"So…"
Inside the room, Luke sat while smiling.
His fingers gently lifted Perona's chin: "What's your choice?"
He looked down at this little Ghost Princess with a pear-shaped face and felt pity for her.
With a height of 1.6 meters, she looks a little petite, with a pretty and charming appearance.
If he remembers correctly, this girl must have just turned eighteen.
She is completely a legal loli.
"Do not kill me…"
The handsome face in front of her, in Perona's eyes, already looked like a demon.
Her pale face was stained with tears, and her whole body was trembling due to fear.
Without hesitation, she said loudly: " I am also willing to work for you!"
Although she hated the other party for killing Moria, Perona didn't want to die in vain.
Moreover, what Dr. Hogback said makes sense.
Moria-sama was killed by the opponent, but the power of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit appeared in front of this man.
Wasn't it the Shadow-Shadow Fruit that chose him?
She also wants to know how far the other party can go in the future.
[I'm so sorry, Moria-sama; please forgive my cowardice. I'm still so young and don't want to die so early... I will pay homage to you on time every year! Woohoo!]
"Very good…"
Luke smiled and let go of Perona.
Looking to the side, Absalom was looking at him with fear.
"Wait, I am also willing to serve you, Luke-sama..." Absalom said hurriedly with a cold sweat on his head.
But in those panicked eyes, there was a hint of resentment that could not be concealed, and there was a deep malice in his heart.
But what replies to him is Luke's sneer.
"Yeah?"
Without warning, he kicked out violently.
He kicked directly towards the ugly face with the lion's mouth sewn together.
"Boom!"
"Ah…"
Blood splattered.
Absalom screamed with a bloody head.
The expressions of Perona and Hogback changed drastically, and they were a little frightened.
"Are you thinking about how to kill me?"
Luke's face was expressionless.
His right foot, wearing shiny black leather shoes, stepped on Absalom's face unceremoniously and crushed it hard: "I'll teach you a lesson for free."
"When you lie in your next life, remember to hide the malice in your eyes..."
"Ahh..."
Absalom screamed, and then he fainted due to pain.
Faintly, there was a slight cracking sound from his skull.
Both Hogback and Perona couldn't help but feel numbness in their scalps.
"Bang..."
Under Luke's control, the dark shadow seemed to have an entity and directly turned into a black tentacle that directly penetrated into the keyhole, unlocking the seastone handcuffs on Dr. Hogback and Perona's hand.
For him, a user with the ability of the Shadow-Shadow Fruit.
As long as the main body does not directly touch the seastone, the shadow he controls can touch the seastone.
It's just that the zombies created by plundering other people's shadows will be restrained by seawater and salt.
"Hoo…"
After gaining freedom, the two people who survived the disaster could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Looking at Absalom, who was covered in blood and fell unconscious after being tortured.
They were a little frightened, but at the same time, they were very happy.
"Click..."
Luke ignored the two of them and opened the box in his hand.
The object inside made Perona and Hogback's eyes widen.
They saw three weird-shaped fruits quietly placed there.
There is also a name on it.
Repair-Repair Fruit;
Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard, Zoan Type;
Rat-Rat Fruit, Model: Scythe Weasel, Mythical Zoan Type;
"Hiss—"
"Three Devil Fruit?"
Both Hogback and Perona's eyes widened as they gasped.
They never expected that the other party actually had so many Devil Fruits.
Moreover, there is also a legendary Mythical Zoan.
They had heard that Moria-sama says it is rarer than Logia.
"Hogback, you must not be a Devil Fruit user, right?"
Glancing at Dr. Hogback, then looking back at the three Devil Fruits, Luke thought for a moment.
He picked up the Paramecia: Repair-Repair Fruit and threw it directly to the other party: "This devil fruit... is given to you!"
Honestly, even Luke didn't expect it at first.
The World government can give him such a big surprise before leaving.
When he defected, he snatched the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard and Rat-Rat Fruit, Model: Scythe Weasel, directly from the World government escort ship that had just arrived at Enies Lobby.
This is why Luke's bounty is so high.
As for the Repair-Repair Fruit, when he join the CP9 two years ago, he accidentally obtained it when he was sent to a kingdom in South Blue to perform an assassination mission.
He intercepted it privately and did not turn it over to the World government.
Not to mention the ability of the Cat-Cat Fruit, Model: Leopard, it is just an ordinary Zoan.
Regardless of whether it is Repair-Repair Fruit, or Rat-Rat Fruit, Model: Scythe Weasell, generally speaking, they are quite good.
But it still failed to meet Luke's psychological expectations.
So, he has been hesitant and has not made up his mind to eat any of it.
In the end, he chose the Paramecia Shadow-Shadow Fruit that appeared in front of him.
"Gulu! This is… the Repair-Repair Fruit?"
Hogback subconsciously caught the fruit thrown by Luke.
Dr. Hogback swallowed his saliva and couldn't help being overjoyed: "Luke-sama, do you really want to give it to me?"
Even Perona, on the side, could not help but be filled with astonishment.
She couldn't believe it.
They were just forced to join, right?
Is the other party so generous? Aren't he afraid of their betrayal?
"For you, a doctor, I think you should be very clear about the value of this fruit, right?" Luke asked with a smile.
Repair-Repair Fruit, according to the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
Its ability is very simple; it can repair the targets.
Whether it is a living body or a non-living body, it is truly a buggy ability.
For the profession of doctor, the desire for it is definitely second only to Op-Op Fruit.
"Certainly!"
Dr. Hogback nodded repeatedly.
He had seen the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia when he was young, and of course, he knew the value of this devil fruit.
For doctors, it is simply priceless.
After putting away the other Devil Fruit, Luke patted him on the shoulder, full of confidence, and said with a chuckle: "I am different from Moria who was completely beaten by Kaido and lost his spirit and was unable to recover..."
"Follow me; your future will never stop here!"
Although his Observation Haki cannot listen to other people's voices.
However, it can accurately sense the target's emotions and even determine whether the other party is malicious.
If the two of them want to fool him.
It couldn't be hidden from his perception at all.
"Don't let me down, Dr. Hogback!"
Just the ability of a Repair-Repair Fruit.
For him, it was worth it to train an excellent ship doctor.
However, Dr. Hogback is still very weak.
But it doesn't matter; just strengthen it slowly next time.
Anyway, he didn't expect the other party to become a cadre at the level of three disasters.
Just has a certain ability to protect himself and doesn't hold him back.
"Thank you so much, Luke-sama..."
Dr. Hogback was a little overjoyed and full of excitement: "I will work hard for you, and I will do my best without any hesitation!"
After saying that, he couldn't wait to grab the fruit and take a bite.
"Ugh..." His face turned purple all of a sudden, and he covered his mouth: "It tastes just like the rumors..."
"Hehe~hehe~, idiot, who told you to be so impatient..."
Feeling Luke wasn't just about taking advantage of them.
But he really intends to take the two of them as his subordinates.
He even gave a precious Devil Fruit to Dr. Hogback.
Perona, who had relaxed a little, felt a little gloating when she saw the other party was in trouble.
"Stop blabbering... Perona, you!"
Dr. Hogback bared his teeth: "This is one of the devil fruit that countless doctors dream of, in addition to the legendary Op-Op Fruit!"Seeing someone as powerful as Moria being killed so easily.
Having just faced the threat of a strong man like Luke and witnessed Absalom's tragic situation with his own eyes, he realized how weak he was, and of course, he longed for greater power.
Although it is impossible to compete with those ridiculously powerful monsters, at least it can give him some sense of security.
Especially Repair-Repair Fruit for a doctor like him.
It is simply a dream ability.
"Remember to take care of Moria's body and freeze it first..."
Then Luke uses Moria's clothes to wipe the blood on his leather shoes.
Glancing at the cold body and the unconscious Absalom, Luke ordered: "As for this guy, lock him up first, and don't let him escape!"
Although this guy is very weak.
But as the Clear-Clear Fruit user.
Maybe he can come in handy in the future.
"Yes, Luke-sama!"
Dr. Hogback nodded hurriedly.
He is now 100% confident.
There is a much better future for following this master than following Moria.
That kind of courage alone is not comparable to that of the dead Moria.
"In addition, I have asked the shadow clones to arrest the other people on this island..."
Luke pointed outside.
Glancing at Dr. Hogback, who was inexplicably excited, he continued to give instructions: "You go and lock them all up; they still have some residual value!"
"Yes—"
Dr. Hogback nodded repeatedly.
Still a little immersed in the joy of obtaining the Repair-Repair Fruit.
He's full of ecstasy and unable to extricate himself.
"Then I'll leave it to you... Next, you can get familiar with your newly acquired abilities!"
After explaining, Luke stretched his back.
He stood up and walked outside: "Perona, come with me!"
"Hiss~ please walk slowly..."
After watching Luke leave with Perona, Dr. Hogback looked at Moria's little giant-like body.
He couldn't help but grin and laugh strangely: "Moria-sama, I'm sorry!"
Now that he has made up his mind to follow Luke.
Then of course he have to do what the other party tells him and show his loyalty as much as possible.