"I won't fall in love early!"

I shouted at the other side with a red face,

And hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, I saw Ace waiting under the tree.

For some reason, my face turned even redder.

The AI jumped onto my head.

It raised its soft paw and patted my forehead.

It motioned for me to listen to it.

"Actually,

I also suggest that you control your favorability. "It tilted its head, its red eyes looking at me emotionlessly.

"Your favorability towards Ace has already surpassed Ace's favorability towards you.

If this continues, you'll be counterattacked by him.

As I said before, based on past experience,

This will be very dangerous. "

I looked at the AI for a while.

Suddenly, I raised my hand and grabbed it by the neck.

"Can you stop putting flags on me?" I looked at it with a twitch of my mouth. "Do you know how you're making me feel?

It's like I thought I just had a cold, but in the end, all the actors and actresses came to the hospital to see me in their costumes.

Can't you just tell me what the danger is?

If I die, at least let me know. "

The AI's red eyes reflected my face, which didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

After a while, I finally heard its voice.

"According to the rules,

I can't reveal the specific situation to you. "It tilted its head and looked at me.

Looking at me, he said, "However,

With your current favorability increase … you should understand what I mean very soon. "

The cat and rabbit jumped down from my hand and nimbly dodged to the side.

It wagged its snow-white tail.

It looked at me expressionlessly from afar.

"Out of obligation,

I'll remind you one last time.

Control your favorability towards them … even though I don't think you'll listen. "

"Can you stop putting flags on me?"

I rubbed my temples. "Why do I feel like I have as many flags as a porcupine … Am I imagining things?"

The AI wagged its tail again. "Okay, then let's talk about something else … The others' favorability has been calculated. Zepfa 25, Green Pheasant 8, Kapp 15, Maginot 40, Stay Up All Night 30 … Plus Akainu's 80 points, I'll probably be able to activate the costume materialization function for you soon."

Eh … A few people's favorability is much lower than I expected?

Speaking of which, this stinky man is despicable. He treated them so gently, but he only gave them such a small amount of favorability.

Girls are still the best, sob sob sob (Whether a Da Dan can be considered a girl is another matter).

But … wait?

25 + 15 + 8 + 30 + 40 … How did it all exceed 100?

"Why can't I activate the skill now?

Isn't it already? "I protested.

The AI looked at me calmly. "This is a version update."

"… What's that?"

"You're also a Fåte/GO player, right? Shouldn't you be familiar with it?

It's a version update. "

Seeing that I still didn't understand, the AI could only explain. "Simply put, you usually complete quests and receive rewards within the system. You don't need to import new files, so you won't get stuck."

I thought about it and swallowed back the "That might not be the case."

After all, it was only a small probability that I would occasionally get stuck. _ (: з) ∠) _

"For example, a major change like the opening of the Spirit Clothing System is what I call a version update.

For example, a version update requires a large number of external files to be imported. This requires the higher-ups to calculate and write, and adjust according to the specific rules of the world … The specific situation is too complicated, so you wouldn't understand even if I explained it.

You just need to know that our costume materialization skill is also in this situation. "

"So?" I was confused. "What does this have to do with not activating the skill now?"

The AI looked at me lovingly. "Simply put, before the resources are downloaded, we can't update the version. Before the higher-ups settle the rules, we can't activate the skill. Do you understand?"

"Wouldn't it have been better if you said that earlier?" I immediately understood. "To put it simply, it's stuck, right?"

"… It's not impossible for you to understand it that way."

I rolled my eyes, rolled up my sleeves, and planned to go down the tree.

The AI looked at me from above. It seemed to be very surprised that I didn't beat it up this time.

"You're leaving just like that?"

"What else can I do?"

I said in annoyance. "Being angry with you won't make the download speed up. I might as well save my energy and time to eat. Anyway, I've waited for so long. One or two more days won't make a difference."

"… Humans are so strange."

I thought that an AI like you was strange.

Ignoring the AI, I jumped down the tree and gave Ace a big smile.

"Let's go!"

"It's so slow."

Although the young man complained, he didn't look angry. "Maginot brought out amazing smoked meat today. If we don't go back now, Luffy will snatch it all."

"Wow! Let's run then!"

I grabbed him with a backhand and ran forward with big strides.

Maginot's smoked meat was super good. She had given me a piece before. It was so delicious that I could see a fairy dancing on the tip of my tongue with a small fan.

I can't let Luffy have it all!

"Hey, hey. Don't randomly grab a boy's hand." Ace sounded helpless, but he didn't shake me off.

I turned back and made a face at him. "Ace isn't just anyone. What's the matter?"

"I say, you rascal …"

Ace's tone was a little dangerous. Before he could say anything more, I laughed and dragged him forward.

"Alright!

We need to speed up! "

"… Listen to me, you bastard!"

I stopped in my tracks and subconsciously turned back to look at Ace. The young man didn't want to look at me. His freckled face was slightly red, showing a youthful innocence.

I knew how good of a person he was. He was different from all the people I had met in the past.

I hesitated for a moment, but still threw the AI's warning to the back of my head. I smiled and hugged Ace's arm, shaking it like a spoiled child.

"Ace, Ace, can I give you a sword?"

I remembered that in the original work, Ace always carried a dagger with him.

Although I couldn't remember the general style, I wanted to give him a better one.

"That would be an amazing dagger!

Although it's not suitable for hunting, it's great for self-defense. You're going to be a pirate in the future, right?

It's a must to have a good dagger. "

I laid on Ace's arm and winked at him. "I'll be able to get it in a few days. I'll give it to you then. You can't say no!"

The first 3-star card from the costume, I had already thought about it. I wanted to give it to Ace as a gift.

It just so happened that the costume I drew was full of holes.

What was more suitable for a pirate than a dagger?

[Hüdra's Dagger]

[Success rate increased by 10% (maximum release)]

[Poisoned blade coated with poison extracted from a Hüdra's larva.

Although it came from a larva, it could even corrode the great hero Hercules. It's also an effective means of attack against a servant with a strong body.]

Ace looked at me for a while. I don't know why, but he suddenly sighed.

"… Really, you bastard."

[Portcas D. Ace's favorability increased by 40, received The Fool's Lock x100]

The AI's cold voice sounded in my ear. I opened my eyes wide in surprise. I didn't understand why Ace's favorability suddenly increased.

… Giving a gift can also increase favorability?

You should have said so earlier!

I promise to bring out the courage of the Limitless Pool and give Ace gifts 365 days in a row until he vomits!

Cough, I'm kidding.

In such a short time, we had already run to Maginot's bar. Ace grabbed me as I was about to rush in. He grabbed my head with both hands and rubbed it until my hair looked like a chicken's nest. I was so angry that I almost wanted to kick him, but his hand suddenly pressed down on my head and didn't let me move.

"Seriously …" he said again with a smile and a helpless sigh. "It's your birthday. Why are you giving me a present?"

"Huh?"

I didn't react for a moment.

Ace's hand had already let go of my head.

He pushed the door open with one hand and my shoulder with the other, forcefully pushing me into the bar.

There was a big birthday cake on the round table. It was different from the terrible omelet I made. It was a fluffy and soft sponge cake with thick whipped cream. It was piled with cherries, strawberries, and mangoes. There was also an ingenious use of apples to make cute roses.

There were all kinds of dishes around the cake. There were all kinds of meat, vegetables, and seafood. It was obvious at a glance that it was Miss Maginot's cooking.

It was rare that Luffy didn't steal a bite. Miss Maginot gave him a big plate of barbecued ribs to eat slowly. He raised his head with the ribs in his mouth and a bright smile bloomed on his oily face.

"Great, Ace, Leah, you guys are here!"

He couldn't wait to knock on the table with his fork. He looked from one to the other, his eyes shining brightly. It was obvious that he couldn't wait to eat.

"Hey hey, can we eat now?"

"Happy birthday, Leah."

Miss Maginot said to me with a smile, then patted Luffy lightly. "We can eat after Leah blows out the birthday candles. Wait a little longer, Luffy."

"Huh?

Birthday? "

I was dumbfounded.

In my mind, I was still celebrating birthdays in the original world. I had forgotten that Gloria's birthday wasn't the same as mine.

So it was today?

"Alright, alright. Hurry up and go in."

Ace pushed me into the bar from behind. He pushed me all the way to the table with a smile before letting go.

"Happy birthday. Blow out the candles, Leah."

"Oh, okay!"

I didn't know what to say. I could only use the excuse of blowing out the candles and blow out the candles on the birthday cake.

"Yay!" Luffy cheered. "Let's divide the cake!"

"Wait, Luffy."

Ace took a book from the counter and patted it on my head. He was taller than me, so I couldn't see his face clearly. I could only hear his voice, which carried a hint of a smile.

"I don't know what you like about this kind of thing. It's a book that doesn't even have a picture … But, shouldn't I give you something you like for your birthday?"

Sob sob sob!

This person is an angel!

As I was moved to tears, I thought about that question.