Lin Mo gave a faint nod.
Afterward, with nothing else to do, Rayleigh joined Lin Mo in fishing for sky fish.
Kaku dragged Enel into the Laboratory to use him as his guinea pig.
Little White continued diligently serving as an emotionless decorative ornament.
Kuina trained like a woman possessed, tripling her workload yet again.
And so, five days later, after countless tests, Kaku's new invention was finally ready.
It was a seemingly ordinary, entirely black ring.
Since he was a Devil Fruit User himself, Kaku wore gloves when handling the ring.
Though it did not really have any side effects.
Because of Shusuke's unusual constitution, Kaku tossed the ring to him from a considerable distance.
Shusuke caught it and slipped it onto his finger. Only after a long while did he speak. "I don't feel anything... another failure."
"That's exactly how you should feel." Kaku's lips curled slightly as he continued, "This ring contains seastone powder. For a Devil Fruit User, any amount of seastone will suppress their abilities to some degree. I couldn't get the amount right before. The items used for suppression varied in size, and each needed a different amount of seastone powder. After days of constant testing, I finally succeeded."
Enel looked thoroughly disgruntled. "You nearly experimented this Thunder God to death..."
"Hahaha." Kaku laughed heartily. "You should feel honored. I wouldn't bother using just anyone as an experimental subject."
Shusuke stared at the ring on his finger in silence for a moment, then glanced at Lin Mo and the others before turning his gaze toward Herald and Sabela nearby.
Without giving it any further thought, he walked toward them.
Herald stood his ground. Sabela hesitated, but as Shusuke drew closer, her fear that something might go wrong won out, and she instinctively backed away.