"Ouch, ouch, ouch!"
Yamato covered her blood-stained backside with both hands, rolling around in pain. Two large tears flew from her eyes.
It hurt so much, even more than her father's spiked club!
Her palms were wet.
Waaah~~ it's bleeding!
"This is"
A shadow covered the girl.
Yamato looked up in fright. A giant dark shadow was falling from the sky!
It was Daichi!
The man's strong, muscled arm was bent into a triangle. His rock-like elbow pointed directly at her!
Yamato's pupils shrank violently!
Wait, if she got hit by that, she would definitely—
"Boulder Elbow!"
The elbow deeply sank into her stomach!
"Pfft!"
Yamato's eyes bulged out. Her waist sank into the ground, while both ends of her body stretched straight up to the sky, bent into a V-shape.
Consciousness... consciousness was fading...
In a daze, her body was dragged, followed by a dizzying spin.
"Yo-Yo Giant Windmill!"
Daichi grabbed Yamato's feet, spinning rapidly in place. When the spinning force reached its limit, he suddenly let go of his hands, flinging Yamato out.
"Whoosh!"
The girl shot like a cannonball toward the distant mountain wall.
"Boom!"
The mountain wall shattered and cracked. A large amount of rocks fell like rain, kicking up a massive cloud of dust that covered the girl.
Facing such a scene, a normal person would surely watch from a distance, but Daichi risked being hit by falling rocks and charged into the dust.
In less than three seconds, Daichi came out from the dust dragging the limp Yamato, then ran straight up the mountain wall.
The wind howled in the girl's ears.
"Wind?"
Yamato's consciousness was blurry. She struggled to open her swollen eyes, finding her body upside down, getting further and further from the ground.
Soon, she discovered the truth.
She was going up to the heavens!
What in the world was happening?!
When they were nearly a hundred meters off the ground, Daichi suddenly threw Yamato into the sky, then pushed off with both feet, launching himself toward Yamato. He hooked his arms around Yamato's upside-down body and began to spin.
The two fell at high speed!
"Waaah, help, help me!"
Yamato realized her situation and struggled desperately in fright, but her weakened body couldn't break free from Daichi's hold.
"Finishing Move: Spiral Piledriver!"
The two locked together, fell to the ground like a meteor.
"Boom!"
The earth shattered and exploded. A wave-like cloud of dust swept across the back mountain.
The terrifying force left the surrounding pirates speechless.
This guy is so fierce!
Once the dust cleared.
Daichi stood in the center of the crater. Not far from him, the girl's upper body was stuck in the ground. Her long legs remaining on the surface stretched straight up into the sky.
Like a planted onion.
"Thud!"
Her legs seemed to lose their support, falling limply.
K.O!
"A true man should wrestle!"
Daichi was very satisfied.
Compared to fighting with swords, his strong body was more suited for close-up combat, especially wrestling and grappling.
Now, it was time to enjoy the victory.
Daichi raised his arms, striking a winner's pose and circling Yamato, waiting for the cheers of the audience.
However, the surroundings were strangely quiet.
"Huh?!"
Daichi's brow immediately furrowed.
What's going on? Where's the applause?
Hmph, a bunch of clueless idiots.
His fierce gaze unconsciously swept around.
The pirates stepped back three steps in fear, looking at Daichi with eyes full of shock, as if they had seen a demon.
"He actually used such a cruel combo on a woman!"
"And he attacked Yamato-sama's backside!"
"Is this guy a demon?!"
Whispers began to echo.
Especially the female pirates, who looked at Daichi with eyes full of terror.
No one knows who started it, but all the pirates pouted and booed, at the same time giving a thumbs down.
Even his teammates were no exception, joining in the loud jeering.
"Demon! Demon! Demon!"
"All of you, shut up!"
Daichi roared with a darkened face.
With Yamato's monstrous body, who could defeat her without going all out? And he still had to thank Kaido for taking away 99% of Yamato's health, plus the wearing down from Ulti and the others.
Otherwise, his attacks would at most be like giving Yamato a bath.
Moreover, he always believed that mercy toward enemies was cruelty toward oneself, especially in a world where everyone's body was abnormal. Fighting with everything and leaving no chance was the way to go.
What if this girl got up again?
In another five years, the Beast Pirates would lose their way!
"Hmph!"
Daichi snorted, pulled Yamato out, put her on his shoulder, and walked toward Skull Dome.
The pirates automatically moved aside to form a path, watching Daichi leave.
Although they booed, their bodies were strangely obedient. In the brutal Beast Pirates, strength was the only rule.
Even several Headliners did not interfere.
The strength Daichi showed was enough to earn their respect, not to mention Daichi had Ulti as his backer, making him not so easy to mess with.
"Wait for us, Daichi!"
The fan club members carried Ulti and Page One, quickly following behind Daichi. Their eyes were filled with shock and admiration.
In their memory, Daichi, though quite strong, had never displayed the power he showed today.
This level of strength was surely enough to be a Headliner, right?
"Daichi, you seem to have gotten stronger, haven't you?"
"Of course!"
Daichi grinned.
In just two and a half months since transmigrating, his body had nearly doubled in strength, reaching the qualifying line for a Headliner.
The reason for his increased strength was simple. After transmigrating, a tenant had appeared within his body—a young Pokémon covered entirely in red armor.
Its name was—Groudon!
It was the Groudon that fought with Kyogre, then got beaten by Rayquaza together, the legendary Pokémon which couldn't fly.
He was now essentially a Groudon Jinchuriki, or rather, a Zoan-type Devil Fruit user who had eaten the Mythical Zoan: Groudon Form, and he didn't have the weaknesses of Sea-Prism Stone or seawater.
Daichi closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking into his inner space.
In the warm, dry cave, Groudon, only the size of a soccer ball, was curled up, sleeping soundly.
Seemingly sensing Daichi's arrival, Groudon slightly opened its eyelids. Upon seeing Daichi, it immediately opened its mouth happily.
"Wah (hungry)~ Wah (hungry)~~"
"Just a moment longer."
Daichi replied with a bit of a headache.
This little guy seemed to never get full, eating at least eight meals a day, and was very picky, only eating nutrient-rich meats and not even looking at carbohydrate foods.
What a spendthrift!
His money couldn't be saved because this guy ate too much.
However, the benefits were also obvious.
Now he and the little guy were one. As the little guy developed and grew, his own body would also grow with it.
Not only that, he also gained Groudon's power to control the earth. The Precipice Blades he used earlier, and running straight on the mountain wall, were all thanks to the power of the earth.
One more thing: the little guy was still a baby, yet in just two and a half months, it had doubled his body strength. He couldn't imagine how strong he would become when the little guy reached adulthood.
In short, the future is promising!