As he watched the Azure Flame Cloud swirling around him and the Devil Fruit information appearing in his mind, he was sure his Devil Fruit had awakened.
But being so certain that it was an awakening was exactly what left him baffled.
At least Luffy had awakened Nika after Kaido had beaten it out of him with several clubs while they were fighting the Four Emperors.
But he'd awakened just like that?
So casually?
Lina thought of the Jailer Beasts in Impel Down. In terms of strength, they weren't even worthy of lifting a foot for Blue Ogre and Red Ogre.
And yet they really were Awakened Zoan users. So did that mean awakening didn't require great strength?
Lina figured that was probably it. Different Devil Fruits had different paths to development.
The name of his fruit alone made its path obvious: collect more templates and make more undead.
After he obtained Blue Ogre and Red Ogre in Little Garden, he'd faintly sensed his Devil Fruit stirring. He'd probably been just one step away from awakening even then.
After arriving in Alabasta, he'd first obtained Ace's template, and now he'd gotten Crocodile's.
That thin layer of paper had naturally been pierced. It was just...
With a thought, Lina returned to his normal form.
His Devil Fruit awakening had considerably improved his physical abilities. His raw physical strength had probably surpassed Luffy's.
But that was about it. He wasn't good at fighting, and more importantly, his abilities seemed to have improved in a subtle way.
"The undead's talents?"
Lina looked at the flickering Azure Flame in his hand, his expression strange, and sensed the information in his mind. "Something like an affinity for sand?"
Lina felt the vague information coming from the Azure Flame in his palm. Thinking about it that