One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 110 Sunflower and Killer

As the head of the Hanafuda fell deep into the ground.

Without pausing for even a second, the rat stepped into the alternate dimension.

Inside the alternate dimension, there was some water and food that had been prepared beforehand. As the rat picked them up and put them in its mouth, it headed toward the last battlefield.

"As expected, the combination of the multiplication fruit is reasonable."

"Even without the giant weapon, Zishu is now capable of dealing with some powerful individuals with strong vitality and physique."

Rocks and barriers were cleaved open at will as he passed, while Roy, hidden behind his mask, secretly analyzed the situation.

Yes.

When Roy created the clones, he was naturally well aware of their strengths and weaknesses.

Take the Rat, for example—he was indeed, as Roy had predicted, a perfect killer.

If the assassination is to target a specific king, the Rat can ensure the easy killing of the king regardless of the number of guards he has.

Even creatures like Cracker and Snag, who are powerful but have obvious weaknesses, are not difficult for Zishu to deal with.

However, this clone has a relatively obvious weakness: when facing an opponent with extremely strong vitality and physique in a one-on-one situation, it doesn't actually have a good solution.

So after unlocking a new slot, Roy chose to add a 'Multiply Fruit' to compensate for this weakness.

The Devil Fruit obtained from the Impel Down pirate 'Bondy World' is undeniably powerful in terms of destructive force—in fact, Bundy World's nickname is "World Destroyer".

"The only problem is that using the Multiply Fruit consumes far more energy than using the Flower Flower Fruit or the Cut Fruit. Also, due to his physique, the Rat's Flowing Sakura is relatively weaker."

"It would be best to make up for this once the next slot is unlocked."

Roy muttered to himself, but he wasn't in a hurry.

On the contrary, he felt a sense of satisfaction as a creator—watching his clones gradually grow stronger was a pleasure in itself.

While pondering, the rat had already arrived at the last hole in the underground.

Through the alternate dimension, he could already see the burly man wearing a half-clown mask sitting in the hollow space in front of him.

Unlike crackers and hanafuda.

At this moment, Piecrow did not rampage and destroy everything in sight, nor did he search for the mouse's tracks.

He was just leaning against a rock, his head down, as if he were asleep.

"Otote Funeral Home"

The mouse murmured.

This was the only one among his three targets whose abilities were initially uncertain.

However, he had already determined the opponent's Devil Fruit ability through the dog, which was a very troublesome Devil Fruit ability.

This is also why he left the other party to deal with last.

"First, we must confirm one thing."

As he murmured to himself, Zishu had already aimed at the King of Assassins and pointed lightly.

"Cherry blossoms entwine."

"Sever - Dark Strike - Fifty Times Speed!"

He didn't hold back and immediately activated the maximum speed of the multiplication fruit.

next moment.
"Buzz!"

Beneath the rock where the King of Assassins sat, a massive black blade wreathed in flowing cherry blossoms rose from below.

Like the enormous segments of a spider, they suddenly snapped upwards at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

"laugh!"

With the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh, blood spurted out.

The king of assassins' arms, head, and body were sliced ​​apart almost instantly.

"Bang!" The shattered corpse fell silently into the quiet, dark underground.

With just one strike, the battle seemed to be over.

But
"."

At this moment, the rat showed no sign of relaxing.

He simply stood quietly in the alternate dimension, seemingly waiting for some kind of change.

In fact, he didn't have to wait long.

quickly
"Buzz!"

In this pitch-black underground, light shines.

That was 'sunlight'.

This is an incredible thing—how can there be sunlight so deep underground?
the answer is.
"finally come."

A deep sound came out—it was Piekro's severed head.

The hideous clown mask was covered in bright red blood, but he stuck out his tongue and licked his own blood, as if enjoying the taste.

At that moment, the light burst forth from his scattered 'fragments'.

As the sunlight burst forth, the shattered muscles, bones, and even organs instantly intertwined like vines and quickly rejoined themselves.

In the blink of an eye, the 'Great Hand Funeral Parlor' reappeared in the underground cavity.

Sunlight seemed to flow within his skin, revealing dazzling golden patterns.

Seeing this, Zi Shu's expression turned solemn: "As expected."

He looked at the figure that had come back from the dead, but in his eyes he could see the information that Xu Gou had previously analyzed.

The user of the fruit has been identified as 'Piekro'.

[The Devil Fruit has been confirmed as a 'Special Paramecia Type: Sunflower Fruit', and is currently being analyzed and stored in the 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia'.]

[Fruit Ability - Can absorb and store light energy, granting the body immense strength and incredible regenerative abilities]

[Effects at Each Level]

[LV3: Able to sense the location of the sun, the body can absorb light energy, and can greatly improve all aspects of physical fitness under sunlight. Requires 18 billion Berries to unlock]

[LV4: Deep Fruit Development. The body's cells can store light energy, but the storage rate is relatively slow. Even in environments without sunlight, the body can fight using the light energy stored within. When light energy is abundant, it can be consumed to gain ultimate vitality. Requires 30 billion Berries to permanently unlock.]

[LV5: Fruit Awakening - Avatar of Light, can absorb and unleash all the light energy stored within the user along with the surrounding light energy, entering 'Sun State', gaining near-immortality and immense power for a short period, but will result in a period of weakness after use, and requires 110 billion Berries to permanently unlock]

Yes.

Dracula Piecrow, the "Undertaker of the Great Hand," is also a user of special abilities.

Moreover, the Devil Fruit he possesses is an extremely rare 'Special Paramecia' Devil Fruit.

Therefore, at the very beginning of the battle, the Rat chose to take the King of Assassins, whose background was the most unknown, underground—not only to conceal the traces of the battle, but also largely to limit the opponent's abilities.

The slash just now demonstrated that the opponent's regenerative ability is indeed as powerful as described in the fruit's description.

However, it is clear that the Rat has no interest in talking to the other party at this moment.

He simply raised his hand again without hesitation.

"Sever - A Thousand Cuts!"

Then, another thunderous slash shattered Piekro's body once more.

The blood gushing forth once more proclaims this.

The final battle in this deep underground.
It's already open!
　A little story of creation
　　First of all, the character Piekro only appeared once in the original work, so it's questionable whether he is a Devil Fruit user (his Vivre Card doesn't indicate his abilities, but it's also possible that he didn't appear so it wasn't updated, since he doesn't even have a Baidu Encyclopedia entry). Anyway, I designed him to be a Devil Fruit user.

　　The inspiration for this fruit came from my wife saying while we were watching One Piece, "This person's hairstyle looks like a sunflower." (My first thought was that it looked like a lion; maybe that's just a difference in thinking.)

　　Then I thought about how Léon: The Professional also had a potted plant in the movie, and I felt that the sunflower and the hitman somehow had a connection.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)