A day flies by.
Early in the morning, the sun just rises, and golden sunlight shines on the earth.
Nami and Kuina get up early and start bustling around.
They quickly and skillfully pack up the tents, luggage, and other items one by one and put them into their special space.
Ryuen said he could finish soaking up the Mother Flame's power today.
After everything is packed away, Nami and Kuina start to enjoy a tasty breakfast.
However, they don't forget to get plenty of food ready for Ryuen, who will be coming out soon. So, after finishing breakfast, they waste no time preparing a lot of fresh and juicy meat.
After all, after a long time of training and soaking up power, Ryuen will definitely need a lot of energy to get his strength back when he comes out.
When everything is ready.
Nami and Kuina head straight for another island dozens of miles away from the volcano island.
This island doesn't have a name, but it's the place they agreed to wait for Ryuen. Along the way, they feel both nervous and excited, wondering if Ryuen will successfully soak up the Mother Flame.
Finally arriving at the destination, they immediately feel a wave of heat.
After taking a closer look, they realize that the temperature here is even higher than before, incredibly hot. Helpless, Nami and Kuina quickly duck into their special space to escape the heat and cool off.
However, time passes quickly, and soon it's midday.
The sun is high in the sky, giving off even stronger light and heat.
Nami and Kuina anxiously wait in their special space, wondering to themselves: Does Ryuen still need a long time to finish soaking up the power?
Just then, suddenly, a commotion outside catches their attention. A large group of birds, all covered in flames, are fleeing in panic from the direction of the volcano island!
Seeing this, Nami's eyes light up instantly. She says with certainty, "Ryuen must be coming out! Let's go take a look!".
Kuina nods in agreement.
Without a doubt, these flame birds are fleeing in such a sorry state and are likely being affected by the powerful force created by Ryuen soaking up the Mother Flame.
Thinking of this, Nami and Kuina can't wait to rush out of their special space, looking towards the volcano island with delight, hoping to see Ryuen soon...
However, in the next instant, something unexpected happens.
A dazzling, incredibly bright, white-gold light suddenly bursts out from the direction of the volcano island.
This light is like the first ray of dawn shining on the vast earth at daybreak, so bright that it's blinding, but at the same time, its strong brightness is like a sword, stabbing straight into people's eyes, making it impossible to look directly at it.
Faced with this sudden bright light, Nami and Kuina instinctively raise their hands, wanting to use them to block the piercing light that almost blinds their eyes.
But even so, as time goes on, the high temperature brought by the light continues to rise, becoming hotter and hotter.
Gradually, even their tough skin, covered with armored color power, now feels a burning sensation.
Finally, under this unbearable high temperature, Nami and Kuina have to choose to hide again.
The two turn around without hesitation and rush back into the special space they just left.
But even after hiding in the special space, the white-gold light from the direction of the volcano island still shows no sign of weakening.
On the contrary, its brightness continues to increase, becoming brighter and brighter, eventually reaching an unbelievable level—the light is so bright that people can't open their eyes at all!
Nami and Kuina exchange a knowing look. Without saying a word, they understand each other's thoughts just by the look of shock on each other's faces.
Just then, suddenly, a deafening, sky-shattering phoenix cry rings out!
This sound is like the cry of a god bird from the heavens, filled with unparalleled power and majesty. It instantly spreads like a tide in all directions from the direction of the volcano island.
Wherever it goes, the surrounding air seems to be gently stirred by this powerful yet gentle energy, creating visible ripples.
Immediately afterward, the suffocating, terrifying heat begins to gradually dissipate, as if it's been gently waved away by an invisible hand.
Then, Nami and Kuina are surprised to find that countless colorful birds of different shapes are happily flapping their wings and flying towards Ryuen's location.
Some of these birds are small and exquisite, with colorful feathers; others are huge, blocking the sun when they spread their wings and soar. They gather into a magnificent flock of birds, drawing beautiful arcs in the sky.
Now.
They seem to be called by a mysterious power!
The two immediately come out of their special space. They know that Ryuen has really finished soaking up the Mother Flame's power and has come out of the volcano island!
But the two have just come out of their special space.
When they see that large group of birds flying towards them again. But different from just now, Ryuen's figure is in front.
"Ryuen!". Nami is overjoyed to finally see the Ryuen she's been thinking about. She can't help but shout loudly and excitedly at him.
Kuina, standing next to Nami, can't hide her excitement at this moment.
She stares at Ryuen in the sky, her eyes full of admiration and amazement.
Because she can clearly feel that after successfully soaking up the Mother Flame's fire power, the energy coming from Ryuen has changed greatly.
That powerful wave of power is like a surging ocean wave, crashing against the surrounding space one wave after another, making people shocked.
"Hahahaha!".
Ryuen in the sky is extremely hào qíng.
"Nami, Kuina, I feel like I'm so strong it's scary now. I even want to go and fight Imu right now!". After Ryuen laughed heartily in the sky, his body flew to Nami and Kuina in an instant like a beam of light.
The gust of wind blown made their skirts flutter.
Seeing this, Nami gives Ryuen a playful glare, waving her small fist and gently hitting his broad, strong chest.
At the same time, she complains:
"Hmph, I know you're amazing, but can't you be a little more modest! Really... By the way, are you hungry? Kuina and I specially prepared plenty of food for you early in the morning.".
As she speaks, she raises her jade hand, and in the blink of an eye, piles of food are taken out from their special space.
Ryuen's mouth curves up into a sunny smile after hearing this: "Hehe, I can't help wanting to show off when I get stronger. But now that you mention it, I'm actually getting hungry.".
After saying that, he sits down cross-legged on the ground without any hesitation, using both hands to grab the delicious food like a whirlwind, eating big mouthfuls.
Nami quietly stares at the gluttonous man in front of her, a joy hard to describe flashing in the depths of her eyes, as if all the worries in her heart will disappear as long as she sees Ryuen so happy.
Kuina tightens her grip on Wado Ichimonji. Ryuen has become even stronger! As his partner, she must continue to work hard too!
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