45: Chapter 45 Chopper's Devil Fruit Mutation, Arrival in Alabasta"Brothers, one of us will go to Alabasta."
The Going Merry slowly departed Drum Kingdom amidst a shower of cherry blossoms.Chopper stood at the stern, watching his homeland gradually disappear, a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but mostly a longing for future adventures.Chopper quickly became friends with everyone on board, especially Usopp.The two seemed like old confidants.Usopp even taught Chopper the "nostril dance" in front of everyone.At first, the shy Chopper refused to learn, but later he couldn't resist.Watching the two goofing around, Luffy forcefully suppressed the urge to join in, repeatedly telling himself not to dance such an embarrassing dance."Host has completed the Drum Kingdom storyline.Reward: Devil Fruit Mutation Potion."
Fruit Mutation Potion: This potion causes a Devil Fruit user's ability to mutate once, but the strength or weakness is entirely up to fate; it might become stronger or weaker.Luffy thought for a moment, then handed the potion to Chopper.Although Chopper ate the Human-Human Fruit in his Human-Human form, he had developed this Devil Fruit very well, far surpassing those who ate powerful Logia-type fruits but only managed to store weapons in their bodies.Looking at the green potion in the bottle, Chopper had a strange feeling telling him to drink it.It said that drinking it would make you stronger, but Chopper suppressed his desire and asked Luffy what it was.Luffy didn't explain much, simply saying it was something that could make you stronger.Trusting Luffy, Chopper downed the potion in one gulp.Deeply moved, after drinking the mutated potion, Chopper's entire deer was enveloped in a green light.A moment later, the light dissipated, and Chopper returned to his original form.Curious, Luffy used his Appraisal Jutsu on Chopper.Name: Tony Tony Chopper; Gender: Male; Devil Fruit Ability: Human-Human Fruit; Mythical Zoan; Two-Faced Angel Form (Mutated).
Skill: Nine-Stage Transformation.Chopper closed his eyes, feeling the new power within him.Sensing that powerful force, Chopper happily jumped into Luffy's arms, nuzzling him with his fluffy head.Everyone was curious about what new power Chopper had gained to be so excited."Everyone, my Devil Fruit ability has mutated!It's now called the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Two-Faced Angel form!And my previous seven transformations haven't disappeared; instead, two more have been added.One is the Light Angel form, in which I possess not only powerful offensive capabilities but also strong defensive skills.The other is the Dark Angel form, which is quite special.It doesn't have the powerful offensive capabilities of the Light Angel form, but it seems to be able to summon allies to fight alongside me!That's great!Thank you so much, Luffy!Now I can help no matter how strong the opponent is!"
Seeing everyone so happy for Chopper, Luffy had already made up his mind.He would participate in the Marineford War a few months later alone.As for his crew, even with the Time-Traveling Chamber's assistance, no matter how talented they were, they couldn't possibly reach the level of the three admirals.Furthermore, their Haki training had hit a bottleneck recently; no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't break through.Only if Kuma sent them all to their proper places for specialized training could they make progress.As for any dangerous situations, he would handle them alone.However, before going there, he needed to gather a few more Life Fruits to give to Whitebeard, thus increasing his side's chances of victory.Furthermore, Sabo hadn't lost his memory and hadn't forgotten himself and Ace.When he learned Ace had been captured, even without leading the Revolutionary Army, Sabo would come to rescue his brother himself.Thinking of this, Luffy turned and entered his training space.After absorbing the Earth-Earth Fruit in Little Garden and gaining earth elemental power, he hadn't had time to experiment with it when Uta fell ill.He had been busy caring for Uta and hadn't had time to check on him.Now he finally had time.The earth element gave him a sense of powerful stability; it could be used for defense, control, and attack.Moreover, sand was also a type of earth element.It seemed Crocodile was going to be completely countered by him this time—"Earth Shield"!
A massive earthen shield rose from the ground.Luffy walked around to the front and tapped it.Judging from the feel, the shield seemed to have good defensive capabilities.Luffy moved to a spot not far from the shield and conjured a flaming spear in his hand: "Flame Spear: Scorching Pierce."
Luffy aimed at the earthen shield ahead and hurled his Flame Spear.The scorching spear struck the shield precisely.As the flames subsided, Luffy slowly approached to examine it.The once massive earthen shield was now riddled with cracks.Luffy unleashed a powerful punch, shattering the shield with a deafening crash.Stroking his chin, Luffy looked at the shattered earth and stones on the ground and muttered, "Judging from that attack, the earthen shield's defensive capabilities are quite good, but it's far from enough to stop an Admiral's attacks.I should test the power of other techniques first.I remember obtaining the Earth Elemental." "The system seemed to have mentioned that earth-type abilities could manipulate gravity, so now even dogs won't eat the Gravity Fruit?Anyway, let's give it a try.Maybe I can be like Fujitora!" No sooner said than done, Luffy rolled up his non-existent sleeves and threw himself back into training.A few days later, Vivi's expression changed drastically when she saw the newspaper delivered by the seagull.She ran to the deck, shouting, "Everyone, something terrible has happened!I just read in the newspaper that these rebels are almost at the capital of Alabasta!"
Everyone took the newspaper and their expressions turned serious.They hadn't expected the rebels to act so quickly.Everyone entered the training space to begin pre-battle preparations.Nami calculated the fastest route, and because she was worried about Luffy, she adjusted the Going Merry's course before entering the training space as well.Vivi followed them in.He also wanted to do his part to save his country.Only Luffy and Karu were left staring at each other on the deck."So, how did our navigator entrust the voyage to me?"
Luffy shook his head helplessly, then lay down on the Going Merry's ram's head, basking in the sun, somewhat bored.Karu, resigned, picked up a rag and dutifully wiped the Going Merry's deck, while also keeping an eye on the course and acting as lookout.Karu sighed inwardly; if he weren't afraid Luffy would turn him into roast duck, grilled duck, or old duck soup, he wouldn't do these dirty and tiring jobs.Thanks to Karu's diligent efforts, the Going Merry arrived at the desolate borderlands of Alabasta.This wasteland was barren and desolate, deathly silent, as if forgotten by time.The scorching sun mercilessly baked the land, the heat distorting the distant view.Sand swirled in the air, forming small sandstorms that occasionally lashed against the Going Merry's hull, making crackling sounds.