Mysterious Power

The sight before him was simply too stunning and stimulating. A dozen or more women, tall or short, slim or plump, were frolicking in the bath. The scene was simply too overwhelming.

"No! You knew I was a man, yet you still brought me to a place like this? This is way too stimulating—I really can't take it!" Lu Ge swallowed, secretly feeling fortunate that he had been exposed to countless movies and AI images. Otherwise, he might have ended up spraying blood from his nose.

But he didn't dare take a mixed bath with this group of women. They had no idea what propriety between men and women was. Seeing that he looked different from them would definitely arouse their curiosity. Then one would tug at him while another pulled at him. Just imagining the scene made him shudder.

Seeing that Cosmos had already jumped into the bath and joined the group of women, Lu Ge instead found an empty corner and began washing himself.

However, as the only man on Amazon Lily, Lu Ge was destined to be the most eye-catching person there, no matter how low-key he tried to be.

As soon as Cosmos told the women in the bath that Lu Ge was actually a man, they all surrounded him.

The sight of so many people coming at him made Lu Ge widen his eyes at once. "Uh, what are you trying to do?"

Are you testing my self-control with this scene?

Yet the women merely looked Lu Ge up and down as though nothing was out of the ordinary. "So this is what a man looks like? Other than not having breasts, he isn't much different from us."

"Oh, there is a difference." Cosmos giggled. "Men grow mushrooms on their bodies~"

"..." Lu Ge was instantly speechless. Am I never going to get past this mushroom thing?

Cosmos's words immediately attracted everyone's attention. "Oh~ Really? Where? Where? Let us see!"

In an instant, the group swarmed around him and began examining his body. Surrounded by all those women, Lu Ge felt immense pressure. He really couldn't take it anymore. His little buddy had already begun to get angry. Women who knew nothing about propriety between men and women were truly impossible to handle!

Fortunately, at that moment, Cosmos seemed to notice something. She came up to Lu Ge with an astonished look. "Wow~ What happened to the wounds on your body? Why are they gone?"

As she spoke, she reached out, rubbed off a scab, and touched it. She was even more astonished. "Huh? Where did all those wounds go? They healed this quickly? They didn't even leave scars?"

Cosmos had personally verified the wounds on Lu Ge's body together with Stobi. At the time, she had clearly seen that his entire body was covered in lacerations. Yet, in such a short time, they had all vanished. It was simply too miraculous.

Hearing this, Lu Ge also stared at himself in astonishment. He had indeed seen his body covered in wounds earlier. They should have been left behind when he crossed over, but they had all disappeared in such a short time. He couldn't make sense of it. Then his eyes suddenly lit up. "Could this be a special ability I gained after crossing over? They say every transmigrator gets a cheat ability. System, system, are you there?"

Yet after a long while, there was still no response. "Damn it, do I not have a system? Forget it. No system, no system. Having some intelligent thing inside me would feel like I was being watched no matter what I did. That would be pretty creepy."

Lu Ge didn't really care about not having a system. After all, he was in the world of One Piece, where there were plenty of ways to become stronger, and Devil Fruits were the most convenient of them all.

Although Devil Fruits had an obvious weakness, as long as one became strong enough, even that weakness could be overcome.

As he was deep in thought, Lu Ge suddenly felt a warm current surge up from his lower abdomen. It had originally been extremely faint, but as he deliberately focused on it, the current became increasingly distinct. It even spread through his limbs and bones, giving him an indescribably refreshing sensation.

At that moment, all six of his senses became incomparably sharp. His nearsightedness, caused by years of playing on his phone and computer, suddenly vanished, and everything became incredibly clear. He could even see an ant a hundred meters away with perfect clarity.

"Holy crap! Since when has my eyesight become this amazing? Could it be thanks to that warm current? Could that thing be the benefit I received from crossing over?"

Lu Ge immediately cast aside the distractions before him and calmed himself, carefully sensing the current. He discovered that it had already spread through his limbs and bones, merging into his tendons and muscles. When he tried to control it, the warm current actually gathered together according to his thoughts. Wherever he wanted it to go, it flowed there, strengthening the limbs, bones, and muscles in that area. The sensation was simply too miraculous.

Lu Ge made an initial discovery: the power within this warm current seemed capable of strengthening his body, but only temporarily. He would have to study its exact effects slowly in the future.

But one thing was certain: his wounds had healed because of it.

Just as Lu Ge was about to study it more deeply, Cosmos's curious voice sounded beside his ear. "Lu Ge, what are you spacing out for? Is something troubling you?"

Lu Ge came back to his senses and temporarily set aside his plans to study the energy in his body. He casually made an excuse. "Nothing. I was just thinking about how to cultivate Haki."

"You want to learn Haki?" Cosmos looked at Lu Ge with a smug grin. "Come to me! My Armament Haki isn't the strongest, but among people my age, I'm still near the top."

"Really?" Lu Ge immediately looked at Cosmos in delight, finding even her mountain of muscle adorable. "Wouldn't that violate the rules here?"

"No. Anyone can learn Haki."

"Then I'll be counting on you from now on." Since someone was willing to teach him Haki, he naturally wasn't going to refuse.

Just then, Stobi arrived with a change of clothes for Lu Ge. But after seeing what Stobi had brought him, he was speechless for a long while. Damn it, it was actually a set of women's clothes. He nearly lost his composure.

But no matter how unwilling he was, he could only grit his teeth and accept them. There wasn't a single piece of men's clothing anywhere on the island. He had to wear them; otherwise, he could only walk around with his bare butt exposed.

Fortunately, the island was full of women, and they didn't find it strange for a man to wear women's clothes. As a result, Lu Ge didn't feel too embarrassed. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to show his face.

After he finished washing, it was already getting late. After saying goodbye to the enthusiastic older sisters one by one, Lu Ge followed Cosmos and Stobi to a wooden house outside the village.

The wooden house was crude, but at least it could keep out the wind and rain. The bedsheets and quilts had already been prepared as well. Stobi must have made the arrangements while Lu Ge was bathing.

"As for food, you don't need to worry. We'll bring you some after we finish dinner. But since you're living alone outside the village, you still need to be careful. Although the patrol warriors have driven away all the wild beasts in the area, you still need to watch out for poisonous insects, snakes, and ants. I'll leave this knife with you for self-defense."