Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 37 Natural Science Made You Lose Your Brain

"Whoosh, little kitty, I'm not what I used to be! Want to try and see how I prove my abilities!"

"you"

Caesar's expression was incredibly irritating, and coupled with his provocative words and actions, Kate immediately granted his request, kicking him in the chin.

This kind of thing has happened before, but back then it was always Caesar, Queen, and Judge together, and they maintained a relatively safe distance. Walking into Kate's direct attack range like this is something that has never happened before.

However, it turned out that Caesar's smugness was for a reason. Kate did not kick Caesar away as expected. The moment she kicked Caesar, his body dissipated into a cloud of purple smoke, causing Kate to miss completely.

"Whoosh! I told you, I'm different now. You'd better call your metal-shelled partner to come at me!"

"Nature-related? No wonder you suddenly changed your personality, so you got your hands on this stuff."

Upon seeing Caesar's body turn into gas, Oran immediately realized the reason for Caesar's change in mentality. It seems that during the time MADS was docked, he found a Logia-type Devil Fruit.

Compared to Paramecia and Zoan types, Logia-type Devil Fruits are much rarer. Of course, Mythical Zoan types are said to be even rarer than Logia types, but in some cases, the number of these revealed is almost more than that of ordinary Zoan types.

Compared to Paramecia and Zoan types, Logia-type Devil Fruits initially provide the greatest boost, all thanks to their passive ability – elementalization.

With this ability, Logia-type Devil Fruit users are immune to most attacks, and in areas where Armament Haki is not widespread, very few enemies can attack them.

"That's right, a Logia-type Gas-Gas Fruit. This fruit is practically tailor-made for me. Sidiriel, if you're scared, just give me half of those extra research funds, and I'll give you some face. Whoosh."

Caesar knew a little about the situation on the ship; at least he was certain that there were no research projects on seastone on board, and Oran shouldn't be able to produce any seastone weapons.

"It's just a fruit. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were invincible. Let's see how I deal with you today!"

Caesar was unaware that after Oran obtained the set of Haki training manuals from Bagin, he had already begun teaching Kate. Although it hadn't been long, Kate had already begun to grasp the basics.

As a Mink, Kate naturally possesses the blood of a warrior race, so touching a Logia-type Devil Fruit shouldn't be a problem for her. However, she hadn't expected Caesar to have eaten a Logia-type Devil Fruit, which is why she didn't use Haki.

If this Logia-type Devil Fruit were eaten by someone whose physical abilities were comparable to Kite's, the boost from the fruit would turn the tide of battle. However, Caesar's foundation was too weak.

Natural-type is never invincible; it can easily become a disgrace to the Natural-type.

"Kate, come back. You should rest today. Didn't this test subject just walk right into your lap?"

"Meow?"

Before Kate could act, Oran stopped her and then turned his attention to Frankenstein behind him.

"Give our new member a chance to try. Logia-type abilities should make him practically invincible, so we can figure out roughly where Frankenstein's limits are. Frank, are you ready for battle?"

"Um!"

Frankenstein nodded vigorously, preparing for her "coming-of-age ceremony," and picked up her warhammer, eager to demonstrate her abilities.

"Don't rush, this isn't the place for battle, Caesar. I won't argue with you about whether eating the fruit counts as part of the research results, but you'd better not forget what you'll have to bear if you fail."

According to MADS tradition, this competition is about research and development results, but there is a lot of room for manipulation. For example, Kite uses Hextech Hearts, so it is also in accordance with the rules.

If someone becomes stronger, it's perfectly acceptable for them to participate in battles using weapons they invented themselves. Caesar had previously expressed reservations about this rule because it was disadvantageous to him.

But after tasting the fruit, Caesar immediately became a staunch supporter of the rules.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh, Siddiel, this time you're the loser."

Before long, at the weapons testing range on the deck of the MADS ship, Caesar was ready with a bunch of miscellaneous equipment, and Oran even spotted Vegapunk among the onlookers.

"Punk? What are you doing here? Weren't you uninterested in this kind of thing?"

"Didn't you notice? Your previous experiment destroyed all the ship's wiring, and it's still under repair. Right now, it's just using backup power to maintain basic operations, so it's impossible to do any other experiments."

What kind of experiment did you conduct? How could there be such a huge chain reaction?

Accidentally blowing something up is a common occurrence for them. To avoid interfering with each other, their private laboratories use separate circuits. This is the first time Oran has ruined the entire ship's wiring.

"The fusion of the Devil Fruit and the energy core resulted in a slightly larger energy release during the fusion process. I'll be more careful next time."

"You succeeded? Congratulations! That's another remarkable achievement. Now, apart from the natural sciences, we've all achieved something."

Oran, I have a new idea. Although they are classified differently and have diverse abilities, there must be some commonality among Devil Fruits.

Previously, through blood comparisons, I discovered that the blood of Devil Fruit users contains an unknown component. Once we decipher this secret, we'll be one step closer to unlocking the secrets of Devil Fruits.

Vegapunk pulled out a notebook containing his latest research, the prototype of the lineage factor.

"Wait a moment, I'll come get it from you later. The important thing now is the following situation."

Oran did not immediately take Vegapunk's research records, but instead focused his attention on Frankenstein.

"Don't you have confidence in her?"

"I have never lacked confidence, but since she is someone I created, I will naturally take responsibility for her."

Although she is a machine, she has her own expectations. She craves attention, and therefore, she should receive it in return. This is part of her growth; as a mechanical life form, she does possess her own emotions.

As an android, Frankenstein has a wider field of vision than a normal human.

Although she only turned her head slightly, she was actually looking at Oran the whole time. Oran noticed this, so he didn't get distracted by looking at the research data at that moment.

Frankenstein herself didn't know how to express this emotion. As a newborn, she was easily satisfied; even a mere glance could bring her joy.

Her action was her response, but this response meant that some people were in deep trouble.

(End of this chapter)