Adams looked down and saw Page One looking up at him with an almost fawning expression.
The motion of clinging to Adams's leg had pulled at the wound on his arm, making him grimace in pain, yet he stubbornly refused to let go.
"C-Captain!"
Ignoring the pain, Page One hurriedly spoke, his tone eager and ingratiating.
"Um... I want a Devil Fruit too! Look, even Kaku has one now. You can't play favorites! It'd be best... best if it were a powerful one! Something even stronger than that guy Kaku's Ancient Zoan! That would be perfect!"
Kaku obtaining an Ancient Zoan ability had put enormous pressure on Page One. Even before Kaku had gained any powers, Page One had been unable to resist him. Now that Kaku possessed such a powerful Ancient Zoan ability, wasn't Page One's hope of revenge even more distant?
After thinking it over, he simply abandoned all dignity and begged outright, hoping to obtain a powerful Devil Fruit and overtake Kaku on the curve.
Adams's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at Page One's shameless, clingy appearance.
Originally, Adams had merely felt that the boy was too dull and introverted, which would hinder his growth, so he had handed him over to the more mature Kaku for guidance.
He had hoped Page One would become more cheerful. Who could have imagined that the result had gone a little too far? The dull introversion was gone, but it had been replaced by this thick-skinned rascal who could throw tantrums and roll on the floor without the slightest psychological burden to achieve his goals.
Seeing Adams fall into thought without immediately agreeing, Page One grew even more anxious. His eyes spun rapidly, and an idea that seemed "extremely tempting" to him suddenly emerged.
He gritted his teeth, lowered