Aluo gagged for a moment.
Suddenly, the nausea in his stomach rapidly disappeared, and a power he had never felt before surged from his body.
This power made him itch all over and quickly completed the transformation of his entire body.
Seeing that Aluo was no longer gagging, everyone looked at him curiously.
Aluo trembled on the ground, then rapidly expanded, soon transforming into a giant black ant.
Ah Hua and Ah Hua watched in shock as Aluo turned into a black ant.
It was the first time they had witnessed such a spectacle.
A living person, granted demonic power, had truly become an insect.
Kong Tai and Gu Yina fared a little better. Although they were also curious, they weren't to the point of shock.
Indigo chuckled on the side.
He had seen such scenes countless times and was no longer surprised.
Ever since transforming into an ant, Aluo had basically understood the true purpose of the Ant-Ant Fruit.
He excitedly raised his hind legs, then his head, then his body, quickly transforming into an ant-man with four arms and two antennae on his head.
"Wow! It's amazing."
Ah Hua, seeing Aluo's transformation, rushed towards him, wanting to grab his antennae.
But Aluo, as if foreseeing this, stepped aside first, easily dodging Ah Hua's hand reaching for his antennae.
"Hmm!"
Kong Tai, seeing Aluo's movement, a glint flashed in his eyes.
He looked at Aluo, then quickly reached out to grab his head.
Aluo, as if foreseeing this, dodged Kong Tai's hand in advance.
Ah Tao's hand, holding a cigarette, paused in mid-air. Ah Hua stood behind Aluo, looking at him in shock.
He didn't know what this ability to anticipate attack routes was.
But he often saw it in Kong Tai and Gu Yina, so it must be a unique ability of the strong.
He didn't know, but Indigo did.
He looked at Aluo curiously, with a hint of shock on his face.
"Kenbunshoku Haki?"
"It's not Kenbunshoku, it should be a sensory enhancement that comes with the fruit," Kong Tai said, a smile in his eyes as he looked at Aluo. "However, with such strong perception, with training, he should be able to awaken Kenbunshoku Haki soon."
"Oh..."
Even though it wasn't true Kenbunshoku, Indigo was still very shocked.
Kenbunshoku Haki!
This was not as easy to awaken as Busoshoku Haki.
If it were Busoshoku Haki, as long as one's talent wasn't too poor, an ordinary person could awaken it through extensive training.
But Kenbunshoku Haki was completely different; it truly required opportunity and talent.
It was not something ordinary people could awaken.
He wasn't shocked by Kenbunshoku Haki itself. Although it depended on talent, who was he? He was the ship's doctor on the legendary pirate Shiki's ship.
Let alone Kenbunshoku Haki, he had seen plenty of Haoshoku Haki.
What truly shocked him was that the "Ant-Ant Fruit" could give someone the ability to quickly awaken Kenbunshoku Haki.
If he had known this earlier, this fruit would have been sold long ago.
Aluo thoroughly felt the changes in his body and slowly opened his eyes.
He first looked at Kong Tai with gratitude.
The Ant-Ant Fruit had brought about tremendous changes in him. He felt he could now instantly kill his past self.
This feeling of power was truly intoxicating.
Kong Tai smiled when he saw Aluo wake up.
As expected, the "Ant-Ant Fruit" was as he had imagined, and it did have other abilities.
Just the ability to quickly awaken Kenbunshoku Haki was enough for this fruit to rank quite high among Zoan-type fruits.
With such strong perception, coupled with the physical amplification provided by the Ant-Ant Fruit, as long as Aluo trained diligently in his domain, he should be able to awaken both Haki soon.
At that time, whether he wanted to continue training swordsmanship to become a swordsman or practice shooting to become a sniper, he would be twice as effective with half the effort.
He looked at Aluo and asked with a smile, "Aluo, tell me! Besides strong perception, what other abilities do you have now?"
Aluo scanned his surroundings, his antennae twitched, and all pointed in one direction.
He turned his head towards the direction of his antennae and said excitedly, "My antennae can sense weather changes nearby."
"Weather changes?"
Kong Tai and Indigo both looked shocked.
Kong Tai was shocked by how powerful the "Ant-Ant Fruit" was. Wasn't this a weakened version of Nami's ability?
Indigo, on the other hand, purely felt it was a shame for Shiki. If Shiki had known the abilities of the Ant-Ant Fruit, he would have rushed out of hell in regret.
He knew Shiki feared nothing except unpredictable weather.
If Shiki had found someone who could predict the weather, or an ability to do so, with his massive fleet and flying capabilities, he probably would have already conquered the world.
"How far can you sense the weather now?"
Kong Tai snapped back to attention and asked Aluo.
Damn it, if Aluo could predict the weather, wouldn't all his years of studying navigation books be in vain?
He never thought that diligent study would be so easily surpassed by cheating.
Aluo closed his eyes, the antennae on his forehead swayed, and he sensed for a while.
He opened his eyes and smiled at Kong Tai, "I can sense the weather within a radius of a few kilometers."
He touched his chin and thought for a moment, then added, "With future training and gradually mastering the fruit's abilities, I should be able to increase the range."
"Truly monstrous!"
Indigo stood aside and exclaimed, "For those sailing the Grand Line, the most terrifying things are never pirates or the Marines, but the erratic and changeable weather."
He looked up, his eyes fixed on Aluo, "And you, you are now one of the few top navigators in this world."
He turned his head, his face excited as he looked at Kong Tai.
On this pirate ship, which seemed very small in his eyes, not only did it have a captain who was a world-class powerhouse, but also a top-class navigator.
Then, there would be few beings on the Grand Line that could threaten them.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh heartily.
"Clank! Clank!"
Kong Tai could feel Indigo's happiness, and he was equally happy.
He looked at Aluo and asked with a smile, "Aluo will be our ship's navigator and lookout from now on."
"Well... do you want to continue training swordsmanship or shooting?"
Aluo suppressed his excitement and looked at Kong Tai seriously.
"I still plan to train shooting."
Ever since he felt that swordsmanship was hopeless, he had turned his attention to shooting.
This was also what their team needed.
"Okay!"
Kong Tai looked at Aluo, not saying anything. This was his own choice, and he respected it.
"You brat, you're really going to be the second strongest on the ship from now on!"
Ah Tao walked up to Aluo, put his arm around his shoulder, and said enviously.
He was genuinely happy for Aluo's transformation.
Of course, he only acknowledged Aluo as the second to last now, as Aluo couldn't possibly surpass him, the third.
Aluo yanked Ah Tao's arm away and showed off the muscles on his four arms.
"What second? I'm clearly third now!"
"What? Don't think you can challenge me just because you ate a Devil Fruit. I think you've gotten too full of yourself!"
Ah Tao, unwilling to be outdone, rolled up his sleeves, revealing arms as thick as an ordinary person's thighs.
Ah Tao was the strongest and tallest among the three of them.
Otherwise, Ah Hua and the other would not have willingly given up the third position before.
"Hey! Are you two guys forgetting about me?"
Ah Hua, unable to stand it any longer, said, "Has everyone gotten too arrogant? Am I, Ah Hua, so insignificant?"
He admitted that he probably couldn't beat Aluo now, but he couldn't lose in terms of spirit.
"Alright, stop arguing. I'm afraid you won't have the energy to argue later, so your training will be doubled."
"Double it if you want, who's afraid of who!"
Ah Hua loudly declared, his voice full of defiance.
Aluo shrugged indifferently. He was eager to train right away, so he didn't care.
Ah Tao calmly took out a cigarette, lit it, and blew smoke rings, trying to act cool.
This guy was the most skilled at acting cool among the three of them.