Hm? Someone?
Roy had deliberately chosen a secluded corner of the camp to stay in, precisely so he would not be disturbed. He had not expected someone to wander over here anyway.
He turned around and found a Succubus standing not far behind him. She was one of the High Demons Serlun had summoned earlier. Perhaps she had happened to spot Roy hiding beneath the shade of the trees in the corner as she passed by, and was now staring intently at the strange fruit in his hand.
But Roy ignored her. He opened his mouth and bit into the Dark-Dark Fruit. The next instant, an indescribable flavor filled his mouth, and Roy's entire expression changed!
When the system manifested the Dark-Dark Fruit, its concept had been drawn from Roy's memories. In Roy's memories, Devil Fruits tasted awful, but he naturally had no idea exactly how awful they were. The system could not make an accurate reference either, so it simply defined it according to the literal meaning.
The simple term "awful-tasting" had actually been synthesized by the system from every conceivable kind of bad taste. That flavor was simply unimaginable!
If this Dark-Dark Fruit was an enhanced version, then its foul taste was super-enhanced too! The moment Roy bit into it, his whole face twisted!
He almost wanted to spit out the fruit in his mouth, then collapse to the ground and vomit liters of bile...
Roy regretted it a little. He had only remembered to eliminate the Devil Fruit's weaknesses earlier. How had he forgotten to improve its taste?
But for the power within it, no matter how difficult or disgusting it was, Roy still forced himself to swallow the first bite.
Seeing that Roy was completely ignoring her, the Succubus was quite annoyed. He was merely a