Demon Skill Three: Parasitic Fruit

"What do we do next? Head to the Flower Capital and kill Kozuki Sukiyaki?"

Kaido caught his breath and sat down to recover his strength.

He reached for the sake gourd at his waist, only to find that it had been destroyed during the battle. He clicked his tongue.

"Have you ever heard the saying, 'Winning a kingdom is easy; keeping it is hard'?"

"I never went to school," Kaido said irritably. "I was raised as a warrior from childhood. Just tell me the plan."

Dimon smiled. "I'm going back to Hachinosu for a while to bring some subordinates over. Keep an eye on these people first."

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers.

The next moment, a Pentagram Magic Circle formed beneath his feet.

Kaido's gaze sharpened. "You can use this too? Back at God Valley, people from the Holy Knights used this kind of magic circle to teleport over."

"Not quite the same, but close enough. I'll be back soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, black mist enveloped Dimon, and he vanished in the blink of an eye.

The Pentagram Magic Circle on the ground remained.

Kaido studied it for a moment, then nodded in realization. "So that's how he got back to Hachinosu from God Valley before..."

After spending more than two years with Dimon, he found the man increasingly mysterious.

Considering that Dimon neither aged nor died, perhaps he was some ancient monster who had survived into the present era.

Hachinosu Island, Immortality Bar.

On the floor of a second-floor bedroom, the Pentagram Magic Circle emitted waves of black smoke. Then Dimon silently appeared.

He first took the five top-tier Devil Fruits he had acquired earlier from the storage cabinet, then headed downstairs to the bar.

The bar was deserted, without a single customer.

When Abel saw Dimon come downstairs, he immediately rose to greet him.

"Lord Dimon."

"Go call Orsea and the others. Bring everyone here."

At present, he had no useful people under his command besides Abel and the remnants of the Kingdom of Cho's royal guard.

Abel did not ask questions and faithfully carried out the order.

After he left, Dimon placed the five Devil Fruits on the table one by one.

One of them was the Paramecia-type Paw-Paw Fruit. He had no idea what the other four were.

"Too bad Rocks was captured. I never got the chance to ask him about the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia."

After thinking for a moment, Dimon picked one up and silently used Devour.

Devouring one Devil Fruit grants 1,000 Demon Points.

The system notification floated before his eyes, and Dimon inwardly thought, Just as expected.

As expected of God Valley prizes. One top-tier fruit was worth more than ten trash Zoan fruits.

Without hesitation, he devoured the other three as well, leaving only the Paw-Paw Fruit.

Devouring one Devil Fruit grants 1,000 Demon Points.

Devouring one Devil Fruit grants 1,000 Demon Points.

Devouring one Devil Fruit grants 1,000 Demon Points.

Demon Points: 4200

He had become rich overnight!

The corners of Dimon's lips could not help curving upward. All his effort in snatching these fruits from God Valley had not gone to waste.

Well... it did not seem like that much effort.

He had snatched them with barely any trouble!

"Unlocking Skill Two cost 1,000 points before. Skill Three..."

Without hesitation, Dimon decisively chose to unlock Skill Three. Money was meant to be spent; keeping it around would not make it breed.

Demon Points: 4200 → 2200

A full two thousand points had been consumed, and the description for Skill Three appeared on the panel.

Name: Dimon

Rank: Demon

Demon Points: 2200

Demon Skill One: Create Elixir of Immortality

Demon Skill Two: Demon Form

Demon Skill Three: Parasitic Fruit

Demon Skill Four: Locked

Demon Skill Five: Locked

"Parasitic Fruit? What is that...?"

Dimon opened the detailed description of the skill. After reading it, he could not help going blank for a moment.

Parasitic Fruit:

Creates a Devil Fruit. After another person consumes the fruit, everything they see and hear will be under the demon's watch.

When the consumer completes the Devil Fruit's awakening, the demon's consciousness will be activated and may transform the target into a demon servant.

A demon servant will obey the demon's commands.

Creation Cost: Any Devil Fruit, 300 Demon Points, one portion of the demon's consciousness

"The demon in the description refers to me, right?"

Dimon pondered as he looked at the last remaining Paw-Paw Fruit.

"Let's give it a try."

No sooner had he thought of it than he acted. Dimon picked up the Paw-Paw Fruit and activated the Parasitic Fruit skill.

It felt as though a sliver of his soul had split away and taken root within the Paw-Paw Fruit.

Then, after consuming 300 Demon Points, it underwent a slight alteration.

The original Paw-Paw Fruit was spherical, its surface covered in circular protrusions of varying sizes. Its overall color was pale pink, resembling a pile of overlapping paw pads.

After being altered by the skill, faint black specks appeared amid the pale pink.

Without close inspection, there was no way to spot the difference.

"That did it?"

Dimon played with it in his hand for a while, considering whom to give it to.

He definitely could not eat it himself. There would be no point if he did.

"Should I give it to Abel?"

"There'd be no point in giving it to him either. The special part of the Parasitic Fruit is that once its consumer awakens the fruit, I can turn them into my subordinate."

Abel already obeyed him, so having him eat it would only be a waste.

After thinking it over, someone came to Dimon's mind.

"Kuma-bro and the others should still be on this island. In the original story, he was the one who ate this fruit anyway. Giving it to him will let it reach its full potential. If he works hard enough, maybe he can awaken it..."

It was worth trying. Even if it failed, it would not matter.

After all, the Parasitic Fruit's alteration was permanent. Even if the fruit respawned, it would remain the same.

If Kuma-bro failed to awaken it and died, there would naturally be another host.

At once, Dimon spread his Observation Haki and searched Hachinosu Island for Kuma-bro's presence.

Hachinosu Island, southern coast.

There was a garbage dump here.

Ginny and the others rummaged through the trash for food. As long as they could eat it, the hungry children did not care whether it was dirty.

Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, they found only a few pieces of bread crust.

"Ahh, I can't take this anymore. Let's just steal something!" Ivankov sighed.

Ginny shook her head. "We can't, Boss Ivankov. This is Pirate Island. If we get caught stealing, we'll definitely be killed!"

Ivankov said helplessly, "Then how about we go to that bar? That guy named Dimon seemed pretty kind. He keeps his word."

"That person is dangerous..." Ginny was somewhat afraid of Dimon.

At that moment, a soft laugh sounded.

"How am I dangerous, little girl?"

Ginny shuddered all over. When she turned and saw Dimon, she immediately covered her mouth. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to speak badly about you behind your back."

"It's fine. Here, take this money."

Dimon took out a stack of one-million-Beri notes and tossed it to Ginny. Then he looked at the dull-witted Kuma-bro and smiled.

"I took your Devil Fruit before. Now I'm giving it back."

When the Paw-Paw Fruit was tossed toward him, Kuma-bro instinctively caught it.

Ivankov's eyes widened. "You're really giving it back to us? This is the Paw-Paw Fruit, hee-haw!"

"If you don't want it, you can give it to someone else."

"Waaah! Big Brother Dimon, please accept me as your little brother!"

Kuma-bro, the one who had been given the fruit, said nothing. Ivankov had already wrapped himself around Dimon's pant leg, weeping bitterly and begging to be taken in.

Dimon's eye twitched, his face full of disgust. "Don't wipe your snot on my pants."

"Yes, sorry, Big Brother!"

Ivankov immediately dropped to his knees and kowtowed with a solemn expression.

"..."

Too lazy to deal with him, Dimon glanced at the still-dull Kuma-bro.

"This island is Pirate Island. For children like you, it's dangerous not to have anyone protecting you. This fruit can help you grow stronger."

With that, he left.

Watching Dimon leave, Ivankov sadly beat his chest. "Big Brother doesn't want me..."

Ginny said blankly, "So he's actually a good person?"

The little girl blinked, then turned to Kuma-bro. "Kuma-bro, hurry and eat it! Once you become strong in the future, you can repay Lord Dimon!"

First he had saved their lives, and now he had given them a Devil Fruit. Ginny had already started calling him Lord.

Kuma-bro silently nodded. "Okay!"

Wano Country, Kuri.

Within the mountain forest.

Black mist emerged from the Pentagram Magic Circle. Kaido immediately turned his gaze toward it, and once the mist dispersed, a group of people appeared before him.

"You're back? Your ability is really convenient!"

"I took care of a little personal business."

Dimon turned and ordered, "Abel, seize all those unconscious people."