Chapter 67
Everyone on the ship quietly looked toward Heracles.
They had heard Victor's explanation and knew this was an extremely powerful Devil Fruit—they wanted to see what kind of change it would bring.
Heracles gave a knowing smile, and his body began to transform.
Heracles gradually turned into a massive Azure Dragon. Clouds appeared out of nowhere around him, and the Azure Dragon stepped on the clouds, swiftly flying up into the sky.
"Hahaha—this feeling is incredible! Victor—this really is a super-strong Devil Fruit."
Heracles opened the Azure Dragon's mouth and happily buzzed.
Immediately after, Heracles opened his massive dragon jaws, gathering energy. A dragon breath shot out and smashed into the distant sea.
Boom!
A huge sound rang out, instantly blasting seawater a hundred meters high.
"Hmm—nice, nice. The power really is impressive."
Victor nodded while watching the dragon breath's destructive force.
Afterward, the Azure Dragon's body began to shrink, gradually transforming into a dragon-man form.
"Thanks, Victor. My whole body is filled with power—this feeling is amazing. Haha."
Heracles kept feeling his body, his excitement overflowing in his words.
The surrounding partners all crowded around, curiously touching the dragon scales and mane nonstop.
"This form is so cool—this muscle, this lower back—it feels incredibly powerful."
"Hey hey hey—what do you mean by that?"
"The main thing is it can fly—that must feel amazing."
"Did you see the power of that dragon breath? The destructive force is insane."
In an instant, everyone gathered around Heracles and started discussing excitedly.
"Haha—alright. You're all grown up now. Go home, get married, have kids."
Victor said with a laugh.
Afterward, Heracles returned to his normal human form.
"Since that's the case—want me to take everyone back?"
Heracles said with a smile.
"No need. We Fish-Men can just jump into the sea."
Ryan and the other Fish-Men partners laughed and said.
"Alright then—I'll take Beli back. As for the Plant Scholars, let Nora and the others sail it back to Water 7 for maintenance."
Victor said directly.
"Good—no problem."
Everyone agreed.
"Captain—goodbye." ×N
Heracles directly carried the five botanists and flew off, planning to return to South Blue together.
The Fish-Men had already jumped into the sea and left directly.
Crocus also left with the twin doctors.
"Alright—I'll take you back to Water 7."
Victor was worried about the three shipwrights.
"That's great—thank you, Captain."
Nora immediately felt delighted—she had thought the three of them would have to sail back to Water 7 alone.
After Victor delivered them to Water 7, he didn't linger for a moment—he instantly turned into lightning and left.
Once his terrifying Mantra covered the range, he quickly found Zunesha.
"Beli—train hard. You'll accomplish great things in the future."
Victor rubbed Beli's head and gently encouraged him.
"Yes—I definitely won't disappoint Captain's expectations."
Beli nodded heavily.
Afterward, Victor turned into lightning again and left Zou Island.
This time, because of Victor's presence, Roger arrived at Laugh Tale a year early.
Therefore, Roger and Portgas D. Rouge would definitely be able to stay longer—at least long enough to see Ace's birth.
As for the Azure Dragon Fruit—the reason he waited so long to take it out was that he had been a bit conflicted.
Originally, he had planned to eat it himself. As for Kaido—he could just find another Devil Fruit.
Whatever entered Victor's pocket, there was no reason to take it out.
But Heracles' strength had reached a bottleneck, and Heracles was still a senior figure in Victor's heart.
So no matter the angle, giving this Devil Fruit to Heracles had no issues at all.
Moreover, the Azure Dragon Fruit's enhancement to physique was extremely powerful. Victor was also hoping Heracles could take the chance to awaken Conqueror's Haki.
No matter what—he had to try.
This way, his side gained another top-tier powerhouse—it could also be considered repayment to Heracles.
As for what came next—he planned to search for Pure Gold.
That thing had great potential.
So he began flying crazily across the sea with his Mantra fully open.
Not only that—he even turned into lightning and advanced directly through seawater.
After all, he wasn't afraid of seawater, and after turning into lightning, there was no difference between moving through sea and sky.
In fact, lightning conducted even faster in seawater.
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After time passed and the news fermented, the entire world learned that Roger had reached the end of the world and found the legendary treasure.
Gradually, people across the seas began calling Roger the Pirate King.
But immediately after came the announcement that the Roger Pirates had disbanded.
These two consecutive pieces of news were like a bomb—they shook the entire world and caused an uproar among everyone.
No one understood Roger's purpose—what exactly was he trying to do?
Even the World Government expressed disbelief and shock.
So the Navy quickly began gathering intelligence and held meetings.
The Five Elders also convened in Pangaea Castle.
"Roger found the legendary treasure—this is truly the worst possible news."
"But why did he disband his pirate crew? What do you think?"
Vegapunk Saint said with furrowed brows.
"Unfortunately—no useful information was collected. We don't know what Roger gained on Laugh Tale."
"Any news from CP0?"
Mars Saint's expression didn't look good either.
"The Roger Pirates were too powerful—especially Roger and Victor. CP0 couldn't even get close, let alone gather information."
"However, the Roger Pirates only announced the existence of Laugh Tale—they didn't reveal its exact location."
"That's a small mercy in misfortune."
Saturn Saint said in a low voice.
"Why did Roger disband his pirate crew? We need to figure this out."
"Hmm—I suggest capturing some members of the Roger Pirates and interrogating them."
Nasujuro Saint gave his suggestion.
"Better not do that. If we anger the remaining members of the Roger Pirates, the World Government will face disaster."
"Just Victor alone—we'd probably end up biting off more than we can chew."
Pitt Saint heard Nasujuro Saint's words and immediately furrowed his brows, directly refuting him.
"By the way—any news from the Navy side?"
Mars Saint wanted to know if the Navy had any useful information.
Meanwhile, the Navy was also holding a meeting to discuss the Roger Pirates' situation.
"Garp—you know Roger best. What's your take on Roger's actions?"
Fleet Admiral Kong looked at Garp, who was eating donuts, and asked.
"Ah. I don't have any opinion—I think Roger's gone mad."
Garp answered without thinking.
Sengoku and Tsuru beside him heard Garp's words and immediately didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Steel Bone Kong was also furious.
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