Oak's eyes flashed with surprise when Newgate named Marco's Devil Fruit.
Another Bird-Bird Fruit?
Looks like Marco was destined to have a flying ability!
He wondered what this Mythical Zoan could do. Judging by its name, it sounded somewhat like Kurozumi Orochi's eight-headed serpent ability in Wano Country, or the nine-tailed fox ability of a female prisoner in Impel Down.
Seeing Oak's curiosity, Newgate took it upon himself to explain.
Marco's Mythical Zoan Nine-Headed Bird Fruit lived up to its name: in his full beast form, he had nine heads. Those heads gave him a unique ability—nine lives.
No matter the method, someone would have to kill Marco nine times in succession to put him down for good.
The boost it gave him was staggering, too. It fell short of Kaido's Azure Dragon Fruit, but it was still one of the stronger Mythical Zoans. Oak's Vampire Fruit, at least, gave him nothing close to the Nine-Headed Bird's boost.
The Nine-Headed Bird had another ability: it could withstand extreme heat and breathe fire.
It could survive in any scorching environment, even magma at its hottest. In beast form, all nine of its heads could spew blazing flames.
Hearing that, Oak glanced at Ace.
Tsk, tsk, tsk!
No wonder nobody wanted the Fire-Fire Fruit. In this world, practically anyone could wield a bit of fire, and plenty of people could produce flames outright. It made Ace's Logia Fire-Fire Fruit seem downright cheap.
That's a pretty good Devil Fruit!
Oak rubbed his chin as he considered Marco's abilities.
If that's the case, Marco should be stronger than he would've been if he'd eaten the Phoenix Fruit.
The Nine-Headed Bird gave him a much greater boost than the Phoenix Fruit. Its nine lives were no worse than a phoenix's ability to rise again from