'Status.'
「[Luka]
Species: Slime
Title: None [Level: 1] – [200/1,000]
Points: 220
– Techniques: [Predation (Platinum) Lv.1 – 0.2%], [Dissolve (Bronze) Lv.1 – 58%], [Absorption (Bronze) Lv.1 – 59%], [Restoration (Bronze) Lv.1 – 1%], [Mana Perception (Iron) Lv.9 – 98%]
– Chakra Nature: [Earth Style (Iron) Lv.9 – 99%], [Yin Style (Iron) Lv.1 – 32%], [Yang Style (Iron) Lv.1 – 55%]
– Power Source: [Natural Energy (Iron) Lv.3 – 11%], [Chakra (Bronze) Lv.1 – 8%]
– Resistances: [Pain Resistance (Iron) Lv.1 – 88%], [Pierce Resistance (Iron) Lv.1 – 71%], [Spiritual Attack Resistance (Iron) Lv.1 – 6%]
– Jutsus: [Clone (Iron) Lv.8 – 44%], [Transformation (Iron) Lv.9 – 92%], [Substitution (Iron) Lv.8 – 1%], [Leaf Hurricane (Iron) Lv.9 – 16%], [Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing (Iron) Lv.3 – 89%], [Body Flicker (Iron) Lv.4 – 0.9%]」
'Iron, Bronze, Platinum?' He asked: 'System, how exactly does this work?'
Responding to his doubt, a holographic page appeared.
[Each element — from techniques to power sources — is classified as follows:
<Iron Level 1–9>, <Bronze Level 1–19>, <Silver Level 1–29>, <Gold Level 1–39>, <Platinum Level 1–49>, <Emerald Level 1–59>, <Diamond Level 1–69>, <Master Level 1–89> and <Grandmaster Level 1–100>.
Note: If an <Iron> level technique reaches Level 9 with 100%, it will have a chance to evolve to <Bronze Level 1 (0%)>]
When Luka finished reading, he opened his status again.
Seeing that Earth Style was close to evolving, Luka wondered if Kakuzu, if he had persisted a bit longer, might have managed to improve his own Earth Style.
Or perhaps it is because of this limitation that he never reached 100%, thus not having the chance to improve his Earth Style.
It was understandable as well, after all, not everyone has the chance to receive Hashirama's cells and, from an ordinary ninja, transform into a powerful ninja.
Putting that aside for now, Luka murmured softly: "Shop."
「[Shop]
Current Points: 220
Skills and Items:
[Spatial Motion (Gold Lv.1)] – Allows the user to instantly travel to any location they have already visited or whose coordinates they know (The only drawback is that it consumes a large amount of chakra / Natural Energy) 10,000 Points
[Thought Acceleration (Gold Lv.1)] – Increases thought processing speed a thousand times 5,000 Points
[Devil's Pieces] – A set of 16 chess pieces given to High-Class Devils to increase their ranks by reincarnating other beings into Devils (Note: If the Host buys this set and uses the King piece on themselves, they will gain Devil mimicry, as well as be recognized as the owner of the other 15 pieces, being able to reincarnate other living beings into Devils). 100,000 Points]
[Magic towel that cleans any stain] – A towel that can not only clean any stain from the body, but also body hair, which can leave the user bald. 300 points
Consumables:
[Lose Memory] – A potion that makes the user temporarily lose their memory. 200 Points
[Super Antidote] – An antidote that can instantly detoxify any poison. 1,000 Points
[Hair Growth] – A potion that makes hair grow quickly. 200 Points
[Resurrection Cross] – They can be used by the Host at Lv.50 and below (Full resurrection is 10 seconds) – (Single Use). 10,000 Points
[Lottery Spin]: 100 Points
Note: For a new item to appear, you need to remove an item from the shop; a new random item will replace it」
Luka, seeing what was for sale, became excited.
'Many things for sale caught my attention.' Luka thought: 'I want to acquire the Thought Acceleration skill, I also want the Devil's Pieces, but God knows when I'll have enough points for that... Spatial Motion is also very good, but first, I want to save up and buy the Resurrection Cross.'
The Resurrection Cross was a fantastic item.
Despite the price, it was a second life. Having something like that would provide him with more security.
That said, he was curious to know what he could get from the 'Lottery Spin'.
Using his gelatinous hand, he clicked.
「Quantity: 1 Lottery Spin] ➝ [2 Lottery Spin]
[Buy now]」
[-200 Points]
After selecting [2 Lottery Spin], he clicked on "[Buy now], followed by [Use now].
Rosward Charlos Template
Briefcase with Gold Bars – 100 Gold Bars of 1k (99.9%)
[Notice: The items have been deposited in your [Stomach (Storage Space)]
Luka blinked.
The result of the Lottery Spin did not change. Which meant he was not seeing things.
'So... Can I obtain something like Templates of characters from fictional worlds?'
[Yes]
A short and simple answer echoed in his mind, answering all his doubts.
Honestly, he even expected that he might end up getting something like 'A roll of toilet paper'. Yes, his expectations were really low.
'Is it in my stomach?' Luka asked: 'System, how do Templates work, whether to summon or to assimilate the character?'
[Summoned characters start with 50% loyalty, but that does not mean this value cannot decrease, leaving or worse, turning against the Host.
When assimilating a character, depending on the host's mental defense and the target's mental strength, your mentality and way of acting may be affected.]
"..."
It was something more disadvantageous than he expected.
Taking the Rosward Charlos Template out of his stomach, Luka noticed that it looked a lot like a Yu-Gi-Oh card.
On this 'card', there were two options that stood out: [Summon] – [Assimilate].
Instead of choosing one immediately, Luka returned to his Slime form.
With the card in a gelatinous hand form on the left side, he made another hand appear on the right, clicking on the [Summon] option on the card.
Escaping from his 'hands', the card began to shine, soon like a smoke bomb, a curtain of smoke covered the area in front of him, soon being replaced by a very fat man with snot running from his nostrils.
His clothing consisted of a thick white suit that looked like a space suit, with medals or buttons, with a green collar and a resin bubble that guarantees him an oxygen supply.
When Charlos appeared from the curtain of smoke, he was in a sitting position, so he fell on his butt on the ground.
"Ahhh!" Shouting, he exclaimed: "That hurts!"
Luka didn't even give him time to understand what was happening, using Predation, choosing him as the target, saying: "Hi, and... Goodbye."
"Uh, what is this?" Charlos struggled with his hands, trying to get out, shouting "You insolent! Do you know who I am!?"
Like a snake, Luka wrapped Charlos's body with his gelatinous body, making the front part take the shape of his Slime face, and replied: "Yes, a nobody who is about to be devoured by me."
In a few seconds, Luka managed to completely envelop Charlos.
"Blub, blub, blub!"
Now in Luka's stomach, he struggled uncontrollably like never before, with his body being dissolved by something acidic, but even after minutes, he still persisted stubbornly.
[Absorption (Bronze) increased to Lv.2!]
[Dissolve (Bronze) increased to Lv.2!]
Almost an hour later, even as raw flesh, Charlos still did not die and continued struggling.
'He is more resilient than I could imagine...'
For Luka, Charlos was just a nobody, but it seemed he was mistaken — or perhaps he himself was simply very weak right now, and that's why it was taking so long.
Charlos continued to use his hands and feet to try to get out, even his mouth, trying to tear him apart with his teeth.
Perhaps this is the first time in his entire pathetic little life that he made so much effort.
[Restoration (Bronze) increased to Lv.2!]
...
12 hours, 23 minutes and 10 seconds later...
[Absorption (Bronze) increased to Lv.3!]
[Dissolve (Bronze) increased to Lv.3!]
[Restoration (Bronze) increased to Lv.3!]
「[Predation successful!]
[Superhuman Vision (Silver Lv.1 – 00%)] acquired!
[Superhuman Physique (Gold Lv.1 – 00%)] acquired!
+1,500 EXP
You leveled up!
+150 Points
Bonus: +500 Points」
It was a constant struggle.
Honestly, he did not expect that Charlos would resist for that long, but it finally ended and all his efforts were worth it.