Reiju, Full of Emotion

Egghead Sky Island, Biological Genetics Laboratory.

Rows of incubation tanks stood neatly arranged, faintly green nutrient fluid flowing slowly within them with an almost inaudible gurgle.

Droplets condensed on the tank walls occasionally fell, tapping out a crisp, unsettling rhythm in the silence.

Dawn had just returned from the East Blue, the chill unique to high altitudes still clinging to his cloak. He stood in the center of the laboratory, his gaze sweeping across the glowing green incubation tanks like a scalpel.

A black-haired boy floated inside each tank. These Clones of Trafalgar Law had skin so pale it was nearly transparent, as though they would shatter at the slightest touch.

The real Law was already dead. Until his dying breath, that boy who had delivered himself to their doorstep had not understood why this new force that had replaced the Donquixote Family had no interest in him personally.

What Dawn wanted was not Law, but the aptitude within Law that could awaken the Op-Op Fruit.

Lilith brought up a string of data at the control console, the blue glow of the holographic screen reflecting off her goggles.

"All test subjects' vital signs are stable. As per your request, I specially strengthened their emotional linkage module for the concepts of sacrifice and 'devotion.'"

Dawn approached the nearest incubation tank. His reflection overlapped with the boy's face within, creating an eerie double image.

He extended a finger and lightly tapped the reinforced glass, producing two dull knocks.

"How is their mental development? Puppets without independent thoughts can't awaken a Devil Fruit."

Lilith adjusted her goggles and turned toward him. Her gaze met Dawn's directly through the lenses.

"Don't worry. I won't create a pack of puppets. These Clones will possess complete emotional ranges—joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness—and will be able to