Chapter 1615? (′︶`) Meeting Luffy and Nami Again
"..."
"Legend has it that somewhere above the boundless sea of the Gourmet World, there's a fruit called a Devil Fruit!"
"Eat one, and you'll gain all sorts of wondrous abilities..."
Annie looked at the food magazine in her hands, then at Komatsu, who was still fishing and hadn't caught a thing. For some reason, she suddenly felt hungry again, so she had to close the 01615th issue of the food magazine, which was filled with all kinds of legendary delicacies, in disappointment.
"Hmm..."
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"Devil Fruits, huh? Are they like the Rubber Fruit that silly Luffy ate—the kind that turns you into a rubber person?"
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Hearing "Devil Fruit" naturally made Annie think of Miss Nami and her gang of no-good pirates, because Luffy had turned into a rubber person after eating the Rubber Devil Fruit.
"Probably?"
"There are already three hundred thousand known delicacies, and the undiscovered ones in the Gourmet World are even stranger. It wouldn't be surprising if there were a Devil Fruit like that."
Armed with uncertainty, Toriko spoke from where he lay beside the little boat, his arms pillowed beneath his head.
"But, Annie..."
"I remember Luffy saying that the Rubber Fruit tasted awful. Eating it was like chewing on rubber, and if he hadn't wanted its ability, he probably wouldn't have tried it—or even been able to swallow it."
Komatsu, who was holding a fishing rod nearby, chimed in.
"A fruit that turns you into a rubber person?"
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"Forget it! I'd rather not eat something that weird!"
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Annie had no desire to turn into a rubber person, and she certainly didn't want to eat rubber. Just thinking about it was horrifying. There was no way she could swallow a fruit like that, whether