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Sengoku: "I choose... Nani??"
Just as he was about to buzz in, Sengoku suddenly noticed the warning on the screen...
He immediately swallowed his words.
Answering incorrectly within 5 seconds would deduct one year of lifespan!!
This penalty mechanism was terrifying for people like them who were already advanced in age!!
No one knew how many years they had left...
If someone only had one year of life remaining, answering incorrectly would mean instant death!!!
Sengoku was still hoping that Trafalgar Law would perform the immortality surgery on him...
If he died prematurely due to a wrong answer, there wouldn't even be a place to cry about it...
Kuzan: "So there's a penalty mechanism now, huh..."
Borsalino: "Hmm~ Looks like we can't answer carelessly anymore..."
Rocks D. Gibeck: "What's there to fear?! This penalty mechanism is only a threat to the living. We dead folks don't need to worry! Shiki, Roger, it's an opportunity—let's buzz in quickly!!"
Gol D. Roger: "You idiot, I read the question carefully!!"
Shiki: "Jahahaha!!! You crafty old bastard! Trying to trick me and Roger, but we won't fall for it!"
Although the dead wouldn't lose lifespan, answering incorrectly within 5 seconds would result in losing the chance to participate in the next five rounds.
Considering that the rewards were confirmed to exist, being unable to participate in five consecutive rounds would feel worse than death!
Monkey D. Luffy: "Deducting just one year of lifespan for a wrong answer? That's such a bargain!"
Monkey D. Garp: "..."
Sengoku: "..."
Tsuru: "..."
Roronoa Zoro: "Luffy, act normal for once, will you?"
Nami: "Sorry everyone, our captain accidentally got released. I'll take him away now..."
As everyone exchanged their thoughts, the 5-second grace period for penalties quickly passed...
This time, everyone was clearly cautious.
No one chose to answer within 5 seconds.
Rocks D. Gibeck: "A! This kid is different from White-Luffy—he's obviously a raw talent without Devil Fruit powers!"
Sengoku: "A! Based on this situation, Luffy won't even have a chance to come into contact with the Gum-Gum Fruit."
Edward Newgate: "E! First, eliminate C and D—they're too absurd! In my opinion, B and E are the most likely options, so I'll go with E."
Eustass Kid: "B! Option B fits Straw Hat's style perfectly!"
Trafalgar Law: "E! The more outrageous the scenario, the more fitting it is for the Straw Hat Captain!"
Shiki: "A! It has to be A!"
Charlotte Linlin: "A!"
Charlotte Linlin: "Huh? Damn it, Shiki! You stole my top three spots!"
Shiki: "Jahahaha!!! Linlin, you're too slow!"
Sakazuki: "E."
Donquixote Doflamingo: "... It seems all the correct answers have been taken. No point wasting my chances then."
...
Soon, some people in the chatroom made their choices, while others opted not to answer.
After all, answering incorrectly twice in a row would forcibly interrupt their participation in the next two rounds.
That would be unbearable!
Since they felt that the correct answers had already been taken, there was no reason to waste their opportunities.
[Time remaining...]
[10]
[9]
[8]
...
As the countdown timer on the big screen continued ticking down, Shanks furrowed his brows.
Option C seemed utterly ridiculous to others!!
But to Shanks... The more he looked at it, the more he felt it might be the right answer!
Back then, he had coincidentally brought the Gum-Gum Fruit to Windmill Village, and it ended up being eaten by Luffy under strange circumstances. He felt that it was the Gum-Gum Fruit choosing Luffy...
Now, the other Luffy hadn't experienced what White-Luffy went through, but if Luffy was truly destined...
Then the Gum-Gum Fruit would surely choose him again!!
[3]
[2]
[1]
Shanks: "C."
[0]
As the countdown ended, the frozen image on the big screen resumed playing.
[Shanks refused to teach Luffy the method to train Conqueror's Haki.]
[In his view, the dual-color Haki training method he taught Luffy earlier was already a challenge that Luffy would never fully master in his lifetime.]
[Teaching him the method to train Conqueror's Haki would only confuse this ignorant youth further...]
[Moreover, the probability of someone awakening Conqueror's Haki was one in several million. This young man in front of him didn't seem like someone destined for greatness...]
["Thank you, Mister!" ]
[Luffy didn't press further and sincerely thanked Shanks once again.]
[Even though Shanks hadn't told him the method to train Conqueror's Haki, he had already shared a lot. Luffy was grateful!]
[However, just as Luffy was saying goodbye to Shanks and preparing to leave, a wooden box on the table beside Lucky Roo suddenly tipped over.]
[Rolling sounds...]
[A mysterious purple Devil Fruit with intricate patterns rolled conveniently to Luffy's feet...]
Rocks D. Gibeck: "What the hell?! No way!! The Devil Fruit actually rolled to his feet? Is this really happening??"
Gol D. Roger: "Could the answer be C?"
Edward Newgate: "I also guessed wrong. Seems like I can't answer carelessly next time."
Tsuru: "Someone selected C right before the countdown ended, but I didn't notice who it was."
Shiki: "It was Shanks who chose it. Hey, Shanks, why do you know the correct answer when it's clearly something the other Shanks did?"
Shanks: "If I knew the correct answer, would I have needed to think so long before making my choice? I simply trusted my instincts!"
Sengoku: "Quiet!! There's no guarantee this brat will eat it yet, so stop panicking!"
From the current situation, the most likely answers were A and C, but until the official answer was revealed, no one could confirm which was correct!
[Huh?]
[Seeing the Devil Fruit resting at Luffy's feet, the officers of the Red-Haired Pirates were all stunned...]
[Everyone turned their gaze toward Lucky Roo, since the Devil Fruit had been in his possession.]
["Sorry, someone must've accidentally knocked over the box." Lucky Roo awkwardly approached Luffy, bent down, and picked up the Devil Fruit...]
Rocks D. Gibeck: "Good job picking it up!!"
Shiki: "Jahahaha!!! Captain, our chance for revival has arrived!!"
Rocks D. Gibeck: "Shut up! If I revive, you're the first one I'm killing!"
Shiki: "Jahahaha! Try touching me first, you bastard~"
Tsuru: "Sengoku, looks like you're getting your reward!"
Sengoku: "Yeah, but hopefully Rocks and Shiki don't get revived as part of theirs!"
Rocks D. Gibeck: "Shut your damn mouth!"
Shiki: "Shut your cocky mouth!"
[Shanks gazed thoughtfully at the Devil Fruit Lucky Roo had picked up...]
["Farewell, Mister." Luffy said goodbye once more, then stepped toward the door.]
[Meanwhile, Lucky Roo placed the Gum-Gum Fruit back into the wooden box, but perhaps because he'd had too much to drink, he accidentally bumped it against the edge of the table.]
[Thump thump thump...]
[After rolling around...]
[Luffy stared blankly at the purple fruit at his feet...]
The audience watching the scene was equally dumbfounded...
This...
This fruit is way too eager, isn't it??