individual appeared. This individual extorted, kidnapped, sold drugs, enslaved, and worked as a hitman with his group, but all in secret. His actions could never be attributed to him, but everyone knew it was them. This group was the creators of the underworld and was known as the great Mafia, the Salvatore family.
But it all ended with the last heir of the Salvatore family, about 50 years ago. He was murdered by his own people. The reason is unknown. It's only known that here they split into two families, each acting as the right and left hand of the family. Out of respect for the Salvatore family, they didn't take that surname, but instead took on others, becoming the Oxford family and the Veracruz family.
The Oxford family remained in the underworld, while the Veracruz family became more involved in piracy, as the boom in piracy was already beginning here. From here, Oxford, a group would split off, forming the Veracruz family. In Veracruz, there would be two families: the Capones and the Yakuza.
Dante: "That would be the story in general terms, but one detail is missing: the head of the Oxford family and the Veracruz family are blood brothers."
Arthur: "How?"
Dante: "The last boss of Veraty died facing Scooper Gaban eight years ago. Upon losing their leader, they would ask Oxford for help, and from there, the boss's brother would take over. I learned this from Morgans when he told me about the underworld."
There was silence; no one knew what to say next.
Sullivan: "I'd met him before. He told me his dream is to unite all the mafia families into one again. I imagine his first step was this, with the near-union of Veraty and Oxford between two brothers."
Trini: "But we ruined all of this by destroying the mafia."
Dante: "Now all we have to do is be enemies with the current leader of the underworld." I looked at Asclepius. "It's either that or this island faces their wrath. If we want to protect these people, the only thing we can do is accept all the credit, so they don't have their eyes on us and not on you."
Asclepio: "But you'd be prudent. You saved us in a way." In a way? I don't know how much damage I did to this town, but it seems like a lot.
Dante: "This was going to happen. What does it matter if it happens sooner? Don't worry. When the time comes, we'll face it and win," I said with a smile so he wouldn't worry.
I really didn't know if we would win. It was just so everyone wouldn't be constantly worried about the situation.
Dante: "Well, I feel better now." I got out of bed. "I think we've been here too long. Besides, we still have to go somewhere specific." I still remember the situation with the Morgans people. We should go as soon as possible.
Asclepio: "Well, if everything's okay, I don't mind discharging you and sending you away for good."
Dante: "I'm so sorry." I've hurt these people so much.
For the rest of the day, we prepared for the trip. There was a boat arriving near our destination. I also contacted Morgans to inform him about our situation, along with the book issue.
The fairy tales I wrote were selling well and increasing exponentially. I was already thinking about which book to send him. I had two in mind: one was Romeo and Juliet, and the other was The Little Prince.
And then the five of us were ready to leave. I was wearing an outfit similar to Cloud's, except I was wearing a cape that only covered the right half of my body. This was mainly to hide Nemesis, who was on that side of my torso, so I wouldn't have them try to take my weapon immediately.
I also bought two items from the system store. The first was an alchemy book, which allows you to become an expert in alchemy. It cost me 1,000,000 LP. This was for Arthur. The other two were pistols, specifically Dante's semi-automatic pistols from Devil May Cry, Ebony and Ivory. This was for Trinity. This way, I could lose the pistols I had in my coat and in return get a weapon that gave me more than 8 shots. All of this cost me 11,000,000 LP, leaving me with 11,390,000.
But something I didn't expect happened. They gave me 80,000,000 LP for unlocking Haki for all three types, so I ended up with 91,390,000 LP.
(NOTE: I don't remember if I gave Dante LP when he unlocked Observation Haki, but I know I didn't give him Conqueror's Haki, and that's something I'll fix now with this. I plan to check if I gave him LP for Observation Haki to fix the problem.)
Well, from here we didn't stop until we reached Welliston, and once everyone was on the ship, we continued our journey.