I Really Have to Thank You

He could hover in midair, and judging by how he had appeared, he could turn elemental too. That left only the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, hailed as the strongest Logia.

At the thought, his heart clenched.

We're not going to lose, are we?

As far as he knew, Blue Hair Kuina had been at least as strong as an Elite Vice Admiral even before she ate a Devil Fruit. Now that she had eaten the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, her strength might be close to an Admiral's. Only Kuzan or Saint Carteles could take her on. Anyone else probably could not even touch her.

That included him.

He had that much self-awareness.

Saint Carteles's main target was Silver Hair, so Kuzan would have to handle her.

But Saint Carteles...

Can he capture Silver Hair alone?

He glanced at the white figure to his left, and his nerves steadied.

Fortunately, Saint Carteles had summoned this woman from who knew where. He sensed danger from her.

With his Haki, she probably could not kill him, but her soul form's eerie immunity to physical attacks meant that, together with Saint Carteles, she should not have much trouble bringing down Silver Hair.

Besides, Saint Carteles had said from the start that he could copy Silver Hair's Teleportation!

What he did not know was that Saint Carteles, the man on his mind, was staring up at Kuta in disbelief.

"You... aren't a Devil Fruit User."

The low voice, thick with surprise, rang through the Church.

It also reached Kuta and Kuina outside.

"What?"

At Saint Carteles's words, the people behind him glanced his way.

They could not see his expression, but they felt the violent surge coming from him. Every one of them

looked up and stared at Kuta in disbelief.

If they wanted to capture Kuta, much less