"Were the rumors really true?"
Ye Chen studied the strange fruit for a moment. After hesitating, he picked it. True or not, what's there to fear? I can use Lightness Skill to skim across water. Even if I fall in, I won't drown.
"It's just a fruit, right?"
He made up his mind and bit into it. Before he could swallow, his expression changed. "That's disgusting!"
It was so bitter and astringent he could barely get it down.
He waited, but nothing unusual happened. Ye Chen decided not to dwell on it. As agreed with Kuma, his companions had been sent flying to Amazon Lily. Rayleigh and Spoon Aunt were more than capable of looking after themselves, so he wanted to return to Sabaody's original location. The Death God was still anchored there.
Golden Lion had moved Sabaody far from its original position, leaving the Death God behind.
Ye Chen tried to swim back, but the moment he entered the water, he stumbled. His body went limp, and much of his strength drained away. Luckily, he was still near shore and hurried back onto land.
After trying a few more times, he knew for certain: he could no longer swim. The moment he touched water, it was as if his bones turned to jelly!
There was no question about it. He had eaten a Devil Fruit and gained the power of Golden Lion's Float-Float Fruit.
Having only just acquired it, Ye Chen knew next to nothing about using the Float-Float Fruit. After experimenting for ages, all he managed to do was send tiny objects into the air.
His tests showed that the fruit could make only lifeless, inorganic things fly. It had no effect on living things!
In the manga, Golden Lion could soar through the sky at will because