The object looked like a mass of violet cloud, faint lightning patterns in the shape of magatama flickering within its mist. Beneath the swirling vapor, miniature storms of wind and rain intertwined in constant motion.
A light screen appeared beside it, displaying its data:
[Weather Cloud]
Origin: ??
Type: Artificial Natural Phenomenon
Effect:Normally exists in a cloud-like state but can be freely defined by the user in terms of shape, form, and scale.
Possesses the following properties: Natural Weather, Pseudo–Will of Nature, and Wrath of Thunder.
Natural Weather: Due to fusion with Rune of Lightning, the Weather Cloud's default form is locked to a thunderstorm system, containing vast reserves of electrical energy.
When released into natural cloud layers, it becomes the core of the surrounding weather system. From that center, it can influence and merge with natural weather conditions.
After full assimilation, the user can manipulate the Weather Cloud's domain to generate various natural weathers — rainfall, tempests, even small-scale tsunamis once sufficient energy is accumulated.
Range of influence: minimum 1 meter, maximum 200 kilometers. This is its upper limit, but amplification abilities may expand its radiation radius indefinitely.
Pseudo–Will of Nature: Derived from activation of the Rat Talisman Fragment and permissions of the Rune Sigil.
When the Weather Cloud completely fuses with natural weather and becomes the core of that system, this trait activates.
The wielder gains macroscopic control over the entire regional climate. Within that area of influence, they can alter the environment at will — wind speed, moisture, temperature, sunlight, all elements fall under their authority.
Wrath of Thunder: Originates from the Thunder Drums, Bolts of Gransax, and Rune Sigils.
When the Weather Cloud enters thunderstorm mode, the wielder gains absolute command over all lightning within that sky.
Upon entering Wrath of Thunder state, lightning born within the region can condense into independent avatars — physical clones possessing the same abilities as the user.]
[Consumption: None]
"Hiss…"
Holding the soft, languid Nami in his arms, Ren sucked in a sharp breath.
After reading the description, his first thought was simple —Nami, the Daughter of Weather, was about to evolve into the Mother of Weather.
Forget anything else —That Pseudo–Will of Nature alone was absurd.
Combine that with the other two properties, and the result was practically a mobile natural disaster.
And the user… was Nami, wielder of thunder itself.
No exaggeration — Nami with this weapon was nation-level destructive power.
Just imagine it: She enters the clouds, deploys the Weather Cloud, fuses with the natural atmosphere, and defines the weather as storm.
Then she manipulates the storm's wind force and speed, uses electromagnetic propulsion…
A tsunami tens of meters high could rise from nothing.
For any island nation, that was an extinction-level threat.
And doubt her capability? Not a chance.With such a gifted Weather Scholar template and a divine-tier weapon like this —it would be strange if she couldn't do it!
"What's wrong? Is it not working?"
Nami had noticed the synthesis was complete. Her lazy posture vanished, replaced by shining eyes of expectation. But upon seeing Ren's stunned look, she frowned with concern.
"If it's not good enough, you'd better fix it for me!"
She grabbed his collar fiercely — though the hazy look in her eyes and the blush on her cheeks made her threat feel more like a tease.
"It's not bad — it's too good."
Ren couldn't help biting her gently, leaving a small mark on her lips before explaining the Weather Cloud's abilities in detail.
As she listened, Nami's eyes sparkled brighter and brighter.
"I love you, Ren!"
Overcome with excitement, she pounced on him, leaving a retaliatory bite on his neck — and then that was that.
With Ren still wincing in pain, Nami hopped off the bed and began experimenting with the Weather Cloud.
She quickly discovered the object was similar to Ren's Thunder Spear — semi-sentient and strongly attuned to her.
Within minutes, she dashed out the door to test it outdoors.
Ren could only shake his head, rubbing the spot on his neck helplessly. "That woman's getting more and more unrestrained."
He sighed, then opened the Dimensional Roulette for another spin.
He skipped Nojiko's prize for now — the last batch of materials had already yielded a bug-level weapon. Luck that good surely drained some fortune.
To stay safe, he decided to offer a Sea Sacrifice first. This time, he threw in a Crafting Table as tribute.
[Sea Sacrifice — Success!]
[Final Use.]
[Fulfillment — Triggered!]
"Tch… already starting to give me redundant blessings?" Ren clicked his tongue and spun the roulette.
Golden light turned, five colored beams shot out —
{Acquired – Willow's Lighter}
{Acquired – Heart of Crimson}
{Acquired – Evil God's Flame}
{Acquired – Meteor Blaze}
{Acquired – Fire Orb}
This was a targeted category draw — perfect for a synthesis scroll. The real core, however, was the first prize and the fusion of the others.
As for the fifth slot, it was meant to replace the now-outdated Dragon Talisman. Its fire output had begun lagging behind the times.
Ren scanned the data:
[Willow's Lighter]
Origin: Don't Starve / ??
Type: Cursed Tool
Effect: A magical item born alongside the Fire Girl of Don't Starve, empowered by her dying curse, forming an infernal conduit…
Having understood the basics, Ren immediately activated a synthesis scroll, feeding all the prizes in.
A burst of white light — and a crimson lighter carved with trails of red smoke emerged.
A light screen popped up once more:
[Evil God Lighter]
Origin: ??
Type: Cursed Entity]
Effect: Through fusion of multiple identical-origin abilities, a unique lineage was born — Pyromaniac Evil God.
Unified Traits: Infinite Hellfire, Controlled Flame, Hunger for Fire.
Infinite Hellfire: When activated, produces endless evil fire with a base temperature of 2,000°C. It feeds on nearby humans' negative emotions, converting malice into fuel, expanding its burn exponentially.
Controlled Flame: Grants absolute authority over the hellfire — the wielder can choose targets to spare or intensify burn rate and destructive output.
Hunger for Fire: Consumes surrounding flames to undergo qualitative evolution.Fire phases:Arsonist (2,000°C) → Firestarter (4,000°C) → Flame Envoy (6,000°C) → Crimson King (8,000°C) → Evil God of Destruction (10,000°C)]
Consumption: Malice
Ren stared at the final stage — 10,000°C hellfire — and fell silent.
That was insane.
To vaporize a human body, temperatures of 8,600–9,700°C per millisecond were required — instantaneous transition from matter to gas.
Yet this lighter reached 10,000°C.
And it wasn't a brief burst — it was sustained.
Meaning Nojiko, upon reaching the "Evil God" stage, could wield fire so intense it vaporized foes at the slightest touch.
At that temperature, even proximity meant death — the air itself would sear flesh before contact.
Even Armament Haki defenses might fail under that assault.
Without Haki? Instant vaporization.
Granted, such extremes required full transformation and might not be practical every time — but even the lower phases were devastating.
And honestly, one didn't need vaporization to kill. Humans were fragile; searing through skin and muscle was more than enough.
Most terrifying of all — the starting temperature was already 2,000°C.
For comparison, Divine Punishment: Type I flames peaked at 2,700°C — and those were intermittent.
The Evil God Lighter had no such limitation.
Which left Ren muttering with a sigh:
"The Flame-Flame Fruit? Even a dog wouldn't eat that."
He pocketed the lighter with mild regret.
"Not quite on par with Nami's Weather Cloud," he mused, "but not bad either."
After all, Nami's weapon was a once-in-a-lifetime miracle — powered by the Thunder Drums themselves.
Without those four, even the Rat Talisman Fragment couldn't have birthed that pseudo-will.
At best, it should've produced a semi-sentient weapon like his Thunder Spear.
There was no reason it should evolve into something that could control nature itself.
Still, the Evil God Lighter would be perfect for Nojiko.
Ren handed it over immediately — time to get her familiar with it.
Because soon, it was action time.
With the Red-Haired Pirates remaining quiet after their last move, Ren decided it was time for a little field test.
Besides, the Rainbow Mist project needed new materials anyway — and Robin had just sent fresh intelligence.
So this time, he'd take a few companions down below, stir the waters a little…
And maybe, just maybe — give little Doflamingo the opportunity he'd been waiting for.
(End of Chapter)