Blood-Blood Fruit

Ace had been about to explain himself to Ye Feng, but just as he opened his mouth, he heard his dear teammate Sabo shove all the responsibility onto him. Ace felt like he was about to explode from rage. He pointed at Sabo with a trembling hand, too furious to speak. "You... you... you... you..."

Ye Feng stroked his chin and nodded thoughtfully. After a moment of silence, he looked up and said softly to the three of them, "If that's the case, then this will be easy."

Half an hour later, Ace, Sabo, and Luffy sat on the ground with lumps all over their heads.

Ye Feng clapped his hands, finally venting the anger in his heart. He looked at Ace, who was still gritting his teeth on the ground, and said, "Did you think I was deaf? That I couldn't hear you?"

Then he solemnly told Ace, Sabo, and Luffy, "Listen, you three. If you really like my sister, then pursue her properly. Don't try playing those little tricks on me. If I find out there's a next time..."

Ye Feng gave each of them another punch on the head. Bang! Bang! Bang!

Ace and Sabo clutched their heads and forcibly held back their tears. They nodded painfully at Ye Feng and said, "Sorry, we won't dare do it again."

At that moment, little Luffy endured the lump on his head and threw his arms around Ye Feng's leg. Looking aggrieved, he said, "Those two were the ones who said it all, so why did you hit me? And I told you everything."

Seeing how wronged little Luffy looked, Ye Feng thought to himself, That's true. He didn't do anything. It was all Ace and Sabo's idea. It really had nothing to do with him, did it? Forget it, what's done is done. And he expects me to apologize? Impossible!

After organizing his words, Ye Feng looked righteously at Luffy, who was still hugging his leg in grievance, and said, "Because this is a brother's love for you."

Not only did Luffy freeze upon hearing Ye Feng's words, but even Ace and Sabo beside him were stunned by Ye Feng's shamelessness.

Ye Feng then asked Luffy, "Luffy, when is Grandpa coming back?"

When Luffy heard Ye Feng ask, "When is Grandpa coming back?" he instantly broke out in a cold sweat. Shaking his head, he said, "I don't know. Ever since Grandpa took Avril away last time, he hasn't come back."

Hearing Luffy's words, Ye Feng thought to himself, Sigh! I was originally planning to hitch a ride on old man Garp's ship. Looks like I won't get the chance.

Ye Feng picked up the sword from the ground, said something to the three of them, then turned and headed toward the back mountain.

Ever since he had obtained that mysterious Devil Fruit last time, he had nowhere to put it, so he had stuffed it back into that tree stump.

Luckily, he had heard Ace and the others mention it this time. Otherwise, he would have forgotten all about it.

After searching the mountain for half an hour, Ye Feng finally found the place he had come to with his sister Avril last time.

With one kick, Ye Feng snapped the tree that had nearly grown back. There, he saw the Devil Fruit wrapped in a bloody glow. The instant he laid eyes on it, an even deeper sense of mystery rose in his heart.

Ye Feng reached out with his right hand and took the Devil Fruit into his grasp. As he slowly felt it in his hand, he sensed that the desire was even stronger than last time.

Ye Feng suddenly seemed to remember something. He raised his head to look at the pale blue sky for three or four minutes before lowering it again and softly saying, "Looks like this is all fate." After saying that, he lifted the blood-red Devil Fruit to his mouth, took a bite, and immediately spat it out.

Ye Feng thought to himself that it was no wonder those people who had just eaten Devil Fruits in One Piece always said they tasted like crap.

Now that he had eaten one himself, it really did taste like crap.

After a while, the wave of nausea finally passed. Ye Feng placed his sword to one side, sat on the stump, and carefully considered what fruit he had just eaten.

The moment Ye Feng sat on the stump and closed his eyes, an ocean formed of blood appeared in his mind. A person sat in its center, looking exactly like Ye Feng.

That blood-covered Ye Feng opened his eyes and slowly said to the real Ye Feng, "Finally, someone has come." Then a savage grin spread across his face as he laughed wildly. "Hahaha..."