"Indeed, as long as one is not within the range of those ultrasonics, Uta's singing is quite enjoyable."
Carina nodded in agreement upon hearing Arton's words.
At the same time, she felt relieved after confirming that the photo taken by Arton did not include the navy warship.
"Hehe, I did well, didn't I?"
"Don't worry, Arton, I'll make sure to intercept all of Garp's cannonballs."
Uta patted her chest confidently.
Using her singing to intercept the barrage of cannonballs made Uta herself quite pleased.
"Don't underestimate that old man; he's just venting and hasn't used his full strength yet."
Arton shook his head, activating his ability Transparent World and gazed towards the direction of Garp's warship.
"It seems Garp is planning to continue. This is really endless."
"I've decided, I need to properly teach that old man a lesson."
Arton's gaze sharpened, speaking firmly.
"Eh! Captain Arton, you're not thinking of fighting him, are you?"
Carina's body trembled, and she quickly grabbed Arton's arm.
"Don't worry, Carina."
"I just want to invite him to a concert he'll remember for the rest of his life."
Arton patted Carina's arm, prompting her to let go.
"A concert?"
Carina looked at Arton, somewhat puzzled, not understanding his exact intention.
Arton did not elaborate further and turned to place his hand on Uta's shoulder.
"Uta, I need to borrow your power for a moment, is that okay?"
"Borrow my power? Sure, but what do you need me to do?"
"Hehe, just relax and don't resist."
"Relax?"
Uta tilted her head, pondering the meaning behind Arton's words when she saw her body suddenly enveloped in blue and white radiance.
"Eh, what's this?!"
"Arton, what is this?"
Uta asked in surprise, looking towards Arton.
"This is the power known as [Fusion]"
Arton's lips curved into a smile, and then he activated the power of Elizabeth Bathory within Uta in a fusion manner.
The next moment, Uta transformed into a beam of light and merged into Arton's body.
Arton's own body immediately took on characteristics of the Elizabeth Bathory.
Of course, Arton did not change from a man into a woman.
Instead, dragon horns and a tail appeared on him.
Even Arton's clothes changed to the style of Elizabeth Bathory.
Of course, it was still a style that bore male characteristics.
"Is this Arton's appearance after fusion?"
"He really has taken on the style of Elizabeth Bathory."
"If Arton and I were to merge, I suppose it would also feature characteristics of Yae Miko."
Carina murmured, feeling somewhat dejected in her heart.
She was the first to become Arton's partner, the first crew member to receive a character template.
Yet, she was not the first to experience the power of fusion with Arton.
This made Carina feel somewhat sorrowful.
However, she quickly regained her spirits, looking at Arton with interest.
'Let's see what kind of power the two of them combined can unleash.'
Carina thought to herself.
Meanwhile.
Uta only felt darkness before her eyes.
When she opened her eyes again.
She found herself inside a spherical transparent bubble that emitted a faint light.
Around her, the dark environment was filled with small, glowing blue and white particles.
"It's so warm, and this feeling... it's so comfortable. Is this the feeling that comes after fusion?"
"Wait, where are my clothes?"
After assessing her situation, Uta suddenly realized she was not wearing a single piece of clothing.
Instantly, her cheeks tinted with a blush.
"Arton, you didn't do this on purpose, did you?!"
Uta pursed her lips and shouted upwards towards the sky.
"How could I? The result of the fusion, even I can't control it."
"Don't worry, Uta, I can't see your current state."
Arton's voice came from the void, slightly relieving Uta.
Of course, Arton himself knew that whether he could "see" Uta's current situation depended on the context.
If he focused his attention on the outside world, naturally, he couldn't see Uta's current state.
But if Arton shifted his focus to Uta, then the situation would be entirely different.
"Arton, where is this place?"
"This is a unique space created by our fusion. You can think of it as something similar to the Uta World."
"The Uta World of the Sing-Sing Fruit... What, my Uta World is much better than this place; there's nothing here."
"Who says there's nothing? At least we have the presence of the world's greatest diva."
"Hehe, the world's greatest and such."
Hearing Arton's words, Uta immediately puffed out her chest with pride.
Outside, Arton rubbed his somewhat itchy nose.
His attention was currently inside the internal space.
Uta's actions allowed him to see everything there was to see, whether he was supposed to or not.
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