Chapter 27: Mr3: Did I Relax Too Soon?
Natsu won, won without suspense, won cleanly.
No matter how loud the name of the 'Blue and Red Ghosts' sounds, no matter how talented and strong Dongli and Brocky are, it is also an old thing more than a hundred years ago, and in the Age of Discovery, there is no ship that can carry them.
Not to mention, in the era of magic that is about to begin.
Anyway, in Kira's opinion, being able to make them the first opponents of several of them after embarking on the great voyage, brightening the field and running tricks can already be regarded as giving them enough face.
On the other side, seeing Natsu punch the two giants, the group of magicians were okay, Mr3 was directly petrified and stunned, even though he was confident that he could successfully capture these two giants with his own ingenuity, but after all, it was a trick, and it was a last resort to avoid its edge, and Natsu was a head-on way to knock the other party away, or to start a battle at the same time, or a battle with one move, it can't be compared at all.
However, Miss Golden Week beside him has recovered from the previous shock at this moment, and still puts on that indifferent and leisurely posture, quietly watching the scene in front of him.
If it weren't for the fact that this kid is smart and clever, just this performance, the appearance of this giant crashing forward and not changing his face, it is not comparable to Mr3.
In the silence, Harpy had already grabbed Natsu and flew back to the audience, to the crowd, a man and a cat were high-fived each other because they had defeated the giant, running around excitedly, and rushed to Lucy to show off, like a straight man showing off his muscles in front of his girlfriend.
It's a pity that Lucy, a 20-year-old girl, has no interest in this kind of aggressive thing at all, but the little fan brother on the side is fascinated by Natsu's feat, and shouts along very cooperatively.
"That's amazing, Nazgo!!"
"It feels like you're a lot stronger than the other day!! How do you do that? ”
"I'm going to be as strong as you in the future!!"
“……”
A heartfelt boast, Naz was very useful, and the old father Macao on the side looked melancholy and resentful: 'Raised so big, this kid has never said these words to me......
"Are those two giants alright?"
Natsu replied with a grin: "Don't worry, I'm measured, an injury of this magnitude, it will take about two or three days to recuperate!" ”
Harpy asked curiously, "But didn't Nazling say that this is the first time to use the power left over from Iguniru?" ”
"Huh?? Is it?? Natsu was stunned for a moment, then smiled brightly, "Hahaha It's okay, I think the vitality of the giant should be very strong!" ”
"Uh...... It's 'you want to'......"
Elusa looked at the tattoo of the red dragon on Natsu's right arm, frowned and asked, "Let's not mention the giant matter yet, is it really good for Natsu to use the power of Igoniru like this?" I don't think that's a power that can be used at will, right? ”
Natsu smiled, his eyes also fell on the tattoo on his right arm, and there was a hint of nostalgia in his eyes: "Well...... At that time, Iguniru had left me with a limited amount of power, and I had planned to use it until I faced an enemy who could not be defeated. It's just that when I became stronger, I found that this power could be used at will, but it would consume a little more mana. ”
"Is that so...... That's good! Elusa nodded, saying no more.
After spending a few months with Erin, she already has a certain understanding of the power of the dragon clan, so just by the move just now, it can be seen that the power left by Igoniru is far beyond Natsu's original strength, and it should be Igoniru's intention to let Natsu save his life in a critical moment.
Since it's a life-saving talisman, it shouldn't be wasted in this kind of competition!
It's just that since Natsu said that she can use it at will in the future, she won't care anymore, after all, Elusa knows that Natsu must care more about Iguniru than herself.
Kira could hear the exchange clearly, and his gaze fell on Natsu's right hand as well.
Unlike Elusa, he knew that Natsu had a state hanging, as long as he experienced a special state once, such as the Thunder Flame Dragon mode, he could enter it at will in the future, and the same was true for this Flame Dragon King's move, as long as he used it once, he could use it all the time in the future.
And unlike the plot of the comics, the current Igoniru did not fight to the death with Akunororia, but returned to heaven naturally after being defeated, so the power it left for Natsu is much more than the residual power left in the comics, which can only send out one or two moves!
Combined, the seemingly non-renewable legacy has gone from 'use it up' to 'it can be used a few more times and 'new patterns can be learned sooner'.
Not only that, in the comics, Natsu went out to practice for a year in order to activate Igoniraru's power, but now it has only taken less than a month, and this change is mainly due to the fact that since they came to the world of pirates, their bodies have become different from the past in just a few days.
In fact, the average physical fitness of the pirate world may not be comparable to that of the Aslantes, and the high-end combat power is not stronger than the likes of Akunorolia and Jelf, and may even be much weaker, but there is one thing that Aslant can't compare, and that is food!
In this world, food contains special energy, and meals made with special combinations can improve human physical fitness, such as Shemale Island.
And after Kira and the others came here, they continued to ingest the food of this world, and those energies naturally entered their bodies, coincidentally, these energies just happened to make the mage's body more in line with the Demon Dao, so they became stronger faster!
As for the reason why the sorcerers are more effective at absorbing the energy from their food than the locals, it's probably because Kira hasn't figured out the physical fit yet.
"Okay, okay......"
Kira clapped her hands to attract everyone's attention, "Now that the giant's business is over, it's time for the carefully prepared second gladiatorial fight!" ”
Hearing Kira's words, several people's spirits perked up at the same time: What?! And gladiatorial fights?! Who is it......
Oh yes! Yesterday, in addition to Natsu saying that he was going to fight the two giants, Gray also said that he was going to have a styling duel with this man named Gartino......
Thinking of this, all the magicians turned their heads in unison, and their eyes fell on Mr3, who was at a loss behind him, and more than a dozen pairs of eyes were shining, as terrifying as if they were about to eat him.
Mr3:“……?? ”
Why do these guys look at me like that? Do I have yesterday's senbei on my face?? Hey, hey...... Don't look at it! I'm so panicked like this!!
"That...... Can I help you?? The voice was respectful and humble, with a full desire to survive.
"What's the matter? Isn't that obvious? ”
Several people stepped forward to surround Mr3, like a group of wild wolves blocking fat sheep, smiling like a weak bully, "This is a gladiatorial arena, naturally there is a duel!" Now that the giants have been defeated, it's your turn! ”
"No, no, no...... Don't! ”
Although he had expected it, when he heard a few people say that he wanted to fight a duel by himself, Mr3 was directly frightened, pointed at Natsu, who was a head shorter than himself, and shouted in horror: "I surrender!" I surrender!! How could I be a match for that kind of monster?!! ”
"Oh, you're mistaken! It's not Natsu who is going to duel you! Kira reminded lightly.
"Huh?? Isn't that imp who uses fire?? Who's that? ”
Hearing that his opponent was not Natsu, Mr3 was relieved, and then looked at the remaining magicians, constantly guessing the strength of several people in his mind.
The red-haired guy is obviously the eldest of these people, so he must be the strongest of them, and the rest of them are all young in appearance, although they don't show their strength...... No, it's not! What doesn't youth mean, that little imp who used fire is also very young, isn't it as strong as a monster?! ’
'The one in the armor is not easy to mess with, the long-haired woman with long black hair has a terrible look in her eyes, the sharp-eared man who grins is very evil, the blonde girl looks very smart, and she must have a way to deal with me a long time ago, even the two little girls don't look simple......
'In this way, among these people, I can handle it, maybe it is the two elderly uncles and the little ghosts around them?! ’
(Macao, Wakaba: ...... Uncle?? )
"Your opponent is this guy!" Ki stretched his finger and pointed at Gray, "Don't worry, the magic he uses is ice, not fire, so you don't have to worry about being restrained." ”
Mr3 was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Kira to be able to see his uneasiness at the first meeting, and also thought that his uneasiness was due to the layer of 'his Devil Fruit ability was restrained by flames', and he suddenly secretly slandered in his heart: No wonder people can be the boss, this nuanced insight alone is even more vicious than his own old spy who has been mixed up for decades!
Seeing that his next opponent was not Natsu, Mr3 breathed a deep sigh of relief: since the opponent doesn't use fire, then he doesn't seem to have to be afraid?!
"It's just that Gray is as strong as Natsu......"
Mr3:“……”
Did you relax too soon?!
The next moment, before Mr3 could react, Kira used a spatial magic to transfer several people to the center of the dueling arena again.
In just a few minutes, Kira had used space magic several times, but the previous times Mr3 was in a state of confusion and didn't know anything about how he transferred, but this time he saw Kira's movements, and finally came back to his heart: "That was the ability to transfer space just now??! Could it be that this little ghost is a space-based Uh Devil Fruit powerhouse? ’
"That...... What do you want to compare to? "Mr3 has already decided, wait until the next time he sees the kid on the other side punch, he will surrender immediately.
Kira smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, this time it's not about fighting, it's about modeling speed!" ”
"Uh...... Styling speed?? Mr3 was a little confused, it was the first time he had heard of this term.
"It's up to me to make the question, and then you and Gray make wax figures and ice sculptures respectively according to the questions, and then these people will score them, and the one with the highest score will win!"
It turned out to be better than this?!
After listening to Kira's words, Mr3's heart was settled, and his whole person instantly radiated, and his slightly haggard face became radiant, even with a faint sneer.
"Huh, hehe...... Than sculpture? I, Gartino, have been walking the sea for so many years, and I have never been afraid of anyone!! ”
"Just let the horses come!!"
(End of chapter)