One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 189 I don't like tragedies

Chapter 189 I don't like tragedies
The New World, Egerhead.

"It's rising—it really is Shimagumo!"

"Quick! Quick! Record the data, record the changing structure of the clouds."

"As expected of Dr. Vegapunk, I have been studying the structure of Sky Island for forty years and have not been able to replicate the structure of the Cloud of the Empyrean. He completed the artificial development of the Sky Island Cloud in less than half a year."

In the factory area, the researchers watched the Egherd Research Layer slowly rise into the sky, and the sky was almost completely obscured, and they sighed with genuine admiration.

One of the researchers, with his white hair and beard, was so moved that he burst into tears. It was unclear whether it was because his years of research had finally been accomplished, or because he felt that his years of hard work seemed so insignificant in the face of a genius's flash of inspiration.

"That's how scientific research is—our entire lifetime of effort might only save Dr. Vegapunk an afternoon."

His friend comforted him in this way.

But at this moment, most people obviously had no time to pay attention to him.

"Isn't it flying a little too high?"

"Yes, there are too many island clouds! You can't see anything from them!"

But soon, researchers raised questions.

"No problem, the cloud structure is very stable—and didn't Dr. Vegapunk say that these past few days have only been for 'island cloud experiments'?"

"Whether it's the research layer or the floating island, it still needs his confirmation before it can be fully put into use. Before that, to ensure safety, no one is allowed to go in."

Another group of researchers said the same thing.

With these words, everyone's doubts were dispelled.

"As expected of Dr. Vegapunk, his safety awareness is truly impressive!" *N
People sighed in amazement.

And of course they wouldn't know.

At this moment, they were enveloped by the massive island clouds.

At the top of the rising 'Egherd' research layer, another island has silently appeared.

And on that island, surrounded by a rainbow of colors, like a dream.

"Incredible! Absolutely incredible!"

Their revered Dr. Vegapunk, like an old man who had never seen the world, was sticking out his tongue and staring wide-eyed as he wandered around the island.

"What's the structure of this island? Island-island fruits? And these creatures—hey, this blade of grass is greeting me. Hello! Do you have a name?"

He was clearly an old man over fifty, but at that moment he was greeting a blade of grass on the ground like a child.

"It's called 'Walking Grass,' it can't talk, but grandpa, you can have it help you carry things, okay?"

Lingling, who was passing by, said casually.

"Oddish? Thanks for reminding me, that's not right! And what's wrong with you, little girl!?"

Vegapunk instinctively called out, but then his eyes widened instantly, and his tongue lolled out.

"What's wrong with your body? Wait, are you a hologram?"

His voice trembled slightly, and he could barely speak coherently.

Upon hearing this, a question mark appeared above Lingling's head.

But she didn't dwell on it and immediately patted her chest: "I'm not some punching bag, my name is Charlotte Linlin, I'm a soul! A soul!"

Vegapunk nodded: "Oh, it's Lingling. So it's a spirit. That makes sense!"

He gasped instantly, his eyes widening even further!
"Charlotte Linlin, isn't that 'BIGMOM'? Wait! What's with the soul? The Soul-Soul Fruit's effects shouldn't give a soul a physical form!"

He moved closer to Lingling and started asking her all sorts of questions.

"Lingling promised Brother Weiyang that she wouldn't say things carelessly—that's a promise!"

Lingling felt that the old man was a bit strange, so she quickly said something and ran back to her friends.

"May I ask, has Dr. Vegapunk always been like this?"

Watching Vegapunk, with his enormous head, run towards Lingling and the children, looking every bit the strange old man, Wei Yang was speechless.

He's not usually like this.

"And you might not believe it, but I haven't known him for very long."

Xiong glanced silently at his friend, then tactfully chose to cut ties.

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However, amidst their banter, Wei Yang naturally understood Vegapunk's attitude.

Researchers are driven by curiosity.

Especially for a super genius like Vegapunk, who is 500 years ahead of the world, he must possess an extraordinary curiosity.

However, by now, there are not many things in this world that he doesn't understand.

So most of the time, he was a 'kind and wise man'.

But without a doubt—the situation on Neverland was something he had never seen before.

Therefore, his behavior can be considered understandable.

Moreover, Vegapunk's understanding of Devil Fruits, demonstrated in just a few words, was enough to make Wei Yang take it seriously.

"Excuse my intrusion, but are you sure it's safe here?"

Wei Yang glanced at the 'Egherd - Research Level' below Dream Island and casually asked this question.

"Ah."

Bear nodded: "After our last conversation was overheard by Satan, Vegapunk underwent modifications and comprehensive information blocking—he's been enhanced five more times just to see you."

"Moreover, the route I 'photographed' from the entire Neverland is very well hidden, and with Vegapunk's helpers within the World Government secretly concealing traces, no one should find out."

His attitude was excellent, even excessively so.

Not only did he conceal this from Satan, he even told Vivien directly that Vegapunk had accomplices within the World Government.

Sheep hardly needs to guess who the bear is referring to as his 'helper'.

One of the six emperors of the underworld, Queen 'Stusi' of the Pleasure District.

His covert identity is an agent of the World Government's CP0, and his even more covert identity is a clone created by MADS, led by Vegapunk in his early years.

She has always been on Vegapunk's side, and in the original story, she even attacked other CP0 members for Vegapunk's sake, completely betraying the World Government.

Therefore, Wei Yang did not ask any further questions about this.

He merely glanced at Vegapunk, then gently raised his hand.

"Boom!"

The rocks on the island suddenly rose up, creating several slides, and Vegapunk immediately slid down the slides back to the two of them.

"Incredible! 'Soul materialization', this is my next 304th research topic!"

Vegapunk was even muttering this to himself.

"Wow!"

But at the same time, the three of them heard a barely audible gasp.

They turned around and saw a pink-haired little girl hiding near the 'Island Cloud Staircase' between Egghead Island and Dream Island.

She was covered with a thick black cloth, hiding in the shadows, but you could still see that her face seemed to be covered with strange crystals.

She looked into the distance with a hint of envy.

"Bonnie?"

Upon seeing her, the bear's figure vanished instantly with a gust of wind.

The next second, he appeared behind Bonnie, shielding her from the sunlight.

"How did you come?"

His usually gentle and calm words now carried a rare hint of anxiety.

"I...I just woke up and saw this island, and then I realized that Grandpa Vegapunk and Father, you're not here."

Bonnie clearly knew she had made a mistake, and she was saying this with her head down.

Upon hearing this, Xiong paused for a moment.

He glanced in the direction Bonnie had just looked.

There, Lingling and the children of Lamb House are playing on the newly raised 'slide'.

then
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A hint of pity flashed in the bear's eyes: "I'm not blaming you, Bonnie. I mean, you should have called me to bring you up."

He said gently, "Do you remember our promise? No matter where I am, I will come whenever you call me."

"Ok!"

Bonnie's previously listless expression brightened up again.

"Mr. Xiong, is she the Miss Bonnie you mentioned?"

And it was at this very moment that such a sound came about.

Wei Yang and Vegapunk then arrived beside the father and daughter.

"Yes, please don't mind, Your Excellency Wei Yang—my actions just now were a bit abrupt."

"I apologize," Xiong said apologetically.

"Of course, I wouldn't mind such a small matter."

Wei Yang smiled and said this.

[The fruit user 'Jeally Bonney' has been identified]

[The Devil Fruit has been confirmed as the 'Paramecia-type Year-Year Fruit (Bloodline Factor)', and is currently being analyzed and stored in the 'Devil Fruit Encyclopedia'.]

[Devil Fruit Ability - The ability to freely control age]

[Effects at Each Level]

[LV3: Gain all fruit effects; can freely manipulate the age of others and oneself by touching; the extracted age will turn into jewels; requires 11 billion Berries to unlock]

[LV4: Fruit Deep Development, increases the strength of age manipulation, can cause objects to rot into dust, and can give attacked people a 'near-death experience,' turning them into skeletons for a short time. Requires 32 billion Berries to unlock.] [LV5: Fruit Awakening - Twisted Future, unleashes the true effects of the fruit, allowing the user to use their imagination to transform themselves and other creatures into 'future forms.' As long as the user believes that a certain future is truly possible, it can be materialized. However, maintaining this state requires an extremely large amount of physical and mental energy, and there is a time limit. The closer the distorted future is to the current reality, the lower the physical and mental energy consumption. Requires 130 billion Berries to unlock.]

[Analysis progress: 0%]

How could he possibly mind?

Or to be more precise—Bartholomew Kuma and Jewelry Bonney, father and daughter, were practically among the people he most wanted to see in the entire pirate world.

The reasons are self-evident.

The 'Paw-Paw Fruit' that Kuma consumed was a prize from the God Valley Battle, and it is a truly top-tier Devil Fruit.

According to Wei Yang, the 'Year Fruit' that Bonnie consumed was even more potent than that of her father.

Its outward manifestation is 'manipulating age', but in reality, the most terrifying effect is the distortion of the future after its awakening—in the original work, Bonney even briefly became 'Nika' using this fruit.

This is a capability with truly limitless potential.

The only thing that surprised Wei Yang was the label on the back of the fruit.

"Bloodline factor."

Wei Yang muttered to himself.

He did know that Bonney's method of acquiring the Devil Fruit's power was indeed unique—in fact, she herself did not eat the fruit, but Satan Saints gave her the power by experimenting on her mother Ginny when she was still an infant.

In fact, this is also the origin of Bonnie and Ginny's unique Jadescale disease.

“Your Excellency Wei Yang, Bonnie’s illness prevents her from being in the sun—her vitality is very weak, and she shouldn’t stay outside for too long.”

And it was precisely while Wei Yang was pondering this in his heart.

Bear patted Bonnie's head and said to Sheep, "If it's convenient, let's continue our discussion in the research area."

He was prepared to give everything.

But
"About this."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yang already smiled.

"Personally, I don't think that's necessary."

As he spoke, Wei Yang gently extended his hand.

"Just the sun—this island could exist without the sun."

While talking.

Wrapped in a black 'sunshade,' Bonnie saw a dreamlike scene.

A wisp of mist appeared in the sky above the entire Dream Island.

The mist, like a veil, obscured and absorbed the sun's intense rays.

Instead, layers of hazy, dreamlike, seven-colored light spilled down from the veil.

The 'Fairytale Forest' below and the swaying 'Dream Tree' also began to sway and dance at this moment.

And the entire Dream Island gradually vanished without a trace under the cover of that veil.

【Dreamy Creation: Taiga Island Sundress】

"Wow!"

At that moment, Bonnie was also stunned by the magnificent and dreamlike scene.

Her small mouth was slightly open, and her big eyes reflected the shimmering sky and forest.

And this is not the end.

"Apart from that—it's just a matter of weak vitality, which isn't a problem."

Because at this moment, the Sheep (未羊) reached out its hand once again.

"clatter!"

The seven-colored fountain of youth flowed from his hands.

With a gentle flick, the drop of spring water landed directly on Bonnie.

"Well!"

Bonnie's body jolted violently.

The next moment, her originally weak and pale cheeks became rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She could clearly feel that her previously heavy breathing had become incredibly smooth.

"I don't feel bad at all anymore!"

She looked excitedly at the sheep in front of her: "Uncle Sheep Head, you're amazing!"

Wei Yang nodded and said with a smile.

"Go play with your friends now, Miss Bonnie."

Then he pointed to the children playing not far away.

"There are several dream theme parks on the island, which have been receiving rave reviews lately—I recommend 'Cakeland,' you'll love it there."

He said so.

Bonnie was stunned.

She turned her head and looked at the lively group of dolls not far away.

"Want to play together?"

She suddenly felt a little timid and subconsciously looked at her body—even though her vitality had been restored, the blue scales and jade structure on her body were still there.

She doesn't care about her physical appearance.

She simply couldn't remember how long it had been since she had gone out to play after she fell ill.

She had no recollection of ever having 'friends'—she always had to stay alone in a dark corner.

So, she instinctively looked at her father.

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At that moment, the bear's body trembled almost imperceptibly.

But at this moment, he simply nodded, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart, and gave his daughter a smile.

"Go ahead, Bonnie."

His voice was as gentle as ever.

And so, Bonnie seemed to gain courage.

"Ok!"

She also gave a big smile, turned around and mustered up her courage to run towards the children.

"Oh dear, someone's coming!"

"Is this a new friend brought by Lord Wei Yang? — Hey, what race are you with those scales on your body?"

"No, this is 'Jade Scale'!"

"Azure Jade Scales? What a strange race name."

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. We're just missing someone for the 'Ghost Hunting Game,' and the winner gets the biggest slice of cake. Do you want to join us? Oh, by the way, my name is Lingling!"

"My name is Bonnie!"

The children quickly became friends.

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And Bonnie, watching as she bravely steps onto the flying clouds, bursts into joyful laughter.

The bear seemed a little slow to react.

"Your Excellency Wei Yang."

He looked at Wei Yang incredulously: "Why?"

Why did the other party help him when no deal had been discussed and he hadn't made any 'contributions' yet?

"what?"

Upon hearing Xiong's question, Wei Yang glanced at him.

then
"Of course, right?"

He said, puzzled, “Whether it’s a deal or a negotiation, we can talk about that later—making children watch other children play but not be able to join in, we, the Twelve Constellations, are not such a heartless organization.”

As he spoke, he casually touched the mask on his face.

"not to mention"

I dislike tragedies.

The words fell.

The bear's emotions could no longer be concealed.

He has rarely cried over the years, and he always forces a smile in front of his daughter.

He has rarely smiled in recent years because he has deeply witnessed the darkness of the world.

He was used to giving, used to being taken from, and used to unfairness.

"Thanks"

And so, the bear's enormous body, belonging to the Bakania tribe, trembled uncontrollably.

Tears streamed down his face behind his glasses.

Previously, laughter was not a sign of joy.