Little Mira with Red Hair and Horns

"Why!"

The sigh seemed to come from the distant past, filled with an unapproachable air, pouring into Hughes's ears with a warning.

Hughes's hair stood on end, and for a moment he felt as if he were being stared at by a terrifying behemoth, his body stiffening.

"Is it really that terrifying?" Hughes murmured to himself.

He never underestimated the Fire Dragon King's strength; after all, it was a terrifying being capable of biting off Black Dragon's arm.

But was he truly stunned by just a single sigh?

Am I still this useless?

Noticing Hughes's unusual behavior, Mira, who was leaning against Hughes chest, looked up and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hughes shook his head, the raging flames on his feet died down, and he landed next to Natsu with Mira in tow.

Natsu scratched his head in confusion, his violent aura dissipating and his deep red pupils returning to normal. "Strange, why did I hear Igneel's voice?"

"Aren't you hungry?" Hughes asked after carefully examining Natsu.

Natsu scrunched up his face and rubbed his stomach. "I don't think I'm hungry anymore!"

Strange, what just happened? How did it suddenly get better?

Seeing that Natsu himself was also confused, Hughes immediately realized that it must be Igneel within Natsu secretly exerting its power to forcibly suppress Natsu's demonic instincts.

His original intention was to have Natsu absorb some of the Devil Origin of the Fudia the Magma Demon, and then Igneel bleed from Natsu's body to enhance Natsu's Dragon Force.

After raising the limits of Dragon Force and demon power, a new balance was achieved, which in turn greatly increased Natsu's strength.

But Igneel seemed unwilling to do that and instead woke Natsu directly.

While Mira and Natsu were puzzled, Hughes muttered to himself, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They share the same origin, so there's no risk of them going out of control after absorption. If we miss this chance, it'll be gone forever!"

"Hughes, who are you talking to?" Natsu asked as he climbed off Fudia.

Hughes shrugged. Since the fire dragon king didn't want to talk, he couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention.

Hughes patted Natsu on the shoulder and conjured a ball of crimson flame, handing it to him. "Go play with fire, there's nothing for you here!"

Natsu was overjoyed. Holding the ball of fire, which was larger than his entire body, he happily rolled to the side.

Seeing that Natsu wasn't nearby, Fudia finally dared to speak, "Who exactly is that pink-haired brat?"

Fudia's lantern-sized eyes were filled with shock. It still couldn't believe that when Natsu lay on its body, it didn't dare to move at all.

It was as if he had encountered a supreme being, and he didn't even dare to breathe, letting his Devil Origin be intercepted.

"You were just talking about it the whole time, so why don't you recognize it now that it's right in front of you?" Hughes said softly as he took out the magic bottle.

Fudia's face, still showing shock, was now filled with disbelief.

Before it could utter the word "END," Hughes took out a magic bottle and stuffed it into its mouth.

There are too many people watching behind us; we can't let Fudia expose Natsu's secret.

"Come on, spray some Magic Barrier Particles!"

"Waaaaah... waaaah!"

Seeing that it wouldn't cooperate, Hughes turned to Natsu: "Natsu, come and help!"

Soon, the magic bottle in Hughes's hand was filled with Magic Barrier Particles that had gathered into a blackish-gray mist.

Hughes can guarantee that he did not coerce Fuyadi in the slightest during the collection of the Magic Barrier Particles; Fudia contributed the Magic Barrier Particles entirely voluntarily and without compensation.

After shoving the magic bottle into Natsu's arms and repeatedly telling him not to destroy it, Hughes sent Natsu back to the old man.

The following scenes are not suitable for children.

After the Flame-Flame Fruit Complete Awakening, Hughes intended to give Natsu Fudia's Devil Origin, but since Natsu's adoptive father refused to cooperate...

Hughes will have to enjoy it all by himself!

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

After two powerful Rankyaku, Fudia was left only with the strength to breathe.

[Absorbed a large amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level +1%, current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening level is 91% (Complete Awakening).]

[Absorbed a large amount of Devil Factor, Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level +0.01%, Current Flame-Flame Devil Fruit Awakening Level: 95% (Complete Awakening).]

Once the Awakening level of the Flame-Flame Fruit reached 95% within the transparent panel, it remained unmoved.

A faint stinging pain came from his mind. Hughes knew that with his current physical condition, without using Porlyusica's mental potion, he could only push the Flame-Flame Fruit to this level of Awakening at most.

"Just 5% more and the Flame-Flame Fruit will be complete!" Hughes muttered to himself.

Based on the significant physical enhancements I received from Frosch, I estimate that one more round of this would be more than enough to fully awaken the Flame-Flame Fruit Awakening...

Hughes was somewhat dazed by how quickly things were progressing.

How long has he had the Flame-Flame Fruit?

Coming to his senses, Hughes waved to Mira behind him; it was her turn to go on stage!

Speaking of which, the two demon-possessing artifacts that were taken from the Magic Council housed two completely different kinds of demons.

According to the classification of mages in the world of Earth-land, Fudia belongs to the ability-type demon, Blood Scythe Daemon belongs to the possession-type demon.

Mira's magic seems to have a special affinity for demons with receiving abilities.

Since Fudia was on his last breath and had no ability to resist, Mira closed her eyes and absorbed it completely in less than half a minute.

"With your current strength, can you take over Fudia completely?" Hughes asked.

Mira for a moment, then nodded.

Under Hughes's gaze, Mira's magic surged throughout her body, and a blinding black and red light flashed.

A moment later, Mira, whose appearance had changed drastically, appeared before Hughes.

Her face was still that delicate, fair, and pretty face, but her soft white hair had turned deep red, and horns had grown on both sides of her head.

The form-fitting dress transforms into a black and red cloth armor outfit for women, giving off a slightly dashing vibe.

Hughes couldn't quite comment on Mira's new form; he wouldn't call it ugly, but he also couldn't bring himself to say it was beautiful.

The main problem is that Mira is still too young, which doesn't accentuate her cool and confident demeanor; instead, she appears rather awkward and out of place.

How long can you maintain this pattern?

Mira thought for a moment and said, "Without using magic, it can last for half a day without any problem; if it's a battle, it'll last ten minutes at most!"

The duration of the reception depends on the amount of magic within the mage's body, and Hughes couldn't help her with that either.

Unless he knows how to activate the Second Origin, fortunately Mira is currently in a period of rapid growth in strength, so she can cultivate slowly.

Touching his chin, Hughes said softly, "Mira, go test how much you've improved in your new form!"

Mira did not refuse; her long, deep red hair fluttered as she raised her right arm, protected by cloth armor.

Dark purple magic gathered in his palm, one breath, two breaths... the spherical magic grew increasingly profound.

Suddenly, the magic ball in Mira's right palm vanished without a trace!

Hughes glanced sideways at the front of her palm.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Like a miniature volcanic eruption, a series of explosions suddenly rang out from not far away, accompanied by towering Kakkō and billowing black smoke.

The small hill in Hughes's view was razed to the ground.