Chapter 294: Infinite Dragon
As Riser had said before, he was familiar with some of the plots due to his experience of watching this story from his previous life. Naturally, he didn't know until the end, and only some of them, but it greatly helped him with many of his actions.
As for the Great Red?
Riser was unfamiliar with it, and it was also due to this that he underestimated its power.
However, Ophis was different.
While Riser wasn't sure how strong Ophis was, this infinite dragon should be weaker than the Great Red. After all, if Ophis was stronger than the Great Red, she shouldn't be pushed out and left the Dimensional Gap. It was because she was weaker that she became the leader of the Khaos Brigade and wished to defeat the Great Red.
However, the Great Red had been defeated by him.
If Ophis wished to return to the Dimensional Gap, then why should she come to visit him?
Nevertheless, the appearance of Ophis really surprised him. While he had the memory of his previous life, watching how the little girl with long black hair that reached her hips and black eyes in front of him was supposed to be the infinite dragon and the leader of the terrorist organization made him unsure of how to react. Moreover, he didn't feel the hostility that came from her. Instead, all he could see was just curiosity.
Still, there was one big problem.
"Did you plan to destroy my town?"
"Um." Ophis nodded.
"...why?"
"I want to meet you, but the barrier is so annoying."
Did you want to destroy my town because you wanted to meet me?
Riser had an intense headache, and his head was throbbing. "Next time, don't do this. If you want to meet me, then just call me directly. I will give you a way to communicate with me later."
"Um." Ophis nodded obediently.
"..."
Still, watching how obediently and well-behaved this dragon was, Riser suddenly became curious.
Was this really the leader of the terrorist organization?
Somehow, watching how innocent this dragon was, he could imagine that Ophis was being used by everyone on the Khaos Brigade instead of being the real leader behind this terrorist organization.
"So, why did you come here?"
"I wanted to ask you if you had defeated the Great Red?" Ophis asked again with her usual blank expression.
Yes, he had defeated the Great Red, but somehow, he didn't want to tell it directly.
"As the infinite dragon, you should be able to tell, right?"
Hearing his question, Ophis kept staring at him and said, "I smell the scent of the Great Red on you. Did you eat it?"
"Oh? Can you tell?"
"Um."
"Aren't you scared? I might eat you, you know?" Riser decided to tease this little dragon.
However, Ophis shook her head. "No, I don't feel scared."
"You don't want the Dimensional Gap?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because... that's a place, not my home."
"...."
Ophis fell in silence again, but then she said, "But as long as you are here, that place can't become mine."
"So, you have to defeat me to get to that place?"
"Yes." Ophis nodded.
Riser thought for a moment and suddenly remembered the "Kibi Kibi no Mi," which he had just eaten. This Devil Fruit gave him the ability to create a dango that could be used to tame animals and anyone that had a trait of animal within them.
If he had to say, this ability was similar to "Peto Peto no Mi," but if the "Peto Peto no Mi" was like slavery, the "Kibi Kibi no Mi" was like an instant absolute loyalty.
So, watching Ophis, who stared at him with a pure gaze, Riser was going to tell him about the cruelty of the world. He directly created a dango with his new power and caused Ophis' nose to twitch. She kept staring at the dango and didn't hide her interest in it.
"Do you want to eat it?"
"Um." Ophis nodded.
"Open your mouth."
"Ahh." Ophis opened her mouth and let Riser feed him without knowing that he was under the control of this bad guy.
"Is it delicious?"
"Um." Even if her answer was the same as before, still blank as ever, her eyes showed excitement as the taste of the danger was so delicious.
Riser also tried the dango and had to say it tasted delicious, but it didn't seem that it affected him.
"Do you want to follow me?"
"Follow you?"
"If you follow me, you can eat the dango like before."
"Okay."
Ophis nodded without hesitation.
"Then, let's go and visit my house."
Riser held Ophis's small hand and led him into his city.
What about the Dimensional Gap?
What about the thought of defeating him?
In front of the deliciousness of this dango, Ophis forgot everything.
Still, if there was something that made Ophis curious except for the dango that she had just eaten, it was Riser's hand. She stared at the hand that held her hand gently and thought that it was so warm.