The Newborn 'Lord of the Sky' Kukulkan!

"Oh?"

Imu raised an eyebrow in surprise upon hearing this, genuinely taken aback.

He had not expected Vegapunk to develop the technology to create Devil Fruits so soon.

He had thought it would take at least four or five years.

After all, there was still a twenty-one-year gap before the 'original storyline.'

In truth.

Vegapunk's rapid results had much to do with two key factors.

First, the 'spoiler information' Imu had shown him back then had saved Vegapunk from many detours and given him a clear research direction.

Second, Imu had previously ordered the World Government to fully assist Vegapunk in improving his hometown, Balkimo Island of the 'Future Kingdom,' even specifically deploying Sakazuki for the task. This had earned Vegapunk's approval and loyalty.

Otherwise, even if he had achieved results, Vegapunk would most likely have kept them hidden.

Rather than reporting them immediately as he had now.

The current Balkimo Island of the 'Future Kingdom.'

Because Vegapunk had been unwilling to pay the price of losing nighttime in exchange for preserving the island's winter climate.

It remained a frozen wasteland swept by howling winds.

However, Sakazuki had created two small volcanoes on the island.

Then Vegapunk had slightly modified the large heating furnace system he had built years ago.

He first connected the volcanoes' magma pools as energy reserves, then used the island's endlessly falling ice and snow to boil water, providing ample heating for every building on the island.

He had even drawn inspiration from the high-pressure steam McClatchy Mechanism of the 'Kabane World' and the Iceburst Stone gas-powered devices of the 'Giant World' to create compact personal heating units.

As long as one wore it outside their clothes, it could release a stable shell of airflow that would not disperse, shielding them from all kinds of frigid