“oo—”

  Before long, two figures sped through the sky over the sea.

  El, flying leisurely, found his thoughts drifting. Unknowingly, he had already fathered nine children, with the ever-growing Kukulkan family soon expeg several more members.

  The eldest two, Thor (the first son) and Sif (the first daughter), were twins born to Gerd, a giantess with limitless potential. From birth, the pair had dispyed extraordinary traits. By the age of three, their monstrous talents had already rivaled those of Linlin. As hybrids of the Giant Tribe and Lunarian race, their physiques were immense, and their bodies nearly iructible—virtually impervious to bdes or bullets. Their immerength made them true-born monsters.

  The third child, Dal (the sed son of the Kukulkan family), was born to Lillian, a member of the Three-Eye Tribe and a natural wielder of Observation Haki. Though his physicality didn’t match that of his older siblings, it far surpassed that of ordinary humans. He, too, was far from being an average individual, standing leagues above the likes of someone like Kozuki Oden. Born with a unique form of Observation Haki that allowed him to foresee the future, Dal also naturally awakehe Three-Eye Tribe’s racial ability to dis the essence of things. His remarkable aptitude for swordsmanship and exceptional uanding ensured his future as a formidable swordsman of great renown.

  The fourth child, Willie (the third son), was born to Sally, the Shapeshifting Witch. The fifth, Medusa (the sed daughter), was born to the Gloriosa, the Empress of Amazon Lily. The sixth, Eden (the third daughter), was born to Tethys, a female giantess. The seventh, Frey (the fourth son), was born to Helen, the Cloud Giantess. Though the talents of the younger children weren’t as exaggerated as the twin prodigies Thor and Sif, they were still extraordinary pared to most.

  Even those sidered less gifted, like Willie and Frey, had been granted Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits by El: the Angel Form Human-Human Fruit and the Nue Form Bird-Bird Fruit, respectively. With the enhas from these Mythical Zoan fruits, their abilities were among the best in the seas. If they worked hard enough, they would undoubtedly qualify to rival admirals and join the ranks of monsters.

  Ultimately, no one could predict the future with certainty. Individual achievements would depend on each child's determination, character, and opportunities. While ialent provided a higher starting point, it was he sole measure of one’s strength.

  Currently, Charlotte Linlin—the “main wife”—regnant with a boy and due to give birth in just over a month. Tethys, the female giantess, was also expeg her sed child, with delivery anticipated within two months. Meanwhile, Nef, Stussy, Toki, and Furiko were all pregnant as well, their due dates ranging from three to five months. The Lunarian race, on the brink of extin, had suddenly bee a lively and thriving unity.

  “Boom... Boom...”

  Totto Land Sea Area, Beast Isnd

  Linlin had chose Isnd as the location for the family gathering. However, even before the family head, El, had returhe gathering had already desded into chaos. The “problem children” were wreaking havoc, transf the isnd into a se of mayhem remi of locusts swarming through crops.

  “Crackle... Sizzle...”

  High in the sky, hundreds of meters above the ground, bolts of lightning and bursts of fme cshed repeatedly. Thor and Sif, the twin siblings, had started fighting. Terrifying lightning illumihe sky, while blue-green fmes ed the atmosphere. Even from a distahe heat waves radiating from their battle were palpable and hair-raising.

  “You’re so annoying, Thor! You won’t get away with this!”

  A fming phoenix, abze with blue-green fire, soared into the sky, fpping its wings in pursuit.

  “Give it back! That’s the gift Dad gave me!” Sif yelled furiously.

  “I’m not giving it back! And you ’t catch me anyway!” Thor taunted, flying off at top speed.

  In an instant, a fsh of lightning streaked across the sky, and Thor's figure appeared even higher in the air. Surrounded by iwining arcs of lightning and bzing fmes behind his head, he held a delicate pendant neck his hand.

  “Heh-heh, you two... e down now!”

  Gerd's eyelid twitched violently, her fair face darkening with frustration. One child possessed the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit, found on Sky Isnd Birka, while the other had the Mythical Zoan-type Phoenix Form Fruit, stripped from a prisoner in Impel Down’s Level 6. El's doting owo siblings was evident, but the problem y in their powers—each more exaggerated thaher.

  Moreover, they were essentially miniature versions of Linlin and El: invulnerable, monstrously strong, and natural-biants whose abilities were massively amplified. When they got into mischief, managing them was a real challenge. A light approach wouldn’t faze them, and a heavy hand risked causing harm.

  Linlin, grinding her pearly teeth, unfastened a Seastoraint from her waist and barked at Dal, the third child, “Dal, get those two down from there!”

  “Got it! Leave it to me, Mom Linlin!”

  Dal puffed out his chest fidently, his third eye glowing with an otherworldly radiance. Log onto the two figures battling fiercely in the sky, he raised two fingers and uttered calmly, “Transfer.”

  In the blink of an eye, both Thor, ed in lightning, and Sif, engulfed in fmes, vanished from the sky and reappeared on the coast below.

  “g!”

  In an instant, Linlin moved with ghostly speed, her movements still absurdly swift despite her pregnancy. Ign the searing fmes and crag lightning, she csped Seastoraints onto the siblings—one for each hand.

  “Bang! Bang!”

  Gerd stepped forward and delivered two flicks to their foreheads.

  “Ow! That hurts!”

  “Mom hits the hardest!”

  The twin siblings clutched their reddened foreheads, tears welling up in their eyes.

  “If you keep this up, I’ll throw you into the sea for a whole day!” Gerd war over the troublemakers with her hands on her hips, her voice dripping with menace.

  “He was the one who stole my neckce! It was the birthday gift Dad gave me!” Sif pointed an acg fi Thor, her tiny hands shackled by Seastone cuffs, as she vented her frustrations.

  “I just wao see it! I didn’t mean to lose it!” Thor retorted, but his voice grew smaller and guiltier.

  “Ma-ma-ma-ma, little Thor, lying is not good...”

  Linlin crouched down and cupped Thor’s fa her hands, her crest-moon eyes log onto his with a dangerous glint as she smiled sweetly.

  “Didn’t I hear that you used yhtning to melt the gem neckce El Onii gave you?”

  “And weren’t you pnning with Dal to sneak out to sea in a few days?”

  “Darn it, Dal! You traitor!” Thor broke into a cold sweat, gring angrily at Dal. That was supposed to be a secret only the two of them knew!

  “It wasn’t me! I didn’t say anything, I swear!” Dal was fbbergasted, protesting his innoce.

  “You really think you keep such little schemes hidden?” Lillian walked over with a soft smile, but without hesitation, she tugged her son’s ear. Her omnipotent observational abilities weren’t for show. With the children's abilities being so extraordinary, how could she not monitor them for peaind?

  “Ma-ma-ma-ma, better put Seastone wristbands on them,” Linlin suggested with a grin.

  “Agreed,” Gerd added. “Otherwise, it’s only a matter of time before they mao sneak out for real.”

  “Seastone wristbands?”

  “Nooo! Please, no!”

  Bleam