"Gild Tesoro!"
Archino's eyes held both wariness and greed.
Whoosh!!!
As soon as Archino finished speaking, Chaos flicked his index finger. The Goddess of the Heavens reached out with her slender right hand, casting a shadow as she swiped at Archino.
He had no intention of talking.
Chaos was interested in this man—or, more precisely, in the Heat-Heat Fruit.
Archino also had some potential.
"Temperature Fist."
Archino tensed all over. He hadn't expected Gild Tesoro to attack without a word.
But he wasn't afraid.
If he captured Gild Tesoro, he could become the richest man in the world.
Not everyone could resist that temptation.
His arm turned scarlet, like a red-hot iron, and its temperature rose in an instant.
The surrounding magma began to churn like boiling water, and a wave of intense heat swept through the area.
Bang!
A heavy, muffled impact rang out as Temperature Fist collided with the slender right hand. The Goddess of the Heavens actually came off worse.
Her palm had been pierced, and the surrounding gold had melted into liquid.
According to the science of his previous life, gold melted at 1,064.43°C. But the gold in this world was different, especially after Chaos had increased its density and hardness.
That punch had pierced the Goddess of the Heavens' palm with ease.
It was enough to show how destructive Archino's punch was—and how hot it had been.
All he could say was that this world couldn't be explained by common sense or science.
Chaos blew out a ring of smoke. He watched the Goddess of the Heavens withdraw her hand, then looked at Archino and decided he was barely passable.
The Goddess of the Heavens' right palm quickly healed, and she reached for Archino again.
Only now, her originally golden, slender hand had turned black