Chapter 247: Green Ability Trait: Furious Bull Blue Dragon Slash!
On Sunday, they visited Hinode Park, Saika no Sato, and Shikisai no Oka, covering just about every place worth visiting in Furano.
The next day, August 8th, Monday.
A new week!
Ryohei Tanaka opened his eyes, his consciousness not yet fully clear, and the system panel automatically popped up.
[Infinite Trait System]
[Host]: Ryohei Tanaka
[Ability Traits]: Glowing Cuisine (Gold), Japanese Mastery (White), Luck (Blue, Inactive), [Singer-Songwriter (Green)], [Mount Akina's God of Racing (Green)], [Proficient Photography (White)], [Bricklayer (White)], [Multitasking (Green)]
[Item Traits]: [Multifunctional Camping Tent (White)], [Very Potent Sleeping Tea (White)]
...
Ryohei Tanaka rubbed his eyes, inhaling the faint, elegant lavender fragrance that soothed the mind. His gaze fell to the "Draw Trait" button at the bottom of the panel.
With a thought, the text on the light screen faded away, the background turned black, and countless points of light flew toward him like meteors.
Finally, a bright flash of green filled the entire screen!
'Green?'
Ryohei Tanaka closed his eyes, feeling his luck was pretty good today. In fact, his luck for the past few weeks had been decent; all the traits he'd drawn had been Green, not a single White one.
...
Ryohei counted to two in his head and curiously opened his eyes. Two lines of text appeared on the screen—
"Congratulations, you have obtained the Green Ability Trait—Furious Bull Blue Dragon Slash!"
"Trait Effect: You will perfectly master the secret technique from the Dark Cooking Society—Furious Bull Blue Dragon Slash! Specialized against cattle, allowing you to instantly and perfectly dismember an entire giant bull 'without spilling a single drop of blood or juice'! The action is accompanied by a blue dragon mirage and sound effects, capable of inducing a hallucinatory experience in others! Slightly increases your physical constitution to meet the minimum requirements for performing this technique!"
"Holy shit—!"
Ryohei Tanaka stared at the wall of text, shocked. The last time he'd seen this much text was when he got the "Glowing Cuisine" trait.
'This Green trait seems special!'
Ryohei Tanaka was wide awake now, focusing and reading intently.
And then he froze—
'Furious Bull Blue Dragon Slash? The skill from Cooking Master Boy?'
An image of Leon instantly dismembering a water buffalo flashed in his mind. Ryohei Tanaka had a very deep impression of that scene; he'd thought it was amazing, so badass.
He composed himself and read on.
The description of the trait's effect gradually overlapped with the image in his mind...
When he read the last part, "Slightly increases your physical constitution," Ryohei Tanaka was once again surprised.
'This can't be right? This is a Green trait?'
No matter how he looked at it, this trait seemed overpowered. This wasn't the kind of effect a Green trait should have...
"...Damn?"
Yurine Hanazono woke up—or more accurately, was woken up by Ryohei Tanaka's outburst. She was disoriented for a few seconds before she rolled over and pawed at him.
"Uh..." Ryohei Tanaka's attention was unwillingly pulled to her. He was stunned for a second before he realized—
'I didn't mean it like that... Oh well, since you started it...'
...
Ryohei Tanaka took a shallow breath, closed the system panel, and engaged in a passionate exchange with Yurine Hanazono.
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Afterward—
At the Stardew Valley Ranch's hilltop villa.
"..." Ryohei Tanaka ate the breakfast Jashin-chan had prepared, looking at his own hand and clenching it into a fist.
'I'm stronger, and my stamina is better...'
He had clearly felt the change in himself during their "exchange" that morning.
The most direct-to-feel change was when he lifted Yurine Hanazono; it was much easier than before, and he was far more durable. His physical constitution had indeed improved significantly!
Ryohei Tanaka was now dying to try out the Furious Bull Blue Dragon Slash. How could he get such a cool knife skill and not use it?
Coincidentally, the ranch has plenty of Black Wagyu... Maybe I'll find a bull to test it on later?
He thought about it and was very tempted.
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And so, after the meal—
JII collected the dishes and put them in the automated dishwasher.
Ryohei Tanaka thought for a moment, then turned to Lucoa. "Lucoa, do me a favor. Can you forge me a cattle-butchering knife?"
He was missing the special cleaver. He wasn't sure he could buy one in a real store, and ordering one online would take who-knows-how-long. It was just easier to ask Lucoa.
"Hm? I don't recall being a bladesmith..." Lucoa looked over, surprised, then the corners of her lips turned up in a playful smile. "Is Ryohei-kun finally going to lay his hands on the ranch's cows? What kind of knife do you want? Any requirements?"
Although she wasn't a bladesmith, forging a cleaver that could be considered a "divine weapon" was no problem at all!
"Don't say it so weirdly!" Ryohei Tanaka was speechless, giving Lucoa a look of disdain.
What does she mean 'lay his hands on' the cows? People who don't know any better would think I'm a pervert who won't even spare a cow!
It's not like I'm some kind of degenerate!
...
Ryohei Tanaka gathered his thoughts and stated his requirements, using his hands to gesture. "The blade needs to be 70cm long, palm-width, with a slightly thick spine. It needs to be exceptionally sharp, and the hilt a little thick..."
"Don't make it too heavy, but not too light, either. You can decide on the materials, but make it sturdy."
"You sure have a lot of requests, and some of them are pretty vague..."
Lucoa crossed her arms under her ample bosom, leaning back in her chair with a thoughtful expression, her curvy body resting against the backrest.
She seemed to think of something. Her expression changed, and then she changed—transforming into a nearly meter-long blade that shimmered with a cold light. It was clearly sharp, with a vibrant green spine and a hilt that looked to be wrapped by a miniature "Feathered Serpent."
The blade, which was clearly no ordinary item, floated in front of Ryohei Tanaka.
"A special privilege for Ryohei-kun. I'll be your blade! Please use me as you wish, don't hold back!"
"It can do that?" Ryohei Tanaka was astonished. He instinctively stood up and grasped the hilt. He lifted the blade that was Lucoa, his expression a little strange.
'What is this, Shenbing Kids!'
"...This knife is very green," Yurine Hanazono said suddenly from the side, squinting her eyes as she looked at the blade.
Ryohei Tanaka: "..."
"Green is easy on the eyes," Lucoa said brazenly. "My true form is green, after all. A vibrant green."
"Which means, I'm very easy on the eyes!"
"...Nice!" Ryohei Tanaka spat out.
"Is that so? Ryohei-kun thinks so too?" Yurine Hanazono's gaze slid to Ryohei Tanaka, a small smile on her face. "Do you find Lucoa's true form easy on the eyes?"
"Umm..." Ryohei Tanaka paused, then said, "I find her human form easier on the eyes. My aesthetics lean more human..."
He stopped there and quickly changed the subject. "Let's go. We're going to the pasture to pick a cow."
Time to pick one 'lucky' bull!
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