Chap.101 Ant Banquet

As I announced in my Pa-treon, I got sick for a few days. I'm fine now and I'll resume the fanfics and the rest of my work from today.

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Tony's eyebrow couldn't help but twitch when he read the last reward.

-I understand the wood release from what the System explained to me and I think I remember something regarding the grimoire, but... seriously, Sniper Launcher? -it wasn't even the version with three or five heads with a high rate of fire, but the most basic or rather, classic, version of its kind-what use can I get out of this thing?

The most annoying part was that the reward was, quite literally, a Sharpshooter.

ONE.

Not a summoning contract or a technique to create them (ironic, considering he had just gotten the wood release) but he could just pull out one of these plants and transplant it.

-System, is this a mistake?

[No. The System is only allowed to deliver one specimen due to world restrictions, but the host should not underestimate the reward. It only needs a sunny place to survive and a shot from this plant has the same momentum and damage as a cannonball, being deadly to ordinary people].

Tony frowned, but did not pull the plant out. Right now he was surrounded by metal and water, not to mention that Amegakure hadn't seen the sun in decades. Come to think of it, how could they not have gotten sick?

-So annoying! -Youpi joined them later -I was just starting to get amused when they started bringing out strange beasts and suddenly, my prey stopped moving and collapsed, as if a puppet had had its strings cut," he complained -Do you know what happened?

Neferpitou was staring at Konan's scars and Tony was examining Fenrir's fur, as if he found it very interesting.

-Yeah, I guess not -Youpi scratched the back of his head and held out his hand -Hey, contractor! I need to eat to get my bad mood out, hurry up and do your thing.

Neferpitou turned and looked at Tony, clearly indicating that he was waiting for his share as well.

-What are you in the mood for today? -asked Tony as he looked around.

-Meat! -Youpi didn't hesitate. "Many kinds of meat, with that thick brown sauce from last time.

-I want a big parfait," commented Neferpitou.

-Good. Fenrir, keep an eye on Konan while he prepared the food for them.

The dark battle wolf growled.

-Yes, I know you have a sore nose from using your father's technique. I'm sorry, when I come back I'll give you something very delicious to eat," Tony said.

The reason why Konan fainted was that Fenrir used the same technique on her that Guinness used on Tony during their "confrontation" in the Gourmet Coliseum. But due to their young age and insufficient strength, they were not at the same level at all and Fenrir could only knock someone unconscious for a few hours at most. Besides, his nose would be sore for a week.

Tony jumped a few rooftops and when he found a tall enough tower, he stabbed it with the Derous knives and used his Devil Fruit power to transform the building and everything in it into a giant mound of flesh, all made of none other than Jewel Flesh. The smell and juices burst out of nowhere while a light radiated from the flesh.

To top it off, he altered the rain around the meat and transformed it into Yorkshire sauce.

-Hahaha! -Youpi got excited when he saw the scene and began to transform, causing several additional mouths to appear all over his body -This is what I was talking about! -He jumped up and dove full body into the flesh building, starting to devour everything in his path without manners.

-This will keep him busy for a few hours -commented Tony as he jumped up and walked away from the place- Do you have any special cravings for the parfait? -he asked Neferpitou.

-Nya, I'm in the mood for something unfamiliar today. Surprise me~

Tony sighed inwardly. If he didn't have an idea of this Royal Guard's tastes, he would be very worried.

After all, there's nothing worse than someone who says surprise him with food and then refuses to eat when you show him the plate.

After reaching another tower of a similar size to the one delivered to Youpi, Tony stabbed at its surface again and this time he had to try a little harder. From the bottom up, the tower transformed into a giant colorful parfait.

Since Tony couldn't create the glass of the cup, he replaces it with a huge cup of the same type of cookie that would be used for ice cream.

The bottom of the parfait has a slightly tart berry compote topped with some strawberries and melted chocolate. A layer of Greek yogurt with banana chunks that has been sprinkled with crushed vanilla caramelized peanuts. On top you can see several types of assorted cookies stuck into the whipped cream, with a glistening cherry topping the meal.

Also, the rain around them was completely stopped, as it could wet the cookie and spoil the beautiful artwork before Neferpitou would start eating.

-Perfect, nice working with you~.

Neferpitou licked her lips as she restlessly wagged her tail behind her and after bending down for a few seconds to gather enough momentum, she jumped on top of the parfait to start eating.

Tony sighed in relief that she had no complaints and had been able to keep both of them happy, more easily than expected. He wasn't worried that the Amegakure ninjas were going to bother them, if they want to die, just let them go.

He returned to Fenrir and Konan. Seeing that the blue-haired kunoichi was still out of action, Tony started cooking some special dishes to give to Fenrir to relieve the bad mood from having a sore nose. He was hungry too, so using his privilege as a chef, he stole two or three bites from each dish.

The scenery of the falling rain and the aroma of the food blended into what could be a strange, but unexpectedly harmonious scene.

-Mmm... -Konan opened her eyelids slowly somewhat confused. She felt her head ache and the scent around her left her disoriented. What was wrong with her? She had the feeling that something in her perception was different, but she couldn't quite place it.