The Third Time-This Is the Current [Scholar] Advancement Task (Continued)

He did not think much of the Puff Puff Fruit, but having it was better than nothing.

Besides, he might have traded it for another Devil Fruit.

Now he had nothing.

A faint glimmer quietly passed through Shanks's unfocused eyes.

Two losses in a row! I knew this method was completely unreliable!

But I have to hold it in!

I absolutely can't provoke Adrian right now!

Hang on! Persistence is victory!

Adrian shook his head and promptly put Charlotte Daifuku and the Puff Puff Fruit out of his mind.

If I get it, I'm lucky. If I don't, so be it.

Devil Fruits were precious treasures. It was only natural that they were hard to come by.

Even with the Protagonist Halo at work, Shanks could not possibly witness a Devil Fruit's rebirth every single time, could he?

That was how Adrian consoled himself.

A moment later, he used his power again to awaken Charlotte Oven.

As the saying went, "When the elder brother falls, the younger brother takes his place."

In other words...

Once the older brother died, the younger brother stepped up.

Adrian repeated the same procedure.

The hot-tempered Charlotte Oven successfully identified the fruit shaped like the Heat-Heat Fruit: Dragon fruit.

Once Shanks picked up the dragon fruit,

Adrian took the opportunity to end Charlotte Oven's life.

That would also spare the dim-witted man another ridiculous nickname like "Ship-Crushing King."

I really am a kind soul who loves helping others!

Shanks held his breath and focused on the dragon fruit in his hand.

One minute passed...

Three minutes passed...

Shanks could barely keep the corners of his mouth from rising.

I knew it!!

What a lousy rebirth experiment! It's a complete scam!

Five minutes passed.

The bright red dragon fruit in Shanks's hand still had not changed