Julian Did It Too

After Julian finished his Dao heart training that morning, Version 0.5, he shouted, "I'm the Confidence Bro! I'm full of confidence! I'm no longer socially anxious!"

Julian looked at the Devil Fruit he had bought yesterday. It was the Paramecia-type Speed-Speed Fruit, capable of increasing movement and attack speed. Of course, the exact increase depended on how much he developed it. The saying that speed was power was definitely true.

Moreover, this fruit would definitely be weakened against experts with Observation Haki. Julian thought to himself, It's the inferior version of the More-More Fruit. Byrnndi World, the World Destroyer, can accelerate himself a hundredfold and enlarge things a hundredfold too. The Speed-Speed Fruit can probably only achieve a hundredfold acceleration at most. Still, Julian put it into the safe first.

There were already two other Devil Fruits in the safe. One was the Zoan-type Ox-Ox Fruit, and the other was the Paramecia-type Steel-Steel Fruit. Now there was another powerful Speed-Speed Fruit. It was already late April this year, and Roger had probably landed on Laugh Tale by now. All that remained was to wait for the news and watch the show.

Julian thought to himself, What does being the Pirate King even get you besides fame? What else is there? What does he amount to? Didn't Queen Lily, Vivi's ancestor, just screw over Imu, the Void King?

She left the history from Eight Hundred Years ago on Laugh Tale. Vivi was also part of the D Clan; Nefertari D. was their actual surname. Julian was also curious about the historical records left behind on Laugh Tale. Julian thought to himself, That's why I still need to build my own power and create my own team. That's the most reliable option.

Julian thought to himself, After this wave, the Sea will descend into chaos next year. Once more deserted islands are developed, there'll be fewer fruits left. Most Devil Fruit ability users will come out and cause trouble. If I don't get a few more now, Devil Fruits may become much harder to obtain later.

Julian said, "Ordinary Devil Fruits have pretty average abilities across the board. I definitely need to go to Sky Island and Wano Country. Who should I give this Speed-Speed Fruit to?" After thinking for a moment, he decided to leave it there for now and deal with it later. The Ox-Ox Fruit's Bison Form could go to the intelligence team leader.

Julian thought again. Should he give him the Speed-Speed Fruit or the Bison Fruit? He fell into a dilemma. The Ox-Ox Fruit was better. It was not just Alice who was pregnant; even Beatrice was pregnant now. Only Marina had shown no signs yet. If she got pregnant too, there would be three children in the future. He would need to prepare at least three powerful Devil Fruits. Children could not eat Kaido's Artificial Devil Fruit. If they did, they would grow up with a face like Kaido's. Somehow, Julian felt as though he had been cuckolded.

The Dragon Fruit could only be given to adults. Their features were already set, so their faces would not change after eating it. One Flame-Flame Fruit was in East Blue, as was the Smooth-Smooth Fruit. The Wall-Wall Fruit was currently with Black Charcoal Semimaru. Once Kaido beat him to death with a single club strike, it would end up in Loguetown, with Barto.

Julian got an idea. He could develop a spherical barrier similar to Mud Gravity Space. When Devil Fruit ability users were killed, their Devil Fruit abilities would possess the nearest fruit. He could carry a bag of fruit and wait for those Devil Fruit souls to possess them.

Using a Gravity Mud barrier, he could enclose dead Devil Fruit ability users. After a user died, the Devil Fruit soul would seek out the nearest fruit to possess. If he trapped the Devil Fruit soul with Gravity Mud Space and filled the Mud Space with fruit, the Devil Fruit soul would very likely possess one of them directly.

Julian said, "Activate Swamp Space Rotation. Make the sealed airflow rotate within the spherical Mud Space. Devil Fruit souls travel with the airflow. Make the interior of Mud Gravity Space rotate and alter the airflow so the Devil Fruit souls can't escape. They'll definitely possess the nearest pile of fruit."

Julian thought to himself, If I can develop this successfully, I can rob Devil Fruit ability users in the future too. Julian immediately began developing the Gravity Mud barrier, activating his Earth-Earth Fruit ability on a nearby deck.

In an instant, a hundred-meter-wide spherical Gravity Mud barrier appeared. Julian's red earthen walls covered and sealed the entire space. Then, using the devouring ability of Swamp Mud, Julian quickly developed it. Julian thought to himself, I really am a uniquely gifted genius.

Just like that, Julian activated his Earth-Earth Fruit ability. Clumps of earth gathered into a sphere, and a two-hundred-meter-wide circular Mud Space was developed. Julian entered the Mud Swamp Space and controlled the earthen walls within it to rotate. Tornado-like airflow immediately formed inside the Mud Space. Julian thought to himself, Now the Devil Fruit souls won't be able to escape.

Julian immediately controlled the Gravity Mud Space, turning it into Swamp Mud. The earth on the ground crazily sucked things underground. If someone walked over it, they would be pulled more than twenty meters below ground in minutes.

Julian then controlled the gravity within the Gravity Mud Space, making it five times heavier. Beneath his feet, the earth continued to pulse. He made the earthen walls thicken further, until they were more than twenty meters thick, while the earth at the very top continued rotating.

Julian thought to himself, This Mud Space can also speed up training. The gravity here is five times stronger than outside. If I pull an enemy in here, they'll consume five times as much stamina. They'll be weakened by half before the fight even starts. Julian continued developing its adhesion ability within the space.

Julian continued strengthening the Mud Space's rotation and kept enlarging the hemispherical space. It expanded to three hundred meters, then four hundred, then five hundred. Julian frantically developed Mud Gravity Space.

Julian felt that this had great potential, so he forgot food and sleep as he developed Swamp Mud. Only after three days did Julian emerge from the Swamp Space. He had not slept for three days and three nights. He had also developed a new Swamp Mud skill: Devouring Decomposition. It could instantly drag people into swamp vortex earth, completely envelop them in mud, and immediately decompose average opponents into earth.

That evening, Julian bathed and spent some time with Alice before going to the female doctor Danylis's room to discuss life. Danylis was skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. Julian liked this girl very much. Danylis dreamed of becoming Julian's family, and Julian found her very much to his liking as well. The two hit it off immediately.

Vice Admiral Kizaru, meanwhile, carried four hundred million Berries and hurriedly activated his light-speed flight mode, preparing to return to Marine Headquarters at Marineford. Kizaru said, "There's way too much money on me. Four hundred million. How could I ever spend it all? I simply can't." Then he thought about what would happen if the Fleet Admiral found out he had taken a pirate's money. Kizaru thought to himself, How would he know? This is ten years' worth of salary. I'll keep it safe for now, then enjoy life after retirement. The corner of his mouth curled again.

Kizaru thought to himself, I'll wait until Flame Dragon Julian's bounty gets higher before catching him next time. Then he thought again, Marine Headquarters would deduct half after I catch him. If they deduct all of it, it becomes merit. Merit is needed for promotion. Kizaru thought for a moment before saying, "Why should I risk my life for four million Berries a month? Vacation time is always so short." He looked at the four large boxes again.

Gion was still cleaning at the hotel to pay off her debts. She complained inwardly, It's already been more than ten days. How am I supposed to infiltrate the Flame Dragon Pirates? How am I supposed to obtain intelligence on them? Sigh, is my very first mission going to fail? Then she resumed mopping floors and cleaning.

Gion said, "Why is undercover work so difficult? My hands have become so rough." Then she encouraged herself, saying, "I'm going to become the first female Marine Admiral. I'll definitely capture the Flame Dragon Pirates, for justice!"

At that moment, Julian first transformed into his Flame Dragon Hybrid Form and flew toward the royal palace on the island. After arriving, Julian activated Earth Elementalization and moved through the ground like Earthwalker, heading toward the King's Treasure Room to investigate. The king was still enjoying a romantic evening with his queen.

Julian continued onward. He had no special hobbies. Activating his earth perception, he realized the weight above him was wrong, so he poked his head out to take a look. The floor tiles were pushed up into the shape of a human head by Julian.

Julian said, "So it really is you, the King's Treasure Room." Julian crawled out through a crack in the floor and saw Berries and gold scattered everywhere. He examined the King's Treasure Room. It was over five hundred square meters, about the size of a small supermarket.

Julian wrapped all the Berries and gold in earth and stored them inside his body. Then he searched everywhere for hidden rooms and the like. Julian found a safe. Julian thought to himself, This was all prepared for me. He activated Earth Elementalization on his finger and inserted it into the safe's keyhole.

Julian twisted his finger and opened the safe. Inside were three treasure chests, each about the size of a Devil Fruit. Julian smiled. "The objective has been achieved." He opened the three chests. There were three Devil Fruits: one was a multicolored apple, one was a black apple, and the last was a green pineapple-shaped fruit. Without another word, Julian stored them in the Mud Space within his body.

Julian continued checking for other hidden rooms. He moved quietly as he searched around. A patrol of guards passed by the treasure room, and Julian immediately turned into a pile of small clumps of mud. After the patrol guards had gone far away, Julian returned to human form and used earth perception to scan the surroundings.

Julian thought to himself, It looks like there really is another hidden room. He walked to a black brick and opened it, revealing a small room inside. Julian destroyed all the bricks and entered the secret chamber, where he found a room full of gold. Julian said, "I'd rather have a couple more fruits. Oh well, I'll take this too." Another vast patch of earth wrapped up all the gold, and Julian controlled it all into his body.

Julian searched for other treasures, but there really did not seem to be anything else. Kingdom journals, kingdom documents, and books of that sort did not interest Julian. In ten minutes, Julian had emptied the King's Treasure Room. Even the floor was spotless. Julian said, "The Earth-Earth Fruit really is the most insidious Devil Fruit."

Julian prepared to head for the estates of other noble Earls. Even casinos had Devil Fruits, so they definitely had them in their homes. There might be plenty of other good things as well. The dukes and Earls of this country seemed to possess enormous fiefs.

Julian went to the duke with the largest territory first. He continued traveling underground, emerged from the royal palace, and activated Flame Giant Dragon Form to fly. After more than ten minutes of flight, he passed over a tall mountain. The entire region below was the duke's territory, nearly one-fifth the size of the country. All these lands belonged to the duke, comparable to another nation.

The king granted fiefs to the dukes and Earls. In return, the dukes and Earls paid part of their taxes to the king, while ruling their own territories like kings. These nobles also had their own cities and tax revenues, handing a portion over to the king.

Julian first investigated the castles of several nobles, then began paying them visits one by one, starting with the duke. The duke's treasure room was on the second floor. Julian activated flight mode and flew up there. The guards downstairs could not possibly see him, and they were all stationed at the entrance. Julian searched the duke's treasure room. The Berries from the king's place had amounted to roughly 1.2 billion, while the gold was worth 500 million. This duke had around 500 million Berries, along with a Fine Grade Sword. Julian packed everything up. There was also quite a bit of gold, worth at least 200 million. Julian found two more fruits as well: one was a White Melon-like Fruit, and the other was a blue dragon fruit. Julian could not even tell what Devil Fruits they were.

Julian said, "Looks like I need to get the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia too." Julian then visited every Earl's castle. Other than Berries, there were Gold Coins and gold, which Julian packed up and took away. After Julian left, none of the castle guards noticed he had ever been there. Julian loved that feeling. I stole everything you had, and you can't even tell I was here. This feels amazing. When Julian reached the slums, he took out a large handful of Berries, around five million Berries, and threw twenty thousand Berries into each household.