Reborn Cause-and-Effect Fruit

On the beam above the Buddhist hall, when Urouge picked up the top fruit from one of the offering plates, Oak's gaze fixed on the fruit revealed beneath it. He was not the only one; even Tsuru showed a look of surprise.

"That is..."

Tsuru's mouth fell open in exaggerated disbelief.

The fruit revealed on the offering table after Urouge removed the top one was covered in strange patterns. It was clearly a Devil Fruit!

As a Devil Fruit user herself, Tsuru could not possibly be mistaken. That was a Devil Fruit!

She had never expected to stumble upon something like this. A moment later, she suddenly turned to look at Oak.

Oak was staring at the Devil Fruit below, the corners of his mouth curling upward uncontrollably. That curve gradually widened, and then a radiant smile spread across his face.

"This guy..."

Seeing Oak's expression and recalling his strange behavior over the past few days, Tsuru formed a certain suspicion. But before she could voice it, Oak had already vanished from beside her.

The next instant, Oak appeared behind Urouge below.

Smack!

Before Urouge could turn around, a powerful chop struck the back of his neck.

"My luck is really good!"

Ignoring Urouge's limp body on the ground, Oak picked up the Devil Fruit from the plate with a smile in his eyes.

The earth-yellow Devil Fruit was covered in spiral patterns, with tiny thorn-like protrusions scattered across its surface.

Oak was certain that this was the Cause-and-Effect Fruit. Not only had this Devil Fruit appeared alongside Urouge, but if Oak had not been here, Urouge would most likely have eaten it.

More importantly, long ago, when he had still been on Hachinosu, Oak had used the pretext of discussing Devil Fruits to confirm the exact appearance of the