"Chili peppers belong to the nightshade family and are distant relatives of tomatoes, physalis, and other plants. In the broad sense, they really are fruit, meow."
(ω)
Sanji Meow gave Xie Wen a scornful look, seemingly mocking his ignorance.
Still, the Little Yellow Cat naturally wouldn't pass up this rare chance to show off to Xie Wen. Maintaining his superior expression, he continued explaining, "It's just that we classify chili peppers as vegetables and seasonings based on our eating habits. Besides, the one in your hand was probably modeled after a bell pepper, and some bell peppers can be eaten as fruit anyway, meow."
"Actually, this Magma-Magma Fruit wasn't necessarily modeled after a bell pepper~"
(=ΦωΦ=)
Sitting on Xie Wen's shoulder, Ai Haibara Meow swung her legs and head at the same time, adding adorably, "It could also be a wax apple. The two look pretty similar, meow~"
Well, she would have been even cuter without that same scornful expression Sanji Meow wore.
"...So, do you want to eat it?"
Xie Wen vigorously rubbed the two little brats' heads, earning a set of teeth marks and a flying cat kick in return, then held the Magma-Magma Fruit out to Ai Haibara Meow.
"Hmm..."
(=ˇˇ=)
The Little Kitten looked torn.
The Magma-Magma Fruit was certainly a powerful Logia, and it could spare her from baths, but...
"I'll pass after all, meow."
(`ω≡`ω)
Ai Haibara Meow shut her eyes and shook her little head rapidly, as though that would make her refusal firmer.
"I'd rather have a Devil Fruit that could help with my research, like the Op-Op Fruit or the Sick-Sick Fruit. Even if it's a Logia, ideally it should be like Big Sister Purah's Snow-Snow Fruit and let me create helpful assistants. The Magma-Magma Fruit is too destructive. Even if