One Piece: Nico Robin Collection

Chapter 19 Growth
"Fire...flame?"

Yamato looked at Caesar in surprise: "Amazing! Caesar, what was that just now?"

"My vampire fruit can utilize bloodline factors to evolve corresponding racial abilities."

Caesar was in a good mood and explained with a smile: "This is the ability of the Lunaria race that I evolved by secretly sucking Jin's blood during the day. Of course, whether it is my ability or Jin's race, remember to keep it secret."

The Lunalia clan, a clan of gods in legend.

Because of his strength, his entire clan was exterminated, and because of his genocide, he was offered a price tag by the world government.

Even if you just provide clues, you can get a reward of 100 million Beli, which shows how much the World Government covets the abilities of this clan.

However, it is not difficult to see from the bounty that this clan must still have descendants living outside, hiding in some corner of the world.

It would be a shame to see such a powerful tribe being exterminated. It would be an honor to raise a Lunalia tribe army to serve as the king's vanguard.

By the way, do you want to find a girlfriend for Jhin?

With Jin's looks, height, and strength, it's a bit hard to find...

Suddenly, Caesar had an idea and a familiar figure flashed through his mind.

If I remember correctly, Big Mom's daughter, Charlotte Smoothie, also seems to have white fur and black skin, and is not much different in age from Jhin. (This book has many women, but they are not studs. I only include characters with clear and detailed descriptions in the original novels. Otherwise, they will have no emotions or roles, which will only make the characters more toxic. Some readers will just accept it for the sake of taste, and don't talk about giving away women.)
Moreover, that woman is from the Long-Legs tribe, with the bloodline of the Lunalia tribe and Big Mom. Maybe the child born to these two people will inherit Big Mom's talent for the Iron Balloon?
"Don't worry, Caesar, I won't tell anyone!"

Yamato obeyed Caesar's words very well: "But isn't Jin's flame the ability of the fruit?"

Although she is Kaido's daughter, she has always aspired to become Kozuki Oden since she was a child, so she doesn't know much about the group's affairs, and Jin never talks about racial topics in front of anyone other than Kaido.

"Well, Jin is from the Lunalia tribe. This tribe was exterminated by the World Government due to their powerful racial talents. Jin is a remnant of this tribe."

Caesar briefly explained to Yamato: "This flame is the ability of the Lunaria people. When the flame burns, their bodies have extremely strong defense. When the flame extinguishes, their speed will increase significantly. They also have wings that can fly. Combining defense, speed, and flight, they can survive in all kinds of harsh environments."

Yamato looked behind Caesar curiously: "Then why don't you have wings, Caesar?"

"Because I wasn't born a Lunarian, and evolution is about adaptation, not complete replication."

Caesar pointed at himself. "For example, the Lunaria people all have black skin and white fur. However, this physical trait doesn't give me any strength or survival advantage, so the bloodline factor that records my appearance won't change."

Yamato immediately understood: "In other words, Caesar, you only have the ability of fire, right?"

"That's about right. The Lunaria tribe's flames burn normally and go out when their physical strength decreases. While reducing their physical consumption, their speed increases significantly to ensure their survivability."

Caesar carefully sensed the state of his body as the flames behind him flared and died. "I thought this burning state was an uncontrollable passive state, but it turns out I can actively control it? Come to think of it, if it's uncontrollable, I'm afraid even sleeping would be a problem."

Yamato was even more surprised when he heard this: "Then Caesar, if you suck my blood, will you grow devil horns?"

"I feel like I just said it in vain."

Caesar shook his head and laughed, reaching out to rub the little white-haired boy: "The manifestation of the ghost clan's bloodline is probably an increase in physique and strength."

Theoretically, devil fruits can also change bloodline factors, but according to the system, this power needs to be obtained through special means...

Caesar thought of the green blood that Vegapunk would use on the Seraph in the future. That thing might have an effect on him.

At present, it seems that bloodline evolution will take about half a day, but it is not certain whether the previous battle with Kaido will have any impact on this.

But based on this, he will be able to activate the part of the demon bloodline taken from Yamato around tomorrow morning.

Thinking of this, Caesar lightly raised his fist.

With the return of his life, Caesar could clearly feel the changes in his own condition.

As the Lunalia bloodline was activated, he felt that his body seemed to be much lighter, but his defense was not reduced.

From this perspective, the defensive strength when the flames are extinguished is the normal physical level of the Lunalia people, and the increase in defensive strength in the flame state should be an amplified state.

"It seems that I need to adapt to my physical condition again." Caesar said with joy.

The ambiguous atmosphere in the room disappeared, and the two of them seemed like children who had obtained a new toy. Caesar kept switching his transformation states under Yamato's instigation.

First, it transformed into a vampire with red eyes and black wings, then it transformed into a Lunalia form, and then the two transformations were superimposed.

Among these forms, the vampire form is the fastest and the Lunalia form has the strongest defense.

The most comprehensive and powerful one is undoubtedly the stacking transformation, which has the full attribute increase of the vampire form and the defense improvement of the Lunalia form, but the speed is relatively slow.

Of course, this is just a comparison of the state when the flame is extinguished.

In the center of the black wings, a blazing flame burned fiercely.

As soon as Caesar stretched out his hand, the flames obediently spread up his arm and gathered into a fireball in his hand.

Gazing at the bright and warm fire, Caesar suddenly smiled: "The Flame-Flame Fruit, even dogs won't eat it!"

"Huh? Why?" Yamato asked curiously.

"Just joking, natural fruits are still very precious."

Caesar dispersed the flames, smiled and touched his wife's dog head. Feeling the warmth of Caesar's palm, Yamato couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and rubbed his head comfortably.

BLU BRU BLU…

Just as the two were enjoying the peace, the Den Den Mushi in Caesar's arms suddenly rang.

Caesar answered the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

"It's me, Maria. I hope I didn't disturb your and the young lady's private time together."

Maria on the other end of the phone said in a teasing tone.

"It's hard to say if it's later."

Caesar smiled and said, "Did the deal with Joker go through?"

Maria was a little helpless: "That's right, if everything went well, I wouldn't call you at this time."

Caesar's eyes flickered, and he suddenly sneered, "I guess he'll say he's just a middleman, and he doesn't care who the seastone is sold to. If possible, he can even help you contact the revolutionary army?"

Maria was a little surprised: "Huh? How did you know? Isn't this a common price-cutting tactic used by businessmen like you?"

"It's hard to say, but I can confirm that the other party is not a spokesperson for the World Government. If I have to say, they should just be in a cooperative relationship."

Caesar sneered, "At this time, it depends on who can keep their composure. Since he said so, let him help contact the revolutionary army."

"What if that guy still doesn't give in?"

"Then let's negotiate directly with the Revolutionary Army. They might be short on money, but they shouldn't be short on supplies. However, if nothing unexpected happens, we probably won't be able to connect with the Revolutionary Army. Joker is very shrewd. He won't give up the seastone trade, but he won't sacrifice his own interests either."

"Once we start trading with the Revolutionary Army, the World Government will be the most anxious and will naturally give up some of their profits. After all, in their eyes, these are just insignificant food resources."

"If he still pretends to be so pretentious then, it would be shameless, but I don't think he's that stupid."

Doflamingo can control the World Government to a certain extent, but only to a certain extent.

For example, he plays the game of both sides to protect his own interests, and no one can say anything about this. He has the ability to be the middleman, so we must not let him work in vain.

But once that limit is exceeded, not only will he offend the World Government, but he will also anger Kaido, which Doflamingo cannot afford.

The Five Elders might be hesitant to act rashly, but Kaido is a man of few words, only thundering gossip. Facts have proven Caesar's guess right.

The next morning, Maria brought the news to Caesar - the cooperation was successfully achieved.

Caesar didn't care about this, he only cared about his own strength now.

As he expected, as soon as he got up in the morning, the ghost bloodline awakened, and with it came an even more exaggerated increase in appetite.

In terms of strength, it has increased by about 20%.

And this is just the beginning!
"You...you've become stronger again for no apparent reason!"

A week later, it was another routine fight with Jhin. As soon as the two of them clashed, Jhin realized something was wrong.

When Caesar's fist collided with his blade, the overwhelming force made him feel a little overwhelmed.

This also made his gaze towards Caesar more horrified.

That’s right, not shocking, but terrifying!

too fast!
It has been just over two months since Caesar came to Wano Country, and this brat has been able to completely suppress him, and even the strength of his domineering aura has increased significantly!

He is only eighteen years old!
Over the years, Jin has seen geniuses.

It is not uncommon for people to transform from rookies into strong warriors who can fight against him after practicing for a year or two.

But normally, when one's strength reaches his level, the growth rate will gradually slow down, and the rest of the way can only be accumulated over time, until it reaches its peak in the age of 30 or 40. If one is lucky, he may even be able to reach the level of the Four Emperors.

Jhin originally thought that Caesar would be the same, so although he was amazed at how quickly the other party became stronger, it was still within an acceptable range.

But after today's fight, he suddenly discovered that the opponent had made an all-round improvement!

Faster, stronger, and more powerful!
In addition to the cultivation of domineering aura, Caesar has surpassed him in all aspects!
laugh--

A black shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, and a fist as big as a sandbag flew straight to his face.

Jin suddenly raised his knife to block the attack, leaving two deep grooves under his feet.

Caesar raised his eyebrows slightly: "Foresee the future?"

"Half a second. Observation Haki isn't my strong point."

Jin's expression was solemn. "This speed of growing stronger... you're truly incredible. Before I know it, I'll have to give it my all."

Caesar twitched his lips and said, "Do you regret not killing me sooner?"

"That's such a shame..."

A fiery flash of light flashed in Jin's eyes: "Since you have made it this far, it is time to decide the winner between us. Come on!"

"It is too early?"

Caesar smiled and said, "I haven't learned to foresee the future yet."

"I don't know how to use the domineering color."

Jhin sneered. He had been knocked unconscious by Caesar's punch before, and he had been thinking about how to get back at him these past two days.

Unexpectedly, this guy became stronger again without saying a word.

And it's not just a little bit, but a huge increase, with no sign of slowing down at all.

Or maybe... this growth will only slow down when one reaches the level of the Four Emperors?
You really brought back a formidable monster, Mr. Kaido...

boom--

The domineering color was rampant, and the two figures kept crossing each other.

It hit from the ground to the sky, and then fell from the sky into the mountains.

Sword energy is everywhere and fist shadows are flying!
"Diao Zhenghuang!"

Caesar blasted him high into the air with one punch, and Jhin transformed into a Pteranodon.

He stretched his head with his right hand, and then suddenly released it, and an invisible shock wave burst out, shooting straight towards Caesar's chest.

"Armed Iron Block!"

Seeing that he couldn't dodge, Caesar suddenly tensed his muscles, covered his arms with armed color, and crossed them in front of him.

clang--

The sudden collision sounded like a huge bell. Caesar groaned and took two steps back, but was not injured.

The next moment, several slashes suddenly cut through the air, blocking all of Caesar's retreat routes, and a huge slash flew in the middle, cutting across his waist.

Seeing this, Caesar did not dodge or evade. The armed color flowed on his fist, and his domineering power was condensed and compressed. He suddenly punched at the huge slash, breaking it apart with one punch!
"Foreseeing the future is so annoying! And this attack style is exactly the same as Kaido's..."

Seeing that Jhin started to pull his head again, Caesar frowned slightly, and suddenly raised his hand to shoot a few blood bullets, but Jhin easily dodged them.

Caesar didn't expect that even though his strength and speed were far superior to his opponent, the opponent could still suppress him by foreseeing the future, and it only took half a second.

Realizing that he would be at a disadvantage in close combat, Jhin kept his distance the entire time, relying on slashing and impact to kite him.

No matter where he ran, he would be predicted by Jhin and would have to take the opponent's attacks.

It's just... disgusting!

"That's the magic of observation Haki, boy."

Seeing that Caesar looked helpless, Jin's tone was slightly smug.

Realizing his own smug mood, Jin suddenly felt an indescribable sense of shame.

He didn't expect that he would have to rely on his advantage in observation Haki to defeat Caesar.

I had thought that as we had agreed before, the two of us would fight with all our strength, a battle between men.

But looking at Caesar's expression, if he really did that, he might die here today...

Caesar's armament Haki is not enough to hurt him, but this kid is entangled in domineering Haki.

It was clearly me who proposed the duel, but it turned out like this...

Thinking of this, Jin suddenly felt even more ashamed, and fell back to the ground with a cold snort.

"No more fighting! We'll fight another day!"

"Right on my mind!"

Caesar nodded. He was also very annoyed and disgusted by Jhin's foresight of the future.

The two looked at each other and nodded, their eyes inexplicably firm.

Go back and practice foresight/physical strength!

(End of this chapter)