However, both of them gained a lot. Luna secretly opened two virtual panels with the system and was somewhat surprised to find that the Observation Haki and Armament Haki of this little reindeer and big beauty both showed signs of awakening.
Not only that, but others seemed to be the same, which made Luna wonder if the world's consciousness was exerting its power because of her appearance and her previous explanations.
But then, something happened that shocked and stunned everyone. In the final friendly spar, a sniper duel, Shino Asada competed against Usopp.
Of course, Usopp initiated it. He also seemed to want to challenge himself and sent a challenge request to Shino Asada, who accepted him.
Kaya helped by tying 17 balloons to a 30-meter-tall building 400 meters away.
The outcome of this sniper competition was also simple: Usopp used his giant slingshot, Kabuto, while Shino Asada, of course, used her Hécate sniper rifle.
Of course, Shino Asada knew that Usopp was not a Devil Fruit User, and wanting to give Kaya some face, she didn't use any of the Ray Fruit's power.
Because she believed that with her many years of sniper experience, plus possessing the most advanced sniper rifle from her original world, how could she possibly lose to a giant slingshot?
But the problem was that she truly miscalculated. Usopp's giant slingshot actually possessed an ability that her sniper rifle did not.
That was the ability to fire in volleys, and for the current Usopp, 400 meters was nothing.
As they were about to start, Usopp directly prepared several pebbles in his leather pouch, holding them with his self-invented special hand posture.
After Kaya announced the start, Shino Asada's sniper rifle was definitely faster. It was almost a full 2.3 seconds later when Shino Asada's shot bullet shattered one balloon.
However, 2.3 seconds later, Usopp, using marbles, actually shattered three balloons directly.
When Shino Asada saw this scene, her originally confident and somewhat smug expression instantly turned to shock. Oh right, she forgot that a slingshot could fire many projectiles at once. But how did this guy do it? He only fired three marbles, yet they all hit the targets simultaneously.
Feeling some pressure, Shino Asada gave her all. At least she had her advantage: the speed of her bullets leaving the barrel was faster than the speed of marbles fired from a giant slingshot.
And her reloading speed; her sniper rifle reloaded automatically, unlike Usopp, who had to take new marbles from a nearby bag, load them into the leather pouch, and then make adjustments.
But unfortunately, she was already slow from the very beginning.
In the end, Shino Asada only shattered eight balloons, with Usopp being the first to shoot down the ninth balloon, winning the victory. It was also the only victory for the Straw Hat Pirates in this friendly spar with the Pink Hat Pirates.
Usopp was somewhat stunned. Even though he was sweating and panting, he really hadn't expected to win against Shino Asada.
Shino Asada was also dazed, standing there dumbfounded. There was no helping it, because this was truly a huge blow to her pride. She had been a bit smug earlier, secretly vowing never to lose to a giant slingshot.
But now, she had lost.
She also understood very well that she lost due to underestimating her opponent.
Although there was some reluctance, she was still convinced. When she returned to her companions, she had already regained her firm will and usual confidence without needing their encouragement.
And when Usopp returned to the Straw Hat Pirates, he naturally received congratulations and well wishes from his companions.
Even Kaya, after confirming that Shino Asada was truly fine, came over to congratulate him.
As expected of the future King of Snipers, Usopp the Despair, Luna couldn't help but exclaim after watching.
Compared to Yasopp and Van Auger, purely in terms of snipers, Usopp was definitely the biggest threat to Shino Asada, perhaps even the only one. Not to mention the current Usopp, who, as she said, was already very interested in Haki, and now seemed to have enough Haki for awakening.
But suddenly, Luna seemed to think of something and immediately said,
"I have something to take care of, so I'll be leaving first. You all have fun. Oh, by the way, Kuina, our ship probably won't be able to return for the next two days. Find a good hotel."
Everyone was confused. Why did Luna just leave like that? Especially for the Straw Hat Pirates, weren't they having a good time? Now that the sparring was over, they wanted to explore the city, but why did Luna just leave?
"The Captain often has to deal with her private matters, or matters related to the ship's classification," Kuina, as the Vice Captain, immediately stepped forward and said. As the first to arrive, she naturally understood Luna the most.
Moreover, Luna often acted like this. Not just her, but the other Girls on the ship were also very familiar with it. One thing they were very clear about was that Luna doing this would certainly only bring them benefits, not harm.
The Straw Hat Pirates understood after hearing this. They and the remaining Girls of the Pink Hat Pirates continued to stroll and play in Water Seven.
Meanwhile, Luna, our main female protagonist, was returning towards their pirate ship, but at the same time, she was already handling some matters.
"System, is there anything else I haven't dealt with? I seem to have forgotten something." Luna felt her head swell. She had received too many rewards recently, and she seemed to have indeed forgotten to process some of them.
And it proved that her intuition was correct; the system quickly replied to her.
"You still have a martial art that is very suitable for Sana that you haven't given out, as well as a special bloodline that hasn't been processed."
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