North Blue, above a certain sea area.
Beneath the blue sky and white clouds, above the shimmering ocean, two figures were moving rapidly.
"Chris, can I ask—what exactly is your ability?"
Reiju looked at the receding sea level beneath her feet, her beautiful eyes filled with astonishment.
The man beside her had truly shocked her beyond imagination.
Such terrifying speed—she had neither heard of nor seen anything like it.
At this moment, in Reiju's eyes, Chris was cloaked in absolute mystery.
"It's an ability I developed myself—Repulsion of Space."
Chris looked straight ahead, speaking calmly:
"If I want to take someone with me through the air, I have to make physical contact."
If it were anyone else, Chris might not have bothered explaining.
But since it was Reiju, he showed patience.
"Oh, I see! So that's how it works."
Reiju quietly looked at Chris's back, admiration sparkling in her beautiful eyes. Her impression of this man?
Exceptionally good!!
Strong beyond measure, handsome, composed, with an innate charm.
She couldn't imagine a more perfect man.
At least, that's what Reiju truly believed.
She pushed aside the clutter in her heart, and her delicate, graceful face showed a gentle and refined smile. Her voice was pleasant and melodious:
"Chris, if you were traveling at full speed, how fast could you go?"
Chris, understanding Reiju's refined nature and manners, didn't feel the need to brush her off. Calmly, he replied:
"I've never traveled at full speed before, so I can't answer that."
"But flying around all four seas in a day? That's not hard at all."
Reiju felt like her brain was short-circuiting.
Staring blankly at Chris's back, her beautiful, flawless face filled with a complex expression.
What kind of monster is this young man?
Why is he so strong?
Why is he so… amazing?!
At this point, Reiju's admiration for Chris had reached an indescribable level.
To follow a man like this, to stay by his side—it would definitely be an incredible journey.
She was filled with anticipation for the voyage ahead.
No matter what, she wanted to understand this mysterious man better…
Aboard the Chris, on the deck.
"Padon, little guy, hurry and turn me into something cool!"
Burgess looked excited and curious.
Doc Q looked at Padon, his weathered face showing a sickly smile as he coughed:
"This ability… is really strange. Cough cough..."
Lafitte twirled his cane and said gently:
"It's just a shame that Padon's power is too weak to give the transformation strong offensive abilities."
Law, as usual, stayed cold and calm:
"Even so, this Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit is still very powerful."
"Okay~ Just a moment!"
Padon pulled out his Transformation Leaf, gripping a golden pen in his paw, and quickly wrote the word: Burgess.
"Here we go~ Heeheehee..."
Padon threw the Transformation Leaf, and with a poof, a burst of white smoke appeared.
In an instant, a figure identical to Burgess appeared.
"Anyone want a fight? Wahahaha!!"
"Burgess" raised his arms, arrogantly scanning the group.
Burgess looked at this duplicate of himself and couldn't help but sigh:
"Every time I see this, it feels unbelievable."
"A Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit that can even duplicate people—too strong!"
Lafitte adjusted his top hat politely:
"The most terrifying part is that the duplicated person can use the original's abilities."
"That's the true horror!"
Law nodded in agreement:
"If Padon could create a copy of the Captain, who could possibly stand against him?"
Sweetheart Queen chuckled softly:
"But that's impossible."
"Chris is too strong. Padon's spirit power isn't enough to duplicate him. Unless he keeps getting stronger…"
Betty exhaled smoke and remained as calm as ever.
It turned out that Padon's Transformation Leaf could indeed duplicate others, but it required a cost—mental energy.
The stronger the person being copied, the greater the drain on Padon's spirit.
He had previously tried to copy Chris, but once the leaf was thrown and the smoke rose—
The "Chris" duplicate wouldn't even appear; the smoke would simply dissipate instantly.
"So fun, this is so fun! Harere~ Harere~ Harere~!"
Perona flew around in the sky, her laughter like silver bells, filled with joy.
"Not playing anymore~ I'm off to go fishing~ Heeheehee~"
As Padon spoke, poof—a burst of smoke—and the "Burgess" copy vanished without a trace.
Just then—whoosh!
Two figures suddenly appeared on the deck.
"Reiju, get to know everyone here."
Chris spoke plainly, then turned and walked toward the training room.
Even though he had a great impression of Reiju, he wasn't about to delay his training for her.
To Chris, strength was the ultimate truth.
Everything else was secondary.
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