Chapter 4

Successfully escaping by pretending to go to the bathroom.

After reaching the toilet, Maud immediately locked the door from the inside.

【Hunter's Notebook】

A notebook as black as inkstone appeared out of nowhere.

On the spine, the black tail feathers of a quill pen trembled slightly, as if waiting for Maud's favor.

When developing his ability, Maud had initially conceived of a black fountain pen, but that would have increased the development difficulty.

Therefore, to reduce the pressure on other aspects of development, he had to settle for a quill pen, which was more difficult to write with but had a simpler structure.

Pulling out the quill pen from the spine, Maud wrote the neat Chinese characters for "Constitution" without hesitation on the first silver line.

Constitution was his top priority at the moment.

This was something that didn't need to be considered at all.

Because only by improving his constitution first could he have the capital to pursue more.

Not to mention, in the world of One Piece, a strong constitution was the foundation for being a powerful fighter.

And the monstrous constitutions of the Four Emperors, like Charlotte Linlin and Kaido, were something Maud could only dream of.

After writing down his need, Maud flipped to the first page of the notebook.

It was blank as snow.

In a daze, Maud saw a dense, messy, and ugly script on the page.

Blinking, those words suddenly vanished like shadows.

Maud was slightly stunned and muttered, "Let's start over..."

Now, he was like a high-level character who had been wiped and was starting over in a new server with a low-level character.

In terms of advantages, it was still solid.

Holding the quill, Maud quickly wrote down Watt's information while generating Watt's appearance in his mind.

【Evan Watt】

【Skilled with knives】

This information was heard from Sunny, and it was extremely basic.

But even a small benefit is still a benefit.

Moreover, with the current strength of his body, even if the benefits were minimal, the effects would likely be immediate.

As if completing an important task, Maud slowly closed the Hunter's Notebook.

Thank you for Evan Watt's contribution.

Thank you to Kidd for bringing Watt here.

Maud put away the Hunter's Notebook and looked at himself in the mirror.

He lightly pressed the blood-soaked bandage on his forehead, and the pain immediately intensified.

If the Hunter's Notebook worked, the healing of the wound should show a significant change after the hunt.

The only regret was that Watt was not a specialist in physical techniques.

"Preparations complete."

Maud picked up the small knife on the sink and walked out of the toilet.

Inside the shop, Sol and Sunny had been waiting for a while.

But in reality, it had only been a few minutes.

Holding the small knife, Maud approached the unconscious Watt.

Under the watchful eyes of Sol and Sunny, Maud didn't hesitate, knelt down, and forcefully stabbed the knife into Watt's chest, aiming for the heart.

Plop—

Blood splattered all over Maud's hand.

Embarrassingly, the knife only went in halfway and almost slipped out of his hand.

Sol raised an eyebrow.

Sunny lowered her eyes.

Damn.

Maud cursed inwardly.

But considering the physical standards of this world, he was relieved, especially since his current body was very weak.

Without any delay, Maud pulled out the knife and stabbed a few more times, quickly ending Watt's life while he was unconscious.

The entire process was like slaughtering a chicken.

After all, Maud had done this many times before.

In the previous life, the Hunter's Notebook had recorded nearly a thousand names of his hunting achievements.

Most of them were from his job in the execution institution, where he personally executed those sentenced to death.

Those benefits were easily obtained.

In the world of One Piece, the place Maud could think of was Impel Down.

However, the punishment institutions in this world seemed more humane. Even if the criminals in Impel Down deserved multiple death sentences, they were only imprisoned.

Maud released the knife handle, stood up, and slowly closed his eyes.

In the darkness before his eyes, the Hunter's Notebook floated quietly, with a halo of light around its edges, like the sun during a total solar eclipse.

The halo was visibly seeping into the notebook.

Then, a tiny white star appeared on the black cover.

At that moment, the light source disappeared, and the darkness returned.

In a short time, a hint of color appeared on Maud's pale face.

He opened his eyes and felt a slight itch on his forehead.

At the same time, the weakness that made him feel like he would fall over with a strong wind had significantly diminished.

These changes were all hidden benefits from the constitution requirement.

As for visible benefits like muscle strength and hardness, Watt's level and the limited information were not enough to cause any changes.

But no matter what, the Hunter's Notebook worked!

Maud's eyes sparkled.

Sol and Sunny, who had watched Maud kill Watt and his subsequent excited reaction, didn't think much of it.

After all, in their view, merchants often hated pirates the most.

Not to mention, Maud's current situation was all due to pirates.

Taking out his frustration on Watt to ease his mind was normal.

However, Sol didn't want the future second-hand laborer in the shop to go to extremes.

He approached the body, pulled out the knife, and wiped the blood off with the body's clothes.

"Look at you, so excited. I want you to move on, not get stuck in a rut."

"Understood."

Maud nodded.

He knew the implications of Sol's words and wouldn't explain anything.

What he needed to do now was to firmly attach himself to Sol and quickly integrate into the Mad Hat Town, where life was cheap.

Sol glanced at Maud's blood-soaked right hand and said, "Understood. Go wash your hands first."

Then he looked at Sunny and said, "Nini, go call Arthur to collect the body."

"Okay."

Sunny left on her mission.

Maud went to the toilet, turned on the faucet, and washed the blood off his hands.

After cleaning, Maud dried his hands and looked at himself in the mirror.

He pressed the wound again.

It had hurt a few minutes ago, but now it didn't.

The results were promising, and it also showed how weak his current body was.

He wondered how many hunts it would take to achieve a healing ability like Luffy's.

"Phew..."

Maud exhaled lightly, feeling his body and mind relax.

Successfully completing his first hunt gave him a bit of confidence.

However, the current situation was still difficult, and the second hunting target was far off.

"Mad Hat Town..."

"Though dangerous, it can also be considered an excellent hunting ground."

"Let's take it one step at a time."

Maud splashed cold water on his face.

After wiping off the water, he didn't hastily remove the bandage to check the wound and walked out of the toilet.

When he returned, there was a new, muscular person in the shop.

The person was wearing a set of clothes similar to work attire, with a black armband marked with the word "Dead" on his left arm and a white mask covering his face, leaving only his eyes and half of his mouth exposed.

Maud thought this person must be Arthur, whom Sunny had called to collect the body.

Arthur had been examining the body and looked up when he heard Maud's footsteps, showing a bit of surprise.

"Oh, you're awake."