I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 221, Section 220: Integration! Small World!

After a while.

Reiju's face was normal, but her eyes were filled with shame as she stared at Messer.

Sitting at the bar with a normal expression, Moses curled his lip and said:

"Natural types are not absolutely invincible. You're celebrating too soon."

Reiju mumbled, "I know, but you can't just grab there."

"Um, sorry, I'll use a slap next time."

Reiju covered her buttocks as Makino gave her a strange look.

Makino thought to herself, "So that's what happened—he grabbed my butt."

Upon seeing this, Moses raised an eyebrow.

Reiju glared fiercely at Messer.

"Your poisonous fruit wine is ready."

Reiju took the drink and downed it in one gulp before running out. Makino glared at Messer with annoyance.

Just as I was about to speak, Asiya walked in, carrying a thermal container, and placed it on the bar.

"Did you go shopping?" Makino asked curiously.

She nodded slightly, opened the package, and looked at the two of them. "I bought many different flavors. Which one would you like to eat?"

Mercer looked at the ice cream inside and took a box of watermelon juice smoothie, while Makino grinned and took a box of smoothie with a fruit wine flavor.

Seeing that the two had made their choices, Asiya carried the insulated food container upstairs to the second floor.

Enjoying delicious smoothies with Makino, time flew by. After lunch, Makino, Xiong Bao, and Nami went shopping in town to buy supplies.

Nojiko, on the other hand, learned about secretarial work and newspaper writing from Robin.

After strolling around and buying everything they wanted, Xiong Bao pointed to an alleyway on his left as he walked down the street.

"They're having a group fight over there."

Mercer turned his head and saw that in a relatively wide alley, Ace was fighting fiercely with a young man covered in blades, swinging his two fists.

The ear-piercing clanging of metal could still be heard even here. Mercer glanced at the person fighting alongside Ace.

The person who raised an eyebrow was someone I had sensed on Crocodile's ship not long ago.

At this moment, an abnormal airflow appeared all around.

Nami curiously stretched out her hands to sense the air pressure, then looked at Mather and said, "The air pressure is very low; it feels like a storm is about to break."

Moses looked up at the sky and watched as dark clouds rapidly approached from the distant horizon.

"A storm is brewing. Let's head back quickly."

"Are we just going to abandon Ace and the others?"

"Never mind, they won't lose anything anyway, let them have their fun."

As he spoke, Mather looked at Crocodile looking over from the rooftop not far away, pointed to Ace and the others, and indicated that they were his people.

The cold glint in Crocodile's eyes dissipated, replaced by something quite intriguing:
"Hehe! No wonder, so they're your people. I was wondering why a group of pretty capable young people suddenly appeared."

I could sense the Observation Haki fluctuations emanating from Ace, who was fighting Bonis, and I was even thinking of intervening.

"It's good to let him suffer a little, so he won't be like a frog in a well, thinking he's invincible just because he ate a decent Devil Fruit."

Crocodile thought to himself.

Moses turned and led them away.

Not long after they returned to the cabin, a sudden gust of wind rose outside, and a torrential downpour began.

Moses stood under the eaves of the cabin, watching the continuous curtain of rain. Nami looked at Moses with a smug expression.

"Am I right? You've really hit the jackpot by having me be your navigator."

Is there any reward?

Mercer laughed, reached out and placed his hand on her head, ruffling her neatly styled orange hair.
"The rewards are finished."

Nami's smile froze, and she looked up at Moses blankly: "That's it?"

"What else? If that's not enough, I'll massage it for you some more."

I angrily rubbed the dog's head!

Nami bared her teeth, turned around angrily, and went back to the cabin, returning to the castle amidst the ripples created by Crow Da Bao.

Moses chuckled: "Little brat, trying to bargain with me? I can't handle you."

Asia chuckled, "Her seafaring talent is truly remarkable; I've never heard of it before."

Mercer chuckled, "Hmm, a national treasure-level nautical talent. Too bad, he's already mine."

"It probably won't be of much use to you. Even the most dangerous ocean wouldn't be a problem for someone like you who can go to the sky and dive into the sea."

"But it can save your lives. The ocean is mysterious, and the climate in some places is unpredictable and complex. No one knows what will happen next."

"Yes, that's true. Anyone would treat such a treasure like a precious ancestor."

"Don't let her hear this. We need to instill in her the right values ​​in life."

"I taught them their fighting skills, so I'll beat them up more."

"Okay, that's fine. But don't traumatize them."

"Don't worry, I'm measured."

Mercer smiled. He usually didn't have time to teach them basic combat skills, so he let Asiya teach them. Asiya was indeed very dedicated and hardworking.

At that moment, a pair of soft hands pressed against Mercer's back, and Asia whispered:
"Lord Messer. Let's merge and continue to develop the abilities I possess."

The gray fog spread and engulfed everything.

Mercer walked back into the cabin and returned to his room on the second floor.

Standing in front of the full-length mirror.

His face was androgynous and handsome, with brown skin, black hair streaked with white, black wings, and eyes that had turned into a jewel-like red.

A flame ignites behind the bear's head—a special flame of the Lunaria race. When the flame burns, the body's defense is greatly enhanced, and conversely, the body's speed is greatly enhanced.

A very magical flame.

Mercer sensed the frequency fluctuations of this unique flame through his spiritual vision, and it circulated within his body. With their consciousnesses connected, Asiya also sensed her own ability.

A unique flame circulated within his body, and Moses analyzed this special flame that did not belong to a Devil Fruit ability.

It's a very magical flame, possessing the characteristics of life.

Moses could always sense that when the flames blazed, the Armament Haki within his body would burn as nourishment.

Flames and domineering aura blend perfectly, circulating within the body at a unique frequency. This is why this flame ability greatly enhances defensive properties when ignited.

When the flames disappear from the body, it simply means that the energy consumed to increase defense is converted into an increase in body speed.

It's amazing, but now I can do it myself.

Dark red flames interacted with domineering energy within his body, igniting on his skin with a unique frequency fluctuation. Under the influence of the Body of All Things, Moses could clearly sense that his body's defense had been greatly enhanced at this moment.

Ordinary attacks below one's physical strength are unlikely to break through one's defenses.

This is racial talent.

Some people are born at the finish line.

The power that one possesses upon naturally growing into adulthood is a height that some people cannot reach even if they strive their entire lives.

The domineering flames continued to circulate within his body, but at this moment, another unique fluctuation joined in—the frequency fluctuation of the life force devouring ability within the Mengji Fruit's power.

Under Moses's control, the two special frequencies were merged together using the powerful inclusiveness of the Body of All Things.

A special crimson flame ignited on her body. With their minds connected, Asiya instinctively understood that this flame possessed the characteristics of high temperature, consuming life force, and enhancing defense.

With her consciousness and body in harmony, Asiya instinctively understood how she should cultivate this special flame.

He already possessed all the prerequisites for cultivating with this flame, so he stopped thinking about it and simply focused on sensing the crimson flames flowing within his body. An incomparably wonderful feeling arose in his heart, and he felt that the power of the Mengji Fruit was perfectly compatible with his own.

The fruit's abilities are more deeply connected to the user.

One body, two consciousnesses.

Each had their own unique insights, yet through the fusion of their consciousnesses, they found common ground in each other's understanding.

Interacting with his surroundings, Mercer's body "disappeared" into the house, though the room temperature rose slightly.

The nebula vortex in my mind kept spinning, and the frequency fluctuations of the concept of absorption flowed throughout my body, joining the state I was in at this moment.

The crimson flames gradually transformed from devouring to consuming, their crimson color deepening, boiling like crimson blood. Asiya's consciousness jolted, and through their shared awareness, she sensed a unique and extremely obscure frequency fluctuation.

Because of its fusion with Messer, it was as if someone had forced open a slightly open mouth and violently poured something into it.

An indescribable feeling arose within my body; a strange sense of fullness even appeared in my spiritual body.

I had to speak up to stop it:
"Lord Mercer, I can't eat anymore, I feel a bit full."

Mercer's consciousness stirred slightly as he sensed Asiya's state. "Hmm, then you should come out and cultivate on your own. I feel like I've gained some other insights."

As the gray fog spread, Asia's body appeared in the outside world.

Gray fog enveloped Moses, and a voice came:
"You can do as you please now. I'll continue my practice for a while longer."

After Moses finished speaking, he didn't say anything more. He plopped down on the carpet, leaned against the foot of the bed, and with a slight movement of his mind, the light screen panel opened, looking at the now luxurious and numerous gift abilities in the gift ability section.

He has many gifts and abilities, but he can only truly use a few of them now.

As Moses gained more and more Blessed Abilities, he came to understand that more abilities were not necessarily better; an overabundance of abilities would actually reduce one's own purity.

"The essence of my current abilities can be summed up in just a few categories."

Sensing everything within his body, although the gifted ability was displayed on the light screen panel, the essence of the ability still depended on himself.

Sensing the various blessings distributed throughout his body, he devoured the gray mist as it traversed his body. He sensed the existence of the [A-level blessing: Devil's Heir] concept. Devour, crack crack crack, a tearing pain deep into his soul appeared. Mercer gritted his teeth and continued to devour.

Before long, as if a piece of the spirit had been gnawed away, a sense of weakness appeared in both the physical body and the spirit.

Sensing a unique essence of a gifted ability refined and absorbed within the Devouring Space, Moses's lips curled into a smile.

An instinctive feeling arose that could be used to enhance one's abilities, and then this special essence was incorporated into Moses's [Free Breathing Technique].

[Rank B Gift: Tens of Thousands of Resentments], [Rank A Gift: Armed Domination], [Rank A Gift: Precision], [Rank A Gift: Disguise]

He devoured and refined all these gifts of power. Terrifying pain swept through his entire body, and blood seeped from his body. He endured the excruciating pain and integrated the essence of the special substance into the [Free Breathing Technique].

A completely new and unique experience arises in the body, as if the physical and spiritual bodies are being nourished.

A host of new insights flooded his mind, and the frequency fluctuations of his breathing technique became even more profound, constantly evolving and improving until, in one fell swoop, he broke through into a completely new realm.

[EX-level (Conceptual) Blessing: Breathing Technique] (Can be improved through comprehension)

[Blessing Effect: All things have their own essential breathing frequency, which can be controlled at will. The frequency fluctuations of all things spontaneously resonate with yours.]

[Gift Evaluation: The beginning of breathing techniques is to form a deep connection with all things. Now, you have laid the foundation for creating a spiritual practice!]

With each breath, one instinctively harmonizes with and interacts with everything around them, becoming more fluid and natural than before.

Moreover, even the physical damage caused by the stripping of the gifted abilities was healed after the evolution of the breathing technique.

This is what it means to be willing to give up something.

You can't gain without giving up something.

Therefore, he had to make sacrifices. Sensing a devouring space within the stomach node, Mercer's mind stirred, and he synchronized his breathing with it. The node transfer that he couldn't do before, he could now do.

The nebula vortex in his mind began to spin faster, and the power of the concepts it devoured spread out, enveloping his entire body inside and out.

The Devouring Space node began to move, and as time passed, it was transferred into the vortex. The next moment, with a loud boom, the gray mist in the Devouring Space boiled, followed by self-devouring. The Devouring Space then collapsed, turning into strands of essence that were swallowed by the Nebula Vortex.

At the same time, a terrifying ripple spread throughout Mercer's body, causing his bones to crack and pop.

At the same time, a massive amount of bullets, Death Guns, Frost Swords, and batches of alloy materials poured out of the Messer Devouring Space.

At the same time, numerous lacerations appeared all over Mercer's body, blood mist gushed out, and his life force rapidly declined.

Meanwhile, the World Seed Nebula Vortex in the Sea of ​​Consciousness also began to undergo an unprecedented transformation and evolution. The vortex began to spin rapidly, with billowing gray mist churning and swirling within it, and the "sphere of light" at its center radiating a hazy glow.

The world species devoured the devouring space, acquired spatial properties, and began to grow and evolve. As the gray mist spread, the nebula vortex began to collapse inward until it transformed into a hazy gray point of light.

Like the thumping of a fetus, the gray mist around Mercer's body continued to spread and recede, revealing Mercer's shattered and bloodstained body.

The life force, like a speck of light in the mind, rapidly condensed, as if life had been lost.

Asia's pupils constricted, her face filled with disbelief, and she murmured:

"How could this be? This is impossible. What's wrong with Mercer?"

A figure flashed in front of Mercer, its ear pressed against Mercer's chest, but it could not hear a heartbeat at all.

Asia panicked, feeling somewhat at a loss, and dared not touch Mercer's body: "Yes, yes, Sister Doriel."

He ran out immediately.

At the same time, all the weapons that possessed the life force of Mercer showed obvious changes.

Nine snakes.

In the bedroom.

Hancock, who was meditating in meditation, suddenly felt a pang of anxiety.

When he saw the two rings in his hand suddenly become dull and lifeless, his pupils constricted to a single point.

"What happened to Mercer? Why did his life force disappear?"

He quickly got up and took a life card from the clothes by the bedside, but all he saw was a piece of paper that had burned down to half its original size.

Her beautiful face suddenly contorted into a ferocious expression, and a terrifying aura of Conqueror's Haki swept out.

“Who did it!!!”

On a large ship on the Grand Line, Shirahoshi stared blankly at the kitten that had suddenly become listless, quite puzzled.

In the alleyway, Ace had just beaten the blade man in front of him, and before he was happy, he felt a palpitation in his heart, and then he felt that the breath of life contained in the finger tiger became like a candle in the wind.

His face paled in panic, and without regard for others, he hurriedly ran towards the port.

Yamato, Eri
Soon, the room was filled with people. Kureha's face was unusually pale, and she spoke in a low voice:

"Da Bao, get all the clutter out of the room. And all of you, get out of here. Yamato and Asiya, you two go outside and keep watch. Don't let anyone near this ship. The rest of you, get out of here and don't bother me."

Kureha was furious, and they dared not stay any longer, so everyone quickly sprang into action.

However, only Erii stood there helplessly, motionless. When Kureha saw this, her lips moved slightly, but she didn't say anything.

Simply because this girl's eyes were too terrifying, like an underwater volcano about to erupt.

The surgical field expanded, enveloping Mercer's entire body, and began scanning and examining him.

The final result was nothing more than a near-death experience, a complete mess inside and out.

Kureha's face turned deathly pale.

Crocodile had barely reached the bottom of the large ship when he dared not take another step forward.

Because several terrifying killing intents from the ship were locked onto him, and in the pouring rain, goosebumps immediately appeared on his arms.

Consciousness aligned itself with the point of light, sensing the wondrous changes occurring within the world at that moment, where wisps of gray mist spread and surged within the point of light.

I don't know how much time has passed; perhaps it was just a moment, or perhaps ten thousand years.

The point of light in my consciousness suddenly expanded, transforming into a vortex that emitted a hazy gray halo and began to spin.

A mysterious wave spread from his consciousness, permeating every corner of Mercer's body and spirit.

A profound transformation begins to occur both inside and outside the body.

In his consciousness, Mercer looked at the hazy gray vortex that was constantly rotating in the center of his sea of ​​consciousness. His consciousness stepped into the vortex, as if passing through a portal, and a hazy gray spherical space with a diameter of 500 meters covered with gray mist appeared.

At the very center of the spherical space, a "globe of light" emanating a hazy glow floats, illuminating the entire space.

Mercer sensed this space, no, it should be this "small world".

Immediately, a message instinctively appeared in my mind.

[EX-level (Conceptual-level) Blessing: Small World]

[Blessing Effect: Everything in the world has its essential core, connecting the inner and outer worlds. The small world possesses the effect of converging and evolving the essential concepts of the world. The small world can grow on its own and grow along with the host.]

[Blessing Assessment: All things revolve around me; I am the world!]

Mercer sensed the entire gray mist mini-world. The crystallization of the concepts he had comprehended had been integrated into the mini-world, becoming the cornerstone of its existence.

The spiritual vision could clearly perceive familiar conceptual frequency fluctuations rooted in the origin of this small world.

They coexist with the small world.

A thought in my mind,
Wisps of gray mist spread rapidly, wrapping around the consciousness that Messer was currently present in.

All sorts of abilities were revealed one by one.

Devour, freeze, sever, spiritify.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly.

(End of this chapter)