Siren

Uta seemed to understand something upon hearing this. A trace of disappointment flickered in her purple eyes, and the hair tie at the back of her head drooped unconsciously.

She looked around at everyone, only to find that the gazes that had once been filled with love and doting had somehow become complicated. She spoke timidly, "Do you not like the world of songs?"

Just then, Shanks stepped forward, gave Uta a helpless look, and sighed, "You are still young. You shouldn't be thinking about so much right now. Wait until you have experienced more with us, and make your decision when you grow up!"

Shanks knew that he had overlooked many of Uta's inner thoughts because of the things Captain Roger had entrusted to him.

Therefore, he felt that from now on, he needed to give Uta more attention and guide her step by step to give up her obsession with the illusory world.

Upon hearing this, Uta looked up at Shanks and then nodded heavily.

"Mm!"

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Uta was treated like a treasure by them; no matter what, they did not want Uta to indulge in illusions and walk step by step down the wrong path, sinking deeper and deeper.

Soon, the Red-Haired Pirates, whose thought processes were different from ordinary people, turned the page on this matter. They excitedly began flipping through the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia to look for detailed information on another fruit.

Before long, they found a similar fruit in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.

It was also a twin-patterned Devil Fruit.

"Mero Mero no Mi? No, the patterns are different."

"..."

For a long time, they scoured the entire encyclopedia but could not find any trace of a fruit identical to this one.

"It's not actually in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia?"

"It seems this is a fruit that hasn't been recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia..."

Although Devil Fruits are rare, there are still some that have not been recorded. Some have been erased from history, while others have drifted to inaccessible places and rarely appear.

People speculated that it must be one of these two situations.

In the end, having gained nothing, the Red-Haired Pirates decided to put the fruit into storage.

Just then, Louis spoke up, revealing the name of the fruit, "It is the Siren Fruit."

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, then looked at Louis in surprise. They had not expected Louis to know of a fruit that even the encyclopedia did not record.

Louis continued, "The Siren is a legendary monster with the face of a human and the body of a bird. In mythology, its wings were plucked, and it transformed into a mermaid-like sea siren."

"They often use their incredibly seductive voices to lure sailors, dragging them into the deep sea to devour them."

"As for the Siren Fruit, after eating it, one gains abilities such as hallucinogenic singing and sound waves. After awakening, one gains the transformation of a Harpy, and in the mermaid form, one can also summon sea beasts and sea fish through song."

Everyone widened their eyes upon hearing this.

"A dual-form Mythical Zoan?"

Shanks heard this, and an elderly figure surfaced in his mind. He suddenly realized, "So that's it. Is it the ability of Ms. Alina?"

Many years ago, he, Roger, and the others had witnessed the ability Louis described while at Bal. It was incredibly troublesome. Her singing had briefly controlled everyone except for Roger, Rayleigh, Gaban, and Oden.

In the end, it was Captain Roger who made a decisive move, using his Conqueror's Haki to break the effect of the ability.

Even so, such a song remained terrifying. One had to remember that the people on the Roger Pirates were no weaklings, yet they had still been controlled.

"Yes, it is the fruit she once consumed," Louis nodded.

Alina was the strongest of her tribe in the previous era. When they were surrounded and suppressed by the World Government, it was she who used her singing to control countless Marines and CP agents, forcing them to commit suicide. She broke through the encirclement, allowing the remaining twenty-some tribespeople to be carried into the deep sea by sea beasts, where they successfully escaped.

She had intercepted the Siren Fruit from the World Government, achieved Devil Fruit Awakening, and pushed it to its absolute limit.

The hallucinogenic singing left nearly a dozen Vice Admirals and CP0 agents with no resistance at all; they drew their blades and took their own lives, blood splattering the scene instantly.

According to the few elders who spoke of it, officers and soldiers below the rank of Vice Admiral were wiped out in an instant. If it weren't for the fact that there was more than one Navy Admiral and powerful Celestial Dragon present, her tribespeople might have been able to leave with ease.

But unfortunately, she herself was no match for the Navy Admirals and the Celestial Dragons, and she could not save more of her people.

The rest of the Red-Haired Pirates looked at one another in silence.

After a long while, Lucky Roo recalled the appearance of the mermaid and said thoughtfully, "A mermaid? Does that mean it can swim in the sea?"

"No," Louis replied after some thought.

"..."

Lucky Roo was stunned, then subconsciously remarked, "A mermaid that can't go into the sea—what a bizarre image."

Louis glanced at him with some surprise and said, "Other Devil Fruit users can't swim in the sea either. What's so strange about this fruit not being able to go into the sea?"

"Besides, if you eat it and fall into the sea, you can still breathe, allowing you to wait a long time for rescue from partners or sea beasts."

"Other ability users would drown in no time!"

Lucky Roo and the others were stunned once again, similar images flashing through their minds.

"That makes sense. You won't drown if you fall into the sea; it really does have an advantage over other fruits..."

"You could also summon sea beasts before falling into the water..."

Louis ignored them and stared straight into Shanks's eyes. "Shanks, can you sell this fruit to me?"

Louis did not try to deceive the Red-Haired Pirates by hiding the fruit's abilities to trick them into a trade; instead, he sincerely laid out the information before stating his intentions.

Although Shanks was also a Celestial Dragon, he had gained the recognition of Roger and the people of Bal, making him one of the few friends they had, and he currently belonged to the camp of the resistance.

As long as there was no conflict of ideology, Louis naturally would not treat him as an enemy.

Therefore, Louis disdained the idea of resorting to deception to achieve his goals.

Upon hearing this, the others stopped interrupting the thoughts of Shanks and his crew, choosing instead to wait quietly for his decision.

However, to Louis's surprise, Shanks did not hesitate in the slightest after hearing him out; he picked up the fruit and tossed it toward Louis.

"..."

Louis caught the fruit instinctively, then wore a look of confusion. "I haven't even stated the price yet."

Shanks simply waved a hand at Louis and laughed, "As for the price, we can talk about that once you've set sail on your adventure and have something to show for it!"

Shanks was very carefree about this; none of them ate Devil Fruits. The only one who needed a Devil Fruit for self-preservation was Uta, but she had a powder keg of issues in her heart. Until he could change her mind, Shanks had no intention of giving her a Devil Fruit.

Therefore, since Louis needed this Devil Fruit, he gave it away without a second thought. As for prices or compensation, he hadn't even considered such things.

"Take it, Louis!"

"We've never really paid much attention to these things; if you need it, just take it." Seeing their captain speak up, the others chimed in one after another.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Louis didn't say anything more and gladly accepted the fruit.