Even Vaccine Man, hovering in mid-air, was momentarily stunned by the declaration.
What was wrong with this man? Did he not see the cataclysmic power that had just leveled half of A-City? And now, he honestly intended to use a tiny dagger to fight back?
Was he completely insane?!
Snapping out of its bewilderment, Vaccine Man burst into a mocking, thunderous laugh.
"Hahaha!!! Where did this foolish human come from?! You want to take me on with a pathetic little butter knife? What an utter delusion!"
At this point, even Fubuki, having finally gathered her wits, couldn't find a single word to argue back. When she had held that blade, it was nothing more than a hopeless, final struggle. To her, Ryuu's actions right now were no different from a deliberate suicide attempt.
Yet, despite the monster's booming laughter, Ryuu remained completely unfazed.
He lightly flipped the dagger in his palm, shook his head with a touch of mockery, and sighed. "What a pathetic, fragile creature. I am not the kind of fool who uses all of his strength just to hunt a mere rabbit."
"Against the likes of you... this dagger is more than enough."
Vaccine Man's laughter cut off instantly.
A pathetic, fragile creature?!
That tiny pocket knife was more than enough to handle it?!
Fubuki dazed once again. At that exact moment, Ryuu's cool, unflinching silhouette burned itself deeply into her memory.
Is this... truly Hawkeye Mihawk?!
Simultaneously, a surge of adrenaline rushed through Ryuu. Inside his mind, the system's long-awaited notification finally chimed.
[Ding! Current role-playing completion rate +5%!]
[Ding! Current role-playing completion rate has reached 20%. Status threshold met! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a portion of Hawkeye Mihawk's power.]
The moment the system's voice faded, a violent, scorching torrent of pure power suddenly erupted within Ryuu's body, surging through his veins like an untamed river!