Chapter 172: Mythical Zoan – Spirit Elf Form
"Phew… this little perv! Still staring!" Luo Han 's muttering finally snapped Ellis back to reality. She cursed silently but didn't get angry. Instead, seeing that Luo Han hadn't suffered any ill effects, she breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to being seen naked, she cared more about his safety.
"But I can't let this pervy brat keep staring!" she thought angrily. With a flick of her thoughts, a leafy green skirt and chest wrap appeared over her body—clothing woven from foliage, conjured by her abilities, able to appear or vanish at will.
"This is all that little minx Aishi 's fault!" Ellis grumbled, embarrassed but fuming.
She had originally worn her signature leaf-woven top and floral skirt. But after arriving on Warship Island, Aishi had insisted that "real women wear bras," otherwise "they'll sag," and pushed her to dress more like a human. Unsure whether she was scared by the word "sag" or just wanted to fit in, Ellis ended up switching to custom mini-bras and outfits made specially by Aishi .
That incident had stunned everyone—no one expected Aishi could find clothing in such tiny sizes. That was the moment Ellis began to feel self-conscious about her size and started wanting to grow bigger, to make people see her in a more normal light.
Now, a bit too proud of her newly acquired ability to grow larger, she'd expanded from ten centimeters to four meters in height—and everything she wore had torn apart. The leafy outfit, being part of her body, hadn't felt like clothing at all. In her playful excitement, she didn't even realize she had been fully exposed—and someone had seen everything.
That "someone" was still dazed, fully immersed in his own fantasy. Even though she was now dressed again, Luo Han 's mind was still replaying the earlier scene on a loop… and his lips were practically beginning to curl up into a smile.
"This little pervy bastard!" Ellis finally snapped. Her forehead darkened. She raised both hands and—smack!—delivered a crisp slap to both sides of his face.
"Ah! What?!" Luo Han snapped out of it, dazed and confused, staring at Ellis. He realized he'd just been slapped. Soft palms still rested on his cheeks, and… the touch felt kind of nice.
But seeing his expression starting to daze again, Ellis quickly pulled her hands back.
"Pervy brat, that's enough staring. Let's go back up. Cole and the others will be worried," she said softly, still calling him a perv, but her tone was calm and warm. It seemed her temperament hadn't changed despite her new size.
Thank goodness, Luo Han breathed a sigh of relief. He still preferred the neighborly big-sister version of Ellis—though her new figure was far from "neighborly" anymore.
He couldn't help but sneak a few more glances. But when her eyes began to flare up again, he immediately said, "Alright! Heading up now!"
He wrapped them both in psychokinesis and shot up toward the surface—much faster than before.
Splash! Splash! Two massive fountains exploded as they burst from the water.
But instead of flying back to the ship, Ellis hovered above the Divine Tree's trunk. Luo Han , curious, followed her.
"Hey, they're back—wait… huh?" Aishi 's first reaction was joy, then confusion. "That's… Ellis, right?"
"That green leaf skirt is definitely hers, but… she's huge!" Aishi glanced down at herself, her expression dimming. She remembered Luo Han liked tall women…
"She's taller than Luo Han now," Sister Shao murmured in surprise. She hadn't heard about this ability before. Must be part of her Devil Fruit power, she thought.
Sora's eyes glinted as well—she hadn't expected the fruit to have this kind of ability.
"What's going on?" Luo Han asked as he joined Ellis.
She turned and smiled. "Remember when Tsuki invited me to Wano and I said you'd come chasing after me? Now I'll show you why you'd need me so badly."
Then she pointed into the distance. "Luo Han , go wait over there—this is going to be a bit dramatic."
Luo Han flew to the far side of the island, hovering above the seabed. His eyes gleamed. What kind of power could make me so desperate to have her with me that I'd break my own promises to go after her?
Ellis pressed her hands together, and her body once again began to glow with that signature green aura. This time, though, no light orbs emerged from her—she was gathering something.
Moments later, she finished building up energy, separated her hands, and called out, "Luo Han ! Thank you for bringing me this Devil Fruit. It's a Mythical Zoan-type—Human-Human Fruit, Spirit Elf form. And this is its greatest power!"
She spread her arms wide.
Suddenly, Luo Han sensed a massive shadow surging up from the sea below.
"…Wood Release?" he muttered, stunned.
Before he could process more, BOOM! A colossal Divine Tree shot skyward, triggering a tidal wave. It grew at terrifying speed, racing past Ellis and towering into the sky.
Crash! The wave hit Luo Han 's psychic shield and splashed harmlessly aside. As the water settled, he looked up and froze.
"…It grew that fast?!"
In just a few breaths, the Divine Tree had shot up past a thousand meters in height—taller than before. Its trunk had thickened massively, and the branches were lush and countless, spreading out like a giant canopy that covered forty kilometers, completely engulfing the area that was once Ring Tree Island.
The sky darkened instantly. On the ship, Aishi and the others looked up in awe, sunlight blocked by a web of interwoven branches and dense leaves.
"…Is that her true form?" Sister Shao whispered, stunned.
They all knew Ellis was once the Divine Tree of Luo Han 's homeland—destroyed by the World Government and saved by Luo Han 's Devil Fruit. But none of them had imagined she could regrow like this—so fast, so massive.
The sight utterly shattered Aishi 's confidence in ever competing with Ellis in terms of size. As she gazed at the towering tree shadow, she gave up. This is cheating! If her body can grow that massive, it means she can also become even bigger… nope, I'm not touching that rivalry.
Of course, Cole didn't react at all. To him, none of this mattered. Only the safety of loved ones would stir him—like if something happened to a certain someone.
That "someone" was Luo Han .
Right now, he felt like he was back in his childhood, watching Cole with awe and envy.
Why am I the one who got isekai'd, but everyone else is out here looking overpowered like they're cheating?
But this time, there was no jealousy. Not even a flicker.
Because Luo Han wasn't the same person he once was.
But… if that's all this ability does, it still doesn't explain why I can't leave her behind, Luo Han thought, eyes narrowing with anticipation. There's gotta be more to it.
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