Free Respec

Dimon observed silently. Kin'emon showed no change, and the two stared at each other, the scene falling into silence for a moment.

After a while.

"Disgusting! So disgusting!"

Kin'emon suddenly stuck out his tongue and gagged towards the floor.

Devil Fruits were said to be very unpleasant. Dimon hadn't eaten one, but everyone who had said so.

"No explosion? Have you gained a second type of sorcery now?" Dimon began to feel a little anticipation.

"Hmph, why should I answer your question! Kill me if you want to!" Kin'emon looked up and snorted defiantly.

Dimon couldn't help but smile. "Loyalty is a rare and valuable quality. Honestly, I don't dislike you."

Among the Nine Red Scabbards, Kin'emon had been fiercely loyal to Kozuki Oden. After his lord's death, he had continuously protected Kozuki Momonosuke. His contributions were significant to the Kozuki clan's successful restoration.

Dimon didn't dislike such a loyal retainer, despite their opposing positions.

"However, that's not enough reason for you to provoke me," Dimon changed the subject, smiling as he spoke. "You have companions in the prison, don't you?"

Hearing this, Kin'emon's expression changed. "Don't touch them! Come at me if you have a problem!"

"Then answer my questions honestly."

"..."

Kin'emon raised his arms. Both his hands were shackled with Seastone, restricting his abilities.

"Abel, remove his shackles."

"Lord Dimon, I don't have the key. It's at the Magistrate's Office."

The so-called Magistrate's Office was, in translation, the police station. Abel's position was the chief of the Flower Capital's police.

"Go get it."

"Yes!"

While Abel went to retrieve the key, Dimon decided to sit down and chat with Kin'emon for a bit.

"Your lord, Kozuki Oden, has been dead for 5 years. If you retainers wish for freedom, how about pledging your loyalty to me?"

"Who would pledge loyalty to a pirate, you idiot!"

"Hehehe... What if I said I could revive Kozuki Oden?"

"What?!"

Kin'emon immediately lost his composure, his face filled with shock.

If anyone else had said this, he wouldn't have believed it. How could resurrecting the dead be possible?

"Is... is it true?" Kin'emon's face was conflicted. If it were true, pledging loyalty to a scoundrel wouldn't be unbearable, not if it was all for Lord Oden.

"Just kidding."

Dimon laughed heartily. "You really are loyal, to waver for a baseless resurrection."

Damn pirate!

Kin'emon's face turned red with frustration. This guy's personality was too awful!

"The wine I gave you earlier can grant the power of Immortality," Dimon said with a smile.

Immortality!?

Kin'emon was inwardly shocked.

"You believed me again?" Dimon raised an eyebrow.

"You...!" Kin'emon's mouth twitched, and he snorted, ignoring Dimon.

"This time it's true."

A curve formed on Dimon's lips. "Therefore, you will stay in this prison for all eternity, unable to die even if you wanted to."

The thought of a dark, endless prison chilled Kin'emon to the bone.

Eternal life in prison was a form of torture.

Soon, Abel returned, bringing the key to the shackles. He unlocked the Seastone restraints binding Kin'emon.

The moment the shackles came off, Kin'emon wanted to seize the opportunity to escape. But he remembered his companions still in the prison; if he ran, he would definitely implicate them.

"Try it. What kind of sorcery have you mastered now?"

Hearing this, Kin'emon took a deep breath. "I need a leaf, or a stone."

"Your ability is really troublesome," Abel grumbled. He walked outside again, picked up a stone from the courtyard, and handed it to Kin'emon.

Kin'emon placed the stone on his head, made a hand seal, and shouted:

"Transform!"

However, nothing happened.

Kin'emon himself was stunned and, not believing it, tried twice more.

"Transform! Transform! Huh? Why isn't my costume ninjutsu working?"

The Sube Sube no Mi's ability allowed the user to transform a designated target.

Dimon concentrated slightly, a guess forming in his mind.

Did eating the second Devil Fruit cause a conflict between the two devils inside him, rendering the ability completely ineffective?

That wasn't right either. When Kin'emon was wearing Seastone earlier, he still appeared weak all over, meaning he was still a Paramecia User.

With this thought, Dimon immediately said:

"The Devil Fruit I gave you is called the Hito Hito no Mi. Try its ability..."

As he spoke, Dimon suddenly froze.

No.

How would the Hito Hito no Mi's ability manifest?

This human-form Hito Hito no Mi could be used in many ways by Chopper, such as gaining human-level intelligence, learning ability, walking on two legs, understanding human language, and multi-stage transformations.

But Kin'emon was already human. What would happen if he ate the Hito Hito no Mi?

"I don't understand what you're saying!"

Kin'emon was still absorbed in his attempts at transforming.

"Forget it, I'll do it myself."

Dimon shook his head, grabbed Kin'emon's head, and silently chanted "Devour."

Instantly, a terrifying devouring force enveloped Kin'emon, and a sense of panic arose in his heart.

"W-what are you going to do to me?"

"The power I bestowed upon you, I can naturally take back. Farewell, Kin'emon. When you reach the underworld, you can finally meet the Oden you've been longing for."

Accompanied by a gentle whisper, Kin'emon's body turned to dust and was absorbed into Dimon's palm.

He vanished without a trace, not even a sliver of evidence left behind.

At the same time.

Dimon silently reviewed Kin'emon's memories, including his experience after eating the Devil Fruit just before death.

"So that's how it is..."

After a long while, Dimon let out a soft breath, having understood everything.

An immortal who eats a second Devil Fruit neither explodes nor gains a second ability.

The truth is, the second ability overwrites the first!

Kin'emon had lost the power of the Sube Sube no Mi and had become a user of the Hito Hito no Mi.

It was just that the Hito Hito no Mi didn't have any particularly obvious changes after being eaten.

"So the rumor about eating two Devil Fruits causing an explosion is false?"

Dimon mused, but it seems I can't be so sure, as immortals have their peculiarities.

The power of immortality was essentially Demon Power granted by the devils.

Ordinary people wouldn't receive such treatment, would they?

Shaking his head, he couldn't be bothered to delve into what would happen to ordinary people. He just needed to know that an immortal's second Devil Fruit would overwrite the first.

This made Dimon's heart flutter.

He had never eaten a Devil Fruit, waiting for a suitable one.

But now, it seemed he didn't need to overthink it. He could eat any Devil Fruit, and if he wasn't satisfied, he could just switch.

It was equivalent to a Free Respec!

Dimon subconsciously glanced at the nearby Paramecia: Scent-Scent Fruit... Never mind, this fruit was a bit unsuitable.

The thought of fighting with scent reminded him of a certain eccentric with a face like Yachiru and a voice like Aizen.