Graduates of the Celestial Dragon Academy?

"Not enough brainpower?"

Im fell silent when he heard that. Only Vegapunk was qualified to say something so ridiculously boastful.

But if he was running out of brainpower, then logically, he should have encountered that problem in the "original story" too. How had he solved it then?

Hmm. Could it be that he was originally supposed to be a Brain-Brain Fruit User?

Only because of Im's appearance and interference had he become a Munch-Munch Fruit User?

The thought left Im even more speechless.

And another thing.

Since Vegapunk was already a Munch-Munch Fruit User, why did he still want the Brain-Brain Fruit?

As the person with the deepest understanding of Devil Fruits, there was no way he did not know that, aside from Teach, ordinary people could not possess two Devil Fruit abilities.

Could Vegapunk have discovered something through researching Teach's Lineage Factor?

For example, had he given himself Teach's special constitution?

It was not impossible.

Im sank into prolonged thought. Stussy, seated across the table from him, was in no hurry. She simply watched Im in silence and waited, her gaze gradually turning hazy.

To her, Im in deep thought was overflowing with masculine charm. Both his body and his appearance were flawless and perfect.

Perhaps his status contributed to that somewhat.

But Im's own image truly gave people the impression of a cold moon hanging high in the sky, or a god descending into the world.

"Did Vegapunk explain how he intended to obtain a second Devil Fruit ability?"

"Hm?"

When Stussy did not answer immediately, Im raised his golden Ripple Eyes in puzzlement, only to find her staring at him in a daze.

Then he listened to her thoughts. Good grief—she was fantasizing about all sorts of beautiful things between herself and him.

She had even imagined