Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 236 The Tenth Demon Ring! (First update, please subscribe!)

No?

Have those five elders, those two-faced bastards, really "exploded" gold coins again?

As Storm looked at the two Devil Fruits in the suitcase, an overview of their abilities instantly flashed through his mind.

[Paranoia-type Cube Fruit].

The user can cut any object they come into contact with into a standard cube that they can control.

Storm had some recollection of this [Cube Fruit].

Because the previous user of the Cube Fruit died at his hands...

Back when Storm was still "working" in Impel Down, during a routine prison cleanup, he accidentally "cleaned up" the user of the Cube-Cube Fruit.

To be honest.

Storm still hasn't remembered the name of the user of the Cube Fruit.

All he remembered was that the user of the Cube Fruit had a "boss"—World Destroyer Bondi Waldo!

Bondi Waldo possesses the Momo-Momo Fruit, which is extremely powerful.

As for the [Cube Fruit] possessed by his subordinates, its effect was also decent.

At least in Storm's view.

This [Cube Fruit] is of slightly higher quality than the [Sake-Sake Fruit] he previously obtained from Shakky.

It is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit.

The Cube Fruit is a pure "superpower" type; it cannot create things out of thin air, nor can it change its own structure.

However, the Cube Fruit can alter the structure of other objects, including living organisms!

Furthermore, the user of the Cube-Cube Fruit can control the cubes he creates at will, and can even create extremely special "cube spaces".

If we were to ask Storm,

This [Cube Fruit] could actually be renamed—

"Zoan type, Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Steve form!"

If someone eats this "Cube Fruit," and is willing to put in enough effort, they might be able to create a "Minecraft"!

Storm is somewhat interested in the Cube Fruit.

He felt that this was a "Construction Worker Devil Fruit," roughly equivalent to Pica's "Stone-Stone Fruit," both belonging to the category of functional Devil Fruits.

However, compared to another Logia-type Devil Fruit.

The Cube Fruit is a bit lacking.

【Natural Type - Swamp Fruit】

Consumers can transform themselves into mud and assimilate the surrounding natural environment into a swamp.

However, these are not the biggest advantages of the Swamp Fruit.

In Storm's view, the greatest advantage of the Swamp Fruit is that this Logia-type Devil Fruit connects to an unknown, infinite swamp space!

After consuming the Swamp Fruit, the user's body is connected to an unknown special space that can hold an unlimited number of living and non-living beings.

Spatial abilities!

This is precisely the greatest advantage of the Swamp Fruit in Storm's eyes!

Among the Logia-type Devil Fruits, there is another Devil Fruit that possesses similar spatial abilities.

[Logia-type - Dark-Dark Fruit]!

Those who consume the Dark-Dark Fruit can also create a special space within their bodies, which can absorb all living and non-living entities from the outside world.

However, this may be due to the different types of abilities possessed by the two Devil Fruits.

【Dark-Dark Fruit】After absorbing other substances or life forms, the original substances or life forms will be severely damaged for some reason, and may even be reduced to fragments.

However, the Swamp Fruit can preserve those substances or life forms very well.

Users of the Swamp-Swamp Fruit can also transform themselves into a "human prison" to forcibly imprison their targets.

On the normal timeline.

The user of this Logia-type Swamp Fruit is "Wet Hair" Caribou.

A pirate supernova who is known as the "shame of the Logia-type Devil Fruit users".

Speaking of which...

"The Smoker" Smoker, "Wet Hair" Caribou, "Snow Woman" Monet, "Gangster Rising Star" Caesar...

Which of these four "shameful things about nature" is the most "shameful"?

Closer to home.

"Wet Hair" Caribou's use of the Swamp-Swamp Fruit is very rudimentary; he is basically a typical example of someone who relies entirely on Devil Fruit abilities to survive on the high seas.

Even so.

Caribou, nicknamed "Wet Hair," still managed to earn the title of "Supernova" on the Grand Line thanks to the Logia-type nature of the Swamp-Swamp Fruit. His bounty of 2 million Berries is enough to prove the specialness and power of the Swamp-Swamp Fruit.

Storm has a very high opinion of the Swamp Fruit.

This was not the first "space-type" Devil Fruit he had encountered.

The previous Devil Fruits, such as the "Teleport Fruit" and the "Instant Teleport Fruit," all involved space-related abilities.

However, the Swamp Fruit was the first Devil Fruit that Storm encountered that possessed the ability to "transcend dimensions"!

From the moment I saw the [Swamp Fruit].

Storm decided to turn this Swamp Fruit into his own power!

Write "The Swamp Ring".

It is read as "space ring".

Storm has been eyeing this kind of storage capacity for far too long!

"Huh? This one is a Logia-type [Swamp Fruit], right?"

Bored, Kizaru leaned over and looked at the two Devil Fruits in the suitcase, asking with interest.

"Storm, this Swamp-Swamp Fruit has the same type of power as your Clay-Clay Fruit~"

Storm collected his thoughts and looked up at Kizaru.

He was still in his dragon form from the Red Dragon Fruit, his wild golden eyes staring intently at the Marine Headquarters Admiral.

next moment.

Storm stretched out his right hand, and from his right hand, which was covered with fine red dragon scales, clumps of white clay suddenly emerged.

Under his control, the white clay was instantly shaped and solidified, transforming into small blue-eyed white dragons.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon flapped its wings and took flight like a flock of white birds, circling around Kizaru.

"Alright, alright."

Kizaru stretched out his hands, raised them above his head, and gave a military salute in the name of the Kingdom of Flaus.

"Your Clay-Clay Fruit is actually pretty amazing~"

"...?"

Seeing Kizaru's nonchalant demeanor, Storm had several big question marks appearing on his head.

He was already maintaining his "Dragon-Man form" while simultaneously unleashing the power of the Clay-Clay Fruit!

What exactly is going on with this "acting ape"?

Storm is now unsure whether Kizaru is genuinely stupid or just pretending.

Considering Kizaru's consistent style of doing things.

Storm felt there was a high chance Kizaru was faking it...

pat!

Storm closed the leather suitcase in his hand, picked it up, exited his "Dragon Man Form," and also recalled the flock of miniature blue-eyed white dragons that resembled white birds.

"Admiral Kizaru".

Storm confirmed this repeatedly.

"Didn't the Five Elders assign any other tasks?"

"Well... they did mention something else to me."

Kizaru stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and then continued.

"Saint Nasujuro—that is, one of the Five Elders—said that the other three Devil Fruits still need some preparation time, so the transaction will not proceed immediately."

"However, now that we've given you two Devil Fruits ahead of time, you also need to abide by the previous agreement."

Kizaru didn't manage to find out the details of the deal between Storm and the Five Elders.

He had no interest in something that sounded troublesome.

All he wants now is to get out of Rischiride Island as soon as possible; he's been exhausted lately!

Storm nodded silently.

He also remembered the terms of the "Doflamingo deal".

Three Devil Fruits in exchange for Doflamingo's "temporary" silence;

Five Devil Fruits in exchange for Doflamingo's "eternal" silence.

One "Operation Fruit" in exchange for a living Donquixote Doflamingo!

Although the Five Elders only gave out two Devil Fruits this time.

However, for the sake of that Swamp Fruit, Storm was still willing to follow the previous deal and keep Doflamingo "temporarily" quiet for a while.

"Anyway, I've already given you the things~"

Clusters of yellow light emanated from the surface of Kizaru's body, with flashes of light constantly flying into the distance.

"I have other matters to attend to at headquarters, so I'll be leaving now..."

A golden flash shot straight into the sky.

Kizaru left Rischire Island at an extremely fast speed.

His purpose in coming here seems to be simply to hand over the two Devil Fruits to Storm.

There was no other intention besides that.

Storm looked at Kizaru, who had already disappeared into the horizon, and couldn't help but frown.

"Could it be that I've misunderstood the Five Elders? Those old men don't actually have any bad intentions? How could that be!"

Storm is currently unaware of what the Five Elders are really up to.

However, Storm's strategy for dealing with the Five Elders can be summed up in just eight words—

there is always a solution to a problem.

"Who cares what the Five Elders are up to! We've got the stuff!"

The clay beneath Storm's feet rippled and shifted, and he plunged into the cockpit of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's head.

As the Blue-Eyes White Dragon flapped its wings and flew into the depths of the New World.

Storm kept the Paramecia-type Cube Fruit as a keepsake.

Then he took out the [Nature Type: Swamp Fruit].

"We have two six-star Diamond Trophys left, just enough."

Without hesitation, Storm took out two six-star Diamond Trophy cups.

A trophy is used for making a wish, and a new [Demon Ring - Imitation] falls from the void.

A trophy was used to add points, and the newly created [Swamp Ring] immediately reached six stars.

[Swamp Fruit], Awaken!

【Swamp Ring: ★★★★★★】(Six-star rating)

The tenth demon ring is born!

Storm stretched out his hands, his ten fingers adorned with a profusion of rings.

Eight-star

【Clay Ring】.

【Red Dragon Ring】.

【Momo Ring】.

Seven-star

[Thunder Ring]

【Floating Ring】.

[Burning Ring].

【Bubble Ring】.

【Boom Ring】.

Six-star

【Playful Ring】

【Swamp Ring】.

Ten [Devil Rings].

Ten Devil Fruits.

As Storm looked at the ten [Demon Rings] on his hands, a series of thoughts and ideas flashed through his mind.

"The plan to combine different types of Devil Fruit abilities needs to be accelerated..."

Storm lowered his hands and was about to head to the dragon's belly cabin to tidy up his "belongings" that he had accumulated.

But just then...

A ferocious blue dragon, its claws outstretched and riding the clouds, flew in from the distant sky.

It's not Kaido.

Who could it be?

(End of this chapter)