At that moment, the atmosphere turned grave.
Kalifa and the others' lives hung on Natsuya's every thought.
Natsuya finally could not keep a straight face when he saw how nervous Kalifa looked. The corner of his mouth curled up into a smile.
"Hehe, Sister Kalifa, long time no see."
Then he sighed. "I never expected us to meet again under these circumstances."
"Yes."
Kalifa immediately let out a breath of relief.
She relaxed.
Because she understood that Natsuya would not attack her.
In fact, Natsuya had never intended to attack Kalifa.
After all, back in CP9, Kalifa had treated him the best and taken the greatest care of him.
So even if Kalifa had attacked him alongside Rob Lucci and the others earlier, he probably would have gone easy on her.
Not to mention that Kalifa had not attacked him at all. She had even defended him.
"What about them?"
Kalifa then brought up Rob Lucci and the others.
Although Natsuya had spared her, that did not seem to mean he would spare Rob Lucci and the others as well, did it?
At those words, a glint of coldness flashed through Natsuya's eyes.
Without a doubt, killing the three of Rob Lucci's group was not a bad choice.
That way, he could eliminate the roots and prevent future trouble.
But if he did that, Kalifa probably would not be able to explain herself to Spandam, much less to the World Government.
So, for Kalifa's sake, Natsuya decided to spare Rob Lucci and the others.
Of course, the most important reason was that after this battle, Natsuya was already full of confidence. Even if Rob Lucci and the others became stronger and came looking for trouble in the future, they would only be providing him with Battle Points.
Thinking of that, Natsuya smiled. "Sister Kalifa, take them back with you. Don't you still need to report to Spandam?"
As he spoke, Natsuya winked at Kalifa.
Kalifa's pretty face immediately reddened. Her heart warmed at Natsuya's thoughtfulness, but then she hesitated. "What about you?"
Without a doubt, after this incident, Natsuya had completely fallen out with the World Government. What would he do from now on?
"You don't need to worry about me."
Natsuya smiled.
In truth, he had never sincerely served the World Government.
It was only because he had just transmigrated here back then that joining the World Government seemed like the best choice.
But now that he had the Door-Door Fruit's power, he could go anywhere in this vast world. Naturally, there was no need for him to continue serving the World Government. This was the perfect chance to cut ties completely.
As for the future, Natsuya had not decided yet. He would probably focus on training, especially developing his fruit ability.
He believed that as long as he could develop the Door-Door Fruit to its limit—
Not only would he be able to travel anywhere in the world, but he would even be free to roam across worlds!
At that thought, Natsuya was suddenly filled with bold ambition. He smiled at Kalifa. "If things don't work out for you in the World Government later, come find me. My door will always be open for you!"
As he spoke, Natsuya pointed at his heart, clearly implying something.
Kalifa's face reddened even more. Suddenly feeling awkward, she hurriedly flew away with Rob Lucci and the others.
After Kalifa and the others left, Natsuya's face suddenly turned pale, and he dropped to one knee.
"This backlash is pretty intense."
Natsuya gave a wry smile.
In fact, Kalifa had overestimated him.
If he fought Kalifa now, he might not necessarily win.
The main reason was that the aftereffects of using the Eight Inner Gates were too severe.
Especially the Gate of Life.
Although this gate was the last safe zone of the Eight Inner Gates, that so-called safety was only relative.
Overall, it still consumed an enormous amount of energy.
So after closing the Eight Inner Gates, Natsuya entered a weakened state, and a powerful sense of fatigue washed over him.
Of course, the injuries he had suffered while fighting Rob Lucci also flared up again, eating away at him.
As a result, Natsuya's combat power had now plummeted to rock bottom.
If he did not activate the Eight Inner Gates again, whether he could defeat Kalifa was truly uncertain.
Of course, despite the immense consumption and damage, Natsuya's gains this time were equally enormous.
With that thought, Natsuya willed it, immediately opening the System Screen.
[Host]: Natsuya [Race]: Human [Strength]: 103 [Agility]: 82 [Spirit]: 122 [Constitution]: 112 [The average four attributes of an ordinary human are 10] [Battle Points]: 1258 [Skills]: Finger Pistol [Top Tier] Iron Body [Top Tier] Tempest Kick [Top Tier] Paper Art [Top Tier] Shave [Top Tier] Door-Door Fruit [Advanced 5%] ...
When Natsuya saw his current Battle Points, the wry smile on his face turned into joy.
It was worth mentioning that the way he gained Battle Points was based on combat duration.
The longer the battle lasted, the more Battle Points he gained.
But before this, nearly all the battles Natsuya had experienced had been extremely brief.
So after raising the Rokushiki techniques he had mastered to top tier, he had only accumulated a little over a thousand Battle Points.
But he had not expected that this single battle would earn him more than a thousand Battle Points!
More than a thousand Battle Points were enough to raise a beginner-level skill to advanced level!
And if he accumulated a little more, perhaps he would be able to raise the Door-Door Fruit to top tier!
The advanced Door-Door Fruit was already full of countless marvelous uses. What would it be like once it reached top tier?
Right, unlike techniques such as the Rokushiki, once the Door-Door Fruit reached top tier, it should achieve the legendary awakening, shouldn't it?
Then what would the Door-Door Fruit's awakening be like?
The more Natsuya thought about it, the more he looked forward to it.
Of course, it was still a little too early to think about that now.
After all, intense and prolonged battles like the one against Rob Lucci and the others were relatively rare.
It would probably still take Natsuya some time to raise the Door-Door Fruit to top tier.
But that did not matter.
Because Natsuya discovered that although the Door-Door Fruit was only advanced level now, it still had plenty of room for development.
Previously, because he had been preparing to deal with CP9's arrival, Natsuya had focused more on improving combat power when developing the Door-Door Fruit.
Thus, he had developed the offensive Door-Strike Dog, the defensive Rashomon, and the Eight Inner Gates, which boosted his explosive strength potential.
Right, Natsuya had actually only developed the Eight Inner Gates up to the Gate of Life so far.
It was not because of his ability level. He simply had not found the valves yet.
So next, Natsuya could continue developing the Eight Inner Gates and unlock the later valves, such as the Gate of Hurt.
Besides that, he could develop other aspects as well.
For example, support and healing techniques.
A truly awesome fruit should be versatile!
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