Not long after, Linlin returned to her Whole Cake Island, quite content.
Subsequently, Linlin personally delivered the rubbing of the final Poneglyph.
The rubbing was naturally handed to Olvia, the archaeologist. This history-obsessed enthusiast, after entrusting her daughter Robin to Noro, eagerly rushed off to study.
Noro, holding his daughter, smiled helplessly.
Such individuals were truly pure.
The little one-year-old in his arms was quite well-behaved, neither crying nor fussing, clinging affectionately to Noro, her bright, sparkling eyes curiously observing her surroundings.
Noro carried Robin to Ringo.
This area had already been rebuilt under the influence of Bullet's Gasha Gasha no Mi.
At the port, self-important pirates still came to challenge the Beasts Pirates, but no truly significant figures had appeared again.
King and Bullet were sufficient to handle them.
Sensing Noro's arrival, King lost patience with the pirate he was fighting. Flames erupted from his back, and a fire dragon, baring its fangs and claws, instantly engulfed them.
Then, King's black wings spread, and he quickly flew before Noro.
"Mr. Noro."
Robin, seeing King, giggled with delight.
A soft smile naturally appeared on King's face.
"Little Robin, did you miss your uncle?"
Noro took out the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi, offering it to King. "This is the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi that the Captain specifically snatched for you. Eat it."
Although Noro still had an artificial Azure Dragon Fruit in his possession, he felt the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi was more suitable for King.
King's racial talent was already equivalent to possessing a Mythical Zoan. Especially his defense; without Conqueror's Haki infusion, one couldn't even break through it.
The augmentation of a Mythical Zoan for King would merely be the control of additional elements.
But the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi could also achieve this. Its effect was not merely to float; it could also manipulate.
With a flick of the hand, all things could be controlled by him, whether it was earth, blizzards, or even, to a perverse extent, seawater.
This was a truly divine Devil Fruit. Its destructive power was even greater than the Gura Gura no Mi.
It was unclear if the Gura Gura no Mi could destroy an island with one punch, but the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi could easily float an island and smash it down.
How could Noro give such a good thing to anyone else?
Looking at the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi before him, the terror of Shiki was still vivid in his mind. Facing such a precious Devil Fruit, King hesitated:
"Mr. Noro, this…"
Noro patted his shoulder, saying, "Stop talking nonsense. Eat it. Unleash its maximum power. This will be of great help to the Beasts Pirates."
King no longer refused. He took the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi and took a bite.
In the next second, King's cold face crumpled as if he had eaten something foul.
"It tastes awful!"
Noro, having also eaten a Devil Fruit, naturally knew how disgusting it tasted.
At this moment, Bullet, having dealt with the pirates, walked over. Seeing the Devil Fruit in King's hand, he asked in confusion, "What Devil Fruit did you eat?"
King didn't answer, swallowing the foul-tasting fruit in one gulp. Better a quick pain than a prolonged one.
Noro had intended to say that one bite was enough, but then thought better of it and didn't stop him.
The setting is like this, but who knows if not eating it all would have any effect?
He himself had also endured and eaten his entire Tengu Serpent Fruit.
After swallowing the fruit, King said with a slight smirk, "Little one, be polite. Before asking a question, you should call me 'Uncle'."
Bullet was always easily provoked by King, roaring, "Who are you calling 'Uncle'?"
King glanced sideways at Bullet, saying matter-of-factly, "Of course, I'm your uncle!"
"Bastard, you seek death!"
"Come on, do you think your uncle is afraid of you!"
…
Noro sighed, giving each of them a punch before turning to leave.
These two rivals.
Both were young geniuses. It was normal for neither to yield to the other.
Fuwa Fuwa no Mi versus Gasha Gasha no Mi. That would be a sight to behold.
Noro recalled Bullet's Armament Haki covering an entire island in the movie. He wondered if King could achieve that with the Fuwa Fuwa no Mi.
If bullets could be imbued with Armament Haki, then theoretically, an island being smashed down could also be.
An island covered in Armament Haki, smashing down… the thought alone was despair-inducing.
Of course, this was just theory.
Noro returned to his mansion in Udon, letting Lei take his sister Robin to play, while he slowly closed his eyes.
Ever since completely conquering Wano, he could distinctly feel another will awakening within his body.
Noro knew that Zoan Devil Fruits indeed carried the will of the animal.
This was also why Zoan Devil Fruits could be fed to weapons.
Therefore, if a Zoan ability user failed to awaken, the animal's will would take over the body, and they would become a true beast.
Moreover, compared to ordinary Zoans, Ancient Zoans, and especially Mythical Zoans, had a more perilous awakening.
This was not hard to understand. The stronger the creature, the stronger its will.
Anyway, Noro still believed that Luffy had been possessed by Joy Boy.
After a long while, Noro, whose attempt at awakening had once again been fruitless, sighed softly.
"It seems there's no way to achieve it in isolation. A battle is still needed. A battle that decides both superiority and life or death."
Noro stood up, preparing to go to the quarry.
At this moment, Stussy, holding a Den Den Mushi, came before Noro.
Noro asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Stussy hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking. "Well… it's just that I have another son outside."
"Hmm?" Noro frowned.
What the hell?
Stussy was a little chef back then!
Seeing Noro frown, Stussy quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand. It's just that, back then, I stole Whitebeard's Lineage Factor, and it was used to create a life form in the 'MADS' organization."
At this, Noro understood.
Edward Weevil, the self-proclaimed Whitebeard Jr.
However, Noro didn't remember Weevil's age. When Stussy came to Water 7, he thought Weevil hadn't been born yet.
Noro nodded faintly. "Go on. Why are you suddenly bringing up this child?"
Stussy, seeing that Noro didn't seem angry, continued:
"It's like this. Just now, Vegapunk called me, saying he was secretly conducting some research unknown to the World Government, which might be dangerous. He hoped I could pick up Weevil."
Noro found it somewhat incomprehensible. Vegapunk, Ohara… these people, they knew it was dangerous, so why research it?
However, that fool Weevil had good combat power. Picking him up was fine.
He wouldn't mind the extra mouth to feed.
Noro nodded. "Pick him up."
"Okay."
"Oh, and there's also a clone created from my Lineage Factor. Vegapunk hopes I can pick her up too. What do you think?"
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