Finally Obtain the Slip-Slip Fruit and Gain Speech

The pirates were disappointed; this was merely an uninhabited, primitive island.

Although it possessed fruit, wild beasts, and fresh water, the pirates preferred gold, jewelry, berries, and female slaves.

The pirates had no choice but to begin collecting fresh water and fruit, and hunting wild beasts to replenish all the supplies needed for their voyage.

Moya followed behind, watching the pirates scatter to gather resources from afar, knowing that the Slip-Slip Fruit would likely be found by some pirate and handed over to Alvida.

Moya waited silently, like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, waiting for the prey to come to him!

Moya only needed to keep his eyes on Alvida; there was no need for him to go searching himself.

He feared that if he went to look for the fruit, it might be found by another pirate and handed over to Alvida to be eaten.

If that happened, everything would be over for Moya, and he would essentially have no chance of turning his fate around.

If the opportunity arose, Moya would see if he could intercept the fruit when the pirates turned in their supplies.

He would use his status as a lackey to swindle the Devil Fruit.

Achieving success with the minimum cost was Moya's principle; after all, most of these East Blue pirates didn't even know what a Devil Fruit was, let alone had they ever seen one!

The collection continued, and Moya observed the environment around Alvida; as the captain, Alvida naturally did not have to do any work.

She simply waited in a rather open clearing, and as she watched the supplies in the clearing grow, Alvida revealed a satisfied smile.

A large pile of fruit, a large pile of beast carcasses, and barrels of fresh water—various supplies were sorted and stacked in the clearing.

Moya kept his eyes fixed on the direction of the fruit and quietly moved toward that area.

If the Slip-Slip Fruit were collected, it would definitely pass through the fruit section, or perhaps a pirate might notice the unique characteristics of the Devil Fruit and hand it directly to Alvida.

But that was unlikely.

Moya's eyes kept scanning the pirates collecting fruit, hoping to discover the trace of the Devil Fruit in advance and find an opportunity to intercept it.

Finally, the moment that would decide his fate arrived.

Moya's pupils constricted, and his heartbeat began to accelerate.

That familiar pattern, smooth and transparent like glass, pink in color, and the size of a cantaloupe—the Devil Fruit had appeared.

And the pirate holding the fruit was none other than Moya's superior, the fierce-looking pirate.

The fierce-looking pirate did not realize that this Devil Fruit, worth over one hundred million berries and capable of turning a person into a superhuman, was in his hands.

He continued to carry the fruit toward the large pile of fruit.

Moya knew his chance had come; he immediately sprinted over, ran in front of the fierce-looking pirate, and pointed at the Devil Fruit while making "aba-aba" sounds.

The fierce-looking pirate was startled by Moya's sudden appearance, but upon realizing it was him, he let out a sigh of relief and immediately began to curse angrily.

"Aren't you supposed to be on the ship! What are you doing down here!"

The fierce-looking pirate's shouting drew the attention of many other pirates.

But upon seeing it was Moya, they returned to their duties and continued collecting supplies.

Moya was extremely excited inside, terrified of alerting Alvida, but on the surface, he smiled foolishly, pointed at the Devil Fruit, and used his hands to gesture that he wanted to help.

The fierce-looking pirate's expression softened; although Moya was a mute, the brat was truly diligent, and for the past two days, he had served him quite comfortably.

Just as the fierce-looking pirate was about to hand the Devil Fruit to Moya, Alvida also noticed the situation and walked over.

When she saw the Devil Fruit, her brows furrowed for a moment, then her eyes suddenly widened as if she had guessed something, and she shouted at the fierce-looking pirate.

"Hurry up and hand that fruit to me!"

Moya knew that Alvida had already guessed it; this fruit covered in strange patterns was the legendary treasure of the sea—a Devil Fruit!

After all, Alvida was a captain, and there were Devil Fruit users in the East Blue, such as the pirate Buggy the Clown and the Marine Captain, Smoker.

She knew of the existence of Devil Fruits, even if she had never seen one.

However, through hearsay, she still had a slight understanding of what a Devil Fruit looked like.

The fierce-looking pirate panicked upon hearing his captain's shout.

He wanted to quickly deliver the fruit to the captain's hands and had no intention of bothering with Moya, the lackey.

Seeing this situation, how could Moya let the cooked duck fly away from his mouth?

He reached out with both hands and began to struggle with the fierce-looking pirate for the Devil Fruit. Seeing that Moya actually dared to fight him for the fruit the captain had specifically requested, the fierce-looking pirate was furious and cursed, "You brat, what do you think you're doing! You're really rebelling! I'm going to kill you."

Seeing the little lackey actually starting to fight for the fruit, Alvida also became anxious; she began to run over with a menacing aura and increased speed.

The ground even trembled from her movement.

Seeing the captain running over, the fierce-looking pirate really wanted to punch Moya to death.

But his hands were occupied struggling with Moya for the fruit, and he couldn't let go; he was just thinking about kicking Moya away.

At this moment, Moya saw Alvida running toward them and knew she was furious and anxious.

The fierce-looking pirate refused to let go, and Moya saw it all, feeling the urgency in his heart.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Moya, and he lowered his head to take a lightning-fast bite of the Devil Fruit.

At that exact moment, the ferocious pirate's foot slammed into Moya, sending him flying backward.

The ferocious pirate immediately grabbed the bitten Devil Fruit and presented it to Alvida with a fawning expression.

"Captain, I've retrieved the fruit! This brat actually tried to steal your fruit; he's a real ingrate, tired of living!"

Alvida looked at the bitten Devil Fruit, veins throbbing on her forehead, and sent the ferocious pirate flying with a single swing of her mace.

Even so, she tossed the Devil Fruit into her large mouth and swallowed it in one go.

To the three-to-four-meter-tall Alvida, the Devil Fruit was as small as a plum, easily consumed in a single bite.

However, she was unaware that a Devil Fruit only takes effect for the person who takes the very first bite.

After finishing the fruit, Alvida felt a wave of nausea and began to retch violently, her extreme displeasure turning into a sinister grin as she roared.

"Beat that stinking chore boy to death for me!!"

Lying on the ground, Moya felt the changes coursing through his body.

Every inch of his skin was becoming slippery, and his physical constitution had increased more than tenfold, evolving from his frail Earth-bound physique to several times that of an average person in this world.

In the depths of his mind, Moya instinctively understood that this was the Slip-Slip Fruit, and he grasped some of its basic applications.

Watching the pirate underlings charging toward him, Moya climbed to his feet and calmed himself.

He felt no great fear; perhaps he had suppressed too many negative emotions over the past few days.

After eating the fruit, he felt a surge of confidence born from newfound strength for the first time.

"Fast Slide!"

Moya shouted internally, sliding rapidly behind a sword-wielding underling and putting every ounce of his strength into a right hook against the man's wrist.

Snap.

The underling's wrist buckled in pain, his sword clattering to the ground amidst his agonizing cries.

Moya was stunned himself; he hadn't expected his full strength to reach such a level.

But this was no time for hesitation; Moya quickly snatched up the sword and slid away into the distance.

The pirate underlings were shocked to see Moya dispose of their companion so quickly.

Wary of his speed, they listened as Alvida barked out orders.

"All of you, attack together! Surround him, restrict his movement, and hack him to death!"

Hearing this, the underlings swarmed forward in a rush.

Moya did not meet them head-on, instead utilizing the sliding speed of the Slip-Slip Fruit to ambush the underlings on the periphery.

He slashed wildly, and after taking down several vicious pirates, the others began to fall one by one.

Fortunately, Moya had intentionally used the back of the blade or struck with the flat of the steel, otherwise, these underlings would all be dead.

After all, Moya still needed pirates to sail the ship.

That was right; Moya intended to temporarily subdue these underlings and become the captain himself.

Seeing that things were going wrong, Alvida shouted, "Fall back!"

At the same time, she raised her mace and smashed it toward Moya.

Moya dared not take the hit, sliding to the side and observing the immensely strong but rather slow Alvida.

Moya's eyes turned ruthless; he used his speed advantage to circle her constantly, searching for an opening.

"Mace Strike!"

The ground was left pitted and scarred by Alvida's blow, a complete mess.

He finally found his opening during the moment Alvida swung her mace and turned, pausing to catch her breath.

Moya performed a sliding tackle, arriving behind Alvida, and with a fierce slash, he severed her lower leg at the heel.

Alvida collapsed with a boom, wailing incessantly as she swung her mace wildly like a wounded beast, struggling in her death throes.

Moya looked back at the terrified underlings, wearing a sinister expression once more, and the underlings immediately knelt in unison to beg for mercy.

Moya let out a secret sigh of relief, for his stamina was nearly exhausted.