Xia Chen took out the freshly baked Rumble-Rumble Fruit and examined it carefully in his hand.
The people around were all shocked by what they saw; they had witnessed the entire process of the fruit's transformation.
Robin looked at the fruit's shape and its unique markings, a bead of sweat trickling down his forehead. He couldn't help but ask Xia Chen:
"Could this be...?"
"That's right, it's the Rumble-Rumble Fruit!" Xia Chen said with a faint smile.
"What!!!"
Everyone present was extremely surprised upon hearing this news.
Sanji asked incredulously, "Isn't this some kind of god's power? How could it be on this pineapple?"
"When Devil Fruit User dies, their superpowers will randomly attach to the nearest fruit and transform it into Devil Fruit."
"However, before this, these are all just my guesses. I'm not sure if this method is feasible, so I'm giving it a try!" Xia Chen replied calmly.
Although Xia Chen said that, he was at least 70% certain that this method would succeed.
In the original story, Caesar experimented on slimes, and when a slime died, an apple in a basket next to it turned into Devil Fruit.
If the apples just happened to be there, then it would indeed be a coincidence. The problem is that Caesar's men actively pushed the apples there.
This likely indicates that Caesar knew this principle beforehand, which is why he did it this way.
However, the main reason was that he originally wanted to kill Enel, so using him for experiments was a way of making use of him.
Even if it doesn't work out in the end, it won't have any impact on him.
Xia Chen looked at everyone, then at Zoro was still sleeping on the ground, and couldn't help but kick him.
"Hiss!"
The kick landed squarely on Zoro's wound, waking him instantly from his sleep. He immediately jumped up, yelling, "Which bastard kicked me? Are you looking for death?"
"I kicked it, is there a problem?" Xia Chen said calmly, looking at Zoro.
"You bastard! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're stronger than me! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"
Zoro shouted, but he didn't draw the sword from his waist.
(⊙o⊙)...
The air was silent for a few seconds before Zoro yelled at Nami and the others, "Aren't you going to stop me?"
Everyone shook their heads in unison, with Sanji even saying, "You'd better hurry up and go, I want to see you get beaten up!"
"You're asking for it, you Curly Brows!"
The three swords were instantly drawn and slashed towards Sanji.
The knife sliced Sanji's cigarette in half, startling Sanji so much that his face turned pale, followed by an uncontrollable rage.
"You Moss Head, are you looking for death?"
"Bang!"
"Clang!"
The two started fighting back and forth, and what should have been a battle between Xia Chen and Zoro turned into a fight between Zoro and Sanji.
It seems Zoro is quite clever; he knows to pick on the weak!
"Hey everyone!"
The sound coming from afar drew everyone's attention, and there they saw Chopper and Usopp waving and running towards them.
Xia Chen smiled slightly upon seeing this.
"Perfect timing, everyone's here!"
When the two arrived in front of them, they noticed the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in Xia Chen's hand and couldn't help but ask curiously:
" Xia Chen, what is this?"
Xia Chen didn't answer them first, but looked at Zoro and Sanji who were still fighting and said, "Hey, you two, stop fighting for now, we have something important to talk about!"
"Heh! Since that's the case, I'll give Xia Chen face and let you off this time!" Zoro said calmly.
"You Moss Head, you think you're so great, huh?"
Sanji's anger, which had subsided slightly, flared up again.
Xia Chen watched this scene with a sense of helplessness; these two really were born to clash!
But since he's the one who started this whole thing, let him handle it!
Xia Chen walked over to the two and separated them just as they were about to start fighting again. Then he called everyone over.
Xia Chen held the Rumble-Rumble Fruit out in his hand and spread it out in front of everyone, asking, "Any of you who haven't eaten the fruit have any interest in this?"
"Hmm? You mean this was prepared for us?" Nami asked curiously.
"Otherwise what? I've already eaten Devil Fruit, can't I eat another one?" Xia Chen said irritably.
Although Xia Chen felt that he could eat one more without any problem, there was absolutely no need for it.
He already possesses the God Level Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and even though he hasn't really developed the fruit much, he's already this powerful.
If he were to develop it more fully, it would be unimaginably powerful!
The difference between the Rumble-Rumble Fruit and the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Fruit is like a firefly compared to the bright moon; even if one ate it, it wouldn't improve his strength.
It would be better to give it to the rest of the crew. If they were given it, their strength would definitely increase by a significant amount in a short time. After all, it is one of the strongest Logia.
Xia Chen continued, "So what do you say?"
After a moment of silence, Zoro spoke first, "My goal is to become the World's Strongest swordsman. I have no interest in Devil Fruit!"
"I don't have any thoughts on this either!" Sanji said calmly, though his thoughts drifted far away.
He was a member of the Vinsmoke Family and a cyborg. Although his despicable father said he was a half-finished product, this could not hide the fact that he still had Lineage Factor in his body.
He feared that eating the Devil Fruit might affect his Lineage Factor, leading to unpredictable consequences, which was something he didn't want to see.
He felt that he was fine as he was now. Although he was a so-called half-finished product, he possessed human emotions, which made him completely different from his cold-blooded brothers and sisters.
Therefore, based on these reasons, it is absolutely impossible for him to eat Devil Fruit.
Usopp said, "I don't want to eat this Devil Fruit either. Although I know from your conversation that it's a very powerful ability, what I want is to become a brave warrior of the sea!"
"If I become a landlubber, that just doesn't make sense! I still want to experience the joys of the sea!"
Hearing this, Xia Chen nodded and turned his gaze to the last person.
" Nami, what do you mean?"
Nami didn't answer immediately; she looked at the Rumble-Rumble Fruit somewhat tempted.
He realized long ago that he was the weakest on the ship, and she also tried to cultivate the Haki that Xia Chen had mentioned.
But unfortunately, due to limitations in talent, there were no significant results.
Now, the opportunity to become stronger is right in front of her. As long as she eats this fruit, she can immediately become a powerful Logia Devil Fruit User.
Moreover, she is one of the strongest Logia, and she knows very well how powerful lightning is.
After thinking for a moment, Nami's eyes showed a determined look as she looked at Xia Chen and said:
I'll eat it!