chapter 60 part 1
Chapter 60: The Hand of the Giant Warrior! The Deep-Sea Shipyard!
After clearing out the machines, Rat continued walking through the research facility's tunnels.
But the deeper he went, the stranger his expression became.
Because he discovered that within the pipe that had been blasted open during the previous battle, he could actually see a layer of structure—this layer was consistent with the structure of the island outside, visibly ancient.
This made Rat realize a fact.
"It's not that this research facility's structure is simple... rather, there was originally a building here, and this research facility was merely added by Vegapunk on top of that existing structure after he arrived?"
What confirmed this conjecture for him was when he reached the end of the passage.
At the deepest part of the passage, there were only three doors.
The middle door also displayed an ancient, rocky texture similar to that of the island.
But it wasn't Rat's primary focus.
In fact, Rat's current focus was on the leftmost of the three doors.
The door had an emblem of a fruit and a dog, and it was also the only one of the three doors that was open.
Rat could see a dog bed and a dog bowl in the corner of the room, and even a chew toy.
"No mistake, this is the room where Mr. 4 found Lasso."
"The fruit on the door's emblem represents the Devil Fruit, and the dog represents Lasso?"
Rat immediately made a judgment, even guessing the meaning of the emblem.
So the next moment, his gaze turned without hesitation to the door on the far right.
Because on that door, there was a similar emblem—a fruit, and a person!
"A person? Could there be an Ability User inside the room?"
Thinking this, Rat didn't hesitate and immediately entered the room using the Door-Door Devil Fruit.
Then he discovered...
The room was empty.
The entire room contained only a research table, on which lay a document and a box, and inside the box was a pair of gloves.
There was no Devil Fruit, nor a Devil Fruit weapon.
This situation instantly disappointed Rat: "Could Vegapunk have taken it?"
Muttering to himself, he walked to the research table.
But it was at this moment—
[Devil Fruit User detected.]
The voice that rang in his ears made Rat's heart skip a beat. He almost subconsciously looked around—was there someone nearby?
But after a moment, hearing the words from the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia, he was stunned on the spot.
Because
[Devil Fruit User is 'Hand of the Giant Warrior'.]
"...Huh?"
Rat didn't even react in that instant—Hand of the Giant Warrior? What kid chose such a chuunibyo name?
"Wait... could it be..."
The next second, he reacted, his gaze instantly falling on that pair of gloves.
Then, sure enough, he saw...
The skin on those gloves seemed to constantly undulate, as if it were a living creature.
[Devil Fruit confirmed as 'Zoan Type: Human-Human Fruit, Giant Form'. Analyzing and storing in 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia'.]
[Devil Fruit Ability - Can transform into a Giant Race, can autonomously learn Giant Race martial arts.]
[Effects at each Level]
[LV1: Gains weak Devil Fruit effects, weakly enhances all physical attributes.]
[LV2: Gains partial Devil Fruit effects, can transform into a half-Giant Race, body size increases and greatly enhances all physical attributes. Requires 80,000,000 to permanently unlock.]
[LV3: Gains full Devil Fruit effects, can transform into a Giant Race, obtains immense physique and strength equivalent to an elite Giant Race warrior. Requires 500,000,000 to permanently unlock.]
[LV4: Deep development of the Devil Fruit, can possess power on par with Giant Race heroes. Requires 1,500,000,000 to permanently unlock.]
[LV5: Devil Fruit Awakening: Ancestral Regression, can undergo the 'Awakened Transformation' unique to Zoan Type Devil Fruits, transforming into an ancient Giant Race, but possessing a physique even more immense than a normal ancient Giant Race, powerful strength and vitality. Requires 8,000,000,000 Berries to permanently unlock.]
[Analysis Progress: 0%.]
"So that's what the emblem on the door meant!"
At this moment, Rat naturally understood.
The 'person' on the door's emblem wasn't an Ability User, but the 'Human-Human Fruit, Giant Form'!
But the problem was...
"These gloves... they don't look like weapons, do they?"
Rat looked at the pair of gloves, somewhat hesitant.
As far as he knew, the Devil Fruit weapons developed by Vegapunk could indeed only consume Zoan Type Devil Fruits.
After consumption, the weapon could transform into the corresponding animal to assist in combat.
But this pair of gloves in front of him... no matter how he looked at them, they seemed strange.
So out of caution, he didn't immediately reach for the gloves, but instead reached for the document on the research table.
[Lineage Factor Research - Devil Fruit Weapon - Development Record.]
[Experiment Subject Name: Hand of the Giant Warrior.]
[Experiment Summary: After researching ancient technology concerning Lineage Factors on this island, it was the first time an item successfully activated the Lineage Factor of a Zoan Type Devil Fruit. The Devil Fruit is 'Human-Human Fruit, Giant Form'.]
[As a preliminary example, after testing, the experimental subject was found to have two unexpected flaws.]
[Flaw One: Although the experimental subject successfully activated the Devil Fruit Ability and can be 'fed' by grinding food and water onto the gloves, it lacked the basic intelligence inherent to Zoan Type Devil Fruits, its act of consuming food purely stemming from biological instinct.]
[At the same time, due to the lack of intelligence, the experimental subject's transformation ability is uncontrollable. It will automatically transform as soon as it is worn, and the transformation range only includes the hand position covered by the gloves.]
[Flaw Two: The Devil Fruit Ability of this experimental subject will affect the wearer—meaning it will transform the wearer into a Giant Race along with it. However, due to the existence of 'Flaw One', the transformation will only include the hands, and the enormous change in body size will instantly tear the wearer apart. Tests have shown that even machinery made of steel cannot withstand it.]
[Reason for Conjecture: The gloves' material has too strong a personal fit, or the intelligence of the 'Human-Human Fruit' is relatively special among Zoan Types.]
[Conclusion: Although this experimental product successfully allowed an item to gain 'Devil Fruit Ability' for the first time, it can still only be considered a failure. It is recommended that future experiments use Zoan Type Devil Fruits other than the 'Human-Human Fruit' and non-form-fitting weapons such as guns, cannons, swords, etc., for subsequent experiments.]
The content of the document was very clear.
"These gloves... are the first 'Devil Fruit weapon' created by Vegapunk?"