"An Immortal Venerable more powerful than the gods?"
Erza found it hard to believe. Was this handsome young nobleman before her truly more powerful than her ancestor, the God of Whirlpool?
"Do you want to see the sunset?"
After giving Erza some treatment, Fang Huo suddenly asked.
Before Erza could even agree, Fang Huo dominantly picked up the delicate miko and flew straight out of the shrine, soaring high into the sky.
A person blessed with looks has their own way of doing things.
Handsome, powerful, and rich; a domineering CEO can always make girls fall more easily.
Feeling that Fang Huo was being a bit rude again, Erza initially wanted to struggle.
But seeing the ground getting further and further away, she subconsciously clung tightly to Fang Huo, fearing she would fall, even dropping the Devil Fruit in her hand.
However, under the Gravity Ability activated by Fang Huo, the whirlpool fruit floated up behind them.
Seeing that the relic left by her family hadn't actually fallen, Erza, who had just opened her mouth to scream, closed it again.
The two flew higher and higher, passing through the clouds and entering the high altitude.
Fang Huo thoughtfully created a Moonlight Shield to protect Erza from the fierce winds and cold.
"You'd better hold onto me tight, or if you fall..."
Fang Huo gave a mischievous smile and loosened his hands slightly, scaring Erza into wrapping her arms tightly around Fang Huo's neck.
"How could you do this..."
Erza was a little angry; he was clearly scaring her on purpose.
However, the scent emanating from Fang Huo's body made her unable to resist taking a deep breath.
This bad-boy nobleman gave her plain life an unprecedented sense of excitement.
"Be quiet, watch the sunset properly, and look at this world with eyes that discover beauty."
Fang Huo gently patted Erza's bottom and started putting on an act with a serious face.
Combined with his looks and temperament, he truly had the profound air of a god and a philosopher.
Erza was still feeling embarrassed and annoyed that Fang Huo had smacked her bottom.
But at Fang Huo's voice, she looked towards the setting sun in the distance.
The sunset glow spilled over the clouds, making it feel like being in heaven.
Is this the view in the eyes of a god?
The two hugged tightly, quietly watching an ordinary yet somewhat romantic sunset.
As the sun set completely and the sky darkened, Erza tightened her grip around Fang Huo's neck, still wanting more.
Now, she should be able to leave this scoundrel's embrace.
However, this feeling was so comfortable that she was a bit reluctant to leave.
"Since we've finished watching the sunset, how about we enjoy the bright moon?"
Sensing Erza's reluctance, Fang Huo spoke slowly again.
"Watch the moon? But today is the beginning of the month, there's no full moon..."
Erza's first reaction wasn't to refuse, but rather to feel it was a pity there was no full moon to enjoy.
"If I say we're watching the moon, we're watching the moon. The power of the Great Love Immortal Venerable is beyond your imagination."
Fang Huo smiled slightly and directly activated his Moonlight Ability.
'A Bright Moon Rises over the Sea!'
A bright, massive full moon rose from the sea and appeared high in the sky.
This made Erza's eyes widen. There really was a full moon?
And this bright moon was so big, unprecedentedly massive, as if the moon was right before her eyes.
Was this the moon created by Fang Huo?
Erza looked up at Fang Huo's handsome face, her heart beating faster and faster.
How could this bad man be like the protagonist of a storybook, making people a bit obsessed?
"Look..."
"Heaven is blessing us."
Fang Huo looked down and met Erza's gaze, a hint of ambiguous tension growing between them.
But Fang Huo soon gave a wicked smile and gestured for Erza to look at the moon.
Erza looked at the moon curiously.
As a result, she saw the moon turn into a heart shape.
At this moment, the shy girl completely surrendered, her body turning soft.
How could this bad man be so romantic?
They had only known each other for less than two and a half hours.
Looking at the shy girl, the corner of Fang Huo's mouth curled up.
Top-tier looks plus a routine; picking up girls is just that straightforward.
The two snuggled and watched the moon for half an hour before slowly returning to the Whirlpool Shrine.
When Erza left Fang Huo's embrace, a feeling of loss and insecurity appeared in her heart.
Because Fang Huo said he would soon leave God Valley to travel the seas for world peace and human love.
Returning to the shrine, Erza, with a sense of loss, personally made dinner for Fang Huo.
A plate of various rice balls pinched into heart shapes.
This was a shy girl expressing her love to the person she admired.
Fang Huo didn't say anything about staying or taking Erza away; he quietly ate the heart-shaped rice balls the girl had carefully made.
Fang Huo's "playing hard to get" approach made Erza feel very conflicted.
This bad man asked her if she believed in love at first sight and said that heaven's arrangement was the greatest.
Yet the next moment he said he was leaving, without any other plans.
If he wasn't willing to stay, why did he flirt with her?
After her family passed away, through these six months of illness and recovery, Erza thought she had adapted to living alone.
But this man just had to appear in her life like this.
However, if Fang Huo said he wanted to take her away, should she leave her hometown, the place where she grew up?
"You should still eat this whirlpool fruit. I believe the power of your ancestors will better suit your bloodline."
"That way you'll have the ability to protect yourself, and I can leave with peace of mind."
After Fang Huo quietly finished the rice balls, looking at Erza's conflicted face, he didn't say the words Erza was hoping for, but instead changed the subject.
Fang Huo felt that a certain Devil Fruit ability that could be developed to awakening might be more suitable for the descendants of the awakened.
Just like how Vegapunk developed the Paramecia Type Green Blood, it seemed better suited for the performance of the original Devil Fruit users.
This world has bloodline inheritance, inheritance of will... If Devil Fruits really have consciousness, would they actively seek out people with bloodline or will inheritance? Like Vander Decken IX's Mark-Mark Fruit on Fish-Man Island, or the Jackal and Falcon Fruits of Alabasta, which have almost become inherited fruits.
This might be related to specific fruits or certain bloodline inheritances.
And for the Sun God Nika Fruit, perhaps only someone with the Will of D can awaken its power.
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Hearing Fang Huo's words, Erza felt a hollow sense of disappointment; he really was going to leave just like that.
Why didn't he ask if she was willing to accompany him on his travels across the sea?
Letting her eat the Devil Fruit so he could leave with peace of mind... Didn't he say that meetings arranged by heaven are the greatest?
Why still leave?
"Okay..."
Erza thought a lot, but when it came to her mouth, it was just a simple word.
She once again took the whirlpool fruit out of the shrine.
Her grandmother had asked her to eat it before she passed away, but she hadn't.
But when the man before her suggested she eat it, she actually listened to him so submissively.
Under Fang Huo's gaze, Erza held the whirlpool fruit in both hands, opened her small mouth, and bit into it.
The next moment, a nauseatingly bad taste flooded her mouth.
But compared to the news of Fang Huo leaving, this bit of nausea was somewhat insignificant.
Erza noticed that her pained expression seemed to make Fang Huo look distressed.
This made Erza steel her heart and eat the disgusting Devil Fruit bite by bite, making this 'heartless man' feel truly distressed.
This bastard flirted with her, yet was unwilling to stay or take her away, so why show such a distressed face?
Bad man!
Despicable villain!