Dark-Dark Fruit? Disguise-Disguise Fruit!

Inside the spacious and bright room, the sounds of singing, dancing, and laughter filled the air.

"Your singing is as beautiful as ever tonight, Carina, thank you for your hard work." Gild Tesoro sat on the central sofa, swirling his wine glass as he observed the various scenes unfolding around him, and said to the beautiful songstress who was also seated on the sofa.

"Hehe." Carina covered her mouth and chuckled, "He's nowhere near as good as Lord Gild Tesoro!"

"Hee-ho, Lord Gild Tesoro, all the forces have basically entered the scene and, as you arranged, have all been accommodated at the Golden King Hotel." Mr. Tanaka had eaten the Warp-Warp Fruit, rose from the ground in an extremely terrifying manner and respectfully addressed Gild Tesoro.

"Really? That's wonderful, what a magnificent feast!" Gild Tesoro sipped his finest wine, his eyes glazed. "Carina, don't you think so?"

"Yes, all of this is thanks to Lord Gild Tesoro," Carina said obediently. "Only in this special neutral zone recognized by the World Government can the major powers feel at ease. Otherwise, a grand gathering like this, which brings together the world's most outstanding figures, would never happen."

Of course, Carina was actually screaming in her heart, "With so many important figures, they must have countless treasures. I simply can't control my thieving spirit! But in this situation, I'm definitely going to die a horrible death!"

"But, Lord Gild Tesoro ..." Carina cautiously inquired, "According to past practice, to prevent clashes between these important figures, aren't their residences usually spread out as much as possible? You specifically gathered them at the Golden King Hotel, is that..."

It's important to understand that the "Gran Tesoro" is a massive ship, 10 kilometers long, and almost every part of it is under Gild Tesoro's control. If he wanted, he could easily coordinate advance communication to prevent these people from traveling the same route. While there are indeed quite a few forces present this time, it's not right to recklessly gather everyone together like this, unless...

"Carina, you're a smart woman. You should understand that people who know too much usually don't end up well." Gild Tesoro looked at Carina with a half-smile, slowly removing the gold ring from the ring finger of his left hand.

"Oh no, have things been going too smoothly lately, and I've gotten a little carried away?"

Carina was instantly horrified. This was Gild Tesoro's signature move. She had seen Gild Tesoro execute his subordinates in this cruel and brutal way more than once. Did she not expect it to be her turn this time?

Carina had no intention of running away. Let alone her, a weakling with no fighting ability, even Gild Tesoro's powerful subordinates would be instantly killed if they angered him. It was better to give up resistance; perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope for survival.

Just as Carina closed her eyes to await her fate, Gild Tesoro frowned slightly, put the ring back on, looked around, and said, "I need to be alone for a while now, so don't get in my way."

The people in the room were somewhat stunned. Their brutal boss had actually stopped. Was this a sign of moral decay, or a distortion of human nature...?

"Huh? Can't you all understand what I'm saying?" Gild Tesoro raised his voice slightly, and his men seemed to wake up from a dream and fled.

Seeing this, Carina gritted her teeth and ran out as well. Once outside the gate, she patted her ample bosom with lingering fear, thinking in disbelief, "I actually made it out alive! The Gild Tesoro isn't the kind of person who would show mercy. Wait, when he put the golden ring back into his left hand, there seemed to be a momentary pause... could it be...?"

The door behind her was being slowly closed by an invisible force. With a burning desire to die, Carina took the opportunity to pick up her bag that had fallen to the ground and peeked into the room through the crack in the door without leaving a trace.

"There's someone sitting casually on the sofa. Is he Gild Tesoro's guest? Is it because I had to entertain him that I escaped this predicament?" Carina's heart was pounding. "This person seems very familiar. But then again, someone who can make the Gild Tesoro go to such lengths to entertain me alone must be a truly important person. I might have even seen him in the newspaper."

The large room felt somewhat empty with only two people present.

"Gild Tesoro, you're really taking it easy. Most people wouldn't think you're a madman planning to destroy the country you built yourself!" Roy said lazily, leaning back on the sofa.

"Haha, isn't this perfect? If everything were predictable, it wouldn't be very interesting," Gild Tesoro said calmly. "And you? Didn't you say you weren't planning to meet me?"

"Well, there's really no way around it. I'm not comfortable with having someone else deliver that thing to you. You should have already spread the word by now, right?"

"Money is power, my friend. There's nothing in this world that money can't solve. If there is, it just means you haven't offered enough." Gild Tesoro exuded an aura of "super-rich," then his tone shifted. "But are you really willing to give that up? That's a rare fruit that can create top-tier powerhouses, known as the most dangerous Devil Fruit in history... the Dark-Dark Fruit!"

"Who told you I have that thing?" Roy said with a half-smile.

"Hmm? Nightmare, don't do anything reckless. If it's just a gimmick, it won't fool those cunning old foxes. You can't get them to fight each other or cause chaos beforehand without real substance," Gild Tesoro warned, frowning.

"Then take a look at this first!" Roy magically produced a Devil Fruit from the Dream Space. The teardrop-shaped purple pattern seemed to possess a strange aura that could completely capture one's mind.

Anyone familiar with the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia will never consider anything else after seeing this. That's right, it's definitely the Dark-Dark Fruit!

"So this is the Dark-Dark Fruit? What beautiful patterns! If it weren't for the fact that one person can't eat a second Devil Fruit, I'm afraid even I would be tempted!" Gild Tesoro exclaimed with a dreamy look in his eyes, then suddenly his expression changed. "Wait, could it be that... this is a fake?"

"It's only half true, half false. It is indeed a Devil Fruit, but it's not the Dark-Dark Fruit, it's the Disguise-Disguise Fruit." Roy's lips curled into a bright smile.