PIRATES: I WORK IN NAVY FROM NINE TO FIVE

"A raise in base salary?"

Gion and the others were momentarily stunned.

Faced with Luo Yu's unique line of thinking, they were clearly caught off guard.

"Admiral Luo Yu, why don't you consider earning military merits instead?" Cha Jin asked, unable to hold back.

Everyone turned their eyes toward Luo Yu.

The seas were already flooded with bounties—bringing up paychecks now seemed a little too much, didn't it?

"Military merits?" Luo Yu rolled his eyes. "I'm already an admiral—what use are battle honors to me? I'd have to wait decades to outlast old man Sengoku!"

"Don't forget, there are three admirals ahead of me. Even Old Man Kizaru's military exploits far outshine mine. When exactly am I ever supposed to become Fleet Admiral?"

"Compared to that pipe dream… doesn't cold hard cash sound so much sweeter?"

Beep—beep—beep—

A series of busy tones came from the Den Den Mushi.

Everyone present instantly understood.

Even the stoic Fleet Admiral Sengoku… had just been defeated by the unshakable law of "cash trumps all."

Only Luo Yu would dare prioritize money over the position of Fleet Admiral—and actually get away with it.

And yet… the more they thought about it, the less they could argue with his logic.

As the newly appointed Fourth Admiral, Luo Yu being promoted to Fleet Admiral anytime soon was a fantasy. With three veterans ahead of him, he had no shot.

If military merit wasn't going to earn him anything, then why not just go for money?

Perhaps this was the true definition of worldly wisdom.

"Old man Sengoku really doesn't joke around." Luo Yu returned the Den Den Mushi to Gion and took a long swig of his homemade liquor.

This little scheme hadn't panned out—but at least it had rattled Sengoku a bit.

Luo Yu was confident that the next time he pushed for a raise, it would go a lot smoother.

And besides, now he had an excuse—he could be sure Sengoku wouldn't dare withhold that ten million Berry performance bonus.

Ding! Congratulations, host. You have received 10,000,000 performance points. Current system balance: 10,000,000. Would you like to redeem for Silver Treasure Chests?

A crisp mechanical chime rang out suddenly.

Luo Yu raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly.

Typical. The system's a greedy landlord, never letting the peasants breathe. It didn't even wait for him to submit the mission before depositing the points—and now it was already asking whether he wanted to spend them.

So thoughtful it's almost insulting.

Still, thinking back to his earlier clash with Whitebeard—and how he'd barely held his ground—Luo Yu looked at the Silver Treasure Chests floating in his consciousness space, and accepted the inevitable.

"System, redeem all ten million for Silver Treasure Chests!"

Ding! Please wait…

Ding! Redemption complete. You have received 10 Silver Treasure Chests. Current system balance: 0. Would you like to open them now?

In an instant, all those hard-earned points he'd tricked out of Sengoku were gone.

Luo Yu helplessly scratched his nose and stared at the ten Silver Chests floating silently before him.

According to the system, Silver Chests could yield rewards of rare value—though rarely anything on the Gold tier.

To draw something strong enough to raise his power several-fold in one go? That was pure fantasy.

Especially after extorting Kaido just to find Whitebeard's whereabouts. Knowing how trigger-happy Kaido was, it was only a matter of time before he retaliated.

If Luo Yu wanted to stay safe, he had to power up—fast.

Whether it was for self-defense or future slacking off, strength was the foundation of all things.

What frustrated Luo Yu was that the system still hadn't revealed how to upgrade Silver Chests into Gold.

If he knew, he might've been willing to bet big—money in the pocket means confidence in the heart.

His thoughts churned as he glanced at the chests.

He wasn't going to sit around waiting forever.

"System, open all Silver Treasure Chests immediately."

Ding! Please wait…

Ding! Opening successful…

Congratulations, host! You have received +100 Power Points!

Congratulations, host! You have received +100 Power Points!

Congratulations, host! You have received +100 Power Points!

Congratulations, host! You have received +100 Power Points!

…

A flurry of identical notifications echoed through his consciousness.

Luo Yu's facial muscles twitched involuntarily.

Was the system just copy-pasting rewards now?

Couldn't it at least give him one surprise?

Ten Silver Chests, all black-screened?

Yes, Power Points were important in the world of the Sea Kings…

But after pulling off such a high-stakes scheme on Sengoku, and all he got was a thousand points?

Luo Yu felt like he'd been scammed.

Still muttering complaints, he scrolled down the reward list—then suddenly, his eyes lit up at the ninth item.

Finally! One that wasn't copy-pasted.

Eight boxes of Power Points had made him want to murder someone…

But at least now he had a consolation prize.

There, quietly suspended in his consciousness, was a sword—long and slender, about 1.5 meters, radiating a cold glint.

Its name: Monohoshizao—the oddly named but famed katana.

Luo Yu furrowed his brows. If he remembered correctly…

This sword came from Fate, the Holy Grail War. It was the weapon of Sasaki Kojirō, a legendary swordmaster.

A man known as the Sword Saint.

As Sasaki Kojirō's blade, the Monohoshizao might look strange, but in the world of Sea Kings, it would surely be equivalent to a Great Grade blade.

In the hands of any skilled swordsman, it'd be a treasured weapon.

Luo Yu scratched his nose and sighed.

If he'd known a day would come when famous swords would literally fall into his lap, he would've trained more swordsmanship with Bogard.

Now he could only stare at the blade… and feel like it was just a fancy fishing pole.

If Sasaki Kojirō could see this, he'd probably rise from his grave and smash the coffin lid shut.

After all, the little swordplay Luo Yu had learned over the past year was barely enough to chop vegetables.

No way he could wield this properly.

As Luo Yu reached out and grasped the Monohoshizao, five fingers tightening around the hilt—

His eyes suddenly widened, filled with disbelief.

A familiar warmth surged rapidly into his mind.

But more importantly—after the ninth reward, the tenth system notification appeared.

And it was the true jackpot.