"Is this a Devil Fruit!?"
At this moment, Natsuya stared at the grey fruit before him, his pupils constricting.
He was a transmigrator from Earth.
Three years had passed since he arrived in this world of pirates.
Perhaps due to the difference in gravity between the two worlds, Natsuya's physical constitution had turned out to be stronger than most people here after he arrived in the One Piece world.
This led to him being scouted by the Marine government, eventually allowing him to join the World Government's intelligence organization, the CP departments!
Three years later, Natsuya had even joined CP9, the most famous unit within the CP departments.
As of now, aside from Moonwalk, he had mastered the other Five Styles, making him barely a "Rokushiki superhuman."
This time, he and Blueno, a member of his team, had come to the East Blue to carry out a mission assigned by the World Government.
The mission was as follows.
Several slaves belonging to the Celestial Dragon Saint Charlos had escaped, and it was rumored they had stolen some of his precious treasures, so he and Blueno were ordered to hunt them down.
Following the clues, they tracked them all the way to the East Blue and successfully located the slaves.
However, what Natsuya hadn't expected was that among the treasures stolen by the slaves, there was actually a Devil Fruit!
Looking at this square-shaped Devil Fruit covered in spiral patterns, Natsuya's gaze flickered.
Just then, Blueno's voice reached him: "What is it, Natsuya? Did you find something?"
The slaves had clearly already been dealt with by him; he walked over to Natsuya's side, his body reeking of blood.
He then saw the Devil Fruit, and his expression froze: "This is..."
"If I'm not mistaken, it should be a Devil Fruit!"
Natsuya said this while looking at Blueno.
Blueno's eyes lit up instantly.
As CP agents directly under the World Government, they were certainly no strangers to Devil Fruits.
In fact, there was already a Devil Fruit user in the current CP9, and that was Rob Lucci!
He had eaten the Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit, Leopard Model!
The abilities of a Zoan-type fruit, combined with the Marine Rokushiki, were a perfect match.
Because of this, Rob Lucci's strength had increased dramatically, vaulting him to become the undisputed strongest in their CP9!
Such a situation naturally made Blueno and the others envious of Devil Fruits.
But Devil Fruits were not easy to obtain; Rob Lucci had only received his as a reward for his outstanding performance and the number of missions he had completed.
Yet, never in his wildest dreams did he expect that they would encounter a Devil Fruit while out on a mission this time!
Looking at that Devil Fruit, a clear look of desire rose in Blueno's eyes.
At this moment, noticing the look of desire in Blueno's eyes, Natsuya took another look at the square-shaped Devil Fruit, and his heart suddenly stirred.
Wait, could this Devil Fruit be the Door-Door Fruit!?
Natsuya suddenly thought of this.
In fact, he knew that in the future, Blueno, just like Rob Lucci, would also be a Devil Fruit user.
And his Devil Fruit ability was precisely the Paramecia-type Door-Door Fruit.
To be honest, when Natsuya first saw Blueno use the Door-Door Fruit ability in the manga, he thought it was quite impressive.
But later, he was driven to tears by how stupidly he used his fruit ability.
It was clearly a "bug-tier" ability on par with the Paw-Paw Fruit, yet it was developed so poorly it felt like a waste!
At the time, Natsuya felt it was a great pity, thinking that if he were the one developing it, he could definitely do wonders with the Door-Door Fruit.
But life is full of surprises; who would have thought that one day, this opportunity would actually appear before him!
At this moment, Blueno hadn't eaten the Door-Door Fruit yet, and the fruit was right in front of him!
Would he let the Door-Door Fruit go to waste again this time?
Thinking of this, Natsuya's breathing couldn't help but quicken slightly.
Just then, Blueno suddenly said: "Natsuya, how about we keep this Devil Fruit for ourselves?"
Natsuya was stunned for a moment, then said with a half-smile: "Heh, wouldn't that be a bit risky?"
He understood what Blueno meant.
If they turned this Devil Fruit in, whether it would end up in their hands was another matter entirely.
But if they swallowed it right now, it would belong to them!
As long as they didn't say anything, he believed the Celestial Dragons wouldn't find out.
Even if they did, it wouldn't matter; they could simply claim the Devil Fruit had been eaten by the slaves, and they could just bring the slaves' corpses back to finish the job.
In short, not reporting it and swallowing it directly was the safest method.
But the problem was, if they embezzled it, who would this Devil Fruit belong to?
This question was rather intriguing.
In terms of seniority, Blueno was clearly higher.
After all, Natsuya was only eighteen years old and had only been in the CP for three years.
As for their apparent strength, it went without saying; Natsuya had only mastered the Five Styles, while Blueno had truly mastered the Rokushiki!
Blueno clearly thought the same; if they were to embezzle it, this Devil Fruit would naturally belong to him.
He patted Natsuya on the shoulder with a smile on his face.
"Natsuya, you're still young. Let me have this one for now, and I'll help you get one when there's an opportunity in the future!"
Saying this, Blueno reached out directly to grab the Devil Fruit.
However, at that very moment, Natsuya suddenly erupted into action, raising a finger and thrusting it violently toward Blueno!
"Finger Pistol!!"
Blueno was clearly prepared; he dodged with a Paper Art, then flashed aside to put some distance between them.
He looked at Natsuya, his expression turning gloomy.
"Natsuya, what is the meaning of this!"
Natsuya wore a mocking look: "It means nothing, I just think it's better to hand this Devil Fruit over!"
Handing it over was certainly better!
Because that way, Natsuya would at least have a slim chance.
What if that idiot Celestial Dragon was in a good mood and rewarded it to him?
But if he let Blueno embezzle it, he would have no chance at all.
Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Blueno's eyes.
"Natsuya, you've only joined CP9 for a few days, don't you even know how to respect your seniors? It seems I need to teach you some etiquette in that regard!"
Speaking gloomily, Blueno immediately lunged at Natsuya!
As a true master of the Rokushiki, he had strong confidence that he could suppress Natsuya!
But soon, Blueno's expression changed slightly.
"How is this possible!?"
After truly engaging in combat, he was shocked to discover that Natsuya's Rokushiki techniques were actually stronger than his own!
How could that be!
He had to keep in mind that he had been training in the Marine Rokushiki since he was a child!
And Natsuya had only been training for three years!
Logically speaking, his Rokushiki should definitely be stronger than Natsuya's; this could be seen from the fact that Natsuya hadn't even fully mastered the Rokushiki yet!
"Right, he can't fly!"
Suddenly, Blueno thought of something and hurriedly used Moonwalk to fly into the sky.
However, at that moment, Natsuya below revealed a mysterious smile.
"You think I can't do anything to you just because of that? You're overthinking it!"
Muttering to himself, he flicked his fingers repeatedly toward Blueno in mid-air.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!
As the sound of breaking air arose, it was as if sharp objects were tearing through the air.
But in that instant, Blueno clearly didn't see anything.
The next second, his body shook violently, and a large number of bloody holes appeared on him!
"Flying Finger Pistol!?"
A look of horror flashed in Blueno's eyes.
He knew that when the Rokushiki were trained to a profound level, they would evolve into even stronger techniques.
For example, when Iron Body was trained to a high level, one could overcome the original drawback of being unable to move while using it.
And then there was Finger Pistol, which apparently could also launch long-range attacks!
So, what Natsuya was using now was the legendary Flying Finger Pistol!?
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