The third time was this [Erudite] advancement mission (continued)

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit's elemental transformation and lightning attacks were essentially of little use to Adrian.

The former was utterly outclassed by [Ghost Body], while Ghost Energy and Spiritual Pressure could fully replace the latter.

The additional abilities that came with the lightning element included, but were not limited to, "enhanced perception," "electrotherapy," and "electromagnetic conversion."

It was certainly an extremely powerful and versatile Logia Devil Fruit!

Unfortunately, Adrian had no need for it.

"Whew..."

He breathed out softly. Having made his decision, Adrian felt a weight lift from his heart.

To be perfectly honest.

With the Rumble-Rumble Fruit right before him, along with the temptation of becoming a dual Devil Fruit User...

That allure was genuinely difficult to resist.

But now that he had decided, Adrian would not regret it.

A moment later, he called Lumi and asked for help bringing up the other guest inside the Impenetrable Fortress.

It was none other than Golden Lion Shiki, in soul form!

All this time...

Adrian had kept Golden Lion Shiki's soul imprisoned inside the Impenetrable Fortress, hoping to wear down the untamable Golden Lion's arrogance through confinement.

After some time apart, Golden Lion Shiki did indeed look considerably more listless.

His soul body, which had gone without replenishment for so long, had even become somewhat translucent.

Golden Lion lifted his eyelids and gave a low laugh. "Jihahahaha... White Ghost, what do you want with this old man?"

Adrian raised his hand, revealing the Rumble-Rumble Fruit with lightning patterns covering its skin.

"This is your final chance to submit."

[Update postponed]

Sorry... this isn't an update. The update is being postponed until tonight.

I don't know why, but ever since September began, my writing form has gone straight down the drain.

You can probably tell from the wildly inconsistent update times...

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