"All right, all right, let's leave it to Captain to decide. He's the one who'll be taking the template out afterward anyway."
Nami stood there with her hands on her hips, smiling as she spoke.
"Captain, did you already get the template?" Kaya asked curiously.
Even though she had already seen quite a few templates by now, that still didn't stop her from being curious about what kind of template Arton had pulled this time.
"Yeah, that's right. I already got it."
Arton smiled and nodded.
In truth, by the time everyone had gathered around the table and started debating whether the template would go to Ain or Raki, Arton had already started the draw.
The moment the women in the dining room heard that, all of them perked right up.
The diary-copy holders watching everything through Arton's livestream did the same.
Gion: "Don't tell me it's another template tied to a Path."
Doll: "If it really is another outrageously high-potential template like Silver Wolf's, then that'll be terrible news for the Marines and the World Government."
Kalifa: "The stronger the template, the better. Then Arton can use it to beat the hell out of the World Government that's going to betray me in the future."
That said, Kalifa still hoped that while the template would be strong, it wouldn't suit either Ain or Raki.
That way, Arton would be able to set it aside for now and save it for a future crewmate when someone new joined the Flameblade Pirates.
And if she could add one more condition, then Kalifa wanted the template Arton had just drawn to happen to match her perfectly.
I should match attributes like woman, blonde, technique, agent, glasses, and so on...
Hopefully this template has a lot of traits that line up with me. If it does, Arton will definitely want to invite me aboard, won't he?
Kalifa murmured that to herself.
In her eyes, since Arton had already created so many derivative works using her as the model, there was no way he had forgotten about her.
Even if the number of times he mentioned her in the sailing diary had gone down more and more, Kalifa still believed that.
Arton had only been distracted for the moment by the women currently around him on the ship.
Once he got tired of them, he would naturally remember that Kalifa existed.
And once Arton remembered her, he would definitely want to invite her into his crew.
If Arton knew what Kalifa was thinking right now, he would absolutely tell her she was being far too confident.
That said, there was one thing she had right: Arton really did want Kalifa to become a member of the Flameblade Pirates.
After all, in this pirate world, Kalifa was one of the rare few girls actually willing to wear stockings.
More specifically, fishnet stockings.
For a rare specimen like Kalifa, Arton definitely had a lot of ideas.
And in his mind, there was already a template he considered perfect for her: Bayonetta.
If Arton ever really pulled a template like that, he might genuinely save it for her.
Unfortunately, although the template he got this time could also be considered a kind of witch, it wasn't all that suitable for Kalifa.
"The template I got this time is called Ultear Milkovich."
Arton smiled at everyone present.
"She's an incredibly powerful mage who can control both ice and time."
Chapter 660: Raki — Can Ain Hit the Mark This Time?
Doll: "Control over ice and time? Seriously? You've got to be kidding me."
Gion: "If she can control ice, is it like Kuzan's ability? But controlling time... what kind of power is that?"
Smoothie: "A power that involves time, huh? Just because something touches on time doesn't automatically mean it's outrageous, but judging from Arton's smile, Ultear Milkovich's time-based ability is probably very strong."
Kalifa: "Control over time... if only that could be left for me to use."
Stussy: "Looks like Arton's ship is about to gain another powerhouse. If this template really suits Ain, she'll probably work insanely hard to master it."
Stussy knew Ain wanted to become stronger so she could help Teacher Zephyr in the future.
If Ain really got a template, she would probably train even harder than before.
More than that, she would likely do everything she could to earn points from Arton.
Stussy could practically already see Ain growing to the level of a Marine Admiral.
"Control over time and ice?"
Raki scratched the back of her head and looked at Ain.
Just those two traits alone didn't match her at all.
But Ain's ability did seem to have at least a little to do with time, didn't it?
"Captain, does Ultear Milkovich's template have time as one of its matching attributes? And me... do I just happen to have time as one of my attributes too?"
Ain asked the question excitedly.
"For Ultear Milkovich, time magic is basically one of her signature abilities. She uses time magic far more often than ice magic, so yes, time is absolutely one of this template's matching attributes."
Arton nodded, then continued, "As for you, Ain—even though your Devil Fruit ability only turns back a person's time, it still counts as touching the attribute of time. So in that respect, you and Ultear Milkovich do match."
At that moment, Arton couldn't help feeling a little grateful that the system's standards weren't too strict.
Otherwise, the attribute Ain got from the Devil Fruit she once ate probably would have only counted as rewind rather than time.
"That's great."
Ain took a deep breath and murmured the words to herself.
"Congratulations, Ain," Raki said sincerely.
"Thank you, Raki." Ain smiled back just as sincerely.
Arton twitched at the corner of his mouth as he watched Ain act like she was already ready to celebrate.
"Hey, Ain, aren't you getting excited a little too early? You've only got one attribute that lines up with Ultear Milkovich so far. You may not have gotten a template before, but you should still know that to use one, you need at least three of your own attributes to match the template's. All I've said so far is that one of yours matches. I haven't said anything about the other two yet."
Only then did Ain snap back to reality.
"Sorry, Captain. I got way too excited."
At the side, Raki awkwardly scratched the back of her head too.
Without even realizing it, she had gotten carried away right along with Ain and almost forgot that using a template required at least three matching attributes.
"Then, Captain... can Ain use the template you drew this time?"
Raki asked curiously.
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