Inside his body.
Shane's unique Alternate Space was actually absorbing all the damage from the incoming attacks at that moment, converting it into new energy.
If this continued, Shane would be a perpetual motion machine. He would never run short of power, no matter how long he fought, and the key was that his enemy's attacks would become his own power too.
"This is a tough choice. Your attacks are great whether I use them to evolve and grow stronger, absorb them to recover, or compress and reflect them."
"What a shame. Three Imus would be just right: one to restore my health, one to make me stronger, and one to serve as an ammunition depot for battle."
Shane shook his head sadly.
Unfortunately, there was only one Imu. He had to cherish what he had.
The power sealed within his body erupted again, but this time, he was not devouring a new Devil Fruit.
After devouring the wills of the first three Devil Fruits in succession, Shane had entered a brief pause.
Imu, meanwhile, was still growing stronger. This time, Imu would not allow any miscalculations and intended to eliminate Shane at full strength.
Absorbing attacks, growing stronger-as someone with similar abilities, Imu understood that all of it had a limit. As long as an attack exceeded the opponent's limit of endurance at the instant it struck, they could be defeated.
It was like how the Cause-and-Effect Fruit counterattacked after sustaining damage. If the opponent's opening move was fatal, its user would probably never live to see Cause-and-Effect Retribution.
"You've found an entirely new path. What a delightful surprise. Once you're dead, I'll try to uncover it too. The Intelligent Life of the next era should feel even greater despair."
"No! Perhaps by then, I'll head into the Starry