Mary Geoise, Pangu Palace, Between Power.
"Kaido is defeated, Sage has won..."
Legal Martial God Topman Warcury placed a hand on the wanted orders for Sage and Luffy on the table, and said:
"The special agent from Wano Country reports that the calamity has won, it's foreseeable that this guy's power will grow into a threat."
There were a few sofas beside the table, but only Nusjuro and Saturn sat, with Environmental Martial God Marcus Mars standing behind the sofa with hands in pockets, looking down at the wanted orders on the table.
Shepherd Ju Peter, meanwhile, had his back to the sofa, looking out the large window, posing deeply without saying a word.
"Saturn, you should have beaten Sage then, so he wouldn't grow into a threat." Warcury looked at Saturn, who was leaning on his cane.
"No, he's already grown to a stage that's impossible to control single-handedly, and I've told you all before..."
Saturn's voice was low, and as he spoke, his eyes twitched as if some pain still lingered, "He poses a threat to us as well."
Back when he was teleported to Tesoro and fought with Sage, indeed he suffered a huge pain.
Although possessing immortality, the pain was real, and it took him a long time to obliterate that agony.
The remaining few fell silent, also accepting Saturn's words.
Knowing one another for centuries, Saturn had no need to exaggerate. They were now somewhat familiar with the power Sage possessed.
"Moreover, he's already clashed with the Straw Hat boy."
Saturn glanced at the wanted order for Luffy and said, "Anyway, if there's a choice, it'd be good if Sage could eliminate Straw Hat boy, right? If he wins, it's just another Rocks. Compared to what's possibly going to happen, this would be the best outcome; eliminating such instability, whatever the cost, is worth it."
After the words fell, the atmosphere solidified once more, leaving the few in silence again.
After a while, Nusjuro's glasses moved slightly with his head, reflecting light as he slowly said, "The Gum-Gum Fruit... we've always been committed to reclaiming this fruit, yet each time it's impossible to obtain; even when found and transported here, it ultimately results in an accident."
Warcury nodded, hoarsely saying, "The last incident was Red Hair. In eight hundred years, it indeed has never succeeded."
Marcus Mars said faintly, "It's like it's trying to escape from us."
"Of course."
Shepherd Ju Peter said in a deep voice, "Devil Fruits inherently harbor consciousness, Zoan-type most of all, not to mention this one..."
Warcury's face darkened, "The Gum-Gum Fruit, or rather, Zoan, Human-Human Fruit Mythical, Nika form!"
"I've never quite understood."
Shepherd Ju Peter turned around and said, "I'm the youngest, didn't experience what you've mentioned; although the fruit has an absolutely free body, similar to that liberating warrior, Sun God Nika, in the end, it's just a Mythical-type, is it truly worth being treated so cautiously by us?"
"It is."
Saturn squinted his eyes and said, "It's the greatest instability!"
...
"Hehehe! Hahahaha!"
In the Flower Capital's domain, Luffy spread his arms and laughed towards the sky; his body suddenly sprung up, as if merging with the bright moon above, the wildly jumping body posed a running posture, reflected within the entire round moon, the moon at this moment seemed to emit sunlight-like rays, making the viewers squint instinctively.
"So happy! So very happy! Even though I lost, why am I so happy, really... this is already my strongest form!"
Luffy's legs bounced within the round moon, shaking like noodles, quickly stretching and extending to the ground, along with the remaining body bouncing to the surface.
Snap!
In an instant, the ground beneath his feet seemed to transform into waves, displaying elasticity.
The sudden change in terrain made the faces of the people behind Sage change.
"This is..."
Moriah showed a grave expression; having been an Ability User for a long time, he knew some things about the change in properties.
Paramecia-Type can affect the surrounding environment...
Obviously, it has awakened.
But affecting the environment aside, what's with this posture?
Is Paramecia-Type supposed to be like this?
The somewhat surprised Moriah looked at Sage in front again, then became relieved.
Probably can be like that...
Straw Hat isn't unprecedented.
The very first example was right in front of them, vividly.
"Very strong!"
Lily directly drew White Thunder, adopting a guarded posture, her expression solemn.
This guy not only is strong but also feels weird.
But her puzzlement didn't last long, as she witnessed an unimaginable scene.
Luffy shook himself again on the ground, laughed while clutching his face and stomach, rolled around laughing, then abruptly straightened, and the hand on his face tossed to the side, obviously pulling his eyes and nose out.
"Hehehehehe, white-haired guy... no, Sage, let's have a showdown!"
Lily saw it clearly, her eyes widened, watching as the displaced eyes and nose were restored, like some kind of slime.
What is that?
What's the matter?
Can a person be like that?
Although often, when encountering something nonsensical, they might make exaggerated expressions, it's just exaggeration.
Like sharp teeth and white eyes, wide-open mouth is just an exaggerated expression; bulging eyeballs are merely a description, it's an exaggeration that can't truly protrude.