Chapter 9: The Red Ogre Appears, Scaring the Waiter Senseless
"That Reed Richards has the same rubber ability as Luffy."
"He doesn't seem like a fighter."
"If his ability can really be inherited, then the choice should be between Captain Drake and Glutton Toriko."
"Drake has a powerful fleet with overwhelming firepower, and Toriko has unusual combat techniques."
"Both are incredibly formidable."
"But considering we'll be sailing the seas in the future, I should choose Drake, who can summon ships, right?"
Nami rested her chin on one hand, her gaze finally settling on that name.
Rozi smiled and said nothing.
As the system's host, he could only show Luffy the abilities of the three Heroic Spirit templates.
The final decision was not something he could make for Luffy.
"I've decided. I'm choosing Toriko as my template!"
Luffy took a deep breath and slapped Toriko's name hard.
The next moment, Toriko's name turned into a red light that entered Luffy's body, leaving a mysterious emblem on the skin over his chest.
Ding. Monkey D. Luffy has made his choice and obtained the Glutton Toriko template, comprehending Toriko's initial skills. Through training and growth, more Heroic Spirit template skills can be comprehended.
Note: Feeding partners Devil Fruits can speed up the progress of comprehending Heroic Spirit template skills, and may even allow the comprehension of ultimate techniques.
Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Glutton Toriko template and the Captain Francis Drake template, comprehending all Heroic Spirit template skills.
Note: Although the Host can comprehend all Heroic Spirit template skills, whether the skills can be used depends on the Host's own strength.
Interesting. Luffy didn't choose Drake's power, but I ended up getting Drake's power.
Even though I've mastered all of Drake's and Toriko's skills, whether I can use them still depends on my own strength, huh?
What a shame. If I could obtain all of Toriko's power, dominating this world would be no problem.
Rozi felt a bit regretful, but after sensing his abilities, he discovered he could fully use Drake's power, and that left him quite satisfied.
On the other side, Luffy frowned as well, also feeling the power inside his body.
Just as he was about to try using it, the space around them trembled.
In the blink of an eye, Rozi, Luffy, and Nami returned to the restaurant's private room.
"We… we're back?"
Nami blinked and looked around.
"Luffy made his choice, so of course we came back."
"If you want to obtain a Heroic Spirit power too, Nami, I can also take you into that Heroic Spirit space."
Rozi said with a smile.
"I won't for now, hehe."
Nami laughed awkwardly and waved her hands repeatedly.
Even though, under the double pressure of power and money, she had temporarily become the Straw Hat crew's navigator, her distrust of Rozi made her not dare accept Rozi's power.
"Well then, that's a real shame."
"If you change your mind, you can come to me."
Rozi shrugged and said indifferently.
Even though Nami was unwilling to accept Heroic Spirit power right now, Rozi believed she would change her mind after seeing Luffy and the others use Heroic Spirit power enough times.
"Hey, Nami, you really won't accept Rozi's power? It's clearly fun."
Luffy tilted his head, looking at Nami as if he didn't understand.
"I have my reasons. Anyway, why didn't you choose Captain Drake's power? Her power would be really useful for sailing, right?"
"Drake's power is definitely cool, but I feel like if I get Toriko's power, I can bring it out better. As long as I eat enough, I can get even more power. Isn't that cool?"
"I think that's why I chose Toriko."
Nami shook her head and sighed.
"By the way, have you really mastered Toriko's power, Luffy?"
Nami asked curiously.
"Hehehe, of course. If you don't believe me, watch!"
Luffy let out a light shout, and the space around his body immediately trembled.
Before Nami's disbelieving eyes, a red ogre appeared behind Luffy.
"For real?!"
Nami's mouth fell open.
"Hehehe, I've got a red ogre. That's so cool!"
Luffy turned toward his back and shouted excitedly.
At that moment, the private room door was pushed open, and an actual waiter walked in.
"Sir, do you need anyth—"
"G-Ghost? A ghost!"
The waiter's mouth gaped open. His eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the floor.[1]
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