"Since we're exchanging secrets, does that mean the relationship between us has gotten a little closer too?"
Lilith's expression was hazy, her tone teasing, leaving Tanamo beside her utterly confused.
"Talk business."
Shen Yi's expression did not change.
With more women around him, he had long since become desensitized to charms of this level and would not react much at all. If Lilith had not truly touched on certain things Shen Yi cared about greatly, he would not be standing here wasting words with her right now.
"Ahem."
"What an unromantic man. Do all the men on your planet treat other beautiful females like this?"
Shen Yi: "..."
"What you call an Ability Fruit is, to me, simply a tiny, regularized fragment. As for just how tiny, it's difficult for me to describe in words. Roughly speaking, it's like you encountering a stream right now. You would look, you would be curious, but you would not care too much, because the way you improve your ability has already changed completely. You no longer need those ordinary fruits, correct?"
Lilith's two knuckles tapped lightly in midair with a steady rhythm. Around her, the already shattered void rippled gently under her rhythmic knocking. Her profound eyes were like slivers of light in the night, precisely taking in every one of Shen Yi's reactions.
"Correct."
Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Yi calmly nodded. Such a decisive and genuine reaction made Lilith slightly surprised, and immediately after, even more interested in him.
"Haven't you ever wondered why these Ability Fruits form?"
"A little."
"I remember they can form naturally, but judging by the quantity on my planet, I think the greater possibility is that it's because of the Black Fog." Shen Yi spoke softly, paying no mind at all to Tanamo's shocked gaze beside