Dunn was in very bad shape.
He had originally chosen to remain seated high in the Throne Hall for long periods because that sense of lofty solitude suited the ability of Emperor's Dignity and could strengthen him. Besides, when he underwent Deification in the future, he would certainly need to obscure his own existence as well.
So, over the past few years, Dunn had barely appeared before anyone.
Moreover, the Vampire Fruit was only one final step away from fusion.
So Dunn had also taken the opportunity to seclude himself and study and develop the Vampire Fruit, striving to awaken it.
But that was precisely where things had gone wrong.
The awakening of Zoan Devil Fruits differed from that of Paramecia and Logia Devil Fruits.
With Zoan Devil Fruits, awakening could fail!
A certain will existed within Zoan Devil Fruits.
During awakening, that will would become an obstacle to the person awakening.
If the awakening failed, their body would gain the power of awakening, but mentally, their mind would be shattered by the impact of the will within the Zoan Devil Fruit.
The person awakening would be reduced to a beast possessing immense power!
Because Zoan Devil Fruits possessed such wills, to a certain extent, they would also choose hosts who suited them better.
For example, the Nika Fruit had evaded the World Government for eight hundred years before finally choosing Monkey D. Luffy.
Simply put, someone who ate a Zoan Devil Fruit needed to align with and draw closer to the Devil Fruit's essence.
It was much like playing a role.
Yet because of his slight obsession with cleanliness, Dunn had never once properly sucked blood with his mouth!
The two fangs in his mouth had become nothing more than decorations!
Normally, there would certainly be no problem with