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For your information:
1) "..." speech between two or more parties, in a clear voice.
2) [...] official system notifications, such as mission announcement or rewards... and informal system talk such as random dialogue between Arya and Lionel
3) (...) inner monologue or just an inner thought.
4) {...} I'll use it later in the group chat.
5) <...> From now on I will use it to name the skills and an interesting word or phrase.
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Two young men were sitting at a bar counter, and one of them was constantly bothering the other.
"Devil D. Lionel?"
"You also have D like me! Nice to meet you!"
"I am Monkey D. Luffy, the man who will become the Pirate King!"
"..."
"You look strong... I can feel something like my grandfather from you but I can't remember that!"
"I have decided, you will become my deputy captain from now on! Shishishi!"
Luffy was so excited askin Lionel different questions as he realized that he had found his first 'crew member' even a year before he went to sea.
"Huh? You want me to be on your crew? Well, you have to defeat me first. I should be tempted to enlist after that." Lionel made a comical combat pose after he answered to Luffy.
But Luffy took his jokes as real, "Sure, when do you want to fight?"
This left Lionel speechless. His eyelids constantly twitched and his forehead was filled with black lines as he thought inwardly, (Someone, save me from this idiot!)
Makino was trying to suppress her laugh, watching Lionel talking with Luffy. She looked so cute even if she looked like a Milf.
"Okay, that's enough Luffy. It's clear that Lionel-san is not in a good mood for a fight right now so why don't you put him off for another day?" Makino said with a smile and Lionel sighed in relief before nodding to her.
"Mou, Makino-san! It's clear that Lionel also wants a fight!" Luffy put on an annoyed face and insisted.
"Okay Luffy, why don't we leave the fight for tomorrow? I will become your subordinate if you defeat me, but you will do what I want from you if I defeat you, how about that?" Lionel extended his hands to shake hands for a fair fight.
"Yosh, so it's a bet!"
Luffy was the type who would accept any challenge without thinking of the consequences, so he extended his hand as well and the handshake was completed.
Then at that exact moment, the familiar bell rang in Lionel's head.
[Ding!]
[The host has interacted with the destiny of a protagonist!]
[You have completed the hidden mission; Interact with the protagonist in one day]
[You have received a Diamond Class voucher x2]
[Your reward is in the inventory]
'hmmm… A hidden quest! And I even got a hefty reward!'
Lionel did not continue browsing the following notices about Luffy and looked at the protagonist instead and said, "Luffy, you have to prepare for your loss tomorrow because… how do I say it... I'm too strong for you."
Lionel was a big fan of Luffy in his past life, but in this life, he wouldn't let his past feelings control him unless of course, he was a girl.
Luffy smiled and replied, "Well, we'll see about that tomorrow! I'll make sure you become a member of my future crew, Shishishi!"
After that, Luffy continued stuffing food in his mouth with his greed as if there was no tomorrow whilst Lionel no longer cared about him and turned his gaze towards the beautiful Milf.
He made a Gentleman's face and asked. "Makino-san, can I stay at your bar for a few days? I'll pay and even help you with your work, and I can also cook."
Upon hearing food, Luffy stretched his ear towards them.
Makino was in a difficult situation, on the one hand, she did not want to reject the nice young man in front of her, and on the other hand, it was embarrassing to imagine living with such a handsome young man, alone.
While she was immersed in her thoughts, she felt two hands on her shoulders and a feeling of extreme relaxation as if she had been plunged into a hot spring, amidst a paradise of beautiful flowers and a clear blue sky above. But the next moment, a voice pulled her out of this beautiful illusion.
"I can do this too. I can help you relax after hard work all day, I know this is stressful for you." Lionel added with a smile.
A moment ago, Lionel had flexibly jumped on the table and came behind Makino after seeing her reluctance to accept his request and so he used his skill;
"Then can I stay here now?" Lionel brought his mouth close to her ear and whispered seductively.
"Ye-Yes! you certainly can..." Makino replied with a beautiful blush on her face.
Her face had an expression of pure pleasure as if she was above the clouds and even a little saliva slipped in the side of her mouth. And when she felt a hot breath on her ear that took her little bit of self-awareness away, she answered subconsciously.
"That's good! Thank you, Makino-san, I will definitely not disappoint you." Lionel withdrew his skill and returned to his former seat. The first stage of his plan to get Makino into his arms had been completed.
"Huh... Ah! Yes, no problem, Lionel-san." She replied before looking down to hide her blush.
After Makino came back to reality and remembered her previous words, she no longer had the power to pull them off so she just accepted it. Anyway, where is the problem in accepting the help of a handsome young man and even getting such a divine massage daily and more... Makino shook her head to remove some perverted thoughts from her mind.
"Lionel." Lionel said while sipping his beer.
"S-sorry?" Makino she stuttered and asked.
"You can just call me Lionel and I'll call you Makino from now on, is that okay?" Lionel said with a handsome and seductive smile.
"O-okay...no problem, Lionel."
Makino was not like a high school girl who would blush after removing the official titles. She was a mature woman, who could read between the lines and accept the situation as it was.
She certainly saw that Lionel's dubious chain of actions was meant to get her. She said inwardly, 'If you want to get me, no problem trying, but first, I'll see if you're a good man.'
Lionel was like a newborn child who knew nothing about the world. And if a child tried to flirt with her, she wouldn't accept it. It was impossible for her. But despite this, she did not find it bad as she kind of likes Lionel and she still wanted to see where he would reach. But the most important thing is that she was addicted to that feeling before and she still wants to try it again. Unbeknownst to her, she didn't know that she had fallen into the claws of a devil and could no longer escape.
Luffy was still eating. He didn't care about the previous event in front of his eyes. All he cared about was the kindness and strength in his new 'crew member' and he even felt so excited when he heard that Lionel can cook too! He was so excited that he wanted to fight now and defeat him, but he had to restrain himself and obediently wait for tomorrow. It was a man-to-man bet and he wouldn't take his words back!
After completing the first stage in bringing down Makino, Lionel looked at the Destiny List of Luffy.
[Name: Monkey D. Luffy ❎
Nickname: None ❎
Age: 16 years old ❎
Gender: Male ❎
Job: None ❎
Skills:
Physical Strength: Mastery; Beginner ✅
Spiritual Strength: Mastery; Beginner ✅
Devil Fruit, Rubber Body: Mastery; Beginner ✅
Passive skill,:Sea Curse; 100% effect ✅
Passive Skill: Plot Armor; 20% active ✅
Innate Skill: Conqueror Haki; inactive ✅
Innate Skill: Voice of All Things; Inactive ✅
[The host can steal one Destiny from the list]
While Lionel was in deep thought about Luffy's passive skill, A bell rang inside his head.
[Ding!]
[New mission available]
[Mission Description:
Part One: Steal the plot armor of the protagonist.
Duration: 1 day]
[Part Two: Conquer the world and make it entirely fall to your judgment.
Duration: 5 years
Penalty of failure: A random destiny will be separated from the host]
[Rewards:
Part One: Devil Fruit
Part Two: Divine Class Purchase Coupon]
[Good luck]
"What the hell! A divine grade coupon!?" Lionel was surprised by the rewards classification!
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Hello everyone, your author here:
I want to say that this is an alternate world so there will be a few differences, but the most important thing is that the original characters will be completely alive and not like a robot. The characters will be intelligent and have their ideas and this will give this book an air of vitality. I want to develop a character. My MC, you know, is very unstable, with little to no memories or intact lettuce. He only got his knowledge from novels and anime, which in my opinion isn't good enough, so if the MC's actions are sometimes unruly for you. This is all within the development of the character and all the characters that I will add around the MC will work on that as well.