Chapter 100 - Bert and his trump card

Far behind Ian's house.

The crew along with Geo were standing there watching what was about to happen.

Geo had announced that Bert would like to have a spar against Ian. Mainly to show what he had done in the last five months he spent training. He was the only one that they didn't know what he had done for his training.

For Robin, she worked on her fruit solely and learned all the techniques of the anime, and even managed to reach beyond her limit of one thousand arms at a time.

And Ian knew that in the anime her body strength had limited her ability. But now that she was among the top of the world in terms of power it was no longer a problem for her.

She had managed to combine her parts and create giant limbs.

However to control many giant arms would still require great mastery of her fruit and focus. So her limit right now was at 6 giant arms each made from one thousand arms instead of just two. She can also combine more than one thousand hands into a single giant limb.

The difference between these giant arms however is that she is able to have them use Haki along with many dangerous skills she had learned. Like the tempest kick, Finger gun, and the like. One could say that Robin was going to be extremely dangerous in a group fight.

For Stella, she had managed to do the same as Robin.

Which is to combine her chains to make a chain in the shape of a hand as large as a giant's arm. With her increase in strength, she was able to create many chains too unlike previously where she was limited. She can also use the six marine' skills or Haki through her chains.

Although with enough force her chains can be broken. However, their strength is proportionate to her own power which means that not many that are alive can actually destroy them.

By Ian's input, she also finally been able to change the material of her chains. And was actually able to change them to gold at will or diamond. However, sadly the chains that she creates and leaves unattached to her for a long period return to dust.

She had managed to create many skills too, like wrapping chains around her hands giving the appearance of gauntlets. Which will give her an increase in strength. Or sprouting a chain with a sharp edge to use to attack as if daggers. She can also manifest a large number of moving chains in a circle around her body which will act as a defense and move to defend her or attack according to her wishes.

That left Elene.

And she had managed to create many attacks too.

The idiot Blackbeard had found out about the darkness properties and had thought it was all to the fruit. When rather the fruit gave the ability to manipulate the darkness itself. There was no need to go touch the other person or anything.

Rather Elene managed to manipulate the darkness to create hands that will catch the person and then its properties will strip him of his devil fruit. She was able to give the shadows physical substance and she can make them be as hard as diamonds or make them sharp enough to slice anything in their way.

She can release a wave of darkness that will block out all light inside, and in which only she can see what is happening. Anyone inside would feel himself getting slower and sleepier. In that environment, she will be able to transform into the darkness element just like normal logia would be able to.

And that was the reason why the darkness fruit was not a logia. It was because as long as there was any light the user can't form like a logia eater.

This was what the girls had managed to do in the remaining five months of their training. And even Ian had made many new techniques too.

Which left Bert who was the only one who didn't eat a devil fruit.

As they stood apart from each other, Bert gave a grin as he threw a small pill in the sky after which it fell into his open mouth.

Then almost instantly Ina watched with amazement as Bert's fur changed color to white. Then his size started growing and growing until he reached a hight of almost five meters tall. There was no need to say about his broad shoulders and the muscles he developed. His tail grew larger along with his mane.

"Sulong..." Ian muttered.

But he noticed that Bert's eyes were blue and focused. he had guessed that Bert would lose his control as he had never transformed and was never trained in this form as he had left his home at a young age.

Bert in his huge form gave a deep loud laugh before he suddenly disappeared from his place and appeared swinging his claws filled with electricity at Ian.

Ian didn't need to dodge as he was a lightning human, but on closer looks, he hurriedly reformed a bit of distance away.

Bert's claws were black meaning he was using his Haki.

Ian grinned as he praised.

"Congrats, Bert. This is really awesome of you." Then he took a position to attack himself.

He turned to lightning and reformed near Bert delivering a lightning kick but was surprised as he had guarded with his arms crossed and coted in Haki.

The sulong form heightened senses but Ian thought that this was quite impressive.

Bert focused his Haki on his hands which had them surrounded in a purple aura before he attacked once again. And Ian immediately noticed the advanced use of armament Haki: Emission.

And so, the spar continued with the both of them exchanging moves, at times guarding, and others attacking.

Ian was able to gauge Bert's strength at around the early third stage which was rather impressive. And it also meant he had finally got the strength he wanted to protect his family and help Elene. He was after all in this form as strong as her.

After a while, they stopped as Bert was exhausted and had started reverting to his original form after which he sat at the ground breathing hardly. Ian walked towards him. Along with the rest too. They had questions to ask.