A Bite of Devil Fruit

Junhe, standing beside Nova, was completely baffled. He had no idea what the two of them were even talking about.

He had never even heard the term New World, let alone anything else.

Though he could not understand, Junhe still carefully memorized those terms. After all, following his king, he believed that Nova would surely lead him to those places, and that the South Blue would definitely become the strongest sea in the future.

"Omoro, tell me, do you have any last wishes? If possible, I wouldn't mind helping you fulfill them!"

Nova asked with a smile.

Omoro merely chuckled softly and shook his head slightly. He had never imagined he would meet such an end, so he had no unfinished wishes at all.

"Since you have no wishes, then before you die, I don't mind telling you one more thing. Above the Five Elders you worship, there is an even greater ruler!"

Nova said with a smile. Then he placed his hand directly on the other man's head. In just an instant, Omoro completely vanished into thin air.

All that remained on the ground was a suppression collar.

This was Nova's spatial attack ability, and one of his strongest techniques at present—Space Decomposition.

He could directly grind any object into nothingness. In this world, it would be impossible to find any trace of him again.

Yet the moment Omoro disappeared, Nova suddenly felt a little hollow inside. He did not know why he felt that way. Perhaps it was because it was rare to encounter an opponent who could match him.

But Omoro was not a pirate. If Nova had no ties behind him, he might not have minded sparing Omoro's life. But things were different now. Too many people stood behind him. No matter morally or practically, Nova could not gamble on this matter. If one person's life could buy peace of mind for an entire nation, then even if they had known each other, he would show no mercy or restraint.

The members of the CP Department were still lying on the ground one by one, but they had long since stopped breathing. They should have been an exceptionally powerful group.

But their flaw was their excessive arrogance. Though they displayed caution toward enemies in their actions, deep down, they looked down on their opponents and had never truly taken them seriously. Otherwise, how could even the current Nova have defeated so many of them so easily?

After bringing everything to an end, Nova sighed and slowly rose to his feet.

His expression was now completely different from before.

His stern expression made even Junhe, standing beside him, feel immense pressure.

However, after Omoro's death, his Devil Fruit ability immediately attached itself to a nearby fruit.

"Junhe, take Omoro's Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit and eat it. I've already told you about Devil Fruits before. Don't betray my trust!"

Nova said solemnly.

It was not as though Junhe did not know what a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit represented. Yet his king had actually told him to use it without hesitation. That alone was enough to show how much he trusted him.

Though Junhe was excited inside, he remained composed. He dropped to both knees, his gaze resolute and expression solemn, and said, "Your Majesty, I will never betray Your Majesty's trust!"

"We've known each other for so many years. I do believe in you on that point. But you also know that once today's events get out, inform everyone who knows about this matter.

The consequences it could bring are something our country cannot yet bear!"

Nova said, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Junhe replied firmly.

"Go on. Eat that Devil Fruit. That guy did not bring out even a fraction of what this Devil Fruit was truly capable of. Don't disappoint me."

Nova said with a faint smile.

Junhe walked over to the fruit and picked up the Devil Fruit, which gave off a faint purple glow. His face was filled with nervousness and unease.

Then he closed his eyes and took a fierce bite. What followed was the sound of him retching.

After quite a while, he stared blankly as he prepared to take a second bite, but Nova laughed and called out from the side, "Have you forgotten what I told you before? You only need one bite of a Devil Fruit."

"Huh? Is that so?"

Junhe looked utterly at a loss. If he really had to take a second bite now, he probably would not have had the courage to do it.

CP2 had sent six people. Five were Devil Fruit users, and five Devil Fruits had appeared. They were all quite good.

"Take the Mind-Mind Fruit with you. As for the remaining Devil Fruits, find some people you trust and have them eat them!"

Nova said.

He had no interest in such things at all. More importantly, they could not be allowed to leak out. The CP Department's investigative capabilities could be considered among the best in the world.

But just as Nova had said, given another two years, even if the World Government and the Marines learned that his country had done this, there would be nothing they could do in the end.

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Junhe shouted.

He could already feel his body brimming with power, as though he had endless strength to use.

However, he would still need several months at least to gradually understand this Devil Fruit.

After all, nearly every Devil Fruit could only reveal the experience needed to develop it through actual combat.

"Make the arrangements. We leave in three days for Mary Geoise. Also, inform all the surrounding nations. Announce grandly that our Tru Kingdom is joining the World Government. Make sure this creates enough momentum. It will be of great use in the future."

Nova casually removed the barrier surrounding them, then calmly said to Junhe.

"Yes, Your Majesty..."

Nova glanced at the remaining corpses lying on the ground. Then blue light flared from each of them once again.

"Banish..."

Just like the pirates he had dealt with earlier, the corpses of those men instantly appeared in the sea hundreds of miles away. If no one discovered them, they would likely only be left waiting to be eaten by fish.

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with that Golden Den Den Mushi?"

Junhe asked.

"Oh! I would have forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. That thing is completely useless to us, and keeping it around is troublesome. Still, it's worth quite a bit. Bring it along in three days. Once we get to Mary Geoise, hand it over to some pirates to auction off. We can at least make a little money from it."

Nova said after thinking it over.