Chapter 52: Fallen Angel

Seeing Lucia's transformation, Carl couldn't help but look at Garling and admired,

"Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit? It looks like Mythical Zoan. Uncle Garling is really generous. Thank you!"

Garling folded his arms and said nothing, but there was an imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth, showing he was pleased with Carl's praise.

If Carl knew Garling's inner thoughts, he might have suspected that his uncle was deliberately showing off in front of him.

At this moment, Lucia had fully unleashed the fruit's ability. When she opened her eyes, her amber pupils had turned deep purple, with a strange light flowing through them.

Under the influence of the fruit's ability, her face became more mature and beautiful, and her figure more voluptuous. When she looked at Carl, he suddenly felt a restlessness and a burning sensation in his body.

Carl definitely didn't have any evil intentions. This strangeness was most likely related to Lucia's fruit ability.

Facing Carl, Lucia had no intention of being on guard. She lightly opened her red lips and spoke in a charming voice,

"Young Master, my fruit is the Mythical Zoan, in the form of a fallen angel, and my ability is..."

"Needless to say, I've probably guessed a little bit. Let's get started, let me feel it."

"As you wish, young master."

As soon as she finished speaking, the black wings behind Lucia shook, and her whole body turned into a black stream of light, rushing toward Carl, scattering pieces of black feathers along the way.

Clang!

Kōrō no Hikari and Muramasa collided, making a sound of battle.

In her fallen angel form, Lucia had been greatly enhanced in terms of speed and strength. Carl could tell from this clash that Lucia was definitely stronger than the number one female Marine student today, Gion.

However, Lucia was even more surprised at this moment because Carl's strength indeed far exceeded her expectations.

Although she did not use her full strength in this attack, even using her fruit ability, Carl blocked it so easily.

She stared blankly at Carl's young face, and two lines of clear tears suddenly flowed from her beautiful eyes.

Carl was stunned. He thought he hadn't even fought back yet, so why was Lucia crying?

He didn't care about the fight anymore. He used some force to push Shuiming away, put his arms around Lucia's waist, pulling her into his arms, and asked softly,

"What's wrong with you, Lucia?"

Lucia's nose twitched as she choked,

"Young Master, you must have suffered a lot outside these years. How could you have such strength just by practicing in the Marine School!"

"Well..."

Carl tried hard to recall his experiences over the years. Except for those days in the Valley of Gods, he seemed to have suffered very little the rest of the time.

So he said, somewhat dumbfounded,

"Lucia, you are overthinking. My life outside is not as bad as you think. In fact, my life is quite easy. As for strength... can't it be that your young master has extraordinary talents?"

Lucia wiped the tears from her face and was about to speak when Garling, who had been watching the battle, suddenly shouted,

"What are you doing there?! Carl, you want me to test your strength in person, right?"

Hearing this, Lucia jumped out of Carl's arms and said hurriedly,

"Young Master, let's continue the battle just now!"

As for Garling, an uncle who unleashed Conqueror's Haki on his nephew as soon as they met, Lucia didn't think he would be so gentle when he started to attack Carl.

If he injured her young master Carl, it would be even worse than killing her.

Carl, on the other hand, looked nonchalant, thinking that if the worst happened, he would just keep using Kamui and let Garling strike him. Anyway, it wasn't the first time they had met like this, so he didn't need to argue at all.

He even wanted to appreciate the way Garling would be helpless against him.

However, seeing how flustered Lucia was, Carl gave up on this naughty idea and prepared to end this reluctant battle quickly.

Thinking of this, he raised his knee toward Lucia and then kicked out a Slash Wave entwined with lightning.

"Rankyaku!"

Lucia's eyes narrowed slightly, and her armor instantly wrapped around the pendant in her hands. She held the sword across her chest with both hands. The Slash Wave fell on her sword's edge but did not dissipate. The strong force pushed her backward.

A thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she sighed inwardly at the strength of Carl's attack.

If she hadn't entered the fallen angel form in advance, this Slash Wave would have been enough to determine the outcome with one hit.

It could only be said that Carl still underestimated Lucia's strength. She pursed her lips and smiled as purple flames rose from her body.

A flush appeared on Lucia's face as her strength increased again. With a swipe of her sword, she directly dispersed the Slash Wave.

When she looked at Carl again, an unusually charming smile appeared on her face.

"Young Master, you are really amazing. I like you the most!"

Carl was immediately confused by Lucia's sudden confession. He couldn't help but ask,

"Lucia, are you okay?"

Lucia pursed her lips and smiled, a burst of purple Haki slowly escaping from her mouth, and said,

"What could be wrong? Young Master, I just used my fruit ability.

This purple flame is called the Flame of Desire.

It can make others turn to ashes in the burning of their own desires, but if I use it on myself, it amplifies the strongest desires within me, thus greatly increasing my power."

"So your desire is..."

"Yes, my desire is you, young master~"

Lucia's voice at this moment had a soul-stirring charm. The restlessness in Carl's heart became more intense, and the burning feeling grew stronger.

He suppressed the restlessness in his heart and decided not to hold back.

He wasn't afraid that he couldn't control it, but he was afraid Lucia would say something sarcastic later. As long as it was just them, it would be fine, but Garling was still standing there!

A flash appeared in front of Lucia. Carl turned the demon sword Muramasa over and slapped Lucia's abdomen like a board. Lucia had no intention of blocking it and directly spread her arms, embracing Carl.

"What!?"

Carl hurriedly stopped his hand, and without enough time to brake, he plunged directly into Lucia's ample chest.

Lucia smiled sweetly. She picked up the somewhat confused Carl, lowered her head, and kissed him.

The pair of black wings slowly folded in, covering her and Carl.

The corner of Garling's mouth twitched when he saw this scene. He wanted to yell out, but in the end, he just sighed and said,

"I shouldn't have let these two people fight!"

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