Mu Chen felt utterly uncomfortable under Vegapunk's gaze. He instinctively took half a step back and frowned. "Dr. Vegapunk, calm down. I'm not an experimental specimen. Mu Chen has no intention of becoming a lab rat!"
Besides, the way Vegapunk was looking at him made him feel as though he had been completely seen through.
More or less.
"I know. Of course I know."
Vegapunk hurriedly waved his hands, but the light in his eyes only grew brighter. He even reached out to touch Mu Chen's wrist. After Mu Chen sidestepped to avoid him, he rubbed his hands together and said eagerly, "But aren't you curious? Why can your body accommodate so many abilities and undergo genetic mutations?"
"Or do you have some kind of special energy circuit?"
"All I need is a tube of blood—no, even just measuring the frequency of your energy fluctuations might reveal the ultimate secret of Devil Fruits."
The moment he said that, both Sabo and Ivankov burst out laughing. Ivankov clutched his stomach and pointed at Vegapunk as he teased, "Dr. Vegapunk, you change faces faster than turning pages! You were so shocked just now you nearly cried, and now you want to take our second-in-command apart for research!"
Sabo held back a laugh and added, "Haha, no, the second-in-command just finished a fight and is still weak. He can't take you messing with him!"
Ivankov and Sabo clearly did not know whether to laugh or cry at Vegapunk's antics. Sabo especially knew just how terrifying scientists could be when they went mad. After all, he had always dealt with the Vinsmoke Family, and he knew exactly how insane they were.
Mu Chen had not expected Vegapunk to be so unable to learn from his mistakes. Had Vegapunk forgotten how Mu Chen had retaliated