It was only after Mousse entered the "reverse side" with his own consciousness that he vaguely realized the brightness of the story pages could affect the unlock level of the plot—or rather, the upper limit of the strength of characters who could appear.
Though it was of no use for the time being, Mousse vaguely sensed a possibility. Whether it was correct, however, would have to wait until the Book-Book Fruit's abilities awakened in the future.
For now, whether the story pages were bright or dim seemed completely irrelevant. At least, when Mousse tried to capture other people's souls, he found that no matter which story page he selected, the effective range remained exactly the same. There was no discernible difference at all.
That was right. Just like Charlotte Mont-d'Or's "Book World" in the original timeline, the reverse side of Mousse's Book World could capture an enemy's soul. Unlike the latter, which could only use Soul Capture at point-blank range and needed to wait for a reckless fool like Luffy to practically run into it before getting a chance to ambush them, Mousse's Soul Capture had a far greater "effective range"!
Especially against targets Mousse judged to have weaker souls, he could forcefully collect their souls into the Book World from over a hundred meters away, turning them into unconscious living corpses.
This move was an even greater nemesis to Homies, whose souls were inherently unstable. Even the three great Homies made from Charlotte Linlin's own soul were no exception. Prometheus, who had volunteered for the test, tragically died on the spot. Fortunately, Charlotte Linlin promptly made a new one afterward.
It was also because of this "accident" that Mousse never used Homies for testing again. He realized that unlike true living beings, who could be revived simply by having