Three days later.
Punk Hazard.
Sakazuki was examining the various organisms in the laboratory's cultivation tanks.
Click, click-
The door handle rattled, and Vegapunk pushed the door open and entered.
He looked as though he might drop dead at any moment.
One glance was enough to tell he had not slept for days.
"Vice Admiral Sakazuki."
Sakazuki looked at Vegapunk and said:
"Dr. Vegapunk."
"You're pushing yourself far too hard."
Vegapunk smiled.
"This is my first time seeing such an extraordinary specimen."
"I got a little carried away."
Sakazuki shook his head.
"Have you found anything?"
Vegapunk immediately perked up, his eyes widening.
"I have to say, it's truly incredible."
"You may not know this."
"He actually had the powers of three Devil Fruits."
"And they were all perfectly integrated."
"They didn't interfere with one another."
"From a biological standpoint, this is simply impossible."
Sakazuki put on a curious expression.
"Oh?"
"Three Devil Fruits?"
Vegapunk nodded.
"That's right."
"Three Devil Fruits."
"Let me explain."
"To understand Devil Fruits, you need to understand their relationship with the lineage factor."
"What is the lineage factor?"
"To put it simply."
"It's a polymer with a double-helix structure."
"It exists within living organisms."
"It's found throughout the entire body."
"You could call it the blueprint of life."
"Because if you master the lineage factor."
"You can replicate, simulate, modify, and so on at the genetic level."
"You can easily create all sorts of organisms."
"So what is the relationship between Devil Fruits and the lineage factor?"
"They modify the lineage factor."
"Devil Fruits contain a mysterious power."
"After a living organism eats a Devil Fruit, that mysterious power modifies it at the genetic level."
"It directly breaks apart every lineage factor in the organism's body, then reassembles and rearranges them."
"That's how various powers