After Charlotte Doyle successfully recruited Karui, the female Chunin from Kumogakure, she exited the System Space and confirmed that Shizune was not currently conducting experiments or out on a mission, then directly carried out a Star Upgrade for her, strengthening her power.
After finishing these two things, Charlotte glanced at the number of Gold Coins she had left—just over fifty thousand—then entered the Training Ground provided by the system to master the Ninjutsu she had recently obtained. She needed to incorporate these Ninjutsu into her own combat.
Night fell.
As darkness descended, sin and crime took place in the shadowed corners of the city.
At that moment, Eddie Brock had transformed into Venom and was crouching atop the spire of a building, looking down at the brightly lit city below.
"It's so beautiful. I'm liking Earth more and more."
Eddie replied, "Looking at New York from this angle really does make the scenery feel completely different."
After Eddie and Venom enjoyed the view from up there for a few minutes, Venom said, "Let's go. Let's clean up the harmful trash in this city and fill my empty stomach while we're at it."
Eddie immediately shook his head. "I've got no problem cleaning them up, but buddy, can you stop eating their heads? It really grosses me out."
"How about chocolate?"
"My income's been pretty good lately. Maybe you can try another brand."
"How about Lindt?"
Venom refused. "Buddy, they're bad guys."
"You promised I could eat bad guys' heads."
"No, they have to be super bad guys. Some of them are just petty criminals. They don't deserve to die for that."
"How about one box of Lindt? It's one of the top ten chocolate brands in the world."
Venom answered, "Five boxes!"
"Buddy, that stuff isn't cheap. How about