The others stopped and thought. They knew this guy was fooling them, but they couldn't figure out what the catch was. Instead, his words seemed logical to them...
- Hmph! I'm too lazy to talk to you... Huh? Why are you green? Did you eat a Devil Fruit? - someone asked.
"He really is green!" another one chimed in, his eyes wide open.
Gion naturally didn't believe this nonsense and squinted skeptically at her training mate. At that moment, she noticed that he was indeed glowing green and was surprised.
- Did you eat a Devil Fruit?
The others also turned around, and even Kuzan, who had been sleeping until now, looked at the scene in surprise. Didn't this guy say he didnt eat a Devil Fruit when he entered the academy?
Leonardo, noticing that everyone was looking at him, looked down at himself and saw that his body was indeed emitting a green light. He didn't have time to give an evasive answer to Gion. Instead, he focused on the small sprout in the depths of his consciousness. This had never happened before. Even when he was injured, the sprout only gave him a huge supply of life force to help him recover, but it did not glow.
Suddenly, five words appeared in his head: "The flowering forest is approaching!"
Leonardo opened his eyes with a puzzled expression. Those words sounded too familiar... Wasn't that the "Wood Style" of Senju Hashirama, the god of shinobi from the Naruto world?
"Well, what's going on?" Gion asked, noticing that Leonardo had come to his senses.
- It seems to be true. Last month I saw a green fruit at the market. It looked delicious, and I bought it for five belli. It tasted okay, but nothing special happened, and I almost forgot about it, - Leonardo came up with a plausible explanation.
- I see. What kind of fruit was it? I read the encyclopedia of Devil Fruits, but none of them glow green, - Gion continued the interrogation.
"Perhaps Paramecia... fruit of the forest? I'm not sure. Kuzan, let's go out and check," Leonardo said, quickly changing the subject and inviting Kuzan to a duel. He himself was interested in testing the abilities that the system had given him.
With such a generous system, how could he not be cool? Leonardo could already imagine defeating Whitebeard!
...
"What's going on?" Zephyr's assistant asked, noticing a group of students heading toward the training ground.
"Leonardo seemed to have activated his Devil Fruit. It was glowing green, and now he challenged Kuzan to a duel to test his abilities," one of the students explained.
"That's strange... Didn't he say he didn't eat a Devil Fruit when he was admitted?" the assistant was surprised, recalling the entries in the registration book.
- I don't know. Leonardo said that he bought some fruit at the market for five belli, but then nothing happened, and now it suddenly activated, - the student answered, feeling a little envious. If only he had such luck! His father, a vice-admiral, once went broke to buy him a snake fruit...
"He is lucky," the assistant muttered, shaking his head.
Zephyr's assistant listened to this meaningless reason and wondered what kind of Devil Fruit little Curry ate that amazed him so much. After all, the abilities of a fruit can be both useful and useless, and little Curry was used to standing out from the rest of the class, except for Kuzan's unexpected talent and strength. If he ate a good Devil Fruit, it could indeed make him stronger, but if his fruit was a useless ability, then it would just be a waste of power and he would get weak for no reason.
"Come on, Kuzan, show me your best power, don't let me down! Ha-ha-ha-ha..." Leonardo said when they found themselves in the center of a large training area.
Leonardo, who had a powerful father thanks to the system, seemed a little self-confident, and even his laughter sounded different...
"...Is this guy really immune to kuzans fruit's ability?" someone in the audience thought, and confusion appeared on their faces.
"You... don't use a sword?" Kuzan asked, looking at Leonardo, who looked like he was on cloud nine, and let out a strange, flat laugh. Kuzan really wanted to start a fight, but they were training after all. Although the guy's physical training was quite strong, his main weapon was still a sword. Kuzan did not intend to take advantage of his opponent. A victory without honor was not a victory.
- Don't talk nonsense! I've always been straightforward and honest. You don't need to worry, and neither do I! Come on, the world of flowering trees is coming!!! - Leonardo didn't even insist. He wanted to test the skills his system had given him, and using a sword in this case would be stupid.
With these words, he extended his left hand and shouted loudly. The palm of his left hand glowed with a bright green light.