Somewhere in the windless zone of the new world, the mood felt a bit heavy.
The faces of Nami and Kuina were full of worry, as if they had a huge weight on their hearts.
However, in sharp contrast to this, Ryuen's face was very calm, as if what Nojiko had just said was nothing important to him.
If he didn't really hate to see the Marines get away with things, Ryuen would have already gone to Mary Geoise to fight.
As for whether he could beat the mysterious Im, frankly, he wasn't completely sure.
But one thing he was sure of was that even against a lot of powerful enemies, he could make sure he wouldn't lose.
Of course, about dealing with those five old guys...
Hehe, with Ryuen's strength now, it would be very easy!
Thinking of this, Ryuen smiled slightly, reached out and gently touched Nami's head, and then comforted the two women beside him:
"Okay, you two, don't think too much! It's
only been a few days since we last met, how did you guys start thinking so much?
If the Celestial Dragons noticed something unusual about the Marines, that's their own problem. How much does that have to do with our little dream adventure team?"
Having said that, Ryuen paused for a moment, then continued:
"You know, the main reason we carefully planned and led this operation is because those Celestial Dragons are seriously blocking our path to our dreams, right?
Their actions make it impossible for us to freely adventure and enjoy the fun of sailing.
That's why we want to deal with the Celestial Dragons.
So, why should we spend too much time thinking about things that aren't important to our goals? Let's focus on how to make our own dreams come true!"
After hearing Ryuen's words, Nami and Kuina suddenly understood.
That's right!
These awful Marines used to always try to trick them. Now they can form an alliance only because they have a common enemy to deal with.
"In that case, do we need to go back right away?"
Nami turned slightly, giving Ryuen a charming glare. At the same time, she reached out and pushed away his hand that was still on her head, asking in a soft way.
"Cough cough..."
"Well, let's go back first. After all, the Pluton warship is now in our hands. There's no need to rush to study it. The most important thing right now is to get back home quickly and correct the thinking of those guys." Ryuen coughed lightly and said calmly.
Hearing Ryuen say this,
Nami thought for a moment, then nodded gently,
agreeing, "That's right. If we let them keep thinking crazy things, they might want to go out and fight right away. Who knows what trouble they'll cause."
At this time, Kuina, who was standing to the side, stepped forward, ready to use her flame clouds to carry the Pluton warship, Ryuen, and Nami toward their home in the sky.
However, just as she was about to do something, Ryuen suddenly stopped her.
"Kuina, let me do it.
You haven't slept in three days. Even though using the flame clouds to carry the Pluton warship doesn't take too much energy, not sleeping for so long will make even the strongest person tired." As Ryuen spoke, his body flickered, and he instantly changed from human form to a half-human, half-beast form.
This sudden change
caused deep shock to appear on the faces of Nami and Kuina.
They widened their eyes, looking in disbelief at the Ryuen in front of them, who seemed to have been reborn. For a moment, they were stunned, completely forgetting what to do next.
As for why they were so shocked...
It was only
because after Ryuen turned into his beast form, white-gold flame clouds appeared around him!
"Ryuen, did your devil fruit... awaken?" Nami's voice trembled slightly, with a mix of surprise and excitement that she couldn't hide.
Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at Ryuen, as if she wanted to find even the slightest clue on his face to confirm this shocking news.
Kuina, who was standing to the side, also stared intently at Ryuen,
her hands clenched unconsciously, showing her inner tension and anticipation.
You see, before Ryuen's devil fruit had awakened, the flames he released were already unbelievably powerful.
And now,
if his devil fruit really awakened, then his abilities would definitely take a huge leap!
Faced with their curious and eager eyes, Ryuen's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a confident smile. Then, he nodded gently, giving a definite answer:
"That's right, as you can see, my devil fruit has indeed awakened. It's very special. It's not easy to awaken it. It needs to constantly absorb all kinds of powerful flame energy. This time, it was thanks to the holy flame that I was able to awaken it. I originally thought that even if I absorbed all of this powerful flame energy, it might not be enough to awaken the devil fruit, but I didn't expect to reach my goal."
As he spoke, Ryuen slowly raised his right hand and began to wave it gently.
The moment he moved his arm,
countless dazzling white-gold flame clouds surged out like a tide,
They quickly gathered together, sweeping toward the Pluton warship under their feet with lightning speed.
In the blink of an eye, these white-gold flame clouds wrapped the entire huge Pluton warship tightly, like a magnificent coat.
The awakening of the Fire Bird fruit was Ryuen's greatest confidence in taking on Im!
He was now sure that no one on this sea could stop the flames he released. His flames were no longer ordinary flames.
"It really awakened!"
"No wonder you were so excited just now. No wonder you're not so interested in working with the Marines anymore. That's great, Ryuen!" Nami was very excited. The stronger Ryuen was, the stronger their dream adventure team was!
Kuina clenched Wado Ichimonji tightly.
At this moment, her desire to become stronger, after learning that Ryuen's devil fruit had awakened, grew even stronger!
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