One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 111 The Great Mystery: World Severance!
"boom!"

"boom!"

The continuous cracking of the underground rocks and the constant sound of chopping have now become almost a symbol of the Rat.

Piekro's body was constantly being shattered and then reassembled during the slashing attacks—the dazzling sunlight emanating from him almost never ceased.

But at this moment.
The king of assassins, however, wore a twisted smile.

"This pain, and the taste of blood... it's wonderful."

"More wonderful than crushing a corpse's heart."

He licked the blood that kept splattering from his body.

But the next moment...
"laugh!"

His tongue was severed, but it was glued back together in the sunlight the next moment.

This interrupted the King of Assassins' enjoyment, causing a chilling crimson light to reappear in his eyes.

"Rat (子鼠)"

His soft murmurs were extremely loud in the quiet underground.

"it's useless."

Ignoring the slashes striking his body, he laughed and said, "I am 'Big Hand Funeral Parlor.' Others may not have information about you, but I have quite a bit."

"Your abilities—moving through the air, creating slashes, and some kind of technology that allows your body to grow to enormous size—are truly incredible. I can't even understand what kind of fruit you ate."

he said softly.

That's right.

As the king of assassins, Undertaker is the only one who knows the specific details of every assassin's mission, and his assassins are often the first to confirm the mission's completion.

Therefore, he was able to obtain a lot of detailed information and now has a general understanding of the Rat's abilities.

But most importantly
"Your abilities are ineffective against me."

He spread his arms wide, brazenly welcoming the slash.

"Don't you understand? I'm different from you—"

Blood splattered, and he chuckled softly.

As he spoke, he gripped the sickle tightly in his hand.

next moment.
"Buzz!"

Armament Haki covered the scythe.

His body radiated dazzling sunlight.

And it was precisely at this moment.
"!!!"

Beneath the rat's mask, his pupils contracted in surprise for the first time.

Because at that moment, his body sensed a dangerous aura.

then
"boom!"

The slashing attack suddenly stopped, and almost all of the 'arms' turned into flower petals and vanished at that moment.

A moment later
"boom!"

Piekro swung his scythe.

"Sunshine Funeral - Chopping Bones!"

The scythe swung, and the powerful strikes, accompanied by the dazzling sunlight, completely illuminated the dark and gloomy underground.

"boom--"

With the help of the light, it could be seen that the thick rock walls and solid island base were sliced ​​open as easily as tofu by the strike.

next moment.
"boom!"

The completely severed rock face crashed down and plunged into the deep underground below.

"."

At that moment, the Rat slowly raised its hand.

He was certain that the power of this strike was no less than that of the great swordsman Shimotsuki Koushirou, whom Ino had previously encountered in Shimotsuki Village.

But you should know that Piekro is not a swordsman.

If he hadn't been able to undo the Flower Flower Fruit's power, even if the 'flower arms' he created were made of steel, he would definitely have been injured.

"This guy"

Then, Zi Shu looked at the King of Assassins and whispered with unusual seriousness, "He's strangely strong."

Meanwhile...
"Do you understand now?"

The King of Assassins' voice continued: "Assassins are insects crawling in the darkness, but I am different. I am the only assassin standing in the sunlight!"

“The Dark Emperors ascended to the throne through power and wealth, but I am different from them. I don’t need those things.”

Yes.

Among the six emperors of the underworld, Piecrow is the most unique.

The other five emperors were able to control enormous resources and become 'emperors' because they each possessed their own absolute advantages.

'God of Fortune' has influence in the financial world, 'Big News' news agency controls the mouthpiece of public opinion, 'Queen of Pleasure Street' has government connections from who-knows-where, 'Deep Current' has ocean current charts recorded and explored by generations, and 'King of Warehousing' has underground warehouse resources passed down through generations.
Even the most mysterious 'JOKER' in the underworld has an extremely special identity.

But the only exception is Piecrow, the 'Big Hand Funeral Home'.

He is the king of assassins.

Assassins never care about power, influence, or connections—they are enemies of these things.

Assassins only respect power!

Piecrow, the "Undertaker of the Great Hand," rose from an ordinary assassin to the throne.

Among the assassins' ranks, he is also the only one at the 'Seastone' level.

His dangerous power is precisely the reason he became a king.

Therefore, it was rumored in the underworld that Piekro was the strongest in terms of individual combat power among the six kings, without exception.

But it is precisely because of this that...
"come out!"

That's why he's so angry right now.

"Stop hiding—such boring attacks won't kill me, and constantly using your abilities will only deplete your stamina faster."

"Isn't this why you brought us underground? So—come out!"

He roared.

Clearly, he saw through that fact faster than Hanafuda and crackers.

The abilities displayed by the dog that appeared earlier, and the fact that the rat took them underground.

Piecrow couldn't be sure of the other party's plans, but he was certain of at least one thing.

The Rat would never accept being allowed to leave alive.

Therefore, this elusive assassin will certainly not escape this time.

This is no longer an assassination, but a... fight to the death!
"If you want to challenge my throne, come and take it yourself!"

His Conqueror's Haki erupted—not intensely, but enough to prove his former prowess.

"This is the rule!"

His teeth shattered at that moment, but healed instantly.

And the next moment.
"I have no interest in thrones or anything like that."

Then he heard a voice coming from behind him.

He turned his head and saw the rat stepping out of the air behind him.

The rat said softly, "I'm just a little curious—how long has it been since you last fought?"

His words trailed off.

Piekro was taken aback when he heard this.

Subsequently
He grinned, his grotesque face beneath the clown mask growing even more smug: "You actually guessed it? The Twelve Constellations' intelligence capabilities are really that strong?"

As he spoke, the golden lines beneath his skin became even more dazzling.

"It doesn't hurt to tell you."

He whispered, "I sunbathe for ten hours every day and crush nine hearts to suppress my murderous urges."

“I drink sun-dried milk from the South China Sea every day to ensure I get enough sleep.”

"Up to now, it's already..."

At this point in the conversation, a brilliance shone forth.

His figure disappeared from the spot.

In an instant, the voice came from behind Zishu.

"Nine years."

The sneer at the corner of his mouth was like death singing a hymn.

Yes—nine years.

Nine years of accumulating 'light energy', nine years of suppressing murderous intent.

All that patience was for this moment, this sweetness.
death.

"The Secrets of Funeral Rites: The Flower of Death!"

At that moment, surging light energy was continuously squeezed out from his cells, and his scythe burst forth with tremendous power.

But the next moment...
"Um!?"

He saw that as the sickle fell, the figure of the rat had already disappeared.

"Shave at 30x Speed!"

A moment later, he heard the sound of a door opening in the air, followed by an incredibly swift slash.

"So fast. This is different from the intelligence!?"

At that moment, a hint of surprise flashed across Piecrow's eyes amidst the frenzied killing intent.

As mentioned before, he is perhaps the person on the high seas who knows the most about the Rat—according to the information provided by Miss Spider, the Rat's strength lies in its elusive abilities and ubiquitous slashes.

But the other party's speed was never mentioned as being this fast.

"Not only was the speed great, but the power of the previous strike was also much stronger than the intelligence indicated."

"He's gotten stronger?"

Piecrow pondered this in his mind. But he made no move to dodge the slash that was about to strike—just as he had said before.

After accumulating energy for nine years, every cell in his body was filled with light energy.

Even if he were facing the Emperor of the Sea, he was confident that he could hold out for a while!
But the next moment...
"Um!?"

Piekro had a special feeling.

He was certain that at that moment his skin and muscles had not been hit by the slash—he did not feel 'slashed'.

But
"laugh!"

His body was suddenly torn apart at that moment.

Blood splattered, his head flew high, and cells full of light energy scattered all over the ground.

then
"Buzz!"

The sunlight, like vines, shone down on his head, reshaping his neck—he was whole again.

But
"What's this."

For the first time, a huge change occurred in Piecrow's expression.

That was an incredulous expression!
But clearly, the rat didn't give him time to react.

His figure reappeared behind Piekro: "Thirty times speed, quick slash!"

He swung his hand again to launch a slash, and just like before—Piekro still didn't feel the touch of being slashed, but his entire right hand fell down in response!

"Buzz!"

Just moments later, his right hand grew back.

But at this moment, Piekro's expression was no longer one of disbelief, but genuine terror!
Because this time, he could be sure what had happened.

"The light energy stored in my cells has disappeared!?"

Yes.

Piecrow had a deep understanding of the fruit's potential and was fully aware of its effects.

Each time his body is severed, he can regenerate and recover by consuming the light energy inside his cells, making him virtually immortal, even more so than ordinary Logia-type Devil Fruits.

However, it's important to understand that cutting the body into pieces inevitably causes some of the cells that store light energy to leave the body.

In this situation, his body will reclaim the cells that stored light energy when it reassembles.

But the problem is
After the two slashes from Zishu, he successfully reshaped his body.

However, he was certain that the reshaped cells were not his original cells that stored light energy, but rather entirely new cells that had been created!
This resulted in him losing an extremely large amount of light energy during his two recent recoveries.

What's even more terrifying is that he simply couldn't understand how the rat had managed to do it.

"you"

He gritted his teeth, his face extremely pale.

But at this moment, Zishu's tone was very calm: "You don't actually think that I was lured out to duel with you by your few words, do you?"

He calmly raised his hand.

As the cherry blossoms swirled, a kind of invisible power seemed to emanate from his hands.

"There is only one reason I am here, and it is the only thing you are right about—you must die here."

As soon as he finished speaking, a door opened out of thin air in front of Zishu.

He stepped inside.

then
"Click!"

Before Piekro could react, he heard the door open.

"laugh!"

The slash came again, severing his right leg—his Armament Haki was rendered meaningless by this attack.

But as I said before, he didn't even feel the sensation of being slashed.

"you."

After instantly reshaping his right leg, Piekro raised his scythe and slashed in the direction from which the door opened, but missed—the door in the air had already closed.

"Click!"

The next instant, another door opened—this time, it was his left leg that was severed!

“Shh!” “Shh!” “Shh!” “Shh!”

Along with the constant sounds of doors opening, chopping, and the re-creation of severed limbs, came a series of events.
It was Piecrow, that heart that finally lost control!

"Something's not right. This guy's slashes are strange."

In his heart, he finally truly smelled the scent of death.

Finally, he could no longer tolerate it.

"boom!"

Golden patterns shimmered within his skin, and with a sudden burst of power from his legs, he propelled himself upwards!

And the sickle in his hand suddenly slashed upwards continuously!

"sun!"

His goal was very clear.

"As long as I can leave this place and get some sun, even if his slash can wipe out my light energy cells, it won't matter!"

He roared inwardly.

As he leaped and bounded, the mountain rocks above were swiftly cleaved open by countless slashes.

This allowed him to almost see the sunlight shining through the cracks in the rock.

"As long as we can get there."

Such a roar erupted in his heart.

But at that very moment, he was startled to realize that the rat's slashes seemed to have stopped just now.
"he"

So Piekro instinctively lowered his head.

Then, he saw a spatial door slowly opening not far below.

And inside that spatial portal, there was a gigantic figure.

The opponent was still a rat – the huge rat-head mask and the cold eyes proved it.

But at this moment, the posture that Zishu was displaying clearly resembled that of a giant!
“You haven’t fought in too long, Piekro.”

At that moment, the giant's voice, naturally possessing the volume of his size, boomed like thunder in Piekro's ears.

"You believe that even though you sit on the throne, you are still the best assassin."

"But look at you."

He said so.

"You lose your composure so easily when a threat arises. How can someone like you be worthy of the title 'King of Assassins'?"

As he spoke, he had already raised his hand.

Piekro, standing in mid-air, had no way to escape.

Only now did Piekro realize his biggest mistake—an assassin should not reveal his purpose so early.

next moment.
"boom!"

The rat waved its hand.

It was at this moment that the rat was so large.

So Piekro saw for the first time the true form of the Rat's special slash.

At that moment, wherever Zishu waved his hand, spatial portals appeared one after another as his hand swept across the area.

But those doors were not opened; instead, they were severed by the sharp blades that his hands had transformed into!

Cutting off the fruit

[Destroy - Fruit Awakening Effect: Can sever intangible objects and energy, and completely destroy their internal structure; consumes a large amount of stamina when used.]

Yes—the awakening effect of the Severing Fruit can sever non-physical objects and completely destroy their internal structure.

The 'space gate' of the Door-Door Fruit is a door opened by the air, and it can also be 'cut off'.

Its internal structure, namely the 'alternate dimension', will also be destroyed in that instant.

Then comes the problem.

What would happen if the 'alternate dimension' were destroyed?
The next moment, Piekro saw the answer.

All that could be seen in front of him was the spot where the rat's hand had slashed.

"Buzz!"

Without a sound, space began to collapse!
The surrounding rock walls vanished completely without a sound, as if the entire world had been severed centered on that slash.

"Air Slash - Ultimate Technique - World Severing!"

That's why his cells that stored light energy disappeared—they truly 'disappeared' into this space.

"you"

Piekro seemed to want to say something.

Perhaps it was a plea for mercy, perhaps it was a harsh remark, or perhaps it was some kind of emotional expression.

But in the end, his words, along with his body, were swallowed up by the collapsing space.

In just a moment, the spectacle of 'severing the world' vanished without a trace.

"Huhu."

And this was accompanied by the rat's barely concealed panting.

Sunlight streamed through the cracks in the rocks above.

"clatter!"

The tattered clown mask fell into the darkness of the earth amidst the fragments of sunlight and disappeared without a trace.

　1.14 words updated today.

　　Then someone didn't quite understand about the slots, so I'll explain.

　　There are currently five slots in total: four regular slots and one fusion slot.

　　The protagonist's current Devil Fruit configuration: Slice (Normal 1 - Unusable) + Cut (Fusion) + Multiply (Normal 2) + Flower (Normal 3) + Door (Normal 4). The Giant's Gauntlet doesn't take up a slot but can't be developed yet, only reaching LV3. Ryuo is currently an inherent ability of all clones, directly granted through the LV4 effect of the Gluttony Fruit (I haven't written it out separately; I can't write a chapter with the protagonist consuming and respawning one by one, that would be too weak). Ryuo itself doesn't take up a slot, but the clones' strength is generally lower than the protagonist's original body. [The protagonist can freely switch between Devil Fruits to enhance the functions of various parts of the body, and combined with the Black Body Flow, can unleash a very strong Ryuo.]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)