Bang!
"Trouble—"
Nami rolled out of the room, quickly getting up and dodging to the side while rapidly thinking of a strategy.
Her opponent was a secretary named Kalifa, also a master of Rokushiki and a Paramecia-type 'Bubble-Bubble Fruit' user. The bubbles she produced could defend against lightning, explosions, and impact damage, leaving Nami at a loss and in constant danger.
Fortunately, Kalifa, having just acquired the 'Bubble-Bubble Fruit,' was still experimenting with various bubble abilities in battle, allowing Nami to hold on until now.
Otherwise, after nullifying Nami's 'spell' damage, Kalifa could have used 'Soru' to flash over and follow up with Shigan, and Nami would have been done for.
Do I really have to engage in close combat—
Boom!!
Just as Nami was weighing her hand-to-hand combat skills to see if she could 'sneak attack' the opponent, the room next door exploded as if hit by a cannonball! From inside walked a familiar yet unfamiliar figure.
Familiar, because she saw that face every day.
Unfamiliar, because that face no longer had its usual serious and steady expression, but was filled with an evil aura!
"Eat..."
"You are doomed—?"
Kalifa, who had chased out of the room, was stunned. She first looked warily at the figure exuding a dangerous beast-like aura, then her expression changed.
Because in the figure's hand was a skinny person. If it weren't for the oversized black suit and the white mask on the face, Kalifa wouldn't have recognized the person immediately.
"Kumadori?!"
The person in the figure's hand was indeed the once large Kumadori. But now: calling him a mummy would be more fitting.
"Let go—"
Thud,
Just as Kalifa was about to use 'Soru', her vision blurred, and a hand grabbed her smooth neck, with an invasive gaze moving down to her impressive cleavage.
"Woman..."
Gulp, the sound of swallowing, and the temperature here suddenly dropped by more than ten degrees!
"Roman!"
"Can you explain your current behavior?"
The cold air around made 'Roman' turn his head, and he blurted out without thinking.
"Harem... number one?"
!!
"Good! Very good," Nami, with her head down and shoulders trembling, looked up with a bright smile. — If you ignored the veins on her forehead.
"Who's harem number two? Robin? And number three—"
The temperature in the air dropped by dozens of degrees again, as if Nami's words were filled with ice shards.
Even 'Roman', in his 'instinctive' state, felt a sudden chill, successfully pulling his attention back from the cleavage to reality.
"Eat... food..."
Hmm?
Roman's state was off!
Swish,
At that moment, as Kalifa, held by 'Roman', was about to touch him, 'Roman's' eyes focused! His whole body 'shook' like an old TV screen, instantly making Kalifa's 'bubble ability' miss.
At the same time, the hand gripping her neck disappeared, but before Kalifa could show a hint of joy, the overwhelming killing intent, like an invisible giant hand, gripped her throat again.
Because in front of her, a man with a lowered stance had already pulled his fist back to his waist, ready to attack!
Tek—
"Air Palm!"
Before the iconic Tekkai of CP9 could even be fully activated, 'Roman' had already struck out with a palm. The air in his hand was pushed out like a solid 'pillar,' instantly blowing away—no, even 'extinguishing' the bubbles on Kalifa's body, and then mercilessly hitting her stomach.
Boom-splat!
In Nami's view, the female secretary caught by Roman was just about to use her fruit ability to ambush him. But after a 'shake' in the scene, it turned into Roman maintaining his striking posture, while the female secretary—was instantly embedded into the nearby stone wall, becoming a human wall decoration!
Amazing,
The opponent she had struggled with for so long was defeated by Roman in a single move... However, this time, Nami noticed a fleeting spark of electricity on Roman's body.
Roman, who had delivered the palm strike, unsatisfied, curled his lips and uttered a word full of desire.
"Hungry!"
After a series of battles, Roman's body was already exhausted. The power he had absorbed from the nearly defeated Kumadori was depleted by a third with that single palm strike, making his eyes gleam green as he scanned the surroundings.
The harem nearby... no, too little meat;
Those two fighting intensely... no, too strong;
This reindeer looks good, fresh and chewy... In a room downstairs, a certain 'emergency food' who had just exited the second Rumble Ball state shivered.
Hmm?
As 'Roman's' Kenbunshoku Haki scanned the building below, a large refrigerator in a kitchen caught his attention.
Food!!
"Roman..."
While Nami was still pondering what had happened to Roman, the beast-like boy had already turned and strode in a straight line towards a direction.
A true straight line! Whether it was a stone wall or a wooden door in his way, Roman 'passed' through them, leaving a human-shaped hole, making Nami's eyebrows twitch!
Opening doors with his face! Is this Roman an idiot—
Swish,
Entering a room, 'Roman' jumped in place, supporting himself with one hand on the ceiling. Then, with a sudden force, he blasted a big hole in the ceiling, accelerating his descent with the recoil:
"100,000... kilogram drop!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom!!
In a series of violent explosions, Roman pierced through layers of floors, disappearing into the rubble-filled hole! The entire building shook like an earthquake, leaving the pursuing Nami dumbfounded.
A human pile driver... no, this is a human drilling machine, right? I Can't mess with him, I can't mess with him...
But, what is Roman doing?
Nami bit her lip and chose not to follow, instead turning back.
Maybe there are clues in that room—
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Crash!
The ceiling exploded, and amidst the falling rubble and dust, a figure lightly landed in the room.
"Food... lots of it..."
'Roman' looked around with satisfaction. This was the kitchen of the Judicial Tower, specifically for the CP9 members. As everyone knew, in this world, strength was generally linked to appetite, and with all the CP9 members present, the kitchen was filled with various Sea King meats.
"All... mine!"
As 'Roman' extended his right hand, a large iron-barrel-like mouth suddenly opened in his palm! Under his control, this mouth rapidly expanded into a true gaping maw, suddenly devouring the food in the room.
"Munch-Munch Gluttony!"
Crunch, crunch, crunch—
The enormous mouth devoured everything in the room like a whirlwind! In its ravenous state, it even took a bite out of the large metal refrigerator, but the 'Swallow-Swallow Page' ability only allowed the mouth to chew a few times before spitting it out to the side.
Thud!
A basketball-sized metal ball, looking like chewing gum, hit the floor and instantly sank into it! The spiderweb-like cracks around it clearly indicated its massive weight.
As the mouth continued to devour, a satisfied expression appeared on 'Roman's' face! The feeling of hunger quickly left him, replaced by boundless energy and a desire for destruction!
After consuming food for over a thousand people, the now satiated 'Roman' willed it, and sheets of paper glowing with a bright green light peeled off from his right hand and fell into his left hand.
Just seeing these sheets gave a sense of vitality and a refreshing feeling. It was as if they were some great tonic, and any living being's instincts would recognize them as something good.
Yes, this was the life force extracted from the food by 'Roman' through the Munch-Munch Page', then transferred and stored in these sheets.
They were truly like 'life paper'!
Without the 'Munch-Munch' ability, even someone who knew Seimei Kikan couldn't digest so quickly. After all, not everyone had a rubber stomach that could expand and contract at will;
And without the 'Paper-Paper Fruit' transfer function, others who knew Seimei Kikan couldn't transfer and materialize 'life force' so easily.
With the combination of these two abilities, 'Roman' performed an on-the-spot creation of a large purple potion, making his combat endurance unparalleled—
"Hehe... hehe..."
Even with only instincts left, 'Roman' still followed his previous 'design' to create these things. Unfortunately, what was originally meant to 'save lives' had now become tools to fuel his desires!
"Power... strong...!"
Smack,
'Roman' squatted down and placed one hand on the floor, and like a wave of paper, large paper balls spread out from him! Then, like seeds accelerated a thousand times, they broke through the ground, grew rapidly, and destroyed everything in their path!
Boom!!
Amidst the shaking ground and collapsing buildings, all battles were affected and had to stop. The rising paper pierced the Judicial Tower like the giant vine of Skypiea, lifting a figure high into the air!
He stood like a deity, making everyone who leaped out of the exploding building ruins and stood on the giant white 'leaves' instinctively look up.
"I am—"
'Roman' extended his hand towards the entire Enies Lobby, as if to grasp it in his palm.
"Invincible!"
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