chsdbacks Chapter 243 The Real Monster
Chapter 243 The Real Monster
Chapter 243 The Real Monster (At least 10,000 words bonus chapter tomorrow, thanks for your support, godfathers~~)
Standing before the battered and blood-soaked Kozuki Oden, the white-bearded man's body, covered in sores and swollen with a purplish-blue hue, was particularly striking.
"Dad!!"
A large group of people rushed over and started touching the white-bearded man.
"Are you alright, Dad? Damn it, that guy actually dared to hurt you!"
"Don't talk nonsense, you idiot! How could your father possibly get hurt? This little injury is like a mosquito bite to him!"
"Alright, sons, step back."
After dismissing his many sons, Whitebeard looked at Loki with a more complex expression.
"It's been so many years. That little crybaby from back then has grown up so much."
"Hahaha~"
Loki's enormous body slowly shrank, and he sat down with a thud, catching his breath a few times.
"Luckily, Rocks rejected me back then, otherwise I would never have met my boss."
"Big brother, if Edward hadn't come, I definitely could have won!"
Looking at Loki who was gazing at him expectantly, Bazel, whose humanity had largely returned, raised his hand and patted Loki's cheek.
"Wow, Loki, that's amazing! I've been watching for a long time, and you've developed an incredible amount of power from this Devil Fruit."
Just as Bazel was praising Loki, Kozuki Oden, standing behind Whitebeard, asked curiously, "Is Hakukichi a friend of yours?"
"Not exactly friends. I met this kid when I was young, but I never expected that he would become so powerful in just a few years."
"Not a few years, but more than a decade, you white-bearded human."
Loki never knew the meaning of politeness towards anyone other than Bazel and his family.
"Edward, ever since you left, I've been waiting for the Rocks Pirates to come to Elbaf. I've always wanted to join you."
"But what I got in return was Rocks' death and the disbandment of the Rocks Pirates. What exactly happened in God Valley in the West Blue eleven years ago?!"
The white-bearded man remained silent for a long time before saying, "Whatever happens is none of your business, Loki."
"The Rocks Pirates are history! I'm now the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"Bazaar,"
Without giving Loki a chance to continue questioning, Whitebeard suddenly looked at Bazel with a serious expression.
"I didn't want to meddle, but you'd better not use that model again."
"Becoming death is not a good thing. Once you lose all your humanity and become a monster, you will absolutely destroy this ocean!"
Bazel maintained his nonchalant expression, his gaze sweeping over the familiar yet somewhat immature faces behind the white-bearded man.
Especially lingering on a certain black-haired kid with an afro for a few seconds.
When he saw the other person make eye contact with him, and saw the surprise and suppressed excitement in that gaze, Bazel felt a sense of unease.
He seemed puzzled as to why the kid had such an emotion.
"This is none of your business, Edward. It's none of your concern to tell me what I want to do."
"Death is merely my power; it is not me, and it can never replace me, even if I were to be replaced by my own power."
"Then it's better to die sooner."
Whitebeard didn't try to persuade him further; he wasn't the type to care about anyone other than his son.
After giving Bazel a long look, he turned and left.
"Let's go, Bazel. You'd better watch yourself."
"I don't want to see a real monster appear. If it really comes to that, I might join forces with Roger."
"I will bury you, you monster, completely."
Monster!
Bazel slowly exhaled and took out a gold pocket watch from his pocket and opened it.
The photo inside shows him and his mother.
"Big brother, what exactly happened?!"
"Why does Whitebeard call you a monster? He's not the kind of coward who'd back down. What did you do?!"
"—I have developed an incredible ability during the Oma Twilight period, Loki."
Humanity returned in that moment, and the pale skin turned back to its original light yellow.
Bazel rubbed his stiff face vigorously with both hands and sighed deeply.
"In that mode, no matter how many times I am attacked, no matter what kind of attack hits me, I will not die."
"Whitebeard is right. In that state, I was a monster, a monster called death."
"But the longer you stay in that mode, the more humanity you lose."
boo~
The bear appeared beside Loki, who was sitting cross-legged, and listened quietly.
"Until a certain moment, I will forget my identity as a human being and become a ghost completely."
"Then----
Look up and close your eyes.
"Devil Fruits will awaken in a certain extreme direction, completely transforming into a catastrophe of death."
"And the domain that comes after awakening covers—"
"It would probably be the entire ocean; in that state, I would spread the domain of death to every corner of this world."
"No one can kill me, and no one can escape my pursuit until no one survives."
"That's why Whitebeard said those things, because in that state I would definitely kill every life."
After hearing everything, Xiong's expression was firm: "You won't."
Bazel was stunned: "What?"
"Bazaar, you won't do that, I believe you."
Bear looked up at Bazel, who was sitting on Loki's shoulder, looking down at him with a bewildered expression.
"Whether it's me or Loki, we believe in you. We chose to eat the Devil Fruit ourselves."
"It's just a part of our body, like our hands and feet."
"It's something under our control, I absolutely refuse to believe Whitebeard!"
"Bazaar, you absolutely cannot let your abilities spiral out of control!"
Loki nodded with a smile, "That's right, that's right, Big Brother is Big Brother, hahaha~"
"When I first obtained it, I couldn't control its power either, but I'm still doing fine now."
"Big brother, with your abilities, it's normal to be a little clumsy at first!"
Bazell didn't explain further, his lips curling into a sunny smile.
"Ah, you're right. It's just a matter of power. We'll conquer it sooner or later."
"Hey, you little brats!"
Just then, an elderly woman with gray hair, dressed in a sexy outfit, emerged from the woods.
"Damn it, we can hear your rampage from halfway across the kingdom! Restoring this place to its original state right now!!"
"—It's Dr. Kureha."
Bazel released his fingers from Loki's cheek.
If he hadn't intervened in time, Loki would have uttered the Elbaf curse.
"This is a first meeting, I'm Bazel, I've contacted you before via Den Den Mushi."
Jumping off Loki's shoulder, Bazel controlled the awakened earth dragon and green bull, rapidly repairing the forest damaged by the battle.
Kureha frowned and walked up to Bazel. Without saying a word, she grabbed the man's wrist and used her other hand to open his eyelids.
"What did you just do? Why do you reek of the stench of the dead?"
stench?
Loki bent down and sniffed Bazel like a puppy.
"No, old woman, my brother doesn't smell at all!"
"Not an old woman, but a beautiful 18-year-old girl in the prime of her youth!!"
Kureha's expression turned serious after kicking Loki.
"It's normal that you can't smell it. I'm a doctor, and my nose is different from yours."
"For Olga's sake, young man, tell me what you just did!"
"It's just the power of a Devil Fruit."
Bazel didn't suspect Kureha and explained with a smile, "I just had a fight with Whitebeard, and the new ability I developed has run into some problems."
Seeing that Kureha was unwilling to give up, Bazel sighed.
"Okay, okay, it's just being dead for a few hours, no need to make a fuss."
Kureha didn't refute what she heard, but just pulled the man around to look at him and touch him, and occasionally took out a stethoscope to listen to his heartbeat.
"Grandma—Miss, is my brother alright?"
Kureha, who was preparing to teach Loki a lesson with a kick, immediately pulled her leg back and half-covered her mouth with her hand.
"Oh ho ho~~"
"The young man is very honest and has a sweet tongue. Your older brother is fine, but it's best not to use that kind of ability."
Kureha took a sip of the warmed sake from the sake flask, then turned and left.
"Doctors aren't omnipotent. Devil Fruits are addictive poisons, you know, the second-in-command of the Beasts Pirates."
"If you don't want to die young, then stop using that death ability."
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