"Hahaha! My whole body feels like it's about to burst with power!"
After twisting his neck in his wolf—no, husky—form, Doro wagged his tail as he eagerly strode toward Xia Yu.
"Boss, I misjudged you! I never thought I'd become a Devil Fruit user too!"
Before Xia Yu could even react—
Thump!
Doro suddenly dropped to his knees.
With tears in his eyes, he choked up:
"I'm really… really… so moved! Thank you, boss! From today on, you're my second parent!"
"????"
Xia Yu froze on the spot.
He never expected that after gaining a Devil Fruit ability, Doro wouldn't show off—but drop to his knees in gratitude.
Alright.
Yeah… this was definitely a Zoan-type Devil Fruit: Husky Form.
"What's going on here?"
At that moment, Shande rushed in carrying a money box.
But when he saw Doro kneeling on the floor in wolf form, he immediately panicked.
"Doro? Where's my good brother Doro?! What did you do to him?!"
"Shande! It's me! I'm a Devil Fruit user now!"
Before Shande could react, Doro rushed forward and hugged him tightly, crying loudly.
The scene was honestly… hard to watch.
Xia Yu covered his face with one hand.
Black lines appeared across his forehead.
Is this because it's a husky fruit? Where the hell is the wolf instinct?!
Shande finally pushed Doro away and rushed toward Xia Yu excitedly.
"Boss! I want one too!"
"Alright!"
Xia Yu opened the box Shande brought, glanced inside, and handed him the same Devil Fruit he had chosen earlier.
"Eat it."
"Once you eat it, you'll become—"
Before Xia Yu could finish speaking—
Crunch!
Shande bit into the fruit.
One-third of it disappeared instantly.
Damn.
This guy didn't hesitate at all.
Watching Shande devour the entire Devil Fruit without even flinching, both Doro and Xia Yu fell silent.
"Shande… you don't feel anything?"
Doro asked in disbelief.
"Feel what?"
Shande burped and looked confused.
"Wait… nothing's changed. Did I just eat a fake Devil Fruit?"
"No, no!"
Doro waved his hands frantically.
"I mean the taste."
"Oh, that?"
Shande shrugged.
"Isn't it basically like eating crap? I've had worse—"
"????"
Xia Yu and Doro both froze.
This guy had actually eaten crap before?
"Uh—no, no, that's not what I meant!"
Shande hurriedly corrected himself.
"I mean… I'm used to bad flavors!"
"ARGH!"
Before he could finish—
His pupils suddenly shrank.
His body began to crack and pop as bones and muscles shifted violently beneath his skin.
Clearly, the Devil Fruit power had activated.
A faint shockwave rippled outward.
And moments later—
Shande completed his transformation.
Silence descended.
Both Doro and Xia Yu stared blankly.
His head was flat with short white hair.
The fur across his body was mostly black, except for the silver patch across his back.
"This… what kind of creature is this?"
Doro scratched his head in confusion and looked at Xia Yu.
"Boss, could you explain? I've never seen this species before."
Xia Yu's lips twitched.
Because Shande had transformed into—
A honey badger.
Now things were getting interesting.
In Xia Yu's previous world, the honey badger was a legendary creature that had practically fought its way to near extinction.
Because of its flat head and white back fur, it looked like a gangster with a buzzcut and a white coat.
People called it—
Brother Flathead.
Flat head, white hair, silver cloak.
A lifetime of endless battles.
That was the honey badger.
Very fitting.
"Impressive! It's actually a rare Zoan type — Honey Badger Form."
Suppressing a laugh, Xia Yu spoke with a straight face:
"Shande, that 1.5 million Berries was absolutely worth it."
"Train your Devil Fruit well."
"I believe it won't be long before you can solo the entire East Blue."
"Work hard!"
"Then I'm going to fight right now!"
Shande, now in honey badger form, raised his head with fiery enthusiasm.
"Doro! Didn't you say someone wanted trouble with me before?"
"Come on!"
"Don't tell me who they are. Don't tell me how many there are."
"Just tell me where they are!"
With that—
He rushed out the door and jumped onto the street.
Then he roared at the passing crowd at the top of his lungs.
"Oh no…"
Xia Yu wiped sweat from his forehead.
He could already see how this would play out.
Sooner or later, Shells Town was going to descend into chaos—courtesy of this pirate-version honey badger.
Selling two Devil Fruits before even officially opening the shop was not entirely good news.
Because Xia Yu knew very well—
Once these two started causing a sensation in town, his shop would soon be flooded with visitors.
And trouble would inevitably follow.
But in the end, it didn't really matter.
With his current strength, anything that came his way would be easy to handle.
Besides—
If he didn't sell all the Devil Fruits, he wouldn't complete the system mission.
And without completing the mission, he wouldn't get Travel Points.
Travel Points were his fastest path to becoming stronger.
So trading a bunch of low-tier Devil Fruits for Travel Points was absolutely worth it.
Most importantly—
these Devil Fruits didn't interest him in the slightest.
Of course…
If the system had given him famous fruits like the Gura Gura no Mi or Yami Yami no Mi, he would have immediately kept them for himself and ignored the system rewards entirely.
But unfortunately—
The basket only contained things like husky wolves and honey badgers.
And honestly…
that was already more than enough chaos.
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