"Leigh, Rifan mentioned earlier that he gave you something," Hancock inquired with a somewhat resentful tone. "Could you please tell me what he gave you?"
Leigh felt a tremor in her body upon hearing Hancock's voice, which carried a hint of resentment. Nevertheless, she quickly regained her composure and turned to Hancock with a smile.
"Snake-hime, I understand your curiosity. I'll show you the last gift Rifan left me," Leigh replied with a smile. "Miss Marigold, would you mind assisting me?"
Marigold was also intrigued by what Leigh's will do, so she readily agreed. "Of course, but how would you like me to assist you, Leigh?"
Leigh's smile widened as she assumed a fighting stance, bending her legs and lowering her waist. "All I need is for you, Miss Marigold, to strike me with your weapon."
Marigold raised an eyebrow, intrigued by Leigh's request. "Alright, I'm also curious to see what you're capable of."
Although the Boa sisters believe it, other Kuja warriors don't share that view.
"What? Leigh, you want Marigold-sama to attack you?"
"Leigh, calm down! Although you have become stronger, Marigold-sama's power has also become stronger. Let her attack you, and you will be injured!"
"Yeah! If you want to show your strength, we should have other options."
"That's right! Even though you have obtained a special gift, we and Marigold-sama have obtained Rifan's mysterious potion, so you don't have much advantage now."
After hearing Leigh's words, all the fighters of the Kuja Pirates began to persuade.
Now, they all have a good impression of the Black Pearl Pirates because of Rifan's G virus strengthening potion.
Similarly, they thought that Rifan would share the G virus strengthening potion with them because Leigh was a friend of Rifan.
Therefore, they are especially grateful to Leigh at this moment.
Because of this gratitude, they naturally didn't want to see Leigh get hurt.
"Don't worry, everyone, I'm confident."
"And, I'll be defensive, too."
"I don't want Marigold-sama to hit me in the gut."
"Just hit my arm."
Leigh put her hands together in front of her body and said confidently.
Seeing this, everyone wanted to persuade her, but Marigold was the first to stand up.
"Leigh, I will cooperate with you."
Marigold laughed.
She knew that Leigh's Armament Haki had a breakthrough because of the strengthening of her system.
So she thought that Leigh was going to use Armament Haki to resist her weapon.
"Thank you for your trust, then let's get started."
Leigh said with a light smile.
After hearing this, Marigold was also quite straightforward.
She directly raised the giant polearm in her hand and slashed Leigh's arm.
Boom!
Although Marigold didn't use all her strength, the giant polearm slashed on Leigh's skin, causing a loud sound.
"Huh?! The edge of my weapon is curled?!"
"Leigh, your Armament Haki has improved 20 times faster than I thought."
"Is this the second gift Leigh gave you?"
Marigold retracted her weapon, looking in surprise at the curled blade of her giant polearm.
"Hehe, well, it's actually not like this."
Leigh resumed her relaxed standing posture and looked at the surprised expressions of everyone with a smile on her face.
Just when she was about to explain the exoskeleton, Hancock's voice came.
"Just now, you didn't use Armament Haki, did you?"
On the side, Hancock, who had been watching, frowned slightly, and immediately walked up to Leigh.
"What?! You didn't use Armament Haki?!"
"Sister, are you sure?"
"Look, my weapons are curled."
"If she didn't use Armament Haki, Leigh's hand can't be so intact."
"There's not even a scratch on the skin of her arm."
Marigold shook her head and said in surprise.
"No, I saw very clearly just now, she did not use Armament Haki."
"Leigh, this should be the second gift Rifan gave you."
"Can you tell me what kind of power it is?"
Hancock's eyes were fixed on Leigh, and there was a little envy for Leigh in her words.
"As expected of Snake-hime-sama, I really can't hide it from your eyes."
"Yes, I did not use Armament Haki."
"Because now I have an exoskeleton derived from Germa 66 technology."
"The power of this exoskeleton has given me extremely strong skin and strong resilience."
"It's also because my skin has enough defence that I can resist Marigold-sama attack without using armament haki."
After Leigh finished speaking, everyone immediately showed a very surprised expression.
Like the Kuja Pirates, Blue Star's audience stared at the screen in Leigh's live broadcast room with wide-eyed eyes.
—•—|Leigh Live Broadcast Chat Room|—•—
[Green Pheasant Audience: What?! Why does Leigh also have the power of an exoskeleton? Isn't that the exclusive power of Rifan's Black Pearl Pirates?!]
[Eagle Audience: Could it be that Rifan's slave is also defined as a member of the Black Pearl Pirates by the copy space?!]
[Panda Audience: Hahaha, of course, don't forget, after signing the slavery contract, Leigh is Rifan's, so she is also a member of the Black Pearl Pirates. ]
[Green Pheasant Audience: I'm so envious! If I can get such power, I also like to be Rifan slave!]
[Chollima Audience: If Rifan can treat me like Lei before, I am willing to sign a slavery contract with him. With this, even if I encounter monsters from the abyss on the road, I can have more power to save my life. ]
[Panda Audience: Huh? Didn't you gringos still say that Leigh signed a slave contract with Brother Rifan because he forced him to do so? Why are you now taking the initiative to become Brother Rifan's slaves one by one?]
[Panda Audience: Hehe, after all, they are still scared. They were afraid of being killed by the abyss monsters that suddenly appeared on the road, so it didn't matter if they became Brother Rifan's slaves.]
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"Germa 66? Could it be the technological power of the North Blue's Germa Legion?"
Sandersonia asked in shock.
As a think-tank of the Kuja Pirates, she has naturally heard the legend of North Blue's Germa 66.
"That's right, that's what Rifan told me."
"He said it was rare to meet a fellow villager, so he gave me this power to prevent me from dying in the battle."
"In addition, this Germa 66 exoskeleton not only gives me strong defense and resilience."
"It also gave me this special ability."
Leigh clenched her fists, and at the next moment, followed her with a sharp sound.
Her body was surrounded by blue and white electric lights.
"Lightning?!"
"Leigh, did Rifan also give you a Devil Fruit?"
"No, you are already a spring fruit user, it is impossible to eat another Devil Fruit."
Marigold shook her head and spoke.
"But Rifan can use not only one, but many kinds of Devil Fruit abilities.'"
"He can also use the power of Thunder Fruit at the same time as Nami."
"Leigh, you must have mastered the power of Thunder Fruit through some method, right?"
Sandersonia approached Leigh, wanting to confirm Leigh's current situation.
No way, Thunder Fruit's name is too big.
Even among Logia users, the power of the Thunder Fruit stands at the forefront.
If Leigh possesses the Thunder Fruit's abilities, Sandersonia believes that the Kuja Pirates will usher in a huge advancement.
"Although I also desire the power of the Thunder Fruit."
"But unfortunately, this isn't the Thunder Devil Fruit's power."
"Sandersonia-sama, this is a special ability that awakened when I obtained the exoskeleton."
"I can consume physical energy and generate electrical energy."
"Rifan mentioned that my current situation is akin to the 'Electric Shock Blue' in the Germa 66 legend."
Leigh observed everyone's surprised expressions and naturally felt quite satisfied.
After all, the more people were surprised and envious of her power, the smoother the integration of the Kuja Pirates into the Black Pearl Pirates would be.
"'Electric Shock Blue' from Germa 66? I recall seeing it in a storybook circulating in North Blue."
"In the story, Electric Shock Blue could discharge and even transform."
"Leigh, can you also use armor to transform?" Sandersonia asked curiously.
"Unfortunately I can't, and Rifan didn't leave me with anything like that," Leigh shook her head.
"That's right, I've never heard of any member of the Kuja Pirates possessing such transformation armor."
"However, does Rifan still possess Germa 66's technological power? Could he be from Germa 66?"
"Or did he steal the exoskeleton technology from Germa 66?"
At this moment, Sandersonia became more curious about Rifan and the Black Pearl Pirates.
Leigh smiled awkwardly. She knew the power of Rifan's exoskeleton came from the copy space, but revealing such a fact was not possible.
"It's fine if you don't want to tell us. Anyway, let's proceed with the sparring session."
"Leigh, attack me with your full strength. I want to see how powerful you are now," Marigold said, stepping forward with a weapon in hand, wearing a smile.
This proposal is also in line with what Leigh's wants. She was eager to test her limits.
In response, Leigh's calf turned into a spring, and her forearms followed suit. Armament Haki and blue-white electric light enveloped her. As she pressed her legs down, the energy from the spring fruit gathered kinetic energy.
In an instant, Leigh's body transformed into an afterimage, and she charged at Marigold with her fists clenched.
Marigold's eyes flashed red, and her formidable Armament Haki wrapped around her giant polearm, blocking Leigh's fists.
Boom!
A loud noise echoed as Marigold was sent flying, crashing into the sea like a locomotive.
"What? Marigold-sama was knocked into the air?!"
"How did Leigh become so powerful?"
"Could it be that Marigold-sama was careless and didn't use her full strength?"
"Impossible, Marigold-sama used Armament Haki; no matter how strong Leigh becomes, she shouldn't break Marigold-sama's weapon in one blow!"
"Idiots, is this the time to argue? Marigold-sama can't enter the water; everyone, let's save her!"
Everyone jumped into action, wanting to rescue Marigold. However, someone moved faster than them. A figure, shimmering with blue and white lightning, leaped into the sea and swam towards Marigold.
"Huh?! Was that Leigh who just jumped in?!"
"Yes, I saw it; it was definitely Leigh."
"But Leigh also has the water curse, right?"
"Did Leigh lose her senses due to her newfound power?"
The female warriors exclaimed, trying to jump into the sea again.
However, two figures suddenly emerged from the sea. It was Leigh and Marigold.
"Don't worry, everyone, I'll bring Marigold-sama back."
Leigh waved to the kuja warriors, a smile on her face, holding the shocked Marigold as they swam back.
"What?! Leigh is swimming in the sea?!"
"I must be dreaming. Pinch me; I need to wake up!"
"Idiot, this isn't a dream. Leigh is really swimming!"
"Could it be that the curse is gone? Did Rifan lift Leigh's sea curse!?"
"No way, Rifan has such power?"
The elite fighters of the Kuja Pirates lay on the boat's edge, discussing in amazement. Sandersonia and Hancock exchanged surprised glances, both realizing the significance of Leigh's newfound abilities.