The bright moon hung high in the sky like a silver disc.
On the White-White Sea, silvery waves rolled and surged.
Ren leaned against the mast, munching on an apple in his hand.
“Working so hard in the middle of the night.
Thanks for helping us haul the treasure aboard!”
“Don’t mention it, don’t mention it.
It’s what we’re supposed to do!”
The Twin Bear Brothers’ younger brother waved his hand.
“Wait, who the hell are you?”
The elder brother suddenly jolted, finally realizing something was wrong.
“You ask who I am?
This is my ship.
Who do you think I am?”
Ren smiled.
“Your ship!”
Big Bear’s eyes widened in disbelief.
“You’ve been here the whole time?”
Before boarding, they had clearly searched the ship from bow to stern and confirmed that there was no one aboard.
So how had someone suddenly appeared?
“Not exactly.
I just got back myself.”
Ren smiled.
“Whatever.
I don’t care who you are.
From now on, this ship has been commandeered by the Twin Bear Brothers!”
Big Bear declared domineeringly.
“Oh?”
Ren couldn’t help laughing.
Was there something magical about this ship?
The exact same thing had already happened twice.
Earlier, Rocks had also commandeered this ship from someone else.
“What’s with the ‘oh’?
Let me tell you.
We are the famous Twin Bear Brothers of the West Blue.
One day, we’re going to conquer the Grand Line, and our combined bounties total a whopping 2.5 million Berries!”
Big Bear proudly introduced himself.
“That’s right, that’s right!
We’re 2.5 million!
Scared yet?”
Little Bear chimed in.
“You idiot, Little Bear!
It’s 2.5 million Berries, not 2.5!
How much difference does that make?”
Big Bear scolded him.
“Let me calculate…”
The honest and simple-minded Little Bear began counting on his fingers.
“One times one is one, two times two is two…”
The corner of Ren’s mouth twitched.
These two treasure thieves really were a pair of living clowns.
“Kid, we don’t want to get rough with you.
If you know what’s good for you, get off the ship yourself.”
Big Bear waved his hand.
“No rush.”
Ren waved his hand as well.
“I already know who you two are.
Don’t you want to know who we are?”
“Or perhaps you’d like to know who killed the god of this island and allowed you to regain your freedom?”
“No, no, there’s no way it could have been you…”
Big Bear waved his hand.
“Look at how young you are.
There’s no way you could have beaten that old man.”
“Maybe your captain is powerful, but he probably won’t be able to get back for a while.”
“Besides…”
At this point, Big Bear’s tone changed.
“Aside from that lightning old man, there isn’t anyone on this sea who can make the two of us brothers afraid.”
“Is that so?”
Then I’d really like to test that claim!”
Ren smiled.
“Trying to stall for time won’t help.”
“Watch closely.”
Big Bear called out to his simple-minded brother beside him.
“Little Bear, transform together!
Scare him to death!”
“All right, Big Brother!”
Little Bear answered.
“RAAAAAAAAH!”
The Twin Bear Brothers shouted in unison.
Under the moonlight, they began transforming.
Their already massive bodies swelled even further.
Black and brown fur respectively burst through their skin, covering their entire bodies.
Before long, the Twin Bear Brothers had completed their transformations.
Big Bear transformed into a four-meter-tall black bear.
He was a Devil Fruit user of the Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit, Black Bear Model!!!
Little Bear’s transformation was even more exaggerated.
His height exceeded eight meters, and his brown fur fluttered in the wind.
He was a Devil Fruit user of the Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit, Brown Bear Model!!!
Above the mast, Ren sat upright as he watched the brothers transform.
So these two idiots really were bears!
He had truly struck gold this time!
This Sky Island, Little Western Sky, really was a treasure trove!
“Big Bear, Big Bear, why do I feel like that little brother is looking at us the same way he’d look at a naked beauty?”
Brown Bear Little Bear spoke with a bashful expression.
“Who are you calling a woman…?”
Black Bear Big Bear frowned.
“But that kid’s gaze really is strange.”
Hearing the two bears whispering and gossiping about him behind his back, Ren’s face immediately darkened.
With the way you two bears look, who the hell would be interested in you?
No!
Even a ghost would have to be blind to find you attractive!
Ren took a deep breath and calmed himself.
“You’ve finished showing off your transformations.”
“Now it’s my turn.”
Zzt—!
Blue-violet arcs of electricity flickered around Ren.
Ren extended one finger.
Two bolts of electricity shot out in an instant, striking the two idiots.
They immediately began dancing the breakdance on the deck as electricity coursed through them.
A moment later—
Thud!
Thud!
The two idiots simultaneously dropped to their knees, maintaining the standard dogeza position as they began apologizing.
“We’re truly, incredibly sorry!
We were speaking way too loudly just now!
Please forgive us!”
“Please!
Spare us!
We can do anything!”
Over the past year, they had been electrocuted by the divine old man in much the same way countless times, convulsing and collapsing in agony.
Therefore, the moment they discovered that Ren could also wield the power of lightning, they didn’t hesitate for even a second.
They immediately submitted.
At this moment, however, Ren completely ignored the two idiots.
Because right now, he was immersed in the wonderful sensation of recording Zoan-type Devil Fruit abilities, unable to tear himself away.
[Congratulations, Host, on defeating a Black Bear Fruit user.
The Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit, Black Bear Model ability has been successfully recorded!]
[Congratulations, Host, on defeating a Brown Bear Fruit user.
The Zoan-type Bear-Bear Fruit, Brown Bear Model ability has been successfully recorded!]
On the Editor’s panel, a new Zoan-type category had appeared beneath the Devil Fruit section.
The abilities of the two bears were prominently listed within it.
But that wasn’t even the most wonderful part.
What truly delighted Ren was the hidden surprise that came after recording the Zoan-type Devil Fruits.
Ren could clearly feel that the moment he successfully recorded the Black Bear and Brown Bear abilities, his physical strength had increased dramatically.
It had practically doubled.
Of the three types of Devil Fruits, Paramecia-types granted supernatural abilities, Logia-types granted the power to control elements, while Zoan-types not only granted the power to transform into animals, but also strengthened the user’s physical body.
This was now being demonstrated in Ren himself.
His strength, speed, defense, stamina…
All of these attributes had been enhanced and upgraded.
The ordinary Zoan-type Devil Fruit, which Ren had initially thought wasn’t particularly useful, had brought him an unexpected surprise.
Just as Ren was immersed in the wonderful sensation of his physical enhancement, an overwhelmingly powerful aura suddenly came from the island cloud shore not far away.
Rocks had arrived!
Not long after discovering that the treasure had been stolen, Ren had immediately transformed into lightning and used his speed to search for the thieves’ tracks.
Rocks was slower than him, so he had fallen behind and had only just caught up.
“Ren, are these two the little thieves who dared to steal from me?”
Rocks leaped onto the deck and coldly stared at the two idiots.
Boom!
An overwhelming aura, as terrifying as an evil spirit, erupted from Rocks’ body.
The Twin Bear Brothers were so frightened that they nearly wet themselves.