Chapter 124: Everyone switch to the software. That is an order!
In the void where her senses were completely stripped away, she could not perceive the passage of time.
Tatsumaki didn't know how much time had passed.
Suddenly, light flowed back into her eyes.
She blinked blankly, finally reacting.
Her other senses hadn't returned yet. Relying on the visual information she received, she struggled to drive her body to sit upright.
"You've recovered." Aokiji lowered his head to meet her gaze. "It seems the Sensory Bubble lasts for about an hour."
Tatsumaki glared fiercely at him.
Her sense of touch had not yet returned, and unable to perceive her body, she couldn't speak.
Just then, the sensations transmitted by the intermingled Mental Energy finally reminded her of her Psychic Power.
Fluorescent green waves poured out!
The extremely powerful Psychic Power emitted terrifying pressure!
The massive power of the strongest Esper in history was fully displayed, lifting her—
She gently floated up and gave him a brief kiss.
She quickly retreated, burying her steaming head.
Even Aokiji was stunned for a moment.
He thought he was about to be hit again.
Thinking it wouldn't hurt anyway, he hadn't planned to retaliate or defend.
"I didn't expect that," Aokiji thought, looking at her small hair whorl. "Is this dependence resulting from the sensory deprivation?"
Aokiji's lips curved into a slight smile. He supported Tatsumaki under her armpits and lifted the Tatsumaki who was burying her head like an ostrich.
Oh, are you blushing?
Tatsumaki glared at him harmlessly, her eyes filled with the meaning, "Put me down."
Aokiji didn't care at all.
After admiring the shy appearance of the Irritable Loli.
Aokiji gave her a return gift.
The Psychic Power and Haki merged even more thoroughly.
Tatsumaki's eyes were tightly shut, her eyelashes trembling slightly.
Another period of time passed.
The last floating bubble slowly burst and dissipated.
All senses returned.
The sudden warmth and moisture made Tatsumaki instinctively want to lean back and retreat, but she was held down by the hand resting on her small curls.
She twisted symbolically a few times, then stopped moving.
She closed her eyes and immersed herself.
A long time passed.
The silver threads were pulled apart.
Tatsumaki's breathing was briefly rapid. She gasped with her mouth open, her tongue unconsciously curling once.
After realizing this, the flush on her face became even more noticeable.
Now that she had recovered, Tatsumaki still lowered her head in silence, seemingly waiting for something.
But Aokiji didn't Move for a long time.
His hand remained pressed against her slender back; he was focused on controlling his abilities again.
"Hey, Aokiji..." Tatsumaki called his name softly, her words unfinished, carrying a hint of urgency.
"No rush, I still have abilities I want to develop," Aokiji replied with his eyes closed.
Tatsumaki stared at him, slightly taken aback.
Then, angrily, she punched Aokiji's head with her fist.
She then turned around indignantly, facing away from Aokiji, crossing her arms in a clearly displeased manner.
"Sigh." Aokiji sighed helplessly. "How about we do both at the same time?"
The warm breath from his words reached the pale skin inside her collar.
"Get familiar with the ability from earlier, and also develop the ability to pop out bubbles representing other concepts."
Tatsumaki didn't reply aloud.
However, the posture of crossed arms, which represented her guard, slowly relaxed.
Finally, she lowered her arms and rested them on Aokiji's legs.
The Devil Fruit Ability was activated again.
Pure white Sensory Bubbles were popped out again.
Sight, hearing, smell, and taste all left her body.
Only the sense of touch remained.
The information processing areas allocated to all senses were now entirely dedicated to receiving and processing touch, making the sensations naturally clearer and more intense.
The Paw-Paw Fruit's ability to press.
The only offensive martial art among the Rokushiki, besides Tempest Kick, was activated.
Tatsumaki's tactic was to respond to all changes with no change.
Whether this tactic, which contained ancient wisdom, played a role, or if other factors interfered, the battle situation never reached a complete collapse.
Tatsumaki, whose sight was stripped away again, couldn't see the pink energy continuously escaping from her body as Aokiji further developed his Devil Fruit Ability.
Approximately one hour passed.
All Sensory Bubbles burst and returned to the sweat-drenched Tatsumaki.
In her scattered emerald pupils, the two bubbles still expanding in front of her finally appeared.
They were not the pure white of Sensory Bubbles.
Nor were they the red of Pain/Fatigue Bubbles.
The large bubble, roughly her size, was pink.
The other basketball-sized bubble was orange.
Aokiji timely introduced them to the Tatsumaki whose head was mush:
"This large bubble holds the sensory signals that your nervous System should have transmitted to your brain during the past hour."
The exhausted Tatsumaki stared blankly at the large bubble, her lips parting and closing as she gasped, faintly revealing a rosy hue.
"As for this small orange bubble, it is a Memory Bubble that I attempted to filter out."
"The memory content is from our previous few battles. If you touch it, you will review everything instantly."
Aokiji reached out and caught the two bubbles.
In front of Tatsumaki, he slowly compressed and merged them.
"Hentai... stop..." A deep fear appeared in Tatsumaki's eyes.
She already knew what Aokiji was doing.
No, it can't be... my brain will burn out...!
Aokiji continued the compression and Fusion while whispering:
"Even if we leave them alone, they will burst and return on their own later. It's better to deal with them prepared than to face an unexpected attack."
"Don't worry, I'm here with you."
It's precisely because of you that I can't relax!!
Tatsumaki had never been so afraid.
But even though her Psychic Power had undergone several weakness mitigations, the extent she could use now was completely unable to resist.
Moreover, what Aokiji said was the truth.
Even if left unchecked, they would still return and erupt.
Tatsumaki almost hated herself for throwing tantrums earlier.
Couldn't she have just waited obediently for Aokiji to finish his development and testing?!
Pink and orange mixed, forming a peach-pink bubble.
After Aokiji's compression and condensation, the man-high bubble shrank to the size of a palm.
"Are you ready?"
Aokiji held the bubble suspended above Tatsumaki's abdomen.
Tatsumaki weakly uttered a terrifying threat.
"Later... I'm definitely going to beat you to death!"
"If it's the Russian Sit Move, I welcome it."
After speaking, Aokiji pressed the bubble down.
It passed through the thin, form-fitting fabric and merged into her lower abdomen.
The accumulated memories and senses burst forth completely!
A shrill, incoherent wail instantly filled the entire spacious Training area!
Her slender waist arched up.
Her snowy white neck was strained straight.
She struggled like a kitten whose genetic self-destruct sequence had been triggered by stress.
And Aokiji, the mischievous perpetrator and cat abuser, was enjoying the sight.
As everyone knows.
No matter how violent a Tatsumaki is, its center, the eye, is gentle and calm.
However, it depends on the situation.
Sometimes, the churning destructive power within the eye is even more intense.