"Tch, tch…"
"El onii-chan is amazing!"
High up in the sky, Linlin, who had just regrouped with Gerd and Lily, stood on the Thundercloud Zeus, while the others stood on Hera. They looked down in awe at the chaos below, especially the gigantic trench that stretched across multiple peninsulas and extended into the sea.
"El onii-chan's Elbaf Spear is so powerful…" Linlin's eyes sparkled with admiration and longing. "I wish I could reach that level someday!"
"Linlin, you're the last person who should say that…" Gerd, clutching onto Thundercloud Hera, retrieved her soul fragment from the Homies she had sent out earlier, along with the souls she had recently harvested. She rolled her eyes at Linlin and sighed. "I wish I could reach 'your' level someday!"
"Hmph, are you both trying to make me feel inferior?" Lily, feeling disheartened, put her hand to her forehead. Linlin was a born monster, destined to have tremendous power, even if she couldn't surpass El in the future. Gerd, though not quite on Linlin's level, possessed the Soul-Soul Fruit, a perfect cheat ability. With its perfect synergy with Life Return and the ability to imbue life into objects, Gerd's future strength was assured.
Meanwhile, Lily, despite having the Pile-Pile Fruit, which allowed her to fuse with other living beings, was clearly less powerful. Her abilities leaned more toward support. Of course, Lily was still very satisfied with her own power. The ability to merge with others and enhance their strength was fascinating.
"You're the one with the enviable ability to gain strength effortlessly!" Gerd retorted, tilting her head toward Lily with a playful smirk. Gerd's Soul-Soul Fruit might be great for enhancing her training, but Lily's Pile-Pile Fruit, allowing her to fuse with others and share sensations, was just as advantageous in its own way. Over time, through continuous fusion and training with Linlin, Lily had seen tremendous growth in her abilities.
Despite being the youngest giantess in the Fallen Angel Pirates, she had already awakened and mastered both Observation Haki and Armament Haki. Her rapid development was astonishing.
Both Lily and Linlin owed much of their progress to Lily's unique fruit power. They had often fused with El, who demonstrated his mastery of martial arts, swordsmanship, Haki, and devil fruit abilities. Through shared senses and El's thorough instruction, both had learned at an incredible pace. Thanks to the fusion, they had developed new techniques and become significantly stronger over the past year.
"Tch, tch…" Lily grinned smugly, puffing out her chest. "That strength comes from all my hard work. How could you call that effortless?"
Gerd's observations were spot on. While Lily still had room for improvement, her exceptional abilities put her far ahead of many of their other giant comrades. But she wasn't about to fuse with any of those smelly boys! They weren't as clean or handsome as El onii-chan.
"All right, enough chatter," Gerd said, spinning her Reaper's Scythe in her hand, creating powerful gusts of wind. She pointed toward the sea, where a vast Navy fleet was slowly spreading out to surround the Sabaody Archipelago. "Time to get to work!"
Since Lily had gained her Pile-Pile Fruit powers, she and Linlin had trained extensively under El's guidance, practicing their fusion techniques and honing their teamwork. They had even experimented with combining multiple devil fruit abilities to develop devastating new moves. Now, they were eager to put their skills to the test on such a grand stage.
"Ma ma ma ma~! Let's get started!" Linlin's eyes shone brightly with excitement. "Lily, Gerd… let me take the lead this time! You two can take over next round."
"Sure!" Lily and Gerd agreed with smiles. In actual battle, there wasn't any of the usual bickering about who would lead, like during their training sessions. Linlin was the strongest among them, so it made sense for her to be in charge.
"Fusion Form: Shinigami Mode!"
Lily grabbed hold of the other two, her body glowing as she activated her Pile-Pile Fruit power. In an instant, the three of them vanished, replaced by a towering female giant, standing over twenty meters tall. This new form combined their features—Gerd's sharpness, Linlin's ferocity, and Lily's green hair—all fused into one. The weapon in the giantess's hand transformed into an enormous scythe.
"Lily, Gerd, I've heard the Navy has a famous 'Trio' formation…" Linlin, now in control, looked down at their massive new body with excitement, her voice full of glee. "Don't you think we could be the Trio of the Fallen Angel Pirates? Tch, tch!"
"Oh? Then we'll be the Fallen Angel Pirates' Trio Queens!" Lily chimed in with amusement. "Or how about 'Queen Linlin, Lily, and Gerd'?"
"Tch, tch! Great nickname!" Linlin laughed, her face filled with delight.
Meanwhile, aboard the Navy's flagship, Vice Admiral Frank, a tall and imposing figure draped in the justice cape, stood at the bow of the ship. His expression was serious as he issued orders to the fleet via a Den Den Mushi: "All units, spread out and surround the Sabaody Archipelago. Prepare for landing operations. For justice, we cannot allow these criminals who attacked the Celestial Dragons to escape!"
"Who is that?" a soldier asked, his eyes widening as he looked toward the sky.
"A female giantess? What's that next to her?"
"Is that… a cloud with a face? And a sun too?"
"The intelligence said there was a giant girl among the attackers."
"She's heading straight for the coast…"
"Adjust the cannons! Prepare to fire!"
The Marines were filled with shock and apprehension as they watched the enormous figure flying toward them atop the strange, face-like cloud. Weapons were readied, and the fleet braced for impact.
"Ma ma ma ma~! Zeus, Hera…" Linlin smirked as she looked at two of the Navy's battleships perfectly aligned in her sight. She gave her orders with a grin: "Let's give the Navy a warm welcome!"
"Yes, Linlin-sama!" both Zeus and Hera replied in unison.
"Crackle… crackle…" In an instant, their faces turned sinister as their bodies darkened and crackled with electric energy.
"Wrath of Thunder!!!"
'Boom! Boom!'
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