Garp: "You Bastard, You Think I'd Believe That?!"

"Bat Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Vampire Form. With this fruit's special ability, you can also possess a vampire bat's abilities—stealing others' lifespans to preserve your youth."

Its appearance resembled a tomato, blood-red with a faint purplish hue. Qian Tusi blinked, an unusual glimmer flashing in her eyes, but her little mouth puckered as she muttered a complaint.

"Other than stealing people's lives, its abilities aren't much different from my own bat Lineage Factor—bat hearing and ultrasonic waves, the ability to fly, and the power to put people to sleep..."

"That is Vegapunk's brilliance. Even without discovering the mythical Bat Fruit, he could use ancient Lineage Factors to create such outstanding clones as Stussy."

Uchiha Hanayu did not hide his thoughts and instead offered high praise.

He had always been immensely tolerant toward talented people with exceptional abilities, much like Orochimaru, who was separated from him by an entire world.

"Your breadth of mind and character truly earn my admiration, Your Majesty..."

Just as Qian Tusi's eyes rippled and she instinctively reached out with her fair, slender hands, wishing to touch the existence so close yet so impossibly distant, an angry shout interrupted her.

"Ah! Honestly, those two brats have no sense of romance at all. Couldn't they leave me some time alone with him?"

Qian Tusi turned to look back. Yamato and Hiyori, their faces flushed red, were climbing step by step toward the ancient castle where the two of them stood.

The dark purple objects around their wrists seemed to weigh on them tremendously. Every step took unimaginable effort.

"Calm down. Losing your composure is hardly an elegant act. One ought to be tolerant toward two flowers that are about to bloom—that is what adults should do."

"Besides, bearing such tremendous gravity at their age would make anyone lose their