Devil Fruits, Ashura Doji

The monster, like a prehistoric beast, laughed wildly.

Black Maria, who was gently pouring wine beside him, covered her mouth and chuckled, "It's been a long time since I've seen Mr. Kaido so happy."

Where did this domineering CEO and secretary come from?

"Interesting!"

Kaido laughed as he looked at Naito and said, "Tell me, how much money do you want?"

"Let's start with five billion Beli."

Naito simply threw out a number.

"Do you think I run a welfare home?"

Kaido refused without even thinking.

"Then let's have three billion."

Naito shrugged. "If they're asking for an exorbitant price, we'll just have to negotiate. It'll barely be enough to buy equipment and raw materials."

Kaido, then nodded and said, "Okay, when can I expect to see results?"

Three billion isn't a lot; the Beasts Pirates are in the business of Seastone and weapons, so they're genuinely wealthy and powerful.

Moreover, even if this investment is lost forever, the news we just heard has already made it worthwhile.

"About a year."

Naito answered.

"Fine, if you don't satisfy me by the deadline, I'll search the entire ocean and smash you into mincemeat!"

Naito simply raised his glass to Kaido and said, "Pleasure doing business with you."

I got Kaido to spend 3 billion on me with just three sentences.

Understand the applause.

Chapter 53 The Fruit, Ashura Doji

Although the business deal was finalized, the banquet was far from over; they had only eaten half the meal.

Moreover, since the business deal had been finalized, the atmosphere at the subsequent banquet actually became more harmonious.

Naito and Kaido even seemed to be having a pleasant conversation.

However, they only talked about things related to the Celestial Dragons.

"So, the reason the Five Elders are able to live forever is also because of their contract with that guy?"

Kaido took another sip of his drink and asked a question.

"Certainly."

Naito nodded slightly. "Imu's contracts are also divided into different levels, with the Five Elders being the highest level."

"What about immortality?"

Queen, as a scientist, was indeed very inquisitive. "What does that mean? Does it mean that everyone who signed a contract with that guy named Imu is invincible?"

"Nothing in this world is eternal. Imu's power is indeed unimaginable to ordinary people, but in the end, he is just an ability user, and just someone who has lived a little longer."

Naito said that most of the monsters in this world who are called gods in legends are just ability users, and are still a long way from being gods in the true sense.

"The so-called immortality is just a terrifying regenerative ability. Of course, it's not easy to break; you'd need Conqueror's Haki."

"An attack imbued with Conqueror's Haki can significantly slow down their recovery. If the Haki is strong enough, it's not impossible to completely shatter their immortality and kill them outright."

Just like Loki killing Harald.

"Conqueror's Haki?"

Hanafuda, who was also listening intently, frowned. "That's already a high bar, let alone adding Conqueror's Haki to the attack."

"Hehehehe! That guy named Imu, his abilities are truly outrageous!"

Kaido.

Since the Conqueror's Haki's Coating can suppress it, he has nothing to worry about.

However, Kaido had another concern. "What's with that guy's ability to forcibly control people? Is there no way to resist it?"

Rocks's Haki was definitely stronger than his; even Rocks couldn't resist it, so Kaido couldn't help but be wary.

"You've already seen how it's being controlled; it should involve causing damage first."

Naito said, "As for means of resistance, there certainly are, but I'm not sure."

The Black Turn Domination was ineffective against Loki and Luffy, and even Chopper could easily break Black Transfer.

This unreasonable ability must have some kind of huge flaw.

But it's not clear yet.

"However, the method to crack it is quite simple."

Naito took a sip of his drink. "All you need to do is kill the person you're controlling once."

"Kill?"

Jin was taken aback. "Then he'd die?"

"Does being killed mean death?"

Naito countered with a question.

"Ah?"

Jin was somewhat bewildered.

Do you want to hear what this guy is saying?

"Being controlled is equivalent to being forcibly injected with a new personality, and after being killed, the new personality collapses, and the original personality revives."

Naito said with a hint of sarcasm, "So, Rocks didn't actually have to die back then."

Kaido was slightly taken aback.

Naito remarked with a hint of regret, "Roger and Garp went overboard."

That shows too much respect for Rocks.

If Rocks had held back even slightly in his final finishing move, instead of completely draining his stamina and giving him the strength to face Garling who would later come to his rescue, Rocks would have survived.

Kaido paused for a moment, then said in a somewhat enigmatic tone, "That idiot, did he really die that stupidly?"

Was that Rocks really taken care of so easily?

However, now that we know the weakness of that move, it's not like there's no way to fight it.

The banquet was drawing to a close.

Naito was almost full. After all, this body wasn't his original form and couldn't eat nearly as much, so the exquisite dishes characteristic of Wano Country were barely enough to fill him up.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Naito said, "Although we can only create inferior Devil Fruit now, it's not impossible to replicate genuine Zoan Devil Fruit."

"Oh?"

Kaido's eyes lit up instantly.

Naito smiled slightly, "But this requires continuous research, Kaido. I also need Zoan Devil Fruit as materials."

Even a seasoned veteran like Kaido couldn't help but twitch his lips. "You bastard, do you expect me to provide you with Devil Fruit?"

Not enough of getting freebies?

"I can pay for it."

Naito said, "Don't you want a real Artificial Devil Fruit?"

Kaido's eye twitched, then he said in a low voice, "I can sell you one."

"At least two,"

Naito said, "One is a regular Zoan, and the other is an Ancient Zoan Ancient Zoan Ancient Zoan that big. Maybe we can break through in one go."

"Just think about it, Kaido, an army entirely composed of Ancient Zoan Fruit users!"

Kaido clenched his teeth, as if he wanted to tear apart the pie Naito had promised him.

"Good."

His voice was almost sinister Kaido looked at his little brother, "Hanafuda, do you have any Ancient Zoan Devil Fruit?"

Hanafuda hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "We've managed to collect another one."

Give it to him.

Kaido gritted teeth.

"Good."

Hanafuda could only nod.

That would be great.

Naito nodded in satisfaction. "Let's go with the market price. A regular Zoan usually costs around 100 million Beli, while Ancient Zoan are more expensive, around 500 million Beli should be about right."

That's the market price, but whether you can actually buy one is another matter entirely. Devil Fruit always in high demand but rarely available.

"Six hundred million Beli, huh, Kaido? Then just give me twenty-four billion later."

Click.

The wine glass in Kaido's hand shattered instantly.

You son of a bitch!

"You've finished eating, now get the hell out of here!"

A little while later, Naito, carrying two boxes, soared into the air and headed straight for the coast of Wano Country.

On the main building of Onigashima.

Queen looked at Kaido, who was standing on the edge of the terrace drinking, and scratched the back of his neck. "Boss Kaido, have we been scammed?"

We gave away two Devil Fruits and a huge sum of money for nothing.

Kaido did not answer.

Jin calmly spoke up, "Did they come all this way just to provoke us? That World guy isn't stupid enough to fight us to the death over a mere two Devil Fruits and a few billion Beli."

"Moreover, if that intelligence is true, its value already exceeds what we've paid."

Kaido simply continued drinking quietly.

According to that guy, it will probably take another year for the first batch of fruit to ripen.

All that's left to do is wait.