The Bounce-Bounce Fruit, originally a Devil Fruit that Bellamy would have eaten, but now he obviously didn't have that privilege.
"Huh?"
An quipped, "Why would Marshal Maguma give me such a fruit?"
Wouldn't it be cooler to fuse a Nature-type fruit?
Then, with a swing of her sword, she could unleash endless explosions or summon an ice dragon, or at the very least, create thunderstorms like Raijin. But getting a Bounce-Bounce Fruit...
She couldn't see its usefulness at all.
But she was just thinking because she knew that a Nature-type fruit with such powerful abilities would definitely be directly consumed by someone. Why waste it on a sword, especially one that might go out of control?
And the most important ability of Animal-type fruits is to enhance endurance, physical strength, and recovery abilities, which isn't necessary for a sword.
So the most suitable would still be a Superhuman-type Devil Fruit.
"According to my speculation, the Bounce-Bounce Fruit is actually very suitable for you," Vegapunk said. "The length of the sword is crucial in battle because the enemy will gradually adapt to this length, but after they adapt, you can extend it to disrupt their rhythm."
"Your fighting style is very nimble, and this Devil Fruit that Marshal Maguma found should be very useful for you."
An nodded. "I understand. Doctor, please proceed. I'm ready."
Through their conversation just now, she noticed something—Vegapunk seemed to have a lot of admiration for Maguma, which was a bit strange.
According to her intelligence, as a scientist, Vegapunk should be quite arrogant, but she couldn't sense that when he talked about Maguma.
Hmm, maybe she speculated wrong; not all scientists are necessarily arrogant.
She sat down on a chair, calmly waiting for Vegapunk to complete his experiment.
What would Shadow Cutter be like after merging Devil Cells and Devil Fruit onto it, creating Shadow Cutter?
She instinctively informed Roger of what was happening here.
Because she knew that this Navy research would definitely cause a new wave on the sea. However, the size of this wave depends on the strength of Shadow Cutter.
If after the modification, Shadow Cutter's strength is average, then there's nothing much to say. But if Shadow Cutter's strength is extremely high, it means that the World Government's high-end combat power can be greatly increased, which is not good news for pirates.
Although there's currently only her using a sword, after receiving this news, others could make certain changes too.
For example, those who use fists or palms could wear gloves.
Even gloves aren't necessary; as long as it's an object, things like pendants, bracelets, earrings, or even clothes should work, right?
As long as they amplify themselves in some way.
Wouldn't that be equivalent to a person being able to consume two Devil Fruits?
An herself hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit because she hadn't found a suitable one, so she couldn't experience the joy of having two fruits, but someone else would definitely feel it soon.
And after Roger received the news from An, he also became slightly serious.
He knew that this world wouldn't stay quiet like this forever.
Although he had gained powerful abilities through various means, these powers would never make him eternally strong without any worries, because once someone reached a higher level, the whole world would swiftly chase after that person, towards that higher level.
"Unfortunately, the last person who could decipher the Ancient Texts turned out to be Kozuki Oden," an unnamed voice came from behind him, and Roger turned his head to see Unnamed and Rayleigh approaching.
"What's wrong? You suddenly seemed like you were thinking about something," Rayleigh asked.
Of course, Roger couldn't reveal what An had said, so he just smiled and said, "I'm also thinking about the question Unnamed mentioned. After Kozuki Oden's death, where should we look for the next person who can decipher the Ancient Texts?"
"And then? Have you figured out where to go next?" Rayleigh asked, arms crossed.
Although they had meddled in a lot of affairs, their ultimate goal had always been the end of the Grand Line, that was beyond doubt.
"Not yet, but I plan to continue practicing my Observation Haki. During the battle with Atox, I used that pyramid to gain tremendous power."
"That kind of power can freely enhance any ability of my body. When I enhance it to my Observation Haki, I feel as if I can know everything."
"Know everything?" Unnamed exclaimed in surprise.
"Of course, it's not really knowing everything; it's just a feeling, a very wonderful feeling. I think if I can train my Observation Haki to that level, I should be able to decipher historical texts directly," Roger said solemnly.
But isn't that extremely difficult?
Perhaps he couldn't train his Observation Haki to that level in his lifetime?
Only Roger, who had personally experienced that realm, could understand how powerful that ability was. If he relied only on himself, no matter how talented he was, he probably wouldn't be able to reach that realm.
"We have guests."
Just as Roger was feeling emotional, he suddenly sensed that someone was approaching them. He immediately said, "Who?"
"Hoyooyulv, also considered an old friend."
Roger smiled, opening his arms. "Since they've come so openly, we can't be petty. Let's hold a banquet!"
In the distant sea, Hoyooyulv slowly advanced on a small sailboat towards the Roger Pirates...
........
Meanwhile, as Hoyooyulv and Roger were about to meet, An saw that Vegapunk had stopped.
"Are you done, Doctor...?"
She didn't finish her words before she saw a chilling gleam shoot towards her. In the next moment, she slightly turned her head, and that chilling gleam shot past the space where she had turned!
"?! Shadow Cutter?"
She looked at the sword next to Vegapunk, which had now turned into a strange black color. At this moment, the blade was seven to eight meters long, shooting from one end of the laboratory to the other!
And in the next moment, as if it were an illusion, the Shadow Cutter that had shot out seven to eight meters returned to its original form, or rather, it seemed even shorter than the original Shadow Cutter, extremely short!
"Be careful, it's time to see your abilities!"
Vegapunk loudly reminded.
And...
Battle with Shadow Cutter?