Hatred could change many things. It could turn a kind person cruel, or make a timid person strong.
Hatred had turned Launi Aileen from a fragile girl into a female Pirate.
In a dark, enclosed room, Launi Aileen sat calmly on the floor.
Charlotte Linlin's corpse had been devoured completely, yet Erin showed no obvious change, whether in her presence or anything else.
To be precise, devouring Charlotte Linlin's corpse had not made Launi Aileen stronger.
Erin's main purpose in devouring corpses was to store up a certain kind of energy, not to strengthen her body.
"Still not enough. Mom was strong, but nowhere near strong enough. At this level, I still can't use that move."
Just as Launi Aileen was about to stand, a sharp pain struck inside her body.
"I took in too much energy too quickly."
Erin, whose expression had been calm, suddenly collapsed to the floor.
"Gurgle..."
Launi Aileen's skin seemed to melt. Pink bubbles rose across it, as though someone had poured concentrated sulfuric acid over her.
"Aah!"
A deliberately stifled scream came from the house. At the same moment, an ominous presence spread outward.
Everyone on Dressrosa felt a sudden chill, as though something profoundly evil was about to be born.
Doffy felt it most clearly.
He was handling trivial matters in the Villa District when he sprang up from his chair.
"What is that feeling?"
Doffy sent out his Observation Haki, but Launi Aileen was too far away for him to sense anything.
"Sizzle..."
Inside the house, Launi Aileen lay buried beneath a mass of bubbling pink flesh. Several pure-white cat tails appeared at her lower back.
There were seven tails in all, but a closer look revealed two short stumps among them. She should have had nine. Somehow, two had already broken