"Forget about him."
Kaido turned to Annika, a hint of anticipation in his eyes. "How do you feel? Do you feel power filling your whole body, or anything else?"
Hearing that, Ron turned his gaze back to Annika as well.
He was equally interested in the abilities of this "Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Model: Life Butterfly."
Annika closed her eyes, carefully sensing the changes within her. At first, her brows furrowed slightly, as though she were sensing something she was not quite sure of, then slowly relaxed.
A few seconds later, she opened her eyes and gently shook her head.
"That can't be right."
Kaido pondered for a moment and quickly reached a conclusion. "There's only one truth. Those Celestial Dragon bastards fooled us all. This isn't a Devil Fruit at all. It's just an ordinary piece of fruit."
"Wow, how clever." Ron clapped twice, but his face was full of disdain. Fuck, how could my system possibly lie to me?
"Heh heh heh, mostly because I've been fooled before too. But... the Auction House people pulled a much better scam. They made it look just like the real thing." At Ron's praise, Kaido scratched the back of his head, a little embarrassed.
"Ignore him."
Ron turned to Annika and said slowly, "There's no rush. It probably varies from person to person. Just take your time feeling it out."
"Okay." Annika nodded gently, without much disappointment on her face.
That night.
Ron had a very strange dream. He dreamed that the Rocks Pirates were holding a banquet.
The long tables were laden with roast meat and barrels of liquor. Everything was exactly like the previous victory feast, even the clamor sounded as though it had been lifted straight from his memories.
But as Ron watched, he noticed something was