Roger: You guy is a monster???

"Vic's abilities will exceed your expectations, Roger."

Whitebeard stood off to the side, arms crossed, reminding him with a grin.

"Oh, is that so?"

Roger looked at Patri Vic with keen interest, somewhat eager to see what he could do.

"Shwish!"

Roger suddenly swung his blade, the edge scraping against the air with a faint sonic crack, as if tearing the very space itself apart.

A massive shark-fin-like slash tore across the ground at high speed, hurtling toward Patri Vic.

With Purple Steam enveloping his body and Ninja Body Technique active, Patri Vic's strength had noticeably increased from before.

His speed was naturally far greater as well. He leaped high into the air, dodging the slash, but the next one came right after, racing toward him.

"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"

"Rumble!!!"

Four massive walls rose up in front of Patri Vic.

Roger's Sword Qi sliced through several of the stone barriers, but the last one remained unbroken.

"Is... is that his Devil Fruit power?"

Gaban, watching from the sidelines, said with slight surprise.

"Wait... is that his Devil Fruit's true ability? Then what about that purple steam covering his body?" Rayleigh furrowed his brow, staring intently at the massive stone wall in deep thought.

Patri Vic, shrouded in Purple Steam, clearly exuded an aura of dread, and his strength and speed had both increased markedly.

If manipulating the stone wall was Patri Vic's ability, then what was the deal with the purple steam?

"Are you a dual Devil Fruit user?" Roger asked, puzzled.

In such a short time, Patri Vic had displayed two completely different powers, surprising even Roger.

"No, no, no. I told you before, I'm not a Devil Fruit user. I'm just... rather unusual." Patri Vic stood atop the massive stone wall, speaking calmly.

"Liar. Aside from Devil Fruit users who defy miracles, who else could wield such power?" Roger retorted.

"..."

Patri Vic shrugged helplessly. To be honest, he didn't know how to explain it either.

Over the past year, he had mastered the power of Earth Style, and Hashirama Senju's character completion was nearly at the point where he could unlock new abilities.

"A dual Devil Fruit user. You really are a monster, Vic." Roger took a deep breath and praised with a smile.

By now, Roger had firmly decided that Patri Vic was a dual Devil Fruit user.

"He really is an unusual one." Rayleigh broke out in a cold sweat, his voice low.

Whitebeard, watching from the side, curled his lips into a smirk. "Vic's abilities don't stop there."

Having spent a long time with Patri Vic, Whitebeard naturally knew just how many terrifying powers he had mastered.

Even now, thinking back on it, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Patri Vic was a true monster.

"Far from it?" Rayleigh stared at Whitebeard and muttered, feeling an inexplicable unease creeping over him.

At those words, the many pirates watching from a distance couldn't help but gasp and start discussing.

"D-did you hear that? P-Patri Vic, an officer of the R-Rocks Pirates, is a dual Devil Fruit user!"

"The Rocks Pirates really are a gathering place for monsters."

"This is the first time I've heard of a dual Devil Fruit user. His strength is something we can't even touch. No wonder he's an officer of the Rocks Pirates!"

"Please, stop overthinking it..." Patri Vic spread his hands helplessly and muttered under his breath.

Still, he couldn't really blame Roger and the others for not believing he wasn't a Devil Fruit user.

After all, his methods were beyond comprehension—they came from Hashirama Senju of the Naruto world.

In this world, only Devil Fruit users who defied miracles could wield such power.

"Shwish! Shwish! Shwish!"

Having fully sensed Patri Vic's strength, Roger grew even more serious in the fight. He swung his blade three times in quick succession, sending three terrifying Sword Qi slashes toward Patri Vic.

Patri Vic moved with incredible speed, dodging all three attacks.

"Shwish!"

Taking advantage of the brief moment Patri Vic spent evading the slashes, Roger charged forward, gripping his rapier with both hands and slashing down from above.

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon Technique!"

A massive wooden dragon suddenly appeared beside Patri Vic, coiling around him to form a protective barrier.

"Bam!"

Roger's blade struck the wooden dragon's body, carving a huge gash, but Patri Vic, shielded within, remained completely unharmed.

"What's this now?" Rayleigh, watching from below, couldn't help but complain.

"You?"

Roger stared in disbelief at the wooden dragon Patri Vic had unleashed, utterly astonished.

"Just a trick not worth showing off," Patri Vic said lightly.

"Not worth showing off???"

Roger's face went ashen at those words.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, at that moment.

The massive wooden dragon swung its tail, slapping it toward Roger. His figure flew backward, and a huge crater appeared on the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

"What's going on? Is this still his Devil Fruit ability?" Gaban looked up at the wooden dragon in the sky, sweat beading on his forehead.

Purple steam, the colossal stone wall that hadn't yet dissipated, and the thick, towering wooden dragon—any one of these abilities alone would have been enough to grab attention.

But in the midst of battle, Patri Vic had actually unleashed three different powers.

They didn't dare think further. A dual Devil Fruit user was already shocking enough to them.

If Patri Vic were a triple Devil Fruit user, wouldn't that be too absurd? Even seeing it with their own eyes, they still found it hard to believe.

"Vic, you bastard, are you a monster?" Roger stood up from the crater, dusting off his clothes, and spoke solemnly.

He wasn't joking. He genuinely felt Patri Vic wasn't human.

"Monster? Not quite. Just a little special, that's all." Patri Vic rolled his eyes in response.

"You call that a little special?" Roger looked baffled.

Patri Vic using three completely different powers had left Roger's shock far from settled.

He really wanted to curse—Vic wasn't human.

"Isn't it?"

"You think so???"

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