"Mr. John!"
Shizuku, who was standing with Steve and Mia, also stepped forward at this time and bowed slightly to John in a somewhat reserved manner.
John's eyes fell on her, and he said with a smile, "It's too formal. Didn't I say that we are companions now? Just call me by my name. No need to call me sir."
"Uh... I forgot, John!" Shizuku blinked her big eyes, pushed up the glasses that had slipped on the bridge of her nose, and then called John again in a crisp voice.
I have to say that Shizuku is a beauty not inferior to Steve and Mia, and she is also a very unique beauty.
Her face is pure and cute, and people can't help but want to pinch her cheeks.
A few days ago, after Steve and the others signed the contract, John also asked Shizuku to sign the contract.
Although she was surprised by the existence of the crystal contract at the time, she eventually accepted the result.
Under the constraints of the contract, both John and Shizuku are accepting each other.
Going shopping this time is actually a way of acceptance.
Seeing Shizuku changing her title and calling him again, John responded with a smile.
At the same time, he also thought about the characteristics he gained from her after signing the contract.
Just like Steve, who has the weapon fruit ability and can transform into various weapons with the characteristic of "weapon."
Mia from the Door Door Fruit can travel through space by opening doors, and her characteristic is 'Space.'
Delilah, the Digimon, can evolve, and her characteristic is 'evolution.'
Shizuku's characteristics are also related to her ability, which is the bulging-eyed fish.
The 'bulging-eyed fish' can absorb substances that Shizuku considers to be non-living and spit them out at will. The characteristic that John obtained from her is 'absorption.'
The current form of this characteristic is also very similar to that of the 'bulging-eyed fish,' which allows John to generate a strong suction force to suck in inanimate objects and bring them into his own body.
However, the substances taken into the body will not merge with his body, but it will make his body seem to be connected to a different space, in which the absorbed substances can be stored.
Similarly, although the characteristic is 'absorption,' after John's experiment, he can also release the absorbed substances.
Generally speaking, the ability of this 'feature' is quite good. Not only can it be used as a larger [storage space], but it can also be used in combat, which can be considered as adding a means of combat.
"By the way, Kurt contacted me just now. The new Ten Old Men have canceled our hidden bounty, and the underground auction will be held again tomorrow night."
Regarding the question of 'characteristics,' it just flashed by, and soon John looked at the three women and said.
"The new Ten Old Men? Are the new Ten Old Men chosen so soon?" Steve had a look of surprise on his face.
"Perhaps the people below have been eager to take over. Of course, it is also possible that the official people are adding fuel to the flames. After all, the underworld is a tool used to deal with dirty things for the officials," John said casually.
There was surprise on Mia's face: "Then why was our hidden bounty canceled? Could it be that the newly appointed Ten Old Men found out that the previous Ten Old Men were killed by John, so they backed down?"
John shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it is indeed a possibility. However, even if the hidden bounty is canceled, we still have to maintain a certain degree of vigilance in the next period of time."
Hearing this, Steve and Mia both nodded.
Hidden bounties can be revoked and can also be reissued.
A basic sense of vigilance is definitely indispensable.
"Hey?! Mr. John... John, you killed the Ten Old Men?" Shizuku, who has a somewhat silly personality, was quite slow on the uptake. It took her a while to react, and her beautiful eyes widened slightly as she looked at John.
John looked at her and said with a smile, "Yes! The last Ten Old Men released hidden bounties in the underground world for me, Steve, and Mia, and sent people to attack us. So one of our goals in coming to Yorknew City this time was to get rid of the Ten Old Men!"
When John went to deal with the Ten Old Men, Shizuku was still a prisoner. Afterwards, John didn't take the killing of the Ten Old Men seriously, so naturally, she never knew about it.
"Well, you really need to be more vigilant!" Shizuku said with deep approval.
No matter how cute she is, she is from Meteor Street after all, and she is born to know how to survive better than ordinary people.
After chatting for a while, they ate the delicacies brought back by Delilah. After Steve and the others returned to the cleared resting place with their purchases, John started practicing again.
Following the 'weapon' and 'space' traits, the 'evolution' trait requires experience from battles, but there is also the 'absorption' trait obtained from Shizuku that can also be cultivated.
John raised his hand, and a clockwise rotating vortex appeared in his palm, and an amazing suction force erupted from it.
Rumble!!!
The suction force was aimed at an abandoned building in the distance. When the astonishing suction force enveloped it, the building immediately broke from the ground, and it flew into the air, being sucked in by John.
However, John did not absorb it into the different space connected by the vortex in his palm. Instead, he waved his hand halfway from where the building was absorbed.
In an instant, the building hit another building on the other side like a cannonball, emitting a deafening roar.
The buildings that were absorbed and the buildings that were hit were all turned into rubble, which was then scattered and piled up into ruins.
"It's decided, this move is called Universal Pull!" John looked at the impact, the corners of his mouth raised, and he couldn't help but chuckle.
Absorbing the target is very similar to the Universal Pull of the Rinnegan in the Naruto world.
Anyway, the effect is similar, so John just borrowed the name and used it directly.
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