Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 26 "Zoan-type Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan Type, Deidara Form" (Please read on! Please vote!)

Through a battle with the transvestite king Ivankov.

Storm has fully mastered the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit after its awakening.

The Clay Fruit, once awakened, can forcibly assimilate the surrounding environment.

Furthermore, with the [Demon Ring], it becomes an inexhaustible source of "natural energy".

Now all that's needed is to give Storm enough time to prepare.

He could completely assimilate an entire island into a "clay island"!

Round down to the nearest whole number.

Storm now possesses "island-destroying combat power"!

"It would be best to develop a few more 'awakening skills,' including single-target, area-of-effect, and area-of-effect damage skills..."

"The models for developing Awakening Techniques are those few who have developed Paramecia-type Devil Fruits to the Awakening level..."

"Doflamingo, Katakuri, Tesoro, and Douglas Barrett..."

Storm pulled his wandering thoughts back and turned to look at the six-star trophy he had just won.

【Diamond Trophy】!

After confirming the news that "six-star means awakening", Storm had a new understanding of the strength of six-star.

Based on his past experience...

The four-star [Golden Trophy] has a bounty of approximately 100 million Berries.

To put it simply...

Four-star rating, roughly equivalent to the "Supernova" in the pirate faction.

So, a six-star rating probably corresponds to the "Seven Warlords of the Sea"!

"If this ranking difference is correct, then eight stars is equivalent to the level of an Admiral or one of the Four Emperors?"

Storm gently rubbed the Devil Ring on his finger a few times.

"It seems the [Demon Ring] is even more powerful than I expected!"

"Nine-star level, that's probably already at the level of an 'Ancient Weapon', right?"

"Truly a testament to the wisdom of an ancient kingdom!"

If you possess the [Devil Ring], try to increase the development level of the [Devil Fruit] as much as possible.

This choice is absolutely beneficial in every way.

Storm gazed at the dazzling Diamond Cup in the void.

In the past...

He would definitely put this Diamond Trophy into the Clay Fruit without hesitation!

But now.

But Storm quietly changed his mind.

The Grand Prize Cup possesses the powerful ability to grant wishes.

Storm's greatest asset is the Devil's Ring.

It was obtained by making a wish through the Grand Prize Cup!

Even a single [Demon Ring] is this powerful.

Then wouldn't the two [Demon Rings] have to take off?

Storm has ten fingers on both hands.

The [Devil Ring] he wanted wasn't one, not two, not three...

To be fair...

As a "special Paramecia type", the Clay-Clay Fruit is decent in strength, but it's definitely not top-tier!

Leaving aside the "Nika Fruit" from the "Superhuman Abnormal Evolution Mythical Beast".

The "Year-Year Fruit" allows the user to transform into Nika, while the "Op-Op Fruit" enables the user to perform an immortality surgery...

The Paw-Paw Fruit grants the ability to manipulate concepts at will, while the Hobby-Hobby Fruit is akin to a causal phenomenon...

Compared to these Paramecia-type Devil Fruits.

The Clay Fruit is too "weak".

According to Storm, there are roughly two ways to increase the strength of the Clay Fruit.

First, honestly develop the Clay Fruit's inherent abilities, pushing it all the way to "Nine Stars".

Secondly, hunt down other powerful Devil Fruits and combine them with the Clay-Clay Fruit to increase its strength!

For example, the two "Explosion Fruits" can make the "Clay Fruit" more "artistic".

Whether it's Baroque Works' Mr. 5's [Explosion Fruit];

It's still Gladius's [Boom-Boom Fruit] from the Donquixote Family.

All of these can allow Storm's Clay Fruit to "evolve" into—

"Zoan Type, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Deidara Form!"

Even excluding these two "explosion fruits".

There are other Devil Fruits that can help increase the strength of the Clay-Clay Fruit.

But it doesn't matter which Devil Fruit it is.

Storm wants their power.

He wants to become a "multiple Devil Fruit user".

They all need more [Demon Rings] to help them!

After going around in circles.

It's still the [Devil Ring]!

"The only problem now is..."

"Can I wish for the Devil Ring from the six-star Diamond Cup?"

Even a weakened version, a six-star [Demon Ring]?

The Grand Prize Cup's wish-granting ability is not omnipotent.

For example, when Storm defeated the Chameleon Fruit user, he used the user's Grand Prix Cup to make a wish.

He once fantasized about using the Silver Cup to wish for the Devil's Ring.

The result was only a three-star [color change] ability...

The Diamond Trophy is far more powerful than the Silver Trophy.

But can you really wish for the Devil Ring from the Diamond Cup?

Storm doesn't know.

He only has one Diamond Trophy, and the risk of making a mistake is too high.

What if the wish fails?

It's fine if I didn't get the [Demon Ring].

What if you unexpectedly acquire some kind of "new transvestite boxing technique" or "gender-switching ability"...

That's a complete waste!

After much deliberation, Storm ultimately decided to put away the Diamond Trophy.

"I wish there was a second six-star trophy..."

Storm made the decision to temporarily refrain from using the unique Diamond Trophy.

Simply adding points won't bring about a qualitative improvement with a Diamond Trophy.

But if the wish comes true.

The two [Demon Rings] will definitely help Storm undergo a qualitative change in his strength!

"Among the six-star powerhouses in Impel Down, there's Ivankov from the new Okama Park, and there are others in Infinite Hell."

"The rest... Shiryu of the Rain?"

A thought flashed through Storm's mind, but he quickly buried it deep inside.

He summoned his [Grand Prize Cup] again and checked its ability panel.

Previously, when Storm disguised himself as "Edward Teach" and announced his dream with Ivankov and others.

He had clearly sensed a kind of "burst of energy" that had occurred within him.

"Could it be... [Conqueror's Haki]?"

Storm checked his own Haki attribute and found that he still only had five-star Armament Haki and Observation Haki.

The words "Not Awakened" are still displayed after "Conqueror's Haki".

"Could it be that my previous burst of energy was just my imagination?"

Storm frowned slightly.

"Impossible! That feeling couldn't possibly be an illusion!"

Storm closed his eyes, trying to relive the feeling of that burst of power he had just experienced, but he felt nothing at all.

"Or perhaps... the awakening of [Conqueror's Haki] requires more accumulation and a more special opportunity?"

Storm struggled for a while, but ultimately couldn't find any clues.

"I'm a little annoyed!"

Storm looked at the frozen hell that had returned to normal.

He suddenly stretched out his right hand, assimilated the earth back into clay, and then used the clay to pull out the transvestite king who had been buried underground.

It was smashed to pieces and buried underground in the dark.

Even a "miracle man" like Ivankov looked extremely pale.

But Storm couldn't care less about all that.

He manipulated the clay, wrapping it around Ivankov's right foot and shaking it for a while, as if he were carrying some kind of small animal.

Ivankov, who had fainted, was "forced back on" by this inhumane shaking.

He opened his somewhat unfocused eyes, not quite reacting for a moment.

"Who am I? Where am I? My head is spinning!"

Just then, Storm's voice came from below.

"King of the Transgender, are you ready?"

Ivankov looked up at the sound and saw a displeased-looking Strom standing on the ground below.

"Huh? Vongola Storm! Why are you standing upside down in the sky?"

As soon as he said those words, Ivankov finally came to his senses.

It's not "Vongola Storm standing upside down in the sky"!

Instead, it was him, Ambrio Ivankov, who was hung up!

"Hey! Wait, wait a minute!"

Ivankov clasped his hands together and begged for mercy repeatedly.

"I'm already badly injured, I can't fight anymore!"

"Yeah?"

Storm glanced at the Transgender King indifferently.

"Aren't you still very energetic?"

"A clay downpour!"

Long strips of clay shot into the sky.

This completely shut Ivankov up before he could even utter a word.

...Battle Dividing Line...

[Platinum Trophy: Ivankov]

[Tournament Rating: ★★★★★]

"Hmm, one defeat lowers the quality, but a Platinum Cup is still pretty good!"

Storm manipulated the clay arm, grabbed the unconscious Ivankov, and returned to the new transvestite park.

When he arrived at the 5.5 floor.

None of the transvestites who had just been controlled by the giant clay hand managed to escape.

Let's ignore the Whitebeard III who's always standing in the corner.

These transvestites have absolutely no guts!

Storm glanced at the transvestites, then manipulated the surrounding clay, knocking them all unconscious!

In a short time.

A barrage of trophies kept popping up in front of Storm's eyes.

But upon closer inspection, he realized that most of these major trophies were silver trophies.

There is only one Gold Trophy.

"King of the Transvestites, what have you even tried to achieve?!"

Storm threw Ivankov next to Lightning.

"Couldn't we recruit a few more capable subordinates?"

Ivankov, who was still not fully awake, naturally couldn't hear Storm's complaints.

The Silver Trophy and the Gold Trophy offer no advantage to Storm at this point.

That being the case.

Make a wish!

The golden trophy in the void quietly melted away according to Storm's will.

To his disappointment, he still didn't get the [Devil's Ring] from the four-star grand prize trophy.

"Another new ability!"

Storm looked at his ability panel.

【Name: Death Blink】

【Star Rating: ★★★★】

[Effect: Releases a powerful explosive force through rapid blinking]

[Comment: Absolutely adorable!]

"Alas! Art has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)