"Zoan-type: ordinary species, Ant Form."
Once the five Devil Fruits' abilities had been clearly explained, Monet and Sugar naturally had their choices.
"Big sister, I'll take this one!" After spending so much time with the family, the sisters already knew quite a lot about Devil Fruits.
To help her big sister grow stronger faster, Sugar chose the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, leaving the Logia Snow-Snow Fruit behind.
Gently stroking Sugar's head, Monet couldn't refuse her kindness. "All right!"
Monet picked up the Snow-Snow Fruit and took a bite.
"Urgh... urgh..."
"Don't spit it out!" Everyone knew how Monet would react, and they shouted to stop her from throwing up.
Once Monet had struggled to swallow it down, everyone grinned like children whose prank had gone exactly as planned, their smiles harder to suppress than Ak's.
After watching Monet, everyone turned their eyes to Sugar, waiting for her to make a fool of herself too.
But Gray stopped them. "The Devil Fruit Encyclopedia says the Hobby-Hobby Fruit has the side effect of permanently fixing the user's height."
"Sugar, you should wait until you're grown up before eating it!"
"Growing older allows your body to develop fully. That's essential for physical combat and Armament Haki."
"Fufufu... That makes sense!" Gray's words earned Doflamingo's agreement. "Devil Fruit powers are great, but physical combat and Haki are what truly determine a strong fighter."
"Sugar, keep your fruit safe and work hard to train and improve yourself."
Gray and Doflamingo's words made Sugar realize they had her best interests at heart. With Monet watching nearby, she obediently nodded. "Okay, Young Master. Okay, big brother Gray."
Now that the meeting's main business was done, Doflamingo waved his hand and announced, "All right, that's it. Meeting adjourned!"
Gray went with the Monet sisters to the training ground, intending to