New World, Hanasu Island.
Beside a massive boulder, the moment Sugar's fair, delicate right hand pressed against Sephiroth's pant leg, she activated the Hobby-Hobby Fruit, intending to turn the young man into a toy.
However...
"Little girl, why are you touching me?
You can't do that sort of thing... You're still too young!"
Sephiroth put on a puzzled expression as he lowered his head to look at the green-haired little girl with her hand pressed against his pant leg.
Sephiroth: (._.)
Sugar: (ﾟдﾟ) Ah... ah...
Monet: (゜▽゜;)
When Sugar looked up, she saw that Sephiroth had turned completely black!
Powerful, pitch-black Armament Haki covered every inch of the young man's skin from head to toe, without a single opening, directly canceling out the Hobby-Hobby Fruit's power.
Sugar's ability, much like Perona's, was extremely overpowered. Once someone fell victim to it, they would basically be at another person's mercy.
But...
The negative effects caused by Devil Fruit users' various flashy techniques could all be canceled out by powerful Haki!
As long as one did not encounter an absurdly overpowered awakened Devil Fruit ability, there would basically be no chance of things going wrong...
"You were trying to turn me into a toy just now, weren't you...?"
Sephiroth crouched down and placed his left hand on Sugar's shoulder. The smile on his face gradually became rather benevolent, frightening the latter into trembling all over.
"See this...?
If this casserole-sized fist of mine hit you in the face, I wonder how long you'd cry for...?"
Gulp!
"I... I..."
Upon hearing that, Sugar swallowed with difficulty. A tearful expression appeared on her face, and she instinctively tried to back away. However, the young man's hand remained on her shoulder, preventing her from retreating.
Seeing this, Monet, who was standing not far from them, hurried