Cabin
Inside Rob's room
Waking up from a light sleep, Robin looked at the familiar ceiling, the familiar bed, and the familiar smell of Oni-chan, even though it was mixed with the special scent from last night's battle.
Robin still thought this was the best home for her:
"Oni chan..."
She pulled up the quilt and sniffed the scent of Rob on it lightly. Her face flushed, and the happy expression was unmistakable.
In the past
She could only observe Oni-chan's room secretly and use the excuse of tidying up the room for Oni-chan to roll on his bed.
And from now on
She could roll as she wanted! Because last night, she had used everything she had to obtain the power that had been prepared for her long ago.
After a little rolling on the bed, Robin moved her body. The moment she got ready, she suddenly felt soreness and fatigue, as well as a foreign body sensation and some tearing that made her feel happy!
Taking a deep breath, Robin felt the consequences of last night's madness. The body was really uncomfortable! Last night's Oni-chan was too powerful. She had experienced the incident for the first time and didn't want to admit defeat when she couldn't be satisfied, which led to suffering.
Just when Robin was struggling to get up but was unable to do so, the bedroom door was pushed open.
Holding a fragrant, steaming breakfast and a cup of hot water, Rob walked in from the door and saw Robin who had woken up, with a gentle smile on his face.
He smiled and said, "Are you awake? The nutritious breakfast I prepared for you, and you need to replenish your water! Uta and Makino went to Apayado to play a lot, you just need to rest well today!"
"I am here, and I will be here with you every day!"
Hearing Rob's words, Robin's pretty face turned rosy. She nodded generously, looking at Rob with a happy smile on her face, and said coquettishly, "Oni-chan, feed me!"
Snapped
Gently touching Robin's head, Rob didn't say no to her little request.
"I'll help you up!"
After helping Robin up, Rob sat on the edge of the bed and then fed Robin well, letting her finish her breakfast and drink a cup of hot water. He then carried Robin into the bathroom, personally preparing a medicated bath for her.
After changing the bed sheets and quilts in his room, Rob waited for Robin to finish her bath. Once she returned to bed and fell asleep comfortably, Rob sat by the bed and looked at her with a mix of pity, love, and a subtle sense of accomplishment.
While Rob was in a daze in the room, he heard a voice from the system for the first time in a long while:
"You have tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time in this world and have your first partner! You have unlocked your sixth talent - 'A Second Feels Like a Year!'"
"Oh?!"
Hearing the long-lost system sound, Rob's face showed surprise. Then he looked puzzled:
"Is this okay? If I had been with Robin earlier, wouldn't this sixth talent have already been activated? The activation conditions this time are quite unexpected!"
This trigger condition really surprised Rob! He was relieved that the reward wasn't something like "Running Wheel Technique" or "Indestructible Kidney," otherwise, Rob would have wondered if the system he had relied on was broken.
"Huh? There's also a talent introduction?"
An unexpected look appeared on Rob's face:
"Before, there was no such service function! Could it be that this talent is special? Does it have special activation conditions?"
Unlike before, the system provided an introduction and prompt for the talent.
The sixth talent, 'A Second Feels Like a Year,' allowed Rob to open a special practice space where he could embody all the opponents he had encountered so far and constantly fight with them, gaining enough combat experience.
In this practice space, his own death would not affect his real self, at most letting him clearly feel death! Additionally, the speed of the practice space and real time could be adjusted: one to one, one to ten, one to one hundred... The upper limit that could be adjusted did not exist in theory.
However, Rob knew he couldn't stay in this practice space for too long at one time, as it would make him feel a time-space disconnection.
This wasn't a side effect of the sixth talent - 'A Second Feels Like a Year!' With enough mental power, he could ignore the tearing feeling of space-time disorder. After many attempts, he could gradually adapt to it and slowly solve this tearing feeling!
Worth noting that—
This talent is not only usable by Rob himself, it can also be used by others, allowing them to gain the benefits of the practice space as well!
"Whether it's used to gain combat experience in life-and-death battles, to develop moves, or to study something in it, this talent is a terrifying blessing!"
Opening his eyes, Rob looked serious:
"'A Second Feels Like a Year'—it really is a second like a year, it's so terrifying! If my spirit is strong enough to bear it, I will truly reach—a state where one second of mine is equal to a year or ten years of others!"
"When it is used to become stronger, develop moves, or study certain things, it is simply a powerful hack! But if you do that, it may make your mentality grow too fast!"
"At that time, it may be inevitable that I will have a special external feeling of a young body but a mature mind! So it is best to adapt bit by bit. Only sufficient essence can avoid too much influence!"
Quickly, Rob made a self-restriction on the use of the sixth talent—'A Second Feels Like a Year'. There is a limit to his spiritual power. If he exceeds the limit too much, he will definitely turn himself into a lunatic or a fool!
"The world is very beautiful!"
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and Rob had a smile on his face:
"I don't want to turn myself into a lunatic, a fool, or a god without worldly desires because of excessive use of this talent! Talent—should be a tool to assist me, not to make me its slave!"
He glanced at Robin, who had just fallen asleep on the bed.
With anticipation in his heart, Rob raised his right hand, put his index finger and middle finger together, and pointed toward his brow.
He whispered:
"Let me see—the sixth talent—'A Second Feels Like a Year'! Let's try it first, with the time ratio set to ten to one!"
A little white light flickered, and while Rob's body remained in place, his aura fell silent. Only the spirit of the practitioner could enter the practice space, and the body could not!
Now—
In a special space, like a real existence, he could clearly feel the presence of wind, sunlight, running water, and various sounds in this special space.
Rob watched it all with surprise and curiosity:
"Fantastic place!"
After curiously touching and feeling everything in this practice space, Rob had a smile on his face.
He opened his mouth again:
"Existence as if it were real! That's right—only when it's real can you gain real life-and-death combat experience! Then next—"
Rob raised his hand and made a grabbing motion, and Shinto appeared in his hand out of thin air, looking just like the real Shinto. Holding Shinto in his hand, Rob's gaze looked in front of him.
Quickly.
When he was on Jaya Island before, Vice Admiral Garp, who had fought with him, appeared in front of Rob with a blank expression, like a sparring robot.
This is normal—
The sixth talent—'A Second Feels Like a Year' is powerful, but it is always a special practice space. This place can even be said to be a false world. It is impossible to create a Garp with intelligence and emotion for him!
It doesn't matter if Garp doesn't have emotion and intellect. As long as his strength is real, it is enough.
"So—"
Raising Shinto in his hand, Rob's eyes were like a torch:
"Until I am killed, or Garp is killed, this battle will not end! The battle of life and death—begin!"
The moment his voice fell, the figure of Practice Garp appeared beside Rob in an instant. His terrifying fists, wrapped in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, punched directly at Rob!
Facing the attack of Practice Garp, Rob stared at him. His own Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki exploded instantly as he slashed directly at Practice Garp!
After the collision, in this practice space, the second battle between Rob and Practice Garp officially started.
Three hours later.
Rob in the room opened his eyes suddenly. He covered his heart, panting heavily, and cold sweat broke out instantly on his forehead, face, and body.
"Ha—"
"Ha—"
"Ha—"
Panting heavily, Rob's breath was obviously strong, and his mental state was extremely active and full. However, his whole body still felt as if it had collapsed, and a strange feeling of powerlessness emerged from his body.
After a long time, Rob recovered and wiped the cold sweat off his face. With serious eyes, clutching his heart:
"Is this what it feels like to be killed? It's really scary!"
Three hours. Under the time flow rate of 1:10, that is 30 hours. During these 30 hours, Rob had some special experiences, which made him see the great horror!
After all—
There is great terror between life and death!
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