No wonder he was the legendary one!
Norn sighed. He could say such outrageously rebellious words without the slightest reservation.
Only someone like him deserved to stand at the pinnacle of these seas!
While Nolan was packing her things in her bedroom, he headed for his own captain's quarters without any hesitation.
But after a while, a voice full of confusion rang out.
"Nani~"
Hearing his shout, Nolan sensed trouble. She tried to make a quick escape, but just as she was about to rush out of the cabin, a large hand grabbed the bundle on her back and lifted her into the air.
"Miss Nolan, where is what was in this box?!"
In his other hand, he held an opened little wooden box. It was completely empty inside.
"Hehe~ Hehe~"
Nolan seemed a little embarrassed. Dangling in midair, she pointed at her mouth, then patted her little belly with a foolish grin.
"What?!"
Norn stared in shock. He even wanted to grab Nolan by the ankles, turn her upside down, and make her throw up what she had eaten.
"Uncle Norn! You were going to give that thing to me anyway, so what difference does it make whether I ate it sooner or later?!"
Nolan struggled free from his hand and stood before him indignantly, her cheeks flushed red.
That was right. The little wooden box had originally contained a fruit covered in spiral patterns—a Devil Fruit.
It was a unique source of power in this world, known as the incarnation of the Devil of the Sea.
Eating one granted different abilities, but in exchange, the eater would be rejected by the sea and become unable to swim. Devil Fruit Users were also known as those abandoned by the sea.
Even so, an ordinary Devil Fruit sold for more