Kuina watched the flames on Ace's body. The arcs of electricity that had died out around her sprang to life again, crackling and hissing.
"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"
Ace stiffened slightly, staring at the arcs around Kuina in astonishment. "Is that the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?" he asked uncertainly.
He hadn't seen Kuina turn into her element, so he couldn't be sure.
After all, plenty of Devil Fruits could produce lightning.
He had sensed the lightning earlier and heard the thunder, but the Rumble-Rumble Fruit hadn't crossed his mind.
After all, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit hadn't appeared on the seas for a very long time. It had already become a legend.
But now that he had met her and sensed the lightning within her body, much like the fire within his own, he realized that the person before him might also be a Logia Devil Fruit user.
"Yes!"
Kuina gripped Wado Ichimonji's hilt again, a blue-green gleam flashing in her eyes. She nodded at Ace. "I did eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit."
"What?"
"Scared?"
"Scared?"
Ace quickly wiped the astonishment from his face and declared, "Are you kidding me? You're lightning, I'm fire. We're both Logias. Why would I be scared of you?"
"Oh..."
Kuina stood on the edge of the shattered building, watching Ace. Like a heaven-cleaving sword about to leave its sheath, she instantly made the surrounding air feel oppressive.
She addressed Ace coldly. "If you're not scared, then come on!"
"Let's see whether this pirate we've heard so much about and seen in so many reports since we set sail really has what it takes to challenge me—or Kuta."
Chapter 298: Dark King Rayleigh
Back inside the Auction House.
Kuta looked at the sunlight pouring down from above, then turned to glance at the second floor where Kuina stood.
"I didn't expect