The day after the heart transplant, the entire Hachinosu seemed to be shrouded in a restless atmosphere.
Inside the Hachinosu conference room,
Roy sat in the head seat, his fingers tapping lightly on the table at a moderate pace.
Waiting for the crew to arrive.
After everyone was seated, Roy stood up.
Enough with the small talk.
He raised his hand and waved it, and the storage space suddenly opened.
One by one, Roy took out Devil Fruit from the vault, which then filed out of the storage space and hovered above the conference table.
Each fruit exudes a unique luster and fragrance, reflecting each other under the conference room lights, making the entire room resemble some kind of lost treasure trove.
The atmosphere in the conference room grew increasingly strange due to the appearance of the fruit.
A group of powerful individuals who were usually ruthless and quick to fight were now completely silent, like a group of shy elementary school students, when faced with a table full of Devil Fruit.
No one reached out first.
Roy watched this scene, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
He observed everyone's reactions.
Their desires, their restraint, their respect for their companions.
The response was much better than he had expected.
Greed is in the nature of pirates.
But they know how to restrain their greed, respect the rules, and trust the captain's judgment.
This is what a truly powerful team should look like.
Roy stood up from his seat, clapped his hands, and drew everyone's attention.
"Alright, stop holding it in."
Roy's gaze swept over everyone present, his tone relaxed yet carrying the unique authority of a captain.
"When have I, as the captain, ever let you down?"
" Bullet, you go first."
Bullet paused for a moment, then grinned.
He stood up from his chair, radiating an irrepressible excitement.
He walked to the conference table, looked at the silver-gray Combine-Combine Fruit that he had already decided to return, reached out, and grabbed it.
The moment he held the fruit in his hand, the gear-like patterns on the surface of the Combine-Combine Fruit seemed to come alive, pulsating slightly in his palm.
Bullet could feel the fruit's allure.
" The Combine-Combine Fruit."
Bullet held the fruit up to his eyes, his eyes reflecting a silvery-gray luster.
"I've already thought it through."
While the White Tiger Model is powerful, with the Combine-Combine Fruit, Lao Tzu can transform into a colossal war beast.
Is that so?
Roy's voice made Bullet stop what he was doing.
" Bullet, then take that More-More Fruit over there too."
Bullet's hand froze in mid-air.
He turned to look at Roy, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
" More-More Fruit? Are you sure?"
"Your White Tiger Model combined with the Combine-Combine Fruit will grant all matter you fuse the defensive and offensive capabilities of a White Tiger."
But simply becoming bigger and harder isn't enough—you also need an amplifier that can double both attack power and speed.
Roy's tone was calm, but every word felt like a blow to Bullet's heart.
" The More-More Fruit can multiply your strength, speed, and even size."
The resulting behemoth form after fusion, combined with the hundredfold amplification of the More-More Fruit —just imagine the scene.
Bullet's breath hitched.
He transformed into a white tiger, activated the Combine-Combine Fruit, and turned the entire island into his own body.
Earth, rocks, buildings, steel—all merged into its body, forming a White Tiger Gundam whose size surpasses that of mountains.
Then activate the More-More Fruit, amplifying the effect a hundredfold.
With that palm strike, who could dodge his attack?
"This is exactly what I want!"
Bullet grabbed the More-More Fruit, holding one in each hand, and let out a deafening roar.
"A combined White Tiger Gundam with a hundredfold increase in power—I'll see who can stop it on this vast ocean!!!"
Tesoro's golden arc of electricity flickered at his fingertips as he glanced at Roy.
Roy nodded at him.
Tesoro, who had been unable to contain himself any longer, stood up, walked to the conference table, and with a slight movement of his fingers, a golden arc of electricity shot out from his fingertips, drawing the Gold-Gold Fruit into his palm.
The fruit's surface was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting his face and the golden arcs of electricity dancing in his pupils.
"Hehe~! The Gold-Gold Fruit, I've wanted it for ages."
Roy was not at all surprised that Tesoro chose the Gold-Gold Fruit.
Given Tesoro's obsession with treasure, Roy was surprised that he didn't choose this Devil Fruit.
Tesoro had made his choice, Red Count Redfield stood up from the corner.
He walked to the conference table and picked up the deep red Blood-Blood Fruit.
"I won't stand on ceremony."
He held the Blood-Blood Fruit up to his eyes and examined it for a moment; the deep red peel gleamed faintly in his palm.
"In my Vampire Model, I can draw blood from my enemies to restore myself."
Previously, this ability could only be used to sustain combat power and could not be actively used in battle.
Now that I possess the Blood-Blood Fruit, the blood within the bodies of any enemy touched by my vampire touch will be directly manipulated.
He put down the fruit and nodded slightly to Roy.
"I will use this ability to exact revenge on the World Government."
Next up is Savi.
He walked to the conference table, glanced at the fruits, and then reached out to pick up the Repel-Repel Fruit.
The pale blue peel glowed faintly in his palm, and the dust around the fruit was pushed away by an invisible force.
"Repulsive force—this ability suits me perfectly."
Savi gripped the fruit tightly, a slight smile appearing on his rugged face.
"My fighting style relies on speed and power to overwhelm the opponent head-on."
With the Repel-Repel Fruit, one can both attack and defend—use the repulsive force to accelerate when attacking, and use the repulsive force to deflect enemy attacks when defending.
A single punch can send a person flying hundreds of meters just from the repulsive force of the impact.
Then Kyros.
The silent swordsman walked to the conference table and picked up the Mythical Zoan Fruit in its Onyudo Form.
The fruit's skin is covered with ancient runes that gleam faintly with gold under the light.
"I am not good with words."
Kyros, holding the fruit, turned to look at Roy.
"But I will repay this power with the sword in my hand."
Van Augur, a Roy Pirates, no longer held back. He walked to the conference table, reached out, grabbed the Door-Door Fruit, weighed it in his hand, and then stuffed it into his pocket.
Bullet, standing nearby, couldn't stand it any longer:
"Hey, Van Augur, you took the fruit and you don't even have a thought about it?"
Van Augur glanced at him, his tone as cold as ever:
"A sniper's job is to fire from where the enemy can't see him."
The Door-Door Fruit allows me to open portals anywhere and make bullets appear anywhere.
This is the perfect support capability for a sniper.
Bullet paused for three seconds, then turned to Savi and said:
"The thought that this guy could appear anywhere at any time is terrifying."
That's why it suits him.