The current Origin Project Shiki was not the Origin Project Shiki of years past. Unlike growth-type beings such as Frankenstein, Origin Project Shiki's strength could not be improved through the training methods of ordinary lifeforms.
But as long as Oran's technology made breakthroughs, Origin Project Shiki's strength could be directly upgraded without any threshold.
Things like an integrated voice system were among the most basic features. Origin Project Shiki had always possessed that function, but in his programming, speech was a rather meaningless thing.
Before this operation, he received Lyliana's orders.
The highest-priority objective was to seize the Op-Op Fruit. Anyone who interfered was an enemy; everyone else was irrelevant.
Balleruz had no objections to this. She could not beat Doflamingo anyway. Whoever wanted to snatch the Op-Op Fruit could do so; it had nothing to do with her.
"The Op-Op Fruit is in that box. That white guy isn't one of ours. Handle the rest yourselves!"
With that, Balleruz retreated, intending to leave this dangerous area.
"Fuffuffuffuffu, where do you think you're going?"
Balleruz wanted to leave, but Doflamingo did not agree. Several thin threads extended from his fingers, controlling Balleruz and forcing her toward Origin Project Shiki.
"What are you doing? The fruit is in his hands. What does that have to do with me?"
"I'm not blind. Of course I know the fruit is in his hands. But does he look like someone who'll hand it over to me? Go test his strength for me."
Under the control of the puppet strings, Balleruz unwillingly picked up her weapon and charged at Origin Project Shiki.
Human lives had never been worth anything in Doflamingo's eyes. Once a Celestial Dragon, even after losing that status, he remained a Celestial Dragon to the bone.
Yet Origin Project Shiki's method of