Pirated Nika Form

"The coffee is good."

Dimon took a sip of the coffee Doflamingo had brought, praising it.

The Celestial Dragons always had the best provisions, and coffee was no exception.

"As long as you're satisfied, Big Brother."

Doflamingo was helpless. He was clinging to him and wouldn't leave. What if they were discovered?

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Doflamingo?"

It was his mother's voice.

Doflamingo startled, turned to look at the door, and lowered his voice, saying:

"Big Brother, you should hide. If my mom finds you, it's over!"

The criminal who kidnapped Shamrock, the Great Pirate Dimon, was in his room. If this got out, Doflamingo could already imagine the miserable fate of his family.

After all, the Holy Knights had the power to execute Celestial Dragons!

"Big Brother?"

Seeing no response, Doflamingo grew anxious. He turned his head and saw that Dimon had already vanished, leaving only a cup of coffee still steaming.

"Doflamingo, are you in there? Mom's coming in."

Click, the door was opened, and Mingdi's mother walked into the room, looking a bit confused.

"Mother."

"Who were you talking to just now?" She noticed two cups of coffee, both with signs of being drunk, and smiled, "You must have had a friend over, right?"

A friend?

Doflamingo scoffed internally. He was a kidnapper, though he was an accomplice.

"No, I was just talking to myself."

"Really? Who drank the coffee?"

"I did,"

Doflamingo told a clumsy lie. Fortunately, it was his own mother, who wouldn't pry.

She smiled gently, "Lunch is ready, come and eat. You need to eat on time, understand?"

"Yes, Mother."

Wano Country, Shogun's Residence.

In the center of the magic circle, Dimon looked down and saw a Devil Fruit lying there quietly.

He took out the old Devil Fruit Encyclopedia and compared it to the fruit's appearance, confirming it was a Paramecia-type Age-Age Fruit.

Without hesitation, he took a bite.

"It really is unpleasant, so bitter?"

It ranked among the top ten worst-tasting foods he had ever eaten.

Dimon frowned. One bite was enough; he couldn't be bothered to savor the rest.

A Devil Fruit only needed to be bitten once; the remaining portion would lose its effect.

This was somewhat similar to the Elixir of Immortality. Once four cups were poured from a bottle, no matter how much was left, it would lose its Immortality effect and become just a fine wine.

"Let's try out the ability first..."

Dimon closed his eyes, digesting the newly acquired power. As if by instinct, he understood how to activate the Age-Age Fruit's ability.

However.

"I am already immortal, can I still change my age?"

A flicker of doubt arose in his heart. Dimon attempted to activate the ability, making his appearance age by 50 years.

The next moment, his face visibly aged. His skin became wrinkled, his back stooped, and in an instant, he became a seventy-year-old man.

He walked to the mirror to observe himself, and Dimon was somewhat surprised.

He opened his mouth, and his teeth were still bright white.

Then he used a knife to cut his palm, and the wound healed rapidly.

After some experimentation, Dimon had a general understanding.

"It's just a change in appearance; it doesn't affect my own Immortality."

"And this change is temporary. Once the ability is deactivated, I'll revert to my original state."

With a thought, Dimon returned to his youthful appearance of twenty years old.

Changing age wasn't the main point; it was just a bonus.

The true power was to distort the future!

"The future of Nika!"

Dimon's eyes narrowed slightly as he imagined himself transforming into the Sun God Nika.

As a fated Devil Fruit in the world of pirates, the Nika Fruit undoubtedly held a god-tier status.

This fruit would autonomously choose its master, and in the future, it would choose Monkey D. Luffy, who then successfully awakened the Nika form.

But at this moment, that future was twisted by Dimon.

In the mirror, Dimon's hair instantly turned white, and not only that, but his entire body's clothing was also dyed a pale white.

A pure white flame ribbon appeared on him!

This was the awakened form of a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user!

"It actually works?"

A smile curved Dimon's lips. "But... without the Drums of Liberation, it's a bootleg, isn't it?"

Once Luffy's Nika form was activated, his heartbeat would transform into the sound of the Drums of Liberation.

However, the Nika form he had activated now lacked this ability.

The greatest benefit of this ability was that it allowed one to quickly recover stamina, enabling a frenzy of sit-ups.

This was a minor flaw of the Age-Age Fruit. Although it could twist the future, this future wasn't reality, so it couldn't replicate Nika's power one hundred percent.

With a thought, Dimon dispelled the power of the Age-Age Fruit and summoned Abel.

"Where is that brat?"

"Miss Orsea is watching him."

The Tide Sound Little Princess was no longer little. She was only 14 when they first met, and now, seven years later, she had long since come of age.

At the age of 20, Dimon had gifted her the Elixir of Immortality, making her an immortal as well.

"Have her bring the child here."

"Yes, Lord Dimon."

Abel took his orders and left. Soon, Orsea arrived at the summoning chamber with Shamrock.

"Lord Dimon, I've brought him."

Orsea was much more beautiful than before; as a girl grew up, she truly embodied the saying that a girl changes greatly at eighteen.

Shamrock looked at Dimon with great fear.

Dimon, too lazy to waste words on a 5-year-old child, picked him up and placed him in the center of the magic circle.

Only then did he speak:

"Your dad cared about you quite a bit. He paid enough ransom, so you're lucky."

With that, he immediately activated the pentagram magic circle, sending the child back to the Holy Land.

Last night, after knocking Doflamingo unconscious, he had left many magic circle coordinates throughout the Holy Land.

It could be said that the place had become his backyard, a place he could go to and leave from as he pleased.

Watching Shamrock disappear, Orsea showed a look of regret.

"You're just sending him away like this?"

"What? You like children?"

"No, Lord Dimon, that child is a Celestial Dragon, isn't he?"

Orsea displayed a yandere smile.

"I was hoping you'd give him to me, then I could chop him into pieces, one by one~"

Dimon was speechless for a moment. He didn't recall when he had turned this girl into a terrifying yandere.

But thinking about how her country had been massacred by the Celestial Dragons, such hatred was understandable.

After chatting with Orsea for a bit, Dimon left the Shogun's mansion. He was going to fight Kaido to test Nika's power.

Currently, the Beasts Pirates' main base was in the Flower Capital.

Compared to the past, the number of Beasts Pirates members had greatly expanded, now exceeding 3,000.

Some of them were foreign pirates, but a significant portion were locals from Wano Country who had defected and become "traitors."

Dimon walked through the streets of the Flower Capital. The citizens of Wano Country were very friendly towards him, their General, bowing their heads in greeting.

"Lord Shogun!"

"Loyalty!"