"It really is awful!"
Fighting back his nausea, Pekoms opened his mouth wide and shoved the entire Devil Fruit into it.
This was a Devil Fruit Rod had secured for them. They couldn't waste even a single bite!
Seeing Pekoms do that, the few who had eaten Devil Fruits all wore strange expressions.
They still remembered all too well how the fruit had tasted when they first ate one.
"Honestly..."
Shakky had been a step too slow. She watched as Pekoms ate the Bomb Fruit.
"You should've eaten this Explosion-Explosion Fruit instead. It's the same type as Whitebeard's fruit."
"Quit nagging."
Pekoms picked up the Explosion-Explosion Fruit and shoved it into Shakky's mouth.
"It tastes awful!"
"After you eat a Devil Fruit, you'll soon feel your body changing. Hurry up and get used to your abilities. We're about to enter the Grand Line!"
Seeing Pekoms and Shakky eat their fruits, Rod nodded.
Since setting sail, his strength had grown rapidly. His combat ability had improved especially quickly as he continued to develop his cheat.
He was worried that his longtime companions might not be able to keep up with him.
Now that these two had eaten some pretty good fruits, their well-trained bodies should let them develop their abilities quickly and work them into their fighting styles.
With the Explosion-Explosion Fruit and the Bomb Fruit together, their debut was bound to be spectacular.
"Speaking of which, there's something I've been meaning to ask."
Grey looked at Rod.
"Shouldn't we recruit some sailors or something? With just the few of us, we won't be able to keep up with everything on the ship."
"Of course. You're the captain, so it's your call."
"If we get the chance, we'll recruit ordinary sailors too, but definitely not here in the North Blue."
Rod