Carrot shook her head.
"No!"
"I won't let you go!"
"If something happens to you, how am I supposed to answer to everyone?"
Lorne's expression was serious.
"Carrot, if I can't even overcome the restrictions of seawater, the sea will become my fatal weakness when I face an attack from the Four Emperors in the future."
"I have to seize the initiative."
Carrot looked into Lorne's resolute eyes and finally, slowly let go.
"Then you have to be careful."
"If you sink, I'll have Zunesha fish you out."
Lorne laughed.
"Zunesha can't reach the seabed ten thousand meters down."
"Wait here for me."
"I'll be back soon."
As his words fell, Lorne stamped his foot hard.
His figure vanished from the spot in an instant.
Carrot shouted.
"Lorne!"
The next moment, Lorne had reached the edge of Zunesha.
He gazed at the boundless blue ocean below.
Fierce winds howled in his ears.
Without any hesitation, Lorne leaped into the abyss.
After Lorne jumped into the sea, Carrot stood at the cliff's edge, staring blankly down.
Before long, several sounds of rushing air rang out.
Kuina, Ryan, and Bakel landed beside Carrot.
Kuina asked.
"Carrot, where did the rear admiral go?"
She looked at the deserted edge, her brows furrowing slightly.
Carrot turned around, her eyes a little red.
"Lorne... he jumped!"
Ryan's face changed in alarm.
"He jumped?"
"Where did he jump?"
Carrot pointed at the roiling clouds below.
"Into the sea!"
"He said he wanted to test his new power and the Devil Fruit's side effects!"
Bakel's eyes widened, his voice abruptly rising.
"What?!"
"Has the rear admiral gone mad?"
"He just fused with that fruit. He's already a Devil Fruit user!"
Bakel paced in anxious circles.
"Devil Fruit users lose all their strength when they fall into the