I don't know how much time had passed.
...
Ryuu Kumo woke up from unconsciousness.
As soon as he opened his eyes, what greeted him was... a puzzling expanse of pure white!?
"Huh!?"
Ryuu Kumo was stunned. When he shifted his gaze, he realized that Fubuki, dressed in casual youthful attire, was crouched right in front of him, seemingly examining something. Because of her posture, a sudden gleam flashed in her eyes.
"You're awake?"
Fubuki clearly hadn't expected Ryuu Kumo to wake up so suddenly. She was momentarily taken aback but quickly noticed something was off. Her face flushed red as she straightened up.
Only then did Ryuu Kumo have the chance to look around and instinctively ask, "Where is this?"
"This is my home. You passed out in City A a few days ago."
Fubuki explained, then hurriedly asked, "Do you remember what happened? Why did you lose consciousness there in City A?"
Listening to Fubuki's words, memories from before his blackout naturally began flooding back to Ryuu Kumo.
He recalled the fierce battle before he lost consciousness.
The battle against the Bald Demon King.
At that time, his fighting spirit surged wildly. Miraculously, he reached 100% role completion and gained power surpassing Dracule Mihawk.
That power was astonishingly strong, even allowing him to learn the Conqueror's Haki unique to swordmasters!
In the end, to defeat Saitama, Ryuu Kumo gathered all his strength and unleashed a sword slash that tore through space.
But to his surprise, that slash still couldn't withstand Saitama's serious punch and was completely shattered.
Thus, nearly exhausted, Ryuu Kumo was knocked unconscious by the aftershock.
"Wait!"
Suddenly, Ryuu Kumo was startled and quickly propped himself up.
At that moment, he vaguely remembered hearing the system's prompt sound just before losing consciousness.
But what it said, he couldn't recall.
Also, what did he look like now?
Thinking this, Ryuu Kumo immediately touched his face. When he realized he no longer felt a beard, he understood that the version of himself role-playing Dracule Mihawk had returned to his original form.
Fubuki noticed Ryuu Kumo's movement and her beautiful eyes flashed. She asked again, "Hey, did you hear me? I asked why you lost consciousness in City A?"
As she spoke, Fubuki stared intently at Ryuu Kumo's delicate face.
When Ryuu Kumo passed out, neither she nor Saitama could find Dracule Mihawk for a long time.
Eventually, they reluctantly gave up.
Saitama left disappointed, but Fubuki found Ryuu Kumo's unconscious state strange.
After all, besides her, there should have been no other onlookers on the battlefield.
Moreover, Dracule Mihawk's final slash unleashed power that devastated almost the entire City A around the battlefield.
If it had been an ordinary person, they would have been pulverized by the aftershock, not just knocked out.
Plus, Dracule Mihawk suddenly disappeared, so Fubuki suspected Ryuu Kumo's true identity.
Even if he wasn't Dracule Mihawk, he was definitely not ordinary.
So in the end, Fubuki brought Ryuu Kumo back to her home.
It's worth mentioning that Fubuki's old home in City A had been destroyed.
Her new home, where Ryuu Kumo had been unconscious for several days, was newly rebuilt and allocated by the Hero Association, located very close to their headquarters.
After bringing Ryuu Kumo home, besides treating him, Fubuki closely observed his behavior, trying to find any clues.
That's why she was crouched over him when he woke up.
But Ryuu Kumo temporarily ignored her probing gaze.
After confirming he had returned to his original form, he quickly summoned his current personal page to see what had changed.
With a thought, the familiar interface appeared in his mind.
[Role-playing System]
[Host]: Ryuu Kumo
[Strength]: 10
[Agility]: 10
[Spirit]: 10
[Constitution]: 10
[Average stats for ordinary people are 10]
[Current Role Template]: None
[Current Role Completion]: 0
[Current Role Power Level]: None
[Owned Role Templates]: Dracule Mihawk
[Owned Abilities]: Transformation, God-level Swordsmanship
...
"Eh!"
Just a glance made Ryuu Kumo quietly exclaim.
The page was still familiar, but the contents had changed drastically.
It seemed to have reverted to his original form, just like his appearance.
But looking closely, Ryuu Kumo noticed a difference.
He actually owned the Dracule Mihawk role template!
And besides transformation, he also gained a new ability: God-level Swordsmanship!
Ryuu Kumo immediately asked the system, "System, what's the meaning of owning a role template and this God-level Swordsmanship?"
He had vague guesses about these new additions, but it was better to ask the system for details.
The system's voice promptly responded: "Report to host, since your role completion reached 80%, the role template has been permanently saved. You can activate it anytime to wield its power."
"Also, when a role completion reaches 100%, there is an additional reward. This time, the reward is God-level Swordsmanship."
Hearing this, Ryuu Kumo's eyes lit up!
The situation was close to what he guessed but even better!
According to the system, it meant he had fully acquired Dracule Mihawk's power!
By activating the Dracule Mihawk role template, he could unleash that earth-shaking strength again!
Moreover, what surprised Ryuu Kumo was that God-level Swordsmanship was a reward for reaching 100% role completion.
This reward seemed to conflict with the role template's power, but actually, it did not.
Because Ryuu Kumo suddenly realized that although he could wield the role template's power, it was not truly his own.
This was evident from his current stats, which had reverted to those of an ordinary person.
In other words, the God-level Swordsmanship enhanced his real self's strength!
This was very important.
If he only used the role template's power, his future achievements might be limited to that role, or at best slightly beyond it.
But if every role he completed 100% granted ability rewards, then when many powerful abilities gathered within him, he could truly surpass many roles and become the strongest!
He might even defeat the Bald Demon King!
Thinking of this, Ryuu Kumo couldn't help but get excited.
He hurriedly asked the system again, "System, how do I unlock the next role template?"
"Report to host, any role template with 80% completion can be unlocked. Would you like to unlock it now?"
Hearing this, Ryuu Kumo's spirit soared.
What was there to wait for!?
Unlock the second role template!
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