The Flower of Life and Death

A few days later, Presley sent word with the latest news.

The leisurely days of the Ancient Moon and David families officially came to an end.

"We're coming too. We want to see what you're looking for!"

Houka had intended to send Rocks and his family back to Elbaf.

But Rocks shamelessly insisted on accompanying them to the island where the Flower of Life and Death grew.

Houka had no choice but to bring Rocks and his family along again.

They were teleporting there directly through the electromagnetic receiver anyway.

This time, they simply had one extra mythical beast: the Kirin Lion.

After Charlotte Linlin left some tree Homies and stone Homies on Treasure Beast Island, the Kirin Lion was free to venture out without worry.

It had now become a mount for the little ones.

Little Lu Ya, in particular, had firmly claimed the spot on the Kirin Lion's head. Its golden horn was his steering wheel.

He often used his inability to fly as an excuse to keep the Kirin Lion all to himself.

After all, his older brothers could all fly and had mythical beast forms.

Only he, with the Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Sun God Nika form, remained a Rubber Man.

Even Kamui, who had the Yamata no Orochi ability, had developed a way to fly.

That's right. His flying technique was to spin his heads.

And when he wasn't spinning them, he could use tech-powered jet boots.

Meanwhile, on a nameless island,

Presley stared at the eerie, enormous root in the island's center, unable to shake a sense of unease.

The entire island felt uncanny to him, as though the island itself were alive.

"This must be the root Boss Houka is looking for, right?"

After hanging up his call with Houka and putting