Colonel Noel's Fruit!

Is this child interested in marksmanship?

"Don't you have any ideas about swordsmanship?"

Cornell shook his head regretfully. He actually hoped that Rosinante would like swordsmanship so that he could teach her himself.

"I was even thinking of letting you use 'Yamagoroshi' (a type of horn) in the future."

'Yamagoroshi' is the Skillful Grade Blades Cornell got from the administration department today. He already has a Skillful Grade Blades called 'Echizen', so 'Yamagoroshi' can only be a collectible hanging in his study.

Actually, 'Echizen' isn't very useful, since he's now the head of the Bounty Management Department and basically won't be going out on military missions anymore.

Vidal, however, was thinking about which marksmen were skilled in the navy, but after a moment he still couldn't figure it out. It seemed he would have to ask someone.

"By the way, how is Dr. Nacil? Is she alright?" Ms. Enid suddenly asked.

Vidal paused for a moment, wondering why she was being brought up so abruptly, but still obediently replied, "She's the Medical Department now."

"Really? I wish she could come to our house again. I'd like to thank her in person."

"Why?" Cornell turned to look at his wife, puzzled.

"Hmph!" Ms. Enid suddenly pouted, "None of you noticed the change in me, did you?"

"A change." The two men looked her over. Vidal seemed to notice something. "Mom seems to have gotten younger."

"Really?" Cornell looked surprised, because he saw him every day and couldn't tell at all.

"So you really don't care about me!" Enid said angrily, showing a hint of girlishness in her voice.

"Well..." Cornell seemed unsure what to say, but Vidal came to his rescue, laughing, "I think it's because Mom is naturally young, so even if she looks younger, it's hard to tell."

He already guessed what had happened; most likely, when Nacil came before, she gave that 'Goryeo Newcomer' to Enid.

"Yes, yes, that's it!" Although still a little confused, Cornell wasn't stupid. Seeing his wife's expression, he immediately cheered and echoed her.

"Haha, you're so good with words~" Enid suddenly felt embarrassed.

But when she mentioned Nacil, Vidal also remembered something. He put Rosinante back in the high chair, stood up, walked to the living room, and took a thick package out of his coat pocket.

"Mom, this is the medicinal bath recipe that Nacil prepared. You'll need to put in some effort to have Enel and the other two take a bath once a week. If you stick to it for a year, it will significantly improve their physical condition." Vidal returned to the kitchen and handed the package to Enid.

"A medicinal bath?" Enid immediately became interested. As a doctor herself, she was naturally interested in this. She first smelled the package and immediately detected the fragrance of medicinal herbs.

Unfortunately, she wasn't a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and couldn't identify what was in the food by its smell.

"Hey, why didn't you say so earlier? Enel and the others just went to take a shower!"

"It's alright, it's a family gathering today, so let's skip the herbal bath. You can set a fixed time and let them all take one together," Vidal said with a smile as he sat back down in his seat.

The one he took out wasn't the 'Green Dew Formula,' since that stuff is a bit too stimulating; at this stage, a regular prescription would suffice.

"Dad, I'm home!"

Enel and Bullet returned at that moment, having changed into new clothes.

"Alright, come on, let's eat! We're going to finish everything on this table today!" Vidal took a plate of fried noodles and placed it in front of him.

To be honest, it's been a while since he's had a hot meal. He usually just eats fruit or something while working, but today is a special day, and he has to eat with his family!

Pleasant times always pass quickly. Although the food on the table looked plentiful, it wasn't actually much for the people of this world, not to mention the existence of a glutton like Bullet. Even kids like Enel and Rosinante could eat five or six large pieces of meat and bones.

After the family dinner, Vidal returned alone to his room, which he hadn't slept in for a long time, and walked to the wooden table in the corner, where there was a square wooden box.

It's one of those boxes that looks like they're specifically for holding human heads. Hehehe.

He opened the box and casually took out the Devil Fruit inside. It was a fruit with green leaves, a brown body, and a surface covered with circles.

After leaving the Fleet Admiral's Office, he went straight to the Devil Fruit management office and took out the fruits that appeared to be plant-type and wood-type.

There were three in total. The first one conjured up an image of tender sprouts growing in his mind, the second one was a large tree with facial features, and the third one was this one, made up of planks, strips, and pillars.

"If the fruit's power is really as I think, then I'll have it easy from now on," Vidal chuckled as he looked at the fruit in his hand.

The reason he specifically sought out plant-type and wood-type Devil Fruits was to give them to Noel Colonel.

Firstly, to prepare for the future, Noel needed to have a certain level of combat ability; secondly, to hand over the task of creating the Imperial Way to the other party.

After all, Vidal couldn't stay in Sabaody forever, but he also wanted to make money off the Celestial Dragons.

[Poluporu, Polluporu]

Just then, the Den Den Mushi rang. Vidal answered the phone, "Who is this?"

"Master, are you almost there?"

Vidal was taken aback. It was Woonan's voice. He suddenly remembered that Woonan and the others were still trapped on that island.

"Uh, do you not receive newspapers where you are?"

"Yes"

Vidal briefly explained what had happened in Sabaody, then said, "Hold on for a few more days. I'll head over once I've finished what I'm doing."

On the other end, Woonan, hearing what the Den Den Mushi said, rubbed his slightly chubby face and sighed, "Then please hurry, otherwise things might get messy on our end if it takes too long."

As he spoke, he glanced at the crew members in the distance, who were feasting and drinking voraciously, and said, "The food on this island seems to be addictive. If your willpower isn't strong enough, you'll fall into the swamp of appetite, and it's ridiculously nutritious."

Woonan's words triggered a piece of Vidal's long-forgotten memory, and he immediately instructed, "Pay attention to training. Sufficient training will greatly improve your physical strength, which can be considered an opportunity for you!"

"Yes, I understand." Woonan looked down thoughtfully at his slightly bulging belly.

After hanging up the phone, Vidal's interest in the island soared, and he was determined to get there as soon as possible!

"I just don't know when we'll find the other island, and we have to find it before 1500." Vidal sighed, put the Devil Fruit back in the box, and gently closed it.

The next day at noon, he returned to the Marine Base in the Sabaody Archipelago and then Colonel Noel to his office.

You've had a hard time these past few days, this is for you.

Without any hesitation, Vidal pushed the wooden box over. Noel took it, puzzled, but when he opened the lid and saw what was inside, his pupils instantly contracted.

Devil Fruit?

He never expected that his boss would gift him a marine treasure worth hundreds of millions of Beli!

"Okay, eat it. Consider it a personal reward for you. I hope you'll put in more effort in the development of Zero District in the future." Vidal looked at the other person gently.

"Yes, sir! I will do my best!" Colonel Noel felt a warm glow in his heart, then gratefully picked up the fruit and took a small bite. But the next second, his expression twisted, his face turned green, and he thought, "Why does this taste so awful?"

But Vidal commanded in a serious tone, "Eat it all!"

I originally intended to briefly describe Noel 'Colonel Devil Fruit ability, but once I saw the word count had reached 2300, I immediately stopped typing. Oh well, I'll leave it as a cliffhanger for later.