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CHAPTER 27

Kreegan now had a friend to fight shoulder to shoulder. While the two were talking, a big green parrot with a bald head came up to them carrying a cane in his talons, and as soon as he landed, he grabbed the cane with his wings and leaned on it. A large bird similar to a crow came up behind him. The bald parrot began to speak in an elderly tone.

"Human, thank you for rescuing us from this man's tyranny, but I've never heard of humans doing things for free. Are you also after the power of our king Kirin Lion?"

Kreegan and Alexander were stunned when they heard the bird start talking like a human. Kreegan, who was able to get over his surprise, said:

"We are not after your king's power."

pointing to Battler's corpse;

"We have come to punish this man and will leave your island since we have done so."

Kreegan had to admit that if the Kirin Lion's powers had been acquired by someone who knew how to fight properly, the two of them would have been dead right now. The bird that looked like a crow spoke in a young, high-pitched voice.

"Thank you for showing us that not all humans are evil and cruel creatures. Without you, this cruel man would have killed all of us. Please allow us to take our king's body and bury it."

Overcoming his bewilderment, Alexander was finally able to speak.

"Can all the animals on this island talk?"

The bald parrot disapprovingly shook his head and said:

"Other than our late king, me and Karasuke here, no other animal could speak your language."

Alexander asked curiously.

"Your king is dead. Does he have an heir, or will you choose a new king?"

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"We will follow the prophecy. Our new king will come when we need him."

Hearing this, Kreegan said in a disapproving tone;

"Prophecies are often self-fulfilling, and as long as you believe in them, you can't shake off their hold on you. Wouldn't it be better to give that power and responsibility to a trustworthy one among yourselves instead of waiting for a stranger who may never come?"

The bald parrot intervened and said:

"None of us is strong enough to be the king."

Kreegan pointed at the golden horns on the ground;

"Battler was able to become as strong as your king by eating his horns."

He went to the horns and took one in his hand. The horns, hard as steel when on Battler's head, were still hard but brittle now.

"One of you will be able to eat these horns and gain the same powers. This way, instead of waiting for a prophecy when your king grows old and dies, you control your own destiny and choose the one who deserves this power every time."

Kreegan's words made sense to them. Then the animals started talking among themselves, and all these animals must be able to understand each other even though they are all different species. After a long discussion, the bald parrot turned to the crow and said:

"I am already very old; it will be a short-term solution for me to be king. The most logical thing would be for you to take on this responsibility, and I will advise you as long as I live."

Karasuke finally accepted the position and ate the golden horns. After a few minutes, his body began to swell and change. At first, it had grown from 1.5 meters to 4 meters in length, and then its body began to elongate by the tail, and two strong hind legs were formed. Its front legs had talons like a bird, and its hind legs were clawed like a lion's.

His wings kept growing, and the tip of the wing's color turned golden. His neck stretched out a bit more then golden horns started to grow on top of his head. The red feathers around his neck looked like a lion's mane. He had turned into a giant Griffon with golden horns. With the end of his transformation, the power level on top of his head had risen from level 1 to level 4. Kreegan said:

"Now you have a body as strong as your previous king was. The king is dead; long live the king!"

All the animals around them started to roar and scream; after seeing Karasuke's transformation, then they all began kneeling. After taking Battler's and his lackeys' heads, Kreegan and Alexander returned to The Tora One. All of their bounties combined were 55 million bellies.

Leaving this island was as dangerous as getting inside. They had to go out with a geyser again, but this time it was a little easier to get out as Karasuke, who saw where the geysers would be from the sky and then he showed its place to them.

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Alexander turned him and asked.

"Do you have any plans?"

"We need more renown, and I need more fighting experience, so we need to keep hunting more pirates, but first, we need to go to the closest marine base and take our bounty."

"Then Kumon Town it is."

"Wait, let's not go to Kumon. Let's go to Logue Town."

"But we're twice as far from Logue Town compared to Kumon. Didn't you say we should go to the closest one"

" Yes, I did, but I changed my mind rather than talking with nobodies. We should introduce ourselves to the only worthy person in East Blue Marines, and he lives in Logue Town."

On the way, They came across two small-time pirates and took their heads too. With this, their collection bounty became 65 million bellies. When they reached Logue Town, Kreegan first went to the Ipponmatsu's shop to see the famed cursed sword. Kreegan was really curious about the sword and whether it had any curse on it or was just a superstition.

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