Luffy's Little Blood Figure / The Blood of the Strong

Dimon nodded slightly. "This fruit is one of the few Devil Fruit that can be called a 'god-level fruit.' The World Government is terrified of its existence and has gone so far as to change its name."

Why do this?

Garp was shocked by the information revealed by Dimon.

It seemed he was unaware of Joy Boy's existence... A glance at his expression told Dimon that the man didn't know much. This guy had been both friend and foe to Roger; how could Roger have kept these things from him?

On second thought, Garp's stance is with the Navy. If Roger had told him the truth, would that old man still be hoping Garp Luffy the Navy all the time?

Perhaps the Five Elders will learn about the Gum-Gum Fruit on their very first day of joining.

As for what action to take, that depends on Imu's mood... Pulling himself back from his thoughts, Dimon slowly sheathed Shusui and said:

"Ignorance is bliss."

What exactly are you trying to say?

"If you want to know, go investigate it yourself. I have no obligation to tell you the truth."

"You're not leaving this time!"

Garp tucked Luffy under his arm and charged towards Dimon.

As a master of pure physical combat, Garp has reached the pinnacle of his mastery of the Six Powers. Although he is now quite old, his prowess remains undiminished.

Like a bolt of Inazuma, it appeared above Dimon's head in the blink of an eye, a fist wrapped in Conqueror's Haki descending fiercely downwards.

Bone Fist Impact!

Boom!!

Under the cover of night, Shockwave like a nuclear explosion swept in all directions, flattening a mountain and creating a giant crater comparable to that of a meteorite impact.

After a long while, dust filled the air and smoke billowed.

Upon landing, Garp frowned.

"Missed it? Where is he...?"

Unable to detect the other party's presence with Observation Haki, it suddenly vanished.

A mocking remark echoed above his head:

"Your grandson is quite healthy; he can sleep so soundly even with all that noise."

The sound entered his ears clearly, Garp could tell that it was right above him, less than thirty meters away, but even so, his Observation Haki still couldn't detect its presence.

Garp was a little confused. Was it "Observation Haki Killer"?

This is a derivative technique of Conqueror's Haki, which can only be mastered by those who have reached an extremely high level of Conqueror's Haki.

It can control its own aura, making it impossible for enemies to detect it through Observation Haki, and can even break through the enemy's "Future Sight". It is a special move developed specifically to deal with high-level Observation Haki.

Even with Observation Haki Killer, it's unlikely that an enemy so close would be invisible to the naked eye.

"... I admit you've got some skills." Garp grinned; this guy was really troublesome.

"No need for praise, it was just a small trick. Farewell, Garp."

The sound gradually faded into the distance, eventually fading into complete silence.

Chapter 111 Luffy's Crimson Little Man

"Did they leave?"

Garp stood still, unsure if the other person had left, and maintained a necessary level of vigilance.

A full minute passed, and nothing happened.

He looked down at Luffy, examining the needle marks on his arm. They appeared harmless, indicating that it wasn't an injection, but simply a blood draw.

What is involved in drawing blood?

Garp didn't understand the purpose of this action. He wasn't good at thinking about complicated things, and he was more concerned about Big Eye's words than the blood draw itself.

"Sun God, Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika... What on Red-Haired did that brat Shanks feed Luffy?"

"And why did the World Government rename this fruit the Gum-Gum Fruit...?"

Garp's head throbbed with worry. He felt there was some earth-shattering secret involved that he knew nothing about and could only investigate later.

Looking at the unconscious Luffy, Garp sighed helplessly. What that guy with the Big Eye said was right; with such a commotion, this kid didn't even wake up.

Just then, the silence was broken by a Den Den Mushi (Den Den Mushi).

Pulu pulu~ Pulu pulu~

Garp pulled a Den Den Den Mushi receiver with obvious disdain:

"What is it now?"

"Uh... Vice Admiral Garp, you hung up suddenly just now, it seems like something happened."

"Didn't Sengoku ask me to investigate the Seven Deadly Sins? I just encountered them."

"What did you say?!" The person opposite was taken aback.

Garp briefly recounted what had happened, omitting details such as the blood draw and the information about Nika, the Sun God, and only stating that they had suddenly been attacked by the Seven Deadly Sins.

"That 'Big Eye' actually managed to escape from you? Unbelievable! Headquarters' assessment of him was wrong." The person on the other end of the Den Den Mushi was filled with shock, followed by doubt:

"But why did he attack you?"

Garp wasn't very good at lying, but telling the truth would make him feel a little embarrassed—how could someone get away with something when it was right next to him... He had his pride too!

"Ahem... I'll speak to Sengoku about this myself. If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."

After saying that, without waiting for the other party to ask any further questions, she put the microphone back on the Den Den Mushi.

Having been outmaneuvered twice, Garp had to admit his age and sighed as he gazed at the massive, meteorite-like crater.

"After all, I'm getting old..."

10,000 meters above the ground.

Box Garden, Wave-Breaking Warrior.

"Master, you can leave such a small matter as drawing blood to me."

Lycaon was quite free. Having mastered both types of Haki, he had nothing to do on the ship. Seeing Dimon return to the ship, he took the initiative to go and greet him.

Dimon strode towards the cabin, stopped upon hearing this, and subconsciously glanced at his dog paws.

Those hands are good for killing people, but trying to draw blood from someone's vein with a lancet... you'd probably poke Luffy all over and still not get any.

Dimon shook his head, not wanting to acknowledge the other person.

Seeing that his master ignored him, Lycaon showed no embarrassment and followed behind like a shadow.

"Master, master, I feel that ordinary methods of cultivating Haki are not suitable for me. I should fight; only by fighting others can I improve my strength."

You can go find Sigma.

"With Lust single breath of dragon's breath from Lord Lust, I could only last three seconds before collapsing. There's no point in even talking about fighting..." Lycaon looked at Dimon with pleading eyes, like a wronged little dog.

"Even if you look at me like that, I can't conjure up an opponent for you." Dimon thought for a moment and could only say:

"There aren't any powerful fighters in the East Blue who can spar with you. Let's talk about it when we return to the Grand Line."

Having said that, he ignored them and headed straight for the captain's cabin.

He returned to his desk and sat down, taking out the Luffy blood he had just acquired, pondering whether he could try to Animation the blood, perhaps with some unexpected gains.

Just then, there was a knock on the door to the captain's cabin, and Bethany entered carrying a plate of exquisite food.

"Master, your midnight snack."

Dimon glanced at the food on the plate; it was some freshly cut fruit, presented quite elegantly.

"Who eats fruit for a late-night snack?" he thought to himself. Then, he noticed a glass of wine on the plate.

Longevity Wine.

Dimon has developed a good habit of drinking a glass of Longevity Wine every day, and this wine has played a significant role in his current robust physique.

However, as one's physical strength increases, the potency of this wine decreases. Essentially, it makes people younger, restores vitality, and strengthening the body is just a secondary function.

Dimon picked up the stemmed glass filled with the Longevity Wine, took a sip as usual, and suddenly thought of something.

The current Longevity Wine is made from the blood of Sea Kings, and there is a large reserve of it, currently filling the warehouse. He alone cannot finish it in a short period of time.

But what if the blood of some powerful individuals were used instead?

Will it have a better effect?

It's worth trying!

Dimon thought to himself, then looked up at Bethany and said, "Put the things down. You've worked hard. Go tell Ship Zuizui to go and meet up with Mammon."

"Yes, Master."

After Bethany left, Dimon turned his gaze back to the blood of Luffy in his hand.

Using it all for experiments would be wasteful; some should be reserved for future Artificial Devil Fruit... Regardless of whether Vegapunk agreed or not, Dimon had to reserve some in advance.

Thinking of this, he drank the Longevity Wine in his glass in one gulp, and his life force surged again.

Next, he pushed the lancet, injecting some of Luffy's blood into the wine glass, while keeping the rest.

After doing this, he inserted his right index finger into the wine glass, touched the blood inside, and then activated his ability.

Animation!

A hazy golden light shone, and the power of Animation flowed into his blood, causing a scene that surprised Dimon.

The blood in the cup writhed rapidly, and after absorbing the Animation power, it gradually condensed into a small, blood-red human figure.

Without facial features, the blood-red figure formed from congealed blood was none other than Luffy.

It stood up, perched in the wine glass, seemingly curious about its surroundings, and vigorously tapped the glass.

Observing the movements of the blood-red figure, Dimon pondered for a moment, but couldn't discern anything special, so he simply asked:

Can you hear me?

The crimson figure suddenly froze, tilted its head back, and looked out at the world through the glass. It saw Dimon.

Although it doesn't have eyes on its face to observe the world, Dimon could tell from its reaction that the other party had indeed "seen" him.

"Can you speak?" he asked again.

The crimson figure tilted its head; having no mouth, it couldn't utter a sound.

So what exactly is the purpose of this thing?

Dimon observed again but still couldn't find anything special about the little guy. He had Animation many things, but this was the first time he had Animation human blood, so he didn't rush to make a judgment.

The little person was very curious about the world outside the cup, and it tried hard to climb out.

Even when it reached out, it couldn't reach the top of the cup. Finally, as if it had realized something, its arm suddenly stretched out like rubber and finally grabbed the rim of the cup.

Then, it used itself as a slingshot, suddenly launching itself out of the cup and landing on the table.

The blood-red little man stands smugly with his hands on his hips.

"This works?"

Dimon was stunned. After Animation with a single dose of blood, he had actually retained the power of the Gum-Gum Fruit.

Chapter 112 Blood of the Strong

Dimon grabbed Luffy's crimson figure in his palm and began to examine its body himself.

After actually kneading it, I realized that this thing didn't have a rubber body; it just inherited some of Luffy's instincts and remembered some of the Gum-Gum Fruit's techniques.

The reason it can extend its arms and launch itself out of the cup like a slingshot is simply because its body is made of blood, thus mimicking the stretching and contracting properties of the Gum-Gum Fruit.

"Perhaps the power of Animation played a part in it..." Dimon wondered to himself.

No matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary little blood-red figure that doesn't exhibit any special abilities.