Bright transformed into lightning once more. After his awakening, Current Drive had been elevated to a new level, and the boost it provided had naturally increased dramatically.
The speed he unleashed at that moment made Bright seem like true lightning. Like a genuine Rumble-Rumble Fruit Logia user, he reached Uranus's underside in the blink of an eye.
Uranus's four claws were still gripping a large ship.
A skull-and-crossbones flag hung from the ship's mast, bearing the image of a skull with three scars over its left eye.
No one in the New World could possibly fail to recognize that pirate flag. It belonged to the Red Hair Pirates.
Bright landed lightly atop the ship's mast.
"It's still chasing us!"
On the deck below, the plump Lucky Roo screamed as he waved a chicken leg. "It really wants to kill us!!"
"What terrible luck."
Ben Beckman stood at the stern, gazing at the colossal creature flickering in and out of view amid the clouds behind them as it continued its pursuit. He sighed softly. "Who could have guessed that, after our whereabouts were exposed, this thing would come straight for us with the Final Weapon?"
"It's too late for regrets now."
Red-Hair stood beside Beckman and shook his head helplessly. "With us aboard, Uranus hasn't fully matured yet. Its speed hasn't reached its peak, and carrying us makes it even harder to shake off that thing's pursuit."
"Isn't Bright already on his way to support us?"
Beckman lit a cigarette. At that moment, Uranus beat its wings and twisted its body, evading a terrifying bombardment from behind. The entire ship shook violently, but to the exceptionally powerful monsters of the Red Hair Pirates, it was naturally nothing much.
"Honestly, I don't know whether Bright's support will actually help."
Red-Hair sighed. "After