Xi Yan's Surprise, a Power Involving Souls?!

"Finally found a sheltered spot from the wind," Chopper said with a sigh of relief.

Although the children have cotton-padded clothes to wear, they can still get sick if they are exposed to the wind all the time.

Therefore, finding a sheltered spot would be ideal.

"This place is very similar in structure to the facility we just saw," Franky remarked, looking around.

Are they the same type?

"It's probably used for experiments too," Nico Robin said.

"To conduct an experiment?"

Looking around curiously, Merry said, "Can you really do experiments in such a dilapidated place?"

"It's definitely not possible now."

Nicole Robin glanced at something that looked like experimental equipment and said, "But it should have been possible before that leak."

"The Big Bang...?"

As if she understood Nico Robin's meaning, Merry subconsciously frowned. Was this the place Xi Yan had mentioned before where an explosion might occur?

Franky, however, waved his hand dismissively and said, "It doesn't matter how it is."

"As long as there's no wind or snow, that's fine."

"That's true..."

It doesn't matter what kind of place it is, as long as it can shelter them from the wind and snow.

At that moment, Kin'emon, whose head and lower body were pressed together, let out an excited howl.

"Ah!"

"My lower body is finally back!"

That's great! That's really great!!

Unlike the excited Kin'emon, Luffy knelt on the ground with a sorrowful expression.

"Damn it, my Foot Maru... my hind leg..."

Usopp:...

"So that kind of creature doesn't even exist!" Usopp said, speechless.

This is someone else's lower body, okay!

What kind of Foot Maru?!

"Usopp ~"

"Um?"

Usopp looked at Nico Robin with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

"So realistic~"

Usopp:???

Usopp stared at Nico Robin with a bewildered expression. Did this cunning girl have the right to say such things?

"Yohohohoho~"

"What an interesting person!" Brook said with a chuckle.

Speaking of which... did he see someone wearing this outfit before?

Hmm... never mind, it's not important.

Yohohohoho~

"Why can bones talk?" Mocha asked Brook in astonishment.

"Of course, it's because I'm special~"

"Special..."

Mocha tilted his head and thought for a moment, ultimately concluding that the other party was a magical creature.

"Hey Franky, how come you've learned to smoke?" Zoro asked, looking at Franky with a puzzled expression.

This guy hasn't said much since the beginning, and now he's even lit a cigarette by himself.

Franky wore a complicated expression upon hearing this. How was he supposed to respond to this?

He used to be a dashing chef, but now he's become a pervert who wears his underwear on the outside...

What kind of nonsense is this?!

"Actually, I felt something was off earlier." Xi Yan looked at his companions with an extremely strange gaze and said, "Why are you guys behaving so differently than before?"

"Could it be some kind of superhuman impersonating someone?"

Thinking of this, Xi Yan activated his Sharinggan at them, but didn't see anything unusual.

At least Franky and Sanji don't possess any special Devil Fruit energy.

"Of course not!" Chopper said, "It's just..."

"Let me explain."

Nami, now in Perona's body, said with a slight headache, "We encountered that Shichibukai Trafalgar Law when we left the experimental building."

"I don't know what method they used to swap our souls."

In the end, Nami sighed deeply.

Who would have thought such a capability existed?

"Soul swapping?"

Xi Yan looked surprised. Did such an ability really exist in this world?

That ability is indeed a bit tricky.

After all... no one knows who was killed after the soul swap!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan muttered to himself, 'Speaking of which... if my soul were swapped, would my immortality ability still be effective after being killed?'

After a moment's thought, Xi Yan came to a conclusion:... even if his body was killed, he should still be able to be resurrected.

After all, he still possesses the delayed activation of the Rei- Kido Mitama Son.

At that time, his soul should be forcibly pulled back into his body.

However... it's hard to say what will happen to the souls of the other people who originally inhabited his body.

'It seems I can't easily let that guy's ability affect me,' Xi Yan thought to himself.

"This ability is truly outrageous," Usopp remarked. "Not only can it sever someone without killing them, but it can also pull out their soul and swap souls... This is just too outrageous!"

Is the power of this Devil Fruit called the Op-Op Fruit that overpowered?

Compared to that, he felt his own More-More Fruit didn't taste so good anymore.

"It does sound a bit far-fetched," Nami sighed, "But it's true."

"So, who has become who now?" Luffy asked curiously.

"It's me first."

Franky, now in Chopper's body, stepped forward and said, "I'm Franky. Don't come looking for me if you're injured, because I don't know medicine~"

"Super~"

In the end, Franky once again displayed his signature big move.

Nico Robin:???

No wonder she thought Chopper's way of speaking was awkward; it turns out this guy is Franky!

"It's my turn."

Chopper, now in Sanji's body, raised the medical kit and said, "I am Chopper."

"If you get injured, come to me for treatment."

"So... you're the cook then..." Zoro said, a twitch at the corner of his mouth.

No wonder Franky started smoking for no apparent reason; is it because his soul is Sanji?

"That's right, it's me."

Sanji said with a pained expression, "But I can't shoot beams or anything like that, because I don't know Franky's body structure."

Finally, Sanji walked to a nearby rock with a complicated expression, sat down, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the distant sky with a melancholy look in his eyes.

Although it's not the first time I've worn such short pants, this feeling is just...

"Why..."

"What, are you dissatisfied with my body?" Franky glared at Sanji and said.

That's an incredibly cool mechanical body!

This guy, whose mind is completely consumed by women, knows absolutely nothing!

"I have no complaints," Sanji said weakly, "I just don't want to wear this..."

In the end, he couldn't bring himself to say those two words.

"Tch, what do you know?"

Franky first pursed his lips, then said, "But if you really don't like it, I can give you my pants."

As he spoke, Franky prepared to take off Chopper's pants and give them to Sanji.

"Hey, stop right there!" Chopper stared dumbfounded at Franky and said, "This is the only pair of pants I own!"

"Um?"

Franky paused for a moment, then said in surprise, "I thought these were trousers. Oh, so you're wearing the same ones as me."

Hey~

"Chopper, you have great taste!"

At this point, Franky already considered Chopper to be a pervert just like himself.

"No, that's not true!"

Chopper opened his shark mouth and roared, "I'm a reindeer! Why would I wear so many pants?!"

He naturally has body hair!

If it weren't for wanting to look more human, he wouldn't need to wear pants at all!

He's a hairy bastard!!

"Tch~"

Upon hearing this, Franky said with some disappointment, "So you're not like me after all."

He thought he had found a kindred spirit.

Chopper:...

So, what is this guy disappointed about?

"Sanji, you're wearing a down jacket right now," Xi Yan said, giving Sanji a speechless look. "So what are you worrying about?"

"That's true, but the scene from just now keeps replaying in my mind..."

After saying that, Sanji threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped it out, then continued, "Never mind, that's not important. Let's get down to business."

Feeling upset now won't change anything, so let's calm down first.

Xi Yan nodded upon hearing this, then turned his gaze to Perona and Nami, and said, "So... you two are soul-swap individuals?"

"Yes."

Nami said with a slight headache, "I'm currently in Perona's body."

"But... but I don't know how to use the Hollow-Hollow Fruit!"

This Devil Fruit ability is practically nonexistent in her; she can't even unleash a single ghost!

You've become a complete burden, you bastard!

"You talk as if I know how to use the Cloud Cloud Fruit," Perona, her lips twitching.

She didn't even know if her current body could Elementalization, let alone release clouds.

Hearing their conversation, Usopp looked puzzled and asked, "Could it be that the power of Devil Fruit exists within the soul?"

Otherwise, why can't they use the powers of Devil Fruit?

"It shouldn't be."

Xi Yan stroked his chin and said, "There is a special kind of energy within the bodies of Devil Fruit User."

"And now, Nami and Perona still possess that energy within their bodies!"

"Energy?"

Upon hearing Nami's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and she said, "Really?"

Of course.

Xi Yan nodded, then pointed to her heart and said, "You two can try to feel it, just like you felt when you were controlling your Devil Fruit."

If he wasn't mistaken, these two people should be able to use the power of Devil Fruit.

Of course, if the activated Devil Fruit ability is different from the original... then it means that the claim that Devil Fruit abilities exist within the body is incorrect.

Let me see.

After Nami finished speaking, she closed her eyes and began to carefully sense the sensations, and Perona did the same.

A moment later...

"Pfft~"

A sound like some kind of gas leaked rang out, and Perona's arm instantly turned into a cloud.

"It seems my guess was correct," Xi Yan said, stroking his chin. "The power of the Devil Fruit does indeed exist within the body."

Even if the soul has been tampered with, the abilities can still be used!

"What an amazing feeling."

Perona looked at her arm and said, "Is this Logia ability?"

Now she felt her arm had become very light, so light that it was almost non-existent.

'If that's the case... does turning your body into a cloud mean you can fly?' Perona wondered to herself.

With that in mind, Perona began to try using the feeling she had when manipulating Devil Fruit before, to see if she could fly.

The next moment...

"Flying... flying?!"

Chopper was dumbfounded as he watched Perona slowly lift off the ground.

Why can Perona fly while using Nami's body?

Xi Yan laughed and said, "I told you the Cloud Cloud Fruit can fly!"

After all that, it turns out it's not that the Devil Fruit is bad, it's that Nami is such an idiot!

Thinking of this, Xi Yan's gaze towards Nami became somewhat strange.

Noticing Xi Yan's gaze, Nami's eyes widened immediately, and she exclaimed, "What kind of look is that?"

"Nothing, I just think some guy is an idiot."

As he spoke, Xi Yan looked away.

Nami:...

That's definitely talking about her, you bastard!

Although she was very annoyed, Nami had to admit one thing: Perona's talent in Devil Fruit was indeed superior to hers.

Thinking this, Nami suppressed her thoughts and turned to Perona, asking, "How did you do that?"

"What?"

"It's about how you flew."

"Well..." Perona thought about it carefully, then said, "I was just wondering if I could use the ability to control the Spirit-Spirit Fruit to control my body, and it turns out it really works."

After saying that, Perona flew around in the air, making Nami extremely envious.

She longs to fly so freely too!

"Damn it, I want one too..."

"Actually, you don't need to worry about this," Xi Yan said. "You can fly using clouds too, can't you?"

"It's different," Nami shook her head and said, "Using a cloud is nowhere near as comfortable as flying yourself."

Things created with abilities can be destroyed, but flying itself cannot!

So Nami still prefers to fly on her own.

"Then practice more."

Perona, now back on the ground, said, "If I can handle something, there's no reason you can't."

"That's true."

Since Perona can fly with her body, she certainly can too!

Therefore... after she gets her body back, she must work even harder!

"You can also try flying using Perona's body," Xi Yan said. "If you can master this power using Perona's body, you should be able to fly using your own body too."

Upon hearing this, Nami was immediately smitten.

Yes!

She can try this kind of thing now!

If she can use this incident to gain the ability to fly, then she will have turned misfortune into blessing!

Nami's eyes lit up at the thought.