"I heard that even the cheapest Devil Fruit costs around a hundred million Beli.
Do you have enough money saved up?"
Merlin said. At his words, Fulvio looked pleasantly surprised.
"Are you saying you'll come with us? Don't worry, I won't make you help for nothing. I'll cover your passage, and I'll give you a million Beli to thank you for your trouble."
After that, he nodded and continued:
"My sister and I have saved up two hundred million over the years. Add the hundred million Beli Pops is supporting us with, and three hundred million should be enough."
Merlin's eyes flickered. "That should just about do it... But if you two manage to buy one, who's going to eat it?"
Normally, Merlin shouldn't have asked something like that. The ownership of a Devil Fruit was their family's business, after all, and as an outsider, he had no right to pry.
But Merlin still wanted to know.
He wanted to hear their thoughts, and then... decide whether or not to go with them.
After all,
Unequal shares were a major taboo.
There were far too many examples in this world of relatives turning against each other and brothers becoming enemies over an unfair division of spoils!
Just then, Fulvio and Teresa exchanged a glance. The siblings smiled knowingly, and Teresa answered frankly:
"My brother and I talked it over. If it's a Zoan, he'll eat it. If it's a Paramecia, I will."
Fulvio nodded seriously.
"My sister and I settled who gets the fruit a long time ago. A Zoan gives you a greater boost to your physical abilities, so it'd be more useful to me."
At that, Lami asked in confusion, "What about a Logia?"
Teresa replied helplessly, "Three hundred million Beli wouldn't be enough. I heard the cheapest