To Eat or Not to Eat, That Is the Question

The Devil Fruit in the box vanished from inside it and appeared in Ryan's hand. The next moment, it was right by Ryan's mouth.

Right before everyone's eyes, the fruit bounced up and down, appearing in Ryan's hand one moment and beside his mouth the next.

Everyone stared dumbfounded. Shanks's jaw nearly hit the floor—the scene was simply too shocking.

"It's you!" Shanks grabbed Ryan's shoulders tightly and said excitedly, "Ryan, you're the one it chose!"

"Fuck me!"

Even Ryan, who normally had everything under control, could not help swearing at a time like this. This did not match the original history at all!

Wasn't the one chosen by this fruit supposed to be Luffy? How could it be him?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible!

Ryan closed his eyes, shook his head, then slowly opened them again.

A purple fruit filled his vision. To Ryan, it looked like a beautiful woman, naked and beckoning to him. "Come on, eat me!"

It was practically seducing Ryan!

"Wait!"

"My head hurts. I need a moment!" Faced with the Nika Fruit's temptation, Ryan needed to sort out his thoughts.

"Captain!"

Seeing Ryan like this, Kid was deeply worried. In his eyes, that evil fruit must have cast some sort of curse on their captain, making Ryan turn out this way.

However, Ryan paid Kid no attention. What he needed to consider now was why the Nika Fruit was so close to him. He was not Luffy, the chosen son of fate!

Was it because he was a transmigrator? That clearly was not realistic. The Nika Fruit originated in this world, and Ryan had never even come into contact with it. How could he have changed history or influenced the outcome?

After racking his brains, Ryan's answer was that he did not know. He truly could