Having cleared the Naruto World, the One Piece World was now on easy mode. Except for things like the World Government's trump cards that weren't fully revealed in the original story, Vegapunk could steamroll over everything else.
Even if the World Government had some trump cards, Vegapunk had nothing to fear. For example, those destructive superweapons could be easily avoided using Space-Time Ninjutsu.
Unless Imu's combat power was several times that of Ōtsutsuki Kaguya... but if they had that kind of strength, the World Government wouldn't need to hide and would have killed off the Four Emperors long ago.
The only uncertainty was whether the World Government, or Imu, possessed some broken Devil Fruit ability. After all, many Devil Fruits defied logic; if caught off guard, they could often ignore power gaps and instantly defeat an opponent.
Even if Haki could counter Devil Fruit rules, it depended on the level of development. Take Hancock's current petrification ability—even if you brought in masters like Garp or Kaido who had pushed their Haki to the limit, if they got hit, they'd still be taken out in one shot, no question.
Similarly, if the World Government really had someone who had lived for centuries and possessed a broken Devil Fruit ability, centuries of development might allow them to instantly defeat even Hancock!
"Let's be a bit more cautious. But doing nothing isn't good either... I need to test the World Government!"
...On the azure sea, a seemingly ordinary old-fashioned sailing ship was traveling at a speed far exceeding normal vessels. The waves being parted on both sides and the high-tilted bow undoubtedly proved the ship's terrifying speed.
On the ship's deck, Vegapunk was lying on a lounge chair, comfortably enjoying the breeze.
"Most of the wind blowing onto the ship has already been converted into reusable energy... but it really does feel more like sailing on the sea with a bit of wind left over!"
"Lord, your juice!"
A soft, sweet voice rang in his ear. Kozuki Toki, dressed in a maid outfit with a faint blush on her face, walked over gracefully carrying a tray with a glass of juice and two glasses of wine.
"Hey, being a maid is one thing, but don't forget to train your Devil Fruit ability!"
Vegapunk spoke lazily, and Amatsuki Toki quickly replied:
"Don't worry, Lord! I've been training my ability all along!"
"This wine is the result of me using my ability during training!"
Eh?! Vegapunk was slightly stunned. He observed closely and seemed to discover something.
"I see... is this wine produced by using your ability to skip the fermentation stage of grape juice?"
"If it can be used on living things, it's a bit like the Ripe-Ripe Fruit, directly accelerating aging..."
"You didn't develop time travel, but you developed this kind of ability?"
It wasn't unusual for Devil Fruits to develop similar abilities. For example, the useless Calm-Calm Fruit was completely overshadowed by a small branch of the Ope-Ope no Mi's powers.
The Time-Time Fruit was such a high-tier item that it was perfectly normal for it to cover the Ripe-Ripe Fruit's powers. Theoretically, if developed well, it could even cover the abilities of fruits like the Age-Age Fruit or the Re-Re Fruit.
Simply put, Devil Fruits evolved according to the user's wishes. As long as the ability wasn't too absurd, it could basically be developed, depending on the user's talent and effort.
Furthermore, as a crystallization of spiritualized wishes, Devil Fruits were also related to public perception, and the Time-Time Fruit was undoubtedly considered one of the most top-tier abilities in everyone's mind.
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