138. Red Hair: I've Become Stronger!

After the white light dissipated, a Devil Fruit with a pedicle shaped like two forked dragon horns, a layer of dragon scale-shaped peel, and a pure golden color appeared in Rob's hand.

Looking at the fully sublimated Devil Fruit in his hand, Rob's face showed anticipation:

"It succeeded! Let me see how powerful your strength is! Hahaha..."

While speaking, Rob opened his mouth, bit off the Devil Fruit, and closed his eyes, feeling the Mythical Zoan ability he just obtained!

Soon, when Rob opened his eyes again, his face was filled with satisfaction.

He said:

"The new ability has succeeded! And it's quite powerful, much stronger than I imagined! This time, it's really a treasure!"

Hearing Rob's words, the curious Robin next to him asked:

"What kind of abilities does it have?"

Both Uta and Makino looked at Rob curiously, wondering how powerful the power of a legendary dragon is.

Smiling, Rob said:

"In short, it is very strong!"

It was a pain to explain in detail, so Rob kept it as simple as possible and explained briefly:

"There is indeed a degree of improvement in my combat power, but it is not as great as you imagine! The most important thing is--the fact that I can become a dragon is very breath-taking!"

"And now I can make a cloud called Flame Cloud, which can be as small as each of us or as large as a large island, and several large islands can be supported to fly into the sky."

"From now on - the restrictions on Red Line, Calm Belt, etc., for us, it's tantamount to nothing!"

Even though he just ate the Devil Fruit, Rob has mastered all its powers of the devil fruit, including all the abilities of heat breath, Flame Cloud, and more!

And the power is even more terrifying than that possessed by the ability user - Kaido of the beast!

Additionally -

The dragon that Rob transforms into is not a green dragon, nor a pink giant dragon like Momonosuke, but the real, extremely mighty golden oriental dragon. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a golden dragon form!

"If this is the case, there will be no hindrance to our future travels!"

Hearing Rob's words, Robin stroked her chin:

"Afterwards, whichever sea area we want to go to, we can go to that sea area! This way, the voyage to find the poneglyphs will be easier! Oni-chan is amazing!"

Hearing Robin's words, the corner of Rob's mouth twitched, and he reached out to pinch Robin's fair cheek.

"Are you treating your Oni-chan as a real tool?"

Robin tilted her head with a playful smile and said, "Hey? Did you figured it out? Oni-chan is so sharp~!"

After a playful tussle with Robin, Rob said, "Next, I won't eat any more Devil Fruits! For me, with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Op-Op Fruit, and Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Golden Dragon, I've collected abilities from all three categories!"

"So, I don't want any more Devil Fruits! It's up to you! No matter how many Devil Fruit abilities you want, or how many Devil Fruits you want, I will help you get them!"

"Other than that, it's about making ability weapons!"

Listening to Rob's arrangements, Robin and the others all nodded, saying, "We have no complaints!"

Anyway, this kind of thing, Rob decided.

Now that Rob has successfully gathered all three series of Devil Fruit abilities and transformed into an unprecedented three-fruit ability user, he naturally has no interest in more Devil Fruits.

After all, he doesn't rely solely on fruit abilities to fight!

And--

Rob's foundation lies in the six super talents he has already activated. The ability of the Devil Fruits can only be an enhancement.

Of course, this is just Rob's own idea. Robin and the others still need more abilities. By accumulating abilities, they will become the strongest on the sea. At that time, their strength will not only be for self-protection.

Besides--

He also needs to develop the ability weapon plan so that his own boat and sword will all become special items with abilities!

Between small talk, the matter and future plans are roughly settled this way.

The Angel is sailing towards the next island pointed to by the Log Pose!

And on board, Rob was pulled by Robin and the others to show a bit of the power of the golden dragon fruit he just got. Along with his powerful combat ability, they could step on the flying Flame Cloud.

A blink of an eye.

The course of history——

It has come to Sea Circle Calendar 1514, the beginning of December.

It has been a month and a half since Rob and his crew left Egg Point Island and reappeared on the sea.

During this time, Rob didn't seek out powerful Devil Fruit users to extract their bloodline factors, nor did he cause any trouble! 

After all, even if he obtains the bloodline factor and creates its artificial Devil Fruits, he can't sublimate them immediately, so there was no rush!

Of course, being the "strongest man" on the sea means that even if Rob didn't make a high-profile comeback and just spent time on some famous resort islands in the New World, the news of their reappearance still spread.

Mainland!

This is a summer island with a hot climate.

The guy who he left the New World and lost the extremely precious "Gum-Gum Fruit" in East Blue, and returned to New World after losing his arm.

While Shanks was lying lazily on a large blue stone under the shade of a tree, panting heavily, Beckman approached with a newspaper in his hand.

Slap---

Beckman handed the newspaper to Shanks.

Beckman, always mindful of his image, sat casually:

"Here's today's newspaper! The man you've been paying close attention to, Rob, has reappeared on the sea!"

Swish——

Shanks' eyes immediately lit up, and he was no longer in his lazy state.

He got up straight away:

"Did Rob finally show up again?"

While talking, Shanks opened the newspaper and read:

[He appears! "The strongest man in the world" - Rob, after disappearing mysteriously, has appeared on the sea again! Where did they go after more than a year? Now that they reappear, what is their intention? Please follow up for the report!]

The newspaper reported that Rob and his crew had reappeared on the sea.

There was also a recent photo of Rob——

Wearing beach shorts, with clean and crisp black hair, and a sunny and confident smile on his face. If it weren't for his reputation and achievements, everyone would think he was just a carefree young man!

Following Rob's suggestion, the World Economic News, run by Morgans, not only publishes popular lists such as the Swordsman List, Powerful List, Famous Sword List, but also entertainment-oriented lists such as the Beauty List, Handsome Guy List, and Young Talent List!

Rob is on the handsome guy list and has always been at the top!

His good looks——

Of course, they speak for themselves.

After reading the newspaper, Shanks stood up with a smile, drawing the attention of the Red Hair Pirates' cadres and members, who had grown a lot.

Grinning, Shanks said directly:

"Brothers, get ready, we are going to set sail! Now that we have received news about Rob, let's go and pay him a visit!"

Hearing what Shanks said, all the new members of the Red Hair Pirates were taken aback for a moment, and then each of them cheered up, loudly saying:

"Mr. Rob? Could it be the 'world's strongest' that the seniors mentioned?"

"Are you finally going to challenge the 'strongest'? Boss, we support you!"

"Ah you are a rebellious fellow, right? What is Mr. Rob's identity, and what is the boss's position? Do you want the boss to be beaten? By the way—Boss, I love you too!"

"Hahaha...…"

The Red Hair Pirates broke out into laughter, not caring whether their red-haired captain was embarrassed or not!

Hearing the ridicule from his crew, Shanks' eyes flashed with determination:

"Bastards! Hurry up and get ready to set sail! And—I've also become stronger, and I can't lose to Rob again! Get the boat ready, and I must find him this time!"

"Boss is in a hurry! Boss is in a hurry!"

Amidst the uproar, the Red Hair Pirates quickly began preparing for the voyage.

Not long after—

The Red Force, now expanded several times, once again sailed away from the summer island, heading towards the newly known island where Rob and his crew were spotted.

While the Red Hair Pirates took action, many big forces in the New World also received the news, but none of them took significant actions!

Most smart people already knew how to deal with Rob and his crew.

That is—

Don't provoke them if you don't have to, and bow your head if you do!

Normally, this would avoid the attack and revenge of the "world's strongest."

After all, Rob and his crew don't seem to care about much. Even after gaining great fame, they didn't start any ambitious expansions. They just sailed freely across various islands in the New World!

As if at first—

When they were sailing around the world, they seemed to really enjoy traveling, as if they had no particular goal in mind!

But because of this, people feel they must have some purpose.

At the same time, when Rob and his crew are on the sea, whenever he ventures into their territory, its owner feels a sense of urgency, as if dancing on the edge of a knife!

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