Chapter 53 : Transferring Homie's Soul Power? Somersault Cloud?

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"Master Wilhelm, don't..."

"What—"

Half a month later.

The sun shone brightly, and the forest felt warm and muggy.

Suddenly, a terrified scream echoed, making many beasts scatter in panic.

Wilhelm had been stranded on this island for two weeks. Known for his obsession with training, he had surprisingly done little practice during this time. He also hadn't guided Smoothie and Blue Ogre in their training.

Holding a sword with jagged teeth resembling fangs, he thrust it into a Homie soldier.

The Homie let out a terrible scream before falling lifeless.

Wilhelm's eyes glowed faintly with a blue light.

"Whoosh..." A visible, translucent mass of "soul power" floated out from the fallen Homie.

"As expected," Wilhelm muttered. "Unlike ordinary humans, the lives of Homies come entirely from the power of the Soul-Soul Fruit. By stealing lifespans, Big Mom grants them life. This ability to transfer the essence of Devil Fruits can also 'borrow' that soul power."

He studied the floating "soul power" intently.

Seeing his experiment succeed, Wilhelm couldn't help but chuckle.

By continuing to develop the Transfer-Transfer Fruit, Wilhelm had discovered its limitations. It still couldn't directly take the soul or lifespan of a normal living being—that would be too extreme.

However, Homies, created through the Soul-Soul Fruit's powers, were an exception. After repeated tests, he had learned to transfer the soul power from a Homie, just like transferring the "demon" energy within a Devil Fruit.

This meant he could counter Charlotte Linlin's Soul-Soul Fruit ability directly and even make it his own.

"Unbelievable..."

"Isn't that Mother's ability?"

"Can even the soul power and lifespan granted by the Soul-Soul Fruit be transferred?"

The Smoothie sisters, who had been watching the whole process, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Wilhelm then pulled out a strange shell.

Pressing something like a switch on it, white clouds began pouring out of the shell.

This was a cloud shell from Skypiea, filled with stored clouds. However, due to the different climate on this island, the clouds started to dissipate almost immediately. Unlike on Skypiea, they wouldn't last long here.

With a precise motion, Wilhelm stabbed his jagged sword into the soft, evaporating clouds.

He then transferred the soul power from the Homie soldier into the clouds.

"Whoosh—"

In an instant, the cloud began to change. An anthropomorphic face appeared on its surface, and it stopped evaporating.

The cloud had become a brand-new Homie.

"Cloud~~~Cloud~~~ I am a cloud~~~ I am a cloud~~~"

The newly created Homie flew around Wilhelm and the others, happily singing a bizarre little tune.

"Eh?"

Snamon exclaimed in surprise, "It really worked!"

"It really looks like Zeus, the Thundercloud my mother created..." Strong stared at the anthropomorphic cloud with disbelief.

"It's not on the same level as Zeus in terms of quality," Wilhelm replied with a shrug. "After all, the 'soul power' used here came from ordinary Homies, not from Big Mom's own soul. But as transportation, it should be good enough."

Thundercloud Zeus had been created by Charlotte Linlin using her own soul, making it far superior to the stolen soul power from regular Homies.

Looking at the cloud in front of him, Wilhelm declared calmly, "I've given you life. From today, you are my loyal servant!"

"Cloud~~~Cloud~~~" The strange Homie cloud flew back and forth joyfully. "Yes, master..."

"Just call me Master Wilhelm. From now on, your name is Somersault Cloud!" Wilhelm said with a grin.

"Yes, Master Wilhelm! I am Somersault Cloud~~~ YunYun~"

The next moment, Wilhelm's eyes glowed faintly as he activated his Observation Haki to scan the coastline for more Homies.

In an instant, with the power of the Transfer-Transfer Fruit, he captured another Homie soldier.

"Hey—"

"Ahhh...!"

Before the Homie soldiers could react, Wilhelm's jagged sword had already pierced through their bodies.

"Transfer soul power!"

The soul power granted by Big Mom was extracted from their bodies and transferred into the newly created Somersault Cloud.

"Cloud~~~Cloud~~~ Master Wilhelm, I feel stronger now!"

The soul power infusion caused the previously small cloud to grow much larger.

The anthropomorphic Somersault Cloud floated around happily, saying, "Look what I can do!"

It opened its mouth, and a bolt of lightning shot out, striking a giant tree nearby.

BOOM! The tree was scorched black and collapsed to the ground.

Wilhelm smirked. "As I thought..."

"In terms of raw power, it's still far inferior to Zeus, but it's already quite good," Snamon said, smiling as she stepped forward.

She pinched the cloud's anthropomorphic face, clearly delighted by how adorable Somersault Cloud was.

"If you like it, I'll give it to you," Wilhelm said with a chuckle, noticing her excitement.

"Really? That would be amazing!" Snamon exclaimed with joy, jumping onto Somersault Cloud immediately.

After spending half a month on this prehistoric island, she had barely mastered Moonwalk, but it still required more practice. Having a flying Homie like this made her thrilled.

"Of course. I'll make it even better for you..."

Watching Snamon's excitement as she sat on the cloud, Wilhelm smiled and shook his head.

He went to work again, capturing more Homie soldiers and extracting their soul power to further enhance Somersault Cloud.

While it couldn't rival Zeus, Wilhelm aimed to make it as perfect as possible. After all, ordinary pirates could always supply more Homies for experiments.

"Impressive!"

"But it really does look good..." Smoothie and Strong laughed lightly, watching Snamon's happiness.

However, they weren't jealous. Neither of them felt the need for their own Somersault Cloud.

Smoothie already had the powers of the Thunder-Thunder Fruit, allowing her to fly effortlessly.

Strong, with her Jump-Jump Fruit, could leap through the air as though it were solid ground, multiplying her jumping ability by several times or even a hundredfold.

In combat situations, they didn't need Somersault Cloud for mobility; they were already faster on their own.

Besides, the three sisters were usually together. Thanks to Wilhelm's enhancements, Somersault Cloud had grown so large that it could easily carry all three of them without losing speed.

For them, that was more than enough.