Ron nodded, "Of course, we are friends, aren't we?"
"Friends..." Vivi's beautiful eyes welled up, and she stared blankly at the scroll in her hand, deeply moved. "Yes, yes, we are friends, friends for life~~~"
Seeing Vivi's touched expression, his goal had been achieved. Regardless of whether she would agree to join the crew later, he considered it an investment.
Just then,
Chopper, who had finished packing, came running over, dragging a small bundle. "I... I'm ready!"
Seeing everyone gathered around, holding the purple-gold scroll, he said with lingering fear, "What a terrifying scroll."
Nami was about to put the purple-gold scroll into her personal pocket, but Ron reached out and gently pressed her wrist.
He turned to look at Wapol, who was tied up and unconscious, a glint in his eyes. "Don't be in a hurry to put it away. There's a ready-made ability right in front of us that can be transferred."
"Ah?" Nami followed his gaze, wrinkling her nose in disgust. "Are you talking about this disgusting Iron Barrel Man? His ability..."
She recalled Wapol swallowing cannons with his large mouth and couldn't help but shiver. "Having to eat all sorts of strange things with his mouth is too disgusting! I don't want it!"
Ron couldn't help but laugh. "Who told you you had to use your mouth?"
He pointed to Wapol's exaggerated iron barrel body. "He's just used to devouring with his mouth. In fact, a Munch-Munch ability user can devour items by touching them with any part of their body."
Seeing that Nami was still half-believing, Ron lowered his voice and threw out a very tempting condition. "And... with this ability, you'll never have to worry about your figure changing."
He looked at Nami meaningfully. "The user can devour themselves, consume excess fat, and maintain the most perfect physique at all times..."
Nami's eyes instantly lit up, as if she had seen piles of treasure. "What?! There's such a good thing?!"
She clutched the purple-gold scroll tightly and rushed to Wapol in two steps. "I'm taking this ability! No one can steal it!"
Usopp mumbled softly behind her, "Her face changes faster than flipping a book..."
Nami unhesitatingly unfolded the purple-gold scroll and, following the instructions, placed it on Wapol's forehead. A brilliant purple-gold light erupted, and the ancient runes on the scroll wriggled like living things, moving across Wapol's body.
"It's starting!" Ron reminded. "Concentrate and imagine the ability transfer process!"
Nami closed her eyes tightly, gripping the scroll with both hands. Threads of purple energy were drawn from Wapol's body and slowly flowed into Nami's body through the scroll.
Wapol twitched painfully in his unconscious state, and his iron barrel body was returning to normal at a visible speed.
When the last trace of energy had been transferred, the purple-gold scroll turned to ash with a "snap," and Nami slowly opened her eyes, feeling the surge of new power within her.
"S-successful?" Nami hesitated, extending her slender right hand and gently touching a small piece of gravel on the ground with her fingertip.
The moment of contact, a shocking scene occurred: the stone, like chocolate melted by high heat, rapidly "melted" along her fingertip and was absorbed into her body!
Even more miraculously, her right hand immediately took on a grayish-white stony luster, and her entire palm turned into hard rock, completely possessing the characteristics of stone!
"Oh my god!" Nami exclaimed, trying to tap the ground with her petrified right hand, producing dull "thudding" sounds, but feeling no pain at all.
She excitedly swung her stone fist, smashing it into a nearby tree trunk. The trunk split open, while her hand remained completely unharmed.
"It's amazing!" Nami spun around excitedly, her orange short hair tracing cheerful arcs in the sunlight.
She then lifted her left foot and lightly tapped a dry branch on the ground with her toes. Similarly, the branch was decomposed and absorbed by an invisible force, and her toes immediately became woody, displaying the texture and characteristics of the branch.
"Sure enough, I can do it without using my mouth!" Nami proudly lifted her chin, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
She alternately looked at her petrified right hand and her woody left foot. "This ability is too convenient! Not only can it devour items, but it can also acquire their characteristics!"
She eagerly tried various combinations: devouring an iron plate to metalize her arm, absorbing a piece of glass to make her skin transparent...
Ron stood by, watching Nami master her new ability with satisfaction. "It seems you're adapting very quickly."
Nami suddenly thought of something, her eyes lighting up. "Wait! If I can devour different materials..."
She quickly pulled a gold coin and a diamond from her pocket and absorbed them with her left and right hands, respectively. Immediately, her hands took on a metallic luster; her right hand shimmered with gold, and her left hand refracted dazzling rainbow colors.
"Fantastic!" Nami excitedly clapped her hands, the gold and silver colliding to produce a pleasant sound. "From now on, if I encounter danger, I can instantly become a 'copper wall and iron fortress'!"
Usopp watched, dumbfounded. "This... this is too unfair, isn't it?"
Sanji's eyes were wide with shock. "To be able to devour everything, to master everything, this..."
Zoro, uncharacteristically, agreed. "It is indeed a practical ability."
Vivi also spoke up in shock, "It's amazing, to be able to master the abilities of devoured items!"
Ron nodded with satisfaction. "Now, try reshaping your body?"
Nami understood, placing her hand on her waist. "Munch! Munch away the excess fat!"
Her figure began to subtly change, her waist becoming even more slender, her curves more perfect. When she opened her eyes again, her entire being radiated dazzling light.
"This ability... it's amazing!" Nami looked at her hands with adoration, then her eyes lit up as if she'd just thought of something. "Wait! So that means..."
She looked at Ron slyly. "From now on, if I find treasure, can't I just 'munch' it and take it with me?"
Ron couldn't help but laugh. "Indeed, you can, and you can even separate it from your body intact, which is very convenient."
"That's great! Now I don't have to worry about not being able to take those treasures with me!"
Chopper, standing by, was already stunned, covering his mouth with his little hooves in surprise. "It doesn't cause any damage to the body, a m-medical miracle!"
Sanji's eyes turned into hearts, and his nose bled profusely. "P-perfect Miss Nami has become even more perfect!"
"A physique that never gains weight, I'm so envious~~~"
Vivi was truly envious. What girl wouldn't want to never gain weight!
Nami also looked at her hands with pleasant surprise. So this was the power of a special ability, truly powerful!
"The Munch-Munch ability has many uses. You can also combine various materials to create entirely new things. In short, as long as you develop it, there will be many wonderful uses."
"Mhm, mhm, thank you, Ron."
Nami smiled sweetly. If it weren't for Ron explaining, she might have truly missed out on this ability.
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