Shocking! Elfman Was Actually a Machamp?
In the small valley, Mira's fair arm swung lightly, and a bluish-white slash appeared in the void. With a loud thud, the boulder at the end of their sight was split in two.
Hughes glanced at the smooth cut of the boulder, his expression strange.
It was inevitable that Mira's Demon Blade Curse was not as powerful as Dojigiri's, and it was within Hughes's expectations.
If Mira had just received the Demon Blade Curse from Dojigiri, a casual swing of her sword would be comparable to Dojigiri.
That Dojigiri has wasted over 400 years of his life!
What puzzled him was that the more he looked at the Demon Blade Curse, the more it resembled the Rankyaku " technique...
Seeing that Hughes' expression was off, Mira abandoned her plan to continue the test and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?"
Hughes shook his head. "No, you did very well. I just suddenly thought of something strange."
"By the way, how does it feel to use the Demon Blade Curse?"
Mira frowned and pondered for a few seconds before saying, "The magic consumption is huge, and the power isn't as strong as I imagined!"
"Practice more, and you should improve with practice!" Hughes said calmly. "Your success in receiving the cursed Demon Blade Curse of Dojigiri has already exceeded my expectations. I thought you would fail this time!"
"What if I fail?" Mira asked curiously, standing on tiptoe with her hands behind her back.
"If we fail, we'll just find another demon to take over!" Hughes laughed, patting the small package at his waist.
I still have two demons here!
Hearing Hughes's answer, Mira smiled slightly, her expression as pure and sweet as a piece of white stone in the summer breeze.
Not far away, Lisanna, who had been watching the two of them closely, rolled her eyes and smirked.
She nudged Elfman beside her. "Elfman, you can't be like Mira. If you ever get a girlfriend, don't look at her like an idiot!"
Elfman scratched his head. "Lisanna, what's a girlfriend?"
"... It's alright, Elfman, you can continue keeping an eye on them!" Lisanna said silently.
"Oh!"
During Elfman and Lisanna's pointless chatter, Hughes began abusing the Dojigiri again.
[Absorbed a small amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.01%, Current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level: 62.1% (Initial Awakening)]
[Absorbed a small amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.02%, Current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level: 63% (Initial Awakening)]
The essence of the Devil Factor is the origin within the demon's body. When the Devil Origin dissipates from within the demon's body to the outside world, it becomes the Devil Factor.
Normally, directly absorbing the Devil Origin is the fastest way to increase the Devil Fruit Awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit.
Just like back in the basement of the church in Mira village, Hughes swallowed the essence of the Balrog the Flame Demon in one gulp.
The Awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit increased from 0% to 5% in just a moment.
Or, like back in the forest, Mira lost control and became completely demonized, with Hughes biting her and frantically draining the Devil Origin from her body.
The Flame-Flame Fruit also increased Awakening Level by 1% within two or three breaths.
Thinking of this, Hughes gritted his teeth and lowered his gaze.
Fine, I'll go slowly then. I really can't bring myself to eat it.
Hughes sighed, his five fingers forming a claw shape, suddenly turning pitch black, with a faint glint of light flashing at the fingertips.
The "Nine Yin White Bone Claw," a self-made technique using Armament Haki and Shigan, mercilessly struck Dojigiri...
"Pfft!"
Five streams of demonic blood spurted out like fountains, and Dojigiri was jolted awake from his unconsciousness, letting out a painful howl.
[Absorbed a large amount of Devil Factor, the Devil Fruit Awakening increased by 0.2%, and the current Devil Fruit Awakening is 63.1% (Initial Awakening)]
[Absorbed a small amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.3%, Current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level: 62.4% (Initial Awakening)]
"Alas, such cruelty to Dojigiri was truly not my intention. Please place all the blame on the system," Hughes sighed inwardly.
No sooner had he finished grumbling Hughes pulled his five fingers out of Dojigiri. After a soft "plop" sound, five more finger holes appeared on Dojigiri's back, and blood gushed out as if it were free.
"Jose, you bastard, I won't let you get away with this! Next time, I'll definitely gather the other Nine Demon Gates to besiege the Phantom Lord!"
Dojigiri soon as the threatening words were uttered, Hughes paused. He had almost forgotten that he was currently disguised as himself to avoid any misunderstanding from Mira and the other two children.
Fortunately, he had Dojigiri the boy down, his head buried in the pit, so the boy couldn't see anything.
Hughes gestured to the three children to be quiet, then used his Life Return to transform back into Jose.
Mira, Elfman, Lisanna: (AAA)!
Fortunately, although the three were shocked, they remembered Hughes's hint and did not make a sound.
"Jose, speak! You are a human being more despicable and cruel than the devil, I can't kill you!"
The next time we meet, I'll not only kill you and destroy the Phantom Lord, but I'll also make the entire Ogre Town disappear because of you.
Dojigiri, he became increasingly disoriented, hurling all sorts of curses and insults at Jose's ancestors for three generations.
Hughes simply responded with an "Oh".
They're insulting Jose, not him; they can't just insult him however they want.
He was busy replicating what he had done to Dojigiri in Thunder Valley, leaving artistic dents on Dojigiri's back with his fingers...
[Absorbed a small amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.3%, Current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level: 71.4% (Initial Awakening)]
Time slowly passed, and the frequency of system notifications in Hughes's mind began to decrease.
Dojigiri's curses gradually faded...
Hughes estimated that he could stop when the Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level reached 75%, and then Elfman could take the stage.
A quarter of an hour later, the Dojigiri dying in a pool of blood. In that short quarter of an hour, it attempted to self-destruct five times, but each time it was interrupted by Hughes.
With all the blood drained from his body, Dojigiri no longer had the strength to breathe.
As his soul journeyed to hell, he faintly heard Jose say, "Aria, come here, let me let you also experience the pleasure of torturing demons!"
Dojigiri was in pain when it left, Hughes didn't know, but he guessed that it must have had someone else in its heart.
At that moment, Hughes was curiously observing Elfman.
After receiving the Dojigiri, Elfman's appearance changed drastically. His face was still that honest and simple face, and his legs were still the same two, but he had two more arms, two arms belonging to the Dojigiri.
Hughes scratched his head, feeling a strange sense of familiarity mixed with unfamiliarity with Elfman standing before him.
... A four-armed Elfman? Machamp? Are there any Machamp in Pokémon with arms of different colors?
(It should be Elfman with two Machamp arms, but I don't know how to adjust it, and this is what happened after twenty minutes...)
"I'm sorry, Hughes, I let you down; if only I could have been faster..."
Hughes raised his hand to interrupt him; this wasn't Elfman's fault.
Given Elfman's current strength, the only way to take over Dojigiri is when it is on the verge of death; once Dojigiri dies, it will immediately return to the Hell Core.
It's incredibly difficult to fully master the Dojigiri" in such a short time!
I wonder what kind of person Dojigiri will be after Elfman takes his two arms and he is resurrected?