At that moment, Luffy fully inhabited the bird above, directing it with ease. He guided it to land just a few meters away from the beautiful doctor. She paid no attention to the little bird, unaware that it was under Luffy's control and carried his consciousness within it.
"Huh?" Luffy noticed how naturally he was controlling the bird. In the past, he'd sensed some resistance from any animal he tried to control. But now, there was nothing—no pushback from the bird's own instincts. Luffy's Haki had reached a level where he could slip into the creature's mind unnoticed, subduing it entirely and seamlessly. This level of power was beyond words, almost unimaginable. Maybe, in the whole history of the world, no one else had achieved something like this.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!" Luffy was ecstatic. His Conqueror's Haki had advanced from around fifty to sixty, and he could feel the quality of his power transforming. Every ten-point increase seemed to bring unexpected changes, and this time was no exception.
With his new perspective, Luffy directed the bird to a nearby branch, where he could get a close-up view of her beautiful face. "Yes!" he nodded with satisfaction, finally able to see her fully. She was an undeniable beauty, a true knockout. In his previous life, girls considered top beauties or campus queens wouldn't even come close to her.
If the highest beauty he'd known before had been a ten, she was a solid twenty. And that was no exaggeration. This world, with its animated charm, made even a minor character's attractiveness incomparable to any ordinary girl from his past. And that was just her face; when it came to her figure—she outshined any beauty from his past by far.
Those legs—slim but well-proportioned. That body—perfection. Luffy could hardly contain himself. "Whew!" he let out a sigh, awestruck.
Then, suddenly, he felt a jolt of movement in his own body. Startled, Luffy realized he could move, even if just a little.
"This... this is..." he whispered, shocked. "The power of beauty—it actually made me move! Amazing!" he muttered, astounded by this unexpected effect. With that, Luffy realized something else: maybe coming to this world wasn't such a bad thing after all.
A surge of motivation filled him. "A mere supporting character, but she's more beautiful than any girl from my past life." He smirked to himself. "If Nami, Robin, or Boa Hancock are even more beautiful, I can only imagine what they're like!"
The thought filled him with an overwhelming excitement. He couldn't help but laugh inwardly, relishing the idea. But Luffy knew that to get close to these beautiful women, he'd need to grow stronger. There was no way around it; only with power could he reach them.
In an instant, a new determination set in. Luffy decided he'd no longer waste any more time and would train relentlessly, not letting a single moment go to waste.
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