Eating Two Artificial Devil Fruits in a Row? Everyone Was Stunned Numb!

Tesoro looked at Lynn's chubby little outstretched finger, then heard the number "ten billion," and his entire body went numb.

He felt as though an invisible hand had viciously gripped his heart, tossed it into an ice cellar for three days and nights, then taken it out and smashed it to pulp with a hammer!

Ten billion!

That was one-twentieth of Gild Tesoro's total assets!

And he was just demanding it outright?

Tesoro opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the moment he met Lynn's calm, unruffled gaze—one that carried an unquestionable authority—all his words caught in his throat. He could not force out a single syllable.

He had no doubt that if he dared say no, or showed even the slightest hesitation, that little devil would let him experience what true "golden wailing" meant the very next second!

"N-No problem!" Tesoro squeezed out the words through gritted teeth, each one feeling like a slice of flesh being carved from him. "I'll make the call now and have the money delivered... It'll take some time. I hope you can wait patiently."

Lynn nodded.

Jack and the Beasts Pirates behind him erupted into excited howls!

Ten billion Beli!

And so many Artificial Zoan Devil Fruits!

This trip to Dressrosa had been an absolute killing!

Young Master Lynn was awesome!

Soon after.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Heavy crates were thrown onto the ground one after another, making thunderous noises.

The crates opened, revealing all manner of strangely shaped, vividly colored "fruits" that radiated an eerie aura.

These were the Artificial Zoan Devil Fruits—SMILE—jointly produced by Doflamingo and Caesar Clown!

There were so many that they formed a small mountain!

The air was filled with a strange scent, cloyingly sweet yet faintly rotten.

When the Beasts Pirates saw so many SMILE fruits, their eyes nearly popped out!

Their breathing quickened, greed and excitement written all over their faces!

These SMILEs only had a one-in-ten chance of success, and those who failed would permanently lose the ability to show sadness and anger, becoming Pleasures who could only smile.

But if they succeeded, they would gain powerful Zoan abilities!

For the strength-hungry Beasts Pirates, this was an enormous temptation!

"Wororororo! So many SMILEs! We're rich! We're rich!"

"Once we get back, the Beasts Pirates' strength will rise by another huge margin!"

"Thank you, Young Master Lynn!"

Everyone bowed to Lynn, their faces filled with gratitude and admiration.

Jack also grinned so broadly that he could barely close his mouth.

He could already imagine how happy Boss Kaido would be when he saw all these SMILEs!

Young Master Lynn had rendered a tremendous service this time!

However.

Just as everyone was immersed in joy and excitement.

Lynn's tiny figure drifted down unsteadily from midair.

His little legs toddled over to the mountain of SMILE fruits.

His large black eyes curiously examined the bizarre "fruits."

Then.

Under everyone's stunned gazes.

Lynn stretched out his chubby little hand and picked up a SMILE fruit from a crate. It looked like a banana, but its peel was covered in strange spiral patterns.

He tilted his little head, seeming to study it.

The next second.

Crunch.

Lynn opened his tiny mouth and took a small bite from the SMILE fruit.

"..."

Time seemed to freeze at that instant.

The entire dock fell silent.

A pin could have been heard dropping!

The smiles on the Beasts Pirates' faces instantly stiffened!

Jack's wild grin froze as well. His bell-sized eyes bulged round, and his gaping mouth was big enough to fit a fist!

Doflamingo and his officers were equally dumbfounded and stunned.

Tesoro and the underworld big shots could only feel their eyelids twitching wildly.

W-What was going on?!

"Y-Young Master Lynn?!" Jack's voice trembled with incredulous terror. "W-What are you doing?!"

"That thing... You can't just eat that thing!" A SMILE user from the Beasts Pirates sounded on the verge of tears, nearly frantic with panic!

This was a SMILE fruit!

It only had a one-in-ten success rate!

Failure would turn someone into useless trash who could only smile!

What if Young Master Lynn... What if his luck was bad...

They did not dare imagine it!

If Boss Kaido found out, he would skin them alive!

"Young Master Lynn! Spit it out! Spit it out now!"

"That thing is poisonous! Something terrible will happen if you eat it!"

The Beasts Pirates completely exploded into chaos!

They anxiously spun in circles, desperately wanting to rush over and dig the fruit out of Lynn's mouth!

But they did not dare!

They had seen Young Master Lynn's temper before!

Everyone around them watched this scene with twitching eyelids. Not a trace of schadenfreude crossed their minds; they felt only utter tension and worry.

What if this little ancestor was dissatisfied after eating it?

Would he take out his anger on them again?

However.

Lynn ignored the noisy commotion around him.

He chewed a few times with his tiny mouth, then swallowed the bite with a gulp.

A... well, seemingly dissatisfied expression appeared on his little face.

As though he were saying: It doesn't taste very good.

[Ding! Detected that the host has consumed an Artificial Devil Fruit—SMILE (Snake Form).]

The system prompt sounded in Lynn's mind.

He still needed one more.

So.

Under the horrified gazes of everyone, whose eyes were nearly bulging from their sockets.

Lynn reached out again and picked up another SMILE fruit from a crate. It looked like an apple, but it was an eerie purplish-black color.

Crunch.

He took another bite.

"No—!!!!"

Jack let out a desperate roar!

He wanted to rush over and stop him, but his legs felt as though they had been filled with lead. He could not move at all!

It was over!

Everything was over!

Young Master Lynn had actually eaten two Devil Fruits?!

T-This was suicide!

Common sense!

This was common sense on the seas!

One person could never eat two Devil Fruits!

Otherwise, their body would be unable to withstand the power of two devils and would explode, leaving not even a corpse behind!

"He's crazy! This brat has gone crazy!" Diamante screamed.

"Is... is he trying to die?!" Sugar was so frightened that she dropped the lollipop from her hand.

The gloating on Doflamingo's face had turned into pure shock and disbelief!

Gild Tesoro was equally dumbstruck.

Did this brat not even know such basic common sense?!

Or... was he truly fearless because he had something to rely on?!

Everyone's hearts rose into their throats!

They stared fixedly at Lynn, waiting for that bloody and horrifying scene to unfold!

Lynn chewed a few more times with his tiny mouth.

Then he swallowed again with a gulp.

[Ding! Detected that the host has consumed an Artificial Devil Fruit—SMILE (Bat Form).]

[Mission "Eat Two Different Devil Fruits" completed!]

[Congratulations, host! Reward obtained: Massive Stamina Cap!]

A massive amount of stamina flooded into him.

The fatigue he had suffered from opening the Seventh Gate was greatly alleviated at once.

Given his current condition.

He could completely open the Seventh Gate again and take on another two... no, three Shichibukai-level opponents without a problem!

It would not even be an exaggeration to say.

Opening the Eight Gates would be no trouble at all!

"Burp~"

At that moment, a crisp, loud burp with a faint milky scent suddenly came from Lynn's tiny mouth.

"..."

The entire dock fell into an eerie silence once more.

Everyone had turned to stone.

Their expressions were as though they had seen Gol D. Roger come back to life and start twerking in public, filled with absurdity and disbelief!

Where was the... explosion?

Where was the body being torn apart?

Where were the agonized screams?

How... had he merely burped?!

Jack and the Beasts Pirates behind him all stood with their mouths wide open, their jaws nearly dropping to the ground.

Doflamingo's eyes behind his sunglasses were three times wider than usual.

Gild Tesoro and the underworld big shots felt their worldview shatter into pieces at that very moment!