"So this is Mythical Zoan? It looks pretty good!" Sanji said curiously, looking at the White Tiger Fruit.
Hearing this, Xia Chen couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, and said indifferently, "This fruit ranks among the top of all Devil Fruit in the world, and you just think it's 'not bad'? You have pretty high standards!"
"So, does anyone have any ideas about this fruit? Once you eat it, your strength will undergo a qualitative change in a short period of time! This is incomparable to that Clear-Clear Fruit!"
Sanji:... Who are you implying something about?
Similarly, Zoro and Sanji still had no ideas and were not interested, while Usopp, who had said he didn't want to become a landlubber, was staring blankly at the fruit.
After a moment, he asked, " Xia Chen, is this Mythical Zoan really that strong?"
"Of course!" Xia Chen nodded.
"This is the rarest type of Devil Fruit. You know Kaido the Four Emperors, right? His fruit is Mythical Zoan, the Fish-Fish Fruit: Azure Dragon Form!"
"And this is the Cat-Cat Fruit, White Tiger Form! The White Tiger and the Azure Dragon are divine beasts of the same level! So tell me, isn't it powerful?"
After hearing this, Usopp fell silent for a moment. If it were before, even if he knew it was a powerful Devil Fruit, he probably wouldn't have had much of an opinion about it.
However, the strength Nami displayed after eating the Rumble-Rumble Fruit in this battle made him somewhat envious.
Unbeknownst to him Nami, who was once as weak as him, or even weaker, had already become so strong, while he was still just a weakling. This made him crave strength even more.
To put it bluntly, he's currently the weakest on the ship; even Chopper, who's just emergency food, is stronger than him.
The problem is that he doesn't have much room for improvement yet, and that's a big issue.
He has a very clear understanding of his own abilities; his physique is that of an ordinary person, and he is not on the same level as monsters like Luffy and Zoro.
But if he eats the fruit in front of him...
In a short period of time, Usopp thought of many things, and all his thoughts eventually boiled down to one sentence.
I want this fruit!
"Alright!" Xia Chen smiled and tossed the fruit to Usopp. But in his heart, he couldn't help but think:
After Usopp eats this fruit, their ship will have four Mythical Zoan. Even the Four Emperors' crews can't compare to that, right? It's just that Chopper's Commoner Form still needs to be developed!
Xia Chen now feels a sense of urgency to improve the strength of everyone on the ship. Ever since he met Rocks, he has felt that the plot of this world has changed dramatically.
Although you'll likely revisit most of the story islands, that's only because the Log Pose pointing to those locations; many things that happen on those islands have already been altered.
He didn't know if it was his arrival, like a little butterfly, that had stirred up such a huge storm, or if it was for some other reason. But it was clear that these things could no longer be understood using the same logic as in the original story.
Therefore, the most important thing now is strength!
As long as you have the strength, even if the plot changes, there's no need to worry, because strength represents confidence!
While Xia Chen was lost in thought, Usopp had already eaten the White Tiger Fruit.
"Ugh~"
Looking at Usopp kneeling on the ground, constantly retching, Xia Chen was completely bewildered.
"Why... did you eat it all?"
"I... ugh~"
"I'm afraid the power I gain from taking just one bite won't be that strong!"
Xia Chen:... Okay, you like it~
The matter is basically over now; after coming down from the Sky Island, I inexplicably ended up here.
So, their next destination is... Water 7!
On the way back, they didn't see a single zombie. Luffy and the others kept happily talking about their amazing adventure.
Just as Xia Chen had expected, Luffy's personality meant that even if he felt he wasn't strong enough, he would only be depressed for a while.
After a period of time~
The group finally spotted the Going Merry and excitedly rushed toward the ship.
Xia Chen paused, turned his head and gazed in a certain direction, as if he could see Rocks somewhere through the layers of obstacles, and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
" Rocks, we'll meet again!"
Then, turning around, she leaped onto the Going Merry.
Suddenly, Luffy appeared, carrying a large barrel of sake out of the cabin. He then called out to Sanji, " Sanji, go make some good food! We're having a feast! Welcome Brook aboard!"
"Okay, okay!" Sanji waved his hand and walked into the kitchen.
"Everyone... you're all so wonderful! You almost moved me to tears! Even though I don't have eyeballs, yayhohoho~"
Brook looked at everyone, a strange feeling welling up inside him. How many years had it been since he had experienced such an atmosphere!
For decades, loneliness had become his norm, and solitude his habit. So now... he's truly overjoyed!
Brook took out his violin and began humming a song in front of everyone.
"Bringing Binks' Sake to your side."
--
As everyone boarded the Going Merry and departed, on the Thriller Bark...
The bear stood before Moria, looking at him calmly, and said, " Moria, you've been hiding your true colors well!"
"Tell me, what do you think the World Government World Government think if I told them that you were deliberately hiding your strength?"
"Cough cough cough~"
"You won't, Tyrant Kuma!" Moria said after coughing a few times.
"Because... you are Revolutionary Army!"
!!!
In an instant, the bear appeared in front of Moria, its gloves having somehow come off, revealing its signature paws, which were pressed against Moria's chest.
"How did you know?" Bear stared intently at Moria, asking coldly, but also with a hint of doubt.
What exactly went wrong during this period? Why do so many people know about his Revolutionary Army background? When did his identity become so public?
"How I know this is none of your concern! All you need to know is that we both have something on each other right now!"
Upon hearing this, Xiong's eyes turned cold, and he said in a low voice, "But you are seriously injured right now. If I kill you here, who would know it was me?"
"Hehehehe~ Cough cough!"
Moria laughed, but accidentally aggravated his injury and coughed again. Then, looking at the bear meaningfully, he said:
"Guess why Xia Chen didn't kill me just now?"
"Hmm?" Xiong was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.
Indeed, although he hadn't known Xia Chen for long, he could clearly sense that Xia Chen was a decisive and ruthless person.
Moreover, he was watching from a distance at the time, and he saw Xia Chen preparing to kill him, but then he stopped for some reason, and his lips seemed to move a few times, as if he were communicating with someone.
However, he didn't hear what Xia Chen said at the time.
Thinking of this, an idea suddenly popped into Bear's mind, and he looked at Moria and said, "Then I'll investigate this answer myself!"