"Carl, are you alright?!"
After realizing that the legendary pirate had disappeared, Carina removed the barrier and ran to Carl, looking at his body with a worried expression.
Her fair hands kept caressing his chest. The shirt under the armor had already turned into rags, revealing his muscular body that was red.
Carina's eyes reddened slightly when she thought of the scene of Carl vomiting blood, but she forced herself to remain calm.""You vomited blood just now, so you must have suffered internal injuries. Let's go to the hospital first to avoid any hidden injuries!”
"Don't worry, I'm fine.”
Carl patted Carina's head and comforted her,""It's not like you don't know my constitution. These injuries will recover after eating something.”
"Compared to the gains from this battle, this injury is insignificant.”
Carl tore off the ragged shirt on his upper body, revealing a perfect figure that made Perona blush. He said to the three women without hiding anything,""I've already figured out what my second characteristic is. I named it 'Absolute Comprehension'.”
"Absolute comprehension?"
"What is this?"
Carina and the other two girls had different reactions.
Carina and Nami were deep in thought, while Perona was dumbfounded.
The former had long known that Carl's physical fitness was different from ordinary people and had characteristics similar to the devil fruit. He had just completed his second evolution in the Boing Islands not long ago.
Carl's first characteristic was named "Steel Body".
As the name suggested, it was a body as hard as steel and impenetrable.
As for the second characteristic, due to Carl's silent training, Carina's understanding of domineering was not deep enough, so she did not know how powerful this ability was.
However, she still made a guess through these four words."Is it a learning enhancement characteristic?"
"Ah..."
Karl nodded and told the three girls about the ability of absolute comprehension.""From now on, as long as the enemy uses any sword technique, body technique, or domineering aura in front of me, I can instantly learn it.”
“...... What a shameless ability!"
Carina and the other two girls immediately complained after hearing about the ability of Absolute Comprehension.
At the same time, Carina recalled the change in the power of Carl's punch and could not help but raise her eyebrows."In other words, that pirate ran away because you learned his moves?”
"That's right, I've secretly learned all of his advanced usage of the color of the weapon.”Carl smiled proudly, then said regretfully,""It's a pity that he didn't use the flying slash of a Sword Hero or other domineering techniques. Otherwise, I would have definitely become stronger.”
"No wonder the other party ran away.”
"Why did you reveal your ability to him?" Carina asked, speechless. Couldn't he expose his own abilities after learning all of his abilities?”
"I had no choice. I was too excited and forgot about it.”Carl rubbed his nose and said helplessly.
"Forget it... Anyway, it's fine as long as I know that you've become stronger.”
Carina sorted out her thoughts and said,""Let's go back to Hotel Street first and let Carl recover from his injuries before considering the issue of hunting.”
Carl and Nami didn't object.
Carl was indeed a little uncomfortable from that blow just now.
After suffering internal injuries for the first time, his internal organs were still churning.
However, after his injuries recovered, Carl's dominance would become even stronger.
Domineering was the ability to turn invisible things like will into weapons.
The strength of one's will and aura determined the strength of one's dominance.
Carl, who had never been injured before, suddenly suffered a minor and serious internal injury. It was also a kind of tempering for his will.
The fake 'invincible' aura that he had cultivated in Eastern Sea would also completely transform in this battle.
Coupled with his terrifying physical fitness, Carl's domineering capacity and quality would soon soar.
This was the advantage of a monster.
Back at the hotel, Carina called the manager in charge of their luxury suite and asked her to arrange five chefs to prepare delicious food for Carl. She also requested that there must be medicinal dishes inside.
In the end, she even threatened the supervisor.
The price was not a problem. If there was any adulteration, the hotel had to be prepared to bear the consequences.
In the face of the guest's request, the hotel naturally did its best to satisfy it.
Hence, in the next few hours.
Waitresses kept bringing all kinds of dishes into the suite, and Carl ate as much as he could.
"Eat slowly, don't be anxious..."
Carina wiped the corner of Carl's mouth with a handkerchief. Her doting look made Nami and Perona look forward to it.
No matter how many times I look, Carl and Carina's feelings, all of them, the latecomers, envy, don't come.
Carina loved money as much as Nami, and she had already made arrangements for the distribution of the savings. She had made arrangements for how to use this money and how to use that money.
But after Carl was injured, all these arrangements were thrown away.
Nothing was more important than her man's health.
What hurt was Carl's body, but Carina's heart.
This kind of indiscriminative behavior that was not inferior to the little cute dragon not only illustrated the relationship between Carl and Carina, but also the depth of Carina's love for Carl.
Just this feeling.
In the future, no matter how many wings Karl had, no one would be able to shake Carina's position.
Calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out I've completely recovered."
As night fell, after the five chefs of the hotel collapsed from exhaustion, Carl finally let out a breath of turbid air. He let Carina wipe the sauce from the corner of his mouth and muttered to himself,""I really can't tell if this digestion speed is due to my body's innate devouring talent or if it's an ability that I comprehended unknowingly.”
"Eh... Could it be that this world had the ability to help humans digest food?”
Nami asked curiously.
“...... Yes, when I was being groomed as a Knight, I once heard a Bodywork expert mention that there was an ability called "Life Return". It allowed one to pour one's consciousness into the body and freely control every part of the body.”
Karl realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and covered up his lie in time.
However, Carl was more inclined to believe that this digestion speed was the innate talent of the constitution, because this digestion speed was much stronger than "Life Return."
He had eaten so much food, but his stomach did not even bulge.
Perhaps, this Devouring talent was actually a type of characteristic, a hidden characteristic of the monster's physique.
Carina didn't have any doubts and said,""Whether it's innate talent or acquired ability, as long as it's your strength, there's no need to worry.”
"That's true."
Karl grinned."It's just like absolute comprehension. I'm going to visit the 'experts' on the island one by one and learn from them secretly.”
"Hehe…Those guys are really pitiful."
Carina and the other two girls couldn't help but mourn for those guys in advance.
It's unfortunate that you met a monster like Carl.
However, he still had to say something…
Please turn into nutrients for Carl to become stronger!
......................................................................
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Muah (? 3 ?) "Carl, are you alright?!"
After realizing that the legendary pirate had disappeared, Carina removed the barrier and ran to Carl, looking at his body with a worried expression.
Her fair hands kept caressing his chest. The shirt under the armor had already turned into rags, revealing his muscular body that was red.
Carina's eyes reddened slightly when she thought of the scene of Carl vomiting blood, but she forced herself to remain calm.""You vomited blood just now, so you must have suffered internal injuries. Let's go to the hospital first to avoid any hidden injuries!”
"Don't worry, I'm fine.”
Carl patted Carina's head and comforted her,""It's not like you don't know my constitution. These injuries will recover after eating something.”
"Compared to the gains from this battle, this injury is insignificant.”
Carl tore off the ragged shirt on his upper body, revealing a perfect figure that made Perona blush. He said to the three women without hiding anything,""I've already figured out what my second characteristic is. I named it 'Absolute Comprehension'.”
"Absolute comprehension?"
"What is this?"
Carina and the other two girls had different reactions.
Carina and Nami were deep in thought, while Perona was dumbfounded.
The former had long known that Carl's physical fitness was different from ordinary people and had characteristics similar to the devil fruit. He had just completed his second evolution in the Boing Islands not long ago.
Carl's first characteristic was named "Steel Body".
As the name suggested, it was a body as hard as steel and impenetrable.
As for the second characteristic, due to Carl's silent training, Carina's understanding of domineering was not deep enough, so she did not know how powerful this ability was.
However, she still made a guess through these four words."Is it a learning enhancement characteristic?"
"Ah..."
Karl nodded and told the three girls about the ability of absolute comprehension.""From now on, as long as the enemy uses any sword technique, body technique, or domineering aura in front of me, I can instantly learn it.”
“...... What a shameless ability!"
Carina and the other two girls immediately complained after hearing about the ability of Absolute Comprehension.
At the same time, Carina recalled the change in the power of Carl's punch and could not help but raise her eyebrows."In other words, that pirate ran away because you learned his moves?”
"That's right, I've secretly learned all of his advanced usage of the color of the weapon.”Carl smiled proudly, then said regretfully,""It's a pity that he didn't use the flying slash of a Sword Hero or other domineering techniques. Otherwise, I would have definitely become stronger.”
"No wonder the other party ran away.”
"Why did you reveal your ability to him?" Carina asked, speechless. Couldn't he expose his own abilities after learning all of his abilities?”
"I had no choice. I was too excited and forgot about it.”Carl rubbed his nose and said helplessly.
"Forget it... Anyway, it's fine as long as I know that you've become stronger.”
Carina sorted out her thoughts and said,""Let's go back to Hotel Street first and let Carl recover from his injuries before considering the issue of hunting.”
Carl and Nami didn't object.
Carl was indeed a little uncomfortable from that blow just now.
After suffering internal injuries for the first time, his internal organs were still churning.
However, after his injuries recovered, Carl's dominance would become even stronger.
Domineering was the ability to turn invisible things like will into weapons.
The strength of one's will and aura determined the strength of one's dominance.
Carl, who had never been injured before, suddenly suffered a minor and serious internal injury. It was also a kind of tempering for his will.
The fake 'invincible' aura that he had cultivated in Eastern Sea would also completely transform in this battle.
Coupled with his terrifying physical fitness, Carl's domineering capacity and quality would soon soar.
This was the advantage of a monster.
Back at the hotel, Carina called the manager in charge of their luxury suite and asked her to arrange five chefs to prepare delicious food for Carl. She also requested that there must be medicinal dishes inside.
In the end, she even threatened the supervisor.
The price was not a problem. If there was any adulteration, the hotel had to be prepared to bear the consequences.
In the face of the guest's request, the hotel naturally did its best to satisfy it.
Hence, in the next few hours.
Waitresses kept bringing all kinds of dishes into the suite, and Carl ate as much as he could.
"Eat slowly, don't be anxious..."
Carina wiped the corner of Carl's mouth with a handkerchief. Her doting look made Nami and Perona look forward to it.
No matter how many times I look, Carl and Carina's feelings, all of them, the latecomers, envy, don't come.
Carina loved money as much as Nami, and she had already made arrangements for the distribution of the savings. She had made arrangements for how to use this money and how to use that money.
But after Carl was injured, all these arrangements were thrown away.
Nothing was more important than her man's health.
What hurt was Carl's body, but Carina's heart.
This kind of indiscriminative behavior that was not inferior to the little cute dragon not only illustrated the relationship between Carl and Carina, but also the depth of Carina's love for Carl.
Just this feeling.
In the future, no matter how many wings Karl had, no one would be able to shake Carina's position.
Calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out I've completely recovered."
As night fell, after the five chefs of the hotel collapsed from exhaustion, Carl finally let out a breath of turbid air. He let Carina wipe the sauce from the corner of his mouth and muttered to himself,""I really can't tell if this digestion speed is due to my body's innate devouring talent or if it's an ability that I comprehended unknowingly.”
"Eh... Could it be that this world had the ability to help humans digest food?”
Nami asked curiously.
“...... Yes, when I was being groomed as a Knight, I once heard a Bodywork expert mention that there was an ability called "Life Return". It allowed one to pour one's consciousness into the body and freely control every part of the body.”
Karl realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and covered up his lie in time.
However, Carl was more inclined to believe that this digestion speed was the innate talent of the constitution, because this digestion speed was much stronger than "Life Return."
He had eaten so much food, but his stomach did not even bulge.
Perhaps, this Devouring talent was actually a type of characteristic, a hidden characteristic of the monster's physique.
Carina didn't have any doubts and said,""Whether it's innate talent or acquired ability, as long as it's your strength, there's no need to worry.”
"That's true."
Karl grinned."It's just like absolute comprehension. I'm going to visit the 'experts' on the island one by one and learn from them secretly.”
"Hehe…Those guys are really pitiful."
Carina and the other two girls couldn't help but mourn for those guys in advance.
It's unfortunate that you met a monster like Carl.
However, he still had to say something…
Please turn into nutrients for Carl to become stronger!
......................................................................
The afternoon update has ended!
He would rest for an hour or two, then continue to burn his liver after taking a shower!
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Muah (? 3 ?) "Carl, are you alright?!"
After realizing that the legendary pirate had disappeared, Carina removed the barrier and ran to Carl, looking at his body with a worried expression.
Her fair hands kept caressing his chest. The shirt under the armor had already turned into rags, revealing his muscular body that was red.
Carina's eyes reddened slightly when she thought of the scene of Carl vomiting blood, but she forced herself to remain calm.""You vomited blood just now, so you must have suffered internal injuries. Let's go to the hospital first to avoid any hidden injuries!”
"Don't worry, I'm fine.”
Carl patted Carina's head and comforted her,""It's not like you don't know my constitution. These injuries will recover after eating something.”
"Compared to the gains from this battle, this injury is insignificant.”
Carl tore off the ragged shirt on his upper body, revealing a perfect figure that made Perona blush. He said to the three women without hiding anything,""I've already figured out what my second characteristic is. I named it 'Absolute Comprehension'.”
"Absolute comprehension?"
"What is this?"
Carina and the other two girls had different reactions.
Carina and Nami were deep in thought, while Perona was dumbfounded.
The former had long known that Carl's physical fitness was different from ordinary people and had characteristics similar to the devil fruit. He had just completed his second evolution in the Boing Islands not long ago.
Carl's first characteristic was named "Steel Body".
As the name suggested, it was a body as hard as steel and impenetrable.
As for the second characteristic, due to Carl's silent training, Carina's understanding of domineering was not deep enough, so she did not know how powerful this ability was.
However, she still made a guess through these four words."Is it a learning enhancement characteristic?"
"Ah..."
Karl nodded and told the three girls about the ability of absolute comprehension.""From now on, as long as the enemy uses any sword technique, body technique, or domineering aura in front of me, I can instantly learn it.”
“...... What a shameless ability!"
Carina and the other two girls immediately complained after hearing about the ability of Absolute Comprehension.
At the same time, Carina recalled the change in the power of Carl's punch and could not help but raise her eyebrows."In other words, that pirate ran away because you learned his moves?”
"That's right, I've secretly learned all of his advanced usage of the color of the weapon.”Carl smiled proudly, then said regretfully,""It's a pity that he didn't use the flying slash of a Sword Hero or other domineering techniques. Otherwise, I would have definitely become stronger.”
"No wonder the other party ran away.”
"Why did you reveal your ability to him?" Carina asked, speechless. Couldn't he expose his own abilities after learning all of his abilities?”
"I had no choice. I was too excited and forgot about it.”Carl rubbed his nose and said helplessly.
"Forget it... Anyway, it's fine as long as I know that you've become stronger.”
Carina sorted out her thoughts and said,""Let's go back to Hotel Street first and let Carl recover from his injuries before considering the issue of hunting.”
Carl and Nami didn't object.
Carl was indeed a little uncomfortable from that blow just now.
After suffering internal injuries for the first time, his internal organs were still churning.
However, after his injuries recovered, Carl's dominance would become even stronger.
Domineering was the ability to turn invisible things like will into weapons.
The strength of one's will and aura determined the strength of one's dominance.
Carl, who had never been injured before, suddenly suffered a minor and serious internal injury. It was also a kind of tempering for his will.
The fake 'invincible' aura that he had cultivated in Eastern Sea would also completely transform in this battle.
Coupled with his terrifying physical fitness, Carl's domineering capacity and quality would soon soar.
This was the advantage of a monster.
Back at the hotel, Carina called the manager in charge of their luxury suite and asked her to arrange five chefs to prepare delicious food for Carl. She also requested that there must be medicinal dishes inside.
In the end, she even threatened the supervisor.
The price was not a problem. If there was any adulteration, the hotel had to be prepared to bear the consequences.
In the face of the guest's request, the hotel naturally did its best to satisfy it.
Hence, in the next few hours.
Waitresses kept bringing all kinds of dishes into the suite, and Carl ate as much as he could.
"Eat slowly, don't be anxious..."
Carina wiped the corner of Carl's mouth with a handkerchief. Her doting look made Nami and Perona look forward to it.
No matter how many times I look, Carl and Carina's feelings, all of them, the latecomers, envy, don't come.
Carina loved money as much as Nami, and she had already made arrangements for the distribution of the savings. She had made arrangements for how to use this money and how to use that money.
But after Carl was injured, all these arrangements were thrown away.
Nothing was more important than her man's health.
What hurt was Carl's body, but Carina's heart.
This kind of indiscriminative behavior that was not inferior to the little cute dragon not only illustrated the relationship between Carl and Carina, but also the depth of Carina's love for Carl.
Just this feeling.
In the future, no matter how many wings Karl had, no one would be able to shake Carina's position.
Calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out I've completely recovered."
As night fell, after the five chefs of the hotel collapsed from exhaustion, Carl finally let out a breath of turbid air. He let Carina wipe the sauce from the corner of his mouth and muttered to himself,""I really can't tell if this digestion speed is due to my body's innate devouring talent or if it's an ability that I comprehended unknowingly.”
"Eh... Could it be that this world had the ability to help humans digest food?”
Nami asked curiously.
“...... Yes, when I was being groomed as a Knight, I once heard a Bodywork expert mention that there was an ability called "Life Return". It allowed one to pour one's consciousness into the body and freely control every part of the body.”
Karl realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and covered up his lie in time.
However, Carl was more inclined to believe that this digestion speed was the innate talent of the constitution, because this digestion speed was much stronger than "Life Return."
He had eaten so much food, but his stomach did not even bulge.
Perhaps, this Devouring talent was actually a type of characteristic, a hidden characteristic of the monster's physique.
Carina didn't have any doubts and said,""Whether it's innate talent or acquired ability, as long as it's your strength, there's no need to worry.”
"That's true."
Karl grinned."It's just like absolute comprehension. I'm going to visit the 'experts' on the island one by one and learn from them secretly.”
"Hehe…Those guys are really pitiful."
Carina and the other two girls couldn't help but mourn for those guys in advance.
It's unfortunate that you met a monster like Carl.
However, he still had to say something…
Please turn into nutrients for Carl to become stronger!
......................................................................
The afternoon update has ended!
He would rest for an hour or two, then continue to burn his liver after taking a shower!
Thank you for the flowers, evaluation votes, and monthly votes!
Continue to ask for all data support
Muah (? 3 ?) "Carl, are you alright?!"
After realizing that the legendary pirate had disappeared, Carina removed the barrier and ran to Carl, looking at his body with a worried expression.
Her fair hands kept caressing his chest. The shirt under the armor had already turned into rags, revealing his muscular body that was red.
Carina's eyes reddened slightly when she thought of the scene of Carl vomiting blood, but she forced herself to remain calm.""You vomited blood just now, so you must have suffered internal injuries. Let's go to the hospital first to avoid any hidden injuries!”
"Don't worry, I'm fine.”
Carl patted Carina's head and comforted her,""It's not like you don't know my constitution. These injuries will recover after eating something.”
"Compared to the gains from this battle, this injury is insignificant.”
Carl tore off the ragged shirt on his upper body, revealing a perfect figure that made Perona blush. He said to the three women without hiding anything,""I've already figured out what my second characteristic is. I named it 'Absolute Comprehension'.”
"Absolute comprehension?"
"What is this?"
Carina and the other two girls had different reactions.
Carina and Nami were deep in thought, while Perona was dumbfounded.
The former had long known that Carl's physical fitness was different from ordinary people and had characteristics similar to the devil fruit. He had just completed his second evolution in the Boing Islands not long ago.
Carl's first characteristic was named "Steel Body".
As the name suggested, it was a body as hard as steel and impenetrable.
As for the second characteristic, due to Carl's silent training, Carina's understanding of domineering was not deep enough, so she did not know how powerful this ability was.
However, she still made a guess through these four words."Is it a learning enhancement characteristic?"
"Ah..."
Karl nodded and told the three girls about the ability of absolute comprehension.""From now on, as long as the enemy uses any sword technique, body technique, or domineering aura in front of me, I can instantly learn it.”
“...... What a shameless ability!"
Carina and the other two girls immediately complained after hearing about the ability of Absolute Comprehension.
At the same time, Carina recalled the change in the power of Carl's punch and could not help but raise her eyebrows."In other words, that pirate ran away because you learned his moves?”
"That's right, I've secretly learned all of his advanced usage of the color of the weapon.”Carl smiled proudly, then said regretfully,""It's a pity that he didn't use the flying slash of a Sword Hero or other domineering techniques. Otherwise, I would have definitely become stronger.”
"No wonder the other party ran away.”
"Why did you reveal your ability to him?" Carina asked, speechless. Couldn't he expose his own abilities after learning all of his abilities?”
"I had no choice. I was too excited and forgot about it.”Carl rubbed his nose and said helplessly.
"Forget it... Anyway, it's fine as long as I know that you've become stronger.”
Carina sorted out her thoughts and said,""Let's go back to Hotel Street first and let Carl recover from his injuries before considering the issue of hunting.”
Carl and Nami didn't object.
Carl was indeed a little uncomfortable from that blow just now.
After suffering internal injuries for the first time, his internal organs were still churning.
However, after his injuries recovered, Carl's dominance would become even stronger.
Domineering was the ability to turn invisible things like will into weapons.
The strength of one's will and aura determined the strength of one's dominance.
Carl, who had never been injured before, suddenly suffered a minor and serious internal injury. It was also a kind of tempering for his will.
The fake 'invincible' aura that he had cultivated in Eastern Sea would also completely transform in this battle.
Coupled with his terrifying physical fitness, Carl's domineering capacity and quality would soon soar.
This was the advantage of a monster.
Back at the hotel, Carina called the manager in charge of their luxury suite and asked her to arrange five chefs to prepare delicious food for Carl. She also requested that there must be medicinal dishes inside.
In the end, she even threatened the supervisor.
The price was not a problem. If there was any adulteration, the hotel had to be prepared to bear the consequences.
In the face of the guest's request, the hotel naturally did its best to satisfy it.
Hence, in the next few hours.
Waitresses kept bringing all kinds of dishes into the suite, and Carl ate as much as he could.
"Eat slowly, don't be anxious..."
Carina wiped the corner of Carl's mouth with a handkerchief. Her doting look made Nami and Perona look forward to it.
No matter how many times I look, Carl and Carina's feelings, all of them, the latecomers, envy, don't come.
Carina loved money as much as Nami, and she had already made arrangements for the distribution of the savings. She had made arrangements for how to use this money and how to use that money.
But after Carl was injured, all these arrangements were thrown away.
Nothing was more important than her man's health.
What hurt was Carl's body, but Carina's heart.
This kind of indiscriminative behavior that was not inferior to the little cute dragon not only illustrated the relationship between Carl and Carina, but also the depth of Carina's love for Carl.
Just this feeling.
In the future, no matter how many wings Karl had, no one would be able to shake Carina's position.
Calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out, calling out I've completely recovered."
As night fell, after the five chefs of the hotel collapsed from exhaustion, Carl finally let out a breath of turbid air. He let Carina wipe the sauce from the corner of his mouth and muttered to himself,""I really can't tell if this digestion speed is due to my body's innate devouring talent or if it's an ability that I comprehended unknowingly.”
"Eh... Could it be that this world had the ability to help humans digest food?”
Nami asked curiously.
“...... Yes, when I was being groomed as a Knight, I once heard a Bodywork expert mention that there was an ability called "Life Return". It allowed one to pour one's consciousness into the body and freely control every part of the body.”
Karl realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and covered up his lie in time.
However, Carl was more inclined to believe that this digestion speed was the innate talent of the constitution, because this digestion speed was much stronger than "Life Return."
He had eaten so much food, but his stomach did not even bulge.
Perhaps, this Devouring talent was actually a type of characteristic, a hidden characteristic of the monster's physique.
Carina didn't have any doubts and said,""Whether it's innate talent or acquired ability, as long as it's your strength, there's no need to worry.”
"That's true."
Karl grinned."It's just like absolute comprehension. I'm going to visit the 'experts' on the island one by one and learn from them secretly.”
"Hehe…Those guys are really pitiful."
Carina and the other two girls couldn't help but mourn for those guys in advance.
It's unfortunate that you met a monster like Carl.
However, he still had to say something…
Please turn into nutrients for Carl to become stronger!
......................................................................
The afternoon update has ended!
He would rest for an hour or two, then continue to burn his liver after taking a shower!
Thank you for the flowers, evaluation votes, and monthly votes!
Continue to ask for all data support
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