Her skills completely crushed his own in the aspect of hosting, at least in terms of special effects production, which was an area he couldn’t compete in. Although he could prepare some projectors in advance, the disparity in ability was too great compared to what was clearly a Devil Fruit’s ability.
Hosting programs were his personal hobby, and if he lost his qualification as a host because of it, it wouldn’t be amusing at all.
“What do you think, Brother Queen? Her ability is not bad, right?”
Tesoro had appeared by Queen’s side at some point, praising Ann’s ability.
“Tch, what’s so good about it? Did you bring her here to steal my position?”
“Don’t worry, Brother Queen. I just want her to get used to it. She doesn’t have your experience in this field. Give the newcomer some opportunities, her stage won’t be limited to Onigashima in the future.”
Be flexible and know what to say in any situation; Tesoro had long understood this principle. So, a few words made Queen overlook this matter. After all, Queen wasn’t a professional artist; he just got a little worked up for a moment.
“For your sake, I’ll give this little girl a chance.”
This was also him finding a way out of this embarrassing situation. If he is being replaced, it means Arceus had already agreed. He wouldn’t dare challenge Kaido or Arceus, not even if he had a few more guts; he hasn’t lived enough yet.
He could resist others in a fight, but against Kaido and Arceus, he would basically be insta-killed.
“Now let’s welcome the three new Gifters who have obtained the abilities. After today, we’ll have three new Blessed Ones.”
“First up is Sir Conflagration the King’s Vice-Captain, Francis Delia! Next is Miss Shayna’s Vice-Captain, Amalee Delatorre and Sir Mandrell’s Vice-Captain, Drew Pierman!”
Delia, Amalee, Pierman, they were the newly promoted Blessed Ones. The ritual of bestowing abilities had been done yesterday; today was just the usual recognition ceremony.
The positions of the illusions created by Ann were where they stood. Delia stood where Luxray is, Amalee possessed Lurantis’s ability, and Pierman had obtained Corsola’s ability.
This time, all three abilities bestowed were where they didn’t have to be afraid of seawater, so they all had the ability to swim.
“Lord Arceus’ powers are truly fascinating.”
Delia looked at the sparking electricity in her hand, a smile creeping onto her lips. The scar on her face twitched a few times, but she didn’t care at all.
She used to be the captain of a pirate crew, and just like Sasaki, she surrendered to the Beasts Pirates of her own accord because she admired their strength. She advocates for bravely charging forward, overcoming challenges, plundering, and then prospering.
She has no interest in saving money; most of her wealth is distributed among her subordinates. In the eyes of her subordinates, she is a very generous boss, who takes great pleasure in spending money.
The price was that she spends every day in the Beasts Pirates’ free dining hall, or else she would starve to death sooner or later.
Then Delia’s muscles wriggled and blue skin enveloped her original body, with most of her body covered in fluffy black fur.
Behind her, a tail with a star-shaped tip appeared, and her mane was slightly shorter than that of a typical male lion; that was the difference between a female Luxray and a male one.
Although they were called “cats,” Luxray were similar to Persian, except one looked like a leopard and the other looked more like a lion.
But Luxray’s most special ability was not on its body but in its eyes.
After entering her Beast-Form, Delia’s sclera turned blood-red, while her pupils became yellow. As electricity gathered in her eyes, the wall in front of her gradually became illusory, until it disappeared completely.
This was Luxray’s X-ray vision ability. Wild Luxrays use their X-ray vision to capture prey, but it requires a significant amount of electricity, which is quite draining for an Ability user’s stamina.
“This ability is really strong…”
Delia licked her lips, and through the lightning in her eyes, it was clear she wasn’t thinking anything decent.
“Hey, Amalee, since we’ve both obtained new abilities, let’s have a fight.”
Amalee was ranked No.9, while Delia was No.10. Single-digit rankings were the ultimate goal for most Numbers. Although 10 was still a high rank, it wasn’t in the top tier.
Even though they were both Gifters, within the Beasts Pirates, Gifters outnumbered Blessed Ones by far. In recent years, most of the additions were Gifters rather than Blessed Ones.
There hadn’t been any large-scale battles in recent years; so they had been accumulating contributions little by little.
“Sure, let’s just start like this. Pierman, ladies first, you step aside.”
Seeing this, Pierman tactfully got out of the way. Although he had also been promoted to Blessed Ones, his original rank was far outside the top 20, so he couldn’t participate in Delia and Amalee’s battle.
Meanwhile, as the host, Ann also noticed the changes below. It was different from the script she had rehearsed, but as a host, she must have the skills to adapt on the fly.
After a slight panic, she quickly familiarized herself with the situation and announced the start of the position battle.
“Should I give you more time to get used to your ability?”
“No need, I’ve already familiarized myself with this ability since receiving it from Lord Arceus yesterday. Don’t blame me for not warning you; this ability suits me quite well.”
The ability obtained by Amalee was Lurantis, and the move she originally possessed was Leaf Blade. Different paths lead to the same destination, the fighting style of Lurantis was extremely similar to Leaf Blade.
Although it was a Grass-type Pokémon, Lurantis was more like a combination of a mantis and a plant, with overall colors of pink and white. Due to its gorgeous colors and elegant posture, Lurantis is known as the most glamorous Grass-type Pokémon.
The patterns on its body resembled flower petals, with some parts of its limbs being green.
Like a mantis, Lurantis had a pair of huge red sickles at the end of its arms, with a white hue along the bottom edge of the sickles and a green claw at the front end of the sickles.
However, what they were made of were not insect limbs but extremely sharp petals and shoots.
Judging Lurantis’ strength was simple; the more vibrant its color, the better developed it was.
At this moment, Amalee was already covered in pink, and her arms were already in an attacking posture.
“No.10 Delia challenges No.9 Amalee. Position battle, begin now!”
Following Ann’s command, Amalee began moving. The sickles on her arms began to shine, gradually absorbing the power of sunlight.
Solar Blade, a move that absorbs the power of sunlight just like Solar Beam. As the only Pokémon capable of learning Solar Blade on her own, this was practically its signature move.
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