"Hm? You know Makino!?"
Hearing the familiar name, Luffy's eyes immediately lit up.
It was clear he had a good relationship with Makino, probably seeing her as an older sister.
"More than just know her, I'm Makino's husband."
Jon smiled brightly.
"Eh? Makino actually got married?!"
Now it was Luffy's turn to be surprised, staring blankly at Jon with a bewildered expression.
Jon grinned, not continuing the conversation. He flipped his hand, and a rabbit leg appeared in his grasp.
Sure enough.
Upon seeing the rabbit leg, Luffy's attention was immediately diverted.
Seeing Jon offer him the rabbit leg, he even felt a little touched.
"Munch munch~ Oishii (delicious)!"
Luffy ate with a mouth full of oil, then suddenly remembered something and his face fell. "Makino's too sly, she got a husband and didn't even tell us!"
"But Jon, you're really nice, just like Makino, a good person!"
These were words from the heart.
Luffy had a super good impression of this guy who suddenly appeared and saved his life.
If not for him, he might have been eaten by the bandits as a side dish for their drinks!
In a sense, this guy saved his life.
Just like Shanks, he was a benefactor!
"Hehe, I don't want to be friend-zoned by you."
Jon's eyes flashed, and his large hand suddenly clasped Luffy's head. "Makino said you're her younger brother. As Makino's husband, I guess that makes me your older brother."
"Eh? Older brother?"
Luffy felt like something wasn't quite right, but thinking about it carefully, what Jon said wasn't wrong.
But…
Shouldn't it be more appropriate to call him "brother-in-law"?
"Don't look at me like that. Makino said you're mischievous and specifically asked me to look after you."
Jon rubbed his head. "I discussed it with her. Since I'm looking after you, it might be more suitable for us to become sworn brothers. What do you think?"
"Sw-sworn brothers!?"
Luffy immediately perked up. An eight-year-old boy loved such chivalrous activities the most.
But…
"I already have two sworn brothers." Luffy lowered his head and counted on his fingers. "Even though Sabo might be dead, if we become sworn brothers, you'll still have to perform a sworn brother ceremony with Ace."
"No problem, there's sake here. We'll go first."
"Eh? Eh~~?!"
Jon didn't give Luffy any time to react. He grabbed two of the bandits' bowls and pulled Luffy into the sworn brotherhood ceremony.
The height difference between them at that moment was like a father and son.
But the father's excitement, Luffy couldn't understand at all!
Plundering Luffy's traits and borrowing his background.
Jon suddenly felt that being brothers with the protagonist was pretty good too.
He had always wanted to be a villain before, but that was a bit extreme.
With two bowls of sake down, Jon successfully became the Nika King's Big Brother.
But he was a bad guy, and he was getting a bit addicted to tricking his own younger brother.
"Luffy, now we're brothers."
Jon smiled slightly. "As your big brother, I've decided to show you my strength. Do you want to see it?"
"A-re!?!"
Luffy immediately got excited, directly doing a monkey squat on the tree trunk. "I want to see! I want to see!"
So…
"Do you believe that I can make you faint with just a snap of my fingers?" Jon said with a smile.
"How could that be?"
Luffy scoffed, feeling that Jon was underestimating him. How could he faint just because someone snapped their fingers?
However, the next moment.
Along with Jon's finger "pop," Luffy's consciousness instantly blurred.
"Na…ni?"
Thud!
Watching Luffy fall to the ground, with swirling eyes.
Jon retracted his detached right hand. The guilt made him place the straw hat over Luffy's face.
Tricking an 8-year-old sworn brother…
I really deserve to die!
"Read Trait!"
Completely different from before.
This time, the light screen lit up with a seven-colored glow!
[Luffy Trait: Energy Conversion (Gold – Rubber characteristics cannot be plundered), Turn Enemies into Friends (Gold), Sit-ups (Gold), Max Affinity (Gold), Background King (Gold – Identity trait cannot be plundered), Conqueror's Haki (Gold – Unawakened), Voice of All Things (Pseudo Seven-Color – Unawakened), Nika Form (Pseudo Seven-Color – Unawakened)]
[Energy Conversion (Gold): Ingesting food can grant new life; energy can be converted into rubber ability fuel!]
[Turn Enemies into Friends (Gold): Not fighting, no acquaintance; your merits are magnified tenfold in enemies' eyes, hostility randomly decreases! (Crucial condition for becoming King)]
[Sit-ups (Gold): If you can lie down, you can sit up; if the enemy doesn't fall, I won't die! (Life force limit + 1000%!)]
[Sit-ups (Behind-the-Scenes): Your tenacious will allows you to stand up even after falling! (How can a strong body have limits!)]
[Max Affinity (Gold): Social hub + powerful influence, emotional contagion + 200%!]
[Max Affinity (Behind-the-Scenes): Powerful charisma, easier to gain others' favor, initial favorability with opposite sex + 10%!]
[Background King (Gold): Possesses the top-tier background in the world of pirates! Other Protected Subjects: Monkey D. Garp, Monkey D. Dragon, Shanks D. Rocks, Portgas D. Ace, Sabo D.! (To make it in this world, you need strength, and even more, connections!)]
[Voice of All Things (Pseudo Seven-Color): Hear the voices of all things, establish telepathy. (Can awaken [Communicate with All Things (Seven-Color)])]
[Nika Form: Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Nika Form. Separated from the Gum-Gum Fruit, can control lightning and inspire people! (Combat-type trait, Faction-type trait) (Integrate Gum-Gum Fruit, can awaken [Nika King (Seven-Color)])]
Two seven-color, six gold?
Oh my god!
How… how can I accept this? Fourth brother!!!