Even if objects became Homies, they still had no digestive systems and could not eat. The only option was the method of making objects "eat" Zoan-type Devil Fruits, which was essentially fixing a "devil" onto an object.
However, because Homies were creations of the Soul-Soul ability, they naturally rejected other "devils." If an object was first turned into a Homie and then made to "eat" a Devil Fruit, it would not succeed.
They had to first fix the "devil" onto the object, then have Charlotte Linlin grant it a soul. The latter was a matter of conscious effort, unlike "devils," which acted entirely on instinct, so it could overcome the "hostility" between different "devils" to a certain extent.
Come to think of it, there was an even simpler method: choosing an animal Homie. However, Mousse's intended role for the Homie that gained the Cream-Cream Fruit ability was simply to be a cream-making machine. Animals needed to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, making them less convenient and less hygienic instead.
Even if neither the base material nor the soul was weak, Homies ultimately could not develop a Devil Fruit as deeply as humans could after eating one, much less awaken its abilities. There was bound to be a considerable gap in both quality and output.
But Homies would not get sick of it, and solid Homies would not even become tired. In other words, they could produce cream around the clock, twenty-four hours a day. That was something humans simply could not match. Their actual output was so enormous that even a top-tier powerhouse who had eaten the Cream-Cream Fruit could not compare.
In fact, once that "cream-making machine" went into full production, it could even satisfy the entire world's demand for cream! There might even be some left over!
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