At this moment, Ryuu Kumo was stunned, utterly shocked.
He never expected that just after transforming into Kizaru, he had already reached 20% completion in role-playing!
That was the requirement for initially acquiring the character's power.
Then, the system's notification sound rang out.
"Ding! Current role-playing completion rate has reached 20%. Congratulations, host, you have obtained part of Kizaru Borsalino's powers."
But what was going on?
Last time, when he became Dracule Mihawk, he only got 15%. How come transforming into Kizaru instantly gave him 20%?
Could it be because of temperament?
No way...
Kizaru was so sleazy...
Puzzled, Ryuu Kumo quickly asked the system.
After hearing the system's reply, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Report to host: this is because you possess a god-level swordsmanship skill, which coincidentally matches the role-playing requirements of Kizaru Borsalino."
Ryuu Kumo suddenly understood.
So that was it.
He also recalled that besides Kizaru's famous Light-Light abilities, his swordsmanship was pretty good too.
In the original story, he even had a sword duel with Pirate King's right hand, the Dark King Rayleigh.
It seemed that because of his god-level sword skill, he was able to reach 20%!
Realizing this, Ryuu Kumo felt a bit joyful besides his relief.
Because from now on, playing other characters would be much easier.
Although many characters' abilities differed, some powers overlapped.
And overlapping powers made role-playing easier and more effortless, just like with Kizaru now.
Without wasting time, as the power surged within him, vivid images immediately appeared in his mind.
Undoubtedly, these were Kizaru Borsalino's memories.
The scenes started from Kizaru's childhood.
Sure enough, every strong person was never ordinary as a child.
Like Dracule Mihawk, who trained his swordsmanship diligently from a very young age and defeated countless peers.
As for Kizaru, though not as strenuous as Mihawk, his childhood was unique—he was a notorious street punk, often fighting and causing trouble.
The reason was simple: his strange appearance made him a target of ridicule.
So every time, he fought those who mocked him.
Until one day, he realized a truth: if one's strength was powerful enough, others wouldn't dare talk about or even ignore one's appearance.
From then on, he began striving to become stronger.
When he grew up, by chance, he ate the Light-Light Fruit.
After seeing all this, Ryuu Kumo was deeply moved and opened his personal status page.
[Role-Playing System]
[Host]: Ryuu Kumo
[Strength]: 20
[Agility]: 20
[Spirit]: 20
[Constitution]: 20
〔Average stats for normal humans are 10〕
[Current Character Template]: Kizaru Borsalino
[Current Role-Playing Completion]: 20%
[Current Power Level]: Normal
[Owned Character Templates]: Dracule Mihawk, Kizaru Borsalino
[Owned Abilities]: Transformation, God-Level Swordsmanship
...
His personal page had clearly changed again.
With the increase in his role-playing completion for Kizaru, his power level had reached a basic mastery of the character's abilities.
What surprised Ryuu Kumo somewhat was his current stats.
Though his four-dimensional attributes were twice that of a normal person, they seemed inferior compared to when he played Dracule Mihawk.
But after a moment's thought, he accepted it.
Kizaru's background showed less physical training than Mihawk's, so it was natural for the same completion rate to result in different stats.
Of course, these were minor details.
What mattered most now was that after reaching 20% completion as Kizaru, Ryuu Kumo had clearly obtained the Light-Light ability!
Though it was still a blank version of the power, he could feel the light energy flowing inside him.
At this moment, Ryuu Kumo had a strong sensation that with just a thought, he could transform into photons!
Just then, the door was violently pushed open, and Eyelash burst in with others.
Instinctively, the Atomic Samurai and Flashy Flash who followed immediately locked their gaze on Ryuu Kumo.
"Hm!?"
Ryuu Kumo looked over in confusion and was stunned upon seeing Atomic Samurai and Flashy Flash.
What was going on?
Eyelash was about to speak but froze when she saw Ryuu Kumo's current appearance.
Though he was dressed in a suit and even wore a majestic Marine Justice cloak, the sleazy aura was impossible to hide.
Who was this sleazy uncle so different from the refined Ryuu Kumo just now?
Where had Ryuu Kumo gone?
Eyelash snapped back to reality and asked dazedly, "Who are you? Where did the man just now go?"
"Why are you looking for Ryuu Kumo?"
Ryuu Kumo asked calmly.
"That person is called Ryuu Kumo?"
Eyelash frowned and immediately said without hesitation, "He just injured Mountain Ape. This can't be let go so easily!"
Hearing this, Ryuu Kumo's gaze swept over Atomic Samurai and Flashy Flash.
He seemed to understand why Eyelash had brought them here.
But it suited him perfectly!
Since the audience had arrived, it was time for him to perform.
With that thought, Ryuu Kumo deliberately put on an annoying expression, hands in pockets, and lazily replied, "So scary. The two you brought must be S-Class heroes Atomic Samurai and Flashy Flash, right?"
"Ryuu Kumo has already left. What now? Should we just let it go?"
"If not, then let me have a few moves with you."
Eyelash was stunned.
Atomic Samurai and Flashy Flash's eyes sharpened.
The atmosphere instantly became tense.
But Ryuu Kumo, role-playing as Kizaru, was delighted.
At that moment, he suddenly heard the system notification sound again.
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