Five days later.
Sabaody Archipelago.
At an open-air café, Chaos sipped his coffee and pondered.
He hadn't even made up his mind yet.
And already, he was thinking about which Devil Fruit to eat.
Door-Door Fruit.
Glint-Glint Fruit.
Tremor-Tremor Fruit.
And so on~
He'd spent the past few days thinking it over.
Devil Fruits generally fell into three categories.
World-Ending Abilities, like the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, Slow-Slow Fruit, and Hollow-Hollow Fruit.
Comprehensive Abilities, like the Paw-Paw Fruit and Lucky-Lucky Fruit.
Disaster Abilities, like the Float-Float Fruit and Magma-Magma Fruit.
There were simply too many tempting options.
But one thing was certain: he had to choose the Devil Fruit that offered the greatest benefits.
The one that maximized his gains would be the best choice.
Ideally, it would have no weaknesses.
But after days of thinking, he still hadn't come to any real conclusions.
Click, click, click~
The rhythmic sound of high heels rang out. Stussy, wearing a cloudlike, figure-hugging skirt, came up to the rooftop with her ponytail swishing behind her. She looked at Chaos, lost in his own world, and sighed helplessly.
They had come to the Sabaody Archipelago after leaving Nine Snake Island.
She was here to deliver a report.
They'd found Blackbeard's whereabouts!
"BOSS, Marshall D. Teach is in Demon Valley Town."
Stussy's voice brought Chaos back to himself.
"Demon Valley Town?"
Chaos froze for a moment, then his face filled with nostalgia.
Strictly speaking, Demon Valley Town was where he'd taken off. He'd spent a very enjoyable stretch of time there.
It was where he'd first met a dear friend.
Of the pirates he'd encountered there, some had died, while others had made names for themselves in the New World.
Time really flew.
"Right. Old Don isn't far from Demon Valley Town. Should I tell him to