The next morning, as the sun peeked out, Yun Lie was woken by Mikita's soft 'hmm' in his arms.
He opened his eyes and, good heavens, the room was a mess, as if a thief had ransacked it—clothes and pants strewn everywhere, tables and chairs askew, clearly indicating they had quite a night.
Mikita snuggled into his embrace, her voice tiny and trembling: "Now that I'm yours, can you not take my ability?"
She had witnessed four Devil Fruits being taken yesterday, and the sight was terrifying.
In this place where the strong prey on the weak, she thought it over and decided that only by giving herself to him might she save her life.
Yun Lie reached out and flicked her nose, smiling as he said, "Don't worry, I won't touch your Fruit."
The red stain on the bedsheet already showed that this girl had entrusted her life to him.
Speaking of her Light-Light Fruit, it looked like a low-tier version of the Float-Float Fruit, but it was actually not that simple.
The Float-Float Fruit could only make things float, but the Light-Light Fruit could directly change weight, almost like a "hybrid" of the Float-Float Fruit and the Gravity Fruit, just with less power.
However, under Yun Lie's hands-on tutelage, Mikita was already able to perform many tricks with this ability.
There are no useless Fruits, only useless people.
Although this statement is not entirely accurate, it does hold some truth.
Although Mikita was a bit weak, under his guidance, the Light-Light Fruit no longer only affected herself.
"You said it, don't lie to me."
Mikita received Yun Lie's promise, and tears finally streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Last night's efforts were not in vain.
After gently comforting Mikita, and once she fell asleep, Yun Lie got up and left the room.
The weather today was excellent, with bright sunshine warming the body.
From the Infinite Space's crow's nest, Yun Lie saw that Little Kong and Xiao Mei had already returned.
Since everyone was present, the Infinite Space slowly departed from the riverbank and sailed towards the distance.
They traveled along the river channel of Small Garden until they reached the sea.
As the ship reached the sea, Nojiko suddenly shouted, "Look! Isn't that Uncle Brogy?"
Indeed, two giants, like small mountains, stood on the beach. Brogy carried a large axe, and Dorry held a long sword, shouting from afar.
"Brother Yun Lie! Keep going straight, don't look back!" Brogy's voice was so loud it made people's ears ring.
Dorry also shouted, "I am Dorry! Thank you for the good wine!"
Only Yun Lie understood their meaning and immediately said, "We will keep going forward, there will be no changes!"
The Infinite Space continued to sail in a straight line along the river channel.
"Splash!"
Upon reaching the sea mouth, a colossal Island Eater Goldfish emerged from the seabed, opening its abyssal maw towards them.
"To protect our friends' safe passage to sea, by the honor of a Giant Race warrior, we bet on the name of Elbaf!"
Brogy and Dorry, with an axe and a sword in hand, continuously accumulated powerful momentum.
Just as the Infinite Space was about to be completely swallowed by the Island Eater Goldfish, the voices of the two great giants rang out: "Yun Lie, feel it well!
This is the legendary Giant Race's strongest spear of Elbaf—Hakkoku!"
As an axe and a sword were swung, an unimaginably powerful force was released from their weapons, accompanied by an extremely dazzling light that streaked across the sky like a meteor, shooting towards the Island Eater Goldfish.
"Boom!"
The light accurately struck the Island Eater Goldfish, and an earth-shattering explosion occurred. The Island Eater Goldfish's body was directly pierced by this powerful force, creating a huge void.
Its massive body swayed a few times, then slowly fell, splashing large waves.
"Thank you, my friends!"
Yun Lie shouted loudly behind him, and the Infinite Space also rushed forward due to this powerful force.
Only when the two giants were no longer visible did Yun Lie lower his head, looking at the faint purple aura swirling around his arm.
.......
Life at sea was truly boring.
This day, Yun Lie, feeling idle, moved a small stool and sat at the bow of the ship to fish.
He was mid-yawn when the fishing rod suddenly bent into a bow shape with a 'whoosh,' so powerfully it nearly dragged him into the sea.
"A fish bit!"
His voice cracked with excitement; he had been striking out for days, and finally, he had a catch!
"Mikita! Get the bucket! A big fish!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs while desperately pulling the fishing rod.
Soon after, Mikita used her Light-Light Fruit to make a large bucket light, and she ran over with it.
Yun Lie pulled with all his might, and with a 'splash,' a nearly ten-meter-long giant tuna flopped into the bucket, making Nojiko jump with excitement: "Oh my goodness! So big!"
This tuna was nearly ten meters long; it was definitely the biggest tuna he had ever seen!
"Hahahaha, extra dishes for lunch today!"
Yun Lie grinned from ear to ear; he was finally not a 'blank' anymore!
With Mikita's help, the tuna was quickly moved into the kitchen.
Yun Lie, still on the dragon head, decided to continue fishing, taking advantage of the beginner's protection period. He cast his rod, and in less than ten seconds, the fishing line tightened again!
"Hahahahaha! I got another one!"
Yun Lie shouted excitedly again; nothing could be more exciting than this moment!
"Coming, coming!"
Mikita ran out again, carrying a bucket.
"Whoosh!"
With a pull from Yun Lie, a round object was flung up.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't a fish, but a wooden barrel?
"Where's my fish?"
Yun Lie said with a hint of disappointment on his face.
"Creak... crack....."
The wooden barrel emitted crisp sounds, and cracks gradually spread across its entire surface.
"Ha! I was stifled!"
With a 'bang,' the wooden barrel burst open, and a cute little loli with twin pigtails popped out.
"Huh? A little girl?"
Yun Lie poked the little loli's cheek with his hand; it looked soft, and when he touched it, he found it was really soft!
"Bastard! How dare you touch my cute face!"
The little loli instantly bristled, wiping her hand across her face, and as she retreated, a large amount of powder scattered towards Yun Lie.
"Hehe, this is itching powder. Kneel down and apologize to me, then prepare me a delicious meal, and I'll give you the antidote!"
The little loli smiled and said when she saw Yun Lie not dodging.
"Little girl, that's a good trick."
Yun Lie walked directly forward, grabbed the little loli by the back of her collar with one hand, and lifted her up.
"How? How are you completely fine?"
The little loli looked at Yun Lie in shock and asked.
"Little one, you've got some tricks up your sleeve."
Yun Lie wouldn't casually tell others about his ability to phase, and as he spoke, he began to search her pockets.
"I want to see what other treasures you're hiding."
He didn't know until he searched, but this little loli had a lot of things on her. All sorts of strange and curious items clattered to the ground—flashbangs, smoke bombs... there was even a small bottle labeled "Sea Stone Powder."
"No! No way!"
The little loli's face flushed crimson, and she struggled continuously.