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  "Wow—"

  "Amazing!!!"

  "Big Brother El, you're incredible..."

  "I want to ride the Ferris wheel!"

  "I want to ride the carousel!"

  Gazing at the dreamlike amusement park before them, Linlin, Gerd, Hajrudin, and the children from the Sheep’s House had eyes sparkling with excitement as they rushed forward, eager to py.

  "This is unbelievable..."

  "It's like a miracle!"

  "He even do something like this?"

  "His power is too extraordinary..."

  "Is this guy a god? It feels like a dream!"

  Even the giants were left dumbfouheir jaws dropped in disbelief as they stared at El, who had transformed into Quetzalcoatl. They marveled at how this young man, with both Lunarian and giant blood, bined with his Mythical Zoan abilities, seemed capable of anything. No wonder Mountain Beard and Waterfall Beard held him in such high regard.

  "Phew—"

  El’s massive body shrank back to his normal form as he exhaled deeply. "Doing all this at once isn’t easy," he admitted. However, as he looked at the masterpiece before him—the dreamnd amusement park—he couldn’t help but smile with satisfa.

  Soon, once Gerd mastered her Soul-Soul Fruit powers, they could harvest the souls of pirates or marines and ihem into these pnt-based structures, bringing the amusement park to life. El even envisioned colleg pnt seeds from all over the world to grow here, like the Yarukiman Mangroves from the Sabaody Archipego or the us from Boin Archipego. With all that, this pce would truly bee a dream kingdom.

  "El, you’re amazing!" Gerd rushed over to him, her eyes sparkling with admiration. "I want to stay here too!"

  She g to El, captivated by the pd unwilling to return to Elbaf.

  "If you like it, then you stay for a few days," El said with a smile.

  Sihey were close to Elbaf, letting Gerd stay for a short time wasn’t a problem. Besides, El had always inte her over. The power of the Soul-Soul Fruit would be extremely useful iure.

  "That’s great! We won’t have to worry about Gerd’s safety with El around!" Oimo said with a grin. "I’ll expihing to your parents."

  "Really? That’s wonderful!" Gerd was thrilled.

  "Big Brother El..." Even Hajrudin, who was usually shy, looked longingly at El, clearly wanting to stay but hesitant to ask.

  "If that’s the case, you stay too. I’ll take you both back to Elbaf in a few days," El said, giving Hajrudin a light pat on the shoulder.

  El valued Hajrudin as a future ally among the giants. With some training, Hajrudin had the potential to bee a formidable fighter. More importantly, with both Hajrudin and Gerd as es, bined with El’s retionship with Elbaf, he would be able to recruit miant warriors iure.

  "That’s awesome! Thank you, Big Brother El!" Hajrudin grinned from ear to ear.

  Despite being much older than El, Hajrudily admired him. El wasn’t just immensely strong with an iructible body—his bat skills were far superior. Even when using only as much strength as Hajrudin, El could easily overpower him, earning Hajrudin’s resped loyalty.

  "Big Brother El! Gerd! Hajrudin! e join us!" Linlin, already sitting on a giant swing made of sturdy vines, called out excitedly.

  "Okay—"

  "Wait for me, Gerd!"

  Gerd and Hajrudin eagerly ran towards Linlin to join in on the fun.

  El, however, didn’t immediately join them. Instead, he smiled and waved goodbye to Kashii, Raideen, and Oimo as the giants prepared to leave. He watched as they rowed away from the isnd.

  "Safe travels!"

  "Goodbye!" they called back with smiles.

  Just as El turned back around, he heard the children from the Sheep’s House shouting in arm.

  "Ah—"

  "What’s that?"

  "Is Linlin a monster?"

  "She turned into a giant bat!"

  Looking up, El saw a massive bat with purple-bck fur carrying Gerd and Hajrudin as it flew swiftly through the sky. It moved like a shadow, disappearing into the clouds with incredible speed.

  "Put me down! I want to go back to the ground!"

  "Linlin, I don’t want to fly this high! Waaah!"

  As the ground grew farther and farther away, Hajrudin and Gerd screamed in terror, their faces pale with tears streaming down.

  "Hehe, let’s go higher!" Linlin, in her vampire bat form, was ecstatid paid no attention to their cries, fpping her wings and flying toward the top of the tallest tree on the isnd.

  She quickly soared past the giant windmill and nded on the huge lookout tower at the tree’s summit.

  "Huff... huff..."

  "I’m alive..."

  Gerd and Hajrudin colpsed onto the floor of the lookout tower, their faces as white as sheets. They sat there, panting heavily, as if they had narrowly escaped death.

  "Gerd, Hajrudin, look! The view is amazing from up here!" Linlin, now ba her human form, stood at the edge of the tower, excitedly gazing at the vast ndscape.

  Gerd, regaining her breath, lightly smacked Linlin’s head. "Linlin, that was reckless!"

  But soon, she too was captivated by the breathtaking view. Her eyes sparkled as she shouted, "Wow! This is incredible!"

  "Hehe, isn’t it amazing?" Linlin beamed, stretg her arms out wide.

  "What a troublesome kid..." El smiled wryly and, with a strong fp of his bck wings, swiftly flew up to joi the top of the tower.

  He had to admit, Linlin’s talent was remarkable. In such a short time, she had already mastered much of her Vampire Zoan abilities.

  Aside from being able to steal "youth" and "lifespan," she could transform into a giant bat, and if needed, split into tless small bats to evade attacks or unch assaults on multiple targets at ohese bats shared the same strength and resilience as her main form, making them nearly impervious tur attacks and even immuo normal fire.

  Their teeth were razor-sharp, capable of biting through thick steel ptes, making their attacks extremely powerful. Moreover, they could directly drain blood or steal the "youth" of their victims. All this, and she had only just begun expl the full potential of her powers.

  "El!" Gerd called excitedly as she pointed out to sea, where the giants’ ship was sailing away. "Look! The view from here is so beautiful! You still see Kashii and Oimo’s ship!"

  Like a fallen angel, El’s t figure nded gracefully on the lookout tower.

  "Linlin, you haven’t had any formal traini. It’s dangerous to carry people while flying like that. Don’t do it again, okay?" he gently scolded, knog on Linlin’s head.

  He then pinched her chubby cheeks, resolving to help her lose weight soon. After all, the future most beautiful woman of the seas couldn’t stay this plump!

  "Ouch!" Linlin rubbed her forehead, nodding sheepishly. "I uand, Big Brother El!"

  "Good. Look at poor Hajrudin—you scared him half to death," El said, gng at Hajrudin, who was trembling as he tried to stand.

  "Do you want to go back down, Hajrudin?" El asked.

  "Yes, yes, Big Brother El, please take me down!" Hajrudin nodded quickly, his voice trembling with fear.

  Seeing him sweating and shaking, afraid even to look over the edge, El chuckled. "Hey, don’t tell me you’re afraid of heights?"

  "Who’s afraid of heights..." Hajrudin, feeling challeried to prove himself by looking down.

  Then—

  Thud!

  He immediately colpsed to the ground, clutg El’s leg as he cried out, "Waaah! Big Brother El, please take me down! It’s too high up here!"

  "Huh?"

  Linlin, feeling the cool breeze and looking around, scratched her head in fusion. "Is it really that high up?"

  If it weren’t for the height of the tower, she felt like she could fly even higher!

  "Hajrudin is such a scaredy-cat... shame on you!" Gerd teased, stig her to at him.

  "Haha..." El couldn’t help but ugh at Hajrudin’s rea. "Alright, st. I’ll take you down now!"