Chapter 6: Chapter 6 - Iron Defense!
Gold Card!
As expected of the future Emperor, Big Mom!
Roy lightly waved his hand, gently touching the card.
The orange-glowing talent card appeared in front of him. The rotating card stopped, revealing the text and design on the surface.
On the card, there was a golden cartoon image of Linlin. Her body was very large, and a sword was drawn slashing at her, but it couldn't cause any harm at all.
[Iron Defense (Orange): Possesses a defense as tough as an iron balloon; even a giant's blade will only shatter on impact without leaving a scratch!]
[Card Unlock Effect: Only 10% of the talent's ability is unlocked.]
[Hint: The effect is linked to the intimacy level. The higher the intimacy, the stronger the unlocked effect!]
Roy understood. He had to admit that this card was impressive.
As long as he built a good relationship with Linlin, he could make Iron Defense stronger and stronger, until it was on par with Linlin's own abilities.
Actually, his system hadn't specifically mentioned that only romantic relationships would raise intimacy. So, he had always been using friendship and food to get closer to Linlin.
No problem~!
He just considered Linlin a good friend, sharing food with her. Whether she became a future "bad girl" was none of his business.
His "fish pond" wasn't worried about Linlin being a whale.
"Let's see the next few cards," Roy waved his hand, and several other cards floated toward him.
[Linlin's Observation Haki Talent (Purple): Very strong, but the girl always forgets it for some reason.]
[Linlin's Armament Haki Talent (Orange): Extremely powerful!]
[Linlin's Conqueror's Haki Talent (Orange): A rare talent, only one in a million! The talent of a king!]
[Incredible Beauty (Purple): I'm the most beautiful!]
[Monster Strength (Orange): Can't tie up a chicken with one hand? One punch to kill a giant!]
Roy pondered for a moment. The Armament Haki couldn't be developed yet because of his young age and physical condition.
Observation Haki also required long-term training.
The Conqueror's Haki had a red plus sign next to it. He clicked to check it.
[Note: To equip Conqueror's Haki, the host's mindset must also grow. It cannot awaken without the appropriate mental growth.]
Roy understood. This meant that even if he had the talent, it wouldn't awaken without the right mindset to support it.
The awe-inspiring power of Conqueror's Haki and its later applications were quite impressive, but for now, he chose Iron Defense.
Let the monster strength take a back seat for defense, after all, when Linlin's hunger symptoms hit during the Winter Solstice Festival twelve-day fast, he would need a survival method.
The [Iron Defense] card could be used immediately upon installation, and like monster strength, it was extremely beneficial for his early development.
Roy tapped [Iron Defense], and the orange card flashed with light, splitting into two identical cards, which floated to him.
Linlin's other talent cards were enveloped in gray and flew back to her side with [Iron Defense].
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Roy's three talent cards flew out. [Iron Defense] bumped the Armament Haki card aside and floated alone in the middle, as if it were the leader, bullying the others.
Roy clenched his fist and then squeezed his own body. Strange, he hadn't felt any discomfort from physical changes like detoxing or fever.
It seemed the stories from the web were all lies.
"Hey, you all better behave, we need to get along, okay?" Linlin sat on the grass, not far from Roy. Her massive frame blocked the sunlight.
Roy's shady spot was made by Linlin blocking the sun.
With one hand, she squeezed a quiet wolf; with the other, she held a lifeless giant bear, lecturing the two wild beasts.
"Hey, Roy, the nun always says we should get along, right?" Linlin looked down at Roy. The children from the Lamb's Home and the Elbaf giant children all avoided her, with only Roy talking and playing with her.
"That's right." Roy nodded and sat up from the grass, clenched his fists.
However, when it comes to reasoning, one must have enough strength to discuss things peacefully.
He thought this to himself.
But, as a six-year-old child in the One Piece world, he didn't speak words that were beyond his years.
"Right?" Linlin nodded and then looked at the wolf and bear, shaking them. They remained lifeless.
"You all have to behave, don't bully Roy, and no fighting with each other!" Linlin said to the wolf and bear.
It turned out that when Roy was resting on the grass, the wolf had set its sights on him, and the bear had pounced from the other side.
In the end, Linlin, sitting next to Roy, had grabbed them. But—
Charlotte Linlin's strength was terrifying. As a child, she could smack a giant to near death with a single hit.
When she grabbed the wolf and bear, her excessive strength accidentally crushed them.
Roy looked at the lifeless wolf and bear in Linlin's hands. If he remembered correctly, these two animals were also used in the original plot to illustrate Linlin's lesson on peaceful coexistence.
Only, their deaths were slightly different.
"Ha~" Roy lay down, turned over, and closed his eyes to rest, thinking about what training he would need in the future.
Meanwhile, Linlin continued to lecture the dead wolf and bear.
He had to admit, young Linlin was both silly and adorable, very cute.
However, her hunger symptoms were quite severe—she was hard to support.
Once the hunger symptoms flared, Linlin would attack anyone who tried to stop her, without distinguishing between enemies or allies.
This guaranteed that he would never become her companion on the ship in the future.
"So strange, so strange!" Linlin placed the wolf and bear down, her snot mixing with tears, pouring down as she cried out loud.
"Hey, Linlin." Roy stood up and looked at Linlin.
"Hmm?" Linlin looked down at him, the wolf and bear ignoring her and not listening to her reasoning.
"Duh, you crushed them." Roy thought to himself, then raised his head and smiled, "But this isn't your fault, Linlin. You saved me earlier, right? How about I make you a cake tonight?"
"Eh? Okay, okay!" Linlin nodded, then shook her head. "But... why couldn't they get along?"
Roy chuckled and walked toward the Lamb's Home. Linlin followed behind. "Because, well, bears and wolves..."
He explained survival logic to Linlin, half reasoning, half coaxing the giant child who was too big to be normal.
"You know, Linlin, there are still plenty of very smart animals in this world." Roy continued as they walked, telling Linlin about strange and amazing animals from around the world.
Linlin was instantly captivated and stopped crying.
The Kung-Fu Dugong from Alabasta, the Rabon from Drum Island, the gorillas from the Krayka Kingdom...
"Roy, I want to have a big family where all different races can live together peacefully in the future."
"Mm, Linlin, you'll definitely be able to do it."
[Intimacy with Charlotte Linlin +10!]
Roy was surprised. It seemed that building affection wasn't just about food but also about talking.
Of course, reasoning and talking about dreams was also an important element in passionate anime.
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𝙥𝗮𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙤𝙣(.)𝙘𝙤𝙢/𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙊𝙛𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧
✨ • 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 3𝟬+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.