Imu Wants to See You!

"Whew... Has it begun?"

Not long after eating the Devil Fruit, Longinus felt his body rapidly heating up. As the temperature climbed higher and higher, a faint red glow began to seep from his skin.

He was like a humanoid furnace, making the entire dean's office warm and toasty.

Yet he felt no pain or discomfort whatsoever. On the contrary, he found it warm and pleasant.

But this was only the beginning.

Next, Longinus and Saint Joracol watched as dense crimson scales, streaked with fiery light, began forming across the surface of his hands.

Very soon,

Slightly golden dragon horns emerged from his forehead. His fingers thickened and lengthened, sharp, slightly curved claws forming at their tips. A shimmering red dragon tail grew from behind his waist.

The greatest change, however, was the pair of dark-red dragon wings covered in spikes that spread from his back before folding in.

"This power..."

Now over three meters tall, Longinus could clearly feel the surging power erupting throughout his body.

For a moment, he even felt as though he had become invincible beneath the heavens.

But those thoughts, so clearly divorced from reality, were swiftly suppressed by his firm and powerful will.

[Poof!]

Suddenly, Longinus raised his right hand, which had already transformed into a dragon claw. At his command, five golden-red flames burst to life at the tips of his sharp claws.

The flames immediately grew larger, rapidly spreading across his entire palm like flowing red water.

He could feel that he could throw them out at any time or shape them into whatever form he wished.

"Ahem, that's enough. If you keep experimenting, you'll set my office on fire. You can go outside and test it to your heart's content later."

Saint Joracol glanced speechlessly at the floor.

The once snow-white,