Chapter 36

Wu

Su Han stepped forward, pulling Ningguang into his arms and softly saying, "From now on, even if I drink, you must be there with me, okay?"

Wu

Her originally stiff body instantly relaxed.

"Really?"

"Mm, I actually don't like alcohol much. But yesterday, Beidou said she was leaving, and using tea instead of wine felt disrespectful. That's why she tricked me into drinking..."

"Hmph, knew it was her!"

Ningguang was somewhat annoyed. If the other party hadn't tempted him, how could today's incident have happened?

Looks like I'll need to find a chance to give her a warning.

So nothing else strange happens again.

Su Han stayed in Ningguang's room for a full half hour before coming out.

By then, Bai Xiao and the others had already left to attend to their work.

Instead, Keqing was waiting for his return.

"What's wrong? Are you still feeling unwell?"

"No. I've been thinking—if I had mastered Haoshoku back then, I wouldn't have been forced into such a dangerous situation. So today, please teach me how to cultivate Haoshoku."

In her pale purple eyes,

seriousness filled them completely.

After returning yesterday, she had constantly been wondering—was she too stubborn?

If only she had been like Beidou,

and accepted Su Han's special training earlier, perhaps she could have already grasped the power of Haoshoku.

Then she wouldn't have ended up in that kind of situation.

Though her body might be seen, she trusted Su Han wasn't that kind of person. If he wanted to see,

he could do so anytime, anywhere.

There was no need to only look during training sessions.

Having realized all this, the current scene unfolded as it did.

"Alright, since I'm injured now and have some free time, it's a good opportunity to teach you..."

"Mmhm."

The two went outside.

With Su Han's continuous guidance, Keqing finally understood where her Haoshoku problem lay.

Half an hour later,

as Keqing gathered her strength, her fair arm slowly turned pitch black.

"It's actually this simple—I never thought this power needed to be guided like this..."

Staring at her darkened arm,

Keqing's face was filled with curiosity.

She tried striking her arm with her sword; sure enough, it only tickled slightly—her defense had improved greatly!

"This is just the most basic level of Haoshoku. Once you learn how to flow it, you'll be able to attack from a distance, or even stand unaffected by that sand crocodile's attacks."

"Why?"

"Because Haoshoku circulating outside your body can form a transparent shield. You know Beidou's thunder shield, right? It's probably something similar..."

"I see!"

Keqing nodded and resumed her training.

Just having learned Armament Haki hardening,

she began considering how to apply it in actual combat.

Meanwhile, Su Han sat aside and opened the group message system.

Yesterday’s emergency

had left him without even claiming his rewards.

[Ding... Congratulations to group member Keqing for completing a 3-star task. As group leader, you receive extra reward: 5,000 points.]

[Ding... Congratulations to group member Keqing for completing a 3-star task. As group leader, you receive task reward: Hana Hana Fruit.]

"What? A Devil Fruit?"

Su Han was shocked by the system's message.

He never expected his first obtained Devil Fruit

would come as a task reward.

However, this also proved the task's originator

was Nico Robin.

There were two valuable things about her:

First, her linguistic ability.

Second, the Hana Hana Fruit.

Fortunately, it wasn't the useless language mastery skill.

Otherwise, it would've wasted a precious task reward.

Looking at the acquired Devil Fruit,

Su Han hesitated. This thing had no side effects, but it simply didn't suit him.

【Item Name】: Hana Hana Fruit

【Description】: After consumption, allows the user to grow any limb on any part of their body, up to a maximum range of three hundred meters.

【Note】: A product of the system—completely free of side effects.

In the end, he chose not to consume it.

After all, his fighting style wasn't compatible with the Hana Hana Fruit.

But speaking objectively, in his previous life, someone had said that if a man consumed the Hana Hana Fruit...

Wouldn't he then have a thousand younger brothers?

"Then who should I give it to?"

Su Han was pondering this.

Ningguang wasn't a bad choice, but... she didn't fight at all. Using the Hana Hana Fruit on her would be a complete waste.

Ganyu, then...

Even if she could split off countless arms,

there wouldn't possibly be that many arrows.

As for Hu Tao, forget it—this kid was too reckless.

If she got it, Liyue Harbor would never know peace again.

Probably every day someone would be reporting ghost sightings.

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Hu Tao is naturally fond of pranking people.

Giving her a Devil Fruit would be disastrous.

As for the others.

Su Han thought it over, and his gaze gradually fell on Keqing, who was practicing Haki.

Should he let her become a Hana Hana no Mi user?

If the Hana Hana no Mi is developed to its peak.

It should be easy to create dozens of clones.

Moreover, Keqing’s swordsmanship is of the agile school, not like Beidou’s, which breaks all techniques with pure force!

After thinking it over.

Only she was the most suitable.

Su Han stood up and walked to her, handing over the Hana Hana Fruit.

The latter looked at him with confusion.

"What is this? A fruit?... It's clearly a flower."

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"Yes, its name is the Hana Hana Fruit. Although the taste is rather terrible, it's extremely rare..."

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"Hana Hana Fruit? Hana Hana... Hey... Su Han, this isn't a Devil Fruit, is it?"

Miko

Keqing, who had seen pictures of the Mera Mera Fruit.

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Immediately realized it.

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This strange fruit covered in petals before her eyes was actually a Devil Fruit from the points shop!!!

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Seeing Keqing's astonished expression,

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Su Han nodded and said, "Indeed, it's a Devil Fruit—but not a Logia type, rather a Paramecia type... You can understand it as being able to grow parts of your own body anywhere—"

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Even on any object or surface.

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For example, eyes... ears.

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If developed to its peak, you could even create duplicates of yourself..."

Hmm

The Hana Hana Fruit might be somewhat weak,

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But the key lies in how you use it.

Just imagine—if Keqing released dozens of copies of herself, all simultaneously unleashing Heaven-Sent Tenrai, how terrifying would that be?

Keqing thought for a moment, then shook her head: "This fruit is too precious. Save it for someone else. I've already begun mastering Battle Aura."

"I don't need a fruit like this..."

"No one else fits it better. Think about it—what would Hu Tao do if she got this?"

"She'd probably spend all day scaring people in alleys and streets."

"And Xiangling? She'd most likely just split off extra arms for cooking."

"As for Ningguang and Beidou..."

After listening to Su Han’s analysis,

It truly seemed only she was the most compatible candidate.

Still, such a precious item...

To just give it away so easily...

Saying she wasn't touched inside would be a lie.

After all, if sold outside,

This fruit would be an invaluable treasure.

Looking at his handsome face, Keqing took the fruit and smiled: "I find I really can't argue with you. Fine... I'll eat it."

Then, she peeled the skin and took a bite.

Her originally radiant smile

Instantly froze.

An indescribable taste spread throughout her mouth.

Bitter and fishy.

In fact, the flavor was so bad that even Keqing, born into a noble family, almost wanted to vomit right there.

However, she knew the first bite of a Devil Fruit must be swallowed.

So, she shut her eyes and forced it down.

"Ugh... How can the taste be so bizarre? It's like swallowing a rotten salted fish that's been rotting for ages... So disgusting... Ugh..."

Keqing's miserable expression caused Su Han to burst into laughter.

So this is what a Devil Fruit tastes like.

Got it.

"You're still laughing... If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been so embarrassed!"

"I'm not laughing anymore, I'm not... Quickly try out the fruit's ability."

"Hmph..."

Says he won't laugh.

Pretending to be so composed, yet clearly enjoys seeing me lose my composure.

Keqing turned her head away, not wanting to deal with this bad guy anymore.

At that moment, a vague sensation arose within her—seemingly, as long as she had a single thought.

she could accomplish certain things.

She turned to look at Su Han, who was struggling not to laugh.

A thought rose in her mind.

Instantly, two pale white arms appeared on Su Han’s shoulders, one on each side, tugging at his ears.

"I told you to laugh... are you still going to laugh!"

"Stop pulling my ears! That’s not fair play!"

"Who told you to laugh so happily..."

"If you keep pulling, I’ll post that video from earlier in the group."

"What? You actually recorded it!"

Keqing was utterly furious—him laughing was already bad enough.

But actually recording her embarrassing state?

Absolutely unacceptable.

Fortunately, Ningguang arrived just in time, interrupting their antics.

Otherwise, no one knew where it would have ended up.

"What are you two doing? Why are you arguing so loudly... Huh? What is that?"

Staring at the flower petals that had just vanished after turning Su Han’s stylish hair into a messy nest.

Ningguang was extremely shocked.

If she hadn’t seen it wrong, those were a pair of arms, right?

Could it be that Su Han was someone with four hands?

No.

How could he himself mess up his own hairstyle like that?

Thus, Ningguang turned her gaze toward Keqing.

"It’s the Hana Hana Fruit—I ate it earlier, given by this guy..."

Since it was already discovered.

Keqing naturally didn’t want to hide it anymore.

She directly recounted everything that had just happened.

Upon hearing that Keqing had consumed a Devil Fruit, Ningguang suddenly understood.

No wonder two extra arms had appeared.