Ace gave me a very thick book.

Wild Vegetables, Wild Fruits, and Wildflowers: A Complete Guide to Sea Recipes.

"I don't understand the books you usually read.

I didn't know what you liked, so I bought you a cookbook. "Ace scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed for once.

"You seem to like cooking a lot.

So I picked this cookbook … Do you like it? "

"Really, what kind of girl gives a cookbook for her birthday?"

I puffed up my cheeks.

Seeing Ace's stiff expression, I burst out laughing.

I leaned over his shoulder and intimately rubbed the top of my head against his neck.

"But I like it a lot. Thank you, Ace."

Ace let out a sigh of relief. He purposely put on a fierce look.

He reached out and flicked my forehead.

"You rascal …" He pretended to be angry, but there was a hint of a smile in his voice. "Really … You won't be happy unless you make me angry, right?"

"Hahaha."

I made a big face at Ace and got another flick.

This time, he used a little more force.

I hissed in pain and took a step back, holding my forehead.

I glared at him angrily.

"Okay, okay.

Stop glaring at me. "

Ace ignored my glare.

He reached out and pressed down on my head.

Taking advantage of his height and weight as a boy,

He continued to circle around me.

He pushed me towards the dining table and pressed me down on a chair.

"Maginot specially made so much delicious food. It's her birthday and she doesn't eat more. How unfair it is to feed Luffy.

Hurry up and eat. "

Looking at Miss Maginot smiling at me, I was too embarrassed to focus on arguing with Ace.

But my forehead really hurt, and this made me a little unhappy.

I decided to do something to disperse this unhappiness. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be able to eat.

"Ace." I smiled at him and extended my hand. "Give me your arm."

"Huh?" Ace didn't understand, but he still reached out his hand. "What's up?

What do you want — pain! "

I quickly grabbed his arm and bit him, leaving a deep bite mark on his arm. Only then did I let go of his hand and let him retract his claws.

"Hmph!"

I finally felt relieved and picked up my knife and fork to eat my share of the cake.

The sponge cake was soft and sweet, and the whipped cream had a wonderful texture, but it didn't make people feel greasy.

The cherries, strawberries, and oranges that were embellished were taken from canned sugar water. The fruits that had been marinated with sugar had a sweeter and more wonderful taste than when they were fresh.

The apple slices sealed with syrup effectively prevented oxidation and retained the crisp and sweet taste of fresh apples.

Hmm, what a wonderful cake!

Ace held his arm. He clearly had a deep bite mark, but he didn't seem to be in much pain. Instead, he looked like he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"You …" He shook his head helplessly and reached out to flick the back of my head. "You're not much better than Luffy."

Although there was a hint of blame in his tone, there wasn't much anger. It was like the finger he used to knock on the back of my head. It was more like a light tap than a tap.

This embarrassed me in hindsight.

I put down the cake and rubbed my face awkwardly, trying to suppress the unconsciously rising heat. In the end, I let go of my hand in despair and grabbed a pork shoulder to eat.

… Seriously, who's the one trying to win over who!

My lively little heart was beating wildly, and I didn't think this would work.

If this continued, it wouldn't be me trying to win over Ace, it would be Ace trying to win over me.

I didn't have that many favorability bars for him to explode.

Thus, a few days later, when the version update finally finished loading, I immediately began to try out the new function of materializing ceremonial attire.

"Although I've said it before, I still have to remind you that ceremonial attires that are purely conceptual cannot be materialized, such as the Dragon Vein and the Sea of Reeds. Ceremonial attires that don't have a corresponding location also cannot be materialized, so you won't be able to create the Liudong Temple and the Clock Tower on the sea. Ceremonial attires that only have characters in them can't be materialized either, unless you only need the ceremonial attire on the card."

Before I tried it out, the AI clearly told me the rules.

"To put it simply, this skill can only materialize objects, right?"

"That's right."

The AI nodded and said, "Because we don't have enough points, we can only exchange for three-star ceremonial attires at the moment.

Let me confirm it again, do you remember it? "

"Yes, yes, yes." I nodded violently. "So, how do I materialize it?"

"… You reach out your hand."

This sentence pattern was so familiar that it gave people a bad premonition.

I stared at the AI vigilantly, wondering if it was going to bite me.

The AI saw through my thoughts and raised its big tail that was similar to a QB's and smacked me.

"Do you think I'm as childish as you?" It made a disdainful sound.

… Fine.

I reached out my hand, feeling wronged. The AI flipped my hand over so that my palm was facing down. Then, it slapped its paw on the command incantation on the back of my hand. In the next second, the box of the concept ceremonial attire appeared in front of me with a faint electronic light.

"Materializing a three-star ceremonial attire requires three command incantations."

The AI wagged its tail. "As I said before, the command incantation consumes your own emotional energy. The amount is limited, so please take note."

"… I have to pay for the energy to materialize the ceremonial attire?!

Aren't you guys a little too much?! "

I was shocked.

The AI looked at me expressionlessly. "I'll say it again. According to the rules of the galaxy, we only have the authority to observe.

Interfering with reality is something that only you humans can do.

Or do you prefer to calculate?

Just based on your ability?

Do you only have a * beep * brain for maths? "

I was speechless.

Can you not mention maths?

Can you not mention it?!

"Would you like to materialize the ceremonial attire?" The AI changed the topic from before.

I looked down and quickly skimmed through the ceremonial attires that were either unfinished or chained up. I picked out the one I needed the most.

"Materialize this one," I said softly.

"Initiating materialization of the three-star ceremonial attire [Hüdra's Dagger]. Command incantations consumed: 3 … Materialization progress: 1% … 98, 99 … 100.

Mission completed. "

I suddenly felt something heavy in my palm. I opened my eyes and looked. It was the gift that I had promised to bring to Ace.

The strange-looking dagger had many spikes on it, and it was glowing with a dark light.

This design wasn't for assassination, but to make the other party bleed and get injured.

"For the record, this dagger might not be useful in the game, but it might have a terrifying effect in real life.

Hüdra is a legendary magical beast. Even if it's just the poison of an infant, it's still very dangerous for normal people … "The AI paused and suddenly raised its voice." So, you better retract your hand. Don't even think about touching the spikes. Don't do anything stupid. "

I shuddered and obediently retracted my hand. I looked at the strange-looking dagger in worry. I couldn't help but worry about something, something very important.

"With Ace's brain, what do you think is the possibility of him accidentally injuring himself?"

Although Ace wasn't Luffy … the fact that he could be brothers with Luffy proved something terrifying!

He might seem smarter than Luffy, but he wasn't much better than Luffy when it came to being off the line and causing trouble!

This was a dagger dipped in poison!

The possibility of Ace stabbing himself with it and getting killed by the poison was too high!

Think about Luffy!

Luffy was able to eat a poisonous fish raw and was almost poisoned to death. If it wasn't for Sanji's sister, Luffy would've been completely dead!

The AI obviously thought of this too. "… The possibility isn't low, about 75.64%."

Hearing this number, I felt even more hopeless.

I rubbed my temples and looked at the AI without much hope.

"What should I do?"

"Can't you just make a cover for the dagger?"

The AI looked at me with concern for an idiot.

"… You're right."

Why didn't I think of that?!

I did as I said.

The next time I went hunting in the mountains, I hunted an extra crocodile, a bear, and a goat.

After Stay Up All Night and asking how to make leather, I spent three days tanning the leather. Then, I took the leather to ask Maginot how to sew a cover for the dagger.

I can't help it. Although I know how to knit scarves, it doesn't mean my handiwork is good … I only know how to sew the most basic needles!

My sewing skills are still stuck at the level of sewing buttons back!

As for why I think Maginot will definitely …

… Probably, this is the power of a woman.

"Is it for Ace?"

The little missy smiled and looked at me. I don't know why, but I slowly blushed under her gaze. I could only lightly nod.

Hold on!

My sexual orientation!

I can't turn into a yuri just because the little missy is too cute … The author has already written enough yuri novels!

Seeing my blush, Maginot -san considerately didn't ask any more questions. She just smiled and began to teach me how to cut and sew.

After sewing several pieces of leather, I finally sewed a decent cover for the dagger. I tied it to my thigh, inserted Hüdra's dagger and pulled it out. After repeating this several times, I finally confirmed that I wouldn't accidentally hurt myself. Only then did I feel at ease and boldly give it to Ace.

"Here, a gift."

I grinned and handed the dagger to Ace. The black-haired boy took the dagger and pulled it out to have a look. He was obviously shocked by the strange (cool) design of the dagger, and he couldn't bear to part with it.

As expected, which boy doesn't love daggers!

I couldn't help but think proudly.

"Wow!

So cool! "

Luffy came over with stars in his eyes and reached out to touch the blade of the dagger … blade?!

"So cool!

Leah!

I want one too! "