Hope That Barely Counted as Hope

"Who should we give this fruit to?" Ryan took the fruit to Killer's room.

Five minutes later, Ryan came back out with the fruit.

Killer did not want to eat it either, and his reason made perfect sense.

Killer had said to Ryan at the time, "Master Hawkeye and Grandmaster Rayleigh haven't eaten Devil Fruits, so I won't either!"

Ryan then took the fruit to Tesoro's room, only to return empty-handed again.

"Looks like this fruit was destined for Kuina!" Ryan's expression was somewhat strange.

He had never expected no one to want such a top-tier Devil Fruit.

To be honest, he had a little selfish desire. When he got something good, he first considered his own crew, then Kuina. But now, it seemed this fruit was meant for Kuina.

Ryan waved his hand and opened the Spatial Gate, stepping through it and arriving at Shimotsuki Village.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!"

"Heh! Heh! Heh!"

Before even entering the dojo, Ryan could hear the children practicing inside.

"Hm? Kuina, go greet our distinguished guest at the entrance!" Shimotsuki Kozaburo, his eyes narrowed to slits, called out to Kuina outside.

A distinguished guest? Kuina did not understand what he meant, but she would still obey her father's command.

Before Kuina could even take a step, the doors of Isshin Dojo were pushed open.

A youth in white appeared.

"Master!" Seeing that it was Ryan, Kuina hurried over and wrapped her arms around his arm.

"What brought you back so suddenly?" Koshiro asked calmly.

"This!" As he spoke, a banana-shaped fruit with an unusual appearance appeared in Ryan's hand.

"This is?"

"A Devil Fruit!"

Although Koshiro had never eaten a Devil Fruit, he still recognized one.

"A Zoan-type Cat-Cat Fruit, Ancient Zoan, Snow Leopard Model!" Ryan explained to Kuina. "It's a Devil Fruit that