Chapter 297 Shanks: Smells so good!
Shanks was lying on the deck in a spread-eagle position, his entire body soaked in sea water.
Jiger stood aside and said helplessly,
"Why are you so eager to jump into the sea without testing your abilities first?"
Shanks stared up at the sky with dull eyes and murmured,
"Why can't I? Am I not a member of the Fegalando family?"
Jiger couldn't help but laugh when he heard that. He looked at Shanks and said,
"Don't worry about that. You belong to Fegalando. Not to mention you, even Uncle Garin would become a landlubber if he ate the devil fruit."
"Then why can you?"
Jiger opened his palm and the sword Muramasa appeared out of thin air. He put Muramasa into Shanks' hand and said,
"Now you can try jumping into the sea again."
Shanks looked at Zig with some suspicion, then he slowly got up from the ground and walked to the side of the ship again.
Having suffered a loss once, Shanks seemed very hesitant this time. Zigg came up behind him silently and kicked him on the butt.
There is no need to explain how powerful Jiger is. Shanks screamed and shot into the sea like a bullet.
He subconsciously flapped his wings twice in the sea water, and then suddenly found that the feeling of being limp just now did not appear.
Blinking twice, Shanks looked at Muramasa, whose hand was glowing with black light, and exclaimed,
"Masaka! This knife..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiger above him snapped his fingers, and Muramasa flew out of his hand. Shanks immediately experienced the feeling of weakness again.
In the end, it was Zigg who made Muramasa fly back to Shanks, allowing him to jump onto the boat from the sea by himself.
Shanks returned to the deck and was silent for a moment. Suddenly he turned to look at Jiger and said with a look of resentment,
"Brother, you lied to me..."
Jiger spread his hands and said,
"Why, are you wronged by eating a devil fruit? That's the Blue Dragon Fruit!"
"But I've become a landlubber!"
"It's okay. Once I crack the secret of the devil fruit, maybe I can help you break the curse."
"...Brother, what material is your knife made of? Can my Griffin also have some of this material?"
"I don't know either. This knife once belonged to our ancestor. There is no record in the family of how it was made."
"All right....."
Shanks lowered his hands in dismay. Jiger glanced at him and said calmly,
"You haven't tried the power of the fruit yet. Try it first. If you are not satisfied, I can extract the fruit from your body."
Hearing this, Shanks widened his eyes in shock and said,
"Can it still be like this!?"
"Hmm, but let me make it clear in advance that if I want to take out the fruit, I'll have to beat you half to death first. Do you want to do it yourself or let me do it?"
As he spoke, Zigg raised his hand and pressed it, and wisps of dark aura rose from his body, as if he had already made a choice for Shanks.
Shanks swallowed his saliva. His trainee career was almost all accompanied by Zig's "oppression". Now that his identity as his "brother" had been confirmed, the natural fear made it impossible for him to muster any resistance in front of Zig.
He raised his hand suddenly and shouted,
"Qiao Dou Ma Dai! Brother! Let me try my abilities first!"
Zigg paused and nodded, Shanks quickly closed his eyes, and then his lush red hair moved, and two golden horns emerged.
Compared to Momonosuke's shit-yellow color, Shanks' looks much more eye-catching.
The horns grew slowly and eventually took the shape of dragon horns. At the same time, blood-red scales began to appear on Shanks' exposed skin.
Shanks' figure suddenly grew taller, and his muscles expanded until they tore the open-collared white shirt he was wearing. Except for his strong chest and abdominal muscles, the rest of his body was covered with red scales, sparkling with a crystal luster in the sun.
Shanks, who was originally much shorter than Zigg, was now taller than Zigg. He clenched his fists, feeling the explosive power amplified by the mythical beast fruit, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
This is the beauty of the Animal-type Devil Fruit. The physical fitness enhancement that comes with it is so simple and crude.
What’s more, it is the Blue Dragon Fruit of the mythical beast species, no, or it should be called the Red Dragon Fruit.
In terms of strength alone, a dragon is much stronger than leopards, wolves and the like.
Jiger looked at Shanks, who had changed drastically, and said,
"The Mythical Beast Devil Fruit can do more than just transform. You should have seen Kaido use his abilities, right?"
Shanks nodded. As both of the Four Emperors, he and Kaido must have fought against each other before. He had also seen some of Kaido's skills after he transformed into a dragon.
After thinking for a moment, Shanks came to the side of the ship. He suddenly opened his mouth and a stream of hot dragon breath spurted out of his mouth, instantly evaporating a large area of sea water.
Then he waved his arms again, and several green wind blades shot out, causing huge waves.
The fact that Shanks can unleash such power right after eating the fruit shows how talented and powerful he is.
Shanks seemed to have obtained a very interesting toy and excitedly tested his abilities for a long time. Then he looked up to the sky and let out a dragon roar. His body suddenly turned into a long red dragon and flew high into the sky.
It’s just that his size after transforming into a dragon is much smaller than Kaido’s. This is natural, as Kaido must be in his awakening state.
However, compared to the dragon that Momonosuke turned into after being "ripened" in the anime, Shanks is still much larger.
As one of the Four Emperors, Shanks naturally knows that there is a realm of awakening for devil fruits. He is very satisfied with his current appearance.
Zig looked up at Shanks who was having a lot of fun in the sky. His wings spread out behind him, and he turned into a black light and rushed into the sky. Finally, he sat between Shanks' two pairs of huge dragon horns.
Shanks said excitedly with Jiger on his head,
"Brother, this fruit is really great! I love it!"
Jiger chuckled.
"Oh? You don't mind becoming a landlubber?"
"Uh... Compared to the sea, I think the sky is more vast! This is the feeling of freedom!"
Shanks’ situation at this moment can be described on Blue Planet as, it smells so good!
Zig supported his chin with one hand and flew in the sky with Shanks for a while, and finally the two brothers returned to the boat together.
Before landing, Zig broke away in advance, otherwise after Shanks returned to human form, he might have ridden on Shanks' shoulders, and that scene would have really damaged the image of both of them.
After returning to the ship, Shanks still seemed a little reluctant to leave, while Zigg noticed the row of devil fruits on the side of the ship that had not been collected yet. His eyes were fixed on the Blue Dragon Fruit, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.
