Bogus Skill "Fruitmaster"

Bogus Skill "Fruitmaster": About that Time I Became Able to Eat Unlimited Numbers of Skill Fruits (That Kill You) (外れスキル《木の実マスター》　〜スキルの実(食べたら死ぬ)を無限に食べられるようになった件について〜) is a Japanese web novel series written by Hanyuu. It began serialization online in May 2020 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. A manga adaptation with art by Air Matsukoto has been serialized online via Kodansha's Niconico-based Suiyōbi no Sirius manga service since July 2021 and has been collected in seven volumes. A light novel version with illustrations by Yasutaka Isekawa began publication under Kodansha's Kodansha Ranobe Books imprint in May 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Asahi Production aired from January to March 2025.

Plot

In a world where people gain Skills from eating Skill Fruits, Light and his friend Lena dream of becoming adventurers. When they eat Skill Fruits, Lena gets the legendary "Sword Saint" Skill, but Light gets the "Fruitmaster" Skill, which lets him grow fruits more efficiently. Since eating more than one Skill Fruit is fatal, Light is resigned to living as a farmer, until he accidentally eats another Skill Fruit and discovers the true power of his "Fruitmaster" Skill: it grants him immunity to all poisons found in fruits, making him the only person in the world who can eat multiple Skill Fruits without dying, allowing him to get as many Skills as he wants.

Characters

• Light (ライト)
• The main protagonist is a young man who dreams of becoming an adventurer. His Skill "Fruitmaster" makes him the only person in the world who can eat multiple "Skill Fruits" and obtain multiple Skills.
• Lena (レーナ)
• Light's childhood friend. She gets the rare Skill "Sword Saint" and quickly becomes a famous adventurer. She has romantic feelings for Light.
• Ayla (アイラ)
• A young girl who lives with Light at his farm. Her Skill, "Appraisal", lets her see what Skills other people have and monsters' stats.
• Monica (モニカ)
• A young blacksmith. Her Skill, "Super Forge", allows her to manipulate the properties of metal.
• Dratena (ドラテナ)
• A girl with the "Necromancy" Skill, which allows her to reanimate and control the dead.
• Holy Sister (聖女)
• A Saint at the church where Skill Fruits are given out. Her skill that let's her see near futures. Beneath the surface she does what ever it takes to make those futures happen, including tyrannical scheming and sending assassins to get rid of those who are either a threat her and the future she sees or she selfishly deems hostile, making her the main antagonist.
• Flower Hat (花帽子)
• Tiger Beard (虎髭)
• Grave Keeper (墓守)

Media

See also

• Gacha Girls Corps, another light novel series with the same illustrator

External links

• at Shōsetsuka ni Narō