Chapter 136

This was Luo En's greatest gain from this trip.

The Gura Gura no Mi ability, obtained via a Devil Fruit replication card, with no side effects or weaknesses!!

Luo En thought of it, and his body instantly shed the grip of gravity, floating into the air, entirely at his will.

"So this is the power of a Devil Fruit—truly a wondrous force."

Luo En, seated cross-legged and floating in midair, smiled faintly.

He flicked his fingers lightly, and the dust scattered in the air and on the floor immediately broke free from gravity, rushing toward him, coalescing into a tiny soil dragon the size of a finger, writhing like a living thing around his fingers.

"The Gura Gura no Mi's ability allows one to manipulate any non-living object it has touched, and 'touch' here is not as narrow as mere physical contact."

Luo En closed his eyes.

The definition of 'touch' should be broad.

It's not limited to bodily contact—even sword qi released from a slash can achieve the effect of touch.

Shi Ji, the Golden Lion, has shown Luo En this many times.

If my own sword qi can achieve the effect of touch and thus apply the ability to objects, then what about Kenbunshoku Haki?

Isn't that also a form of power belonging to myself?

Luo En instantly unleashed his Kenbunshoku Haki, possessing the ultimate Shinriki trait.

It spread outward like an invisible ripple.

In an instant, it surged beyond the ship, engulfing the entire sea within a radius of tens of thousands of meters!

Luo En's eyes snapped open, a brilliant crimson glow radiating from his pupils.

In that instant!

The seawater within the tens-of-thousands-of-meters radius suddenly surged upward!

Several meters high, covering a radius of tens of thousands of meters, the seawater tore free from the ocean, lifting the traveler's ship, which resembled a tiny skiff at its center, several meters into the air!

From above, it looked like a paper-thin blue cookie floating up from an endless expanse of blue sea.

…………

122, Luo: Bring the ship over here.

On the sea tens of thousands of meters away from the traveler's ship.

Bai Xiong Beibo had just stepped out of his cabin onto the deck when he saw several kilometers ahead, a slab of seawater several meters thick and of indeterminate size suddenly detaching from the ocean and hovering several meters above the surface.

Bai Xiong Beibo stared, utterly dumbfounded: "T-that… what is that?! The sea… is floating?!?!"

But this astonishing spectacle lasted only a few seconds.

The vast, floating mass of seawater crashed back into the ocean under Bai Xiong Beibo's stunned gaze.

Soon, massive waves churned across the sea, crashing against the ship, making it rock violently.

"What's going on? Is a storm coming?"

Tralfadoraga Luo, wearing a fur hat and clutching a long sword, stepped onto the deck from the cabin.

"C-Captain…"

Bai Xiong Beibo, still dazed, turned to look at him.

"What's wrong, Beibo? Why are you so stiff and blank?" Luo frowned.

"Just now… the sea over there floated up!"

"Huh? What nonsense are you spouting?"

…………

But on the traveler's ship, Luo Bin and the others noticed nothing of the commotion—only a sudden jolt, and after checking all around, found no anomaly.

"Maybe something down below bumped into us."

Boni said, munching on food.

"I'll go check."

Gongfu Sea Cow Xiaoqi volunteered, leaping into the sea and circling the waters below—no Sea Kings seemed to be around.

Inside the room.

Luo En landed back on the ground, pale-faced, gasping heavily, sweat drenching his forehead.

"So the larger the area controlled, the more stamina and mental energy it consumes."

"Even with my stamina, I could only sustain it for a few seconds."

"No wonder Shi Ji never used such a massive technique during our fight—he only moved a few small mountains and a few cubic blocks of seawater, each about a hundred meters on each side…"

After fully restoring his stamina with the Sun Breathing Method.

Luo En picked up any old garment in the room, put it on, and stepped out.

Seeing Luo En unharmed, everyone on the ship was overjoyed and deeply relieved.

……

On deck, Luo En sat at a table, eating the feast prepared by Konis.

Luo Bin, Konis, Boni, Sea Cow Xiaoqi, and Cloud Fox Sisi all gathered around him.

"Wait! Captain, you're saying… you now have Shi Ji's ability?!?!"

Boni froze upon hearing Luo En say he had gained the Gura Gura no Mi ability.

"Mm."

Luo En grunted, mouth full of steak, not looking up.

Boni and Konis exchanged glances, utterly stunned.

"Devil Fruits reappear somewhere in the world after their user dies; it's rare for them to appear near the deceased user."

Luo Bin tapped her chin, thinking.

"So you're saying the captain ate a Devil Fruit that rarely appears near a dead ability user?"

Koni looked at Luo En and said, somewhat delighted.

"What incredible luck."

"Then has Master also become a landlubber now?"

Kung Fu Sea Lion Little Seven lay on Luo En's leg, looking up at him as she spoke.

Now, aside from herself, every single person on the entire ship was a landlubber who couldn't touch seawater, and she once again felt the heavy weight of responsibility on her shoulders.

Under the gaze of the surrounding crowd, Luo En ate the delicacies as he spoke:

"I'm afraid you're all wrong. I haven't eaten a Devil Fruit, and I won't be afraid of seawater."

Luo Bin, Koni, and Bonney all froze upon hearing this.

"Didn't eat a Devil Fruit...?"

"Then how would you possess a Devil Fruit's power?"

They couldn't understand it at all.

Little Seven also tilted her little head: "So... Master isn't a landlubber?"

The three women and one sea lion were all in a state of utter bewilderment.

After finishing the last plate of shellfish seafood noodles, Luo En stood up, walked to the front of the deck, stood on the deck facing the sea breeze, stretched luxuriously, his bones cracking and popping.

Under the shocked gazes of Luo Bin, Koni, and the others.

Luo En stepped forward, treading on air, breaking free from the bonds of gravity, walking step by step into the sky.

As if invisible steps existed in the air, he walked upon them with utter ease and comfort.

"Amazing..."

Koni murmured, a hint of worship flickering in her eyes.

Bonney and Luo Bin gazed at that figure walking toward the sky, a glint of light also flashing in their eyes.

Just then, Luo En's body suddenly plunged downward, dropping straight toward the sea.

"Luo En!"

"Captain!"

"Captain Luo En!"

"Master!"

The three women and Little Seven were instantly startled, rushing to the railing and looking out over the sea.

The instant they saw Luo En standing on the undulating sea surface as steadily as if on flat ground.

The three women's eyes widened slightly.