(HPMM)Chapter 227: Wrong move (Patreon)

"But enough about your self inflicted tragic backstory. I can offer you the full other world One piece package for your copy of the magic ability and skill. This includes, haki, the physique and a devil fruit. Not one of your choice though, just whatever becomes available first." I say casually as I grab another slice of pizza.

"That's rather a low offer isn't it?" he asked with a frown after composing himself.

"If your copy wasn't limited to barely strong enough to handle a house, then maybe. But you've crippled the upward mobility of your magic. Everything it can be used for is valuable yes but scale is just as important in determining value and the scale yours goes to is simply too low to be worth more." I explained frankly.

"I believe at least being able to choose the devil fruit would not be too much more to ask." he said and I shook my head.

"Not all devil fruits are created equal. Some have very low ceilings. Some have nearly limitless ones. The value of both are massively different. Additionally you misunderstand exactly how valuable the One piece physique is. While it is true it offers very little initially, with proper hard work and training it allows for feats like destroying mountains with your fists. That alone soaks up most of the cost of your copy. If i'm being completely candid with you, merely offering you a devil fruit at all is incredibly generous of me." I explained flatly.

"Surely the condition of my magic is not that terrible right?" he asked with a deep frown.

"Are you kidding me? You can't even fight one of the maidens YOU created. In the timeline I know you tried and died almost immediately, you didn't even make her tired. Your copy is limited to that level of strength. In order to actually be worth more you'd somehow have to figure out how to reabsorb every ounce of the ability you've ever given out and restore your magic to it's complete state. To put it simply that offer is the best I can do." I say flatly.

"And Salem? What will you offer her?" he asked seriously.

"A way off this rock to start with. She wants to spite you and the gods. What better way than to simply leave this world entirely? You'd have no more excuses for your failures and that alone would crush you. Then the gods no longer got any say in her life." I said calmly.

His eyes widened in horror "You would unleash her upon another world!?" he demanded in outrage.

"Has the many lives you've lived eroded your mind? She was living perfectly peacefully until the twin gits decided to hurl you back to life with that pointless quest. She only became a monster after YOU showed back up. No you, no monster, get it?" I said calmly.

"So that's it? After everything she's done she gets to run off like none of it mattered?" he asked pivoting to morals since his "evil" argument didn't work.

"That is part of the offer I have for her yes. Let me be entirely clear with you Ozma. I care little for the morals of my customers, same applies to their sins. The only exception to that is in my own world and that is simply because I have to live in the same place as these people. Selfish of me I am aware but that is the neutrality that I as a merchant of the multiverse must hold myself to. Whatever she has done in the past is of no relevance to the deal." I say firmly.

"I can not allow this." he said with a hardened expression.

"Can't or don't want to? In theory this should be a good thing right? She's gone and takes everything you've been warring with for centuries with her. And yet you refuse. Rather a strange choice no?" I say with a smirk.

"I do what I must for the greater good." he said flatly.

"No. You don't want her to leave because then you will be truly alone in this world. Everyone else will age and die while only you remain. She's your anchor, the one constant that keeps you going. And you call me craven. This isn't about the greater good anymore, it's about you." I say unconcerned with his darkening expression.

"You are aware that my word carries a great deal of weight correct? I could cripple any chance of doing business in this world." he threatened.

"Oh sure you could try. But this entire conversation has been recorded. Fun fact about being in an area with loads of electrical based security is that I can flip it all on with a thought. Besides that all I have to do is tell everyone in the world your entire backstory. I wonder how much power you would retain then?" I said calmly as he paled.

His mind clearly went through various ideas before settling on the most useable in his opinion, violence. He swung his cane at me like a bat but I just sighed as it passed through me.

"Wrong move." I said calmly as I grabbed his wrist and forcefully stole his aura, magic, skill and immortality. "Congratulations, you are now a mortal man. You die and it's forever, or at least until the twin gits figure it out and fix it. If they do. And yes I CAN take your immortality like this since it wasn't an innate part of you. The gods added it later." I say as I release him.