"Shirahoshi, put the ring on."
Yami also really liked the current Shirahoshi, but he didn't forget there was still business to attend to.
"Okay, Lord Yami."
Shirahoshi put on the ring, then covered her "conscience," which had become especially large under the bath towel, with one hand, and placed her other hand in front of Yami again.
Reaching out to touch Shirahoshi's finger, Yami once again used the Ripe-Ripe Fruit's maturing ability, preparing to help Shirahoshi's fishtail transform.
But he didn't immediately mature Shirahoshi to thirty. He first matured her to twenty to see if her appearance would change.
When the white mist dissipated, Yami immediately smiled in satisfaction.
As expected, just as he thought, using the Ripe-Ripe Fruit to advance Shirahoshi's age, the Pure Gold would also make her appearance stay fixed at how she looked when she put it on.
Although Shirahoshi at thirty would definitely be at her peak appearance, that age was the "mature big sister" stage.
Although Yami likes "big sisters," compared to having Shirahoshi jump directly from an eleven-year-old girl to a thirty-year-old woman, Yami preferred to keep her in the eighteen-year-old girl stage.
When Shirahoshi wants to grow up in the future, she can take off the ring and slowly grow from a girl into a "big sister."
The same applied to Carina and Nami.
This was also the reason Yami didn't just mature them straight to twenty-five.
Thus, Yami continued to use the maturing ability, advancing Shirahoshi's age to thirty.
When the white mist dissipated once again, Shirahoshi underwent another major change.
Her appearance still hadn't changed at all, but her lower body, that pink fishtail of light and dark shades, had transformed into a pair of long, slender white legs that would be considered exceptionally so even among the Giant race.
Shirahoshi... had transformed!
"Shirahoshi, your fishtail turned into legs!"
"That's great! Shirahoshi won't need a mobility tool anymore; she can walk freely just like us."
Looking at Shirahoshi's long legs revealed from under the bath towel, Nami and Carina were genuinely happy for their "little sister."
After all, Shirahoshi loved the surface world so much and had always hoped to grow up quickly, to one day be able to walk on land without relying on her cloud tool.
Now, Shirahoshi's dream had finally come true.
"Mhm... Lord Yami, thank you."
Shirahoshi nodded excitedly, subconsciously reaching out to cup Yami, wanting to nuzzle his body with her face.
Unfortunately, she forgot she was only wearing a special, oversized bath towel.
After her body changed, she hadn't yet mastered the strength of her new body.
When she bent down to cup Yami, she accidentally used too much force, and the bath towel came undone.
A dazzling "holy light" instantly flooded the entire multipurpose sports court, leaving Carina and Nami dumbstruck at the "magnificence" they wouldn't even dare to dream of.
Yami's eyes also widened, and he rarely felt his nose grow warm.
If possible, he hoped to move rooms tonight and go sleep with Shirahoshi.
That expensive custom-made mattress suddenly seemed less appealing.
...
That night, a grand banquet was held on the deck of the Pegasus.
This banquet was not only to welcome Baccarat, but also as a "coming-of-age ceremony" for Carina, Nami, and Shirahoshi.
Having found the legendary Pure Gold that could buy the world, their lifespans extended by hundreds of years, the women, as if freed from their shackles, had a rare moment of wild celebration.
First, they barbecued on the deck, then went down to the cabin to sing and dance. They opened countless bottles of champagne to spray at each other and had a cake fight, making a huge mess of the entertainment hall.
This time, even Shirahoshi participated, becoming everyone's target.
But the next day, they all got busy with their own tasks again.
Yami sent Robin, Carina, and Nami to Wano Country, having them disguise themselves as a wealthy family from Wano, bringing some gold to "adopt" O-Tama.
Wano Country was a nation that had been closed off for hundreds of years, a country with clear class divisions.
Persecuted by Kurozumi Orochi for so many years, the common people couldn't even feed themselves, let alone raise a three-year-old girl.
If a wealthy family from the city adopted O-Tama, or rather, "bought" O-Tama from their hands, those people would be absolutely ecstatic.
As for Yami, he didn't go with them.
He chose to change O-Tama's destiny because he admired and pitied the girl, and didn't want her to stay in such a country, only to end up as a retainer for the Kozuki clan.
But, as mentioned before, Yami wouldn't take care of a three-year-old, nor would he let such a small girl be on the Pegasus, making daily life restricted.
Compared to going with them, Yami had something more important to do. That was... teaching Shirahoshi to walk.
Yes, after Shirahoshi transformed, she needed to learn to walk again.
So Yami used Giantification, turning into a giant over ten meters tall, holding Shirahoshi's small hand and walking her around the Pegasus.
Shirahoshi's ability to learn and adapt was strong. In just two days, she could walk freely, just like a human.
During these two days, Robin and the other two women also successfully "bought" O-Tama from the villagers of Amigasa Village.
Yami, who received Carina's call, immediately teleported to pick them up, then sent them to Amazon Lily, letting the three women help O-Tama get familiar with Amazon Lily before returning.
By the way, O-Tama was not currently the user of the Paramecia-type Dango-Dango Fruit.
This didn't make Yami feel disappointed; on the contrary, he was very happy.
The Dango-Dango Fruit's ability is very powerful; any ferocious animal that eats the dango will become tame and obedient, even artificial Zoan ability users.
But the dango is only effective for one month, which makes this Devil Fruit "chicken ribs" (useless) in Yami's eyes.
If it didn't have the one-month time limit, the Dango-Dango Fruit would practically be the [Sea King Poseidon] of Devil Fruits, perhaps even more powerful than Poseidon.
Because the Dango user can even tame land animals.
They would only need to continuously make dango and scatter them in the Calm Belt, and the Dango user could control countless Sea Kings and animals.
The one-month time limit makes this ability a super-weakened version of [Poseidon].
The Pegasus already has the genuine Sea King; there's no need to get a weakened version.
Compared to the Dango-Dango Fruit, Yami felt a Devil Fruit that could enhance combat power would be more suitable for O-Tama.
With O-Tama's strong personality and will, as long as she receives Amazon Lily's professional training, she will definitely be able to master two types of Haki in her teens.
At that time, she can choose to become a second Marguerite, or she can choose to become Yami's maid.
<><><><><><
Read Advanced Chapters on : patreon.com/Kaizo247
~ Every 150 PS = Bonus Chapter!
~ Push the Story forward with your [Power Stones]