The Seventh Demon Ring!

"Whitebeard?!"

Ace gripped the Black Blade [Shusui] tightly in his hand, watching the tall, burly man snoring loudly in front of him with extreme vigilance.

The last time he encountered "Edward Teach," he recklessly rushed towards him, accidentally damaging the "Supreme Water Pipe" that had been with him for so long.

This time, when he encountered "Edward Weevil," Ace finally learned his lesson and didn't immediately rush to attack him—even though that was exactly what he was thinking.

"To be precise, it's Whitebeard the Third."

Storm gave a brief response.

He frowned as he looked at Weevil, who was still fast asleep, and unleashed the power of the Clay- Clay Fruit, creating a "Edward Teach" in his likeness.

Edward Teach slowly stepped forward, raised his enormous fist, the size of a casserole dish, and aimed a punch at Weevil's head.

Bang!

A dull thud followed.

Most of Weevil's head was slammed into the clay below by Edward Teach's punch.

Having suffered such a heavy blow, Weevil naturally regained his senses.

He covered the huge bulge on his head and looked pitifully at Edward Teach.

"Brother, why did you hit me?"

Edward Teach said simply.

"Have a meal!"

"Oh!"

Weevil instantly perked up, ignoring the bulge on his head. He looked around, sniffed, and then looked at Edward Teach with a puzzled expression.

"Where's the meat?"

Edward Teach shook his head silently, then beckoned to Weevil, who immediately followed behind him.

Ace witnessed the entire reaction of this "Whitebeard" and was completely dumbfounded.

"This guy... is he an idiot?"

You're right!

Storm patted Ace on the shoulder, signaling him to follow along.

"Edward Weevil is indeed an idiot."

"To put it simply, his intelligence level is about the same as your younger brother Luffy's."

"That's definitely a hopeless, utterly idiotic fool!"

Ace instantly understood Edward Weevil's level of intelligence, but then he asked curiously.

"How strong is this Whitebeard the Third... Edward Weevil?"

Ace once vowed to challenge Whitebeard, the World's Strongest Man.

Although Edward Whitebeard the Third, the Weevil, is not that "Whitebeard".

But at least the other party still carries the title of "Whitebeard the Third".

Ace was very interested in Edward Weevil's level of strength.

Storm glanced at Ace, who was brimming with fighting spirit, and said casually.

"Weevil and you are probably evenly matched!"

"So weak? Cough! Am I too strong?"

"No, I mean— Weevil could chop you into five pieces in five seconds."

Storm carefully corrected Ace's mistake.

"This is still taking into account that Weevil's intelligence level is not high enough and his mathematical talent is not good enough, so he needs an extra four seconds to count five numbers."

"..."

Ace twitched the corner of his mouth, not wanting to say anything.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon landed again near the giant snail.

Storm, Ace, Weevil disembarked from the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, accompanied by Edward Teach, Weevil's "guardian."

During the time when Storm and Ace boarded the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

The remaining members of the Jelma Castle below had prepared a large feast.

But.

As expected.

Weevil's arrival still caused a commotion within Jelma Castle.

From Bear to Nami, not one of them wasn't terrified of Weevil.

If it weren't for the fact that Storm was just standing there quietly.

At this moment, Bear was even considering activating his [Nikyu Nikyu no Mi] ability to send the rest of the people present out of Jelma Castle!

Cherish life, stay away from Whitebeard!

On the contrary, Perona and Brook, who joined last, were somewhat prepared for Weevil's appearance and did not show any shock at this moment.

"This is Edward Weevil, 'Whitebeard the Third'."

Storm raised his hand to Weevil and introduced himself to everyone.

He is also our newest member.

Weevil was completely ignorant of social etiquette. After being called by name by Storm, he merely glanced at the man strangely before scanning the entire room.

"Bone!"

Weevil's attention was initially drawn to Brook, but he was immediately disappointed after seeing Brook's appearance.

"There's no meat..."

Upon hearing this, Brook was momentarily stunned.

Even though the old skeleton really enjoyed telling his "unique skeleton jokes."

However, when someone he had just met showed him such a look of disgust, it still made the old skeleton a little defensive.

"Even if you're Whitebeard! Saying that is incredibly rude!!"

Perona, who was a fellow newcomer with Brook, couldn't help but chuckle after hearing Weevil's words.

Even though she covered her mouth with her hand in time, faint laughter still escaped through her fingers.

Brook immediately looked at Perona.

Perona covered her face with her hands, lowered her head, and spoke in a barely audible voice.

"Private Marseille (sorry)..."

"Huh? The skeleton can talk?"

Weevil was startled and instinctively took a few steps toward Edward Teach.

"Brother, have I lost my mind from hunger?"

Starving your brain...

This novel claim gave the others present a direct understanding of Weevil's intellectual level.

The group glanced at Weevil, then turned their attention to the Captain.

Perona is an irresistibly beautiful young woman... and everyone is happy to accept her.

But who are the other two members?

An old skeleton.

A Whitebeard.

"Although, this is Weevil..."

Storm shrugged and said helplessly.

If you accept Weevil's power, you must also accept his intellectual disability.

Who told him it was just a low-quality Whitebeard clone?

After a minor disturbance.

The members of the Storm Pirates all accepted Weevil's joining.

However, Weevil clearly had no intention of interacting with this group of "strangers." He simply stood quietly beside Edward Teach, waiting for his brother's order to "start the meal."

The last companion has finished being introduced.

Everything is ready, let the banquet begin!

The three new members naturally became the protagonists of this banquet.

Unfortunately, Weevil maintained a "cool and aloof" attitude, asking for nothing more than food.

The conversation at the banquet had to revolve around Perona and Brook.

"My Negative Ghost is invincible! Hehehehe!"

"Actually, I died once decades ago..."

As everyone learned about the past of the two newlyweds.

Storm summoned his [Big Trophy].

He hadn't had a chance to use the Eight-Star [Moonlight Trophy] he obtained after defeating Pluton Rayleigh.

With plenty of food at the banquet, now is undoubtedly the perfect time to use the Big Trophy to boost your points!

The Clay- Clay Fruit and the other Devil Fruit all possess sufficient abilities and levels.

Storm has no immediate plans to invest in the Eight-Star Big Trophy for Devil Fruit abilities.

His focus was on only two things: Physique strength and Haki!

Eight-Star of both Armament Haki and Observation Haki are sufficient.

After a moment's thought, Storm decided to improve his [Physique] attribute.

After careful consideration.

Storm directly invested the Eight-Star [Moonlight Trophy] into his [Endurance] attribute!

[Endurance: ★★★★★★★★☆] (8.5 stars)

After a small banquet.

Perona and Brook have begun to integrate into the Storm Grand Fleet family.

Everyone welcomed their two new companions.

As for Edward Weevil...

Everyone wanted to get closer, but this guy only had "food" and "brother" in his eyes.

As for the rest of the Storm Pirates.

Weevil couldn't be said to be indifferent, but he certainly turned a blind eye.

After a banquet.

Weevil was sent back to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon by Storm, where he continued to sleep soundly.

When Storm returned, Robin finally asked the question that everyone present was curious about.

"Captain, what's the deal with this Mr. Edward Weevil?"

"It's a long story..."

"Then let's get to the point!"

"Weevil is a clone with intellectual disabilities."

Storm summarized the key points, summarizing Weevil's true situation in a single sentence.

"In short, he'll be traveling with me for the time being; I won't leave him here."

Perona and Brook need to stay here because they both have room for improvement.

Should Weevil be left in the Germa Kingdom?

Storm doesn't want his base destroyed by a fool!

"Clones?"

Robin thought for a moment, then pressed for an answer.

"Are they like the Clone Soldier Dr. Gage had?"

"More or less!"

Storm nodded.

"They are all clones created using Lineage Factor modification technology..."

Robin pressed further, "So, is Mr. Weevil based on... that person?"

Storm casually remarked, "Besides Whitebeard, who else could it be?"

"That's amazing..."

"It really is Whitebeard..."

"So he really is 'Whitebeard the Third'..."

"Is the 'Whitebeard the Second.' that the Captain mentioned before also in this situation...?"

The members of the Storm Pirates gasped in surprise.

However, everyone exercised great restraint and stopped digging deeper into Weevil's past.

Weevil may not be highly intelligent, but he possesses exceptional strength.

Anyone with a modicum of reason would instinctively stay away from such an unstable individual.

In addition, Storm had previously stated that "Weevil will not move with the main force."

Everyone simply treated Weevil as an "unofficial member".

In comparison.

Most people still think Perona and Brook are easier to get along with.

After the banquet, everyone returned to their rooms.

Although Storm doesn't stay here often.

However, within this small Jelma Castle, there is also a Private Room.

Inside the house.

Storm retrieved the [Bubble Fruit].

He acknowledged the potential of the [Bubble Fruit] and decided to "possess" Devil Fruit power.

Storm first glanced at the number of Big Trophy he had.

"Three Blood Diamond Trophy remain..."

Storm once emptied the Infinite Hell, leaving only three prisoners.

However, he used up all the Death Trophy he earned from killing those prisoners.

Those seven-star Devil Fruit and Ability Rings were obtained by adding points and making wishes using these Death Trophy!

The wishes and points added before and after.

In the end, only these three Blood Diamond Trophy remained in Storm's possession.

'You can never have too many high-class Big Trophy...'

Considering that the World Government still hasn't sent over three Devil Fruits and one Artificial Devil Fruit.

Storm didn't use those Blood Diamond Trophy extravagantly.

Let's set aside the three Devil Fruit whose names and abilities are currently unknown.

That Artificial Devil Fruit.

Storm knew it all too well!

Artificial Pink Dragon Fruit!

A super replica made by replicating Beasts Kaido's [Azure Dragon Fruit]!

Storm had already reserved a Blood Diamond Trophy for that Artificial Pink Dragon Fruit.

Therefore, at this time...

Storm only retrieved a six-star Death Big Trophy.

With one wish, I obtained a six-star [Demon Ring - Imitation].

One skill point allocation grants a six-star [Awakening] level [Bubble Fruit]!

The [Bubble Ring] is born!

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