After reverting from his transformation, Gigue clenched his fists. He found that, unlike the Mink Tribe, he did not enter a weakened state after transforming back.
He wondered if it had something to do with Kuma having repelled his fatigue and pain earlier, but on second thought, it did not seem likely.
Transformation should have been a rapid drain on stamina, while Kuma's Paw-Paw Fruit could only remove negative conditions from the body. It was subtraction; he could not perform addition, such as restoring stamina.
Gigue could not help thinking of the terms "Moon God Form" and "royal bloodline" that Nekomamushi and Inuarashi had mentioned before.
"Did Gurando use some special Mink Tribe genes, or did those genes mutate inside my body?"
Gigue leaned toward the first possibility. Gurando's pursuit of perfection had already reached a pathological level, and given his status, acquiring some ancient Mink Tribe genes should not have been difficult.
As he pondered, two figures streaked through the air and landed on the deck together. They were Garp and Zephyr.
Garp looked deeply dissatisfied. He shouted at Zephyr,
"Zephyr, why were you in such a hurry to come back? What a perfect opportunity! Couldn't the two of us take down Whitebeard together?"
Zephyr shook his head and said,
"Have you forgotten that we're at sea?"
"I know, but neither of us is an Ability User. Even if the ship gets wrecked, shouldn't Whitebeard be the one with the headache?"
"That may be true, but didn't you notice? Whitebeard was clearly holding back during that fight. If we push him too hard and he unleashes the full power of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit without regard for anything else, it'll trigger a horrifying tsunami! Are you confident you can capture Whitebeard in that kind of natural disaster? And what about