The Not-Yet-Perfect Artificial Devil Fruit

The Mythical Zoan, Model: Onyudo Fruit ability found in Wano Country could turn animals and the Seven-Star Sword into humanoid forms.

The Mythical Zoan, Model: Nurarihyon Fruit ability seized from the Flower Room could likewise turn the Seven-Star Sword into a humanoid form.

However, Houka did not particularly want the Seven-Star Sword to consume either of those Mythical Zoan Fruits.

Because he wanted the Seven-Star Sword's ability to also serve as a mount.

So a cool and powerful ability would be more suitable for the Seven-Star Sword.

It would be best if it came with the ability to fly.

Such requirements greatly narrowed the range of Mythical Zoan abilities he could choose from.

Houka also had a whole group of children now, each one crying out to be fed as they waited for suitable Devil Fruit abilities.

This was why Houka had yet to turn the Seven-Star Sword into a Devil Fruit weapon.

Gu Yue Shenwei, his eldest son who had split off a wisp of Soul Fire, had set his sights on the Logia-class Ice-Ice Fruit in Houka's possession.

A top-tier Mythical Zoan, the Snake-Snake Fruit, Model: Yamata no Orochi, paired with a top-tier Logia-class Ice-Ice Fruit would surely give him the combat power to catch up to, or even surpass, his genius younger brother Katakuri.

Shenwei and his mother Stussy had whispered in Houka's ear about that top-tier Logia Fruit more than a few times.

But Houka had not agreed for the time being.

After all, a great war could break out at any moment, and the Ice-Ice Fruit's strategic value was extremely important.

Inside Vegapunk's laboratory.

"Vegapunk, how is the experiment to make weapons 'eat' artificial Devil Fruits and turn into Devil Fruit weapons coming along?"

Because Vegapunk had created a perfect Artificial Azure Dragon Fruit