"This is far too precious, isn't it?" Kozuki Toki murmured when she saw the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit, though her face was full of longing.
The Nine Red Scabbards fell silent as well. Every one of them held their breath, their eyes fixed tightly on that Devil Fruit.
Their reaction was only natural. After all, those present were no longer the penniless, ignorant Kurozumi Orochi of the past. Everyone knew perfectly well how valuable a top-tier Mythical Zoan was.
Take Kaido of the Beasts, who had ravaged their Wano Country. At least half of his strength came from the physical enhancement granted by the Azure Dragon Fruit. Much of his so-called immortal body also came from the formidable defense of his Azure Dragon scales.
It could be said that any ordinary person who ate a Mythical Zoan Fruit would possess, at the very least, the potential of a First Mate. Unless they were trash among trash like Kurozumi Orochi, someone who had never trained at all, becoming a powerhouse was practically a matter of course.
If they were already exceptionally talented, then with the help of a Mythical Zoan Fruit, they might even have a chance of becoming a Great Pirate on the level of the Four Emperors.
Kozuki Hiyori was, after all, Kozuki Oden's descendant, so her talent could not possibly be lacking. Of course, she could not be called exceptionally gifted either. Someone like Kozuki Oden had been different from everyone else since childhood.
Even so, if she ate the Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit and trained diligently, then once she reached adulthood, even if she could not defeat Kaido, she would at least be able to escape from him.
"It's fine. Consider this Eight-Headed Serpent Fruit my payment for the right to name the Pirate Crew," Joker said with his