"Bang!"
Spaden casually punched the red-eyed, blond guard, sending him flying.
"I'm taking this fruit, but you can still go to the king to claim your reward."
Spaden tossed down a token, then took the Devil Fruit and turned to leave, heading to report back to Wang Shi.
Toraji, struggling to his feet, reluctantly wiped the blood from his mouth and nose.
He looked at the token on the ground, and the anger in his eyes gradually dissipated.
Who is this man?
Can I also receive a reward?
He frantically searched for this Pattern-Pattern Fruit in order to obtain noble status, thereby gaining the power to change the head of the family's mind and marry Miss Kikuhime.
"Please don't lie to me..."
Toraji picked up the token, placing all his hopes on this unknown token.
After paying his respects to his parents once more, he immediately left the old house, carrying the token and his hopes to the royal palace.
Meanwhile, Spaden, carrying the Devil Fruit, quickly returned to the palace.
"His Majesty!!"
"I really managed to snatch this Devil Fruit from that guard."
Spaden excitedly presented the unknown Devil Fruit to Wang Shi.
I wonder if this Devil Fruit is the powerful ability that Wang Shi is looking for.
"Really?"
Wang Shi took the Devil Fruit from Spaden and examined it carefully.
The appearance of this Devil Fruit is not recorded in the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
This belongs to an unknown Devil Fruit.
However, the stem of this Devil Fruit resembles a long snake, very similar to the snake-shaped tail of the Nue.
Wang Shi felt that this Devil Fruit was Mythical Zoan type, Nue.
He remembered that the stem and leaves of the Mythical Zoan Yamata no Orochi fruit had eight petals, while the Azure Dragon Form fruit had two stems like dragon horns and patterns like dragon scales.
"Spaden, this Devil Fruit is very likely Mythical Zoan Nue."
"Whether you want to eat it or not is your choice."
Wang Shi was about 80% certain that it was the Nue form of the Mythical Zoan, but he didn't say for sure.
He then handed the Devil Fruit back to Spaden.
"I believe in Your Majesty!"
Spaden took the Devil Fruit and took a bite without hesitation.
He wouldn't regret it even if it were a regular Zoan -Zoan Devil Fruit.
"It tastes terrible, doesn't it, Duke Spaden?"
Dezaya and Maya, the two women who had recently eaten Devil Fruit, smiled as they looked at Spaden, whose face was grim.
Spaden swallowed the entire Devil Fruit in one swift motion, cutting through the mess quickly.
"Angel, notify the others to end this search."
Seeing that Spaden had grown a long snake tail and transformed into a ferocious beast, Wang Shi smiled and gave instructions to Robin.
"Clear!"
Robin knew that the Wang Shi had found the target of this operation; it seemed that His Majesty truly possessed the ability of prophecy.
It's incredible that they could even accurately predict the Devil Fruit that hasn't even appeared yet.
This is practically like a god.
"Such powerful strength!"
Spaden, transformed into a ye, waved his tiger claws, feeling his power increase several times over.
No wonder people all over the world are chasing after the power of Devil Fruit.
The additional boost this provides is truly captivating.
He felt that his strength, speed, and resilience had been enhanced many times over.
Moreover, this is a Mythical Zoan ability, granting the user an attack bonus from purple flames.
He leaped into the air from the spot, and the yellow auspicious clouds that appeared beneath his limbs allowed him to float and run in the air.
This Mythical Zoan ability is simply too perfect.
He believed he could definitely defeat Jack the Drought now.
"What an amazing ability."
Nami, Kaya, and Nojiko all looked on with envy.
Spaden's Mythical Zoan ability is far more useful than Maya's Bottle-Bottle Fruit ability.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
After adjusting to his abilities, Spaden transformed back into human form, knelt on one knee before Wang Shi, his eyes filled with emotion.
To help him find Devil Fruit, His Wang Shi traveled a great distance into the territory of Four Emperors on an adventure.
Spaden will forever remember this kindness.
With this Mythical Zoan ability, he even had the courage to fight Beast Kaido head-on, and the shadow in his heart was rapidly dissipating.
"Work hard to develop your abilities and strive to catch up with Aramaki and Yi Xiao."
"Your title of Imperial Admiral will be Mystic Nue."
Wang Shi had just seen that Spaden's full-beast Nue form had various colors; this Mythical Zoan was originally a hybrid of various animals.
It has a kind of multicolored black feel, so we named it Mystic Nue.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"I will definitely cultivate diligently and strive to be worthy of the title bestowed upon me by His Majesty, and live up to the name of Imperial Admiral."
Spaden's face was incredibly devout and serious, his eyes filled with determination; he was determined not to disappoint Wang Shi.
From now on, he will be the Imperial Admiral Mystic Nue, the Fist of Goa, and the Duke Fist-Killer Spaden!
"Spaden! You found Devil Fruit? Have you eaten it yet? Let me see how strong you are now!"
The Aramaki's voice arrived before he did, and I was eager to know what Spaden's abilities were.
Spaden watched as Aramaki rushed in, and was about to speak, but sensing that others were coming from behind, he held back.
"Speak quickly!"
Aramaki first paid his respects to the Wang Shi, and then continued to question Spaden.
As more and more people arrived, Spaden smiled.
"Standing before you now is Imperial Admiral Mystic Nue, the Fist of Goa, Mythical Zoan Nue user, and Duke Fist-Killer Spaden!"
Spaden, mimicking Aramaki and Bartolomeo, began to introduce himself in a very serious manner.
This caused both Aramaki and the arriving Baron to freeze for several seconds.
When did the usually silent and aloof Spaden become so cheeky?
"Mystic Nue?"
"Mythical Zoan Nue user?"
"Duke Spaden, you have been awarded the title of Imperial Admiral?"
"Mythical Zoan abilities, I'm so envious!"
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The Baron started making a fuss; they had been searching for so many days without finding Devil Fruit.
Is this Devil Fruit truly destined only for Spaden?
"Quick, quick, let's have a fight! Spaden, let me see how strong you really are."
Aramaki continued to challenge him, staring intently at Spaden.
"Good."
Spaden also wanted to know his current strength and see if he could catch up with Aramaki.
On the other side of the palace.
Toraji rushed to the palace and presented the token to King of Kura.
Laffitte, who was manipulating King of Kura from behind the scenes, saw Spaden's token and hypnotized King of Kura into arbitrarily granting Toraji the position of a Viscount in the kingdom.
What happened next was none of his business.
Moreover, Laffitte and Capone Bege soon received a phone call from the Angel informing them that their mission was over.
He and Capone Bege were too lazy to bother with King of Kura and Prince of Kura anymore, they simply ordered them to stop the search for the patterned fruit.
Soon, news spread rapidly throughout Kura Island that someone had found Pattern-Pattern Fruit that pleased the king and gained the title of Viscount.
Toraji looked at the Viscount's seal and clothing on his hand in disbelief; he had actually become Viscount of the kingdom.
This thrilled him immensely; he was finally qualified to speak 'equally' with Miss Kikuhime, the Earl's daughter.
The Kura Kingdom has not conferred the titles of Duke or Marquess for so many years; the Earl is currently the highest Baron in the kingdom.