Chapter 146: Why is it Pink?!
Lightning flashed, illuminating the behemoth that was coiling around the mountain peak. One by one, its scales, which glinted with a cold light, and its powerful, giant claws were faintly visible. As its extremely massive body moved slowly, the airflow of Raijin Island was instantly disturbed.
A chaotic hurricane swept through, directly lifting Louis's pale-golden long hair and revealing the pair of eyes that held a strange light. After a brief moment of surprise, the corners of Louis's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a hint of a smile.
"Although it doesn't look big enough to compare with a large Sea King, it's still a rather terrifying size."
Although the light on Raijin Island was weak, with Louis's eyes, he could still roughly judge the size of Hajrudin in his dragon form. Because his own body was already far larger than an ordinary person's, his transformation into a dragon was also quite astonishing. Overall, his current size had already far surpassed that of Kaido, the user of the orthodox Azure Dragon fruit. Of course, this did not mean that Hajrudin's strength surpassed Kaido's.
Looking up, the massive shadow almost stretched across the entire sky. Under the flashing lightning, it was like a dark cloud covering several small mountains.
At the same time, above Avant Heim on the outskirts of the island, the others who were training were suddenly attracted by the giant dark shadow above Raijin Island.
Gerd subconsciously tightened her grip on the giant axe in her hand, her face becoming serious. "What—is that?"
"So big... many times bigger than the giant beasts in the forests of Elbaf!" Road exclaimed subconsciously.
"It looks like the dragon we saw on the glacier a while ago!" Nearby, the smile on Goldberg's face gradually disappeared.
Among the group, Daz Bonez looked at the figure that was extremely similar to Kaido of the Beasts' dragon form under the illumination of the lightning, and frowned slightly. "He's come back so soon?" Daz Bonez clearly remembered Louis telling them that before Kaido left, he had said he would come looking for him again.
Yelena coolly glanced at the giant dragon shadow covering Raijin Island, then roughly understood who it was. She knew what Louis had gone to that island to find, and when she saw him take Hajrudin with him, she also knew what he intended to do.
She slowly turned her head and took in the serious and vigilant expressions of her partners. Then, she spoke to explain, "Don't be nervous. That's just Hajrudin after eating a Devil Fruit. If you look closely, you'll notice it's not right."
"Hajrudin?!" Yelena's words made the group freeze. They then subconsciously did as she said and observed the dragon shadow circling over Raijin Island. Soon, they did indeed discover something amiss.
Kaido, like many giants with ancient giant blood, was born with two horns. Those huge horns would remain even in his dragon form. Moreover, this dragon's body looked much larger than Kaido's transformation. If this was Hajrudin's form after eating a Devil Fruit, it was somewhat plausible.
Soon, Gerd belatedly realized Louis's intention in taking Hajrudin to Raijin Island and subconsciously exclaimed, "Could it be that Captain Louis took Hajrudin to Raijin Island to find a powerful Devil Fruit for him?!"
"The result is obvious," Yelena nodded. If Louis didn't give it to him, could Hajrudin have snatched it from his hands? Power level aside, Hajrudin was simply not that kind of person.
Road and the others heard this and, while feeling happy for Hajrudin, also felt a faint sense of envy.
"The Captain, he—"
"Now Hajrudin's strength will increase again!"
"..."
On Raijin Island, the giant dragon's head emerged from the low-hanging clouds and descended to hover above Louis. The massive dragon eyes of Hajrudin in his dragon form were filled with an unshakable gratitude. It wasn't until he had activated the Devil Fruit's ability and transformed into a dragon that Hajrudin knew what kind of power he had obtained.
The power of a dragon, the flame clouds used to soar through the sky, fire, and hurricanes. This series of abilities was even greater than those possessed by Yelena's Wendigo or Uta's Siren.
Under Louis's gaze, Hajrudin lowered his head with its golden dragon horns before him and spoke in an excited tone. "Captain, I'll take you back!"
To this, Louis glanced at Hajrudin's gesture, a flash of understanding in his eyes. He knew he wanted him to stand on his head and then carry him back to Avant Heim. It's just that...
"I'm more interested in the flame clouds your ability produces. Can you separate a piece for me to try?" Louis pointed to the flame cloud Hajrudin was holding in his claw, a look of interest on his face.
Louis could stand on Hajrudin's hand, or on his shoulder, but he would not stand on his head. Although Hajrudin might not mind, in Louis's view, it would give the impression that Hajrudin was his mount.
Hajrudin was taken aback, but he didn't think too much of it. With a rather clumsy motion, he separated a small piece of the flame cloud and let Louis stand on it. Then, Hajrudin, with his massive dragon body, took flight on all fours with the flame clouds, weaving through the falling lightning. Beside his head, a small piece of flame cloud carried Louis, flying in sync with the giant dragon's head.
The Fantasy Species Thor still hung high above, tirelessly absorbing the falling lightning.
After experiencing the flame cloud beneath his feet, Louis quickly lost interest in it, because the feeling it gave him was not much different from an Island Cloud. And Louis had long since grown tired of Island Clouds in this life.
Soon, Hajrudin had flown with Louis to the area outside the island, parallel to Avant Heim.
Not far away, Yelena and the others looked at the mountain-sized Hajrudin and were momentarily stunned. Although they had known that Hajrudin's transformed body would be huge, it was only when they were face-to-face that they truly realized what kind of behemoth he was.
But soon, the group discovered another strange thing besides his size and horns. For a moment, they all looked at each other, a subtle change in their expressions.
Louis took in everyone's expressions, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a hidden smile.
Then, Gerd, her face a mask of bewilderment, slowly stepped forward and asked Hajrudin in a strange tone, "Hajrudin, the color of your dragon scales..."
Hajrudin heard her, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He subconsciously looked at his own claws. "What's wrong with the color—"
The next moment, his massive body froze on the spot. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and his pupils quaked.
"Wh-why is it PINK?!"
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