Chapter 202: Kun's Choice

"Ryujiro has dealt with everything?" 

"Ah—, it's all over."

"There's nothing left on Skypiea that makes me nostalgic. Do you guys want to stay a bit longer?"

Hinata and Carmen nodded. 

Women often have a fondness for beautiful things, so as long as Hinata and Carmen weren't ready to leave, there was no problem staying a bit longer on Skypiea.

But—

"Kun, where is he?"

Ryujiro noticed Kun was missing and looked puzzled.

"That guy feels his combat experience is lacking and is still fighting sea kings in the empty sea," Carmen replied.

That's commendable.

Kun was not neglecting himself.

If it came to strength, Kun was indeed the weakest on the ship.

Hinata and Carmen wandered around Skypiea, and Ryujiro went to the empty sea, where he saw Kun battling a large sea king.

Kun was breathing heavily. He had already defeated three sea kings before, and now his stamina was running low.

Even so, Kun's gaze remained sharp! He wanted to push beyond his limits!

Kun charged at the sea king. The sea king roared angrily, its massive tail whipping through the air, creating a powerful wind pressure that put some strain on Kun.

Grinding his teeth, Kun leaped onto the sea king's head.

Kun quickly delivered several air blades, slicing through the sea king with sharp, piercing attacks.

The dense air blades were not something the sea king could easily withstand. Blood spurted out, and the sea king's stiff head exploded in a bloody burst.

Shattered brain matter fell into the empty sea.

Kun stood on a tree, gasping for breath, his face looking somewhat pale.

This was his limit; he no longer had the strength to continue fighting.

"Why work so hard?"

A familiar voice came from behind Kun, startling him despite the familiarity.

"Ryujiro!"

Kun turned around and relaxed upon seeing Ryujiro.

"I don't want to be a burden to everyone. If we run into trouble again in the future and need Ryujiro's protection, wouldn't that make me a liability on the ship?"

Kun's expression was somewhat bitter.

At this point, Ryujiro took out the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

"A Devil Fruit?!"

Kun was astonished. Did Ryujiro come to Skypiea just for this Devil Fruit? Besides Devil Fruits, nothing else would interest Ryujiro.

"This is the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, one of the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruits."

"Eating it will elevate your strength to a new level in a short time."

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit?!

Kun was stunned. This was indeed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

But wasn't the Rumble-Rumble Fruit already consumed by someone?

Ryujiro had previously told them that the self-proclaimed god of Skypiea was the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

Could it be that Ryujiro had some special ability to extract the Rumble-Rumble Fruit from the original user?

That's incredible.

It seemed the previous user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit had already died at Ryujiro's hands.

"Your physical skill talent is impressive. Perhaps in the future, you might even become a powerhouse on par with a Marine Admiral. This Devil Fruit is just an option for you."

"Whether to become a Devil Fruit user or refine your physical skills, it's up to you."

Ryujiro had made it clear that he wanted Kun to consider carefully.

Kun pondered for a long time. The Rumble-Rumble Fruit was one of the strongest Logia Devil Fruits, wielding the power of lightning.

But Kun also knew he had good talent in physical skills, and if combined with another Devil Fruit, like the Wind-Wind Fruit, it might develop even more terrifying techniques.

Kun took the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, bit into it, and his expression instantly twisted.

He had heard that Devil Fruits taste terrible, but he didn't expect it to be this awful. Is this something a human can eat?

Kun forced himself to swallow the fruit.

"Cough cough cough!"

At this moment, Ryujiro came to his senses, looking at Kun in surprise.

"Quite ambitious," Ryujiro said with a smile.

He hadn't misjudged Kun. Such a person was worthy of his ship.

"Hahahahaha, I can't let the captain down, can I?"

Kun and Ryujiro both laughed heartily.

Their laughter echoed through the dense forest, and the sea kings in the empty sea, witnessing the corpses of their kind, felt an instinctive fear.

Before Ryujiro left, he almost forgot something important. Enel had built a massive golden flying ship on Skypiea.

It would be a waste to leave this golden ship on Skypiea. Compared to it, the previous ship was like a small sailboat.

"Oh!"

"It's unimaginable that the previous guy made such a colossal thing. It's truly astounding."

"Are these all gold?!"

"So luxurious!"

The ship looked far more impressive than what he had seen in the animation. It was a masterpiece of engineering. Even in death, Enel had contributed his final bit of value.

If Enel knew, his corpse would probably be enraged.

Ryujiro had considered turning Enel into a Hollow, but he reconsidered. 

With such an arrogant personality, if he were on his ship, constantly proclaiming himself as a god, Ryujiro feared he might be unable to resist turning Enel's ashes to dust.

He still had many Hollows in his space, but none had evolved to the level of Vasto Lorde. Most of the Hollows in his space were at Gillian-level.

The Hollow space now resembled a small-scale Hueco Mundo, inheriting the survival-of-the-fittest rule.

If any of the Hollows evolved to Vasto Lorde, Ryujiro wouldn't hesitate to turn them into Arrancars.

However, the Hollows here clearly lacked that capability.

He needed stronger souls.

Abandoning his previous ship, Ryujiro and his crew departed Skypiea aboard the Colossal Flying Ark, Maxim.

Looking up at Maxim as it sailed away, Wyper wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Does that man really have the power to defeat Enel? It doesn't seem like it."

"Judging the strength of a person by sight is the most foolish way. You can't even feel the overwhelming pressure from him."

"Even from a distance, I could sense the apocalyptic power emanating from him."

Raki's mind was filled with doubt.

Is that man really that terrifying?

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