Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 306: A Path to Death Already Begun!

The cleanup work at World of Warcraft Tottoland may seem simple, but it was actually quite difficult.

Fortunately, Tesoro and Stussy are both highly capable rulers of the underworld.

Storm, feeling perfectly justified in shirking his responsibilities, rode the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and flew away from Cake Castle.

[MoMo Fruit - 100x Speed]!

Storm imbued the Blue-Eyes White Dragon with the power of the Ring of Momo, increasing its flight speed a hundredfold, and it sped towards Dressrosa.

Currently, he personally wears only four [Devil Rings]—

【Clay Ring】, 【Momo Ring】, 【Soul Ring】, and 【Door Ring】.

The rest of the Devil Fruits, which seemed to have some functional uses, were all distributed by Storm to the Dawn Pirates.

Storm remembered the five Devil Fruits that the Five Elders had left in Dressrosa.

"Violet hasn't read the 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia,' so she doesn't know what Devil Fruit the Five Elders gave her this time..."

The Five Elders had previously offered several decent Devil Fruits in the "Pluto Deal" and the "Tenyaksha Deal".

For example, the Cloud-Cloud Fruit that Storm gave to Nami, and the Mountain Child Fruit that he gave to Weevil.

However, there are also relatively "watered-down" Devil Fruits—like the Silence-Silence Fruit.

If it weren't for the special significance the [Silence Fruit] held for Trafalgar Law...

Even Storm thought the [Silence Fruit]...

It's pretty rubbish.

Storm shook his head, no longer dwelling on what the Five Elders' "gift" was; he'd find out once he got to Dressrosa anyway.

With a slight thought, he sank into the cabin inside the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's belly, opened another spatial portal, and released the members of the Dawn Pirates from inside.

The first to emerge from the alternate dimension was still the Crimson Dragon Emperor, Ryan.

Following closely behind was Edward Teach, the Whitebeard II.

But the third person to step forward was not the Golden Lion II Ryan that Storm had anticipated.

Instead, it is the "Clown" who possesses the power of the [Ring of Childlike Innocence].

Immediately afterwards, Joan, Natsu, Iggy, Bowie, and Uzumaki emerged from the alternate dimension in turn.

Ryan was the second to last to come out.

The last one is Toriko, who possesses the "Eat-Eat Ring".

Storm knew very well that the order in which they emerged from the alternate dimension roughly represented the ranking of the Homies' strength within the Dawn Pirates.

It's no surprise that Toriko came in last place.

The [Eat Ring] provides almost no improvement to one's own strength level.

Compared to other members who possess flashy Devil Fruit abilities, Toriko is practically a "blank slate".

Surprisingly, Ryan came in second to last.

Storm looked at the rest of the members.

【Crimson Dragon Ring】, eight-star rating, ranked number one in overall strength... no doubt about it.

[Thunder Ring], a seven-star, invincible Logia-type Devil Fruit, second in absolute speed... no problem.

The [Playful Ring], a seven-star ability, is considered a "killer move" against targets without domineering aura. It ranks third... not bad.

The Bubble Ring with its plundering ability, the Nature-type Burning Ring and Swamp Ring, the Boom Ring with its immense destructive power against inanimate objects, the Mythical Beast-type Nine-Tailed Fox Ring...

Upon closer inspection, Ryan is ranked second to last, which doesn't seem to make any sense.

After all, the Float-Float Fruit doesn't really play a significant role in one-on-one battles; it's more of a support ability...

If it were a [Fruit of Many Fruits], then things might be different.

Furthermore.

"Ryan" is not "Storm".

The true "Golden Lion" possesses the highest level of "Haki" from the ocean, matched with top-tier swordsmanship, and further enhanced by the "Float-Float Fruit."

The "Rayne" created by Storm only possesses the [Float-Float Fruit], aside from his body; he doesn't even have [sword skills]...

It's not incomprehensible that someone like "Ryan" would be near the bottom of the Dawn Pirates.

After all.

This was just the "first meeting" of the members of the Dawn Pirates. What they were actually competing against each other was not their true strength, but the strength of their Devil Fruits!

Faced with top-tier Devil Fruits like the Red Dragon Fruit, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and the Hobby-Hobby Fruit...

The "Float-Float Fruit" and "Eat-Eat Fruit," which have more auxiliary effects, are indeed prone to being at the bottom.

Storm looked at the dejected Ryan and couldn't help but chuckle.

The personality of a soul Homie is influenced to some extent by the will of the Creator.

Storm's character design for "Lane" leans towards the arrogant and unruly type.

As a result, this arrogant "Golden Lion" lost face in front of his brothers, and it's no wonder he was dejected.

"Ryan, the alternate dimensions connected by the [Ring of Doors] are ultimately finite."

After a moment's consideration, Storm finally spoke up to offer some words of reassurance.

"The sky is your limit."

What left the deepest impression on Storm regarding the "Float Fruit"?

You can use islands to smash people!

It is possible to create a fleet of floating islands!

In a one-on-one situation, the Float-Float Fruit is indeed not very strong.

At least among the "top-tier Devil Fruits," the [Float-Float Fruit] does not significantly enhance combat strength.

Ryan was comforted and somewhat invigorated by the word "father"—although Storm had instructed the Homies to call him "head of the family," all the Homies still regarded him as their father.

Seeing this, the other Homies looked at Ryan with envy and longing in their eyes.

These Homies are, after all, only recently "born".

Even if they are powerful and have intelligence close to that of ordinary people.

But in terms of "age", all members are only "one day" older.

The smallest of children, the youngest of babies.

Isn't it normal for children to crave their father's approval?

Storm naturally noticed the change in the emotions of the Homies and couldn't help but feel a little strange.

He did indeed create a top-tier pirate crew on the high seas...

I actually created a "playing house pirate crew" by hand...

But then again.

Storm found the experience quite novel.

It will take some time before we reach Dressrosa.

Storm waved to the members of the Dawn Pirates, a cheerful smile spreading across his face.

"Everyone, come and play with me! But don't use any powerful abilities or moves, or you'll damage this Blue-Eyes White Dragon."

Storm has just upgraded his [Speed] attribute to nine stars, and he needs a suitable opponent to hone and adapt to the changes in his physical attributes.

The arrival of the ten members of the Dawn Pirates was just in time.

Inside the cabin of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's belly, the battle immediately broke out.

Storm strolled leisurely through the attacks of the Homies, constantly adapting to his [Speed] attribute.

Only when Teach, who possesses the [Thunder Ring], attacks does Storm become slightly more serious.

Have to admit.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit truly deserves the title of "invincible".

Even though Storm's [Speed] attribute reaches nine stars, it is still slow compared to Thunder's speed.

While "playing" with the ten members of the Dawn Pirates.

Storm is also constantly improving the combat skills of these ten members.

Time slips away, bit by bit.

Soon after.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon arrived in Dressrosa and descended upon the King's Highlands.

Storm left the members of the Dawn Pirates to rest in the dragon's belly cabin, while he went alone to the head of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, looking down at the Dressrosa Palace below.

A crimson light rose in Storm's eyes, and his Observation Haki instantly enveloped the entire Dressrosa, sensing the island from the inside out.

No abnormalities were found.

Having received a report from the palace guards, the Riku royal family hurriedly arrived, carrying the five Devil Fruits previously delivered by the World Government.

Storm casually conjured a clay staircase, bringing Riku Violet to the head of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

"Lord White Dragon!"

Violet presented Storm with a huge, already opened treasure chest held in both hands.

"These are the five Devil Fruits that the World Government gave us!"

Inside the enormous treasure chest, five Devil Fruits lay quietly.

Having thoroughly studied the "Devil Fruit Encyclopedia," Storm identified the names and abilities of the Devil Fruits in front of him one by one.

If these five Devil Fruits are indeed real.

Storm did indeed sense the Five Elders' "sincerity".

Because among these five Devil Fruits, there are Logia-type, Mythical Zoan-type, and the rest are all Paramecia-type.

And the quality is quite good!

The World Government is not unaware of what a "top-tier Devil Fruit" is.

Just like the Devil Fruits that the World Government rewarded the Celestial Dragons with during the God Valley incident, they were truly top-tier fruits!

The Azure Dragon Fruit!

The Paw-Paw Fruit!

Who dares to say that these two Devil Fruits aren't powerful?

The five Devil Fruits placed in front of Storm, while not as top-tier as the Azure Dragon Fruit, were still of decent quality.

Why is it described as "acceptable"?

Because there are indeed some really bad ones among them.

Storm was the first to pick up the Logia-type Devil Fruit.

The name of the Grand Prix Cup was then displayed.

【Nature Series: Grass and Fruit】

This is what Storm considers a "disappointing fruit".

If the lower-level fruit of the Ice-Ice Fruit is the Snow-Snow Fruit...

So this [Grass-Grass Fruit] is probably a lower-level fruit than the [Forest-Forest Fruit].