Chapitre 43: [43] Experiments

[2200 words]

I have a week-long break from classes so I thought I might as well up the releases for the coming 7 days.

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Damien had officially left Hachinosu and taken a 'break' from the Rocks Pirates.

He "borrowed" a rather pristine ship from some super rookies who thought they could attack Hachinosu. It had all but two seats and was operated by a motor, removing any need for sails and was the size of a dinghy.

The Sin Incarnate skimmed through the seas and toward his destination, all the while going over some things in his head.

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[Einar D. Damien]

[Age: 17 years, 3 months, 6 days]

[Height: 11' 1"] (3.37 m)

[Status: Thriving]

[Devil Fruit: Pulverize-Pulverize Fruit (Nigh-Advanced Mastery) ↑]

[Fruit Rating: 6.5 Stars]

[Seastone Resistance: 95.8% ↑]

[Notable Characteristics: Black Bones (II)]

[Skills: Titanic Recovery, Titanic Vitality, Evolable Anatomy, Voice of All Things, Will of D., Rokushiki, Underwater Breathing]

[Haki: Observation Haki (Advanced Mastery) ↑, Armament Haki (Intermediate Mastery), Conqueror's Haki (Intermediate Mastery)]

[Strength: Pseudo-Yonko ↑]

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"I'm less than a year from eighteen years old," Damien murmured. "By my previous life's standards, nearly an adult."

His eyes gazed at the distant horizon under the rather oddly pleasant weather of the sea. The bright sun bathed the young pirate with warmth as his hair flowed wildly.

"Though most would think it's way too early to get hung up on aging, it's not a bad idea to address it."

"One Piece characters seem to take a significant hit to their stamina when it comes to age. Rayleigh was struggling with Kizaru and Whitebeard falling apart from his age and sickness, I sure as hell don't need such chains pulling me down."

Damien narrowed his eyes, cupping his chin in thought.

There were things to control/manipulate lifespan and age.

1. Perpetual Youth Surgery of the Ope-Ope Fruit.

2. Pure Gold of Alchemi Island.

3. Hobby-Hobby Fruit.

4. Age-Age Fruit.

5. Other Devil Fruits that can manipulate age.

"But none of these are within my grasp," he muttered.

Damien wanted something not just for himself, but also to sustain any of his eventual pirate crew.

"Aging is directly connected to cells and mitosis… there is a technique that allows for control over bodily functions."

A few figures came into the pirate's mind as he recalled the name of the technique, "Semei Kikan."

"Cipher Pol used it to control their hair and even digestion. Sibyl, any thoughts on it?" Damien asked.

The feminine voice replied soon after, [Though it has merit, the technique is essentially capped at the macro level. To control your very cells with it would be implausible. Unless…]

"Unless I can find a way to apply the technique microscopically."

Damien balled up his fist as it began to shake with crimson energy.

"My Pulverize-Pulverize Fruit can crush things to a fine degree but maybe, just maybe I can train it to apply it at the microscopic level."

[There is quite the distance between where you are and cellular-level dismantling,] Sibyl interrupted.

Damien nodded, his eyes tracing the horizon.

"Awakening my fruit will answer those questions… for now I need to get my hands on Life Return."

[A/N: Semei Kikan translates to "Life Return" and will be addressed as such henceforth.]

…

[Three Day Later]

Damien's current goal was to go from the New World to the North Blue.

He chose against going the long way, back to the Grand Line and up Reverse Mountain. Instead, he used the shortcut—The Calm Belt!

The Calm Belts acted as walls that ran perpendicular to the Red Line, along the Grand Line. The Belts were not physical obstructions and yet they go unused by practically anyone.

Why?

Sea Kings!

The Calm Belts, for whatever reason, had no wind which made it impossible to sail naturally. Beyond that, they are also the lairs of the Sea Kings, making ships travel akin to a death wish.

"You can cross directly into the North Blue from the New World via the Calm Belt, which makes it a lot easier for me."

Damien sighed, "Traveling by boat is slow; One Piece never highlighted how boring these journeys could be."

However, his eyes suddenly sparkled.

"""Rawwr!"""

Three giant shadows erupted out from the calm sea, growling their magnificent teeth at the intruder to their lair.

Damien eyed the colourful beasts, though instead of fear, he showed gratitude.

"Finally, a better ride."

His eyes soon burst out with indomitable spirit as the waves of Haki descended upon the beasts.

*Vvoo!*

The pulsating pressure rippled through the seas as tides went off in their wake.

The Sea Kings' eyes shook with great fright and their bodies hunched forward as if asking for mercy.

"Pull my ship and I'll let you go, eventually."

The Voice of All Things easily conveyed his words to the sea monsters.

The three beasts frantically nodded their heads, acting like children who had just been scolded.

Damien leaned back into a chair and enjoyed the fresh breeze as he went further into the Calm Belt, nearing his destination.

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[The Ruins of Encephala Island]

Sengoku, an Admiral of the Navy Headquarters. He stood tall and proud. The marine coat danced in the passing wind.

The Admiral was receiving a report to which he couldn't help but repeat out loud: "What's that? The Sin Incarnate left the Rocks Crew for an extended period of time?"

"Yes, Admiral. One of the spies of CP-1 got the news at Hachinosu," a voice replied.

Sengoku squinted his eyes in thought.

"Did the spy give any further intel?"

The reply this time wasn't all that positive.

"About that… the spy went MIA moments after giving the report."

Sengoku frowned, then released a sigh.

"The Black Death is as impressive as ever," he murmured. "Did we get any reports on which way he headed?"

"Negative, Admiral. Both G-1, G-5 and G-9 are on high alert, but as of now the Sin Incarnate's whereabouts remain unknown."

Sengoku nodded, "Alright, keep up the good work."

"Katcha~!"

Another voice broke the momentary silence, this time a woman. "Sengoku, we're clear to leave."

The Admiral glanced at the woman, nodding.

"Tsuru-chan looks like we harvested quite a lot of troops this time around."

He beckoned Tsuru to the sides.

Tens of warships stood ready as if to go to war. Tens of thousands of troops ran in and out of the ships, carrying supplies, gear and uniforms. Guns went off near the far edge of the island as if running a shooting drill.

Ten Vice Admirals roamed the entire island, instructing countless other soldiers.

A concentration of noise and rummaging filled the island, ringing up the fallen Overlord's kingdom with great spirit.

"Twenty thousand recruits, at least a third of them have the physical capabilities to be put in the New World," Sengoku gave an estimate.

However, his enthusiasm wasn't matched by the woman.

"Easy for you to say, you know how much it took out of me to wash their minds?"

She took a seat on a broken column of concrete, sighing.

"You've done great work, Tsuru-chan, go take some time off." Sengoku rubbed his head with an embarrassed laugh.

The woman shook her head, "No way, the Rocks Pirates are just getting started. Whitebeard took a Heavenly Tribute. Captain John robbed a Kingdom and killed their royalty. Shiki killed three Vice Admirals."

"Beyond that, Pryde D. Sol seems to be plotting for something in a few years. Everything is getting more and more chaotic."

Sengoku rubbed his temples, feeling his hair gray out much like his superior's, "Alright then. Let's go back to Marineford."

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[A Few Days Later]

[Wailles Island, North Blue]

Wailles was a unique island.

It used to be a flourishing, forested area with joyful residents.

They were originally doing great, they paid the Heavenly Tribute, they attended the Reverie, and they even had a marine branch stationed here.

But that all changed when the Fire Nation Pirates attacked.

A man named Zuko Zazz, the user of the Ignite-Ignite Fruit and captain of the Fire Nation Pirates came.

The man covertly attacked and took over the kingdom, saying that he was a bastard son of the previous ruler, giving him a claim to the throne. His arrival expelled all the joy and happiness away.

The World Government did not send any support as the Heavenly Tribute was still being paid in full by the usurper and all their internal conflicts were outside of their jurisdiction.

That happened 19 years ago and now the Wailles Kingdom has utterly collapsed.

The Tribute was lost and officially abandoned by the World Government, leaving behind an island ripe for piracy.

For nearly two decades, the main population was gone and now the island was ruled by the Scum of the North Blue. Nowadays, a new pirate crew has laid claim to the once prosperous island – Shiryō Dorobō, aka Dorobō the Ravager.

The mighty pirate who had so charismatically overtaken the land now remained dormant here. He, alongside his fleet of five thousand like-minded scum, has dominated the nearby seaways for a few years now.

The Ravager Pirates charge a heavy fine for any merchants passing by while also being deeply connected to the Underworld of this Sea.

These diabolical actions have given Dorobō a frightening bounty of 17 million berries!

…

[Wailles Bay]

"Dorobō-sama, more and more pirates have come under our flag, it won't be long before we completely take the North Blue for ourselves!" a wild-looking pirate roared out.

He was talking rather politely, contradictory to his wild appearance, to the 7-foot tall man seated before him.

They were in the main watchtower that overlooked the Bay of Wailles Island, near the South End.

"Dorororo! I don't know why but the pirates are getting more and more impatient, leaving to sea far more than in previous years. It really is a blessing for my ambition!"

Dorobō was decently tall with spiky green hair and brown skin.

He then stood up from his seat and walked to the edge of the tower, the bay right in front of him.

Dorobō eyed the gorgeous lineup of over forty pirate ships! Each flying his flag. Thousands of pirates flurried through the dense area, a true pirate den.

But soon the wide smile turned upside down; Dorobō frowned as he saw an unknown ship in the far, far South, barely within eye distance.

"Who the hell is that, he's not flying my banner!"

The fodder nearby rushed up to confirm: "D-Dorobō-sama, I've never seen that boat, but it looks expensive!"

Dorobō hummed, he was thinking over some possible scenarios.

"Send a scout ship, if they can't pay the tax then kill all those onboard and steal all the goods," he casually ordered.

"Roger!"

…

[Far South of the Bay]

The lone boat skimmed through the seas. It zoomed through beyond its capabilities. It was rather special as it had no sails!

"Let's board it!"

A pirate ship soon arrived and intercepted the coming boat.

They swung over from their ship and landed on the deck of the rather tiny boat, barely fitting two scouts.

"Wakie-Wakie, you better take out some money or we'll take it ourselves!" one of them laughingly said.

They looked around carefully, and eventually one of them went to the small cabin to see inside.

Meanwhile, the second pirate's gaze fell to the side.

"What the hell…?"

He ambled to the edge of the boat and saw three thick ropes tied to the front. His hands traced one of them and impulsively tugged at it.

*Krrr*

The pirate turned his head in confusion.

He continued to tug without any rhythm, completely oblivious to what exactly he was bothering. It took only two seconds for his curious eyes to turn into that of one fearing death itself.

"N-No way…"

He audibly gasped as he saw two eyes staring straight into his soul from the sea below.

"R-Run! The ship's being pulled by Sea Ki-!"

A beastly mouth shot out from the sea and enveloped the pirate. The giant maw had tens of teeth fitted over five different rows, each sharp as a sword.

*Crunch*

The sounds of bones breaking resounded as the beast practically inhaled the poor pirate in two bites.

Thud!

The second pirate soon fell dead by the doors into the cabin, his eyes and ears flooded with his brain matter that seemed to have exploded in his cranium.

*Thump* *Thump* *Thump*

A young pirate sauntered out from the cabin, stretching his rather towering figure.

Damien gave out a dull yawn, walking around the messy floorboards. "No matter which sea you go to, all these pirates don't know how to knock politely."

The red-eyed pirate reached the edge of the boat as he scanned the faraway island.

Boom!

An explosion went off in the background as one of the Sea Kings obliterated the scout ship with a single attack.

It took a significant amount of time for the pirates at the docks to scramble as a sharp alarm blared and echoed hard in Damien's ears. The annoying sound woke everyone on the island up, each running to the docks as the intruder closed in.

Damien smiled as he felt the tense atmosphere build up on the island. "Quite a lot of fodder; there's a new move I've been meaning to try and now I've got some testing dummies..."

To Be Continued…

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Author's Corner.

Damien's pondering on life span. One may say he's being hasty and rushing too much and they would be right. For now, it's just a few theories of his own.

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Chapitre 44: [44] The Devil's Orchard

[2440 words]

Make those powerstones rain as this will be the only week with daily uploads.

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[Wailles Bay]

*Braugh!* *Braugh!* *Braugh!*

The shrill alarms roared as the pirates came out with their weapons ready.

A sea of nearly five thousand pirates, many of them with a bad name. Their combined bounty would surely reach at least 20 million berries!

"Get ready, some boat pulled by Sea Kings took down one of our scouting ships, get to your shit together and surround the intruder!"

Dozens of ships broke out from their stationary position, creating a wide arc that slowly spanned around the tiny enemy vessel.

Though the pirates weren't too sure of the enemy, they had seen the massive Sea Kings surface momentarily and took out the scout ship without effort.

It was enough to wake them up!

"Dorobō-sama, you've come as well!?" a fodder exclaimed.

The captain didn't answer, just staring at the tiny boat.

"Listen up, men," the green-haired man addressed the crowd. "Looks like some punk thinks he can attack our people and get away with it. This is our greatest step to conquering the sea, and eventually, the entire Grand Line!"

"Ouugh!" the pirates roared out, ready to war.

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[The Other Side of the Battlefield]

Damien raised an eyebrow. "It took them a moment but they figured it out," he commented.

He now stood at the bow of the boat that was now surrounded by tens of ships. Such a sight for a lone person at the edge of a pirate island was truly fear-inducing to most. However, to Damien, it was a good place to test out a few ideas.

A deep whiff of the salty sea air later: "Now then…"

Damien locked onto the horde of enemies and focussed on concentrating his power, driving it to a new use.

*Purrup* *Szzzz*

A sizzling sound erupted from the young pirate's eyes. His already red pupils blazed deep red, even the whites of his eyes were overtaken with the red energy.

The erratic energy began to spark into the air, letting out some dull zaps.

A thick, red mist also formed around the pair of eyes. The heat was evident as it bubbled the air in steam. The energy took around three seconds of anime time to build up and was now ready to rush forth.

"Omega Beams."

At the drop of his words, two blazing red beams of dense energy blasted out of his eyes, leaving behind a trail of exploding air and water as they rushed forth.

*Vzzzzmm*

They traveled at absurd speeds, covering the little distance between the two sides within seconds.

"What is that red stu-"

The man was trying to finish his sentence yet the red beams had already reached him.

"Augh!"

His mouth gave out some incomprehensible words as his lips quivered. The man's eyes went dull as the beams tore through his heart.

Sounds of pixelation went off as the two holes left behind set out a ripple of red design. His body began to fall apart from within, soon turning into tiny pieces.

The beams were unforgiving.

They didn't simply go straight; they bounced and ricocheted from awkward and impossible angles and irregular patterns.

The blazing red streaks left in the air were a frightening omen to the pirates nearby. They saw the twin menacing red zips of energy rush through the pirate masses, making their way through each ship.

[Omega Beams Image (in Discord)]

"H-He's an ability user!" a man yelled out.

*Vzzzzmm*

The beams kept whizzing forth, bending, turning, and elevating in all sorts of bizarre angles.

"AHHH!"

"RUN!"

"Ugh!"

"Ouch."

Endless cries of men erupted the seas as tens of thousands of inch-sized cubes rained down everywhere.

150…370…590…1040…2050.

The death toll went up like the economic inflation of Damien's past life. In a span of barely one minute, nearly half of the pirate fleet had been obliterated!

"J-Jump into the sea!"

*Vzzzzmm*

The two beams suddenly turned straight around and zoomed at the pirate. His descent into the water came at a bare fraction of a second before the beams got to him.

"..."

A silence pervaded as the two red beams halted an inch from the water.

It took a man with an average IQ to piece things together as he loudly declared, "Ability-users can't affect the sea; everyone dive down now!"

The man jumped straight down after his proclamation. Though his relieved eyes soon fell to despair.

"Rawwr!"

A giant, nearly fifty-meter-wide mouth rushed out from the blue below, inhaling the pirate in a single gulp.

The beast dove back into the sea and disappeared.

*Vzzzzmm*

The pirates had no time to think as the temporarily paused beams shot back out without delay, resuming the massacre.

One pirate at the far back could only slump onto the ground. His eyes teared up as the pupils went dull from the inevitable end.

Alas, so was the price of piracy.

…

Another two minutes passed, and the once boisterous sea was now filled with a deep silence. Pieces of flesh decorated the seaways, loose blood dyeing the water red.

The small boat soon sailed ahead to the bay, ready to dock.

Thud!

Damien's large stature dwarfed the fallen pirates.

He relaxedly walked towards the watchtower overlooking the bay, his boots sinking into the grassy soil.

A shaken Dorobō stood not too far away from the shore, frozen in his shoes; his eyes were wide open, his jaw practically touching the floor. He turned his gaze to the sole enemy pirate, a mix of fear and anger.

"All my men… My power… My prestige… You ruined everything!" he roared out.

The man's face grew savage as he shot forward with a thunderous roar. His hand reached out and grabbed Damien by the arm but his height difference made it look rather comical.

Dorobō gave a wild laugh as his hands shone with gray light and boasted a white fern-like pattern, contrasting with the darkness around it.

"Sensory Deprivation!"

Damien watched patiently as white energy pulsated from his fingers and travelled outwards, almost as if sapping something out of his body.

The young pirate hummed while the older one froze. Oddly enough, Damien didn't feel anything.

"Oh right, you can't affect me with the sheer difference in Haki," Damien said as lightly nodded.

He then exercised his body to forgo the Haki that stopped the attack, lowering his natural guard and leaving him vulnerable.

"..."

Dorobō went through a chain of emotions and was having trouble expressing himself. Eventually, he went back to using his powers.

The arm once again began to deprive Damien, pulling out strands of energy.

Dorobō's eyes opened wide in relief as he felt his powers working once more.

Damien, however, felt a familiar sensation. Suddenly, he had lost his sense of touch, much like the fight with Enigma.

The human body naturally felt warmth, or the lack of it; the touch of air, the gradual wind, and so on; being deprived of that was truly quite a harrowing thought.

"It's not bad, but I need to see more…"

Dorobō froze once again as he saw Damien effortlessly move about after his greatest attack.

'Sibyl, fruit details.'

[Coming up…]

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[Deprive-Deprive Fruit (Ubau Ubau no Mi)]

[Paramecia Fruit]

[Fruit Rating: 6 Stars]

[Allows the user to deprive anything they touch of certain characteristics, making them a Depriving Human.]

[Expanded: As mastery increases, the extent of deprivation grows towards more undefined qualities.]

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Damien hummed at the details.

He then shifted his gaze back to the man paralyzed by fear.

"Dorobō, was it? I want you to use your powers to deprive this corpse," Damien commanded.

With a wave of his hand, a near-ten-foot-tall body fell onto the ground.

The captain of the Ravager Pirates could only take a few steps back, his mind has gone through too many tragedies at once. Yet now the fresh corpse of a mighty Overlord of the Seas had been placed before him! Not that he knew who it was.

"Hurry up, there isn't that much time."

Dorobō robotically moved, his mind entering a self-saving mechanism.

He touched the fresh body. The skin grayed out once more, branching with patterns.

"W-What do I deprive him of?"

A dry reply came from Damien: "His fruit ability."

Dorobō's eyes widened to the point of falling out and gulped at the thought that never entered his mind.

*Huff*

A soft hum went off as the white pulsating light glowed brighter than before, pulsing up from his hand and up his arm.

It took ten seconds before the crazy sight occurred.

Dorobō's hand naturally moved out from Enigma's chest, clawing at something.

It was soon visible—A peach-coloured fruit sporting many fleshy folds and soft to the touch, resembling a brain. Just one look at its organic beauty and it was surely a Devil Fruit!

[Image of the fruit (in Discord)]

Dorobō felt his world turn upside down.

He had such a power this whole time?

'Why didn't I try this sooner!?' he screamed to himself with a broken expression.

Such an ability could surely get him endless fortune and power and yet he never realized it himself; momentary delight turned into despair as he felt the cold gaze of Damien from behind.

*Gulp*

Damien didn't pay much attention to the prancing fool of a pirate, rather his thoughts were linked to the fruit.

"The Dark-Dark Fruit is probably the best option for extracting other powers but if Enigma, with his vast sea of puppets, couldn't locate it in his long reign and it took Blackbeard decades to get his hands on it, then what chance do I have?"

A decisive glint passed through the Sin Incarnate's eyes as he grabbed Dorobō from the back of the neck and picked him up like a toddler.

The island's ruler desperately waved his hands in the air.

"Don't worry, I'll make good use of this power wasted on you."

Dorobō felt an ominous breeze pass by, sending shivers down his back. He flailed in the air, deeply wishing to escape the vice-like grip on his neck, all to no avail.

Meanwhile, the Sin Incarnate took out a golden token in his empty hand, not minding Dorobō's incessant movements.

The token was rather special.

Damien glanced at the golden coin-like item and crushed it within the palm of his hands, an act that burst out into a golden spectacle.

The shiny mist swirled around the infamous pirate's arm as it shot out to grab Dorobō's heart.

"W-What're you doing!?"

Damien didn't reply as he continued to exercise the item.

"W-Wait, it hurts… augh!"

The pirate began convulsing like a fish out of the sea, his arms and legs flying in all directions.

Damien watched as the golden light flooded into the man's very core and moments later, rushed back out.

The brilliant light returned to Sin Incarnate's body and filled him with a new sensation.

Thud!

Dorobō's body fell to the ground with a thud, huffing and puffing in residual pain as blood dribbled from his orifices.

"It worked…"

Damien deeply sighed while a ding went off in his mind.

[One {Fruit Ability Transfer Token} has been used. The token has materialized into the following auxiliary ability: ]

[{Deprivation} – Grants the auxiliary ability to deprive living or nonliving things of certain characteristics.]

He then walked forward and stood before the gasping Dorobō. The man crawled back in instinctual fright, his mind entirely overwhelmed.

"Sensory Deprivation, was it?"

Dorobō's breathing stopped as he saw the familiar gray skin appear, though this time on Damien. He watched the white pulsating light as his world seemed to fall apart.

[Image of the Arm (in Discord)]

"..."

The ability was in effect immediately, leaving behind a shaken Dorobō. The seven-foot-tall pirate shot up from the ground, his mouth wide open in deep fear.

He waved his arms as if trying to fly.

He walked in circles as if trying to regain direction.

He even scratched and stabbed at his side as if trying to feel anything.

He opened his mouth to scream but he had lost his ability to hear.

He could not even taste the blood that had flooded his mouth moments ago.

Damien deprived the man of all five of his senses and even the ability to talk and scream. Such a result brought an epiphany to the young pirate's mind.

The transfer tokens allowed him to take a fruit ability and translate it into a power but they had a heavy restriction—they could only be used to gain an auxiliary ability and would fail for any offensive transfer.

"It seems robbing one of all their senses doesn't meet the bar of physical harm," he concluded.

Damien balled his hands into a fist, thinking of one final test.

In the background was a Dorobō who had gone mad.

He couldn't touch, hear, see, smell, or taste; his body felt like a void, unable to interact with reality itself. The once-feared pirate soon tripped over a tree root and fell on an unsheathed sword, putting him out of his misery.

Meanwhile, the Sin Incarnate picked up the orange fruit that was inconspicuously lying on the ground from its previous extraction.

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[Mind-Mind Fruit (Nō Nō no Mi)]

[Paramecia Fruit]

[Fruit Rating: 7 Stars (Ultimate-Class Fruit)]

[Allows the user to gain supremacy of the mind, making them a Mindful Human.]

[Expanded: The user may unleash mental attacks, overwhelm one's mental facilities, and materialize mental energy into attacks that omit physical defenses. Considered an Ultimate-Class Devil Fruit that gives domain over any living creatures' minds.]

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"Hey, hey, that's a little overpowered right there," Damien commented as he stored the fruit's previous user back into his Inventory.

He then jumped back to his Sea Skimmer boat, cursing under his breath. "I would translate the power with another token but some annoying things stop me from doing so..."

[Don't blame me, Damien. It simply is not possible to translate an Ultimate-Class fruit with those Tokens; all items need some form of restrictions otherwise the Laws of Physics would be for decoration.]

Damien clicked his tongue, no longer holding onto the issue.

"Rawwwr!"

The Sea Kings roared out as they finished their open buffet. Gracefully saluting the young pirate.

They tugged on their ropes and pulled the boat ahead as per a new command: "Take me to the Grand Line back through the Calm Belt."

The Sin Incarnate leaned back in his seat as he felt the cold wind pick up in intensity from the increasing speed.

"Now I won't miss out on potentially powerful Devil Fruits slipping out of my hands…" he murmured, clenching his fists at the thought of the vast array of abilities across the Grand Line.

To Be Continued…

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Author's Corner.

It took Blackbeard 26 years to find the Dark-Dark Fruit. It would be naive Damien to think he can find it so he chose the Deprive-Deprive Fruit as Enigma theorized instead and things worked out.

Originally, there was no fruit for extracting powers and Damien went for the Split-Split Fruit for entirely different reasons. All of that was rewritten, starting with the Deprivation Fruit.

Images are available on Discord alongside other niche details: https://discord.gg/aJHHHPvb6q