I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Amidst the deafening roar of the Emperor's engine, Sieg felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

When BIGMOM is in a conscious state, he cannot be tricked or manipulated.

However, Sieg is not without his own strengths.

The system panel appeared in front of him, and Sieg glanced at the cards on his equipment.

The synergy with the Chuunibyou card is already 28%, and the Chuunibyou energy is currently full, totaling 56 points.

"Will we still have to use this card in the end?"

Sieg's face felt a little hot, but he had no other choice.

Compared to a sense of shame, survival is more important.

"BIGMOM! Don't call me Sig."

Sig let out a low growl.

He stood proudly, raising his left arm, which was wrapped in bandages, and using his palm to cover the upper half of his face. Only the lower half of his face was visible, and the corners of his lips curved into a slight smile.

You should call me...DARKFLAMEMASTER!

Sieg's whispers echoed throughout the room.

[Black Flamebringer] is now available!

At this moment.

From the bandaged left arm, wisps of black substance emerged, gradually turning into clusters of flames.

The eerie black flames burned silently, swirling around Sieg, with a faint dragon-shaped phantom looming around him.

Sieg's robes fluttered and rustled even without wind, and the flames illuminated half of his face, making him appear even more eerie.

"You've got guts!"

Instead of getting angry, BIGMOM laughed, stretched out her palm, and shouted:

Napoleon!

The pirate hat Napoleon was wearing on her head had jumped into her hand, turning into a sharp blade, which she held in her hand.

War is imminent!

But at that moment, Sieg's expression changed and his heart skipped a beat.

On the virtual panel that only he could see, he saw the changes in the chuunibyou card.

The original [Pitch Black Flame Envoy (Fake)] has been transformed into [Pitch Black Flame Envoy].

Dark Flame Master – A Dark Flame Master who wields the power of pitch-black flames. Relying on chuunibyou energy, they have begun to distort reality and can control fantastical flames that cannot affect physical entities. Activation requires 50 chuunibyou energy.

Following this line of ability text, there was an additional line of small gray text.

70 points of Chunibyo Energy are needed to unlock [Dark Flame Master (Stage 2)].

"There's a second phase? Wait, what does 'cannot affect the entity' mean?"

A bad feeling suddenly welled up in Sieg's heart.

He stretched out his palm and used his mind to manipulate a black flame to fall into his palm and make contact with his skin.

Hmm... I don't feel anything, neither hot nor cold?

A bead of cold sweat gradually appeared on Sieg's forehead.

Chapter 311 My fire will set the world ablaze!

Sieg's heart skipped a beat.

Still somewhat skeptical, he silently controlled a small flame, which, when no one was looking, floated to the ground, attempting to scorch the wild grass...

Then he was astonished to find that the small weed still showed no signs of being burned.

"Flames that can't even burn a single blade of grass? Is this some kind of SS-level pure special effects?"

Sig stared in disbelief.

As is well known, the anime "Chuunibyou" is a school-themed action manga, famous for its cool fight scenes. The characters can pull enemies into their mental worlds at any time to engage in a spectacular battle.

So, this card turns my imagined, cringeworthy moves into cool special effects that others can see? Is this where the SS-level quality of the cringeworthy card comes from?

Sig suddenly felt a chill in his heart.

Thinking back on his behavior in front of Rayleigh and Crocus during this time... a wave of regret washed over him once again.

I've played the role of a middle-aged chuunibyou for so long, and all you want is to add some special effects and call it a day?

Life is not worth living...

Sig shook his head inwardly and focused his attention on the small print following the word "ability".

"Can 70 energy points unlock the second stage? That would require at least 35% compatibility."

"The second stage should definitely transform into flames capable of affecting physical entities, right?"

At this moment, Sieg was a gambler who had lost everything.

The more ashamed he felt of playing the role of an older, delusional teenager, the less willing he was to stop... otherwise, he would seem like an idiot.

When Sieg demonstrated his abilities, Bigom was also surprised.

This contradicts her intelligence; Sieg has displayed abilities she was completely unaware of...

"Manipulating black flames? Sig, what kind of ability user are you? I'm getting more and more interested."

Bigom, holding her long sword Napoleon, glanced back at the ball of flame floating beside her.

The ability to manipulate flames is not limited to the Flame-Flame Fruit.

For example, Big Mom herself, the user of the Soul-Soul Fruit, can infuse her soul into flames, thereby unleashing power similar to that of the Flame-Flame Fruit.

"mom!"

Beside Big Mom, a ball of blazing flames appeared as Prometheus floated out.

Like the pirate hat Napoleon, this flame is one of the strongest Homies created with the soul of Big Mom, the Sun Prometheus.

"An enemy of this caliber doesn't need Mom's help; let me handle it!"

Prometheus spoke, but his eyes kept glancing at the black flames surrounding Sieg, and he was practically drooling.

It could sense that these black flames were extremely peculiar!

"You want to devour these flames, don't you, Prometheus?"

BIGMOM stopped, but did not stop them.

Prometheus is special; its essence is a ball of flame, making it impossible for it to be burned by other flames. It is very suitable for testing an unknown fire-manipulating ability user like Sigurd.

Flames were merely food for Prometheus, the sun, and would only make him stronger.

She placed her palms on the floating Prometheus and infused them with her own soul.

In the blink of an eye, Prometheus expanded rapidly, and in a short time, it was no smaller than the pirate ship beneath Big Mom's feet.

Prometheus hung in mid-air, just like a sun, his blazing flames turning the sky crimson, the intense heat distorting the air.

Prometheus the Sun, Zeus the Thundercloud, and Napoleon the Two-Horned Hat are all the strongest Homies created by Big Mom with her own soul, existing since Big Mom's childhood.

Zeus and Prometheus, in particular, can use techniques similar to those of Logia-type Devil Fruit users, but they are not Devil Fruit users and have no physical form. Even attacks imbued with Armament Haki cannot truly harm them.

"Black flames, they look delicious! Here I come!"

Having just escaped from Big Mom's body, Prometheus, the sun, excitedly pounced on her.

It didn't use any attacking moves, just a simple diving motion.

Ordinary flames cannot harm Prometheus at all; they are merely its food, and it has no intention of attacking its food.

However, after absorbing the soul power of BIGMOM, Prometheus, the sun, became so large that he resembled a miniature sun.

This simple leap was like a meteorite hitting the ground, with a scorching heat wave sweeping over it. In an instant, the surrounding sea surface hissed and steamed.

Sig raised his head and took a breath of the now scorching air.

Bang bang bang bang bang...

The Emperor Engine was pounding at its limit, and fear was ever-present, but this did not bring Sieg the slightest sense of security.

In the rush, Sieg only subconsciously raised his hand.

The dark purple flames beside him suddenly erupted, shooting into the sky and heading straight for Prometheus.

Prometheus, the sun, opened his mouth in delight, ready to swallow the black flame whole.

One black and one red, two flames suddenly collided in mid-air!

boom!

Prometheus was sent flying backward through the air, his face on the flames contorted into a grimace.

His body, originally golden-red and sun-like, was now tinged with wisps of black flame. As wisps of black smoke rose, Prometheus's body seemed to shrink slightly, and the black flames swirling around him gradually faded.

"It doesn't taste good at all...I'm angry!"

Prometheus opened his mouth and exhaled a puff of black smoke, glaring angrily at Sieg.

"this...."

Sig's eyes lit up immediately.

Contrary to his expectations, the pitch-black flames he manipulated seemed to be more than just a simple special effect.

"Is it because Prometheus was also made of fire? Or is there some other reason?"

Sieg didn't have time to think about it; all he knew was that he might have a chance to survive.

I glanced at the system panel; the chuunibyou energy bar was currently at 51/56.

That attack just now probably consumed about 5 points of chuunibyou energy.

"Isn't it just an illusion?"

Sieg suddenly became confident.