Four Devil Fruits

This was where intelligence proved its worth. Four Devil Fruits related to healing and disease had already appeared in the story.

A special episode character, Musshuru, Wapol's brother and prince of Drum Kingdom, was the user of the Munch-Munch Fruit and the Fungus-Fungus Fruit.

After eating it, he could create highly toxic spores inside his body. Those spores possessed the impact of bombs and could even create clones.

If they could control those toxic spores, they might be able to extract the root cause of Ida's illness.

Then there was the Op-Op Fruit, a Devil Fruit worth five billion Beli and said to be capable of performing the Perennial Youth Operation.

After Law ate it, he used the Op-Op Fruit's powers to cure Amber Lead Syndrome, an incurable disease that had penetrated deep into the blood and organs.

However, the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia stated that to truly develop the Op-Op Fruit's abilities, its user needed considerable medical skill.

Then there was Princess Mansherry of the Tontatta Kingdom in the Dressrosa arc. As the user of the Healing Fruit, she possessed the ability to heal "the injuries of living creatures"!

The Devil Fruit Encyclopedia described the Healing Fruit as having the power to cure all illnesses and injuries of all living organisms. Even the user's tears had healing effects.

The Healing Fruit's ultimate effect was to restore everything to its original state at the cost of lifespan, whether organic or inorganic.

In a sense, the Healing Fruit was also a conceptual ability, capable of restoring things to their very foundation through lifespan.

Of course, judging by how its powers were displayed in the story, the Healing Fruit could also heal by drawing another person's blood. If the person whose blood was drawn had a strong constitution, then their blood's healing effect would be better as well.

Based on its effects alone, the Healing Fruit was the strongest in terms of medical treatment.

Lastly was the Illness-Illness Fruit, the ability of Doc Q, the future ship's doctor of the Blackbeard Pirates.

Though it had never been shown treating any illnesses, according to the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia Mobius had read, the Illness-Illness Fruit could absorb other people's diseases.

In theory, it could also be used to treat illnesses. However, simple exhaustion and fatal wounds could not be absorbed, as those were beyond the scope of disease.

Given Ida's condition, any of these four Devil Fruits would be enough to treat her.

The Fungus-Fungus Fruit was most likely in Drum Kingdom, along with the Munch-Munch Fruit. Both users were princes, so they had most likely obtained them from their royal treasury.

The Op-Op Fruit was only known to be in the North Blue. In the future, it would be acquired by Diez Barrels, the father of Drake from the Worst Generation.

That man had originally been a Marine before defecting and becoming a pirate. His exact whereabouts were unknown.

The Healing Fruit was also most likely in the underground forest of Tontatta Kingdom on Green Bit, an island beside Dressrosa, where it would be eaten by the princess.

The situation of the final Illness-Illness Fruit was unknown. It was a Devil Fruit Blackbeard obtained through fruit hunting, and its current user might not have even gone to sea yet.

"Let me say this first: I've always been interested in Devil Fruits, so I've collected intelligence related to them."

"Of these four Devil Fruits, I currently only know the possible locations of two. But I can't guarantee that the information is completely accurate."

Mobius took a step back first, since this was merely speculation. The exact details of those fruits had never been clearly shown in the story.

"That's enough. Tell me!"

Joy surged through Loki's heart. He had thought finding even one would be enough, but now there were two. It vastly exceeded his expectations.

"The Healing Fruit, and the Fungus-Fungus Fruit."

Mobius began explaining, though he omitted some specific intelligence under the excuse of confidentiality.

"Tontatta Kingdom. Healing Fruit."

"Drum Kingdom. Fungus-Fungus Fruit."

Loki and Hajrudin muttered at the same time, sharp glints flashing through their eyes.

"Hey, isn't the Healing Fruit the most effective one!?"

Loki pressed him. If they were going to look, they naturally had to look for the best one!

"Theoretically, yes."

The Healing Fruit had practically put all its points into healing. It could even trade one life for another, and its ability to restore someone else's stamina was something the other fruits could not do.

"Good."

Loki grinned and made his decision.

"I'll go to that Tontatta Kingdom and take the Healing Fruit. You'll go to Drum Kingdom and take the Fungus-Fungus Fruit."

"Any problem with that?"

Loki pointed at Hajrudin without the slightest politeness, speaking in a commanding tone.

Hajrudin froze. Between him and Loki, he was the elder brother, eighteen years older than Loki!

Why was Loki speaking to him in such an ordering tone now!?

"Then it's settled. Hey, Saul, right? Go get me an Eternal Pose for Dressrosa. I'm heading out to sea!"

Without waiting for Hajrudin's response, Loki decided everything on his own. He then grabbed Saul by the shoulder and spoke directly.

"Ah, alright."

Saul nodded in agreement, though he began wondering whether he had a Devil Fruit from Dressrosa on his side.

It seemed... he did?

He remembered that King Harald had once visited Dressrosa and left behind a pointer.

"Hehe... what adorable children."

Seeing this, Ida lay on the bed and smiled weakly. The children cared about her, and that made her happy.

Seeing his mother like this, Hajrudin could only suppress his feelings and tacitly accept Loki's arrangement.

"Are you sure you're right?"

Rayleigh glanced at Mobius and casually asked once more.

"Trust my intelligence network."

Since Mobius said that, Rayleigh, who had only been watching, naturally fell silent.

With the target decided and everyone unable to do anything more for Ida, they said their farewells and left without disturbing her. Only Ripley, also a female giant, remained behind to care for Ida.

Saul returned to search for the pointer. Scopper Gaban and Rayleigh had lost all interest in drinking, their faces filled with sighs and distress.

What the hell was all this!

Only Loki, having determined his target, left immediately. He seemed to be preparing something, and also intended to uncover the truth.

Mobius watched Loki and instantly recalled how the story would develop.

That guy seemed hated by everyone, but in truth, all he wanted was love and concern. Now, the mother who truly cared for him had become like this...

"Shyarly."

"Ah?"

Shyarly, who had been acting like a child dragged along to visit relatives during the New Year and had no idea what was happening, abruptly raised her head, confusion filling her eyes.

"Could I trouble you to divine Loki's future? I sense an unpleasant aura around him."

Mobius said as he rubbed his chin. With the books from the Giant Kingdom secured, aside from the World Tree, Loki was the only thing worth paying attention to.

He possessed ancient giant blood, mastery of all three types of Haki, teachings from Harald, Rocks, and others. In the future, he would also have a legendary Devil Fruit and a legendary exclusive weapon.

Rather than let him bear infamy for slaughtering a village and killing his father, then be confined and waste away his youth, it would be better to lure him out to sea and make him a future ally.

"Mm, okay!"

Shyarly smiled happily. She no longer disliked her divination ability at all, because it was now truly needed!

Taking out her crystal ball again, Shyarly closed her eyes and once more looked upon scenes from the future.

Flames appeared. A shattered landscape. A destroyed village. A weeping, towering giant gripping the throat of an ugly old giant with one hand...

"Ida... she's my mother!?"

Shyarly abruptly opened her eyes, her body swaying as she was frightened once again.

However, with Mobius's warning, Shyarly had been prepared and quickly regained her composure.

Looking at Mobius as though in realization, Shyarly said seriously, "I saw it. Loki destroyed a giant village."

"Huh?" Scopper Gaban could hardly believe it. His judgment of people could not be wrong. Though Loki looked difficult to get along with, he was actually a good child.

"And he was calling Ida his mother."

"Oh." Scopper Gaban nodded again. That made it unsurprising.

"So..."

Rayleigh raised his brows and sighed softly.

"Was Ida's illness caused by someone?"

"Obviously." Mobius shrugged.