Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Azure Dragon Form

On the deck.

Yake felt a little uneasy under Robin's gaze. Robin-chan couldn't be jealous, could she? Sigh, having too much charm was troublesome too, Yake narcissistically thought.

"Did you enjoy that just now?" Robin suddenly asked.

"Of course... not! Reiju was only helping me absorb the poison. Robin-chan, you aren't jealous, are you? Come here, I'm willing to give you a passionate kiss! Ah, ow, ow, ow!"

Robin angrily stomped on Yake's foot with her high heel, then turned and walked away.

"Yake-sama, if you want kisses, Anna can do it too, meow!" Anna closed her eyes and puckered her lips just like the others, asking Yake for a kiss.

"Haha, Anna, you're so cute! Uh... let's talk about it when you grow up!" Yake vigorously ruffled Anna's head, and she immediately began enjoying his touch. After all, Yake's cat-petting skills were quite good.

"Perona, do you want one too?"

"Ahhh, no! Perverted captain!!!"

Yake swaggered into the captain's cabin, set the ship in motion, and left Punk Hazard. Their next stop would be Gold City for some fun.

That night, when all was quiet.

Yake took out the Artificial Devil Fruit he had obtained on Punk Hazard and placed it in his palm.

"System, use the Devil Fruit Enhancement Card!"

"Ding. A defective Devil Fruit has been detected. This enhancement will repair the Devil Fruit."

"Repair it!"

Yake stared nervously at the fruit in his hand.

"Repair successful. Congratulations, you have obtained a complete Devil Fruit: Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Azure Dragon Form."

The fruit in his hand changed shape, becoming no different from an ordinary Devil Fruit. Yake took a deep breath.

"Use... the Devil Fruit Fusion Card."

"No valid Devil Fruit detected. Would you like to fuse it with the Devil Fruit energy in your body?"

"Confirm!!"

"Fusing!"

The fruit in his hand began merging into Yake's body. He immediately felt changes spreading through him. Scales began growing over his body, his nails sharpened, and the top of his head itched as though something were growing out of it.

"Damn, I'm transforming into a dragon right away. Shit!"

Yake hurriedly teleported outside the ship, arriving above the sea.

Yake's body continuously twisted and expanded. Within a few breaths, he became a colossal dragon a thousand meters long. Its body resembled a long serpent, with a qilin's head, a carp's tail, long whiskers on its face, deer-like antlers, and five claws. Its entire body was azure-blue, the standard form of a Chinese dragon.

Yake felt invincible. His physical strength had risen several levels, and his body brimmed with explosive power and inexhaustible stamina.

"What is going on?"

"What happened?!"

"Th-that-that's a dragon!!!"

"Where is Yake-sama?"

The commotion caused by Yake's dragon form woke everyone aboard the ship. They rushed onto the deck and witnessed a sight they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

Over the sea, a giant dragon blotted out the sky. Before it, Robin and the others were as insignificant as grains of sand. Suddenly, the dragon noticed them, opened its bloody maw, and roared as it charged toward them, seemingly intending to swallow the Eternal Truth whole.

"Where is the captain? If he doesn't come soon, we're all dead! Waaaaah!" Perona was so frightened that she burst into tears.

"I-I don't know..."

Just as the dragon's head was about to strike the ship, the giant dragon vanished in an instant. Yake landed steadily on the deck in a Terminator landing pose.

"Well? Am I cool or what?"

When no one answered for a long while, Yake looked around and realized Perona and Anna had already fainted from fright. Robin pointed at him, unable to speak for a long time, while Reiju covered her mouth in shock.

"Captain, you're not wearing pants..."

"Nani!?"

Yake hurriedly elementalized his lower body, finally easing the awkward atmosphere. Damn it, why did Zoan users in the anime keep their pants when they transformed, but his disappeared?

Yake: Urgently seeking a pair of Chopper's or the Hulk's pants. Please respond online.

"Captain, was that giant dragon you? Aren't you a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user?"

Robin had countless questions she wanted Yake to answer, but he merely waved his hand.

"We'll talk tomorrow. It's already late. Settle Perona and Anna down."

"I'm going to sleep first."

Yake instantly vanished from the spot.

"Captain..."

"Forget it, Robin. The captain will tell us tomorrow. Let's get some rest first!"

Reiju carried Anna back to their room. Robin could only give up and pick up Perona.

Captain's cabin.

Yake was studying his new abilities.

"Fusion successful. Current Devil Fruit ability: Zoan: Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Zoan: Azure Dragon (Lightning Element) Form."

After the Devil Fruit fusion, the two different types of Devil Fruits had merged perfectly. He not only possessed the terrifying vitality and recovery abilities of a Zoan, but could also freely use the Rumble-Rumble Fruit's powers in any form. Even as a giant dragon, he could still elementalize himself and render ordinary physical attacks ineffective, though there was no real need for it.

It also seemed that he had awakened it directly, allowing him to freely shift between three forms. Yake was not surprised, though. He had already developed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to the point of awakening, so it merely saved him some time.

Yake had everything Kaido had, and even things Kaido did not. Although his size had not changed much, the energy contained within his body could not be underestimated. Yake unilaterally declared that the title of strongest creature of land, sea, and sky was about to change hands.

Yake tried out his dragon-man form in his room. Sure enough, it differed from Kaido's. The scales, horns, claws, and other features that grew in dragon-man form looked like... solidified lightning? It was somewhat similar to the Susanoo Form he had developed before. Luckily, he had not turned into that monstrosity Kaido resembled.

In dragon-man form, his strength was at its peak. It balanced speed and power, and he could combine it with all kinds of abilities developed from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. He could be called a top-tier all-round fighter.

"The plan can change. I can take Robin and the others straight to Skypiea, hahaha!" Yake realized he could simply store the Eternal Truth in his inventory, then transform into the Azure Dragon and carry Robin and the others directly to Skypiea.

If he encountered Whitebeard again, Yake was confident he could wear Whitebeard down to death. What he wanted even more now was a one-on-one endurance battle between real men against Kaido, so Teacher Kaido could teach him more skills. Some things could not be learned just by watching anime, such as Conqueror's Haki coating. He would go find Teacher Kaido for a fight another day. Yake immediately made up his mind.

The next day.

Yake had gone to bed late because he had been so excited the night before.

"Good morning, ladies!"

When he arrived in the lounge, he discovered breakfast was already prepared, with food piled everywhere. Yake happened to be hungry, so he dug in without restraint.

"Captain, don't you have something to say?"

Robin, Reiju, and the others looked eagerly at Yake.

"Burp~"

Yake let out a satisfied burp before speaking slowly.

"I ate the fruit I found on Punk Hazard and gained the ability to transform into a giant dragon."

Robin frowned. "Can't a person only eat one Devil Fruit?"

"That's true, but my physique is special. After I ate that fruit, the energies of the two Devil Fruits somehow fused together. That's why I turned into a giant dragon, just as you saw."

"What a monster, Captain. Doesn't that make you even stronger?"

"That's right. It is the same ability as Kaido of the Four Emperors, the Beasts, but mine is only stronger than his! Hahaha!"

Yake did not tell the truth. The system could not be exposed. Besides, anything could happen out at sea.

Without realizing it, the captain had already become this strong. I have to keep up with Yake instead of remaining sheltered beneath his wings.

That was what Robin and Reiju were thinking at that moment.