"Hahaha! Isn't this why we're willing to follow Vic? Although I don't know why Olvia is so excited, her intact face must have special meaning for her!"
Barnett sighed, "People in this world don't really care much about scars on their faces, especially the Marines and pirates. They're people who dance on the edge of a knife, so having scars is normal for them. Few people are bothered by it."
Some people even deliberately scratch their faces to leave scars in order to look more masculine and Haki, so he believed that Olvia's excitement was mostly due to that.
Just like the gold ring around Bonney's eye, it was worn so that Kuma could recognize her more easily; it all had a specific meaning. Although Barnett didn't know about Bonney, he knew something similar.
"I want to eat meat too! When can I go there?"
Although Ain's body had grown up, her mind was not so mature. Right now, all she wanted to do was eat Vic's barbecue. Rebecca had warned her not to bother Vic, so when she saw the others talking, she asked them what was going on.
"It'll be quick, don't rush me! Haven't I been feeding you enough? It's like I'm mistreating you!"
Rebecca said somewhat unhappily, "This little guy is acting like he's tattled on Vic's behalf. She's the stepmother who won't let the little girl eat. With your curvaceous figure, you don't look like you're starving at all!"
Ain also posed a threat to Rebecca. Ain used to be just a child who couldn't do anything even if he wanted to, but now he seemed more mature than her and was definitely a formidable rival.
The key point is that this guy is actually a young girl. Rebecca felt that Ain had an advantage over Koby getting closer to her, but in the end she was ranked last. Thinking about this made her furious. Vic is a scumbag!
"Your cooking skills are nowhere near as good as Vic's. If I had a choice, I wouldn't eat it!"
Ain muttered to himself, but although his voice was soft, none of them were ordinary people, so they all heard him. Except for Rebecca, they all covered their mouths and laughed.
Rebecca's cooking is actually quite good. With the steps and recipes taught by Vic, plus top-quality ingredients Sea Kings meat, it can't be too bad.
Of course, it doesn't taste as good as what Vic makes. Ain is just deliberately trying to annoy Rebecca; that's her daily routine. Anyway, Rebecca doesn't dare to really hit her.
Rebecca was furious and didn't want to say anything more. Ain smiled smugly when she saw this. Children will be children. She had completely forgotten how Rebecca had spoken up for her when Vic asked her to get off the ship.
Wendy and the others were at a loss; it wasn't good to side with either of them, and not stirring things up was the greatest act of kindness.
"Could I have this mirror?"
After crying her heart out, Olvia's emotions gradually calmed down, but she still held the mirror in her arms as if it held some special meaning.
"Of course! I also have a gift for you!"
Vic didn't care about the mirror; he had as many metallurgical abilities as he wanted. After speaking, Vic conjured a fruit with strange patterns out of thin air. It looked somewhat like a coconut, and those who knew it recognized it as the Devil Fruit, a treasure of the sea.
Vic has always had two Devil Fruit hasn't used yet, one Zoan and one Paramecia. Now that Olvia has become his partner and is facing imminent pursuit, he has to give her a boost.
Aside from Kaido's big club, the fastest way to increase strength is through Devil Fruit. And luckily, Vic has a Devil Fruit that extremely tests intelligence and imagination— the Table-Table Fruit.
A power that allows you to create an New World on your desktop, a power that allows you to freely change the rules of that small world according to the user's will. If used properly, this power is truly immense!
The premise is that this person with the ability is extremely imaginative and has the ability to construct rules independently. Olvia certainly has the ability to think; after all, she is a historian, and her intelligence, learning ability, and thinking ability are all quite good.
As for imagination, Olvia doesn't need it, but Vic does. In his previous life, Vic had read a lot of novels, covering various genres and worldviews, all of which can be recreated in the Desktop World.
By making good use of the rules of those different worlds, Olvia can be completely invincible in battles against humans. This fruit, when used well, is truly monstrous!
When Wendy decided to eat Devil Fruit to increase her strength, Vic didn't give it to her because he felt that Wendy couldn't unlock the true potential of this Devil Fruit.
To put it bluntly, their intelligence and thinking ability are insufficient. However, after experiencing a series of changes, they all became pirates, and with the addition of Olvia, Vic felt that this Devil Fruit had finally found its true master.
" Devil Fruit! This gift is too precious, I can't accept it. I already have no way to repay you for healing the scars on my face, and now you're offering me a gift, I might really..."
Olvia wanted to say that she really loved him, but in front of so many people and a man more than ten years younger than her, she still couldn't bring herself to say it. Even though she was a mother, it was still too embarrassing to say such a thing!
Before Olvia could finish speaking, she lowered her head in embarrassment again. After learning that Vic was treating her, she realized she had misunderstood Vic and had let go of many of her thoughts. But Vic's actions had made her start to have impure thoughts again.
As a historian, Olvia naturally knew about Devil Fruit and that even the worst Devil Fruit was worth 100 million Beli —enough money to buy her a fruit. Yet Vic casually offered it to her. What kind of amazing pirate crew is this?
Are the crew so strong that they can hunt Sea Kings at will? Do they eat Sea Kings meat all the time? Do their pirate ships fly? Did they heal her despairing scars in an instant? And give her Devil Fruit that most people would never encounter in their entire lives of sailing the seas?
Olvia truly felt like she was dreaming, to the point that even Vic's frequent conjure of things out of thin air seemed reasonable. If it really was a dream, Olvia didn't want to wake up. If it wasn't a dream, she believed it was the result of the hardships and suffering she had endured in the first half of her life!
"I don't care about the price, I only care about whether it's worth it and whether it's suitable. The others who wanted to eat Devil Fruit have already eaten them, so this one is superfluous and is especially suitable for you!"
Once we leave the Calm Belt, we'll likely face pursuit from the World Government and the Navy. With your current strength, you can't even protect yourself, and I'm very worried about you. Devil Fruit can boost strength in a short time, so now is the most suitable and worthwhile time for you to eat one. We're partners now, so eat it!