Cloud-Cloud Fruit

On the other side of Warship Island.

A warship was docked beside the harbor, while countless CP agents in black suits bustled about on deck, supervising the laborers as they carried crate after crate of cargo aboard.

At the head of the group on the warship's deck stood three men wearing masks and black suits, with striped cloaks draped over their shoulders.

The man leading the three held a small box in his hands.

"Talk about lucky. I never expected to find this Devil Fruit on this island!"

One of the other two men stared greedily at the box in the leader's hands, his eyes beneath the mask making no attempt to hide his avarice.

Apparently sensing his companion's covetous gaze, the leader reprimanded him without the slightest courtesy.

"Don't even think about it, Izo. You should understand the value of this fruit better than I do. Unless you've already decided to become a traitor and leave CP9."

After saying that, the masked man's eyes beneath his mask turned toward Izo with a vague threat.

"Tch!"

A cold snort came from beneath Izo's mask.

From the mask of the other man beside them came a woman's seductive voice.

"Don't be so serious, Lis. It is a Logia Devil Fruit, after all, and one with such enormous potential. It's only natural that Izo would be curious. Even I want to see what this Devil Fruit looks like."

Hearing the woman's voice, Lis frowned. He looked down at the box in his hands, but eventually placed it on his palm and opened the lid.

At once, a Devil Fruit resembling a white pineapple appeared before the three of them, its entire peel shaped like white clouds.

The three men on the deck drew in sharp breaths as they stared at the Devil