novelhk Chapter 18 You're really like this, Mira?
Chapter 18 You're really like this, Mira?
Looking at the changes on the panel, Hughes fell into deep thought; after devouring the black and red flames that the Flame Demon Balrog had transformed into, the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit increased to 5%.
After that, no matter how much Hughes secretly trained, the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit remained stuck at 5%, without any change.
After absorbing a few breaths of the demon's essence from Mira's body, the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit has increased to 6%.
So, as long as he devours more demons, he can quickly become stronger?
A flame ignited on Hughes' fingertip. Although his awakening level had only increased by 1%, the color of the flame was slightly deeper than before, and its power was visibly enhanced.
Hughes extinguished the flames at his fingertips with his hands together. He was quite satisfied with this discovery, after all, there were quite a few demons in this world!
But Balrog, the Flame Demon, is a demon who uses fire. After consuming it, he obtained the Flame-Flame Fruit.
After absorbing a small portion of the demon's essence from Mira's body, it actually increased the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit, rather than giving rise to a new Devil Fruit ability!
These are two demons with completely different abilities!
Is it because the amount of demonic essence absorbed was too small to awaken a new Devil Fruit ability? Or is it like the world of One Piece, where ordinary people can only possess one Devil Fruit ability?
After a moment's thought, Hughes put the matter out of his mind for the time being; there were too few cases to make sense of it.
What is certain at present is that the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit requires absorbing the essence of a demon; cultivation is useless, which suits a lazy person like him.
With his mood slightly better, Hughes turned his gaze to the mission section. The appearance of the word "None" made him feel relieved. The mission reward was good, but the mission objective was too nonsensical and troublesome.
After these few missions, he had roughly figured out the system's mission patterns.
Wherever he is, if anything related to the One Piece world appears, a mission can be triggered.
As for this connection, it is completely far-fetched.
Mira is Oz the Demon, which is understandable, since Mira will later also have the nickname of Demon. But why is the king of Mount Colbo the king of the forest Vulcan?
"Let's eat first!"
Amidst his worries, Mira, who had already cooked the rice, brought some over and gently placed it next to Hughes.
It still smells delicious and whets the appetite.
After taking a few sips while it was still hot, Hughes couldn't help but give her a thumbs up; this girl's cooking skills were undeniable.
Hughes's gaze lingered on her, and he was slightly surprised. He pointed to her right hand, which was a human arm.
"Wait, your hand has returned to normal?"
"Hmm!" The girl nodded, stretching out her fair arm and waving it in front of Hughes.
"After transforming from a demon back into a human form, it also transformed back; however..."
The girl, keeping everyone in suspense, unleashed a surge of magical power in her hands, transforming her fair arm back into a grotesque demon arm.
"My arm can now freely transform between human and demon forms." As Mira finished speaking, her arm returned to its original state.
Hughes was stunned by her actions. Had she mastered a portion of the receiving magic?
No... no, Mira doesn't even know what magic is.
Once again stunned by the genius, Hughes got up and walked around Mira several times.
Looking down at myself again, I realized, yes, we all have one head, two hands, and two legs!
No... there's still a slight difference between one and zero...
Hughes scratched his head. They had all gone through this together, so how come Mira had gained so much? His physical abilities had improved once again, and the awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit had increased by 1%.
Oh, so I've also gained quite a bit. Does that mean I'm a genius too? Never mind then.
Hughes, instantly regaining his composure, sat down with peace of mind, patted the soft grass on the ground, and gestured for Mira to sit down as well.
"What happened on your side while I was dealing with those forest Vulcans? How did you suddenly lose control?"
The girl sitting next to Hughes looked up at the blue sky. She was clearly in a good mood now that she had returned to normal, and even her answers to Hughes were full of energy.
"Back then, because we didn't want to be a burden to you, we deliberately ran to a distance and hid under a tree..."
Hughes nodded repeatedly, agreeing that Mira was right to do so, but who could have predicted that a group of members of the Black Magic Cult would be following behind these magical beasts?
Upon discovering Mira and her two companions, they used magic to burrow underground beneath them and drag Elfman and his companion into the ground.
Hughes knew without a doubt why they had captured Elfman and Lisanna—to sacrifice them to Zeref.
The people he and Mira dealt with were probably not the same group as the people in Mira's village, otherwise they would have recognized Mira when she was demonized.
However, it's X778 now, and the Magic Council only wiped out the Dark Arts Cult less than two years ago, right? How come he's encountered members of the Dark Arts Cult twice already?
Was it just bad luck on his part, or was it just bad luck on Mira and the other two?
After going through everything in his mind from childhood to adulthood, Hughes paused for a moment and still felt that Mira and the other two were just unlucky.
He...he's very lucky, everyone in the hospital agrees!
Pushing the unpleasant thoughts out of his mind, Hughes turned to Mira: "So, you deliberately released the demon within you? Do you know you were out of control back then?"
The white-haired girl nodded: "I don't know how to receive magic as you described. Given the circumstances, I could only do my best!"
Mira, with her hands behind her back, showed no regret when discussing the matter.
She didn't care about becoming a demon, as long as she could rescue Elfman and Lisanna.
"Hughes, I've made up my mind. I'm going to become a mage, and a really, really powerful one at that!"
Hughes raised an eyebrow. The once withdrawn girl had already begun to face reality.
Here you go!
Mira took off her thick cloak and handed it to Hughes, pointing to his trousers.
"I don't need this anymore; what you need now is this cloak!"
Hughes looked down; the trousers he had worn with him during his time travel were already tattered and torn, revealing glimpses of his private parts.
Hughes's lips twitched. He remembered that after his illness, he had activated his Iron Block to withstand Mira's Demon Beam in order to show off.
The pants can be elementalized along with the rest of the garment, but they cannot be solidified into iron blocks...
Hughes, having taken the cloak, glanced back and saw Mira's attire beneath it.
Black tank top, black hot pants...
The young woman's outfit made his eyes twitch, and he flicked the cloak in his hand directly at Mira's face.
"Damn it, what kind of girl dresses like that? You're even more embarrassing than me! Put it on for me!"
"Ha!" Mira's forehead suddenly showed a "well" shape.
"ha?"
Mira, who finally succumbed to Hughes's iron fist, had her hair disheveled but promised to change it in the future.
"Lisanna, get me a pair of pants, and I'll forgive you!"
"Hey! Hughes!"
"What a load of crap, you're only a few years old and you're already talking about love! And you, Elfman, never mind..." Hughes sighed, too lazy to even bother with further comment.
Elfman: ...Hughes, why don't you say something about me? The way you're acting, the more scared I get...