The pinnacle of pirates begins with deceiving fate!

A deafening roar reverberated throughout the laboratory as the black armor, tempered with Armament Haki, completely fused with the life force of the mythical beast, causing the armor's form to undergo a sudden transformation.

The towering shoulder armor split and extended, transforming into three pairs of enormous raven wings covered with jet-black metal feathers. The edges of the feather blades gleamed coldly, and each metal raven feather was as sharp as a cutting blade.

The helmet bulged upwards, solidifying into the ferocious and sharp bird head armor of the Yatagarasu, with two inextinguishable crimson flames embedded in the eye positions, and the sharp beak protruding forward, exuding a terrifying ferocity.

Immediately afterwards, the black armor visibly condensed and solidified, transforming into a small dark sun about thirty centimeters in diameter, which swallowed up the surrounding light, making it the only one that shone brightly in the room.

After a long while, the light gradually faded, and a magnificent raven, about thirty centimeters tall, stood upright and appeared.

The crow blinked its scarlet eyes, tilted its head, and sized up the two people standing outside the experimental chamber, opening its beak in greeting:

Hello! Mamma Fuck!

"Uh……"

John and Begabank exchanged a glance, both speechless.

Given a crow's intelligence and ability to mimic speech, it's understandable that it can speak, but...

Is there something wrong with how you're speaking?

"Ah~ Shibalama, why do you all seem a little unwelcoming to this great man?"

Dissatisfied with the two's cold attitude, Yatagarasu spread its wings, put its hands on its hips, and swaggered forward with its bird feet, its head held high.

"Come on, don't stay silent like this, or my heart will get hurt."

"Hello."

Begabank nodded politely to Yata no Karasu, then glanced sideways at John.

"This bird's personality is so similar to yours. Did you do something I don't know about?"

"Bullshit! I don't use foul language all the time."

John was furious at the slander, feeling that his dignity had been insulted.

But on second thought, perhaps it was because Yatagarasu absorbed his Haki that its personality changed.

Just like Luffy in Gear 5, who is affected by Nika and keeps emitting Tang laughs, this is a case of a Devil Fruit user being affected by a Zoan-type Devil Fruit in the opposite way.

That stupid bird was influenced by him!

"You're the stupid bird! Fuck you!"

John's inner thoughts were overheard by the Yatagarasu, which angrily raised its right wing and pointed at him, refusing to be intimidated at all.

When it says "fuck," it will involuntarily make a trilled "r" sound.

This reversal of the celestial order caused John's face to darken instantly, and he raised his hand to grab the stupid bird.

But the moment he raised his hand, the Yatagarasu took flight, evading his capture, and circled along the laboratory ceiling, emitting a piercing and unpleasant "caw caw caw" laugh.

"Can't catch it? Aren't you angry?!"

"I have things to do, you guys have fun."

Sensing the danger, Begabank quietly slipped away, leaving John with the space.

The moment Bergabank stepped out of the lab, John transformed into lightning and shot towards the ceiling, heading straight for the circling, silly bird.

The Yatagarasu was startled and quickly flapped its metallic wings, unleashing a gale of black flames that swept towards the lightning.

Faced with the black flames and gale, Lightning dodged it with a mere twist and turn, then approached the Yatagarasu and revealed John's figure.

Without any mercy, he raised his hand and delivered a powerful punch.

Seeing this, Yatagarasu stopped acting, flapped its wings to adjust its body, and extended its right foot, kicking towards the fist with the same Haki.

Fists and feet collided in mid-air, and purple and black lightning collided in the atmosphere, bursting out a shockwave that almost blew the entire research institute away.

The giant bubble enveloping Atlantis was also affected, like a large, violently twisted and squeezed breast, seemingly about to burst under the strain.

"okay."

John didn't want to destroy the place, so he quickly stopped fighting.

"I'm not fighting anymore, but you stupid bird need to watch your mouth!"

"Oh ho? You dare call me a stupid bird? Then let's fight to the death today!"

Yatagarasu perfectly embodies John's ruthless nature, with black flames burning on its colorful crow feathers, ready to unleash a super attack.

Seeing such behavior, John felt as if he were seeing a clone of himself and instantly found a way to deal with it.

"Whatever you want. Anyway, this is the deep sea. If the bubbles protecting Atlantis burst, the seawater will instantly engulf this open space. As a Devil Fruit user, I hope you can find a way to survive."

Upon hearing this, the black flames on Yatagarasu's body instantly extinguished, and it opened and closed its beak with a smug look on its face:

"Oh dear, why can't you take a joke? You're so petty."

"Fine, fine, I'm not going to hold it against you. Let's make up."

"Hehe." John chuckled without saying a word.

Sure enough, this stupid bird, like him, had a skin thicker than a city wall and couldn't stand the slightest loss.

Even if they give up now, they still want to gain some advantage verbally.

You damn black-haired beast!

Chapter 152 Bottleneck

"Finished?"

At this moment, Begabank peeked out of the laboratory door and saw a man and a crow sitting peacefully on the sofa inside before stepping inside.

The Yatagarasu imitated John by crossing its legs on the sofa, but its short, overlapping feet looked awkward no matter how you looked at it, and it even had a cigarette stuck between its right wing and was trying to put it to its beak.

A cigarette dangled from its beak, and its scarlet eyes squinted as it sized up Begabank.

"Hey, where did this sissy come from? How about getting a pair of Mercedes-Benz G-Class cars to hang on him?"

"John!"

Begabank's face turned ashen. Ignoring the outspoken Yatagarasu, he glared angrily at John, signaling him to keep his pet in check.

John could only helplessly shrug, indicating that he was powerless to help.

but……

What Yatagarasu said was exactly what he had wanted to say to Vegabank for a long time.

Begabank is too obsessed with turning himself into a woman; he has serious psychological problems!

Seeing the Yatagarasu open its beak as if to say something, Begabank quickly pointed angrily at it:

"Shut up! Believe me or not, I'll alter your genes and turn you into a female bird!"

"Really? I really want to try what it feels like to become a female bird, and it would be best if you could also give me a pair of G-Wagons."

Yatagarasu puffed out its chest, completely unafraid to engage in verbal sparring.

This nonchalant attitude left Begabank speechless, and he decided to ignore the stupid bird's every word.

After doing some self-reflection, Begabank became serious and spoke in a deep voice:

"The green blood will be ready soon, but there is a very serious problem."

"What's the problem?" John asked seriously.

Begabank walked to the instrument, swept away the debris blown up by the previous powerful collision, and then activated the screen with a series of operations.

On the screen, a dotted line drawing of a human body appears, and then different colored water is injected into the various organs inside the torso.

Then, his body exploded into a bloody mist with a bang.

As the demonstration proceeded, Begabank explained:

"Didn't you say you wanted a body containing multiple types of green blood? I was already conducting related body research before the green blood was even created."

"But different Devil Fruit factors just can't be compatible. Even if they are stored separately as organs like the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys, and not allowed to touch each other, the body they support will still explode."

"It seems that the body forms a connection, and even if these Devil Fruit factors are separated, they will produce a rejection reaction through flesh and blood."

"I can't find a solution to this problem at the moment."

Begabank shook his head, making no attempt to hide his helplessness.

Upon hearing this, John smoked his cigarette and fell into a long silence.

He didn't blame Begabank for not working hard enough; after all, Begabank was human, not a god, and not every problem could be solved.

Just like the ancient robot Emmett, Vegabank in the normal future timeline spent many years trying to figure out how to wake up that iron lump.

This series of technologies all come from that huge kingdom eight hundred years ago, and are likely the crystallization of wisdom accumulated by countless scientists over a long period of time. It is not something that Begabank alone could quickly reproduce.

It will take at least a long time.

"Let's put the matter of mixing the green blood aside for now and make the green blood of the reaction fruit first."

After thinking it through, John decided to focus on the abilities that would improve him the most.

Compared to abilities like Tremor, Float, and Momo, he felt that only the Reaction Fruit could significantly enhance one's strength.

At present, he does not lack powerful attack methods; on the contrary, the true power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit has not been brought into play.

Lightning could have been even faster, but he simply couldn't react in time, which resulted in a reduction in the power of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.

If he possessed the power of the Reaction-Reaction Fruit, he could achieve true lightning speed.

The future Admiral Kizaru is the same; the best proof is that he often finishes speaking before his attack arrives.

Just shouting the move name "Yasakani no Magatama" takes about a second or two.

The fastest time Kizaru ever went was when he kicked Drake in the Sabaody Archipelago. The latter was still looking at the sky when Kizaru had already flashed in front of him and kicked him.

During the Marineford War, Kizaru kicked Luffy. Although Luffy remained still, his eyes darted around, looking at the incoming leg.

He remained silent when kicking Drake, but spoke when kicking Luffy, which made the difference in how he reacted when being hit very obvious.

Therefore, when things are truly fast, the entire process of sprinting and attacking is completed before even uttering a single word.

This is no longer a question of whether Observation Haki can detect something, but rather that even if it can, the body and brain cannot react in time.

Kizaru speaks slowly, perhaps not to show off, but because when he is in a fast-paced state, everything around him seems to slow down.