The banquet continued.
Miku sat beside Makoto, the tanuki ears on her head twitching occasionally, and the fluffy tail behind her couldn't help but sway gently.
She was still far from accustomed to her new ability and felt this appearance was a bit embarrassing.
"Miku, show everyone your ability again."
Makoto smiled encouragingly.
"Okay."
Miku nodded and stood up.
Her gaze swept across the banquet hall, finally landing on Newgate, Kaido, and Linlin, the three who would later dominate the New World as [Emperors].
Miku took a deep breath and extended both hands.
Bang— bang— bang—
Three soft sounds. The white smoke cleared, and three poplar leaves lay quietly in her palm.
Transformation Leaves.
She picked up a pen from beside her and wrote three names on each leaf.
Edward Newgate.
Kaido.
Charlotte Linlin.
After writing, Miku flicked her hand.
The three Transformation Leaves flew from her hand, spun in the air a few times, and then—
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Three muffled sounds rang, white smoke billowing.
After the smoke cleared, three more people had appeared in the banquet hall.
Edward Newgate… no, a Transformation Leaf version of Newgate.
A Transformation Leaf version of Kaido.
And a Transformation Leaf version of Linlin.
The three clones were lifelike, indistinguishable from the originals.
"..."
Newgate put down his sake bowl and narrowed his eyes.
The other two also changed their expressions.
The next second, the three clones moved.
They swung their Murakumogiri, Hassaikai, and Napoleon sword… slashing at their respective originals.
"For real?"
Kaido yelled, grabbing his nearby Hassaikai.
Newgate stood up unhurriedly, his right hand gripping the hilt of Murakumogiri.
Linlin also shouted loudly, the captain's hat on her head transforming into a large sword.
Boom—!!!
The attacks of the three clones collided with the weapons of the originals.
The shockwave exploded within the banquet hall, the air current sweeping around, dishes splashing, drinks spilling.
Cracks appeared on the walls of Ryugu Palace, and the coral chandeliers on the ceiling shook violently.
The entire Ryugu Palace trembled.
"Makoto-sama! Please stop! This place will collapse!"
Neptune, his face pale, shouted to Makoto.
Seeing this, Makoto immediately stood up.
Susanoo instantly materialized, gray-black energy ribs enveloping him.
A giant skeletal arm extended, holding a chainsaw formed of condensed energy.
The chainsaw roared.
Makoto flicked his hand.
The chainsaw arced through the air, cleanly slicing the three clones in half down the middle.
Bang— bang— bang—
As expected, after their bodies were cut open, the three clones, like Shadow Clones, turned into white smoke and dissipated into the air.
Fragments of the Transformation Leaves slowly fluttered down, like autumn leaves.
The banquet hall finally fell silent.
"You fu*king trying to kill us?!"
Kaido's hot temper couldn't hold back, the words slipping out.
But as soon as he said it, he regretted it.
Kaido quickly shut his mouth, his eyes darting away, afraid Makoto might get angry, praying frantically in his heart: 'You didn't hear anything, you didn't hear anything, you didn't hear anything...'
Fortunately, Makoto didn't seem to care. He dismissed Susanoo and waved his hand at Kaido.
"Sorry, I just wanted to see my wife's ability."
Miku flushed from the base of her neck to the tips of her ears, even the inside of her tanuki ears turning a shade of pink.
Her fingers twisted together, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help curving upwards.
Kaido breathed a long sigh of relief and silently sat back down.
Newgate put down his naginata, sat back in his seat, took a swig from his sake bowl, glanced at Miku, and said, "So this is the power of the Bake-Danuki Fruit? Amazing."
Makoto smiled and said, "Against someone like you, this ability isn't very effective."
Although the clones created by the Transformation Leaves possessed strength comparable to the originals, they were too fragile.
You have to understand, the top experts in the One Piece World are all human tanks, capable of fighting for days and nights without even needing a bathroom break.
The limitations of such fragile clones were still too significant.
However, the game hadn't fully explored the capabilities of this Devil Fruit either. Perhaps, with training and strengthening herself, the defense of these puppets might also increase for Miku.
Makoto suddenly thought of a question, 'If we later traveled to the Dragon Ball world and Miku saw a Super Saiyan, could she draw a Kakarot?'
Then wouldn't he, Lord Nishikawa, be invincible?
The banquet continued.
But the atmosphere was somewhat delicate.
Some were happy, some were worried.
The happy ones were naturally the strong female players like Utaha, Saeko, and Yotsuba, who had already determined their abilities and didn't covet Devil Fruits.
After all, Makoto had already mapped out growth paths for them.
For example, when they returned to the Naruto World, if they could get Itachi's Sharingan, it would go to Utaha.
Saeko was on the path of swordsmanship and the three types of Haki... she didn't need a Devil Fruit either.
Therefore, even though Miku had obtained such an overpowered ability, they weren't jealous… after all, their man would provide for them eventually.
Moreover, some of them weren't that fixated on pursuing great power... being strong enough was fine.
The girls who hadn't yet had their growth paths determined, however, had very mixed feelings.
After all, if they had stood up first, they would have been the ones to get this overpowered ability.
Even those who were already Mrs. Nishikawa, like the Nakiri sisters and the little fangirl Moeha, were full of regret.
But they had nothing to say… after all, the opportunity had been given. If you didn't have the courage to gamble, who could you blame?
Nino sat in a corner, forcing herself to take a drink for the first time in her life.
Her eyes kept drifting towards Miku.
She had tried to stand up several times, but ultimately remained seated.
She was afraid.
Afraid of losing the gamble.
And Miku, the usually most timid, most introverted, most inexpressive of them all… had stood up.
Nino bit her lip and poured herself another drink.
…
That night.
Unsurprisingly, Makoto took Miku to the bedroom.
When Miku was led into the room by Makoto's hand, she noticed that there were already many people inside.
Megumi, Utaha, Airi, Marina, Reze, Nakano Yotsuba... even Nayuta was sitting in a corner holding Pochita, watching her expressionlessly.
Miku's face instantly turned crimson.
"Wh-what are you all doing here..."
"In case you don't know how," Utaha leaned against the wall, a mischievous smile on her lips.
"Miku, don't be nervous. It'll be over quickly."
"Yotsuba, don't say that!"
Miku wished she could find a hole to crawl into.