As the Oran Empire's Devil Fruit collection campaign largely drew to a close, with no more new fruits available in the short term, the spectators around the world finally caught on.
Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits! Those words instantly set the world ablaze.
Thanks to the World Economy News Paper's ongoing efforts to educate the public, most people had some understanding of Devil Fruits. Any random passerby could talk at length about how powerful Mythical Zoans were.
Now, an entire batch of new Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits had appeared, and they were based on characters from the manga people had been reading. Everyone felt as though their entire worldview had been shattered.
At the same time, their hearts burned with excitement. Saiyans, Namekians, Frost Demons, Cell, Majin Buu, and even Destroyers and Angels!
One powerful Devil Fruit after another surfaced in everyone's minds. With just one of them, they could easily become a top-tier powerhouse!
They could become men who stood at the pinnacle of the seas, like Lind and Shiki!
As one lucky recipient after another obtained a Devil Fruit and publicly revealed it, waves of envy and celebration swept through the world.
For a long time, news of the new Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits was everywhere across the seas. Even the recent news of Zhang Liang becoming a Supreme Great Swordsman was overshadowed, with only certain swordsmen continuing to follow it.
As far as ordinary people were concerned, swordsmanship required talent. Becoming a Supreme Great Swordsman was far too distant a prospect, nowhere near as straightforward as simply obtaining a Mythical Zoan.
"It really does feel like these Devil Fruits' choice of hosts has quite a lot to do with me as their creator." In his office on Oran Island, Lind smiled as he read the intelligence pouring in