Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 249 Pink Dragon!

"Kacha kacha~"

"Hmm, it's not as bad as I imagined?"

Luca was currently holding a strange, purple, spotted apple and taking big bites of it.

Because of his preconceived notions about 'Devil Fruits', Luca was already prepared to experience what 'shit' tastes like.

However, this cautious first bite didn't seem to...
"Ugh... Hiccup..."

Just as Luca was wondering if the [Pink Dragon Fruit] he ate was a man-made Devil Fruit and therefore tasteless, he suddenly felt a churning in his stomach, and a sour, nauseating feeling instantly surged to his head.

Not only did he almost drop the half of the [Pink Dragon Fruit] he was holding, but it also seemed that the fruit that was originally in his stomach was about to be spat out of his mouth.

No time to think too much!
Luca suppressed the urge to vomit and stuffed the remaining half of the apple, core and all, into his mouth.

He then covered his mouth tightly with both hands and swallowed the rest of the [Pink Dragon Fruit] with all his might.

"Ugh! Big White! Hurry!"

Luca quickly took the milk that had been prepared in advance from Big White and hurriedly gulped it down.

According to the rules of Devil Fruits, it seems that as long as you eat the first bite, you can gain the power.

However, Luca was also worried that if he didn't eat all the fruits, the strength or completeness of the abilities might be weakened. So even though the disgusting taste was already bursting in his mouth, he forced himself to swallow the rest of the Devil Fruits as well.

After all, there's no need to gamble on something that might weaken your strength just because you're feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Phew~~~ I'm alive again~~~"

After gulping down several glasses of milk, Luca finally felt that the strange taste in his mouth had mostly dissipated.

At this moment, Big White, who was standing nearby, also spoke up.

"Based on the analysis of what just happened, it's possible that the unpleasant taste exceeded the limit, so the brain, as a protective mechanism, temporarily blocked your sense of taste."

He started speaking in plain language, but then suddenly stopped.

He raised his chubby hand and pointed to the top of Luca's head.

"Luca, you've grown horns on your head!"

If Big White hadn't said that, things would have been fine. As soon as it did, Luca immediately felt a tickle on his forehead.

And it was just that moment of distraction.

He immediately felt that his body seemed to be changing rapidly out of control.

First, there were two loud 'bangs' on its head, and two dragon horns grew out.

Immediately afterwards, its whole body began to heat up, scales emerged from under its skin, and a long pink dragon tail shot out from the tailbone behind its buttocks with a 'sizzle'.

That wasn't the end of it; then, with a 'smack', there was a loud crack.

The shoes beneath his feet exploded, and both feet, along with his entire leg, transformed into thick, powerful dragon claws.

"Damn it! My shoes!"

However, before they could even feel sorry for their [strength-enhancing shoes] any longer.

When he looked down, he discovered that his right hand, which was clearly a mechanical arm, had also started to turn pink. Moreover, his original mechanical right arm was also deforming with a 'crackling' sound under the influence of an unknown force.

It actually twisted and stretched into a mechanical dragon claw!
Just when Luca thought the transformation was over and that he had just eaten a Devil Fruit and lacked control, resulting in his 'half-dragon transformation'...

The next moment, the changes, which had been nearing stability, suddenly accelerated, accompanied by a 'boom'.

The original Luca completely 'disappeared,' leaving only a pink Chinese dragon nearly 5 meters long with flame-like golden-red mane rising from its head and back.

Fortunately, the underground chamber where Luca was located was very spacious and empty. Apart from Big White, who was closer to the room, being thrown out and landing on his butt, no other damage was caused.

Luca, now a dragon, lay sprawled on the ground, twisting his long neck to scan his body, finally focusing his gaze on his right hand and claw.

"Is this really so unreasonable?"

Yes, Luca, who has just eaten the [Pink Dragon Fruit], is not very long overall, but apart from the color, his appearance is about 70-80% similar to the blue dragon that Kaido transformed into in the original work.

However, Luca's mechanical arm did not detach or fly off due to the changes in his body, unlike when he ingested 'APTX4869'.

Instead, it transformed into a larger, more powerful dragon claw with a slightly mechanical feel.

Luca could even clearly sense that he could still use the [Mercury Time] time deceleration field of his mechanical arm normally.

In fact, it's not just that.

Even the [Power-Enhancing Shoes] and [Tracking Glasses] that seemed to have exploded during the 'transformation animation', as well as the [Tuxedo] that is not currently visible on the dragon's body, Luca could sense that they were not actually damaged or disappeared.

Unfortunately, these pieces of equipment either require manual switching or are activated manually, unlike the robotic arm which is purely mind-controlled, which is why they cannot be used normally at present.

"This is truly an amazing experience."

Although Zoan-type Devil Fruits may seem like mere physical or genetic changes, in actual experience...
"This thing is clearly closer to a conceptual transformation."

Just as Luca was thinking this, his limbs and tail involuntarily twitched slightly.
The next moment, a large patch of pale yellow smoke suddenly appeared out of thin air beneath him.

Then Luca's entire dragon immediately began to float up slowly and uncontrollably.

"Hey hey hey~"

Just as he was about to be carried by the auspicious cloud and crash into the ceiling of the secret room, Luca quickly concentrated and dispelled the smoke and clouds, before finally landing back on the ground with a 'thud'.

"It seems I still need to practice my control over Devil Fruits more!"

However, it is clear that although this secret room is quite spacious, it is not a suitable place to test one's abilities.

Suppress the urge to 'spit fire' and 'electrify' your heart.

Luca then focused on trying to regain his human form.

Fortunately, he seemed to have some talent in this area; as soon as he had the idea, his dragon body immediately began to shrink.

In the blink of an eye, it had already transformed back into human form.

And just as he had sensed before, even when he wasn't transforming, the 'cutscene' seemed to show his shoes and glasses exploding and his coat stretching out several sizes.

But once it regained its human form, all of these things were restored without missing a single one, making it impossible to tell that it had been blown to pieces before.

Even the arm, which had previously transformed into a mechanical dragon claw, has now returned to its original form.

At the same time, it was only after Luca regained his human form that he finally realized how much his original body had changed after eating the 'artificial Zoan-type Mythical Beast Fruit'.

Even without entering 'Beast Mode' or 'Human-Beast Mode', Luca could still feel the abundant power within his body.

He clenched his left fist and looked at the slightly bulging muscles on his forearm.

"That's what real power is!"

(End of this chapter)