Devil Fruit Shop.
"Your background looks so fake."
"Say that again!"
"Fake?"
Though he was born after 1995, the young streamer looked like he had been born in 1959. To prove his innocence, he made a dashing motion and tossed the bucket into the clear river behind him.
A splash erupted.
But the bucket was swept away.
"Holy shit!"
The more dashing he had looked throwing the bucket, the more miserable he looked trying to retrieve it.
Watching the young man scramble about in a panic, Rosha could not help laughing out loud.
These idiot netizens sure knew how to have fun.
Still, the scenery in those videos really was unbelievably beautiful, so beautiful that it did not look real at all.
No wonder so many netizens suspected the background was fake.
"Shopkeeper!"
While idly scrolling through short videos, Rosha heard a voice.
It was Wesley, who had just bought a Bullet Fruit earlier and had returned.
And Wesley had not come alone. He had brought along a bald man in a white suit, whose body was absurdly massive.
Kingpin!
Rosha recognized the bald man at a glance.
He felt a surge of excitement. Kingpin was a major customer.
But Rosha did not show anything on his face. He put down his phone and greeted Wesley with a smile. "Mr. Wesley, both of you, please come in."
"Shopkeeper, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Fisk."
After greeting Rosha, Wesley began introducing his boss.
"Wilson Fisk."
Kingpin extended his hand toward Rosha. His enormous frame gave Rosha a faint sense of pressure.
"Hello, Mr. Fisk. Welcome to my little shop." Rosha politely shook Kingpin's hand.
However, with such an overpowered cheat and a far broader perspective, Rosha remained very calm even when facing such a legendary figure. At most, he was only slightly curious.
That was all.
In his eyes, Deadpool, Kingpin, Zhao Hailun, and any other random passerby were no different.
"Shopkeeper, Wesley's Bullet Fruit is truly astonishing. I never dared believe that something as miraculous as a Devil Fruit could exist in this world."
"So I came here without delay, hoping to see it for myself. Could I trouble you to introduce it to me?"
Kingpin did not waste words with Rosha. After exchanging greetings, he went straight to the point and stated his purpose.
"Of course!"
Rosha readily agreed. "Since Mr. Fisk has already seen the Bullet Fruit, I can save quite a bit of explanation."
"Mr. Fisk, please look here. These are Devil Fruits. As you can see, eating one allows you to gain all kinds of superpowers, just like Mr. Wesley."
As Rosha introduced them, Kingpin's gaze fell upon the strange, colorful fruits inside the display case.
A look of surprise appeared on his face.
He had not expected Devil Fruits to look so bizarre.
If he had not personally witnessed the miracles that happened to Zhao Hailun and Wesley, Kingpin would never have dared casually eat something so strange.
"They truly are extraordinary fruits." Kingpin nodded, sighing sincerely.
"Actually, if you set aside worldly prejudice and misunderstanding, they are quite beautiful, aren't they?" Rosha said with a smile.
"That's right. They're like works of art."
Wesley nodded along solemnly from the side.
Who knew whether he truly thought so or was simply agreeing with Rosha.
"This world is full of ignorant and foolish people. They lack the wisdom to discover truly beautiful things, but that is not their fault, because not everyone is fortunate enough to witness true beauty."
"I am fortunate. I have been given such an opportunity."
"To learn about and come into contact with something as miraculous as Devil Fruits."
Listen to that. People who did big things really spoke differently.
Rosha had not expected a gangster boss like Kingpin to say something that sounded so impressive.
But on second thought, Kingpin was not entirely wrong.
Devil Fruits really did depend on luck and fate.
After all, this was the only shop in the world. There were no branches elsewhere.
And their existence was beyond the current understanding of the public, so most people doubted them.
Under such circumstances, anyone who could believe in and buy Devil Fruits truly did have fate to thank.
Or, as Kingpin had put it, opportunity.
"Mr. Fisk, Devil Fruits will not disappoint you."
Rosha smiled. "I believe what Mr. Fisk cares about most is what kinds of superpowers Devil Fruits can grant people, so I'll focus on that."
"Currently, the Devil Fruits available in this shop can be divided into two major categories based on their abilities: Zoan and Paramecia."
"Zoan fruits are easy to understand. As the name suggests, they grant the user abilities and traits corresponding to certain animals."
"But at the same time, they also cause the user's body to undergo corresponding animalistic changes."
"Simply put, they allow people to transform into animals."
"Of course, this transformation only affects the body. It does not have any effect on one's mental awareness."
"For example, the Ox-Ox Fruit, Bison Form currently available in the shop allows its user to transform into a bison, gaining a bison's great strength, physical constitution, and endurance."
Rosha first gave Kingpin a simple introduction to Zoan Devil Fruits.
However, people generally had some resistance to turning into animals. After all, this was not the One Piece World, but the Marvel Universe.
So Rosha only briefly touched on Zoan fruits before moving on to introduce Paramecia Devil Fruits to Kingpin.
"Paramecia Devil Fruits are fruits that grant people all kinds of superpowers. Mr. Wesley's Bullet Fruit is one type of Paramecia fruit."
"Besides the Bullet Fruit, the shop has many other Paramecia fruits. For instance, the Slash-Slash Fruit can turn a person's body into blades, while the Spring-Spring Fruit can turn a person's body into springs."
Rosha picked up the catalog and casually pointed out those two Devil Fruits as he explained them to Kingpin.
Sure enough.
Kingpin was clearly much more interested.
When he saw certain Devil Fruits, he even visibly showed interest and excitement. They had clearly struck a chord with him.
"Shopkeeper, besides Zoan and Paramecia, are there any other types of Devil Fruits?"
Wesley had been listening with great interest, and he asked curiously at that moment.