"What is this?"
Kuina bit her lip and asked in a trembling voice.
She felt that if she obtained this energy, she could break through the physical limits she had always longed to surpass, overcoming the innate physical disparity between women and men.
Although the Rumble-Rumble Fruit had already helped her break through that limitation, the longing in her heart still made her feel greedy for this energy.
However, Kuta felt something strange when he looked at the energy.
Although he desired it and felt greedy as well, deep down, he sensed that this thing was not anything good. That made him wary and resistant.
It was extremely contradictory.
"This..." Otherworldly Flower swayed. "This is the faith of all living beings. It is also the reason we gods are connected to ordinary people."
"This energy is the nourishment that allows us to grow rapidly. As long as someone believes in us, we can continuously obtain Faith Power and quickly pass through the Growth Stage and Maturity Stage, reaching Adulthood."
With that, Otherworldly Flower withdrew the Faith Power.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The feeling of seeing something yet being unable to obtain it—even the greed it aroused—was not pleasant.
"Then what does this have to do with Devil Fruits?"
"This is what I was about to explain." Otherworldly Flower paused briefly before continuing, "The energy in the Devil Fruits you mentioned is actually a variation of Faith Power."
"A variation?"
"Mm!"
"Rather than calling it Faith Power, it would be more accurate to say that it is a special fantasy created from the wishes of all living beings—in other words, their desires. Although such things can grant power, they should come with some kind of limitation, right?"
"Mm!" Kuta nodded. "Those who eat Devil Fruits are rejected by the