"Is this a Devil Fruit!?"
At that moment, Natsuya's pupils contracted as he stared at the gray fruit before him.
He was a transmigrator from Earth.
It had been three years since he arrived in this Pirate World.
Perhaps because of the difference in gravity between the two worlds, Natsuya's physical abilities had become stronger than those of most people here after arriving in the world of Pirate King.
As a result, he caught the Marine Government's attention and even entered the World Government's intelligence organization, the CP Department!
Three years later, Natsuya had also joined the most renowned division within the CP Department, CP9.
Now, aside from Geppo, which he had yet to master, he had learned the other Five Styles. He could barely be considered a Rokushiki Superhuman.
This time, he and Blueno from his team had come to the East Blue to carry out a mission assigned by the World Government.
The mission was as follows.
Several of Saint Charlos's slaves had escaped. It was said that they had also stolen some of his precious treasures, so Blueno and Natsuya had been ordered to pursue them.
Following the clues, they tracked the slaves to the East Blue and successfully found them.
What Natsuya had not expected, however, was that one of the treasures stolen by the slaves was actually a Devil Fruit!
Looking at the square Devil Fruit covered in spiral patterns, Natsuya's gaze flickered.
At that moment, Blueno's voice came from behind him. "What is it, Natsuya? Did you find something?"
The slaves had clearly already been dealt with by him. Carrying a thick scent of blood, he came to Natsuya's side.
Then, seeing the Devil Fruit, Blueno's expression froze. "This is..."
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a Devil Fruit!"
As he spoke, Natsuya looked toward Blueno.
Blueno's eyes immediately lit up.
As CP agents directly under the World Government, they were naturally no strangers to Devil Fruits.
In fact, CP9 already had a Devil Fruit user: Rob Lucci!
He had eaten the Zoan Fruit, the Cat-Cat Fruit, Leopard Model!
The abilities of a Zoan Fruit complemented Rokushiki perfectly.
As a result, Rob Lucci's strength had soared, making him CP9's undisputed strongest member in one leap!
Naturally, this left Blueno and the others coveting Devil Fruits.
But Devil Fruits were not easy to obtain. Rob Lucci had only received his as a reward because of his outstanding performance and numerous completed missions.
Yet who could have imagined that they would encounter a Devil Fruit during this mission?
As Blueno looked at the Devil Fruit, a clear longing rose in his eyes.
Noticing that desire in Blueno's gaze, Natsuya looked once more at the square Devil Fruit, and a thought suddenly struck him.
"Wait, could this Devil Fruit be the Door-Door Fruit!?"
Natsuya suddenly thought of that possibility.
In fact, he knew that Blueno, like Rob Lucci, would become a Devil Fruit user in the future.
His Devil Fruit ability was the Paramecia-type Door-Door Fruit.
To be honest, when Natsuya had first seen Blueno use the Door-Door Fruit's abilities in the manga, he had found them quite impressive.
But later, Blueno's use of the Fruit had nearly made him cry from stupidity.
It was clearly an ability as bugged as the Paw-Paw Fruit, yet Blueno had forcefully developed it into something as useless as a chicken rib!
Back then, Natsuya had found it a great pity. He had thought that if he were the one developing it, he could definitely make the Door-Door Fruit shine in countless ways.
But fate was unpredictable. One day, that very opportunity had truly appeared before him!
At this time, Blueno had not yet eaten the Door-Door Fruit, and the Door-Door Fruit was right in front of him!
Would he still allow the Door-Door Fruit to remain a hidden gem this time?
At that thought, Natsuya's breathing quickened slightly.
Just then, Blueno suddenly said, "Natsuya, how about we keep this Devil Fruit for ourselves?"
Natsuya was momentarily taken aback, then said with a faint smile, "Heh, isn't that a little inappropriate?"
He understood what Blueno meant.
If they handed this Devil Fruit over, whether it would end up in their hands was still uncertain.
But if they ate it directly now, it would belong to them!
As long as they said nothing, the Celestial Dragons probably would not find out.
Even if they did, it would not matter. They could simply claim that the slaves had eaten the Devil Fruit and bring the slaves' corpses back to report completion of the mission.
In short, the safest method was to eat it without reporting it.
But the question was, if they kept it for themselves, who would get the Devil Fruit!?
That question was rather thought-provoking.
By seniority, Blueno was clearly above him.
After all, Natsuya was only eighteen years old and had only spent three years in the CP Department.
As for their apparent strength, there was even less to discuss. Natsuya had only mastered Five Styles, while Blueno had truly mastered Rokushiki!
Blueno clearly thought the same way. If they kept it, the Devil Fruit would naturally belong to him!
He patted Natsuya on the shoulder, a smile appearing on his face.
"Natsuya, you're still young. Let me have this one first. If there's another chance in the future, I'll help you get one too!"
As he spoke, Blueno reached directly for the Devil Fruit.
However, at that moment, Natsuya suddenly sprang into action. Raising one finger, he fiercely jabbed it toward Blueno!
"Finger Pistol!!"
Blueno had clearly been prepared. With a Paper Art maneuver, he evaded the attack, then flashed backward to open the distance.
He looked at Natsuya, his face darkening at once.
"Natsuya, what do you mean by this!?"
Natsuya's face carried a mocking expression. "It means nothing. I just think this Devil Fruit would be better off handed in!"
Handing it in was naturally better!
That way, at least Natsuya would have some chance.
What if that idiot Celestial Dragon was in a good mood and rewarded it to him?
But if Blueno kept it for himself, Natsuya would have no chance at all.
Hearing this, a cold gleam immediately appeared in Blueno's eyes.
"Natsuya, you've only been in CP9 for a few days, and you don't even know how to respect your seniors. It seems I need to teach you some proper etiquette!"
With a dark expression, Blueno immediately lunged at Natsuya!
As a genuine Rokushiki Superhuman, he had immense confidence that he could suppress Natsuya!
But Blueno's expression soon changed slightly.
"How is this possible!?"
Once they truly exchanged blows, he discovered in shock that Natsuya's Rokushiki techniques were actually stronger than his!
How was that possible!?
He had begun training in Rokushiki from childhood!
And Natsuya had only trained for three years!
By all logic, his Rokushiki should have been stronger than Natsuya's. Natsuya had not even fully mastered Rokushiki yet, which proved that point!
"Right, he can't fly!"
Blueno suddenly remembered something. He hurriedly used Geppo and flew into the air.
However, at that moment, Natsuya below revealed a mysterious smile.
"You think that means you can escape me? You're overthinking it!"
Muttering to himself, he curled his fingers and flicked both hands repeatedly toward Blueno in midair.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!!!
As the sounds of air tearing rang out, it was as though sharp objects had shot through the air.
Yet at that instant, Blueno clearly did not see anything at all.
The next second, his body jolted violently, and countless bloody holes suddenly appeared across him!
"Flying Finger Pistol!?"
Horror flashed through Blueno's eyes.
He knew that once Rokushiki was cultivated to an advanced level, it could evolve into even stronger techniques.
For example, after Iron Body was trained to an advanced stage, it could overcome its original weakness of leaving the user unable to move while using it.
And Finger Pistol seemed capable of launching long-range attacks as well!
So what Natsuya had just used was the legendary Flying Finger Pistol!?
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