Zhao Hailun's Shock

"Hello, ma'am. Welcome!"

Rosha greeted Zhao Hailun with a professional smile.

"Hello, Manager."

Zhao Hailun returned the greeting politely while discreetly looking around Rosha's shop.

Her gaze was quickly drawn to the colorful fruits of various hues inside the display case.

"Ma'am, I know what you want to ask. Yes, that's right. These are Devil Fruits."

Before Zhao Hailun could ask, Rosha took the initiative to introduce them.

A look of surprise appeared on Zhao Hailun's face.

She turned to look at Rosha beside her with suspicion, as though asking, Are you sure you're not joking?

Could these things really be eaten?

Her good manners simply kept her from saying it aloud.

"Manager, do you know Wade Wilson?"

After hesitating slightly, Zhao Hailun fixed Rosha with a serious gaze and asked.

"Wade? Of course. He bought a Smooth-Smooth Fruit from me just yesterday."

Rosha smiled at Zhao Hailun. "You must be Dr. Zhao Hailun, ma'am. Wade just told me you might come."

Although he had recognized Zhao Hailun long ago, Rosha could only pretend that he had just guessed her identity.

"Yes, Manager. I'm Zhao Hailun. I came to investigate because I saw the unbelievable thing that happened to Mr. Wade."

Zhao Hailun nodded and spoke frankly. "Please forgive the intrusion."

"You're too polite, Dr. Zhao. A shop is open to welcome customers, so how could this be an intrusion? If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll tell you everything I know."

Rosha spoke generously to Zhao Hailun.

"So, Manager, was Mr. Wade's face really healed because he ate one of the Devil Fruits here?" Zhao Hailun's voice still carried deep skepticism.

"Of course." Rosha spread his hands. "I believe Wade already told you."

"But Manager, forgive my bluntness, but for a single fruit to contain such miraculous power clearly defies scientific common sense."

"That's exactly it, Dr. Zhao. The purpose of common sense is to be broken." Rosha put on a modest show in front of Zhao Hailun.

"So, Manager, that's your answer?"

To be honest, Zhao Hailun was somewhat disappointed. She even regretted letting Wade fool her. How could such miraculous fruits possibly exist?

Wade must have had some other kind of encounter.

"Dr. Zhao, Wade mentioned that you're a scientist, so perhaps your understanding of this world is somewhat limited."

As though he had not noticed Zhao Hailun's expression, Rosha continued speaking to her.

"Is that so? Such as?"

Zhao Hailun raised an eyebrow. If not for her excellent self-restraint, she would have scoffed already.

She had created something as groundbreaking as the Regeneration Cradle, yet a young man was telling her that her understanding of the world was flawed?

What a joke.

"For example... this!"

Rosha repeated the same trick and extended one finger.

A golden glow flickered at his fingertip.

Only then did surprise appear on Zhao Hailun's face, but she quickly returned to normal. "May I examine your hand?"

"Of course. Look all you want."

Rosha proactively held out his hand.

Zhao Hailun carefully examined Rosha's hand, her brows gradually furrowing because her preliminary inspection found nothing wrong with it.

There was nothing implanted inside his finger.

Nor was that hand a prosthetic; there was currently no prosthetic on the market capable of looking that real.

"Dr. Zhao, I know scientists view the world through materialism, but it cannot be denied that there are indeed miraculous things in this world that science cannot explain."

"Devil Fruits are one of them."

Seeing that Zhao Hailun had clearly begun to waver, Rosha added fuel to the fire at just the right moment.

"I haven't found anything for the moment, but I believe that if I had access to my laboratory, I would definitely be able to analyze something."

Zhao Hailun was quite stubborn and confident. That was probably a common flaw among genius scientists.

"Is that so, Dr. Zhao?"

Rosha smiled. Scientists really were difficult to deal with, but it was not an insurmountable problem. "Then please open your eyes a little wider."

As he spoke, Rosha held out his left palm before Zhao Hailun. Then, with one finger extended from his right hand, he jabbed straight through his own left palm.

That's right, straight through.

His right index finger pierced entirely through his left palm.

Zhao Hailun's expression changed drastically this time. She was thoroughly startled; the scene before her was rather horrifying to her.

After Rosha pulled his right finger out of his left palm, Zhao Hailun immediately and impatiently began examining both of his hands.

This time, she was utterly at a loss.

All of her previous confidence had vanished.

The unbelievable scene before her had truly exceeded Zhao Hailun's understanding. No matter what, she could not comprehend it.

"So... what Wade said was true? These Devil Fruits are real too?"

Zhao Hailun stood stunned for a long while before finally reaching an answer that she found difficult to accept and understand.

"Of course, Dr. Zhao. The facts are right in front of you, aren't they?" This time, it was Rosha who wore a confident smile.

"Manager, please introduce these Devil Fruits to me."

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Hailun spoke to Rosha. Her gaze was first drawn to a pink fruit. "What kind of fruit is this one?"

Was pink really every girl's favorite, even for a cool, aloof goddess at the top of her field?

Rosha silently grumbled, then immediately said to Zhao Hailun, "This fruit is quite good. It's the Kilo-Kilo Fruit, also called the Ton-Ton Fruit. If someone eats it, they can change their own weight."

"Really?" Zhao Hailun's eyes immediately lit up. "So this fruit can be used for weight loss?"

Oh, come on!

Rosha was completely speechless. Zhao Hailun's powerful imagination had utterly defeated him.

"Dr. Zhao, if you think it's only for weight loss, then you're underestimating Devil Fruits. Besides, can weight loss reduce someone's body weight to one kilogram?"

Rosha said with a laugh of exasperation.

"One kilogram?" Zhao Hailun frowned deeply, her face full of confusion. "Manager, are you saying this fruit can make someone weigh only one kilogram?"

"Yes. The Kilo-Kilo Fruit can freely alter one's own weight. Reducing your body weight to one kilogram is no problem. Of course, you can become even lighter. Just how light depends on how proficiently you use the ability."

"How could something like that be possible?" Zhao Hailun was dumbfounded.