The groundwork Uchiha Hiko had spent months laying in secret had begun when he first appeared in the New World. He had announced that he possessed a Devil Fruit capable of countering Admiral Kizaru, drawing the attention of quite a few sharp-minded people in the New World.
Some Devil Fruits in this world were indeed exceptionally eye-catching. Though people said there were no weak fruits, only weak users, Admiral Kizaru's strength had invisibly added much more allure to Devil Fruits. So when Uchiha Hiko announced that he had such an extraordinary Devil Fruit, many people could not resist the temptation and flocked to Dressrosa, all wanting to get their hands on it.
Doval frowned, a trace of confusion squeezing onto his fat face. "The Slow-Slow Fruit can counter Kizaru?"
Hiko nodded. "Kizaru's fruit is said to grant the fastest speed, but if he is hit by the slowing rays, his time will be delayed by thirty seconds. During that time, even some nobody from the New World who knows a little Armament Haki could kill Kizaru in minutes. With so many CP0 agents under your command, surely you have someone suitable?"
"Hmph!" Doval was displeased by Uchiha Hiko's barely concealed doubt. "I have plenty of capable fighters under me. It's just that this fruit doesn't satisfy me very much!"
Hiko shrugged. "They say there is no strongest fruit, only the strongest person. If you truly have someone capable under you, then with this Devil Fruit, their strength would rise severalfold in an instant. They would not be inferior even against a Marine admiral, much less those trash Pirates of the New World. But whether one has the strength is one matter; whether one can comprehend this fruit's value is another."
As he spoke, Hiko looked at Doval with a faintly