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Chapter 249 The Nika Fruit is about to awaken!

"Pirates are all evil!"

"Those who burn, kill, loot, destroy the country, and bully the weak are all pirates!"

"I won't do that!"

"So, you're not a pirate, you're an adventurer, Luffy!"

"No, I'm a pirate!"

The Straw Hat Pirates rarely have serious arguments, but Luffy is unusually persistent in this matter.

The crew respected the captain's dream and did not say anything more.

I just don't quite understand.

Because Luffy's dream, in reality, is not actually to become the Pirate King.

Instead, it's about obtaining the most precious treasure on this vast ocean and becoming the freest person on this ocean!

Nami couldn't understand.

It's like she wanted to draw all the nautical charts in the world.

But suddenly someone jumped out and said that what you drew was not a nautical chart but a world map, and that it would be more appropriate to call you the King of World Maps than the King of Nautical Charts.

So what?

Drawing nautical charts is my dream, whether it's called a world map, a cosmic map, a galaxy map, or whatever, it won't interfere with the realization of my dream.

Zoro couldn't understand it either.

His dream is to become the strongest swordsman, and it doesn't matter if he suddenly changes his name to the strongest swordsman, the strongest sword god, or the strongest demon swordsman.

What needs to be valued is the process of realizing dreams.

But after the adventurer's declaration appeared, Luffy gave off a very strange feeling.

just like,

He was bound by the title of Pirate King like shackles, unable to break free.

"Nami, how long has it been since you drew a sea chart?"

Sanji, who always gets a heart in his eyes whenever he sees Nami, suddenly asked this question very seriously.

Nami paused for a moment, then said, "The sea chart... I've been busy lately, so it's been two weeks."

She didn't understand why Sanji was asking this.

But then he realized something was wrong.

In the past, no matter how the ship sailed or which island it reached, I would draw the surrounding seascape and keep it as a nautical chart.

But now, without realizing it, it's been two weeks since I last drew a nautical chart.

This would have been impossible in the past.

What happened?

Is it because the existence of the cycle of reincarnation game has made me too tired to make time to fulfill my dreams?

Seeing Nami's expression,

Sanji didn't explain much, but glanced at Zoro, who was leaning back and drinking heavily, his gaze sharpening as he seemed lost in thought.

Turning to leave, he casually remarked, "I'm leaving Syrup Village tomorrow, and I need to collect some spice seeds. Could Usopp take me?"

"Of course! There's no place on this entire island that I don't know!"

Usopp was very happy.

His dream was to become a brave sea warrior, so going to sea with like-minded companions was what he wanted to do most.

Now, he sensed something different about these people compared to ordinary pirates; indeed, they should be called adventurers.

"Master, the Gum-Gum Fruit that you asked me to keep an eye on is almost ready to awaken."

Inside the game room, Afu's charming voice suddenly rang out.

Fang Yi raised his palm and brushed it across the counter, where he saw the Straw Hat Pirates who had just left Xiluobu Village.

The atmosphere, which should have been lively and exciting, felt rather strange at this moment.

Apart from Usopp, who had just boarded the ship and was unaware of the situation, the rest of the crew members all had their own thoughts.

Seeing the situation, Fang Yi laughed and said, "No wonder, it's because Shanks's adventurer's declaration made the Straw Hat Pirates realize that something was wrong."

Afu asked疑惑地问道, "Something's not right?"

Fang Yi smiled and nodded, saying, "Because of the Reincarnation Game, Luffy is constantly getting stronger, and the Gum-Gum Fruit that houses Nika's will is also starting to interfere with the thoughts of those around him."

"The Rubber Fruit embodies the free will of the liberating warriors from that great war eight hundred years ago!"

"The most terrifying thing about this will is that even after it disappeared for countless years, it is still believed in and anticipated by people like the giants and the Bakania."

"Therefore, this immense will will influence those around it according to its own will, spreading the so-called [free will]."

"When the Devil Fruit ability is not developed, the Liberation Warrior's will is dormant, so the tendency to infect those around him is relatively small."

"Now, due to the intervention of the Reincarnation Game, the will residing within the fruit has begun to seek self-awakening."

Fang Yi hadn't expected that the consciousness of the One Piece world would be so impatient.

This is something that cannot be avoided.

In the original work,

The Straw Hat Pirates' crew members Zoro, Nami, Chopper, Sanji, Franky, and Usopp all set sail with their own dreams, such as searching for the Sea of ​​Ingredients, drawing world charts, or developing panaceas.

These were all the will of the crew members themselves, but in the end they were gradually forgotten.

All of them were affected by the Nika Fruit, and in the end, they followed Straw Hat Luffy, making protecting Luffy and making him the Pirate King their greatest will.

Even Luffy himself has forgotten his original purpose for setting sail.

However, Shanks' sudden and world-shaking declaration of adventure made the Straw Hat crew members, who were unknowingly being disturbed, realize that something was amiss.

just,

Without external intervention, even if something is detected as abnormal, it cannot be changed.

After all, Luffy alone cannot defeat the [Will of Liberation], which has been passed down for eight hundred years and is feared even by the World Government.

Afu asked, somewhat uncertainly, "So, Straw Hat Luffy is actually a Jailer Beast?"

"Not really."

Fang Yi shook his head and said, "Zoan-type Devil Fruits all contain a will. Only when they are devoured by that will, that is, when their awakening fails, will they become Jailer Beasts."

"A monster with no self-awareness, only knowing how to kill."

"The will of the Nika Fruit is more inclined towards subtle and gradual guidance."

Devil Fruits are magical fruits that arise from human desires and beliefs. Among them, the most powerful faith and will is that of the liberation warriors who have been passed down to this day, and the sun god who is called for and yearned to return by countless people.

The origin contained within it is immense.

just,

Fang Yi didn't have high expectations, after all, to obtain the source, Luffy would have to be willing to exchange for the Nika Fruit.

However, given Luffy's mental strength, he would be distracted by Nika as soon as he had even the slightest thought.

The possibility of someone defeating Nika, whom countless people have been clamoring for, through their own will alone is so slim as to be negligible.

As Fu, munching on some juicy meat, looked at Luffy, who seemed perfectly normal on screen, and asked, "How pitiful. Are we just going to watch Straw Hat Luffy get distracted like this?"

"Then it depends on whether he can unleash a will beyond his limits, even if only for a brief moment, to achieve salvation."

"His destiny is in his own hands."

Just as they were talking,

As the Merri gradually sailed out of the port, it was blocked by a huge figure.

(End of this chapter)