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Chapter 34: Cultivation
Brogy listened to Vilin's explanation.
He picked up the banana-shaped Devil Fruit and tossed it into his mouth.
Seeing Brogy eat the fruit, Dorry also took the blue cantaloupe-shaped Devil Fruit and swallowed it whole.
The moment both giants consumed the Devil Fruits, Vilin watched as their bodies underwent massive changes.
Brogy's body began to swell dramatically.
Diamond-shaped scales spread rapidly across his skin.
Two hard horns sprouted from his head.
With a roar that echoed across the entire island, Brogy let out a deafening bellow.
The whole island fell instantly silent.
Only then did Vilin realize what fruit Brogy had eaten.
"This is… Zoan-type – Dragon-Dragon Fruit, Ancient Model: Triceratops!"
"Really not bad at all, huh?"
Vilin said with a twinge of heartache.
If he had given this fruit to one of his crew members, he could have raised another powerful officer.
Soon Vilin turned his attention to Dorry.
Dorry's body was also transforming into an animal form.
Before long, Dorry became a slender, razor-toothed Velociraptor.
Another Ancient Zoan Dragon-Dragon Fruit!
Vilin was stunned.
He had only intended to bluff them a little.
He never expected both fruits to actually be Ancient Zoans.
This made Vilin even more curious about the remaining two unidentified fruits in his possession.
When we get back, I'll have my crew try them!
Vilin thought to himself.
Having consumed two Ancient Zoan Devil Fruits, Brogy and Dorry felt explosive power surging through their bodies.
They let out excited roars that shook the entire primeval jungle.
"Brogy, let's continue our fight!"
Dorry stared at Brogy with blazing eyes, feeling the overwhelming force within him.
Brogy sensed Dorry's powerful fighting spirit.
His blood boiled as well.
He charged straight toward Dorry.
"Exactly what I was thinking!"
As the two gigantic dinosaurs clashed, the entire island began to shake violently.
Even Vilin felt a touch of envy watching their raw power.
Truly worthy of the giants—their innate physical advantages were overwhelming.
If both had eaten Logia-type fruits instead, Vilin couldn't even imagine how terrifying they would become.
The battle between Brogy and Dorry continued under Vilin and Annie's watchful eyes for a full week before finally concluding.
After arranging to meet the two giants at the coast tomorrow, Vilin took Annie's hand and headed back toward the camp.
At the Aitrias Pirates' base camp,
Vilin and Annie, who had been gone for over ten days, finally reappeared before everyone.
Seeing them return safely, the Aitrias crew members lit up with joy.
They rushed forward and gave Vilin warm, affectionate hugs.
Feeling soft bodies pressing against his chest from all sides, Vilin couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.
Watching Vilin's slightly embarrassed expression, the whole camp erupted in silver-bell-like laughter.
"Ahem, everyone—quiet down for a moment."
"I have something to say."
"For some special reasons, I plan to stay here and train for three months."
"During this time, I want everyone to train hard and gain more power to protect yourselves."
"I've prepared a training plan for each of you."
"I hope you'll all put in your best effort. I never want to see any of you die in front of me."
Hearing Vilin's caring words, the Aitrias Pirates were deeply moved.
Every crew member showed a determined expression.
They silently vowed to train hard and never let down Vilin's love and trust.
Seeing their resolute looks, Vilin felt very pleased.
He absolutely did not want to lose any of his beautiful crew in battle.
After thinking for a moment, Vilin finally took out three Devil Fruits.
They were the two he obtained on Little Garden plus the Zoan-type Bird-Bird Fruit, White Eagle Model.
When the Aitrias crew saw Vilin produce three Devil Fruits from his body, their eyes filled with longing.
Seeing most of them were interested, Vilin continued:
"These three Devil Fruits will be rewards for the crew members who train the hardest during this period."
"If you want them, don't slack off!"
Hearing Vilin's promise, most of the crew looked eager and fired up.
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Vilin picked up Rouge and headed toward the tent.
He wanted to share his joy with her.
The next day,
Vilin walked alone toward the agreed meeting spot with the two giants.
From this moment on, Vilin officially began his training in the Elbaf Spear techniques.
While all the crew members threw themselves into rigorous training, the Aitrias Pirates completely vanished from the sea.
Even the Navy's powerful intelligence network couldn't locate them in a short time.
This left Garp—who had been pursuing them—extremely frustrated.
Garp had chased the Aitrias Pirates relentlessly for two full months.
In the end, he actually lost track of them.
This infuriated Garp to no end.
To vent his anger, Garp went into full mad-dog mode.
He launched relentless attacks on pirate crews across the first half of the Grand Line.
Many pirates in the Paradise half suffered disasters they never asked for.
Under Garp's frenzied assault, numerous pirate crews were sunk into the sea.
For a time, the number of pirates setting sail dropped sharply.
After searching fruitlessly for another month, Garp finally gave up and returned to Marine Headquarters to report.
At the same time,
Gol D. Roger had finished his preparations to set sail.
Wearing his slightly greenish straw hat, he left Loguetown in a small boat.
He sailed out into the vast sea.
Thus began his legendary journey.
As he made waves in the following period, Gol D. Roger's name began spreading across the Grand Line.
Vilin had no knowledge of Roger setting sail.
He was currently immersed in rapid strength growth and couldn't pull himself away.
Especially since this island had a massive amount of primitive life that Vilin could absorb for life energy.
Three months later,
on the eastern coast of Little Garden.
"Elbaf Spear – Weiguo!"
A powerful voice rang out from a young man with long black hair.
As he raised his long sword and swung toward the surging sea ahead,
an extremely terrifying aura erupted from within him.
A circular shockwave roughly ten meters in diameter blasted toward the ocean surface.
When the shockwave struck the sea,
the raging waves were instantly nullified.
A twenty-meter-wide pillar of water shot skyward, forming a vibrant rainbow in the air.
Only then did it fall back into the ocean.
Sitting to the side drinking wine, Dorry and Brogy watched Vilin's strike.
Both showed satisfied expressions.