Method of Seizing Devil Fruits

There are only two ways to master the power of a Devil Fruit: either eat the fruit yourself, or control the person who ate it.

Since the Phantom Fruit has already been eaten, Mosen could only choose to control the person who consumed it.

The middle-aged man had a gloomy expression and seemed unapproachable, the kind of person Mosen couldn't deal with.

So, Mosen decided to assign this glorious task to Mia.

"What? You want me to go and build rapport with some middle-aged guy? No way!" Mia flatly refused as soon as Mosen finished speaking.

"Whether you want to or not, you have to go. This guy's Devil Fruit ability is very special, and I must have this fruit. If you don't go, your food rations for the next few days will be cut in half."

As soon as she heard about her food being cut, Mia's attitude did a complete 180-degree turn: "Oh! Warden, please don't be like that! We can discuss anything."

"There's nothing to discuss, you must go."

"Why me?" Mia asked with a crestfallen face.

"Firstly, you're beautiful, and men are less guarded around pretty women. Secondly, you have the best social skills among us. Paddy isn't very bright, Ian only tells pointless dirty jokes, and Michael is so quiet he can't even fart for half a day. So, you're the only one who can do it."

Mia automatically ignored the rest of Mosen's words, only hearing that he called her beautiful.

Women always fall for that. Mia, who had been unwilling just moments ago, happily accepted the task.

For the next few days, Mia tried to approach the middle-aged man but had no success.

However, Mia wasn't in a hurry. As a "veteran" of Extreme Cold Hell, Mia knew very well that in a place like Extreme Cold Hell, even the most resolute person would eventually succumb to the cold and hunger if they stayed long enough.

As expected, a week later, the middle-aged man could no longer hold out. Mia only needed one piece of grilled meat to get all his information.

"Warden, this man is trouble!" Mia ran back to the cabin and stated directly.

"Why? What's wrong with him?" Mosen pressed.

"This man's name is Carmaine Rodenardo, he's 41 years old, and he's from Dressrosa. He was a member of the King's Guard in Dressrosa.

Six years ago, he took a liking to a woman and used his position to forcibly take her, killing her husband and child in the process.

Later, when the matter was exposed, he feared repercussions from the King and fled Dressrosa overnight.

Carmaine Rodenardo originally intended to go to the first half of the Grand Line, or even escape to the Four Seas, to avoid pursuit from Dressrosa.

However, just as he reached the waters near Punk Hazard, he was suddenly knocked unconscious. When he woke up, he found himself imprisoned.

Afterwards, Carmaine Rodenardo was treated as experimental material, subjected to various experiments, and eventually, even his… was removed.

Later, by chance, Punk Hazard exploded, and Carmaine Rodenardo escaped in the ensuing chaos.

Carmaine Rodenardo hated that place to the core, but his own strength was too weak to seek revenge.

Just as he was about to despair, a chance encounter led Carmaine Rodenardo to a Devil Fruit. With the power of this fruit, Carmaine Rodenardo began to take his revenge on Punk Hazard.

Hearing this, Mosen understood why Carmaine Rodenardo was so fixated on Punk Hazard.

Let alone Carmaine Rodenardo, any man would seek revenge if his… was removed.

But Carmaine Rodenardo's character was indeed problematic. Liking married women was one thing; Cao Cao liked them too! What was wrong was that he killed an entire family, not even sparing the child, just to possess this married woman.

Mosen couldn't possibly let such a person join the Revolutionary Army.

Then there was only one option: kill Carmaine Rodenardo and let his Devil Fruit be reborn.

In his past life, Mosen had read a theory suggesting that Devil Fruits could be inherited.

The original work itself had similar inheritance operations.

For example, Chaka's Jackal Fruit and Bell's Falcon Fruit in Alabasta.

This could be seen from the many years the statues of the jackal and falcon had been placed in front of the Alabasta royal palace.

Furthermore, the original work repeatedly emphasized that the jackal and falcon had always been the guardian deities of Alabasta.

Then there was Deken's Target-Target Fruit on Fish-Man Island. He himself had said that his ability was acquired through a curse, and Deken's ancestors for generations had this cursed ability.

This indicated that Devil Fruits could be inherited.

As for the method of inheritance, Mosen believed that different devils within Devil Fruits had different inclinations and preferences for the fruit they possessed.

Simply put, when a Devil Fruit user died, the devil hidden within the user's Lineage Factor would randomly possess the nearest fruit of the same type to become a new Devil Fruit.

For example, the prototype of the Rubber-Rubber Fruit was a melon. After Luffy died, the devil within the Rubber-Rubber Fruit would reattach itself to the nearest melon.

The reason for the Thread-Thread Fruit was a pear. After Doflamingo died, the devil within the Thread-Thread Fruit would reattach itself to the nearest pear.

The Chop-Chop Fruit's prototype was a pineapple. After Buggy died, the devil of the Chop-Chop Fruit would inhabit the nearest pineapple.

The Phantom Fruit looked like a lamp, covered in a green rind full of swirls.

If it were just a light bulb, the shape would be somewhat similar to a pear, but with a rind wrapped around it, which made Mosen unsure.

"Mia, when you think of fruits with rinds, what comes to mind?" Mosen asked Mia.

"Fruits with rinds? That would be bananas, of course," Mia answered without hesitation.

"Bananas? That makes sense! Then let's prepare some more bananas."

That afternoon, Mosen went upstairs and took a basket of various fruits from the warehouse.

Mosen carried the fruit back to Extreme Cold Hell and then called everyone over.

"Huh? Is the Jailer treating us to fruit today?" Mia said, picking up an apple and popping it into her mouth.

Mosen quickly stopped her. "Mia, don't eat it! This fruit has another purpose!"

"Another purpose? What else can fruit be used for besides eating?" Mia asked, stunned.

"Paddy, could you please go find me a Devil Fruit user who's about to freeze to death? Preferably one of those vicious pirates."

Paddy nodded and got up to leave.

A moment later, Paddy returned, dragging a Devil Fruit user who was frozen unconscious and wearing Seastone handcuffs.

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