His Heart Seemed to Have Undergone a Baptism

After Moke wiped out Gild Tesoro, his heart seemed to have undergone a baptism, growing ever stronger. Then, Moke and Enel returned to the others together, their appearance causing a small stir.

Moke tightly held the Zoan—Ancient Zoan—Bloodthirsty Kong Fruit in his hand. It gave off a faint glow, as though telling of its mystery and power. Moke walked up to Edward Weevil and placed the fruit in his hand.

Weevil tilted his head curiously and sniffed, his face showing a few traces of confusion. Looking at the fruit in his hand, he seemed not to know what it was. Seeing this, Moke offered no further explanation and simply said, "This is tasty... eat it."

At the words "tasty," Weevil's eyes suddenly lit up, and a smile immediately appeared on his face, as if this were what he had been looking forward to most. Without hesitation, he took the fruit and stuffed it straight into his mouth.

However, the instant the fruit went down his throat, Weevil's expression suddenly turned extremely strange. His mouth fell wide open, his eyes bulged round, and he looked utterly dumbfounded. Moke knew full well that this was because Weevil was trying hard to understand the ability that had suddenly appeared within him.

After all, this guy's mind was simply too simple. Faced with such a sudden change, he might need some time to adjust. Moke helplessly shook his head, then turned to King of Baboons—Burns and said, "His Devil Fruit is the Zoan—Ancient Zoan—Bloodthirsty Kong Form, while yours is Kong Form... You can tell from the names alone that they belong to the same category. So you teach him.

After saying that, Moke seemed to feel it was not enough and added, "Be patient. He might learn slowly, but as long as he keeps