Chapter 98

Crocus's expression grew somewhat strange, but he still uncorked the bottle of Sea King transformation potion and handed it to Laboon.

Laboon drank it down in one gulp without hesitation.

Everyone widened their eyes, curiously waiting for a reaction.

For the first half-minute,

Laboon showed not the slightest movement.

Just as everyone was wondering if it had "expired" and was ineffective, Laboon suddenly transformed back into his true form as a Island Whale, his body length of over a thousand meters blasting everyone away!

Fortunately, the Straw Hat Pirates' martial skills were now extraordinary; even Usopp reacted in time to activate the energy thrusters of the Mk-5, so he was not caught in the blast.

Looking at Laboon again,

revealing his true form was only the beginning; he howled as if enduring some pain, his body gradually swelling larger, his aura rising accordingly.

"Go steer the Going Merry further away, don't let it get caught in the blast." Sima Di commanded Kureha.

Kureha nodded, grabbed Zoro and Sanji, and directly rubbed a Hearthstone to return to the ship.

Laboon's howling lasted for a long while, continuing from the afternoon until noon the next day.

His size surged from the original thousand meters to a terrifying scale of over ten thousand meters; the island beneath him was like a "footpad," making Crocus, who had been squeezed onto the Going Merry to wait, very worried.

He feared Laboon would crush that island; if so, how could they salvage it?

Laboon was a Devil Fruit user and could not swim, and as a whale, he could not survive long underwater either, needing to surface regularly to breathe.

Sima Di was thinking...

If Laboon really fell into the sea and discovered he was not a "landlubber," how would he explain it?

Hmm...

Just blame it on the Sea King transformation potion!

Fortunately,

Laboon's size stopped surging, and that small island barely held up.

It was only when Laboon transformed back into human form that the island was still covered in cracks, proof that it had borne a weight it should not have.

But the Straw Hat Pirates had no time to attend to these matters, for...

Their little loli Laboon was gone!

In her place stood a vibrant, beautiful young girl; though still sweetly cute, she had developed a certain figure, emitting a youthful aura like an unripe fruit.

The little loli turned into a young girl?

Ah, this...

Even Sima Di never expected the Sea King transformation potion to have such an effect!

"What's wrong?" Laboon spun around curiously: "Is something wrong? I feel great!"

"Uh... Laboon, don't you think your clothes are a bit small?" Usopp rubbed his nose.

Good, good, no movement.

Otherwise, his life would be ruined!

"Whoosh—"

Sanji turned into a streak of light and prostrated himself before Laboon.

"Ah~ Laboon~ You must be hungry, right? I've prepared a grand feast for you, please enjoy~ soft"

Everyone: "......"

Previously, although Sanji treated Laboon well, it was much more normal compared to how he treated Nami, Robin, and Vivi.

Now...

Did he think he could "pick" her?

But...

Laboon's essence is an Island Whale; she is not human!!!

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Regarding Sanji suddenly showing attentiveness to the "beautiful young girl" Laboon, everyone's expressions were strange, yet it was within reason.

Regardless of what Laboon's true form is,

as long as she is a beautiful lady, Sanji will "lick" her whether friend or foe; this is his chivalry.

If he suddenly started beating up ladies one day, that would be what would make them drop their jaws.

"Let's talk about eating later." Crocus asked with concern: "Laboon, how do you feel?"

Laboon tilted her head and thought, as if experiencing something.

And then...

"Whoosh—"

The black coating of Armament Haki appeared, enveloping her entire body and turning her into a little black person, yet it was a high-level "full coverage"!

"Did your Armament Haki advance?" Crocus asked excitedly.

Laboon had only learned Haki for over a year, yet she could advance to the high level; this efficiency was too astonishing!

"Not yet, my control only stays at the Armament level." Laboon shook her head: "My vitality is just much more vigorous, so I can extract more Armament Haki; in human form, I can cover my whole body."

"But if it were my true form, probably... I could only cover one-tenth of my body."

I see...

Crocus sighed with some regret.

But if there's only quantity without quality,

although combat endurance gets a major boost, against advanced Armament Haki it's still going to be suppressed.

However......

"One-tenth of the main body?" Usopp was shocked!

"You just had ten thousand meters, right? One-tenth of that is still a thousand meters!" Zoro said in surprise.

"Laboon-chan is so amazing~" Sanji cheered.

After eating and drinking their fill,

Kureha said at just the right moment: "The Log Pose has finished recording too. Do we set out now, or wait......"

Suddenly!

A large pirate ship appeared before everyone's eyes, the deck swarming with people and very lively, looking like a powerful pirate crew.

Sima Di raised an eyebrow at the figure at the prow — the signature parted hair and radish nose were simply too conspicuous.

It was exactly the Foxy Pirates, who used the "Great Fight for Supremacy" to gamble on combat power in exchange for crew members.

The meaning of the "Great Fight for Supremacy" was to compete for better members and boost fighting strength.

In other words, a man-stealing battle.

The winning side could freely pick one member from all the losing side's members, who had to swear to Deep Sea Dai Yi to forever serve the new captain.

If no crew members were needed, the winning side could also strip the losing side's pirate flag.

This was a game that staked partners and honor.

To be honest......

It's rather childish.

Partners won through such contests have no bonds or loyalty to speak of — just a bored game for the weak.

So he didn't really want these people to make contact; otherwise, if Luffy really agreed to gamble with those 880 guys, Lord Sima would have a headache.

He immediately clenched his right fist, ready to send this ship to the west with one punch.

But then......

The Time-Spirit House teleportation stone in Sima Di's pocket lit up, condensing Vivi and Nami's figures beside Sima Di, who then both fell into his arms.

Nami, dumbfounded: "Huh?"

Vivi, delighted: "Finally back! Mwa~"

Casually setting Nami down, Sima Di looked at Vivi with some surprise.

"By the time ratio conversion, you two seem to have come back over half a month early?" Sima Di said, puzzled.